Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-26
CITY GLOBULES.

P. T. Kavanagh sold yesterday at auction
twenty-five feet front on st. Peter street by
$50 feet deep, with small house, for $l,7l0
cash. VIM. Finn was the purchaser.
young girl called upon Chief Weber yester-
day morning to ask his assistance in finding a
yonng man. She was particular. too about
| the one. She wanted him awfully bad, and
said she had reason to-. Apparently, y
muttered the chief.
Governor Pillsbury. Attorney General Wilson
and Supreme Court Clerk Sam. Fl. Nichols,
com posing the Brainerd Branch Land commits
sion, have reached conclusion upon all ques-
tions coming before them, and their findings
will probably be made public in day or two.
At about II O'Clock last night Officer N1cMa-
hon found black horse, attached to stylish
buggy, making it's way down Third street near
| Market without leader or driver. He took the
animal in charge, and after making dligent
| inquiry for the owner or less e of the rig.
stabbed the whole outfit at McKinney's.
| Officer Gibbens Brought into the lookup
ab"u e o'clock p. n. old woman named
Johnson. whom he found the worse for liouor
on Jackson street. The old lady perambulates
between this city and Minneapolis with an
utter disregard as to which whisky she takes
in. The quantity, not quality, is what she
adores.
George Feisch, corner of jackson and Sixth
streets, met with painful accident yesterday
morning. He was cleaning his show windows,
when the ladder fell, throwing him to the
| ground. In trying to save himself he suffered
| u fracture of the wrist His weight and the
ladder together also smashed the window glass
valued at T3O he was repaired, but the glass
will have to be replaced.
Governor Pillsbury yesterday received the
following additional contributions in aid of
sufferers from yellow fever: s. A. Briggs.
amount raised by the ladies of Shakopee.
5tS.l5; amount raised by Miss X, e Greeley,
| Miss Agnes Green, Miss Clara Willins, Miss
Carrie Prince, Miss Ella Kelly of Saltwater,
| 800; cigarmakers in the employ OF Miller Bros,
st. Paul, Sis. Total for the day, 5l4315.
Mr. Alphonse Charbouneau has been pro-
NOTED to the position of head-waiter at the Mer-
chants Hotel The hotel management, if not
at the suggestion Of their host IF guests, have at
least highly satisfied and gratitied hem bv this
deserved promotion. Mr. Charbouneau has
bten In the service Tor many years, and has but
t" look. to anti pate the wants of his guests
AL has the good wishes of many friends in
! his new position.
Between twoand three hundred excursionIsts,
under the auspices Of Excelsior Lodge A. o. u.
| W., of Menominee, from that point Eau Claire.
and other points. reached this city about s
o'clock yesterday morning. After II short sto
the party proceeded to hIinnehaha. returnino
here at about p. NJ. when n stop of three hours
was made before the final start for home.
| Notwithstanding the very disagIeeable weather
the party seemed to have enjoyed the day
hugely.
friend OF Mr.. Thomas 3. Marrett, and a
great admirer of his trotting gelding Dutch
man. has presented him with snit of wrap
i pings, blanket. hood, etc. etc. The suit cost
about 800. In view of his new clothes MIR,
Marrett has decided tn give his horse a new
name, or rather to give him that by which he
was called when IL colt, and hereafter he will
| he known as Col butcher" in memory of the
late Gilbert Dntch' r,who once owned his sire.
ihe benefit given by the German society ON
| Sunday evening at the Atuencum FIR the vel
low fever sufferer, brought 4l02 for tickets,
The cash expenses amounted to s36 25 and the
balance, S65.75, was yesterday forwarded by
| MIR. Otto Drehe. to the Governor of Tennessee.
to be applied where it will do the most good.
| The society return their thanks to the GLoBE
and several other newspapers for gratuitous
advertising. and also to those who assisted in
making the affair a success.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invitation
to the inaugural meeting of the Menomonje
Driving Park association, to be held at Alenom-
onle Wis, Oct. 2, 5 and 4. The programme of
sport IS as f" Io First day, troting, s:0
horses, purse 500. Second day, trottinc, "a,
class. purse 1854, and 2:28 class, purse 1900.
Third day, trotting, free for all, purse $500.
and trotting for county horses with no record
purse $l5t. In addition there will be a base
ball tournament, amateur clubs. purse 800
the games to be played each forenoon.