Daily globe., 1878-04-13
CITY GLoBULEs.

Police station at midnight: Ono drunk;
many tramps.
John Matheis yesterday shipped car load Of
carpets to Bismarck, D. 7.
Only between $500 and s4OO remain in the
State treasurer's hands belonging to the seed
wheat fund.
The Turnverein Sunday school will, hereaf-
ter, meetin Turner hall between 10 and II each
Sunday morning.
The common council committee on public
accounts met yesterday afternoon, and transac-
ted the usual routine business.
Hon. Thomas Bohan, Blue Earth county, has
forwarded his resignation member of the
Lower House of the Legislature, to the Gov
ernor. Dir. Bohan gave no reason for his act.
The boys, who escaped from the reform
school on Tuesday night, were heard of yester-
day, officer Cook having been informed they
were with farmer residing in the vicinity of
White Bear lake.
The lecture on Astronomy" at the Academy
of Science, last evening, by Mr.. J. P. Num-
ford, consisted in brief exposition of the
general principles of the science, illustrated by
globes and diagrams.
AT 13 last evening. couple of men in a
buggy sailed gallantly down Third street until
they encountered pile Of street scrapings near
the corner or Jackson. Here the carriage up
set, splll1ng the occupants without injury.
The board of abatement held a session yes
terday in the Office Of the county auditor.
Thirty four petitions applications for abate-
ment were submitted and considered, most of
which were either double or erroneous assess
ments.
The committee Oh sewers, Of the common
council, assembled yesterday afternoon in the
| city hall, but owing to the absence of Aid.
Dowlan, the keystone of the committee. an
adjournment was bad, without accomplishing
any business.
! The recent rains caused some delay by wash
outs in the running of trains Wednesday and
! Thursday on the western end Of the main line
| of the ST. Panl L. Pacific and Northern Pacific
roads. The damages have now been fully re
paired, and trains are again making schedule
| time.
The office of the internal revenue depart
ment is SO oyerrun with work that the clerks
are engaged almost every evening until well
towards midnight. By dividing the business
| into coarse" and ''tine,' and assigning eact
his appropriate sphere, the mountain OF labor
is being rapidly reduced.
Deputy United States Marshall D. Macdonald
Of Dakota Territory, passed through this cit,
yesterday afternoon, in charge OF prisone
named White, recently convicted at Yankton
OF larceny, whom he was conducting, according
to sentence to expiate his offense at Saltwater
during term OF eighteen months.
In about two weeks free exhibition O
Gales themes and gymnastics will be given b,
distinguished lady and gentlemen amateur
in the rooms of the ST. Paul Gymnastic associ
| alton, to which ladies and gentlemen will b,
invited. The arrangements in course of com
pletion promise an exhibition of rare merit
strength and skill.
Governor Pillsbury has appointed W. W
Sweeney, of Goodhue county, fish commissioue
for the second congressional district and R. 0
Sweeney, ot st. Paul, fish commissioner TO
the third congressional district. The commits
sloner for the first district is not yet appointed
Under the act of the Legislature approves
March 2, 1878, the fish commissioners hol
office for three years.
Dry goods were on the rise or fall--which yo
will--last evening. About P. NJ. an enrage
counter-jumper, No. l, rushed out of the estah
ishment OF "A. ii. Strouse, East Third street
and grabbed by the throat passing gentleman
apparently counter-jumper No. 2, who wa
dressed in a plug hat and ct ceteras. No. 2 lie
No. retired with eyes draped in mourning, an
feelings in sack cloth. Woman, oh! woman.
Minnesota is preparing to send early veget
ables to other less favored regions. Yesterday
Daniel Sullivan residing on the corner of FIft]
and john streets, brought to the GLOBE olic;
about peck of new potatoes, which were hard
dry and ripe. They were planted last Octobe
IN cellar open to The free play OF the air, wer
in stalk in November, and were dug two day
ago. bis Is the second similar winter Gro
MIR. Sullivan has raised in the same spot.
Sheriff John Nugent, of Wright county, al
rived in this city last evening from Buffalo
Wright county, and lodged three prisoners il
the county Jail, one OF them being the diaDoI
ical parriclae, Ole Anderson, who will be for
warded to morrow morning to his lifelong res
idence at Saltwater. OF the Others James L
WhitIock. is under sentence for eight months
for shooting atfray, and Eugene NJ. Brown
Tor three months, for larceny. These sentence
will be served here, in consequence OF Wrigh
county being not yet blessed with county jug