Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-16
CITY GLOBULEs.

corps of able assistants, will make the prelin,-
mary examinations to-day for constructing the
new boom at this city in the Mississippi river
Mechanlcs were engaged yesterday in brec-
ing up the lower walls of the municipal court
building, which are considered, by City Engi-
neer SeWall, to be in extremely precarious
and unsafe condition.
To-day the railway mail service will go into
operation from Breckenridge to st. Vincent,
distance Of 200 miles. Hereafter all mail mat
ter destined for Manitoba aud Pembina will be
conveyed over the main line of the St. Paul &,
Pacific railroad.
henry Hines, who was sent to State prison
from ramsey county, for the crime of larceny,
on Jan. 20. 1877, for term of two years and
four months, having served his full sentence
less good time," has been restored to the
rights of citizenship by Gov. Pillsbury.
1t was reported at police headquarters yester-
day that three wheelbarl ows had been stolen
on Monday from barge lying in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the transfer house. The name
of Mcintyre q Co. was branded on the barrows
and up to last night they had not been recov-
cred.
Mrs. Livermore, the great Boston lecturer,
will lecture in Unity church, Monday evening,
February Sd pro1. Her subject will probably.
be The Coming Man." Mrs. Liyermore's
reputation is national; besides being pro-
found thinker, is a pleasant and entertaining
speaker.
A meeting of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance union was hello at the Jackson Street
NJ. e. Church yesterday. 1t was resolved to
secure rooms eligibly located and provide at
fractions which will induce young men to
frequent the rooms of the union instead of
saloons.
James Burlingame, who was sent to State
prison from Hennepin county, June Z, 1876
crime larceny, term three years, was yesterday
pardoned by Gov. Pillsbury. Burlingame's
| time would expire the 18th of this month
and the pardon was issued to restore him to
citizenship.
School Inspector Benz called at police head
| quarters last evening for the purpose of lodg-
ing a complaint against unknown parties who
| steal the locks, bolts, and whatever portable
property they can manage to get possession Of
| from the school buildings. The police will give
| the subject their attention.
Kellogg, the old man of the Clouds several
weeks since prophesied snow yesterday. True
to his prognostication, the snow came quite
brlskly for brief time, sufficient to fairly
whiten the earth for the first time this winter.
One more trial on his part, and we may perhaps
gel. sufficient Of the feathered fakes for
| sleighing.
The new rooms for the use of State Auditor
Whltcemb and his clerks, in the new wing of
the capitol, are being finished off and fitted up
| by spells. Yesterday the chandelier and gas
fixtures were being put in place. At the rate
OF progress now being made the auditors occu-
| pancy OF the rooms may be looked for between
now and the 4th of July next.
John Sheridan, the man who was seriously
kicked by horse at McKinney's livery stable
on Monday afternoon, is slowly recovering. He
was much easier on yesterday, and his medical
attendant considers him now out of danger In
this connection it might be we'll to state that
the horse was not the property Of Mr.. McKin.
ney, but Is one OF a team owned by Mr.. White.
house.
The court-martial in the case of Lieut. l.. Fl
jerome finished its labors yesterday. The
court findings were in secret, as prescribed by
law and will have to have p residential actio,
before disclosed. Aformal meeting will be
held to-day to perfect the record and then the
Dulk OF papers will go forward. The natnre
OF the charges against the lieutenant have been
already stated, and were very fully sustained
by the evidence
lvely commotlon was occasioneu near the
intersection of Third and st. Peter streets yes
terday forenoon, by the antics of a runawa,
team which dashed furiously down the f rst
named thoroughfare. The team was attached
to farmers wagon loaded with hay, and upor
| coming in contact with lamp-post the load
was dumped IN the most approved fashion
| Ihe frightened animals We're brought to .
stand-still before doing further damage
The entertainment given by the African
Methodist Episcopal church, last evening. was
eminently successful. Turner's hall was filled
| to overlooking. The first part of the nro.
gramme was musical, and was rendered in ex-
cellent taste and warmly applauded The
commedetta "Off the Stage was exceedingly
| amusing, and was we'll dressed and acted. Mrs,
u. Lyies presided at the piano. The So
| clety will no doubt reap substantial benefit.
Tho Ramsey county pioneers will have
a jolly good time at their festival
Feb. ~ when stories, SONGS speeches. and a
good set-out on the table will make the evening
pass Pleasantly. Hon. !. V. D. Heard will de-
liver the address, for which more competent
man could not have been selected The execu-
| tive committee will meet at the Office of the
chairman, Il. s. Fairchild, tomorrow evening
at o'clock, to make necessary arrangements.
1t will be remen, bered that Ira Beach "acci-
dentally" shot and killed Alexander Hamilton
IN Thomas McDcrmott's saloon. This attracted
puohc ana official attention to McDermott as
ne LOOK prominent part in the row which led
to Hamliton's death. Subsequently it was as
certalned That McDermott was running his sa-
loon without the United States license He was
brought before Commissioner Cardozo and
bound over. Yesterday he was brought into
court and fined $50. In default of the fine he
was committed to Jail.
Last night about 8 o'clock two individuals
drove up to JOHN Egan's place on Minnesota
street, stopped and got out. Then they began
TO load the wagon with several boxes-standinp
at the front-containing live pigeons. Eean
heard them, came out and interrupted the two
at their work. He demonstrated, and carried
it to the extent of inflicting blow. They re~
turned the muscular demonstration. cot into
their wagon and drove off The alarm was
given and Officer De Corsey tried to intercept
them. They came near running the officer
down, but wouldn't stop, though DeCorsey in
vlted them to do SO with shot from his re-
volver.
partially new plan of mutual aid has been
inaugurated by citizens of Red Wing. which
has taken the form of an incorporation under
the name of the Northwestern Endowment and
Legacy association, the Articles of which were
filed with the secretary of 8 tate YESTERDAY. The
plan OF endowment is, in brief, the ayment Of
$l Tor each member upon death of a member
or maturity of certificate issued. The latter
feature is new departure from the aid orpani-
cations in operation in this State. A payment
OF so Is required upon joining, and $3 annually
for three years, and $1.25 upon the death of a
member. The officers of the association are
Prof. 81. 3. Wilson. president; Fred W. Hoyt,
vice president; Otis G.. Day, secretary: B. B.
Herbert, treasurer; Judge Charles Mcclure. at
torney; w. w. Sweeney, medical director. The
Incorporation goes into effect at once.
$4,000 Worth
OF clothing is offered during the next two
weeks at less than cost at 1OS and Ito East Third
street. No such sacrifice has ever before been
made, and no such opportunity will probably |
occur in the next ten years, to procure a COM