Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-18
CITY GLoBuLEs.

Fair at Central Presbyterian Church Thurs
day and Friday.
The massive doors for the vault in the State
auditors new room in the capitol arrived yes
terday.
The sale of State bonds will commence
promptly at IL o'clock to-day in the new wing
of the capitol
John Frett, who keeps grocery and saloon
at Posts siding, Seventh street. had his till
tapped and 800 pilfered by some light fingered
expert yesterday.
Rev. d. r. Breed delivered an interesting and
instructive lecture upon the Battle of Has
tings," last evening, before the Young Mems
society OF the House of Hope.
The horse which Mr. 81. Schaber allowed,
few nights ago, to go alone to get drink Of
water near the St. Paul mills, was found yes
terday drinking his fill at White Bear.
farmers team attached to a load of hay
| ran away on Robert street yesterday. After
demollshing lamp post at the corner of Rob
ert and Seventh, they allowed themselves to be
captured.
An djourned meeting of the Society for the
Relief of the Poor was held at the Office yester-
day morning, but as the attendance for various
| reasons vas small, it was decided to adjourn
| until the 18th of January.
| The third entertainment of the Library
Course will occur tomorrow evening at the
Opera House. The Hon. G. G. Andrews, United
States minister to Sweden and Norway from
1869 to 1877, will lecture upon the customs,
life and manners OF those countries.
Yesterday afternoon the notorious Yankee
Sullivan meandered into police headquarters
and proceeded to interview the authorities in
! very bolsterous manner. Capt. Clark took him
over to Judge Flint and he sent him over to
Sheriff King for thirty days. Goodbye Christ
| mas.
| James Rooney. man who for some time has
been loafng around saloons and living IN free
drinks, was taken to the city hospital on Satur-
| day and died yesterday. 1t is said that he has
| a wife and family in New Jersey, but he has
| wandered away from home and lost himsef in
! dissipation.
| There was a large attendance at the sale of
seats at Plymouth church, last evening. The
bidding was spirited, and the prices realized
| were at a high premium upon the late appraise-
ment. very enjoyable evening was spent,
| the guests being entertained by the ladies of
the church In an old-fashioned church sociable.
There are rumors afoat relative to big libel
suit which is on the tapis in st. Paul. The
GLOBE interviewed one of our leading mer-
chants yesterday on the subject, but without
| success. A distinguished commission merchant
ls said to have all the facts, but be, too, OBJ
serves a mysterious silence.
| At Fort Totten has just been completed a
| forty by twenty-six feet extension of the con-
vent which is under the Sisters of Charity (Gray
| Nuns.) There are at present ffty-six pupils
Indian boys and girls-under instruction After
the work was completed, the sisters entertained
the workmen and others at banquet, after
which the Indian children entertained their
visitors with some really good singing and reci-
tations. Major McLochlin, the agent, was
heartily cheered by his little charges.
The ladies of the Central Presbyterian
church viii anticipate the Christmas festivities
by giving fair on Thursday and Friday, at
which will be displayed many articles of utility
and beauty. Those wishing to find attractive
| and useful Christmas presents will do we'll to
make them visit On Thursday evening a.
concert and Friday evening childrer's Christ
mas festival, including magic lantern exhibit
ton and Santa Claus will give variety and
interest to the occasion. During the continu-
ance Of the fair refreshments will be served
after o'clock on each day.