Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-29
CITY GLOBULEs.
Have you seen the comet?

House this afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Judge D. A. j. Baker, who was thrown from
a buggy and injured a few days since, is con-
val. scent.
Walter 81. Underwood is dangerously ill with
diphtheria. His mother was autographed for
on last evening.
The st. Paul & Pacific have received eight
tory at Wilmington, Del.
The Merchants hotel opened a new registry
book yesterday. A book don't last long when
two to four pages are filled daily.
The timber to be used in the extension of
the Wabashaw line of street railway out Sum
nit avenue, is being scattered along the pro-
posed route.
$ The warm weather has put the thrifty house,
holder to work cleaning up his premises and
getting them in readiness to don their summer
suit of green.
State Treasurer Pfaender has awarded the
contract for furnishing the State $50 cords of
green body maple wood to E. Il. Robinson, of
Dayton, Hennepin county.
Complaint has been filed in the district
court by Jonathan Richards ct al. against
David E. Miles ct al. to enforce payment of q
Judgment amounting to $2,05s.75.
Property owners in the vicinity of the Seven
Corners are feeling elated over the fact that
several new business firms have established
themselves in that vicinity in the past two
weeks.
Mayor Dawson was at work on city business
yesterday with a vigor. It was terribly mo-
9e 1os but aecssSaF *, signing his name
coupons attached.
The ladies' matinee at the Opera House this
afternoon promises to be largely attended.
1.-THE Chimes of Normandy" that was received
with such favor last week, will be repeated
with a strong cast.
The st. Paul Book and Stationery company
ID. D. Merrill Il Go. and White, Stone & Co. J
yesterday put up some of the handsomest signs
to be seen in the city. The main sign is huge
affair, so plain that she who runs may read.
A lively CONSERVATION was created on Seventh
street yesterday afternoon, by the frightful
movements of a runaway team, which dashed
furlously east on that thoroughfare, being
caught by Officer DeCorsey when nearing
Broadway.
A complaint was yesterday filed in the office
of the district court by Breen & Young against
Steele, Mcintyre & Co. to enforce the payment
of $446.25, the amount due on their contract
for supplying granite for the superstructure of
the Fort Smelling bridge
James Mccarthy in the Dakota county iail
on sentence for stealing wood, has been par
doned out by the Governor, evidence having
been furnished going to show that the trans
action was the outcome of neighborhood
quarrel, rather than deliberate theft.
The sale of seats for the Mccullough troupe
yesterday was exceedingly gratifying and there
is every prospect of a most successful season.
st. Paul is rarely favored with the presence of
SO distinguished an actor, and the opportunity
should be missed by no lover of the sublime
tragedies Of Shakespeare.
What might have been fatal accident oc-
CURED to Assistant City Engineer Hollings-
head on Thursday. While ascending from a
Chestnut street manhole portion of the debris
gave way, striking that gentleman on the head
fragment Of rock coming in contact with his
forehead, inficting painful but not very seri-
GUS cash.
Several days ago the GLOBE gave an account
of the arrest of a lad named Mifel Marta, in
Ingersoi's store, while in the act Of stealing.
He was subsequently sent to the Reform school,
that the young rascal had escaped. He got
away Thurday night. His father is anxious to
have him returned to custody.
Large bodies move slowly. The route for the
proposed short line between st. Paul and Min
at work and few days more will probably tell
the story, and then the dirt will fly until the
road is completed and cars running. The Chi
cago Milwaukee & st. Paul folks are noted for
pushing things when once fairly started.
The fellow arrested by Office Clause on sus-
picion of being the man with whom Judge
Nelson had the russell Thursday night, was
yesterday identified as veritably the man. He
answered to the name of Thomas Hall in the
municipal court, and was made to answer for
his daring effort to break in Judge Nelson's
residence by sentence to break rock for sixty
days.
Mrs. Anna Swoboda, who was arrested by her
husband a few days since, charged with being
insane, was examined with respect to the charge
by Judge O'Gorman yesterday, and found to be
in her rig ht mind. The couple have been mar
RED Tor tVenty-three years, and the unfounded
charge OF the husband is supposed to have or
lglnated from domestic chickering's, which are
said to be uncommonly prolific in the house.
hold.
About March LIST inst, Sheldon Jarrett, Ere
mont Jarrett and Edwin G. Adams were ar
raigned for passing counterfeit coin at Zumbro
on Feb. 22d ult., thus Decorating Washington
birth day. The GLOBE gave full particulars at
the time. Yesterday, Fremont Jarrett was re-
leased from Jail on ball. by order Of Judge
Nelson. This leniency was extended to him
owing to his youth, he being a mere lad of Is
or II years of age.
The pine land trespassers are breaking out
anew with the coming of spring. Yesterday
United States Commissioners Cardoza had
Frank M. Randall, of Lincoln county, before
him for mutilating "the magic circle of the
evergreens'' by doing the pines up into saw ,s
logs. He was held for trial in bonds of $500.
Russell, the Todd county trespasser, who was
up the day before, had his case again continued
yesterday owing to sickness.
The board of education held short meeting
yesterday meeting at o'clsck. President
Murphy, Inspectors Scheffer, Merriam, Hagan,
McCardy. Donnelly and Benz were present.
Lhe meeting was called to pass upon and allow
the teachers payroll for March. This was done
without discussion, and the teachers were then
given their stipend 70 circulate it during vaca-
ton time. The payroll exceeds that Of Feb
ruary by $50. The board, having accomplished
the object of the meeting, adjourned.
Between the great number of immigrants
being brought here from the East by the Chi
oago, Milwaukee q st. Paul and Chicago &
Northwestern railways, and the local ship
ments from this point, the latter averaging
about twenty cars daily, the st. Paul Il Pacific
company rolling stock is strained to it's ut
most to do the business of the road. Five
special trains, as was the case yesterday, would
stump almost any railroad company, but the
St. Paul 4 Pacific was equal to the emergency.
The pedestrians on East Third street near
Jackson were amused yesterday afternoon by
the maneuvers of an inebriated soldier who was
making an attempt to get away with Mr.. G. P.
Peabody's buggy, which was standing in front
of that gentleman's store on the first named