Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-16
CITY GLOBULES.

The public schools open for the school year
on the second Monday of September.
The first consignment of buffalo robes of the
season arrived in st. Paul yesterday, If ON the
far west.
The Juvenile Pinafore company, of Mime
apolis, contemplate performance in this city
at an early day.
The four story addition to the Sherman
House is nearly ready for the roof. It is very
handsome and substantial addition.
The Merchants hotel opened new register
yesterday morning, which by midnight was
defaced by the scrawls of over 120 guests.
1t is said there are several German profess
sors' in this city who will become ''links'' in
prcdigious sensations, in due course of time.
A decision was filed by Judge Wilkin yester-
day in the case of Mary Houston against John
Dow and others, discharging the order to show
cause.
The Prof. Conkling mania isn't necessarily
indicated by the plentiful appearance of shot
guns on the streets. 1t means chicken shoot
ing.
The anniversary of the Assumption was ap-
propriately observed by the celebration of
high mass in all the Catholic churches yester-
day.
Two vlolaters of the berry ordinance were
before Judge Flint yesterday morning, and the
hearings were continued until o'clock this
morning.
Judge Wilkin rendered decision yesterday
in the divorce case of Elsie Paulsen against
Hans Paulsen, granting the plaintiff divorce
from the bonds Of matrimony.
Sullivan, the pedestrian, and Fred Citzcuss
will take twenty mile tramp at Red Cap
park, tomorrow, beginning at 4 o'clock p M.
There's 300 side up on the match.
Workmen were engaged yesterday in repair
ing the flag pole fronting the United States
building on Wabashaw street, and the novel
spectacle attracted the gaze of large number
of spet tators.
A decision was rendered by Judge Wilkin
yesterday in the case of John B. Brisbin vs.,
James Cleary ct al, judgment for $685. with
costs and disbursements, being rendered in IA
vor Of the plaintiff.
Several owners of fast pacing horses in St.
Paul are arranging a race, owners to drive. to
come off some day next week at the St, Paul
Driving Park. If the race is made look ont
for fun.
The champion runner, 8. K. Hunt, of Bos-
ton, will exercise his agility at Red Cap park,
on Monday the 18th inst, at $3.50 o'clock in
the afternoon. He will attempt the feat of
rnnning ten miles in one hour, for purse of
$500.
A clothes cleaner, having his shop on Waba-
shaw between Ninth and Exchange streets,
hangs his wet garments out over the sidewalk
to drip and dry, to the serious inconvenience If
passers-by. hint to the wise is said to be
sufficient.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the dry
goods clerks early closing association was held
at their hall, corner of Third and Cedar streets
last evening. large amount of business of
Importance was transacted, and everything
passed off pleasantly.
Officer De Corsey has gone into the snide
jewelry business. At any rate. he's put a Chi.
cago fakir out of that line of traffic, aud thus
has saved many guileless granger from in
Vestlng IN all that glitters is not gold. The
snlde jewelers. goods were token, and 80 was
he: to the city limits, and given an official
adieu.
The gang is taking Minneapolis away
nightly. Nothing but the police is left now.
aad some bright morning in the near future
the good citizens of that city will wake mn to
ind the chief detective and all the patrelmen
gone, dexterously stolen by the experts who
are doing the hotels and residences with suob
profitable safety.
Mr. Charles Eaton, of the Florence inihg
and smelling company, was exhibiting yester.
day specimen silver brick from the COMMA
ny's NINE The brick weighs az ounces. dos
tine and worth $4.6O, and is the product of AZ
pounds of ore. Perhaps the company have not
got bonanza, but look at that brick makes
each individual member believe they have.
Three suits were commenced in the district
court yesterday against the firm of Watson h
Chase to recover damages for railroad ties al.
legged to have been converted by defendants at
Hastings. The first suit was commenced hv
Reuben Snow, who claims damages for 1855. 16.
the second by Daniel Clark with damages laid
at $769.6O and the third by J. L. Davis, who
asks judgment for $l46.44.
The Charlie Cheever, with the trip of the
Clinton, transferred at Hastings, arrived at the
levee at o'clock yesterday morning, and left
with the down trip for the Clinton at 5 O'Clock
In the evening. There were over hundred
cabin passengers in the up trip and a good
freight and some fifty people down and n
heavy cargo of flour. To-day the Cheeyer will
transfer the trip of the Minnesota.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr..
J. It. Donnelly's residence, No. 70 Minnesota
street, narrowly escaped from q conflaeration.
The family were at church, when some neigh
bors discovered the woods shed in a BRIGHT
blaze. Expeditions and we'll directed work but
the ire out, without an alarm to the fire de-