Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-20
CITY GLOBULES.
The dust is accommodating on the levee.
Let us have sprinkler on tho levee this

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Let US have sprinkler on tho levee this
season.
There were no arrests up to 10 O'Clock
last night.
appearance in st. Paul.
The GLOBE yesterday morning was in de-
mand among our German fellow citizens.
Marshal McLaren is expected to arrive
home tomorrow from his trip to Oregon.
z. B. Clarke, of Benson, has sold to the
Governor for seed grain for grasshopper suf-
ferers, 1873 bushels of wheat.
| Some of the more enterprising of our
State watering place landlords are preparing
to open for the season, by the LIST of April.
w. B. Towne, the well known and popu-
pany, has opened an Office in the Merchants
Hotel.
We learn, with sincere regret, of the dan
gerous illness of Mrs. E. C. Williams, the
estimable hostess of the Williams house, at
| White Bear.
Sylvanus Holmes, Esq, judge of probate
for Kandiyohi county, being about to remove
from the State, has rendered his resignation
as such judge to the Governor.
The absence of even single drunk before
the Municipal court yesterday spoke vol
umes in favor of tho beneficial effects of the
temperance movement in this city, which is
headed by Bishop Ireland.
The open space left by removing the stair
way leading to the second floor of the CAPT
tol building from the east wing, is being
utilized by conversion into room for the
janitor, whereat Chapel ssmoles smile.''
A gentleman who has lived for twenty
! years on the frontier, says he has never seen
the time when there were half as many land
hunters as are now ranging through the
western section of the State, all eager to
| make Investments
! That ''crusher" in one of the railroad
offices put his foot in it the other day when
the gentleman from lower town interviewed
him with blood in his eye. The foregoing
has not the slightest connection with Wheel
! er & Wilson sewing machines.
If the present rush of immigration con-
tinues, in less than two years there will not
be an acre of government prairie land in this
| State left untaken. This is the opinion of
competent judges. Then the boys will
have to stake to the woods.''
Conductor Charles Yaeger, and all travel
ers know Charley, took out last evening the
second train with the new schedule on the
ST. Paul & Pacific, for Fishers Landing.
Like its predecessor, it was also filled to
overlooking with passengers.
The workingmen's union will have meet
ing on the evening of the 25th, at new
Armory hall, Wabashaw street, near Eighth.
j. w. McClung, Esq, and other speakers,
have been invited to address the meeting
about the Fort Smelling bridge bond propo-
sition.
train of fifteen cars, containing large
number of emigrants from Wisconsin,
Iowa and Canada, together with horses, cat
! tie and household goods belonging to these
parties, leaves to-day for Fishers Landing.
Some of these immigrants are destined for
Manitoba, though most of them will settle in
Minnesota and Dakota.
Trains are daily leaving this city on all
the roads leading to the West and South,
that in point of carrying capacity and gen
eral equipment would do no discredit to any
of the thickly populated cities. Ten years
ago, who would have prophesied that such a
train as, for instance left last evening for
Fishers Landing, would be matter of daily
occurrence.
The Red river is clear of ice, and the
Manitoba, the first boat of the season, leaves
Fishers this afternoon with large number
of immigrants who ara awaiting transporta-
ton at that point for localities further down
the river. The water is reported falling al
ready-a fact which sufficiently demonstrates
the necessity for completing the railroad to
Pembina without further delay.
Hon. John s. 1rgens, secretary of State, is
in receipt of handsome acknowledgment
from the board of directors of the Catholic
orphan asylum, for his generous donation
for the benefit of the asylum, of the beauti-
full miniature church heretofore mentioned
in these columns, the handiwork of his own
spare moments. The acknowledgment is
as hearty and complimentary as the gift was
generous and timely.
| In the humorous drama which was so
creditably played at Knauft's hall on Mon
day evening, the dramatis personU were as
follows: Sir Ralph, Mr.. Ed. O'Connor:
Dennis Murphy, the doctor in spite of him
self, John Needham; Walter Loveweu, En-
gene Heffernan; DR.. Frantic, Willie Kenna;
Simon, John O'Leary; Dick, Charles P.
Wilson; Laura, Miss NJ. Davis; Peggy Pearl,
Miss Rose Dion, and Bridget Murphy, Miss
Kate Tobin.
Out of the seed wheat fund, Kandiyohi
county has been awarded some $29,4OO, or
rather its equivalent, in wheat, which will
amount to about the same number of bush
els. Some of it has been purchased here,
and some along the line of the St. Paul Il
Pacific road, and in other sections of the
State The farmers are waiting for the
grain, and with his usual spirit of accommo-
dation, Receiver Farley has given orders to
forward the same at once, with as little delay
as possible.
Saint Paul Lodge No. 2, I. O. O. F., has
received an invitation from the brothers in
Minneapolis, to participate with the latter in
grand parade in that city on April 26, the
anniversary of the order. The invitation
has been accepted with much cordially, and
committee appointed to make the necessary
arrangements, and also to secure the COOP
Grafton of the other four lodges in st. Paul
The turnout from here will be large and
fine one, if it is taken hold of with the we'll
known spirit of the Odd Fellows of St,
Paul.
Standing at one of the depots yesterday
afternoon and watching the splendid and
well-flled train as it moved out, one of St.
Pauls prominent citizens paused long
enough to preach an eloquent sermon to a
group of bystanders on the changed condi-