Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-01
CITY GLoBULEs.

The Fort Smelling bridge commission met
yesterday, but transacted no business.
Look out for tricks, not the savory kind
They were one day ahead of time, but they
were April showers that visited us yesterday,
all the same.
The new rooms for the accommodation of
the State auditor and his assistants are nearly
ready for occupancy.
An amateur orchestra is to be organized at
Armory hall, by Prof. b. Stein, next Wednesday
evening, and those desiring to join are request
ed to be present at 8 o'clock.
There was q jam of teams unloading house.
hold effects, farm Implements, seed, etc., into
st. Paul d Pacific cars all day yesterday for
shipment to their new frontier homesteads.
The last of number of important DEGREES in
foreclosures against the First Division of the
st. Paul & Pacific Railroad company was heard
and granted by Judge Brill, in district court
chambers, yesterday.
Mrs. Meyers, an account of whose insanity
and arrest appeared in yesterdays issue Of the
GLOBE, was adiudged insane by Judge G. Cor
man yesterday, and committed to the hospital
TOT the insane at st. Peter.
Yesterday, Charles Russell, the Todd county
timber trespasser. appeared before United
States Commissioner Cardozo and gave bonds
| Of $500 for his appearance at the next term Of
the United States district court.
The calendar for the April term Of the SUI
preme court, which meets at 10 M. to-day, con-
tains eighty five cases. For the first time for
years. all causes in which returns have been
filed have been noticed for trial and are on the
| calendar.
The msyor finished, yesterday, the little job
of putting his signature to the $4,000 worth
of bonds, $1,000 each, and the forty-two OF
more coupons appended. To-day they will be
| turned over to the city comptroller for his
Hancock.
1t iaexpeeted that Judge Young will return
from 81. Louis this week, where he has been
acting in . professional capacity in the motion
for final decree of foreclosure of the st. Vim
cent extension of the st. Paul & Pacific rail-
road company.
Frank Eberman pleaded guilty yesterday, be-
fore Judge Nelson, to having sold liquor to In
dams on the Sisseton reservation. He was SEN
fenced to pay fine of $25 and be. imprisoned
for one day. The fine was paid, and at shutdown
yesterday he was released from Jail.
A grand opening ball is announced to take
place at the Commercial hotel this evening.
The arrangements have been taken in charge
BY the popular proprietor of the house, MIR.
John Frett, which is sufficient guarantee that
the occasion will be one of unalloyed pleasure.
Messrs. I. w. Webb and VIM. II. Fisher,
superintendent of the st. Paul Pacific rail-
road, two of St. Paul's horny handed grangers,
having plantations in the Red River valley,
500 miles northwest of St. Paul, have their
spring seeding more than half completed
already.
Mr.. Vincent, the contractor for the Como
avenue grading, is at present engaged in filling
the ravine at Minneopa, heretofore crossed by
trestle-work. Mr.. Vincent will complete this
job in about two weeks, when he will resume
work on Como avenue, and push. tho Ws.rk to
completion in time to meet the requirements of
his contract.
The twain, Lawrence Fox and Charles A.
Squires, who robbed Nolan's shoe store, No. 63
Wabashaw street, early Sunday morning, were
interviewed by Judge Flint yesterday. The
conditions were such that both were held in
$500 each, to answer before the grand jury for
burglary and larceny. Money they had none,
friends as few, so both were committed to
Jail.
Yesterday Will Kiefer and friend, while
out cunning, did neat piece of sporting
work. Between the two, they are generous in
not fixing the responsibility, a handsome wide
winged swan was brought down, the first bird
of the species which has Aoated in the waters
| in this vicinity for fourteen years. The bird
was killed just below Pigs Eye on the Missis-
sippi river.
Four more pine land trespassers, of the Min
neapolis pattern. were brought to grief yester-
day. Service was made upon Frederick G. and
VIM. M. Barrows in four suits. They are
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of $l0,374.91. VIM. 81. Lawrence is alleged to
have done the same $l,30O worth, and W. II.
Eldred carted off government logs to the
amount of $7,134.
Train Dispatcher Drake, of the st. Paul d
Sioux City railroad, was relieved from duty.
temporarily, yesterday. Mental excitement
| was the trouble. Mrs. Drake has been absent
for several weeks visiting friends, and it's q
daughter. Drake, Of course, has not seen the
little angel yet but the report is it is faxen-
haired and handsome-just like it's father.
.'My daughter, oh, my daughter"
! soldier of the Eleventh infantry named
Barry, stationed at Fort Smelling, met with a
serious accident there yesterday forenoon. he
| was driving one of the quartermaster's teams,
when the mules became frightened and ran
away with them. He was thrown from his
saddle, and the wheels of the loaded wagon
passed over his body across his abdomen. The
injuries were severe and may be fatal.
Bow-wow. Wow. What ails you now.
The city treasurer has received big bundle of
dog-tags to be attached ia licensed pups, when
| they are 40 permitted to live by proper pay
ment. The warm weather approaching, it will
| soon become necessary to label the dogs. and
for this purpose the treasurer has two kinds OF
tags Brass ones appropriate for the lady
dogs, costing so, and modest bronze ones for
! the gentlemen purps at 81 each.
Poor old Hannah Walsh has succumbed
again. Only two days ago she was released
from Jail on the intercession of her young
daughter. Last night about o'clock she go1
vigorously drunk down on Minnesota street
and paid muscular visits along the street, q,
the wreck of window glass showed. J. G.
Donnelly's store was battered, Ahern's sal6or
was smashed up and others had a light touch
of the visitation, 80 or So worth. She was
finally collared and taken to the station.
The finance committee of the society for the
relief of the poor met-yesterday for tn
purpose of arranging for the musical entertain
ment to be given for the benefit of the organi
zation. The oratorio of Queen Esther is t.
be given, and Profs. Leib and Seeger explained
the advantages of Offering such piece. Messrs
Wilson, Mitchell and Gannett, Mrs. Murphy
and Mrs. Higbee were appointed committe
to arrange for the entertainment. The secre
. tary reported 156 applications for relief il
! March.
The board Of health met yesterday afternoon
; The usual routine work was disposed of, afte
E which the board discussed at length the SAM
tary condition of the city. DR.. Mattock
called attention to the sewers, and also the cul
3 tom of throwing out offal and refuse in th
: streets and alleys. The board embodied in il
: report to the council recommendation ths
i the streets be cleaned and put in order f.
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market house be set aside for the health Office
! After which the board adjourned.