Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-22
CITY GLoBuLEs.


The Druid's excursion to Willmar starts next
Saturday evening. Tickets can be had when
the train starts at 5 Pm
The Northwestern will be the st. Louis
packet to-day, leaving at IL o'clock noon, and
the Alex Mitchell Saturday.
GConsiderable interest was felt last evening
as to the blaze which illuminated the sky in
the direction of Newport, Washington county.
The brick work of the capitol extension pro-
crosses in manner that ought to put the
blush upon the cheeks of all contractors for the
city.
The watering of Rice park by the fire depart
ment is prosecuted diligently each evening,
and the city will arise and call the promoters
blessed.
Now that acting President Hayes is going to
visit st. Paul, it is thought George Moore will
make an effort to fling that custom house flag
TO the breeze.
The concert by the Great Western band at
Grote's last evening was most numerously at
| tended, and the performance ELECTED abundant
applause, the presence of ladies adding eclat to
the occasion.
| 1t is reported and currently believed that
Capt. Starkey's contract for the paving of
| Jackson street will be cancelled at to-morrows
meeting of the board of public works. But
then you can't most always tell
VIM. Hyatt. of Otter Tail county, appeared
| yesterday before Commissioner Cardozo in an
swer toa charge Of forging an affidavit to a
pension claim. He gave sureties for his ap-
pearance at the October term of the United
States district court.
| The chicken hunters are beginning to return,
and have many tales to tell of their adven-
lures as feathers brought home. Meanwhile a
number of the knowing ones have been prowl-
ing around near the city, and have succeeded in
bagging respectable numbers of the coveted
birds.
I A. r. McGill, commissioner of insurance, re-
ceiyed a telegram from Edinboro Pennsylva-
MIA, yesterday. announcing the alarming illness
of his daughter, a child of or years. She
has been spending the summer with Mr.. Nc
ellis sister at that point. Mr.. McGill left
last evening i'll response to the summons.
Messrs. Wheeler and Hartman, Omaha
whose arrival was mentioned in the GLOBE
Wednesday, are secretary and treasurer re-
spectively of the Nebraska State Agricultural
society. Mr.. Hartman is well pleased with
President Finch's arrangements for the Mime
sofa exhibition that he will remain to see it.
The No. engine house is being repaired t.
, prevent it's leaky condition reported upon by
the chief engineer, and the flooring of the en-
CINE room and stables is being pieced. Ii
common with the other houses means are Il
be introduced to ventilate the space underneath
/ the main floors.
A man named Edward st. Louis was placed
in jail yesterday for smuggling, in default o
bail. He was arrested by Maj. G. Wilson, spe
clal agent OF the customs department, on tn
t north shore of Lake Superior. and was com
, mitted by the order of United States Commits
, sioner j. r. Corey. at Duluth.
] The place of meeting of the Prohibition
State convention has been changed from Vase
: ca to Minneapolis, at the Reform club room
s No. 40 Washington avenue south. The time
o fixed for September 8. The change is made t
accommodate those delegates who wish to at
tend the State fair at St. Paul and the Mime
apolis exposition.
The common council committee on fire de
partment, .or majority thereof, seems to b
: actuated by very small spirit when head
I lights for the various eng ines refused. [
! the majority of the committee could only 70
s once practically experience The difficulty o
driving rapidly in the darkness, the decision
! might be changed, and the headlights woul
o be ordered.
}, Chlet Weber has already received about twic
# as many applicants for appointments upon tn
it special police during the State fair week tina
are required. The chief does not conside
i that more than twenty-five or thirty need b.
! employed and believes he can SO distribut
, the present efficient force in his command a
= to render further accesions beyond the mum
), Der indicated unnecessary.
. 1t would almost seem as if the fire depart
: ment is to be run by the common council on
|. system of favoritism that cannot fail to have
4 disorganizing effect. The transient men
: the department, engaged at the paltry salary
$40 per month, and many of whom have serve
, faithfully for years, are entirely ignored whe
vacancies in the permanent force afford or
n portunities for promotion. By this action tt
e stimulus of emulation in efficiency and faitt
l. fulness is effectually checked, and the soon
: the council awakes to this fact the better
= will be for the fire service of the city.