Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-30
CITY GLOBULEs.

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"a Celebrated Case" this afternoon and
evening.
a bright fire in the swamp beyond the upper
bridge was observable last evening.
The horse taken up last Sunday night by |
Officer Murphy and stabbed with Judd, on |
Fourth street, was yesterday claimed by the |
minneapolis party to whom it belonged.
Judge Brill will appear for the first time to-
day on the local bench since his arrival from
the Tenth judicial district. He will preside
to-day at the special term of the district court.
Tracklaying on the Midland Narrow gauge
road IS still going on at the rate of one mile
per Gay, and 1t Is confidently anticipated, the
road will be completed to Zumbrota by May
10th.
The business in the municipal court yester-
day was extremely slim. The cases on
the criminal calendar could be counted on the
digits of one hand while the civil calendar was
| blank.
Gen. Il. W. johnson, of this city, delivers his
very interesting lecture, '.War Memories at
Red Wing, Tuesday evening, of next week.
The people of that city have rich treat in
store.
One hundred 81, 600 bonds, already signed by
the Governor were yesterday left with State
Treasurer Pf@nder, who will sign them and
then distribute them to the purchasers. The
bonds are on the seed wheat account.
Tickets are for sale at the box Office to-day
for the Mary Anderson performance on Monday.
Mary Anderson is an American both by birth
| and education, and is received wherever she
appears with the greatest enthusiasm.
There was little change in the local markets
yesterday. No. wheat firmly held its own at
81. O4; while in the cattle market there were
some fractional declines in the higher grades
extra fat steers being quoted at 1896 and
good fat COWS and oxen at 4@44c.
The Hessian Royal Military band is now SO
well known in st. Paul that it merely requires
the fact to be announced that concert is to be
given by them to insure for them a large au-
dience. They will play for the last time at the
AthenBum for the season on Sunday evening
next.
The special committee of the common coun-
Gil, having in charge the distribution of the
$4,000 in bonds for sewerage purposes, had a
session yesterday. After heightened consid-
Grafton of the subject, no conclusion was ar
, rived at in consequence of the committee fail
ing to agree.
We learn from the Window Reporter of the
18th that Mr.. John Kennedy, brother of the
Kennedy Bros, gunsmiths, this city met with
quite serious accident while out cunning the
other day. In some way he fell, dischargine
his gun, the charge taking effect in one of his
feet terribly lacerating it. The physicians
were in hopes to save the foot.
) It will be remembered that a few weeks ago
, Mary Dehn instituted action for seduction
in the district court, and that the case wa,
. dismissed. On Thursday night she was con
: fned being attended by an unskilled midwife
Yesterday the unmarried mother died, The
child surviving. Proper medical aid had beer
summoned, but arrived too late for succor.
mysterious runaway occurred at 8 O. clocl
/ yesterday afternoon. A span of horses, attached
| to an empty vehicle, were standing near tn,
lower elevator, when the animals took frigh
. and sheltered down the railroad track. Coming
. to culvert the conveyance was upset and de
, tached from the horses. The latter kept O,
= down the track, bringing up no one know
y where, in which region the owner slso seems t.
I be, as he was not discovered.
On Wednesday night Henry Helgediek, re
siding in the Bohemian settlement in tn
western part of the city. was driving his wood
i loaded wagon, when his horses took fright
d The wagon struck against hitching post wit
+ such violence that the driver was precipitate
to the pavement, and received very serious in
juries. Last night he in a very precariou
a condition, and was lying utterly speechless.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
q Legislature on the Fort Smelling bridge, cor
}, vened yesterday in the county auditors offic
"a and organized by electing VIM. Dawson, pres
~ dent, and Thomas Cochran Jr., secretary
- Some time was spent in discussing the SUI
% ject matter Of the commission and it was r.
solved to endeavor to secure from Congress
IS grant of land near the bridge to aid in its COZ
q struction.
- The fre-interested portion Of the communit
stood on the street corners about o clock las
evening, craning necks in all directions i
:. search Of which way the engines trave
u ing, but nary an engine appeared. The alarl
n struck thirty-seven, the number Of the bo
n lately erected on Barclay street, Brunson's az
n dition, and was caused by testing it's efHeienc,
to which had been ordered by the committee Q
ly fire department. Preparatory to the box bei1
committee will recommend the necessary di
bursement.
-r A Trick of the Types.