Daily globe., 1879-03-30
CITY GLOBULES.

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Passion Sunday.
Renovate your fan.
The street sprinklers commenced operations
yesterday.
The weather is suggestive of spring lamb
and green peas.
The mercury must have donned his summer
| trousers yesterday.
The council committee on claims met yes
terday afternoon, ard passed few minor
| bills.
| The supreme court meets Tuesday. Clerk
Nichols will be ready for business unless the
| printer fools him again.
| Mr. Charles Eaton took the remains of his
deceased wife to Winona yesterday, that being
their former place of residence.
The society for the relief of the poor hold
special meeting tomorrow (3lst inst.) at II
o'clock. full attendance is desired.
The transfer line of J. g. Cook & Co. had
| what may be called busy day Friday, trans
ferring upwards of 1000 people and their bag
gage.
Nick Pottgieser, who has had all his time oc-
cupied the past two weeks in nursing severe
attack of inaammatory rheumatism, was out
summing himself yesterday.
Justice Berry, of the supreme court has
made two dissenting opinions within
weeks, the last yesterday. If he continues he
will earn the title of the great dissenter.
motion for final decree of foreclosure on
one hundred and fifty miles Of the main line
IF tha pou1 & Auth to
Morris, was heard before Judge Brill, yester-
day.
A joint meeting of the county board COM
mittees on claims, taxes, roads and bridges,
and education was held yesterday at the audi
tors Office. It was very much like full meet
ing Of the commissioners.
The dulcet tones of the high pitched voices
of the auct1oneers were a-going yesterday. A
lot OF buggies at Webb's stable and house ef-
fects along the news route were;knocked down
preparatory to the spring moving.
Mrs. Penny relapsed into her chronic failing
last night and imbibed deeply of forty-rod tan
gle-foot. She was brought to the station in
beastly state of lntoxication, and will be rec
commended for a long stretch in the county Jail.
The report of the commissioners of the John
Mortimer Hall estate was filed at the office of
the probate court yesterday The commission
ers report adversely on the several claims of j.
Page Monford, trustee, disallowing total claims
to the amount Of $6,275.75.
Among the cases coming up at the April term
Of the supreme court, to convene Tuesday, Is
that made up by Hon. John B. Brisbin test
Ing the constitutionality Of the election law as
| applicable to st. Paul and Minneapolis, requir-
ing the numbering Of ballots when deposited.
bo
menced breaking up, and has brought down
rise of some four inches at this point. The
water is still distressingly low, and without a
very material swell nothing bnt the very light
est draught boats will be able to come through
to this port.
MIR. Neel G. Murray, son of Hon. W. P. Mu1-
ray, left FOR Chicago yesterday, for the purpose
| of engag ing in business in that city. Neel is a
young man of energy and good business quail
ties. and carries with him the good wishes Of
host of friends for the utmost success in his
new field of labor.
Mifel Mortz, the boy whose escape from the
Reform School was spoken of yesterday, was
captured in the vicinity of the building few
moments after his flight was discovered. The
report was made stated, at police head
| quarters, in anticipation that he might make
his way to this city.
Mr.. William O'Gornan has purchased the
cigar and confectionery store formerly con-
Quoted by Mr.. j. E. Burns, No. Sc Wabashaw
street. The location is one of the best in the
| city, and it is MIR. OGorman's intention to run
a full line of cigars and complete assortment
| of fruit and confectionery.
| At the close of the week the license record
stood as follows: Paid in for l49 liquor IL
censes Sl4,90O; for % beer licenses. 1906; 1s
laneous licenses. The record makes queer
showing. Only eighteen hacks, for instance,
! and six butchers are all that are doing business
in the city.
For the past week work has been in progress
to place a partition between the male and fe-
male departments in the jail. The finishing
strokes were made yesterday. In addition to
| the work mentioned, the corridors have been
supplied with new closets and water apparatus
! and the whole is a very material and long
needed improvement
case involving improper intercourse was
up before U. S. Commissioner Cardozo yester
| day, Frank Eberman charged with hav-
ing been too sociable with the Sioux Indians
| of Big Stone county in the traffic of whisky.
Appearances and the evidence was against him
to the amount of 5000 bond to answer before
| the next grand jury.
Clerk Nichols, of the supreme court, is in
receipt of the papers in appeal in the case of
Capt. W. W. Murphy tried at st. James the
latter part of December last, on the charge OF
the murder of Samuel Ash, and sentenced to
pay fine of $500, or in case of default in the
payment of the fine, to imprisonraent in the
Blue Earth county Jail.
The alarm of fire from box five at 1855 yes-
terday, was caused by the discovery of flames
issuing from smoke-house located on the
bluff near the vicinity of the Bohemian settle
| ment, East of the Fort street road. The de-
partment responded to the place designated,
but before reaching the location the incipient
blaze had been extinguished. The damage was
merely nominal
The secretary of the Young Mems Christian
association is called upon daily by young men
desiring to find boarding places, and it would
| seem as though good places where moderate
charges are made are scrrce in the city. Mr..
Holdridge desires to know of all the private
boarding places in town, location and rates.
| that the boarding house registry kept for the
benefit of young men, may be filled up. Par
| ties desiring boarders would do we'll to COM
municate with him at once.
regular monthly meeting of the board of
directors of the aims house and hospital was
! held yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of
| passing upon the March bills. The following
bills were audited and ordered paid: Provis-
ions, ETC., for the poor, $665.62; provisions,
ETC., for the aims house, $233.2l; provisions,
ETC., for the hospital $304.32. Total, 81, ,2O3 15
After the transaction of further unimportant
business the meeting adjourned.
Under the late act Of the legislature creating
farmers board of trade the judges of each
! judicial district were empowered to select
representative from their district. Yesterday
| the honor from this district fell upon Mr..
| IOranZO HOvt 10 nicci0 ,laJ
to him yesterday, signed by Judges Wilkin,