Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-02
CITY GLOBULES.

held business meeting, being the second had
within a month.
The Summer Garden was damned last night
on the occasion of the first appearance Of the
Shellman sisters.
at a late hour last night the police station
cells were tenantless and at P. M. there was
not even ledger.
The Merriam & Wilder contract case was again
under consideration yesterday, in Commits
sioner Cardoza's court.
The clerks of the city were hopping about
like so many crickets yesterday with those
monthly bills for collection.
The city treasurer yesterday expended $3.50
in paying off the salaries of the city officials,
and the police and fire department
Large numbers of horse teams with neces-
sary outfits, passed through the city yesterday
for breaking operations on the frontier.
Still they come. Three more petitions in
bankruptcy, two Of which were voluntary,
we've filed yesterday in the United States dis
trict court.
This evening Herman Stockenstrom will lee
ture at the First Swedish Lutheran church,
commencing at 8 o'clock. Subject: 'The
drunkards life
There was almost as much excitement around
the Democratic caucus last evening. at the
first voting precinct of the Second ward, az at
a general election.
It requires uumitigated cheek to be Repub-
can candidate for assistant secretary of the
Senate in January, and a Democratic candidate
for school inspector in May.
polyglot prosecution for tearing down a
fence engaged the attention of the municipal
court yesterday. The accused, Andrew Ludke
and Frank Boyer, were acquitted.
II. F. Blodgett, of the firm of Blodgett l.
Osgood, was on the hunt yesterday for assist
ant sanitary inspector, whose services he sought
to abate sausage factory nuisance.
Probably the most persevering collector on
the streets yesterday was George W. Becht who
was s'raising the wind y for his European trip,
on which he sets forth on Sunday next.
VIM Clark, the Waterman of Schumacher d
Jacobs Touring mill, yesterday pleaded guilty
in the municipal court to the larceny Of a sack
of flour from his employers, and was commit
ted for fourteen days.
There is a lively prospect of another planning
mill being established in this city at an early
day. The machinery is all on hand. and only
awaits the result of certain inquiries to be
transported here and set in operation.
Henry NJ. Knox yesterday fled his bond of
$50, 900 with the Governor and his official oath
with the secretary of state, and can now worry
county auditors to his hearts content in his
official capacity public examiner.
drunken man, who was fooling around the
! Nellie Kent last evening" attempted novel
method of watering his whisky, by tumbling
overheard, and was not rescued until he re-
ceived such severe soaking that he was almost
drowned.
The board of abatement was to have met
yesterday morning, but, owing to the want of a
quorum, an adjournment was had until Satur-
day. when it is to be hoped a full board will be
| in attendance, as business of Importance is
awaiting its action.
1t was reported yesterday afternoon that a
prisoner Of the county Jail, while employed
about the court house, had succeeded in effect
ing his escape but inquiries instituted at the
sheriff's Office last night, developed the fact
that he was safely under lock and key.
1t is believed in the office of the State audit
or, that the effect of the iron-clad tax law will
be such as to lead this year, to speedy pay.
ment Of real estate taxes, and that, therefore
the present depleted condition of the State
treasury, will be entirely remedied by next
August.
About twenty-five persons, who went up tc
Manitoba by the last special immigrant train
passed through the city yesterday on their way
back to the East, whittier they journeyed BY
the West Wisconsin. They were parties who
had gone out to Manitoba on simple lookout
expedition.
Mr.. Frank Hankey, ST., yesterday turned
over tie st. Paul & Pacific stock yards to hi
two sons. The boys had a fret-rate day fo1
commencing business, and it is hoped that ii
only sample of what each successive day OF
the future will be. Mr.. and Mrs Hankey leav.
for Europe Sunday evening.
Mr.. Joseph Culbertson, the young and enter
prising granger, left last evening for Barns
vile, on the St. Paul Pacific railroad, wher,
he has nine hundred broad acres upon which
on large scale. Mr.. Culbertson's friends wisl
him the most gratifying success.
Fetsch e. O'Gorman, cigar makers, Ill Eas
Third street, are introducing stairway t
communicate with the floor above their store
When the improvement is completed, thei
manufacturing department will be removed
overhead. where accommodations will be oh
tanned for from fifteen to twenty hands.
citizen, residing on Cedar street. between
Ninth and Tenth, complained late last night t.
Officer Hanft, of the Market house beat, that
an attempt, one of several of late, had Just
been made to set fire to the formers house
The would-be incendiary had better make him
self scarce, if he does not wish to get into
trouble.
Notice was received yesterday by the passen
ger agents of the various transatlantic steam
boat lines that every berth on all steamers out
Going for three weeks to come was pre-en
gagged. Parties intending to visit Europ,
should bear this fact in mind, and secure thei
berths ere leaving here, otherwise they may b,
put to the expense of being obliged to remain
over in New York for weeks before they car
obtain their passages.
The Chatfeld railroad company yesterda,
filed its articles of incorporation in the ofic
of the Secretary of State. The capital stool
is $125,O00, and the highest indebtedness il
limited to 100000. The incorporators, all o
whom are residents of Chatfeld, propose t,
construct line of railroad from point with
Southern Minnesota railroad. in Fillmore coun
ty. and thence south to the south line of tn,
State.
Yesterday morning Lee Ooburn, the eight yea,
old son of Widow Coburn, residing at alt Eas
Seventh street, climbed up tree near tn,
house to gather blossoms, when, falling In hi
balance among the branches, he fell q distance Of
twenty five feet. He received serious, but not
fatal injuries. compound cut over the right
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