Daily globe., 1879-06-24


drowning was purely accidental it would not be
necessary to hold an inquest.
Two rufians named Edward Leary and Thos.
Dunn, were before Judge Flint, yesterday,
charged with inaugurating free fight on Min
nesota street. They were given twenty-four
hours in which to hoof it out of town.
William Weloh, Joseph King, Jarnes Howard
and Thomas Clark we're up, yesterday, for en-
deavoring to raise a corner on the leather maret
by depicting the shelves of shoe store. They |
will study rock pile geology for fourteen days |
each.
State Treasurer Pfaender reports the June
settlements by counties with the State as COM
ing forward promptly. Among the counties |
reporting in the last day or two is Wabashaw,
with over $4,000, and Waseca, with over |
$11 900.
The Wednesday evening Great Western band |
concert, and the boating, bathing and other at
fractions, including the electric light, at Elmo
are attracting much attention from our citi-
zens and promise to be the fashionable thing
for the season.
There will be public Masonic installation
of the officers of J. K. Hilyard lodge, Mime
apolis, and Pioneer lodge No. s, st. Paul, at
Pioneer lodge room, jackson street, near Sew
enth, st. Paul, on Tuesday evening, June Oath.
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The Winona rife club treated the boys of the
St. Paul rifle club to bad defeat in the shoot
ing contest Sunday, the score standing 1859
rings for Winona to only $40 for st. Paul. The
st. Paul boys say the victory is only loaned,
and that the next match will different tale
unfold.
monster pickerel was caught in White
Bear lake on Sunday last, weighing 23h
1 ND
the largest ever caught at White Bear. It was
caught by Commodore johnson, of the South
Shore house, and will be served up la
at the Windsor.
William, ,Drier, the man who paid ninety dol-
lars for the privilege of indulging in drunken
spree, was in the municipal court, yesterday,
| charged with drunkenness. He was discharg-
ed on motion of the city attorney, as that Of
fcial was of the opinion that he had already
paid enough for his whistle
party residing near the corner of Martin
street and Western avenue reported the loss of
a pony at police headquarters yesterday. The
animal described is a bright bay, with both
hind legs white; was stolen or strayed several
days ago from the above neighborhoo d. The
man claiming to own the pony failed to leave
| his name.
Arguments of counsel were heard by Judge
simons at late hour yesterday afternoon, in
the case of the city against James r. Walsh,
president of the Street Railway company. The
| suit was brought by the city to enforce the
company to bear half the expense incident to
the paving of Jackson street. The arguments
were heard and taken under consideration.
The excavation for sherman's new block,
corner of Wabashaw and Sixth streets, is rap
idly progressing. Mr.. August Botzet, the con-
tractor for the excavation and foundation, is
menced business here in 1858. He retired
from active business several years since. but
has recently assumed his old position among
the active business men of the city.
Hon. Frank r. Sterritt, of Red Wing, has Sc
cured the location upon which to erect co.
OOO-bushel grain elevator at st. Vincent, and,
with his usual energy, he has already got a
, good portion of the material for the structure
on the ground, and tomorrow he will have the
!, pile.driver at work sinking. timbers for the
, foundation. When Sterritt has anything to do
he never let's the grass grow under his feet.
1t is reported around the city that Mr.. A. A.
Mcleod, who has been absent in Leadville,
Col, for two months past, has struck very
terested in several mines, one of which is being
worked and yielding a rich return, while be
has sold q half interest in another, the st.
Paul, (named in honor of the city of his resi-
dence) to Mrs. Pullman, mother of the Sleep
ing car Pullman, for good round sum.
The $50 recruits destined for the Fifth Unit
ed States Infantry at Fort Keogh, left for that
place last night. Lieuts. William Quinton,
Seventh infantry, Samuel T. Hamilton, Second
cavalary, and Daniel A. Fredericks, Seventy in
fantry, are IN command. The command will
, take river transportation at Bismarck for Fort
buford. At the latter place they will disenl.
r bark and wait for the arrival of boat from
Fort Keogh to transport the command to their
destination
, The State Normal School board will hold a
special meeting at the State Capitol at P. M.
to-day, to-day to to elect principal for the Winona
! be almost unanimous for the selection of Prof.
W. +. Phelps, and large delegation is in the
> city in his interest, including Hon. @. F.. Buck
Ex-Gov. Yale, VIM. Jay Whipple of the Herald,
Judge Thomas Wilson, Hon. H. w. Lamberton,
J.. J. Randall, and others. Evidently if the
wish of Winona is recognized Prof Phelp,
will be selected.
The eleventh annual meeting of the Red
Rock Camp Meeting association will begin to.
. day and continue for ten days. full course
of religious exercises, with sermons from emf
! nent divines, will occur daily. The State tenn
d perance convention will convene on the last
' day Of the camp meeting on the same ground
, Extended and comfortable facilities are ar
ranged for camping parties, and the localit,
8 being only nine miles below the city, it ia con
3 venient of access.
A visit to the st. Paul & Sioux City genera
= offices, yesterday, elected theinformation from
). General Manager Bishop that the work of con
struction on the three branch lines of the com
d pany was progressing rapidly and in all respect
{, satisfactorily. The grading of thirty miles 3
!! the Heron branch is nearly completed, and yea
terday track laying was commenced by larg
,, force and will be vigorously prosecuted unit
IS the State line is reached. In the meantime 10
eating engineers are at work on the balance O
is | the line. to be followed by the graders.
ie n. Sahlgaard / Co. having first fled thei1
= complaint in Minneapolis paper. concluded
i. yesterday, to file the proper papers in th.
cause in the United States circuit court in st
Paul. The suit is q renewal of the clair
based on the possession of $4,000 worth q
bonds, against which Judge Simons decided
few days ago. Technically it is termed sui
to set aside the recent foreclosure sales of th
st. Paul d Pacific railroad company, while th
,g former was petition to prevent the confirm.
hi ton of the same sales.
be row took place in the market house barr
yard yesterday afternoon, participated in
"a -; three butchers. Derogatory personalities Wei
at hrst exchanged, after which empty Z
volver was drawn by one of the men for pu
poses Of intimidation. The latter action vi
the signal for volley of stones, which pa
no time was nipped by Officer Dowlan and Poun
or Master Shields, who brought the belligeren
til before Judge Flint, They answered to Il
he names of Jacob Yahlert, John Andrews an
M Nicholas Groh, and were fined $3 each on Il