Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-08
CITY GJOBULEs.

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serious illness of Col. Girart Hewitt, from an
attack of Inflammation of the bowels.
The fine of John Thornton, committed a few
| days since for disorderly conduct, was pail
Yesterday, and he was released from the county
| bastile.
TRANSCRIPTS of new plat in Gotzians sub
| division, block rs, Lyman Dayton's addition
to st. Paul. were filed with the register of deeds
yesterday.
A bifurcated brute named John German was
given week on the rock pile yesterday, for
shamefully beating his meek-spiritea and non
resistant wife.
Those interested are reminded of the chill
drens' meeting at the Jackson street NJ. E.
church this afternoon at o'clock. It is de-
sirable that the house be packed.
The case of James McDonough, the Minnesota
street pugilist, who disfgured John Doyle one
day last We elk, was continued until the 18th
inst. in order to give the victim chance to
appear in court.
Mrs. Wittemmyer lectures at the House of
Hope this evening at S clock. Her Sabbath
evening lecture at the Baptist church is pro-
nounced by many one of the best ever de-
livered in the city.
The case against August Robe, charged with
assault and battery, was dismissed yesterday
for want of prosecution, Immediately after
which Officer Mullins swore ont warrant for
BIS arrest on the charge of resisting an officer.
The only business at the chamber of COM
merce yesterday morning was discussing the
new market house project The result was a
very decided vote in favor of erecting build
ing in accordance with the proposed plans and
specifications.
The old Mississippi is getting on an old fash
toned bender, the mark last evening showing
eight feet five inches in the channel, and rising
rapidly. Present indications point to great
er food than during the last five years. The
steamboat men do not appear dissatisfied with
the outlook.
Complaint was made at police hea7quart ers,
yesterday, that whole crowd Of boys frequent a
pond, near Hamm's brewery, for bathing pur-
poses. We're the boys to drape themselves in
The shade of night 'twould he all right, but
they array themselves. only in the glory of the
noon day sun, which is all wrong.
A few days ago the GLOBE made mention of
divorce pending in the district court,
ana stated the unhappy parties thereto were
trouble was, owing to misspelling, credited to
the wrong parties. The names should have
read Mary Hess and Charles Hess.
In the match yesterday between the St. Paul
and Winona rife clubs, the home club was VIC
torous by an even hundred rings, the score
standing st. Paul 1851 rings; Winona 1881
In the ,ial by the home team for the club
badge, Frank Ha key and Otto Macklett tied,
Hankey winning in shooting off the tie.
The Jackson Street Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday school 60 to White Bear lake
Thursday. the 10th. The school expect their
friends in large numbers to accompany them
on this little holiday excursion, and therefore
mine host of the Leip house will take notice
and have his grounds, boats, swings and other
facilities for recreation and amusement ready
for the accommodation of a crowd.
The warm sultry weather, interspersed with
frequent heavy rainfails aud violent winds,
prevalent the past few days, seem to have
passed over, and in their stead we have clear
sky and brisk cool winds. Aided by this IA
| drie d ont quickly and thoroughly, and with it's
| continuance for a few days it is believed by
| those best Informed that all fears of any ma
terial injury to the grain may be dispelled,
The excursion party of the Arkansas editors,
whose arrival ut St. Louis and departure for
Chicago and lake trip to Duluth, has been
announced by telegraph, nave engaged quarters
| at the Merchants for Wednesday morning The
party number one hundred ladies and gentle
men. 1t is understood that Wednesday will be
| passed by the excursionists in seeing st. Paul
and surroundings, from which time the pro-
gramme has not been definitely arranged,
though it is probable a trip will be made over
| the Northern Pacific to Bismarck.
The Alex. Mitchell. of the X. N. Packet COM
pany, was in at o'clock yesterday morning,
hp n in troy bor
and taxing on down trip, leaving little
after in the afternoon. The Mitchell brought
III nearly lO0 cabin assengers and large mis-
cellaneous freight, and had out fair passenger
trip and large freight in which was included
1900 barrels of flour. The next packet of this
line Is the Belle of La Crosse, expected to leave
at IL NJ. to-day. St. Louis exchange, noticing
| the Bellies departure from that city, says she
! was black With people.
sickcning sight was witnessed on Third
street yesterday. That of drunken, Keeling,
staggering, blasphemous boy-and the boy
| only six or eight years of age. The youngster
| could not have viciously gone to work alone to
accomplish the drunk. He was urged to it by
some older head, for the fun of it. Such
amusement is damnable, and he who perpe-
| trated the foul wrong upon the child. and fur
nished the liquor should be severely punished.
| The little one is son Of Sylvester Montour,
who at present is srrving time in Jail for beat
ing his wife, the mother Of the drunkard child.
Yesterday morning the wind drove a swing
| ing sign through the large plate glass window
IN Bacon u Lambie's drug store, corner of Third
| u Haoashaw streets. The glass is valued at
about $3.50. In this connection the GLOBE will
| take the liberty of inquiring if there is not an
ordinance against swinging signs, and of sug-
gesting' II there is not such an ordinance, that
one be passed as soon possible, and that
when passed it be rigidly enforced. They are
| constant menace to life whenever the wind is
at all strong, and greatly disfgure the streets.
banlsh the eye-sores and death traps.
Between forty and fifty head of horses went
to make up the cargo of the X. N. Packet
Alex. Mitchell which arrived yesterday moru-
ing. Among the horses was number Of head
| purchased during recent visit of MIR. Dan
| Woodmansee to Kentucky, especially for gen.
t!emen's roadsters, including pair for William
| ID. Merriam, of the Merchants National bank,
wh!ch trot mile together in less than $40,
| ana move with the regularity and evenness of
piece Of machinery. 1t is also reported Mr..
| Woodmansee had pair for his own use in the
lot, which have not been used to taking the
| dust down in Kaintuck.
| In the freight of the Alex Mitchell which
arrived yesterday, were two live aligatcra. The
ahgators were caught in Louisiana LAGOON for
| MIR. l.. A. Roberts of North Brancn, ON the line
| OF the St. Paul Duluth railroad, and came
TO st: Paul consigned to Dawson & Co., bank
ers, They are male and female, and measure
| about eight and six feet respectively. They
| were shipg in plain board boxes and though
| now some three weeks removed from their
favorite element-the water-do not appea, to
have suffered any material loss of vitality. It is
understood Mr.. Roberts secured the pets for
the purpose of making them one of the attrac
lions at the forthcoming State fair in st. Paul.
LAKE ELMO.