Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-23
CITY GLoBULEs.

District court special term calendar to day
The Great Union band will furnish the
music for the State fair,
The lower Third street pavement received
its mi-occasionsl cleaning yesterday.
The three cases recently tried for violations
of the berry ordinance were certified to the su-
preme court yesterday.
The Great Western band concert at Grote's
garden, last evening, VAS one of the best musi-
cal treats of tho season.
The State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton is now sending out the blanks for the an
nual reports of county superintendents
The mesdames paid their monthly fines yes
terday afternoon, amounting to 1868, with
musk and altar of rose perfume thrown in.
Charles Blackman and Levi Tate, two gen.
tlemen of color, engaged in an unpleasantncse,
and the latter is now after Blackman with
warrant.
Richard Hall and John Rogers were arraisned
yesterday on the old charge of being too famil-
lar with tanglefoot. They will scramble rocks
for seven days each on the stone pile.
The rise of two inches in the river, reported
yesterday, disappeared during the twenty. four
but two feet two inches of water in the cham
mel.
'Chip" johnson has left at the GLOBE Office
big beet which beats all the other big beets. 1t
was raised by MIR. Campbell, hotel keeper at
Glyndon, and weighs twelve and one half
pounds It is q monster.
badly inebriated individual was arrested
by Officers Palmer and Brewer last evening,
having in his possession a pair of slippers, sup
posed to have been stolen from a shoe store on
Seventh near jackson street.
A weary wayfarer folded his buster about
him at midnight last uight, and laid down to
pleasant dreams on the soft side of q lumber
collared by Capt. Clark, and given spring
bed at the station house.
- Sheriff King has been absent for week
prairie chicken hunting. As he hasn't reported
the find of single chicken or made any report
at all, some friends sent him sack of salt
yesterday, with which to catch the birds ~as
well as preserve them for home Transportation,
The low water packet, Anna, is at the levee
and is expected to get away for St. Louis at
about IL NJ. to-day. The Anna has been made
new during the last few, months, and now
comes out with large and roomy cabin, texas,
and all the appliances of frst-cless packet.
The Alex. Mitchell will be the next packet.
probably on Monday.
Window Reporter: Rev. D. R. Breed, of st.
Paul, L. 9. Earle, artist, of Chicago, W. B.
Dean and son, j. A. Lowe and n. F. Drake,
were on hunting excursion in this vicinity
Tuesday. Mr.. Breed will write an article for
Scridner's Monthly, and Mr.. Earle will illus
trate 1t, and this hunting excursion will fur
nlsh the material for the paper.
The Farragut boys were jolly crew, full of
music. Their last musical composition was
entitled The Cot where we Soaked our Dress
Suits 1t was sort of mournful refrain,
suggestive of "Pools;" betting on the 'sMinne.
sofa club double SOULS. ETC." We trust they
are out of ''soak." Moral: Don't buy pools
Dr.: T. T. Mann returned yesterday from "a
sojourn of several weeks at Nantasket Beach.
The doctor was in quite poor health when he
left st. Paul, and it gives us pleasure to an
nounce that he returns fully restored, having
all the appearance of new man. This in
formation will be hailed with delight by the
dootor's numerous friends in the city and
State.
States circuit court by George Wilkinson, of
Ireland against a the city of Red Wing, to re-
cover $4,000. Complainant is property
owner in Red Wing, owning the stone front
block at the corner of Third and Bush streets,
and claims that his property was damaged to
the named amount by the late July rains, ow-
ing to the defective sewerage and drainage
constructed under city authority.
Detective Bresette collared loafer in front
of Lindeke's store, yesterday, at the request of
two ladies. The fellow was half drunk, and
had followed them pelsistently, At first they
didn't notice him, but on their shopping tour
they found him waiting for them at tho door
OF each store they entered. At last he accosted
them with the compliments of the day, and
then Detective Bresette was invoked to rid the
Ladies OF the obnoxious presence of their tor
mentor.
1t has been announced that ex-senator Ram
sey is confined to his home by rheumatism,
but in reality his difficulty is the result of an
accident. GLOBE representative called upon
the secretary of war at his residence, last even
ing, where it was ascertained that Gov. Ramsey
had made misstep in alighting from his
buggy on last Tuesday, sustaining a slight
fracture Of the knee cap. He has been con-
fined to his room for the past few days, but
will be around al usual to-day.
There will be the usual meeting of Bible
students and Sunday school teachers at the
parlor Of the Y. M. G. A. to-day at S o'clock.
The class is to be taught by Prof. s. s. Taylor
and profitable. All interested are most cor
daily invite to attend. The first Saturday in
September Rev. D. r. Breed will resume his in
structions of the class, and it is also confident
ly expected that Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller
will resume her place as instructor in the pri-
mary department..
John Allen, 9 notorious moke, was at police
headquarters yesterday, on a rampage. He'd
just been released from Jail after serving SEN
tence for murderous row in Morton's saloon
several months ago. Allen came to get re-
volver with which he had tried to do murder,
taken from him at the time of the fight As
he had been pretty lively in threats and what
he was going to do with the weapon, it was
thought best not to return it to hlm. At this
Allen became so angry that Detective Bresett
was compelled to force the darkey out of the
station.
Officer Clouse while on duty at Rice Park
yesterday morning, observed bright blaze
issue from Prof. Saroni's laboratory, in the old
polhs6Iatt building opposite the park. Closer
inspection showed the probability of big fire,
az the blaze was amid the Prof. g gasoline, with
which he Eliminates the city, or tries to dispel
the darkness, and he turned in an alarm from
box IL. The fire, however, was put out without
the aid OF the ire department., and before anv
damage whstever was done. The blaze origi-
mated from c"relessness, a boy having placed a
lighted lamp near some gasoline, which ignited.
The eastern bound express on the Chicago,
Milwaukee d st. Paul railroad, which left the
depot at 8:05 o'clock last evening, met with
| serious delay, caused by the misplacement of q
switch in the immediate vicinity of Hankeyis
stock yards The tram had scarcely gotten I'M.
der way, when the engine ran off the rail.
caused by the turning Of the wrong switch,
No damage or injury was sustained bv the ao
cldent, and fully two hours were consumed in
replacing the locomotive. The train got under
way again at 10 o'clock, to the great relief of
the inconvenienced passengers.