Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20


st. Paul in 1860: ~ now believe that the
ultimate last seat of government on this
great continent will be found somewhere,
within circle or radius not far from the
spot on which I now stand, at the head of
navigation on tho Mississippi" He was too
sanguine, perhaps, but the scene was one to
lnfuse great hopes into the observant mind.
CITY GLOBULEs
Yesterday hesse & Damko paid 5000 duties
on lot of imported toys.
Aquartette of tramps and three DRINKS reg
istered at Jessrangs hosiery last night.
To-day is children's day 1t the poultry show
and in consequence the admission has been re-
| duced to ten cents.
An individual with heavy load of tangle-
foot aboard was arrested last night by Officer
Baer for creating disturbance at the Ameri-
can house.
Yesterday afternoon Officer Nygaard run in a
drunken wood'sawyer. from the corner of
Jackson and Seventh streets. The first catch
of the day.
The Liederkranz society are arranging for q
Christmas festival to be given at their hall on
Ninth street, on the Goth inst. handsome
tree will be trimmed for the little ones, and the
preparations are most elaborate.
The report of the referee in the case of Oscar
Taylor against J. J. Jackman, and others for
services of $1,000, was fled in the Office of the
district court on yesterday, the decision being
that the plaintiff is entitled to judgment.
| The local wheat market was noted for in
creased activity yesterday, and values ruled two
cents per bushel higher than for the day pre-
ceding, owing mainly to the favorable influence
| of Eastern advices. The highest sales were
made at $1.1S per bushel.
Yesterday City Treasurer REM sold eighty
eight lots for delinquent assessments, and
realized So, 4l7.22 by the sale. The property
| ID situated in different parts of the city, and
was sold for unpaid assessments for sewerage,
sidewalk and like Improvements.
The evangelists will conduct their last scr
vices this morning at $3.50 o'clock in the hall
of the Y. NJ. @. A., at 81 Wabashaw street, and
afterwards meet the committee who have had
the work in charge for informal good-byes at
the Y. NJ. c.. "A. parler.
One hundred more seats have been provided
by the Y. M. G. A. to accommodate the increas-
ing attendance at the union bible class and
teachers meeting, and those who attend to-day
may feel reasonably certain of securing seats.
The class will meet as usual at 4:30, and il
taught by Rev. D. r. Breed and Mr.. E. d.
Miller. -... .......-
Articles of incorporation::wer fled yesterday
OF the Volkszeitung printing and publishing
company, which is to commence business the
first day of February, 1880. The corporation
is organized with capital stock of $l5. 900. the
following gentlemen being named as the board
of directors: G: II. Lienau, Adolf Munich, Al
bert Wolff, J. B. Sanborn, and Adam Finck.
Messrs. Nash and Heron were out yesterday
interviewing the owners of fast roadsters with
reference to speeding place on the ice for the
winter. It is hardly necessary to say that the
gentlemen met with the necessary encourage.
ment, and that work upon marking out track
and building bridge down to the ice will be
commenced at once, and it is the intention to
have everything in readiness for O gala time
Christmas afternoon.
Articles of incorporation Of the Bristol Sill.
yer Mining company were filed with the sore
tary of State yesterday. The company con.
sists of G. q. Kirth, Rufus J. Baldwin. and
others, Of Minneapolis, and Henry W. Good.
hue, of Stevens Point, Wis. The capital stock
is 900, and the business, mining, e1plor
ing, refining and selling, is to DO carried on in
Nevada and Minnesota, with the headquarters
Of the company at Minneapolis.
A large number of citizens will feel interest.
ed in knowing that the enterprising billiard
table manufacturers, the Brunswick 4 Bake
company, have established permanent agency
in this city. The agency will be in charge OF
Mr.. Emil Meyer, one of their most popular and
efficient statesmen, who will have exclusive sale
of the famous Standard. Monarch. Nonparei
} and Novelty billiard tables. The departure IL
a judicious one, and the enterprise Of the firm
will undoubtedly meet with success.
Charles Calson was before his honor yesterday
charged.with having INDUCED in an innocent BIZ
of a toot. He drove in from Mound View, da1
before yesterday, having in charge load o.
vegetables. which he was to exchange for lucre
with which to buy Christmas goods. A certain
bottomless pit is described as only paved will
good intentions. SO, instead of making the
little ones happy with the proceeds of the sale
he became royalty drunk. He was sent hom'
a sincere penitent of his own foolishness.
The news comes by telegraph from Por
Huron that the Juvenile Pinafore company
which so delighted immense audiences in thi
city, recently met with disaster by fire on tn
entire loss of their wardrobe, and fortunatel,
; the lire did not happen at such time as ever
to cause q scare to the troupe of children. TIL
loss is estimated at $2, 500, and congratulation
are many that it was no more. If the fire hat
occurred during performance the horror at
tending the loss of life, perhaps, or the mutt
latlon of the little ones is appalling to think of
The committee having in charge the worl
: among the boys, under the auspices of the
l NJ. Q. A., appeal to those interested in tn
work to aid them by sending Christmas pres
ent in the shape of any of the following article
for use in the room just thrown open for them
subscriptions to Harper's Weekly, Harper
Young Folks Frank Leslte's, the Christian
Weekly, st. Nicholas Wide Awake. Youth
] companion, etc., or bound volumes Of any y
= the above, or of any illustrated papers O
. magazines will be very acceptable. Also game
= jackstraws, etc., and those which have bee
: used at home will be of service. Those willin
to contribute will please send articles to the Y
III. q. A. rooms, in care of the secretary or I'D
dress note to him, when they will be sent TO,
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN
OFFICE OF OBSERVATION, SIGNAL CORPS, o. 8. A
INaERsoLL BLOCK, THIRD STREET,
ST. PAUL, MINI.
Observations taken at the same moment o
. time at all stations.
Meteorological Record, Dec. 10, 1879. $3.50 P. \
Bar. Their Wind. Weather
! breckenridge. 5000 IA N. Cloudy
, Duluth. 30.41 2 NV. Cloudy
. Garry. ......... 1902 80 W. Cloudy
St. Paul. 49,. 3O.S4 Z NV. Cloudy
) DAILY LOCAL MEANS.
By Bas s,c Their: Bel: hum. Wind. Weather
t So.276 50 64.7 NV. Fair.
E Amount of melted snow, .16; maximum