Daily globe., 1879-02-18
CITY GLOBULES.

CITY GLOBULES.
The regular quarterly meeting of the St.
Paul Relief society will be held at the office at
10 o'clock this morning.
The fire department inspected 1872 plugs yes
| terday, about dozen of which were in con-
| dition to occasion repairs.
The council committee on claims met yes
| terday afternoon, and allowed sundry minor
bills for material and labor.
The boneless contortionists of the St. Paul
gymnasium will twist and turn in public on
| the evening of the 21st inst.
Yesterday the paid up liquor licenses tprned
the corner of 100. In other words and figures,
the city is enriched by saloon traffic $4,000.
Owing to slight breakage, the Sioux City
express, due here at II 05 A. NJ, arrived yester-
day, one hour and twenty minutes behind
| time.
This term of the district court cannot extend
over much more time. At present there are only
| nine jury cases left for trial, and the special
term on Saturdays has decimated the court
calendar cases.
| ripple of excitement was created on the
corner of Jackson and Fifth streets yesterday,
| by the burning of Schutte's chimney, the in
| cipient blaze being discovered in time to pre-
vent any serious damage.
! Mr.. M. II. Southwark, a boarder at the Amer
lean house, mourns the loss of solid gold
scarf pin, which evaporated from room 81 in
that caravansary on Sunday afternoon. He will
consult materializing medium.
Quite an excitement occurred in the district
court room yesterday morning during the How
ard trial-one of the spectators suddenly fell
upon the floor in fit. All were upon their
| feet in an instant, and order was restored only
after the party had been carried out of the
| court room.
The through Omaha express on the st. Paul
& Sioux City road, due here at IL A. NJ, was two
hours and twenty minutes late yesterday, hav-
| ing been delayed by an accident to the train
going west, by which a car was thrown from
the track just beyond shakopee, breaking a
| truck. The accident was caused by a broken
! rail.
| burly looking man with an Indian sum-
mer suit of hair came into police headquarters
| yesterday to complain. He said he lived down
! about the corner of Fourth and Rosabel streets,
and down there certain small boy was always
making faces at him and calling him out of his
| name. He was promised that "that boy''
should be suppressed.
An alarm of fire was turned in from box
70 yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock The
tremen got to the locality, and found bit OF
blaze at the St: Paul pork house (J. T. Nc
Mlllan) on Seventh street, near Jackson. The
hre was extinguished with bucket or two of
wate-' 1t originated from a defective stove
pipe, and burnt small sized hole in the roof
Damages only nominal.
The tramps are employing bit of strategy
in evading Col. Aliens stone pile. They no
longer seek accommodations at the police sta
tlon, but saunter into, about nightfall, the
Relief society's office. They have been trudg.
ing in nightly during the past week to get
| lodgings. The custom is to make them saw a
little wood, or do chores for their accommoda-
tlons, but they are timing their arrival SO as to
avoid even this little obligation.
lively commoticn was created on Wabashaw
street, yesterday afternoon, by the cavortine
proclivities Of farmers team attached to
an empty wagon. The team became frightened
on Fifth street, near Wabashaw, running north
on the latter thoroughfare until the market
| house was reached, when 4 collision took place
| with wagon loaded with OATS and almost mex
tricably tangling the wagons. Aside from the
injury to the wagons, no harm was done.
| At the caucus meeting of the Ramsey county
delegation. at the capitol building yesterday, a
number of important measures were taken up
and disposed of. Among other matters the
| question of the manner in which the city en-
glneer should be initiated into the duties and
emoluments of his Office was determined, it be-
ing decided to adopt the compromise measure
OF leaving the election Of that official with the
board of public works, the election to be con-
firmed nv the oOunci1