Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-21
CITY GLOBULES.

a telephone Is being put In the ONCE OF the
Windsor, to connect with McKinney's livery
stables
The board showed but eleven inches of water
in the river yesterday, giving depth of about
eighteen inches in the channel.
The afternoon train on the Chicago, Milwau-
kee St. Paul road yesterday, was abont an
hour behind time, delay encountered on the
The city treasurer disbursed $9, 600 yesterday
to contractors for street Improvements. Seven
thousand dollars of the amount was paid out
on account Of the Rice street sewer.
Gov. Pillsbury has received the following
additional contributions in aid of yellow fever
sufferers: A. F. Barker and citizens of Month
cello, 1926; Sherwood Hough, ODD Fellows of
Minnesota, $3l4.75; G. Ell. Herrick, st. James
80; A. Cutter and citizens and soldiers of
Anoka, $50.25.
Every move in the Jackson street paving
business seems to postpone rather than for
ward that very necessary improvement. The
bids submitted to the board of public works
yesterday gave the project, it appears the
reporter, q black eye from which it will not re-
cover this year.
John Sloan, farmer residing about six
miles from the city, lost brown mare and sor-
rel colt, Wednesday night. He says the ami
mails were stolen. and tracked to this place.
He is vigorously on the search here and at Min
neapolls. He has invited Chief Webber to
squint after the property, also.
Another sheriffalty Richmond is in the field,
if street corner gossip is to be believed, in the
person of the hero of the long night ride from
st. Peter to st. Paul, at the time of the Sioux
massacre, the Hon. VIM. 81. Shelly. 1t should
be stated that Wllllam is not candidate of his
own voition, but that he is being pressed for
the position by his friends.
The announcement yesterday of the death of
Mrs. Gen. j. w. Bishop, was not unanticipat-
ed, but was still sad event her family and
numerous friends. She had been sufferer
from the fell disease of consumption for some
time, and latterly her death has been expected
but coming, even with the partial preparation
of the anticipation, the blow is none the less
poignant to friends and relatives.
1t is not often that man becomes 40 absent
minded as to FORGET span of horses, wagon
and load of coal, all at once. His name is
unknown, but there was such a man in the
city Yesterday. From noon until 10 o'clock the
above property was left uncared for at the cor
ner of Ninth and Exchange streets. A report
was brought into police headquarters, and the
night.
The board of public works did good thing
yesterday morning when it instructed Engineer
Sewall to put the cement pipe mandatory on
the same basis manufacturers of other pipe
IN the matter of city contracts. In other
words that the city should not require test of
the cement pipe unless all pipe was subject to
the same ordeal. The patronage of home in
dustrles, wherever possible, is the surest road
to wealth.
City Comptroller Roche thinks st. Paul is
grandly advertised in the estimated tax lew.
For city, county, State and school taxes and
for all other purposes the levy is estimated not
to exceed thirteen mills. This too on a reduced
valuation OF personal and zeal property from
last year. The levy last wear was made on .
valuation OF SIG 600, 900; this year the estimate
Is made ON property valuation (real and per-
sonaD of $23, 100000.
Between IL and o'clock Yesterday
small fire and a considerable scare happened
in J. A. Bailey coal office, corner of Robert
and fifth streets. Two or three were seated
about the stove taking in the warmth against
the Manitoba wave, when, without the usual
warning of smoke, small-sized flame shot out
OF the ceiling next to the stove-pipe. The
stove and pipe were handled, without wet
blankets, and hustled out doors. iu-
diciciously applied bucket of water ex-
tinguished the fire without any damage. No
alarm was turned In.
Sheriff Schell, of Mason City, Iowa, passed
through this city yesterday having in charge
Thomas Williams, whom he arrested at Gin
ton. Wis, few days ago. He was lodged in
the Jail for safe keeping till train time. Will
lams is charged with the crime of seduction
and bastardy, and is being taken to Iowa on
requisition from the Governor of that State.
When asked yesterday by a reporter whether
didn't know, but probably he was being made
the scapegoat of somebody of greater promi-
nence at Mason City.