Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-06
CITY GLoBULEs.
Rice street sewer is progressing rapidly.

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Judge Cox, of St. Peter, paid flying visit to
his city yesterday.
Jacob Hoffman was allowed to work off the
effects of bad whisky by hauling down the big
stone pile.
Judge Flint has recovered from his indispo,,
sition, and presided at his court yesterday
The John street bridge in the Sixth ward is
being pushed forward as rapidly as is consistent
with good workmanship.
The Fete Champetre, to be given by the lady |
friends of the Minnesota Boat club, on the |
18th, will, without question, be grand af-
fair,
The bridge was crowded by ladies and gen
tlemen last evening listening to the musical
strains of the Great Western band at the
Tivoi.
The stores on Third street were unusually
busy last evening up to a late hour, the de-
ightful weather bringing the ladies out in
great force.
The slaughter house over the bridge is in
sufferable nuisance. The poisonous stencil
from it the last few days was sufficient to breed
pestilence
The tickets issued two weeks ago for the
Great Western band picnic at Elmo (Bassj lake
will be good for the excursion to the same
place next Sunday.
Quite number of the honorable Senators
took advantage of the adjournment of the i'm
parchment court to Friday morning, to make
a flying visit to their homes.
Miss Julia Bergfelt the popular and accom-
plished vocalist, and Mr.. w. L. Anderson, with
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evening at the Central Presbyterian church.
John Sullivan, a drunk, begged hard to be
allowed to sign the pledge in lieu of paying
| his fine of So and costs. He was permitted by
the Judge to join the family circle of Father
| Matthew.
The steamer Knapp makes regular trips to
Taylors Falls, connecting with the 6.25 out of
st. Paul and return the same night. Excursion
| tickets can be had at the depot, foot of jack
! son street.
The high court Of impeachment at least
fair portion of twill attend the graduating
exercises at the University to-day, in which is
included grand blowout and free lunch at
the Nicollet.
Those other little Sixth ward thieves have
not yet been arrested. This leads to ugly ru-
| mors that the rest are not arrested because
their fathers hold property and otherwise have
| influence.
A crowd Of young men gathered on the open
space between Jackson and Temperance streets,
last evening, to witness disgraceful bruising
match between two of their number. aged la
or 10 years.
I The immigration secretary reports an in
creasing demand for the State pamphlet: Let
tiers, he says, are pouring in every day, and an
| immense immigration in the fall and next
spring may be expected.
The cases before Judge Flint yesterday were
mostly DRINKS, and mild ones too. George
Illingworth, (not the photographer was sen.
fenced to the stone pile for four days, in de
fault Of $3.50 fine and costs.
The avant couriets of the circus, in the shape
of thieves and confidence men, have arrived il
sure the door is locked, and when you 60 dow1
town keep hand on your wallet.
The cooling and the wooing Of the doves il
Rice park last night were more demonstrativ,
than is consistent with Goldsmith's idea O
whispering lovers' and the social evil com
mittee's notion of public morality.
A meeting of the directors of the railroa,
} running from Crookston to Fishers Landing
was held in this city yesterday L. E. Rec,
and Geo. i. Becker resigned their places a
directors, and N. w. Kittson and ). J. Hill wer
chosen in their stead.
Mr.. Oertel, butcher Of Seven Corners, foun
? early yesterday morning team, with smashe
up carriage, on Summit avenue, near Robert
sons farm. The team was subsequent
claimed by j. F. Mcintosh, it having bolte
from Robert street at midnight last night.
3 There needs to be more light at Rice park; tw
l or three lamps in the centre are absolutel
necessary for decency's sake, and no better plac
could be found than the music stand, as thel
they would serve double purpose-give ligl
e to the musicians and be q prevention to the oil
e scene and disgraceful practices carried on thel
! nightly.
At the morning train from Sioux City ar
preached Bloomington yesterday morning tt
sleeping car was thrown from the track b
some defect in a rail. The car was prett
badly smashed up, but no passengers wei
hurt. The train had to come on without
and the ladies car, which could not be d.
tached.
A large number of Minnesota pensioners vi
) tied the office of Col. Kiefer, clerk of the di
J. trict court, during the past two days to pr.
cure certificates of the genuineness of the 81,
natures to their applications for their quarterl
pensions. This formality is necessary in vie
OF the recent transfer of the pension office I
Milwaukee. The service is performed graf,
ltously. A majority of the applicants here al
old and infrm, or crippled men, and widows {
deceased soldiers.
George Walter was the dutifu son of twe1A,
four summers who. because his father aske
$ him to work, affectionately placed his litt
fist on the parental eye and applied his duff,
K foot affectionately and playfully upon hi
| nd 1af< bo IF ctr Foo
e ing for his sole. The evidence showed tn
usual disgraceful state of affairs which polio
: court proceedings disclose. The mother of til
boy of course sided with him, and against til
: old man, but Judge Flint fined the lad SIS an
: costs which was paid.
A very large audience of ladies and gentle
men attended Grotes open air concert las
q evening at the Tivoli. The garden was illum
! mated with Chinese lanterns and had a yer
! gay appearance. The concert was most enio,
: able, the music being excellent and the con
calculated to do much good by giving an a
: tractive place to temperate men who are M
a total abstainers, where the presence of ladies {
reputation and character check even the a,
proach to excessive drinking
:, :. Two articles of incorporation were fled
: the secretary of states Office yesterday. Or
was for the Mechanics Building society of TIL
city, with capital stock of 800, 900. T. F. !!
Studdart is president, J. L. Beaumont vic
president, Louis E. Hauser, secretary, Bertra1
Scheffer, treasurer, and w. S. Moore attorne,
The other is the Paper Band Grain Bind,
company of Minneapolis. 1t runs twent
}. years, has capital stock of $4,000, and IL
directors are Geo. A. Brackett, David Olmste,
:. Chas. n. Chute, Chas. L. Francis, and Richal
y Chute.
i. Captain Clark received a communicate
d from the chief of police at Saltwater askir