Daily globe., 1879-06-26
CITY GLOBULEs.


Frederick Paff, arrested for inaugurating q |
ruotion in Fort street saloon, was discharged |
yesterday for want of prosecution.
Superintendent Wakeman, of the st. Paul,
Minneapolis Il Manitoba railway, left last even
ing for the purpose of locating elevators at St.
Cloud Melrose, Osseo and Alexandria.
Ten vagrancy cases were disposed Of by |
Judge Flint yesterday. Four of them will
shake st. Paul dust from their sandals, while |
the remaining six will recreate on the rock |
pile.
Old Larkin, the Seventh street shoemaker,
was assisted early yesterday morning to the
lookup by Officer Nygaard. He was. threat
dent.
Officer DeCorsey is in receipt of letter,
signed Beta, from Dundas relative to a robbery
involving S45 If Beta will give more partic-
ulars maybe Officer DeCorsey can answer as re-
quested.
Mr. John F. Smith of the st. Louis, has just
received a splendid piece of mechanism in the
shape of clock 10 feet 9 inches in height
and ~ feet in width. It is from J. J. Fogerty
of Chicago, and is a beauty.
The sale of public lands on the Brainerd
Branch railroad, will take place at the Govern
os's room at ~ NJ today, at which time some
l9, 600 acres will be sold to the highest bidder.
P. T. Kayanagh, auctioneer
The Liedenkranz society will give a grand
picnic at Shady Grove, July the Fourth. The
Great Western band will furnish music for the
occasion, and every arrangement has been
made to make the affair success.
The X. N. packet Rob Roy came in last night
several hours late, loaded down to the guards
with freight, and with a fair showing of sum-.
mer visitors in the cabin. The Roy will leave.
for St. Louis at 7:3O this morning.
HThe tramp brigade, Officers DeCorsey, New
all, Cook and johnson, visited the transfer
house last night but caught no one. The
tramps, after the raid of the night before,
have abandoned the place as a safe rendezvous.
W. II. Sheffield convicted at the last Sep
ternber tern, of the district court, for larceny,
was pardoned yesterday by Governor Pills
bury. His sentence was for ona year in the
county Jail, and he had four months of the un.
expired term to serve.
Maj. II. G.. Thomas, paymaster, lately as
| signed to duty in this department, leaves for
his new station, Fort Buforl, to-day. The
major carries with him the hearty good wishes
| of his old, and the many. new friends he has
made during his short sojourn in the city.
Everybody thought the notorious Somer-
| vile divorce scandal had been buried out of
the sight of honest people, but it is under
| stood that petition is being circulated among
the witnesses at the trial to reopen the case
| for the purpose of settling the ownership to
certain property involved therein
Col Anderson D. Nelson United States
army, lately retired, arrived in the city yester-
day. The colonel may be considered to be on
l 60 90 E,,k,
dence, with great prediction for the glorious
| climate of Minnesota. He was greeted with q
| hearty welcome by numerous friends yester-
| day
Hon. Thomas Simpson, the Winona Normal
school director, was still in the city last even
ing, with headquarters at the Merchants.
| There are those SO suspicious minded as to say
that Mr.. Simpson is waiting for the indigna-
| tion of his people at his betrayal of the cause
| of Prof. Phelps, to subside a little before he
puts in an appearance among them.
"A special will leave the depot at the foot of
Jackson street every morning at 9:1O during
the continuance of the exercises at the camp
grounds. while all regular trains from both di-
train for St. Paul and Minneapolis will be due
to leave that point at z P. NJ. each day, so that
parties can spend the day there and return at
night.
One of the happiest men in this city is 81.
E. Mann, Esq, of the popular dry goods house
of Zahm & Mann, Seven Corners. Last Sun
day fine, chubby little fellow, that turned
the scales in the vicinity of twelve pounds,
made its appearance at the Mann mansion, and
filled the household with JOY, it being the
first born. Its PA says: ''Mother and son
are doing splendidly."
Department headquarters is in receipt of an
order from the war department assigning Lieut..
Colonel Samuel Woods, deputy paymaste,
general, to duty in st. Paul. In the event Of
the order being carried out to the full, Col
Woods win assume the duties Of chief pay.
master of this military dePaItmsnt7 t. The i'm:
preston, however, prevails that Col. Woods
will retire from active service at an early day
The annual graduating exercises and exhibi
tion of st. Joseph academy occur to-day. The
} GLOBE and all that is necessary at present is
to repeat that it is excellently arranged, will
choice musical selections, both Instruments
and vocal, diversified with recitat1ons and orig
} inal essays. The patrons of the school will b,
J favored with an excellent and instructive en-
, tertainment.
Three lumbermen were stripped to the waist
yesterday evening, near the Sioux City freigh
house, for set-to according to the rules
! the London P. R. Officer DeCorsey observed
the preparations and summarily interferet
on their coats and put off the fight. The las
seen of the three they were going up Thirt
| street discussing amicably future arrangement
|, for the fight.
Victor Hjortsberg, assistant secretary o
state, closed a book of official letters and com
munications, the first document in which wa
: dated May Is, 1858, and referring to the failur
g of the legislature to furnish State seal an
[ | inquiring if it would be proper to coutinu
the use of the Territorial SEAL, signed b
: Francis Baasan. secretary of state. and ad
0 dressed to His Excellency, II. 81. Sibley. Th
0 last document recorded in the book is tn
notice of publication of the articles of incol
o poration of the Mankato & st. Cloud Railroa
! company.
The Great Western band gave q concert las
! night at Lake Elmo to delighted audience Q
y 500 or more The music was excellent. tn
n good spirits to enjoy. Among the features wa
# the electric light last night it worked to
10 charm. The beautiful surroundings of th
e lake were lighted up as if in the full glare :
9 day, yet with mellowness that partook of th
e light shed by the moons of Jupiter. were the
10 near enough to outshine our one petty satellite
s The novelty of the electric light attracts man,
d and last night the verdict bordered on the er
lie thusiastic, 'just Splendid when it was talke
E. about. Five car loads went out from this cit,
" and a train from Saltwater added quota
y the pleasure seekers. Everybody got home ,
il the reasonable hour of 1890 o'clock, perfect
delighted with the excursion, and the ente
9 tainment given at Lake Elmo.
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Il Merits Practically Tested
y. SAINT PAUL, Mimi, May az, 1879.
= Prof W. A. Faddis:
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