Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-29
CITY GLoBULEs.

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CITY GLOBULEs.
Sec Lost" in want column.
The city council meets to-day at 7:3O
o'clock P. N.
The Merchants had q total Of 1854 arrivals
last week, an average Of 1872 daily.
The gauge showed five feet four inches Of
water In the river yesterday, a fail of three
inches. &.
The fine x. N. line packet Alex Mitchell
will be the st. Louis boat to-day at IL NJ,
with the Belle of La Crosse the same hour
Thursday.
: A member of the demi monde named Nell
lie Gilbert was committed for four days at
the municipal court yesterday on the charge
of drunkenness.
The work OF arranging the building, No.
lob Wabashaw street, for the temporary
municipal court was finally completed last
night, and the first session of court in the
new chambers will bs held this morning.
Judge Brill rendered the following decis-
ion, Yesterday, in the case of E. H. Biggs
against John A. Bazille: It is ordered that
the application of plaintiff to amend the
summons be and it is denied, and the order
to show cause discharged.
A final meeting of tho commission an
pointed to appraise the value of lands to be
condemned for the new short line was held
yesterday forenoon. The work of awarding
damages was completed and report will be
ready by the end of the week.
Fred Bernand, the proprietor of variety
show in Duluth, was at police headquarters,
yesterday, and made report of robbery. He
claims that while he was asleep in his room
in boarding house on Fourth street. Sat-
urday afternoon, that some one stole his
watch and chain from his person.
The actual work of demolition of the old
market house was inaugurated yesterday by
. couple of workmen commencing to remove
the roof. A few days moro and this old
landmark will be thing of the past, except
as 1t exists in the memory of old settlers.
among the new. corners there is no mourn
ing over its destruction.
The railroad land commission. composed
OF Gov. Pillsbury, Attorney General Wilson
and Clerk of the Suprem, Court Nichols,
leave this evening for Crookston to finish
uPlts labors IN connection with the extern
sion line of the St. Paul & Pacific railroad,
The members of the commission propose ia
give water, the go-by as a beverage this
trip.
Clerk Kiefer returned to st. Paul yester.
day, after weeks' absence, having been to
the country on business. While absent he
travelled over Nicollet, Blue Earth, Brown,
cottonwood, Waseca and Watonwan coun.
ties, and the wheat crow is reported as two
thirds harvested, while the average crops Of
the leading cereals is said to be larger than
at any season during the past ten years.
The Odd Fellows of the city have been
considering for some time past day of pic.
nicking with their families, but are unde.
cioed upon which point to bestow their
tayors, Elmo or White Bear, or to unite with
tneir brethren OF Minneapolis, who have ar.
ranged similar affair at Minnetonka fo,
August 9th. At present the union at Min
netonka seems to command the most favor
The notorious Hank Clay done the Statt
some service in recognizing VIM. Morris a,
. burglar. Recognizing him too when seer
under difficulties, over the barrel IF q 70.
volver emphasizing command sto kee,
quiet But this service isn't enough to az
empt Hank from paying a license to sal
liquor. Yesterday warrant was sworn onl
for his arrest for this violation of the Law
ne having been dealing out liquid damna.
lion without paying for the privilege. Hell
The Boat Club held an informal meeting
at their camp at White Bear, last night, ani
decided to have regatta there sometim,
between August Goth and 25th. They an
pointed committees to take charge of til,
various arrangements, and bring the matte,
to successful issue. The club also named
their beautiful camp Scamp Alice,'' in homo,
OF Miss Alice lsley, daughter of Presiden
llsley, of the st. Paul g. Duluth railroad
company.
The Practitioners of ST. Joseph's church
will give picnic Saturday next at Studdart'
grove, at the end of the street railway track
Music, refreshments, games and other mean,
OF enjoyment will be provided. The place
Delng easy OF access and the object all pro
ceeds to be devoted to the benefit of the
cnurch-ought to call out q large attendance
Inc affalr begins at o'clock P. M. and viii
continue until o'clock P. NJ. After night
fall the grove will be illuminated with Chi
nese lanterns. -
Yesterday VIM. Grove, of Minneapolis
tlled bill in the district court against Tho
minneapolis d st. j ouis railroad COMPANY
De sets forth that on the 18th day of Nav
1878, his wife, Mary Grove, was run down
and Killed by passenger train of the com.
pany at street crossing in Minneapolis. HI
AYERS that the fatal accident resulted from
no neglect or carelessness on the part of de.
ceased, but was wholly due to the negligence
OF the defendant in blockading the roadway
with empty cars, ETC., SO that the approach
OF trains could not be observed. In consider.
alton OF these facts and the death of MARY
Grove, plaintiff asks the award of damages
to the amount of $4,000.
1t speaks well for the rush of building OBJ
erations in St Paul at the present time that
our home contractors, with large outside as
sistance in the matter of masons, bricklayers.
carpenters, etc., are unable to do the work of
ferlng, and that number of parties building
have been obliged to 60 away from home to
have the work done. A Winona firm has
the contract for the brick work for the Sher-
man block, corner of Wabashaw and Sixth
streets; La Crosse firm for the Davidson
block, jackson street, and number of other
outside contractors are engaged upon some
OF the numerous structures now in process of
erection. The new buildings in st. Paul this
season will exceed in number and value any
three years since the great crash.