Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-02
CITY aLoRuLEs.


The old artillery shed so long encumbering
the capitol grounds is being demolished.
The Great Western band will give their
weekly concert at Rice park this evening.
District court special term calender, Judge
simons presiding, in the old court house to-
day
The arrivals at the Merchants for the
month aggregated $3.50, an average of 100
day.
The members of the police, fire and engineer
force received their July stipends Yesterday,
amounting to $4,000.
The month opens with 4 feet 4 inches Of
water in the river, and falling at the rate of
2 and 8 inches per day.
The expenditures of the board of directors
of the aims house and hospital for the month
of July amounted to 81, 262.75.
st. Joseph's Church society picnics in Stud
darts grove, on Summit avenue, this after
noon and evening. The arrangements made
insure good time.
A suit was commenced in the district court
yesterday by E. r. French against Clarke l.
Mcclure to recover $S16.2O due for driving
logs on Daggett Brook.
The new fire alarm of the Birge, Williams l.
Go. patent, on exhibition at the Office of Chief
Strong, is we'll thought of by all who have
given it an examination.
The Minneapolis is the X. N. packet for at,
Louis to-day at IL NJ, and the Clinton Sunday
at the same hour. The Minneapolis is bring
ing large excursion party from st. Louis.
A regular meeting of the board of public
works was to have been held yesterday fore
noon, but in the absence of quorum. the
meeting was postponed until o'clock Mon
day afternoon.
Louis Repholtz was detected killing pig
within the city limits, and was arrested for
| violating the ordinance. The porcine squeal
| gave him away, and he will face municipal
| court music this morning.
The council committee on streets met yes
terday afternoon and discussed petition from
G. L. Becker and others asking for the removal
of shanties on DeSoto street. It was decided
to recommend their removal.
The money drawer supposed to have been
stolen from Pat Reagan while demonstrating
| how it would be impossible to tap his till to q
party of friends on Thursday, was returned
yesterday by the practical joker.
The Great Western band concert at Grote's
garden last evening drew out large number
| of citizens. number of choice selections
| were given and their artistic rendition drew
out frequent rounds of applause.
Louis Liverpool denies having interfered
| with the domestic relations of the Tate family
| and also says that Mr.. Tate never called on him
and he UiverpOOl) never presented him with q
pistol, as Tate reported at police headquarters.
The Evangelist Whittle, here four years ago
with the lamented Bliss, is to visit st. Paul
October 18th, accompanied by Mr.. McGar-
raglan, who will have charge of the singing,
for the purpose of holding series of revival
| meetings.
hack driver named Tom Scott was run in
yesterday for "steering" granger named
Oelson into his hack and charging double fare.
The prisoner was before Judge Flint, but on
refunding the money he was reprimanded and
discharged.
Sixth-warder named Tim Hogan got hori-
zontally budged, yesterday, and laid down to
rest, with his feet ON the bridge and his head
plllowed In damp morass. He was propelled
over the river by Officer Newell, and commit
ted for four days.
lawn festival will be given this evening on
the beautiful grounds surrounding st. Josephs
church, at the end of the street car track,
Refreshments will be served on the grounds.
and as the proceeds are for the benefit of the
church there should be a large attendance.
Health Officer Patterson's report for the
month of July was completed yesterday. Dur
ing the month named he abated 1873 nuisances,
attended So calls, removed 40 loads of matter
from the Franklin street sewer, and made
eleven arrests, from which $15 in fines was col
lected.
The excursion to the Dalles of the st. Croix
by the Great Western band. tomorrow, prom
ises to be one of the most delightful trips of
the season. Prof. Seibert has made every ar
| rangement for the comfort of his guests, and
will see that nothing is lacking that will con.
tribute in the least to the enjoyment of the oc-
casion.
The case of s. B. r. Sherwood, former post
master at Breinerd, charged with the embezzle-
ment of $4,000, came before United States
Commissioner Cardozo yesterday morning. The
hearing was called at 10 o'clock, but the de-
PENDANT waived an examination, and was COM
mitted in defaul of 81, 1000 ball. which will be
furnished this morning.
May Fisk, her pet monkey, and the balance
of her blondes, passed through st. Paul bound
for Eau Claire, where stop is made tonight.
and then to Chicago. Fisk's experiences in
Minnesota will not be among her pleasantest
recollections, but she did make her brags dur
ing heqDhort stop, that notwithstanding her
multiplicity of troubles, she had made money
by the trip.
The first trick was taken yesterday by the
veteran newspaper man Jack Ward in his suit
against the Dispatch printing company.
The Developments consisted of garniahee
attachments against the Keokuk Northern line
of steamboats,. the st. Croix packet company.
and the St. Paul foundery and manufacturing
company, the managers of which are indebted
to the Dispatch company on contracts for ad.
vertising amounting in all to $500.
A meeting of the council committee on fire
department was held last night, Alderman Al
len in the chair. The usual number of MONTH
ly bills and acquisitions were acted upon after
which the bids for the construction of two
drive wells in the Sixth ward were taken mn
for consideration. After short discussion the
cost of 1915 each, on condition that they fur
nlshed satisfactory bonds. Adjourned. ID
George Allen, the colored pugilist, who man
aged to escape while working on the old court
house grounds at the beginning of the week.
was recaptured last night by Officer DeCorsey,
When arrested he was in the act of eating
| supper at house corner of Thirteenth and
Robert streets. ard he was induced to ACCOM-
pany the officer without difficulty. He "a a
desperate character and is now awaiting tbe
action of the grand jury for inaugurating :
bloody fight on Fourth street.
MIR. Horace B. Pratt, Faribault one of the
heaviest wheat buyers in the State, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Pratt is just from q ton
days ride across the country, from Austin to
Chippewa county, during which he paid close
attention to the wheat crop, with the result of
convincing him that the general estimates ~