Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-01

The Saturday early closing season has COM
menced, many of the wholesale houses having
notices posted in their windows that they will
close each Saturday at 3 o'clock.
The Meriden Mill company, of Meriden, with
a capital of $4,000, and with ffty-fve incor-
porators, yesterday fled its articles of incorpo-
ration with the secretary of state.
couple of seven year old boys got them.
selves and the police in Precipitation last even
ing by setting the sidewalk on Ramsey street
In blaze, which was speedily quenched.
The music stand at Rice Park has not yet
been furnished with lamps, hence it will be
necessary to commence the concert when the
people are taking their suppers-six o'clock.
Charles Marcus indicted for burglary, was
held in $500 bail till the 18th inst, when, his
counsel has given notice, he will apply for
continuance. A plea of not guilty was en-
tered.
Collector Bickel has received over $40 900
during May in payment of United States reve-
nue. taxes and licenses. Fifty per cent. pen
atty will be added to all such taxes not paid up
to this date.
The late Major Becht made his will on the
25th of February last. He had not been feel
ing well, and his friends from the commence
ment of the year had tried to persuade him to
resign his position and travel.
Quite a number of St. Paul attorneys will
leave here tomorrow or Monday tor Winona,
to attend the session of the United States dis
trict court, which begins on Monday. The ses-
sion is expected to last about ten days.
As announced elsewhere, the ex-engineers of
the former volunteer fire department will meet
after the funeral to-day in the store of Pollock,
Donaldson u Ogden, to prepare resolutions
respecting the death of Mayor Maxfeld.
meeting will be held at 7 80 P. NJ. to-day in
the old court house of the soldiers and sailors
land organization, when the land claims
secured will be drawn by lot. At the same
time appropriate action will be taken in refer
ence to the demise Of the late Maj. Becht.
Deputy United States Marshall Bracket left
last evening for Winona with John Brandon
and L. W. Rima, two prisoners, respectively,
to be tried at the session there next week of
the United States district court for the or lines
of forgery and counterfeiting, and of counter
fei ting gold coin.
Officer Babe was standing opposite an East
Third street saloon last night when he heard
an alteration going on, in which one of the
combatants declared he could ''snake police
man, anyway The infant Babe just stepped
eral principles.
The st. Paul and Sioux City railroad carry
passengers through from this city to Kansas
city in ~ hours, making the fastest time of
any railroad in the Northwest. Good, well
kept roads, excellent rolling stock, civil and
courteous officials and careful management,
make this the best and safest route to the west
or southwest.
The commissioner of statistics is beginnin
to receive the results of the crop of 1877.
Among these may be mentioned the township
of Rochester, Olmstcd county. The acreage
under cultivation is 6,061 being an increase
of l,348 acres over the previous year. The
product, in wheat alone, from this township
was 165, 800 bushels.
If there had been spare crowbar or a spare
chisel in the city yesterday it would have been
at a premium to get another man into the
office of the county treasurer. The crowd, fear
full of the 10 per cent. penalty falling due to-
day, fairly welled outward on the sidewalk
in front of the county building and County
Treasurer Rice and his assistants were kept as
busy as bees.
The man who swore his name was Sprague at
the police court, and also swore he was not in
certain room, swore falsely in both instances
The police say his name is Bill Martin, and the
woman states that he was there that night and
she could not get rid of him. He paid her fine
as we'll as his own 1915 in ALL and paid for her
breakfast after leaving the court, and yet she
gave him away.
Capt Weber has been appointed chief of po-
lice, nice James King appointed sheriff, and
sergt. Clark has been appointed captain of po-
lice, v1ce Weber, promoted. These police
changes, made by Acting Mayor Dawson, will
hold until Tuesday next, when the successor to
the late Mayor Maxfield will be elected by the
common council and the police will be subject
TO the new mayor. @
The irrepressible Charley Caldwell, whose re-
moval has been heretofore noted, does not in.
tend to stay away from jackson street. He
has rented the Orchestrion hall, between
Fourth and Fifth streets, which he will fit up
in his usual elegant fashion, and will cater to
the public to-day, the day of his opening,
IN the way that is acceptable to his guests as
well as creditable to himself. Charley means
business, and when he says SO, it may be taken
as an assured fact that business is meant.
The ''stone pile'' on Sibley street is in full
operation, and Col. Allen stepped in yesterday
to see how the "boys'' enjoyed it as far as they
had gone. After giving the prisoners some
wholesome advice, and assuring them that the
supply of hammers would not fail, and that the
bread and water and solitary confinement
jolly alderman distributed all the chewing to-
bacco he had with him, and left with the as
surance that his park would be success.
Complaint is made at this Office of the ILL
treatment received by number of ladies at
the hands of the sexton of Oakland cemetery
on Thursday afternoon. It is stated that dur
ing the rush attending the entrance of the
funeral cortege of Major Becht several ladies
were pretty roughly handled by that function
airy, and two, at least, turned out Of the ceme-
terry for no ofense whatever, save q disposition
to get within sight of the procession. If these
are facts, the sexton should be called on to ex-
plain.
As Robert O Mel, from Dakota county, was
about to cross the bridge in light wagon
yesterday afternoon his horse became frighten-
ed by the noise from an engine letting off
steam-and the engines generally do let off
steam or whistle at the bridge. In refining him
in one of the lines broke and the horse was
run on to the sidewalk and the wagon turned
upside down. Mr.. O'Niel, his wife and anoth-
or lady were thrown out bat received no dam
sge., The wagon. however, was pretty bsdly
used up,