Daily globe., 1878-04-19
CITY GLOBULEs,

CITY GLOBULEs.
lay.
Good Friday to-day. 80 enjoy your 'hot cross
buns.'
The Jews of the city celebrated yesterday
after their own peculiar fashion.
The officials of the secretary of States de-
partment are as proud az hen with one |
chick" over that new and handsome carpet.
''The Feast Of the Pascal Lamb" was duly |
observed yesterday by the Knights of Rose |
Croix after the manner of the peculiar rites of
the fraternity.
The seed wheat fund balance in the hands of
the State treasurer has grown ''small by de-
grees and beautifully les. until it is practical
ly exhausted.
On this day of religious meditation and as
sociation, would it not be pious notion to in
quire if you have paid your real estate taxes,
and have thus avoided the ten per cent. penalty
Of the iron-clad tax law?
The supreme court will fail to recognize to-
day as legal holiday, and its business will be
transacted as usual, thus leading to the infer
ence that the Saviors burial has no connection
with common law or equity.
O. G. Houghton. formerly secretary of the
Young Mems Christian association. is now en-
ployed upon the Pennsylvania Central railroad
as conductor of Pullman palace car running
between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
The banks will be all closed to-day. The
Fist National, as usual, had the most numerous
of SLo 60 L.. "a,
door, wherein, on pictorial placard, was the
statement that to-day would be observed . for
recreation
burning chimney of the saloon at the foot
Of Robert street. in the rear Of the Savings
bank created quite an excitement yesterday
afternoon, the violence of the wind at the
time and the spitefulness Of the blaze awaken
ing considerable apprehension.
Another special immigrant train, consisting
Of eight passenger coaches and three baggage
cars, is on it's way kither over the West Wiscon-
sin railroad, having left Caledonia, just below
Beiolt, Wis, at P. NJ, yesterday, and will
probably arrive at P. NJ. to-day.
The board of control continued its Topping
of the poor list at its meeting yesterday, and
in about couple Of weeks, the allowances to
paupers will have been cut down to the sum-
| lner standard. New applications for relief ex-
| cepting i'll extreme cases, were met yesterday
with decided refusals.
! On the 25th inst the city treasurer will sell a
number Of lots, in various parts Of the city,
which are delinquent in assessments for street
| Improvements. Most of these assessments are
! for very small amounts, some of those on Mise
issippi ard Rice streets, being for only one
| dollar each. The costs Of the sale, however.
will exceed that sum by fully three times as
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by governing themselves accordingly.
| Another individual filed his petition ycster-
day in the United States district court, pray
ing that he be adudicated voluntary bank
rupt. This is reminder of the fact that the
repeal of this present bankrupt Law has al
ready passed the United States Senate, and is
where, no doubt, it will also be speedily pass
ed. If any unfortunate debtors wish to take
advantage of the relief afforded by the existing
law, they had better hurry UP their cakes.
| About month or six weeks ago, stranger
registered at the Sherman house us &c. II.
Lowe, illinois," He was in the last painful
lstages of consumption, and died at FIVE O clock
yesterday evening. The deceased, who was
about IS years of age, seemed to be possessed
of means, but gave somewhat contradictory
! accounts of himself, stating. among other
trade in the city of Boston, Mass. He further
stated that he had no living relatives, or that
lie did not know where they were.
Henry Erickson, convicted three months age
of stealing barrel Of sugar from the st. Pau
e Pacific railroad freight house and sentenced
therefore to a term of imprisonment, was yes
terday discharged upon the expiration of his
sentence. Like dog to his vomit, y Erick
son, in a very few hours, was caught stealing a
box of shoes from the dapot Of the Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, and was sum.
mariiy jugged. A week Or two ago. the same
man attempted to escape while engaged in
cleaning up the court house square
Last fall, the firm of Cavitzel t. Oelker, The
latter an ex-policeman Of this city, was organ
lied for the purpose of conducting genera
store IN Centreville. Anoka county Two weeks
ago the firm dissolved, and Oelker opened
saloon on Washington street, opposite the Met
ropolitan, Cavitzel having bought him out
On examining the stock, the latter found som,
of i: missing, came into the city yesterday
got search warrant, which was intrusted t.
Officer Hanft, and Oelker's saloon was exam
ined. A miscellaneous assortment was ther.
discovered, all claimed by Cavitzel and Oelkel
was locked up.