Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-03
CITY GLOBULEs.

AL the banks will close at noon tomorrow
to enable their employees to visit the State fair.
The Mr.. Fisher who was in row the other
night, is not VIM. Fisher, an employe at the
German-Amcrican bank. F. .,..--
Do not fail to visit the Lookout and see
everything worth seeing for miles. A splen-
did glance can be had there.
The boiler makers at the St. Paul & acifc
shops struck yesterday, because their wages
were reduced from so. so to $2.40 er day.
The harvester works post office was closed
yesterd ay, and the denizens of that locality
will now be served by mounted carrier.
Three drunken soldiers fred their revolvers
promiscuously on Bridge Square about mid
night and were arrested. 5..-r ...
decision was rendered by Judge Brill yes
terday, in the of A. R. Capehart VS.. Mary
Kennedy, etc., granting motion for Judgment
in favor of the plaintiff.
The bonds of James McDonough, the Mime
sofa street giant, were surrendered yesterday,
and the burly bruiser was committed to await
the action Of the grand jury. rz@
The death of Elmira Cressey, whose eventful
history has already been given in the GLOBE,
took place at the st. Peter insane asylum, day
before yesterday, thus terminating an exceed.
ingly eventful snd chequered career.
Ole Oleson and Anthony Brunell wrestled
with tanglefoot all of Monday evening. It
didn't tackle to them kindly, SO they got left.
They paid $50 each for the experience.
Michael DAILY and John Donovan, the Min
nesota street terriers, were arraigned for hear
ing at the municipal court yesterday morning,
The case went over until the 9Th inst. 81
The case against August Fischer, who made
st. Peter street howl with his bacchanalian
orgies few days since, came before Judge
Flint yesterday on continuance. The de-
Tense was not ready for trial and the case
was continued until the sth inst. ,a.-s
Mr.. Owen Sullivan, champick long distance
walker of Minnesota, and WI. Hornsby, Of
Manitoba have arranged twenty-four hours
walk for $3.50 side. The parties have put up
300 forfeit, and the walk will commence at s
O'Clock Friday evening and close at z clock
Saturday evening.
The following decision was rendered by
Judge Brill yesterday, in the case of William
Grove VS.. The Minneapolis & St. Louis Rail-
road Company: Ordered that the demurrer be
sustained, with leave to plaintiff to amend
within ten days after the filing of the order,
upon payment of $40 costs.
In the GLOBES summary of Mondays races
yesterday morning, the word "distanced" was
inadvertently placed opposite the name of Mr..
Bakers horse Smoker. The second heat was
declared void, as will be remembered, and as
the horse had become fretted by the dozen or
more unsuccessful attemrts at scoring, il is no
wonder that his driver, Mr.. J. D. Prentice, of
Lake City, made no effort to contest the race
after turning into the home Stretch. but believ-
ing from certain circumstances that the heat
would be declared off and slowly logged his
horse when he ha quieted him. to the wire. =
Following is the programme for the Rice
park concert this evening by the Great Union
band. commencing at O. clock: 800
!. Sharp Shooters Qnickatep. .Beissig
2. Potpourri from FRA DiaVolo" Auber
2. 1.-The Rage in London" potpourri. REVERE
Z. Overture-"Poe and Peasant" .Suppe
s. Coocoo Polka. :. .Herzoe
6. Gen. Clusters Last Charge .....L. schicf
7. Bobolink Polka, arraged by. -. H. Stein
3. How Folks Grieve and Rejoice
potpourrl. II. Rausch
8. Concert Cornet Polka. .Arban
10. Great Union Quickstep. Theo. Henninger
A resident of La Crosse, Wisconsin, named
Peter Andrews, boarded the morning express
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad,
yesterday, at the above named point, and
shortly after the train had left the depot he
discovered that his pocket had been picked of
two notes, one for $500 and the other for $500,
in addition to which his pocket-book contained
$2O6 in cash and a ticket for St. Paul, all of
which was missing. The robbery was commit
ted on the platform of the cars shortly after
the train had left La Crosse. The theft was re-
ported in this city yesterday afternoon and
payment of the notes was Immediately stopped.
No clue has been ascertained of the robbers.
After all this labor of Sheriff King to cause
the grass to grow on the court house squars,
it must distress him beyond measure to see the
footprint of the vandals, crushing and killing
out all that he has done to-beautify that once
repulsive spot. Why cannot pedestrians con-
fine themselves to the walks and not walk on
the grass? The same remarks are applicable to
Rice Park. The fence having been removed
and the grounds thrown open to the public.
the public should he careful to confne itself
to the walks. otherwise that once green spot
will cease to be a pleasant place for those of
our tired, over-wrought people who have hither-
to sought its shade and green grass for quiet
and pleasant repose,