Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-20
CITY GLOBULES.

One OF Stahlmann's brewery wagons bumped |
up against sleigh on Fort street yesterday |
afternoon and broke 1.-THE sleigh.
The colored people of St. Paul will hold
mass meeting this evening at o'clock, at the
Pilgrim Baptist church OH Cedar street, to con-
slider Mr.. WINDOWS colonization scheme.
Lincoln Lodge No. IL, U. o. A. D., give their
calico ball tomorrow evening at Armory hall.
Arrayed in calico, not fearing to spoil their
clothes. very enjoyable time may be antici-
pated.
One OF the workmen at the sewer drill, cor
ner of Seventh and Wabashaw streets, had his
overcoat stolen yesterday. While he was en-
gagged at work sneak-thief came along and
lifted it,
1t is reported that while boring for water at
st. Vincent, few days since, the workmen dis
covered evidences of extensive salt beds, the
water being so strongly impregnated with saline
properties to be unfit for use.
Anoka is to have new paper started in
April. It will be called the Anoka City Herald,
and an independent newspaper devoted to ag-
riculture, temperance and the general inter
| ests OF the town and county where it is To-
Gated.
| Gen. G. G. Andrews, at request of the House
of Representatives, will this evening at 7:30
o'clock, in the hall of the House. deliver an ad-
| dress civil service in England, Germany,
| Sweden, Norway Holland. Belgium and in the
United States. Ladies' and the public generally
are invited.
While answering the alarm of fire at 6
o'clock P. NJ. yesterday, the hook and ladder
truck upset at the corner of Third and Wash
| ington street-just on the turn of the corner of
| Mathematician hnfa1 afa11, Of
| the riders were seriously hurt, though MI. Con-
rad, who manages the tiller, got bruised
slightly.
The annual festival of the Ramsey county
| Pioneer association will take place at the Mer-
chants hotel on Saturday evening. The an
nual address will be delivered by the Hon. I.
| V. ID. Heard, followed with speeches by Gems.
Sibley and Sanborn, Bishop Ireland and 9th
| ers A cordial invitation is extended to all old
citizens.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Burt
will hold State teachers institute for Lac oui
Parle and adjoining counties at Lac qui Parle,
commencing March 10 at O clock, to continue
one week. County Superintendent Eaton will
preside over the institute, and be assisted in
teaching by Prof G. W. G. Hyde, of the Min
neapolis business college.
The little row which occurred between Coro-
|
a few days ago. got an airing in the municipal
court yesterday. DR.. Stein was called up as a
dlsordelly, and was promptly acquitted. Not
so with Boyer. The facts were against him,
and ne was bound over to keep the peace for six
| months in the sum of 5000.
10 date, the city treasurer reports the pay
ment of personal taxes by l,7G0 against whom
the tax was assessed. The whole number SUBJ
Ject to this taxation was given sat 5000. Of
the number many are non-residents. The
penalty attsches to all dclinquents on and
after the 2Sth inst. stitch in time etc.. is
wonderfully applicable in this instance.
Yesterday morning at 4:3O o'clock, an alarm
OF lire was turned in from box 49, at Engine
house No. 2: The cause bit of a flame in
the rear of Sternberg's store on Seventh street.
The ire originated from defective chimney,
> and put hole through the roof to the extent
OF $7o worth. The fire department got on q
,, stream and extinguished the fire before any
more damage was done.
The German society celebrate the carnival
season by grand masquerade on next Mon.
} day night. Prince Carnival and other grand
appropriate characters will open the ball, and
his gorgeous attendants will give series of
tabieaux during the evening. Every prepara.
ton has been made to have the affair far sur
2 pass the late ball. Premiums are offered TO,
the best character, groups, etc.
The Senate committee on towns and counties
held meeting at the Merchants hotel last
night. The subject of abolishing Big Stone
county came up for consideration. After con.
siderable discussion, the committee decided tc
report a bill to incorporate the southern part
) OF the county with Traverse, ceding the forth
. half to Grant county. The whole matter to be
left to the vote Of Grant county on receiving
the territory so coded.
l The Ramsey county legislative delegation
and Inspectors Scheffer, Murphy, Kerr, Mer.
rlam and McCardy, of the board of education
nao a consultation over the bill in reference to
the board. The board presented a. bill differ.
ing somewhat from Senator Gilfllan's bill in
providing that the board should draw it's own
orders, etc., by two-thirds vote, without ref
ercnce to the city comptroller. Some other
features are changed from the bill heretofore
| proposed. The legislators took the matter
, under consideration and referred it to Messrs.
q. d. Gillian and James Smith, Jr, to pre-
, pare an amendment to the former bill embodv-
ing the boards suggestions