Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-06

the line under the new tariff, which again
caused distribution of patronage Then
an enterprising caterer placarded such
fancy drinks as champagne cocktails
strawberry punches" ETC., and allured
preponderance of custom until neighborine
saloons, with grumble that s.we are all
going to the devil, hung out similar signs,
and recovered lost trade. Now rumor has
it that prices are to be again cut, and that
item cent drinks" will soon appear over the
several bars.
Legitimate business has suffered in like
manner. There are about twenty clothing
houses within a distance less than from the
Merchants to Bridge Square, your city.
They carry as large and excellent stocks of
goods, as st. Paul jobbers well know, and
are selling at prices that would crowd your
retailers we're the two placed side by side
find the professions in the same condition.
there are four dairy and five weekly
newspape rs-sheets that would appear with
credit in any city in the land. They publish
associated press dispatches, special San
Francisco stock repo is, and specials from
various points. In addition, the Herald has
private telegraph line connecting its Office
with principal mining camps, while all have
an able corps of reporters and correspond
ents. Competition in their line is evidently
great. and profits must be very small. Still
they hang well together, maintaining uni
form subscription rate of $18 per year,
single copies ten cents-fve cents more than
is charged for the GLOBE, Chicago Times, and
all other metropolitan journals.
THE DAY WE CELEBRATE.
Great preparations are being made for
proper celebration of the Fourth of July,
which will be conducted under
the auspices of the fire Department.
newly organized institution of this city
having hand engine, hook and ladder
truck, hose cart, and buckets for large
brigade. The citizens have generally con-
tributed and complete success is guaranteed.
The programme will include grand street
parade, Grafton, reading of the declaration
of independence, fireworks and ball.
An election to fill two vacancies in the
office of justice of the peace, was held
throughout the county on Tuesday last, and
drew out about one-half of the full vote.
The result favored neither party Repub-
licans and Democrats each electing candi-
date.
MURDER TRIALS.
Judge Barnes returned to Fargo week
ago, after disposing of three important muir
der cases, in which Hunt, for kill
ing Tappan, received twelve years,
and Durham for the murder of Hoffman, p
years in the Detroit house of correction
VIM. Gay, convicted of killing Slayd Forbes,
was suddenly taken ill, and sentence was de
ferred. In the latter case the jury was pack
ed in Gays behalf, a fact that became known
to Judge Barnes, who delivered the most
stringent and conclusive charge to which it
has ever been my duty to listen, thus thrust
ing the entire responsibility for acquittal
Should all acquittal be the verdlct) upon the
jury. That body, however, dared not entire
Iy cross public opinion, hence compromised
upon verdict of manslaughter in the second
degree, tho penalty for which is imprson-
ment not to exceed four years. Judge Barnes,
by his strict impartiality and dignity upon
the bench, and courteous manner while
moving among the people won many friends,
and gained the esteem of all. Z. f. w.