Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-09
CITY GLOBULEs.


Major A. g. Robinson, U. s. A., at the
Metropolitan.
The railroads were all right once more
yesterday, and running on time.
1t looked like war on the levee yesterday
with half dozen artillery caissons scattered
about.
Logs were running over st. Anthony Falls
and into the st. Paul boom at lively rate
yesterday.
! Southern travel Nj innesotaward has set in
in good earnest, every boat and train arrival
bringing goodly number.
r. G. Judson, secretary of the State Agli-
cultural society, was looking after the affairs
of the society in st. Paul, yesterday.
Judge Brill rendered decree yesterday in
the case of William F. Davidson vs.. j. B.
Beals, granting judgment in favor of the de-
PENDANT.
The Arkansas editorial association, 100
strong, including ladies, will reach st. Paul
this morning. The party has apartments
engaged at the Merchants.
The foundation for one of the six-hun-
dred-feetlong freight houses of the St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba railway is nearly
completed, ready for the snperstructure
Jacob Hoffman and Charles Epps were be-
fore Judge Flint yesterday, charged with
combing down Third street barber with a
flat iron. The hearing was continued until
A. NJ. to-day.
The excavation for the new headquarters
building of the St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba railway, is progressing rapidly,
and work upon the foundation will be inau-
gurated in few days.
The GLOBE regrets that it can announce
no improvement in the condition of Col.
Girart Hewitt. He still remains in a semi
unconscious condition, and his physicians
have but faint hopes of his recovery.
The counterfeit half dollar, which, by mis-
take, no doubt, slid into the collection on
| Sunday evening at the baptist church, for
the benefit of the w. G.. T. O., is in the treas
ury of the latter, labeled and awaiting the
donors disposal.
johanna Flynn, or the woman in black,
was released from Jail on Monday morning,
and the occasion was celebrated by indule
/ ing her Unsuitable or burning thirst for
tanglefoot. She was committed again. YES
terday, for seven days. -
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold its regular monthly meeting
to-day at the Y. M. G. A. rooms, at 8 o'clock
sharp. Every temperance woman in the
city who is interested in aggressive work in
this line is requested to be present.
Jacob Rittman and wife, who have been fig-
uring around the courts for several days red
hot for divorce, amicably arranged mat
tiers, yesterday, and have gone to house.
Keeping again. A good example for others
domestically unhappy to follow.
| An excursion party of prominent merchants
and others, will leave Chicago about the
10th inst. for visit to the Irish colonies in
| the northwestern part of Minnesota. They
WILL stop at st. Paul en- route to the colonies
| and will be accompanied by Bishop Ireland.
At the annual meeting of the St. Paul
local board of underwriters, held yesterday
at their rooms, the following officers were
elected for the new year: e. E. Hughson,
president; George w. Lamson, vice prisi-
| dent; G. A. Eaton, treasurer; R. F. Marvin,
| secretary.
The officers of the Midland Railway COM
pany have filed with the secretary of state
notice that it becomes subject to the pro-
visions of chapter Ill, special laws of 1873.
providing for the payment of railroad com.
tanles of per centage upon gross earnings
in lieu of taxes.
The Mississippi begins to look as it did in
olden times of June rises. The mark last
evening showed nine feet, rise in the
twenty four hours of one foot and ten inches.
This is the greatest depth reached in four
years past, and the river men are CORES
pondingly happy.
The August Robe case, charged with re-
slstlng an officer, came up for hearing in the
municipal court yesterday morning. It was
SHOWN that he was laboring under excite
ment at the time of his arrest, and that
several delays were almost unavoidable. The
case was argued and taken under advisement.
A member of the Jones family got on a
bender night before last and was hauled up in
the municipal police court yesterday morn
ing. bis first name is inmaterial, suffice it
that ne is noble sprig of the highly illus
trious family. He agreed to swear off, or
stick to ices. and the case was dismissed
with light fine.
The X. N. packet, Belle of La Crosse,
Capt. Billy Bowlan, Clerk Van Mort, was in
last evening with an immense freight trip
and cabin full of people, most of whom
have come for a few weeks or months at
some of Minnesota's famous summer re-
sorts. The Belle will leave for St. Louis at
~ NJ. to-day.
James Y. Caldwell, a former sheriff of
Ramsey county, died at Winnebago City on
Saturday aged So or 81 years. He left St.
Paul In 1868 and resided on farm in Blue
Earth county ever since. He was married
In 1857 to Fannie, daughter of A. T. G.
Person, of this city. His wife and five
children survive him.
The MIR. John O'Brien mentioned in the
municipal court proceedings yesterday, as
being before his honor, Judge Flint, charged
with assault and battery, was not Mr.. John
q. OBrien, the city gas lighter. This Mr..
OBrien is altogether too busy looking after
the interests of his employers to have time
for any ructions requiring his attendance
before the municipal court.
At 10 o'clock last night John Maher was
passing along Robert street in company with
friend, when he was suddenly precipitated
into man-trap near the corner of Fifth
street, caused by defective sidewalk. He fell
distance of several feet and was severely
injured about the face and head. He re-
paired to the Wild Hunters hotel, where his
injuries received proper attention.
The members of the boat club entered in
the Keokuk regatta, accompanied by several