Daily globe., 1879-02-09
CITY GLOBULEs.
The city treasurer disbursed $l91 Yesterday
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The city treasurer disbursed Sl91 yesterday
to the street force.
The city contractors were allowed $4,000
yesterday "a partial payment on contracts.
Lincoln Grove No. IL, Druids, are making ex
tensive preparations for their grand calico bal
to be held at Armory Hall Feb. 81.
The State House of Representatives met al
10 o'clock yesterday, forty-three members
answering to the oll-call-eleven less than 8
quorum. An adjournment was accordingly
taken until tomorrow, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
The brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen'
second annual ball takes place next Thursday
evening, at Armory Hail. Tickets can be pro-
cured and orders left for carriages at A. p.
Wilkes, r. O. Sweeney's and J. p. Aliens drug
stores.
The second number of the lndependert
1ar'"er and F5reside Companion appeared
promptly on the first of the month. handsome
~ empelilshed, and really excelling the first
Der. This publication ought to be generously
supported by our business men.
The first grand masquerade of the season.
under the auspices of the German society, will
be given at the Athenaum Tomorrow evening.
concert orchestra, and novelty has been Of
fered IN the shape of $50 in gold for the best
costume and dancer. The managers have heep
interchangeable in their efforts to secure the suc-
cess OF the entertainment, and the masquerade
promises to be the grandest of the season.
Cnanclng to meet one of our prominent busi-
ness men yesterday, the Dunham-Town scan
dal, at Minneapolis, came up and though the
gehtleman is not friendly to Dunham, he ex-
pressed the opinion that injustice was done by
assuming In advance that he was guilty of the
oaences OF e charged. This gentleman argued that
II guilty he would never have made an assault
which was sure to bring the whole scandal be-
lore tne public, but would rather have sought
concealment. There is a good deal of force to
the argument.
The engagement of the Wallack dramatic
company, commencing at the Opera House to-
morrow MORO" evening, promises an entertainment
WHICH no cultivated citizen of St. Paul can
wen afford to forego. The company supports
the celebrated comedian, Mr.. John Dillon, who
Will appear as the central attraction in the
1nlmltable IL comedy of ''roby the Coniurer.' y
W Mr. Dlllons fame as comedian is based upon
Sue GruesI principles of the art, and the mere
mention of his coming should be sufficient in
ducement to fill every seat in the house.
The two men from Sandy Bar arrived in town
yesterday, and being seized with an unaccount-
able lassitude, superinduced by the fatigue of
the Journey and further accelerated by numer-
GUS potatlons of tanglefoot they pillowed their
neaas at night all on the unfeeling boards of
the transfer house at the foot of Siblev street.
Officer Calvin would fain have aroused the
pilgrims from their slumber, failing in which
ne procured dray and landed the innocents
at the station. They WILL no doubt be suff6i-
GENTLY sober to reveal their identity this morn
ing.
As promoter of lively broils, old fashioned
bug-juice can't be discounted. It might have
been viewed from this standpoint by Thomas
Carr and Edward Dervine as thew took on
enough of the aforesaid to asphyxiate a brace
OF very feeble intellects on Friday night. and
then again it mightn't. It ia quite certain
however, that the row took place. and thai
Captain Clark called the turn on the principals
as ne dragged them out of Conley's variety
theatre. They had nothing to say when the
case was called yesterday, and it naturally fol
lowed Tor the court to do all of the talking, who
disposed OF Carr for eighteen days, while the
latter will remain down until next Sunday.
1t Is rare indeed that more imposing
funeral cortege is seen than the one which &C.
companied the mortal remains of the late vii
liam Mattocks to their last resting place on yes
terday afternoon. In addition to the larg.
number OF friends present. the funeral was at
tended by the Knights of st. Paul, the Father
Matthew Temperance society, the paid fire de
partment association and the fire department
proper. The following well-known citizens
acted in the friendly capacity of pall-bearers
Mr. Thomas Grace, Mr.. Richard Ireland, Mr.
Timothy Reardon, Mr.. c. B. Stanley and Mr.
John Bell. The remains were conveyed to tn,
Cathedral, where high mass was celebrated, fol
lowed by an eloquent tribute to the memory O.
the deceased by the Rev. Father Shanley. afte
which the remains were inferred in the Gatholi
[ cemetery.