Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-11
CITY GLOBULES.

CITY GLoBULEs.
Without transacting any business yesterday,
Judge Brill adjourned the district court until
10 O'Clock this morning.
The stock of boots and shoes belonging to
John Fetch, ESQ.,, No. rs East Third street, will
be sold at auction to-day.
The ice ia disappearing rapidly along the
shores of the river, the open spaces at many
points being two or three rods wide.
The bridge at the foot of Sibley street run
ming from the bank to the solid ice was re-
moved yesterday, thus mastering the ice
bridge out of service until another winter.
The committee on immigration, with Mr..
Dillon O'Brion as master of ceremonies leave
for Chicago on Saturday next, in order to be in
time for the convention to be held in that city.
To date 131 liquor licenses in amount $1S,-
100, have been taken out and paid for. Licenses
for miscellaneous to the number of IS, varying
in amounts from SIS to 1925, have been record
cd on the books.
His honor, Mayor Dawson, got onto the Sun
day evening variety performances, SO to speak,
yesterday, and instructed Chief Weber that
from this time forward Sunday evening per-
formances must be suppressed.
The first annual ball of the St. Paul brakes
men ia to lie given at Armory hall Tuesday
evening, April Is. The members of the as
ISOLATION intend it to be the best managed and
most enjoyable dancing party of the season.
Mr. J. W. Shepard, son.in-law to Nathan
Myriok, ESQ.,, and we'll known to the business
circles of St. Paul, seriously and even danger
e. L.
improve a little under the skillful and watch
full care he has received, and quite confident
hopes are now entertained of his recovery.
General Terry predicts that the officers quar-
tiers at the Fort will be ready for occupancy by
October l, when military headquarters will be
transferred from this city to Fort Smelling The
general also expresses the belief that fully
100000 will be expended between now and
Oct. l. on contemplated improvements at the
Fort.
Sunday night, while Mr.. R. B. Pratt was
performing his duties as usher at Plymouth
church, some sneak thief stole a lap-robe be-
longing to him, which he had deposited for
safety in the church vestibule. The rascal,
who got away with it, was no respecter of
places. The matter was given into the hands
of the police yesterday.
No. 176 East Seventh street, the Williams
house, kept by William Manson, was burglar
lied yesterday morning. Entrance was OBJ
tanned through the kitchen window. The thief
got away with couple of valises, fortunately
not at all valuable. Suspicion points to fell
low, ;who has done the like business before
and he'll doubtless be collared.
The Historical society held regular meeting
last night. Gen. Sibley, on taking the chair,
thanked the society for again comforting on him
its presidency, and expressed his gratitude at
it's prosperous and encouraging condition. The
council then went into the consideration of the
proposed bylaws, and at a late hour, not hav-
ing completed the same, ad journed until Tues
day evening, March 18th, for their final adop-
ton.
MIR. Portus Dodge, brother of John Dodge,
chief clerk at the Merchants and messenger
for the American Express company, had the
misfortune returning home Sunday evening"
and when near the corner of Fort street and
Pleasant avenue to step from the raised walk at
that point suffering the fracture of his right
leg just above the ankle in his fall. The in
jury is a painful one, and will confne Mr..
Dodge to his residence for several weeks.
The warm weather and the rapid disappear
ance of the ice is causing the contractors for
building the boom no little inconvenience, in
necessitating removal Of their pile drivers
delay for open water SO that scows can be
brought into requisition, which will probably
be but a few days. Up to this time good prog
ress in the work has been made some twenty
nine of the sixty-one piers having been driven,
and other work of construction completed.
Articles of incorporation of the Church of
St. Nicholaus, of New Market, Scott county,
were filed with the Secretary of State yester-
day. The incorporators are Thomas L. Grace,
Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of St.
Paul; Very Rev. Augustin Ravoux, the vicar
Knaufnew, pastor of the Roman Catholic church
of ST. Nicholaus, and Peter Joseph Baltis and
John Mahovalt, laymen, and the obje of the
incorporation is the temporal care of the
church property.
The pressing demand existing in st. Paul for
business locations and residences is evidenced
in the unusual activity in building operations
in all parts of the city. Among the first to set
the trowel, the hammer and the saw to work is
Mr.. John Wann, who already has large force
engaged in closing up the gap in his block ex-
tending from Fourth to Fifth street on Sibley
and half the Fourth street 'front.' all built in
the past two seasons. This enterprise COM
pleted and Mr., Wann will inaugurate others.
A few more such men as Mr.. Mann would be o
good thing for st. Paul Just at this time.
About the 18th inst. Hon. Fl. M. Rice retires
from the board of public works, his term ex-
piling. Mr.. Rice has refused to be named in
connection with re-appointment. In conse-
quence not few have already been mentioned
as the coming man to discharge the duties and
secure " the emoluments'' of the office. Among
those favorably named, and whose name is
most frequently in tho mouths of the people,
is Mr. John harrington. At present nothing
but rumor connects his name with the office
Mr.. harrington is unaware of any thing of the
kind, he being in Washington.
An old lady at the depot last night was in a
furry. She was mixed up between an actual
loss and probable one. She was there to
board the east bound train, and when time was
called, she found somebody had stolen her
lunch basket or travelling satchel. In it were
her night gown, some other undergarments,
several paper parcels, hair brush, comb and
other toilette apparatus. She was very dubious
about going without these articles and equally
uncertain as to whether it would be advisable
to Misc the train. Hence the confusion, which
was finally banished by her son, a laundryman
in the city, coaxing her forcibly to accept the
conductors invitation to "all aboard
Mrs. 81. L. Williams and her sister. Miss