Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-19

yesterday.
The marriage of Ed. Kingsley and Augusta
Gould of the East side occurred on Wednes-
day evening.
Seven car loads Of lumber, making total
of one hundred and sixty lone thousand five
hundred feet, were shipped from the city
yesterday.
A new sidewalk is being constructed in the
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Minneapo
lis railroad yard.
Capt. John Vanderhorck, formerly of this
city, but latterly of Fort Sisiton, is in this
city visiting friends.
There was absolutely nothing at the court
house yesterday, that could be converted
into an interesting item.
Many Of the cutters on the principal
thoroughfares of the city need the attention
of the street commissioner.
The Harmonic society will give agrand
Easter ball next Monday, 22d inst. good
time is confidently expected.
Tailor Bachelor put in the day yesterday
in giving the city lookup thorough clean
ing. new jailor sweeps clean.
Tramps seem to take a fancy to the sylvan
shades on the island. Residents there COM
plain of their impudent intrusions.
Mango the returned lumbermen have
taken contracts to go west and break land
for new settlers. Price paid per acre about
three dollars.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad COM
pany have put down a track from their new
depot grounds, south of st. P. & P. passen-
ger depot building.
The Emerald Benevolent association will
hold meeting this evening for the purpose
Of transachng important business. A full
attendance is desired.
The ice dealers have increased the price
of ice fifteen cents per hundred pounds, over
the rate charged last year. The price now
will be thirty-fve cents.
Hause & Williams, now doing business on
University avenue, East Division, are about
removing their store building and stock to
Central avenue. near Second street.
Some miscreant not having the fear of
just retribution before his eyes, wilfully
smashed the lamp on the corner of Twenty
first avenue and Second street last night.
News from the upper Mississippi is of the
most encouraging character. There can be
little doubt entertained about the logs
coming. Nearly clean drive will be made.
Quite number Of new sidewalks are
being constructed throughout the city, and
many of the old ones are undergoing needed
repairs. Let the good work be pushed for
! ward.
The Womens' Christian temperance union,
will hold their first anniversary meeting this
| afternoon, at 8 o'clock. The principal
business to be transacted, will be the cleo
ton of officers.
Miss Nellia Cahill, of Minneapolis, and
Mr.. Will T. Ma1feld, of St. Paul, were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony yes
terday afternoon. Rev. J. Fl. Tuttle per-
formed the ceremony.
Contractor McMullen is prosecuting the
work on the East Side bridge,
and has the arches of two of the spans
completed. He expects to have the bridge
completed atan early day.
The municipal court was without business
yesterday, and the new court officers did
some extensive ''standing around doing
nothing; but drawing their salary, all the
same,'' as it was expressed.
The Harmonic choral society are now
having rehersals of the grand opera Freis.
chutz, by G. NJ Won Weber, prepatory to
| giving q concert. No efforts will be spared
to make it q grand success.
The members of North Star lodge, No. 6
/. O. O. f., are requested to assemble al
Odd Fellows hall, at o'clock to-day, tc
attend the funeral of brother D. B. Baker
late of Austin Lodge, No. 20.
Steps should be Immediately taken
towards the thorough repairing of lookup
alley. 1t would be a good idea to have the
road paved and the sidewalk extended from
the lookup to Washington avenue.
The committee of the board of county
commissioners appointed to examine plans
for new building for the poor farm, held
another meeting yesterday, and examined
sketches drawn by Haglin 4 Corser.
Owing to the lack of snow the past winter
the saw-mill men along the line of the
Northern Pacific railroad have not secured
their desired stocks of logs, while the de-
mand for lumber has vastly increased.
A gentleman has just returned from trip
to SIOUX Falls. Ha says that every village
on the line Of the road from St. James to
the Missouri river are crowded with land
seekers. And the cry is, still they come.
The citizens of Champlin, in this county,
are agitating the question of constructing a
narrow gauge railroad from that busting vii
lage to Minneapolis. Ola Osseo. The length
Of the proposed line will be about eighteen
miles.
The will Of the late Dr.. Levi Butler, we
are informed. was found just before dinner
yesterday. There had been question rails