Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-27
CITY GLOBULEs.

The river was at a stand last night at four
feet ten inches by the board, with an upward
tendency.
The steamer Imperial of the Diamond 10
line will be in to-day to return as soon "a her
trip can be transferred.
Sunday night, somebody broke into Colonel
Princes lumber yard Office, corner of Ninth
street and Broadway, and thoroughly ransack-
ed it. The would-be thieves found nothing
for their trouble.
Tho case of Charles Rentz, charged with
stealing the grip sack of an American house
boarder, came before Judge Flint yesterday
forenoon, resulting in his commitment to the
county jail for fourteen days.
The case of Charles Witherell arrested a few
days since on the char @ of assaulting neigh
Dor in West St. Paul, dismissed yesterday
for want of prosecution, report being circu-
lated that the difficulty had been compromised
by the payment of $50.
D. A. Monfort returned from Chicago and
other points Sunday morning where he had
been to purchase twenty stamp mill and
$50 horse power engine for the st. Paul silver
mine in Deadwood. The company expect to
have the mill at work on the LIST of August.
The citizens of Mankato have extended an
invitation to the St. Paul Mmnnerchor to visit
| that city about the 10th of June. The invita-
ton has been accepted and the society will 60 |
up in force, and in addition to q social visit |
will give the opera of Scar and Zimmerman.
The district court was engaged the entire
day yesterday in hearing the case of P. 81.
| Kelly VS.. Wm L. Hail. The suit is for the
balance due bill of goods sold and involves
! in amount between two and three hundred
| dollars. 1t was given to the jury last night
The staunch, fast and fine X. N. packet Red
Wing, Capt. Hight, was at the levee at an early
hour yesterday morning with a big trip of
| freight and number of people. The Red
Wing is still at the levee but will leave prompt
| ly at 10 o'clock this morning for St. Louis.
The next boat of this line will probably be the
big Tidal Wave.
A farmer, German, name unknown, residing
out on the road to Lake Como reported at po-
lice headquarters yesterday that his house had
been entered Sunday and his wife's cloak
stolen. Entrance was made through window
during the absence Of the family, and the
wonder is that the place wasn't stripped of all
portable valuables. The theft is laid up to the
account of tramps.
Mr.. John Seeger, builder, on Market street
opposite Rice park, was thrown out of his
buggy yesterday, but escaped without injury.
l, | Ills NOISE LOOK lT1SuU HEAR VIC COIuSI VI xuAN
and Market streets, turned abruptly down
Third, upset the buggy and with it landed MIR.
Secger out into the street. The horse was
caught at the corner of Cedar street, and the
buggy was picked up in detail all along Third
street.
Friday and Saturday will be gala days for
the little folks. as Tony Dcnier's Humpty
, Dumpty troupe is advertised to appear. The
! company is Identical with that which appeared
here last year, and we need not, therefore,
: speak of it's excellence. 1t will, no doubt,
y crowd the house at each performance. Besides
, the evening entertainments, a matinee will be
! given on Saturday afternoon especially for
= ladies and children.
!, The little fellow, Ernest or Irwin Gamble,
t who was mentioned in the SUNDAY GLOBE was
= heard of again, yesterday. A telegram was re.
Il ceived from Hudson, Wisconsin, making in.
S S quiries about him. He was taken off the train
) there, and is in charge of DR.. 8. G. johnson
!, Il The little fellow adheres to his former story
n that he came from vincennes, Indiana, where
), his mother lives, TO st. Paul with his
= sister Mary, and that he was lost here.
J. About 10 o'clock Sunday night fire occurred
e at the Catholic orphans asylum, corner OF
u Grove and Olive streets, which fortunately wa
q put out before much damage was done. Thu
IS fire originated from defective chimney, ant
q was detected in an adjoining cloister by som,
re of the sisters. The alarm was given to som,
Is Of the servants of the institution, and by tn
a. combined judicious application of an axe an,
= two or three buckets of water, the fire was pu
70 out without doing much damage.
&c A regular meeting of the bridge commission
T. was held yesterday forenoon, Mayor Dawson il
st the chair, all the members being in attendance
ee ENGINEER Sewal stated that he had heard iron
lg the inspector of iron at Pittsburgh, to the eff
a. feet that the approved plans for the iron wor]
"a had not yet reached that city, and that he hat
Y, conferred with Mr.. Horton concerning the mat
i ter. The chair stated that he had visited tn
c, bridge recently, and that the work was pre-
n5 crossing very rapidly. Having no business t
ur transact the commission adjourned.
Of The fire reported in yesterdays GLOBE at th
coal sheds Of the Northwestern Fuel compan
didn't go out until second visit was made t,
the pyre by the fire department. About
o'clock yesterday morning word was sent t
be Chief Strong that there were slumbering flame
no yet. He ordered out hose carts No. and
y and two steady streams put out the last vestie
:, of fire by o'clock A. NJ. TIE fire seemed t
~ have gotten hold of a few tons of coal an
Vs. caused the second call out. The damage, how
We ever, altogether was inconsiderable.
~ -. The GLOBE yesterday remarked that Henri
10 10 Adams "was due in Jail again. Last nigl
- he got there. About nigthfall he called at O.
:, fcer o Keefe's residence and asked to borro
VI, rs cents This friendly act was induced by b
at acquaintance with the officer begotten in con
partnership at the rock pile-Adams laborin
MS ard the officer experimenting his work. Ii
ty stead OF getting the rs cents, Adams got a
of rested for stealing $3.50 from the two colore
ar gentlemen on Exchange street Saturday nigh
nd and with whom he left his hat as means
ct, identify him as the midnight thief.
LIS A letter from the adjutant general Of Wi
ms consin to the adjutant general of Minneso1
tr- informs the latter officer that the Sherma
ire guard, w. N. G.. of Neillsville, Capt. Ferguso
propose an excursion to ST. Paul the 18th
he June proximo, and requests the permission
100 Gov. Pillsbury for the command to bear the
VOC arms on that occasion. Gov. Pillsbury n
w being aware Of any organized movement again
icy the peace of the State, Of which the Neillsvil
nd guard is part, has granted the permissit
me asked, SO that the people of St. Paul may 6
to themselves in readiness to Hospitality WELDON
and entertain a company of full hedged al
an properly equipped Badger militia.
Two cases in which the city of Winona
ZEN plaintiff, and Alexander Mitchell and Russ,
6. Sage, respectively, defendants, had legal Al
ea ing in the custom house yesterday. Both a
os. cases in equity in the United States circr
court to. enjoiu the defendants from prosect
t,,o ing the city of Winona on certain coupons,
led aa;S ~ ;os'eS =; Ga 81 fha g. P,rI r n
en-, cago railway. The city sets up the claim ii
md the bonds were prematurely delivered to
md company, from whose hands they passed in
of the possession of the defendants. The part
nov to the suit were engaged in taking testimo
ion yesterday upon this point, on the merits of t
~, cases before master in chancery, to be 81
ee, , mitted before Judge Dillon at the June tel
leo of the United States circuit court.
,in- PERSONAL.
W. Jobn T Rbndes HASTINGS MT tho Merchan