Daily globe., 1878-03-10
CITY GLOBULEs.

mayor Maxheld Is SLOWLY, ana 1t Is hoped,
surely conyalescing.
The grass in the capitol square is fast as
suming its suit Of spring livery.
Joseph Nelson, of Monticello, Wright
county, is the Oldest Mason in the State.
The pigeons have come along with other
signs of spring. and the woods are full of
them.
Father Stanley, it is understood, has en-
gagged the Hibernica company for St. Pat
rick's day.
heavy rainstorm prevailed Friday night
along the Sioux City road but without doing
much damage.
F. Schultz, the widely known German
lecturer, will address an audience in the
Turner hall tomorrow night.
There will be general meeting of the fire
department association in the hook and lad
der house tomorrow evening at 7:3o
| o'clock.
Regardless of the morals of the commu-
nifty, spring still fingers in the lap of win
ter, though, on yesterday, she mingled tears
WlLn ner careSSeS.
S. G. Sage, recruit, was arrested yester-
day by Deputy Marshal McIlrath, for deser-
ton; and was lodged in Jail until claimed by
the military authorities.
| The capitol, or as much thereof as has
been in use by the late Legislature and lobby,
| yesterday underwent scavengering process
| that's the mildest term for it.
The members have scattered to their
homes but there are still few of 'em left,
who are watching their. woodchucks while
being manipulated in the Governors hands.
! The passenger department of the German
American bank has already issued eighteen
| round-trip tickets to Paris, clear indication
of the extensive exodus hence to the worlds
fair of 1878.
St. Paul -four is gaining worldwide
celebrity. Schurmeir & Co., of the Third
street mill, received telegraphic order yes
terday from Glasgow, Scotland, for con-
signment of their -four.
The warm spell has extended to the Red
River valley, letters received from there
yesterday stating that it has been raining at
Moorhead for several days. The river how
ever, at latest advices was still closed.
Pursuant to the acceptance of the call of
Plymouth Congregational church, Rev. NJ.
NJ. G. Dana, d. d., with his family, arrived
yesterday morning. The subject Of his in
augural discourse this morning will be found
by reference to the usual church notices in
another column.
Another empty store on Third street was
again receiving new tenant yesterday in
the person of Mr.. G. Ten Eyck, who re-
moves from up stairs in the Fire and Marine
building to SO East Third street. The un-
occupied gaps on the chief thoroughfare of
the city are being filled up with gratifying
celerity.
Herman Grote, of the Tivoli, yesterday
imported and set free six male and six
female European sparrows, which are ex-
pected to enliven the streets with their oddly
impudent ways and cheerful chatter, beside
doing yeoman's service in destroying, in
time, and when numerous enough, the
swarms of caterpillars and the like infestine
shade trees.
Hon. James Middleton, of Woodbury., fol
thirty three years resident of Minnesota
yesterday consummated his first purchase
of st. Paul property, although living within
twelve miles of the city-having purchased
half interest in hundred foot square 10
on lower Seventh near Neill street
where he will build three story brick blocl
the coming season.
The tide of immigration has already set i,
for the season toward the Red River vale
\ and westward to the Black Hills, and fo
the past three weeks business on the N. T
3 r. Il. has been exceedingly brisk. At Bis
marck the rush is so great that transports
. tion cannot be furnished rapidly enough t
. satisfy the actual demands, though the stag
r company are making every effort 50 to do.
! Madam Riye-Kin will be assisted in he
concert in the Opera house, Tuesday even
ing by Mrs. A. Whinnery and Mr.. Buckalev
The New York Herald says: 1.-The singin
y of Mrs. Abbie Whinnery, who has just II
:, turned from Europe, was the feature of th
= = concert. She has sweet, pure sopran
= voice of fine culture which she has bee
! taught to use in the most artistic manner
= Coroner Stein yesterday paid over the SUI
of $95.12 to p. Keigher, the administratt
;, of the estate of the late Michael Donohu
: the laborer who was killed. two weeks ag
:, = while employed on the Ohio street gradin
- The amount named was the balance lie
:. from the amount found in the deceased
:. pockets, after deducting general expense
&C., and $50 charged by the coroner Fl
~ extra official services.
l. The calling hard names makes no sore
to says the old saw-a fact which it would
e well for City Engineer Sewell to bear
* mind when next he vents his spleen upt
10 gentlemen of the chamber of commerce
y. the course taken by it in reference to
s' salary. A strict and faithful performance
OF duty on his part would be much more col
Z. plimentary, and in the end profitable, tn
as as the use of such billingsgate with which
no attacked the chamber on Friday.
10 Mr.. Oscar Hohenheim, who has so ST
= cesfully filled the city editors chair of t
Volkzeitl,sg since its inception, resigns
position therein with this day 8 issue of tt
n journal. He will be succeeded by Mr.. R
he dolph Barttlingck, the night editor of t
oa same paper. The former assumes duties
., one of the leading railroads to this city, a
oo both have the hearty good wishes of I
nd public and their brethren of the press
m their success in their new spheres.