Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-14
CITY GLOBULES.

yesterday to pay interest on the city debt fall
ing due this month.
County Auditor Davis is employed in max
out his annual financial statement to be sub
mitted at the next regular meeting of the
county board.
Up to date there has only been one alarm of
fire, and one still alarm, for the current month
against eight alarms for the corresponding
month last year.
Twenty prairie schooners passed through the
oity yesterday from points in Goodhue county,
destined for locations in the vicinity of Morris,
Stevens county.
John Lynch is u bad man, with sinister eye.
and diseased palate for bug-juice. He was
before Judge Flint yesterday forenoon, and was
given twenty days in the county bleachery.
Winter lingering in the lap of spring. The
thermometric and boreal indications of last
night are that the old rascal has firmly planted
himself, and the protests of the virgin avail
her nothing.
The advance guard Of colony of some one
thousand persons, consisting of fifty adults,
destined for locations in the vicinity of st.
Vincent, will reach this city by the West Wis
consin this morning.
regular meeting of the board of relief of
the aims house and hospital was held yesterday
forenoon, at which thirty two orders for wood
and provisions were issued, following which
the committee adjourned.
The revenue from licenses to date amounts
to $15,02o. OF this amount $4,000 has been
paid in for l4O liquor licenses; $3.50 for butch
ers' and $77O for beer licenses. Besides, TWEEN
ty-two licenses for miscellaneous purposes have
been issued.
The council committee streets, together
with the aldermen from the First and Fifth
wards, will hold meeting at o'clock this af-
ternoon, at SINNERS store, corner of Grove
and Mississippi streets, for the purpose Of con-
sidering the line of Mississippi street.
Geo. w. Lamson's insurance agency is con-
stantly in the advance. In addition to his
other excellent fire panies, he has added the
Imperial ant the Northern OF England, two of
the largest purely fire insurance companies in
the world. Mr.. Lamson's agency is at No. AZ
East Third street.
The old lady whose loss of a satchel was
noted in the GLOBE a day or two since, met
with the misfortune on Slbley street, tie
satchel containing property to the value of
$50. She remained day in the city after the
loss to endeavor to recover it, but finding it
hopeless went on her journey.
Fletcher Williams, secretary of the State
Historical society, was feeling good yesterday
over the presentation of "'The Boydell Shakes
peare," the first copy reproduced by the hello
trope process from the original plates. The
books contain one hundred engravings, and the
original work is considered very cheap at 300.
DR.. Q. Il. Boardman made the gift.
Complete returns of the annual election of
town officers in White Bear township at last
Tuesdays election were received yesterday,
with the following results: Board of super
vlsors, e. y. Rene, chairman, Joseph Ref and
Edward Long; town clerk, William Freeman;
treasurer, james G. Murry; justice of the
peace, s. 81. Chase; constables, Reuben Clewet
and George Sechuetter.
When the roll was called at Squire Flint's
bailiwick yesterday morning, the first offender
to greet his honor was the old-timer, Elmira
Cressy, whose llvld face and tangled hair spoke
too plainly of the previous nights debauch.
His honor looked pityingly on the picturesque
ruin, and out of mercy for her desolation, and
for the sake of Aud Lang Syne, gave her two
weeks welcome shelter in the county Jail.
Laura Moore, residing over barber shop on
Seventh street, adjoining Stees' block, claims
to be harassed by the warlike demonstrations
of a frisky chin-scraper who threatens to shoot
daylight through her with Fourth of July
barber pole. The distressed damsel unbur-
Flint yesterday afternoon, who threatened the
barber with judicial combing in case the
aforesaid ornament is not confined to its legiti-
mate uses.
In order to satisfy the claims of mum erous
creditors, MIR. Henry Guthunz, doing business
rs cabinet maker and manufacturer of furni-
ture, at No. 155 East Seventh street, made an
assignment yesterday forenoon to MIR. Henry
Meyerdlng, who will at once proceed to an
Ifoh1 10 ,li 4,e H. L
business. The entire assets will not exceed the
sum OF $1,000, consisting Of uncollected &C
counts and appurtenances of the business. The
liabilities are estimated at $4,000.
young gentleman rushed into the county
clerks office yesterday morning and frantically
demanded marriage parchment stating that
he had left the store in such hurry as to for
get the change, promising to bring it around
during the afternoon. He was given the
license on the strength of the assertion, subse-
quent inquiry having developed the fact that
the old man had threatened to persuade him
with double-barrel shotgun. The money
was not forthcoming up to late hour in the
afternoon, however, and the question is, who's
going to pay for the marriage Certificate?
An aged party by the name of Carl Miller is
doing the city as mendicant. He represents
himself as worthy subject and carries letter
to that effect from VIM. Slough, clerk of Ar
hngton, Sibley county. Miller is represented
as farmer out of luck and worthy of a lift.
The fact of hiller's tour, and its object
through the city was communicated to the re,
lief society yesterday and Secretary Chase took
the matter in hand. Town Clerk Slough, of
Arlington, was written to and asked if Sibley
county couldn't take care of It's poor; if not,
what amount of help they wanted As to
Miller, he will be taken in charge and returned
home.
Yesterday the United States district court
and United States commissioner were engaged
in case, or two of 'em, both ''off color" The
offenders were named Burnett, John and Jo-
Feph, nall breeds IN race, and they are each
charged with selling liquor to White Earth
Indians John was arraigned in court to make
answer to the charge, and answered in the af-
hrmatlve. Joseph brought before
United States commissioner Cardozo to have
preliminary examination as to his guilt. John
got tine of $40 and fifty days in Jail. joseph
got continuance until to-day, to await the ar
rival of witnesses. John was brought here
six weeks ago; Joseph a day ago. The broth
ers are united in Jail.
The council committee on streets met ves-
terday afternoon: after having faced the
weather out on Pleasant avenue The object
was to consider the feasibility and advisability
of changing the line of Pleasant avenue from
Ramsey street to Floral avenue The city en-
glneer proposes the change so that an easier as
cent can be made to Oakland avenue, The
proposed change cuts in two and makes a tri-
angular plat Of The lots now on the right side
of the street: Against this the property owners
protest. The committee after viewing the
ground compromised and adjusted the differ
ence by retaining the present line of street.
but will recommend to the council change Of
grade, so that the present steep ascent NAV be
made easier for quadruped or biped.
Mrs. Mary Ann Pierce claims to be a. hard