Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-22
CITY GLOBULEs.

river, yesterday, giving two feet four inches in
the channel.
The last of the shipments to counties of
the laws of the last legislature, general and
special, was made yesterday. re-.
Lieut. Jacobs and escort, of Fort Buford,
left for Washington yesterday, having in
charge two insane soldiers, to be lodged in the
government insane asylum.
Colonel Desgenetaus and Captain Chebong,
of the French army, now making tour of this
country, arrived in st. Paul yesterday and are
stopping at the Metropolitan.
The transfer steamer Cheever left at o clock,
yesterday, with the trip of the Minneapolis,
consisting of goodly number of people and
fair shipment of flour and miscellaneous
freight
Capt. Clark returned from Henderson, yes
tcrday, whittier he had been summoned by the
illness of his father. The invalid was left in
promising condition, but not wholly out of
danger.
Some sucak thief stole gray coat and a hat
out of the st. Thomas Hotel, corner of Rosa
bel and Fourth streets, Wednesday night. Re-
port of the business made at police head
quarters yesterday
At Earlville, Ill.,, trottins meeting, Tuesday,
VIM. H. Veazie's horse, Capt. Herod, won in
tho "a class in three straight heats, beating
Little Hannah, Maid of Monte and Sterling.
Time, 234, 2:3415, 2:344.
A decision was rendered by Judge Brill
yesterday in the case of Clement, Morton &
Co. against B. w. Benson, denying judgment
for plaintiff and ordering costs and disburse-
ments in favor of the defendant.
An excursion is being arranged from Red
Wing and intermediate points to Lake Elmo,
for Sunday, the 3lst inst. The trip will be
made by one of tho boats of the st. Paul & st.
Croix packet company to Saltwater, and thence
by rail to the lake.
En-. Gross is doing some wonderful ball
playing with the Providence ball team. In the
game with the Syracuse Stars Tuesday, he
went to bat five times, made total Of i've hits,
got in four runs, put out eight men, with four
assists and played without an error.
Yesterday Frank Nicolin, of Jordan, Mimi,
filed complaint in the United States circuit
court against the American Central Insurance
Company. Last April Nicolin lost his mill by
fire, and the suit is brought to recover $5, 1000
insurance on quantity of wheat destroyed at
that time.
The brick layers are engaged in putting the
finishing touches upon the front of the David
son block, Jackson street, between Sixth and
Seventh streets. What with the St. Louis
pressed brick, cut stone trimmings, and other
fermentation, this front will be one of the hand
soonest and most attractive in the city.
family named Martin, residing on Otseso
street near the Iron Works report the existence
of cesspool of stagnant water in front of
their residence, the poisonous odors of which
have made several of the family sick. The
street is in a wretchedly bad condition and
should be filled up by the street inspector.
Governor Pillsbury has pardoned Frederick
Martin, sent up from Stearns county, June 20,
1877, for term of three years, for the crime of
larceny. The petition for executive clemency
was signed by the prosecuting attorney of
Stearns county, Hon. @. A. Gilman, Hon. A.
Barto, and other leading citizens of Stearns
county. .... .
& Last night Capt. Clark and Detective Bre-
s'tt ran in two suspicious looking gentlemen
from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. One tried to pass
himself off as Deacon Gilmore, the Minnetonka
Chief, but the GLOBES photograph Of the dea-
CON- put the man to such confusion that he aud
companion got mixed up in abuses, and were
accordingly vagged.
Mr.. H. E. Mann, clerk of the United States
circuit court, is in Winona. He is engaged in
taking testimony in the case Of George T. Flint
VS.. Oliver w. Roberts, involving damage for in
fringin. upon a patent furnace heater. The
case was decided at last term of the court, and
by decree was referred to MIR. Mann to find
out the amount due for damage.
The next X. N. packet for st. Louis will be
the long Anna, expected at the levee to-day on
her first trip this season. The Anna is but
recently off the ways at the Lacrosse yard
where she was thoroughly overhauled, a large
new cabin added and other improvements add
ed, making her The first low water packet on
the river. The Anna will be followed by the
Alex. Mitchell on Sunday.
A case of bulldozlng in the Sixth ward was
reported to police headquarters, yesterday. A
bulldog over there belonging to Mr.. Mitchell,
and being no respecter of persons even though
Iveried in the U. s. uniform, was reported to
have bitel mail carrier. In fact, the mail
carrier tho we'd his torn garments in corrobora-
ton of his story. Officer Brosseau was sent
ever to dispatch the brute
Joseph Leighton, one of the post leadership
firm at Fort Meade, arrived in the city yester-
day. This is his first visit to St. Paul since
the destruction of the post traders store by
hre. He says the fire was undoubtedly incen-
diary, and their loss will be at least SIS, 900
above the insurance. A new and even larger
stock was Immediately ordered, and probably
arrived yesterday. Their new store was ready
for occupancy yesterday.
Messrs. Faulk and Beasley, two of the guests
from the South who are summcring at Lake
Elmo, have presented Capt. Parmalee, of the
Lulu, with unique watch charm. 1t is a
compass set in glass and surrounded with gold.
The token was we'll deserved, for Capt. Parma
lee has baen obliging and unfailing in his at.
tentlon to guests, and no little degree of the
enjoyment afforded at that most charming OF
Minnesota resorts is due to Capt. P. efforts.
Another long entertained belief is to be up
set in the new Northwest. There are thousands
who declare that the Indian can never be civ.
ilized. How does this strike such people: the
White Earth reservation Indians are going to
hold fair on September 18th and 18th. 1t is
proposed to exhibit garden truck and other az
ricultural products raised by the Indians, ano
besides these features the fair will close with
an exhibition of stock and q horse race.
horse and buggy driven by salesman II
Auerbach, Finch, Culbertson 4 Co.'s dry
goods house, backed into a street car at tn,
corner of Fourth and Jackson streets, yester
day afternoon, and a serious accident was pre-
vented by the timely appearance of Office
Mitchell, who collared the horse as he wa
about to run. The buggy was badly damaged
but the gentleman fortunately escaped with
out serious injury. a
A brace of fellows named Martin O'Connel
and John Ryan were arraigned at the munich
pal court yesterday morning, charged with at
tempting to rob harvester named John Boyle
recently arrived from the country. The at
tempted outrage took place in West st. Paul
and their endeavors to decOy Boyle to tn
prairies were frustrated by Officer Gruber
who rescued the latter and brought the men t,
the station. They were committed to avail
the action of the grand jury.
About noon, yesterday, stranger who de
clined to give his name, was badly bitten il
the cheek by dog, near the corner of Sixth
and Wacouta streets. Officer O'Keefe was in