Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-15
CITY GLOBULEs.

The venire for the next regular jury was
drawn yesterday.
Building operations are more than booming
In all parts Of the city.
''Pinafore" at the Opera House tonight,
with strong amateur cast.
An extensive fire was raging last night in the
brush near Hanks last chance on the road to
Minneapolis.
Hales new block, Jackson street, between
Sixth and Seventh streets, is rapidly approach
ing completion.
Work upon the foundation for the street car
stable, corner of Fifth and st. Peter streets,
was commenced yesterday.
A purse containing a small amount of money
was found on the streets yesterday. 1t awaits
Identification at police headquarters.
One of the tramps got tired of work yester-
day and skipped off. Deputy Sheriff Cleary
wasn't agile enough to recapture the bounding
vagabond.
Tramps are very scarce. The secretary of
the Relief society reports that he had fewer
applications last week for relief than during
any week of the year.
The St. Paul brakemen give grand ball at
Armory hall tonight. Arrangements are made
and preparations fully completed to make it
an agreeable and enjoyable affair.
Charley Haines has ''spread himself on the
scenery for ''Pinafore" tonight, and promises
| to Display the best sets ever placed on the
Opera House stage. He'll do it, too.
Nearly all the seats for the first performance
| of "Pinafore'' have. been sold, and those who
| would get any sort of accommodations tonight
will have to be at the box office early to-day.
| The city treasurer was kept pretty busy yes
terday in receiving payment for licenses. The
expressmcn fought nobly for a chance to
| legalize their business by making payment.
extension of fifty feet to their freight house,
| the increased space being rendered a necessity
| by the rapidly growing business Of the COM
| pany.
The council committee on claims met yester-
day afternoon and passed upon the usual
amount of claims. None were of an important
| character, and all, after scrutiny, readily re-
celved the recommendation to be allowed.
Sheriff T. j. Sheehan, of Freeborn county,
passed through the city en- route to Saltwater
in charge of prisoner named Bennett. He
was sentenced for burglary to two years in the
|
The old shells left by the fire on the David
son property, Jackson street, between Sixth
| and Seventh streets, were torn down and re-
| moved yesterday preparatory to commencing
| werk upon the new brick block to be built by
| Commodore Davidson.
full dress rehearsal of III. NJ. 8. Pinafore''
was held at the Opera House last evening, and
the captivating manner in which the most diff
| hcult roles were portrayed. guarantees a
thoroughly artistic and enjoyable performance
at the formal presentation.
The St. Paul Coursing club was out yester-
day, and had some excellent sport. Four sue
| cessful runs were made in good spirit and
form, the rabbits did their part towards the
fun, and the dogs worked admirably. About
twelve members took part in the sport and ex-
| citing exercise.
Two cars of emigrants and a number of cars
of northwest freight arrived here by extra
| train over the West Wisconsin railroad shortly
after midnight last night. The emigrants will
be forwarded to their destination by the st.
Paul Pacific this morning.
The Sam Lucas company of colored per-
formers will appear at the Opera House on
Friday and Saturday evenings in their interest
ing drama, 'The Underground Railroad" The
company and the play are both highly spoken
| OL ny press, 1Uu GueEe WILL no OOuDt ne
large audiences
Our German citizens have series of enjoy
able entertainments for the near future. Next
Monday the Arion society will give concert
| at the AthenRum; on the Goth inst. the Lieder-
| kranz occupy the same place with delightful
entertainment, ana next Sunday evening the
Turner's present musical, dramatic and literary
| entertainment to friends.
Ralston J. Markoe, of White Bear, has just
secured patent for an improved corn planter.
which is said to be most valuable invention
1t plants two or more rows and marks and
covers, and is a very light running machine.
Though temporarily at White Bear, Mr.. Markoe
is st. Paul boy, and his many friends in this
city will wish him q big bonanza in his inven-
ton.
County Auditor Davis is i'll receipt of requi-
sitions from school districts No. 3, and 20,
calling for books under the Merrill text book
law. The requisitiOn is comprehensive in
| scope, calling for readers, Biographies, arith-
| metlcs, spoilers, grammars, histories and CODY
books all of which will be furnished under the
conditions of the statue authorizing their re-
| QUESTION.
A regular meeting of the bridge commission
was held yesterday forenoon, Mayor Dawson
| presiding. Present-Messrs. Lindeke, Coch-
ran and Knaphide. The minutes of the last
| meeGl1lS were appTOVetl, aICeE WQlCl the COM
mission adjourned to the Office of United
| States Engineer Allen, where an informal con-
| versation took place concerning the progress of
work on the bridge, following which the men,
bers of the commission dispersed.
Yesterday afternoon a barn belonging to
John Tuft, out on the old Lake Como road,
half way between the railroad bridge and
| Gebhardt's hotel, was entirely destroyed by
| fire; no insurance. The fire originated from
falling sparks from the o'clock P. M. freight
train. Fortunately, one of the neighbours a
I Mr.. Bastian discovered the fire in time to
| save horse, which was in the barn. The loss
on building and feed is estimated at $780,
The long promised lecture on 'sEdinburgh
and the Land of Burns" by Rev. DR.. Dana, is
to be given in Plymouth church next Tuesday
evening at o'clock. lively canvass for the
sale of tickets has been commenced BY the
| ladies of the Sociable society, in whose behalf
| the lecture is delivered. The subject will
doubtless interest all Scottish representatives
| in st. Paul, as we'll as the large numbers who,
through the literature aud history of Scotland.
have become admirers of the land. Appro-
| pirate music will accompany the lecture, add
| ing thus to the variety and enjoyment of the
occasion.
A telephone dispatch was received from the
residence of Mr.. Frank Keogh, No. Hopkins
PoAASS
last night. stating that party of suspicious
looking tramps were lurking about the prem
ises, and that it was feared they would at
| tempt to effect an entrance. Capt. Clark and
Officer Nugent hastily repaired to the resi-
dence, and careful search of the outbuildings
resulted in the arrest of tramp who was
found concealed in the barn. When taken to
the light he was identified as the man who es-
capped from Deputy Sheriff Cleary in the after
noon, the same party having applied for food
at the residence of Mr.. Keogh in the early part
Of the evening.
About o'clock yester day, a small boy. not
larger than bar of soap after hard days
washing, was brought into police headquarters.
He wasn't desperate, but only lost lamb
kin. The little stranger took a wonderful
fancy to Officer Newell, and insisted that he
should take him home. The child's instinct
was right. Officer Newell run over in his mind
the faces of the troop of children amenable to
his fatherly kindness and ways, and finally
recognized in the urchin, a son of Eugene