Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-11
CITY GLoBULEs.

Inc Fort Smelling bridge Commissioners meet
this afternoon at o'clock.
A session of the moot court was held last eve-
ming in the old court house.
A hand-rail has been placed along the stair
way leading to the municipal court room. It
was needed.
There are. not over 81, 600 of the seed wheat
appropriation remaining in the hands of the
State treasurer.
The Boat club received to-day four-oar
galley from Saltwater, purchased from the
club at Saltwater.
A gentleman, who returned to this city yes
terday from Stevens county, says that, II the
weather there holds good, breaking will be in
full blast in two weeks time.
Plus TX Benevolent association, new soci-
ety. has elected the following officers: Patrick
McAIanus, president; ]. w. Cartwell, treasurer;
and G. w. Anderson, secretary.
The exterior of the Wild Hunter tavern, on
Jackson street, was being repaired yesterday.
It is pity it was not torn down to make way
for much needed Improvements at that point.
At the usual monthly meeting Of the State
FireInen's Life association, held in Minneapo-
lis on Tuesday, eight new members were added
to the list, which now numbers total OF 46O.
The pavement has not yet been relaid over
the spot that caved in on West Third street, OPP
posite the Rogers block. In it's present condi-
ton, it 49, to say the least. extremely unsightly
if not dangerous.
The lecture upon 'Haye Men Outgrown
Christianity" which was to have been de-
livered last evening in the New Jerusalem
church, was indefinitely postponed. in conse-
quence Of the paucity of the attendance.
Personal taxes are being paid into the county
treasurer's office with tolerable promptitude,
but, il the real estate taxes not iquidated
a little more lively than at present, host of
people will ''get left" under the provisions of
the iron-clad tax law.
The driver of the extra street-car horse on
the Fourth street hill is at his old trick again,
of permitting the whifHe- bar Of his horse to
scoop up the mud upon the Wabashaw and
Cedar street crossings of Fourth street, thus
dition.
Messrs. W. T Warner, Charming Seabury,
and Frank Keogh, went out on the st. Paul &
Sioux City road, yesterday afternoon, to
Bloomington, for the purpose of depopulating
that section Of their share of the ducks there
most numeriously cengregatcd, if reports are
not in error.
The board Of regents of the State university
was to have held meeting yesterday, but, as
the State board of immigration meets to-mor-
row, at which the Governor would necessarily
have to be present, and as the board of regents
could not have concluded it's session in time to
permit his attendance at the former, the latter
board adjourned without transacting any bust
ness.
State Auditor Whitcomb is in daily receipt
Of letters inquiring for land, land,'' and he
Gays he never witnessed such mania for land
as is now prevailing. He, therefore, expects
ments, agricultural college and university
lands, in Rock Mobiles, Cottonwood, Redwood
Renville, Lyons and Clay countless which
commenced on the 7th prox., will be largely
attended and will be highly profitable to the
State.
Ben Woodmansee, the well known trainer and
horseman, was in the city yesterday. Mr..
WOodmansee has some thirteen head of horses,
| old and young, on his farm near Anoka, some
of wnich have already acquired fame on the
turf, and others, which it is hoped WILL when
given an opportunity. Plucky little Orient,
still holds an honored position in Mr.. Wood
mansees string. The little horse has wintered
we'll, and is ready for new contests and new
victories.
The train upon the st. Paul & Sioux City
railroad arriving in this city yesterday at TO-
encountered, on the way up, a fearful storm in
northern Iowa. Snow fell in abundant guam
titles, some of it yet lingering in odd hooks
upon the outside of the cars when they arrived
here while the wind blew with such hurricane
like ferocity as to partially unroof the sleeper.
When the more temperate zone of Minnesota
was attained no snow was falling, although
the wind continued quite strong.
The through train on the main liae Of the
st. Paul & Pacific, due here at 10 A. NJ yester-
day, did not arrive until about half-past
O'clock. The time was lost Oh the out run,
during the storm of Tuesday night. The run
down from Morris, 159 miles, was made in six
hours, or over 26 miles an hour. Passengers by
the train bring the news of the ditching Of a
tie train, beyond Breckenridge. yesterday
morning, just after the passage of the regular
passenger train. No person was hurt, and but
little damage done by the accident.
Mr.. Charles Chambers, Owatonna, sheriff of
Steele county, passed through the city yesterday
afternoon for Saltwater, having in his custody
VIM. Aldricks, sentenced to the penitentiary
for year and a half for burglary. In addition
to his other business, MIR. Chambers finds time
to devote good deal Of time and money to
that most noble animal, the horse, he being
the owner of some eighteen head of as fine blood
stock as there is in the State, some of which
promise to make good record for themselves
in turf contests in the future.
The right of way for the Hudson & River
Falls railroad, which will be an important
feeder of st. Paul and is being largely builS by
st. Paul enterprise and capital, having been
secured, the contract for the earth work of the
whole has been let, and subcontracts there
under have been executed. Grading was COM
menced about the middle of the proposed line
on Tuesday, two corps of engineers are engaged
in setting the slope stalking, and the grading, it
is fully anticipated, will be completed by June
Is. Should this be accomplished, it is highly
probable that a locomotive will give it's first
| snort in River Falls on July 4.
Shortly after six clock last evening, an aged
couple, apparently man and wife, both in a
seats on the stone step of the tobacco store on
| Wabashaw street, next to the American house.
The man had three carpet bags, which he calmly
| deposited on the sidewalk. They were con-
veyed to the police station, and furnished with
| lodgings. When there, the man produced a
secretary of the Society for Improving the
Condition of the Poor, requesting that official
| to inquire into the case Of the bearer. Did the
secretary provide the whisky?
Whenever rain storm visits this city, the
space between the rails of the street car tracks,
upon Wabashaw street and other level spots, is
forthwith converted into a lagoon of filthy
water, which is scattered far and near at every
tread Of the horses. This has not only the
effect of beautifully bespattering foot passen-
gers but it keeps the borders of the streets in
disgracefully muddy state, for days and days.
after they would otherwise have dried up.
Then, again, this depression between the
tracks, even in dry weather, is an eternal cause
of buggy springs MASKING. And the tublic is