Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-21
CITY GLOBULEs.

| season.
Tomorrow evening the Jolly Students at the
Athennum
Busses will run to-day from Bridge square to
Lake Como.
per cent. penalty.
| The new addition to the Merchants has been
| run up three stories.
All the hotels received large additions to their
guest lists by the train arrivals last evening.
This is genuine Minnesota weather exclaimed
every one yesterday, who basked in the bright
| sunshine.
The men of the hook and ladder truck had an
effective drill with their apparatus yesterday
on Wabasha street.
The officials of the county assessors depart
ment are now prepared to run around with
their interesting schedules.
The streets were unusually crowded during
the earlier hours of last evening, and the retail
stores seemed to be doing thriving bus mess
bushel of new potatoes, cultivated in the
open air in Rose township, by Israel Crosby,
was one of the greatest novelties in yesterday s
Easter market.
Grote's Tiyoli summer platform is now ready,
row of evergreens has been planted on the
north edge, and, all in all, it is one of the
pleasantest spots in the city.
Nothing has yet been heard of the wherea-
bouts of Monroe Sheire, nor has he broken his
untoward silence. The anxiety respecting him
is deepening into painful suspense.
Now that the lenten season is over, va rious
dan
are highly worthy Of patronage will be the first
annual ball of the Pioneer Relief association.
which occurs on the 29th, in the Athenanm.
At 1230 this morning, meteor of such sur
passing brilliancy as to be visible through the
bright moonlight shot across the heavens over
West St. Paul, and exploded with all the
pyrothecnic effect of Fourth of July rocket.
Mr.. Bickel, collector Of internal revenue. has
received an intimation from the commissioner
of internal revenue that the bill now pending
in Congress, which imposes an income tax up
on incomes Of $4,000 per annum and upward,
will most probably be enacted.
p. 3. Smith, Of Saltwater, who is interested
with A. B. Stickney in an immense farm be-
tween Glyndon and Moorhead, returned thence
yesterday. He says they will have 1000 acres
this season under cultivation, and he reports
the prospect most fattering.
Henry Volkmann, being suspected of crook
edness by Henry Gruber, saloon keeper, and,
accordingly, the latter set a man on the watch,
fering from the till. Henry was committed to
await the action of the grand jury.
The grand lodge of the Sons of Hermann
commenced a session on Friday at P. H., con-
tinuing' until A. NJ yesterday. The proceed
hIof1p ,1ol Inv S<L,
constitution and bylaws. The lodge adjourn
ed to meet in Saltwater, on July 18th.
A fearful ruction took place about 6 o clock
last evening at the foot of Chestnut street, that
prolific scene of broils. One man, somewhat
the worse for Saturday night benzine, was
pretty roughly handled. little Kilkenny
cat finale down there wouldn't be amiss.
The calesthenic and gymnastic exhibition to
be given by the st. Paul eymnastic association,
will take place on Monday, the Goth inst. To
add to the other attractions to be then pre-
sented, address will be delivered upon the
occasion by Hon. J. B. Brisbin, which, in itself,
is drawing card"
q. d. Low, whose death in perjury at the
Sherman House has been previously noted by
the GLOBE, was decently buried yesterday, Mr.
Lyman, of Saltwater, who proved to be an in
innate friend of the deceased uncle, being pres
ent and discharging, for that relative, the ex-
penses of the obsequies.
gentleman of this city yesterday informed
GLOBE reporter that the Minnesota Midland
| narrow gauge railroad is being pushed forward
| rapidly toward completion by the new stock
holders. There is, also, prospect of extend
ing the line over thirty miles beyond Zumbro-
| ia, most likely with the intention of tapping
the Minneapolis st. Louis railroad, and thus
securing an outlet at Duluth.
The River Falls Journal says the following
are the contractors for building the Hudson &
River Falls railroad, beginning at the River
Falls end: Dwyer Campbell, River Falls, first
and second miles; Milliard & Verne, Saltwater;
third mile; T. Wilson Co., st. Paul, fourth
| and fifth miles; Chas. Fritz, St. Paul, sixth and
seventh miles; Fogleberry T. Co., St. Paul
| eighth and ninth miles; Rudolph Fritz, Hud-
| son, tenth mile; Lawrence & Long, Minneapolis,
eleventh and twelfth miles.
| Last evening an unconscionable countryman
| attracted quite crowd at the corner of Fifth
| and Jackson streets by his untamed brutality
He had calf in his wagon, as well as himself
and a cow mother OF 5he first natural calf, tied
! behind the wagon. The maternal bovine OBJ
| jected to the leading, and pulled backward
| with such force as to overcome the power of
| the horse. This aroused the ire of the driver
| who administered terrible castigation upon
| the COW. At length some Samaritan suggested
the cow be united. This done, she quietly and
submissively followed her offspring.
Barbara Black is black in nature as in name,
and she had some black trouble with black
man named John Allen, in the house of black
mutual friend Of the name of Mrs. Moulton.
who resides in the black quarter on Fifth street.
Black Barbara said black Allen blackly threat
ened to take her black life, whereas he says
he only said he would slap her black
''moutf." For the threat, Barbara had John
arrested but he acquitted, with the courts
caution that black folks should by precept and
example, teach the white trash how the latter
should possess their souls in peace, and thus
ended the case in the municipal court.
Ed. T. Whitcher probably thought that the
least said was the soonest mended, and that
there no longer remained any necessity for the
public to suspend it's judgment. He appeared
yesterday before the municipal court to an
swer the charge of extreme brutality to his
wife, the particulars of which have been al
ready placed before the readers of the GLOBE
On Thursday, he pleaded not guilty to the
charge, but yesterday he withdrew that plea,
and was summary fined $40 and costs, and or
dered to furnish $500 in bonds to keep the
| peace For six months. Thus ended this dis
| graceful chapter in the disgraceful life of a