Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-08
CITY GLoBULEs.


comming.
The barley harvest will very generally COM
mence this week, and some wheat will be cut
next week.
The last load of military headquarters dun
mage was removed on Saturday night to Fort
Smelling.
The river now only marks feet 5 inches in
depth. decline of three inches during the
previous twenty-four hours.
The Alexander Mitchell left St. Louis on
Thursday having on board the Comique brass
band for the delectation of the passengers.
During the intense heat of yesterday fore
noon 1t was as good as an ice-cold bath to read
the announcement of Christmas candies for
sale at store Wabashaw street.
The open air religious meeting at the Seven
Corners last evening proved failure, but that
at Bridge square succeeded in drawing an en-
thuslastlc assemblage of a few score.
The Belle of La Crosse got as far yesterday
as Frenchmans bar, three miles below the city.
and her freight and passengers had to be trans
tered to the Nellie Kent and barges.
The hotel arrivals show that the grand ad-
vance of the South upon Minnesota has COM
| menced in good earnest-in short, the tourists
are coming three hundred thousand strong
| or leos.
| The deluge of rain yesterday afternoon ope-
rated to cool the heated atmosphere, to the great
satisfaction of perspiring and suffering humani-
| ty. Fortunately the wind was not particularly
severe, and no real damage is anticipated to the
growing grain.
The Diamond 10 arrived at clock yester-
day afternoon with two barges, having ex-
perienced no trouble in consequence of the
low stage of the river. Among the freight
| trip, which was an excellent one, was large
quantity of oats for P. Fl. Kelly & Co.
At about 10 o'clock yesterday morning, Q
swarm of bees settled under a wagon standing
Tor repairs in front of the establishment Of
Henry Justus, corner of Seventh and Exchange
streets. The bees were hived, and remained
under the wagon during the driving rain thai
subsequently fell.
After second summons to Faribault abou
the disabled FIRE engine OF that place. S. i
Birge, superintendent of this city's fire alarm
telegraph, returned on Saturday evening, ant
reports the only reason the machine would no
, work was that the lubricator employed was S
| "gummy'' as to prevent the pump revolving.
| Smiths tropical fruit store, corner of Thir
and Minnesota streets, was entered twice yes
terday through the basement, once in til
morning and again in the afternoon, and sur
, dry articles in stock were thence stole,
. Officers Nugent and Murphy succeeded in bag
glng four boys, Thomas Quinlan, Peter Morgan
John Lefor, and Robert Harris. colored,
whom the burglary will probably be brougt
: home this morning in the municipal court.
The following raft items will be of intere.
in Saltwater: The M. Whitmore arrived in s
l, Louis on Wednesday with seven strings of pir
logs 500, 900 feet, from Saltwater to schulel
burg, Bo ecker & Co.. Of st. Louis, the 9th,
: half OF the raft having been left at Alto
l, water on Friday. The Helene Schulenburg W,
expected in st. Louis on Friday with raft f.
the same consignees.
8, Yesterday morning, one of the chambe
maids in the Rogers hotel, Robert street, we,
!, to church, carlessly leaving her purse, CO.
tanning some Sl4, upon her bed. Returni1
from the sanctuary, she found her money h;
disappeared, and the police were informed
n. the circumstances. Capt. Clark visited tt
a. hotel, and following his convictions, arrestt
: second chamber maid, who being brougl
to the station, first denied all knowledge
the money. hut subsequently confessed to ha
ing stolen 1T, and said she had hidden it und
"a the carpet in room in the third floor, where
=, was found. She was locked up and will a
~ pear IN the municipal court this morning.
~ Last night when the lower town steamer w
=, coming up Seventh street in answer to the fir
~ alarm of fire, the glaring lights of the engin
L and the clatter of the bell was encountered |
g street car horse just when making the tu
Ia off j ackson street. The lights and the clatt
N were too much for the nerves of the horse, al
il, with one bound he reversed ends, by the san
j. movement breaking loose from the car. Loos
If but with the whifHetree dragging behind hi,
= and flying up against his heals at nearly eve
- Jump the horse started up the track at a Ia
u OF speed which would have done credit to
st quarter horse, until the stable was reached in
IL which he ran. very badly frightened, and pre-
1T ty we'll cut up and bruised, though no perm
II nent I'M uries were sustained.