Daily globe., 1879-05-24
CITY GLOBULEs.


Y affected Mr.. and Mrs. Brautigam. sa co
The drop in the river yesterday was two ur
nches, giving four feet nine inches by the 81;
BOARD, or nearly six feet in the channel. al
The afternoon train on the Chicago, Milwau-
kee l. st. Paul railroad, yesterday, brought in ny ns
three cars of emigrants for the st. Paul -
Pacific country. -
The regular Saturday evening concert, given b.
by the Great Western band, will take place u
this evening, commencing at O. clock, and AL -
lovers of good music should not fail to Fbe y, :,
present.
Messrs. Lawton and O'Brien, who had the dis p
oussion in the Sixth ward Thursday night,
were discharged yesterday by Judge Flint-the Il
matter appearing to have been merely trivial
quarrel.
Information is received here that the profess .
sors of chemistry in several of the leading uni
versities of the country are on their way to 6
Minnesota to have a look at the great meteor I
which fell south of jackson county a couple OF
weeks since. +
Messrs. Harrison, Langdon l. Co., contractors =
for the extension west from Alexandria of the
st. Paul & Pacific branch line have 100 teams
and some 200 men, and next week they will
more than double this force If the necessary
teams can be secured.
The meteor that fell few days since, just
south of Jackson county, is being Uoken up
into small fragments and sold piece as large
as an acorn being rated at $3.50. At this rate
the entire body will bring the lucky finder in the
neighborhood of $780, 900.
An animal owned and driven by Mr.. Webb
| got on the rampage yesterday, and for few
minutes one would have thought he had pre-
| onopted q mart Of jackson and East Thir01
streets. He was collared on the last named |
| thoroughfare near Cedar street, having con-
trived to accomplish neither damage nor in
jury.
Dr. Lcasure, Jack Wampler, and Mr.. Hite,
of Indiana, are the most skillful sportsmcn of
the season. They arrived in town yesterday
morning from some mysterious lake with
thirteen foot string of beautiful fish weighing
about $50 pounds. Their numerous friends
who were remembered in their distribution
hope they will go again soon.
Col. Lees headquarters. No. IA West Third
street, were again besieged yesterday with APP
plicants for employment on the new post, Fort
Assinaboine. Yesterday was devoted to hiring
masons and the required number were quickly
obtained. To-day the laboring class will have
chance and with the hiring of the allowed
number this closes the business.
Orders were issued by General Terry yester-
day, for the transfer of four companies of the
Seventh Cavalry, together with regimental
!. headquarters, from Fort Abraham Lincoln to
Fort Meade. This makes the force to garrison
Fort Meade consist of six companies of the
Seventh Cavalry and four companies of the
u First Infantry. Col. Sam. u. Sturgis is in
command of Fort Meade.
a The Mankato alleged counterfeiters, John
; Griswold and Wm Morgan, got hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner Cardozo yes
terday. Both were discharged, the evidence
Q not being sufficient to hold them. This looks
) very like giving Messrs. Morgan and Griswold
= an opportunity to become troublesome to the
Mankato local authorities who arrested them
and had them in durance since last December.
n Among the pleasant events of tomorrow
|. !. will be the first excursion of the season to
- Lake Minnetonka, under the auspices of the
IL Great Union band. Trains leave this st. Pau
% & Pacific railroad depot at o clock A. NJ. sharp
to leaving the lake at o'clock P. NJ. Every ar
N rangement has been perfected that could con.
HI is expected that the excursion will be grea
IN success.
I'd Swede, name unknown, tumbled into po
" lice headquarters, yesterday, and declared b,
th had lost watch. When asked s'Where ant
IN when?" he answered at the Menomonie hous
y on Rosabel street, and that it happened tw'
70. weeks ago. He was comfOrted with the as
l
- =. such place as the Menominee house could b
70 found, and if time had not got too strong
y grasp on the ticker.
The condition of MIR. John Hoffman, tn
ta victim to the unfortunate accident at the Car
~ ital City Flouring mills night before last,
J.. not considered 80 critical as the nature of tn
'y accident at first gave reason to suspect. Th
'st sufferer was attended by DR.. Hagan yesterday
who thinks there are the best of reasons fo
20 his ultimate recovery, the Impression bein
100 that no serious internal injuries were su.
it tanned by the accident.
On The committee on streets held meetin
o. o. last night, and transacted the following bus
~ ~ ness: Recommend the opening and extensio
$50 of Curtin street; gives authority to street raj
* way to operate its extension lines; recommen
the grading of Nelson avenue to Rondo stree
he instead of to Carroll heretofore conten
he plated; the extension and widening of Da
le, street from Minnehaha street to the city lin
ba it's was also recommended.
lev By direction of Gen. Terry, announced in o
ms ders issued yesterday, Capt. W. w. Sander
oh fantry,sA D. G., and Lieut. R. T. Jacob, Jr
e Sixth infantry, are constituted board to r,
-, ceive the horses to be delivered at this city
''A' the Woodmansie contract. The horses are Fl
the cavalry service, and the contract for the
purchase was let from headquarters in Chicag
he The delivery of the stock will begin on Il
Ia 26th inst.
J.C. Mccarthy purchased a span of Ke
era lucky horses from J. P. Chinn, few days az
-. which are flyers. He took a turn up osMinn
apolis Thursday afternoon, making che tr
OF from the Seven Corners to Suspension brid
ere in thirty-fve minutes. That would have suit,
.e most people, but Jerry let the steeds come ba.
Oh in their own way, and they made the retul
M trip in thirty three minutes. He paid 5000 f
of the span, and keeping the best one for his ov
an use has sold the other for $780, They a
M blooded stock.
{ 8 Thursday night, about 10 o'clock, the REL
po- dence of Frederick Zane four miles out on t
Red Rock road was entirely consumed by fl
cen Mr.. Zane, wife and six children, had retire
the and were awakened by the heat of the fame
ded and barely escaped with the clothing they b
vas on. The building and contents were 10:
tho nothing being rescued, the fire having got f,
tL control when the family we're awakened. T.
@ @'u9 house was valued at 81 900; insured for $50
oou The origin OF the fire is unknown, but is So
pose to have been defective chimney,
There is blood in the moon, and war has be
declared between the Flynns and the Mel
ODE tyres. The head OF the last named family e
the tered the municipal court Thursday and q
irst bosomed himself to an extent that would ha
age drawn tears from an Alabama crocodile. T
{ is trouble arose from the mischievious tenden
not of three gossoons, members of the Flynn fal
Jr., lily, who play such fantastic tricks at the {
eak pense of McIntyre's dignity as to make exi
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