Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-24

Wheat, $l.O3 per bushel.
Lumbermen continue to arrive from the
pineries.
Special meeting Of the common council
this evenin~.
Receipts of wheat yesterday, sixteen thoC-
sand bushels.
Playing base bail in the streets should be
ended at once.
Give US sidewalk in front of tho new
Butler bank building.
Exports of flour yesterday, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-n;ne barrels.
"Prairie schooners'' pass through the city
daily en- route for the farming lands on the
frontier.
The amount of lumber shipped yesterday
loaded twenty-five cars and contained two
hundred and nine thousand feet.
A hind wheel was wrenched from farm
er's wagon by the street railway track on the
east channel bridge yesterday noon.
The total number of barrels of -four
shipped from Minneapolis yesterday foot up
five thousand one hundred and forty-hve.
Tom Wilson, clerk of the municipal court,
ts able to be out doors once more, and will
days.
Mr.. John s. Holmes. of Shattuck Hall,
Taribaul+, came up to Minneapolis yesterday
afternoon for short visit among his friends
in this city.
Mr.. Warner Wiley is, we are panied to
learn, dangerously Ill. He was on the point
of going to Sioux Falls to open a hotel, but
will be delayed some time, it is feared.
An ugly dog, belonging to butcher on
the East Side, made Oh attack upon small
boy, and before the lad could escape be was
seriously bitten by the llute. The police
will shoot the dog on sight.
The aut horities are greatly bothered by
careless pers ons leaving teams hitched to
lamp-posts ind standing on cross-walks
There is an ordinance prohibiting such pro.
ceedings that should be more strictly en-
forced.
Down in lower town, In the vicinity of
Eight street and Fourteenth avenue south,
the residents complain of several dangerous
dogs that should be shot, The authorities
should commence slaughtering some of these
worthlts So CANNES.
The body of Charlie Nash, recently
drowned ct lie Sueur, was recovered at 8
o'clock, Monday afternoon, near the spot
where the accident occurred. The remains
arrived in the city yesterday, and the funeral
will take place from st. Marks church at
9:15 o'clock this morning.
Tha chief of police is having wire
stretched from his Office to the steam whistle
near at hand. The various beats are to be
numbered and when an officer is wanted it will
only he necessary to blow the number of the
beat and the officer wanted soon appears at
headquarters. This will obviate the former
necessity OF hunting around. town for the
men.
at the meeting of Cataract engine com
pany, No. /, on Monday evening, the cleo
ton of paid engineer and fireman resulted
as follows: Charles Watts, for engineer, and
Charles Hart for fireman. 1t is generally
understood, however, that the names will
not be confirmed by the council. At least
Cd effort will be made to prevent the con-
frmation.
Since the recent rain storms, the cutters
along the principal thoroughfares of the
city present terribly nasty appearance
The refuse from the stores, in many cases
has been swept into the gutter, and, mixing
with the dirty water, greatly adds to the
filthy appearance The street commissioners
should attend to this matter at once, and no,
allow this disease generating nuisance te
continue unabated.
Another runaway occurred on tho lowe1
bridge yesterday morning. A gentleman was
driving across the bridge, when his horse be
cuhao frightened, ran away and threw hin
out He narrowly escaped serious, if no
fatal injuries, az in falling his head missed
BY about two inches the iron railing on The
eide of the bridge. A few slight Commissions
vas the only damage inflicted. The horse
has not been seen since.
A little three year-old child of Niche
Oladay's wandered from home on Monda,
n ght. After searching for some time
noise was heard in the vicinity Of the mark
ct house. Investigating the matter revealed
the fact that the child had fallen through al
opening in the side walk, and only saved from
severe injuries by lodging on one of tn
large stone window stills. Something shoul<
be done to prevent repetition Of this ao
ciaent.
Another collision occurred at the corne
Of Washington avenue and Nicollet street
The collision was between the team belong
ing to Altweim, the butcher, and bugg
owned by q gentleman whose name coul
not be ascertained. The conclusion wa
SO severe az to throw the unknown man ou
and severely injure him. The buggy wa
somewhat injured, but the butcher settle
the matter by agreeing to pay all damages.
Tom Cane, brakeman on the st. PAT
& Pacific railroad, had narrow escap
from being crushed to death yesterday m orr
ing. While crossing the bridge over til
Mississippi river, he, by some means. los
his footing and fell overboard; or, at leas
would have gone overheard had not a con
panion fortunately been at hand and graspe
him by the foot. Clinging on for dear lii
tie brlk,na III WAS carried in this manner
the island, when he was rescued from b
reli!ous positi~n. It was one of the mos
narrow escapes from instant death on recof,
His name is J. B. Atkinson, and he reside
at Forest City. He came down to Minnea]
oils tor short visit, and while enjoying Il
beauties Of the place fell into the hands
certain parties as yet unknown, who used
3. in anything but a gentlemanly name
It is said he INDUCED in rather too much
the ardent. and wandering up near the S
Paul & Pacific depot was, he claims, knocke
down and robbed of several articles of I
great value Bill Koran, notorious chara
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