Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29

poor, $435. II; total, $9OO. 16.
couple of trains while being switched at
the Lake Superior depot, yesterday, about
noon, collided. One freight car was SO badly
damaged that the Third street crossing was
blockaded for half an hour, until the debris
was removed.
Officer Nygaard ran in party by the name
of O'Sullivan yesterday, for standing off
Seventh streeth saloonist for the drinks.
O'Sullivan proved he only stood by while
another party stood off the barkeeper for the
drinks. He was permitted to leave the station
with the caution not to stand around agoin.
Mr.. A. 6. Foster, who returned from Duluth
yesterday reports lively state of traffic there.
Large fleets of vessels are loading and unload
ing; -four being exported and merchandise i'm
ported. St. Paul wins the day in the way of
year has brought in fully 400 tons Of freight
for this city.
The mayor has appointed the following
special policemen for duty at the Driving park
during the forthcoming races: Louis Marian,
Thomas Lanigan, Lewis E. Hare, Andrew
Defiel, Frank Herman and John Zi1kilbach.
These extra policemen will report for duty
next Wednesday, and their services will be
paid for by the Driving Park association.
The St. Paul. Saltwater & Taylors Falls rail
road publish their summer time table else
where, which makes 1t ''just splendid for those
who wish to summer at Lake Elmo. There will
and three trains each way on Sunday. The
Sunday trains leave at 9:25 A. NJ, 8 P. M. and
1920 P. NJ. and arrive at 2:45 IN, 6:4S P. N. and
10P. NJ.
The regular weekly social event during the
season, associated with the Metropolitan since
it's opening-the Saturday night hop of the
guests-was revived last evening under the new
management of Messrs Belote & Linsley, and
as was to be expected was in every respect
most enjoyable occasion, not feature to the
perfect enjoyment of the occasion being lack
ing. Seibert's orchestra furnished the music.
Geo. B. Hall. northern passenger agent of
the Ottumwa route, the great through line
South, has issued the neatest, most compact
and com prehensive advertising card out.
Though only about the size of an ordinary Wis
ltlng card, it embraces map OF the route with
f6o 9; f and full and direct of
Meeting stations, and in fact all the essential
information to fully post passenger.
The Old Settlers association of Dakota
county are arranging to celebrate the Fourth at
Prairie Lake, ar Lakeville, with basket
picnic, to which they invite all Dakota county
and the rest of mankind. The lake is band
some sheet of water surrounded By fine forest
trees, forming splendid shade. It is proposed
to have music, reading of the declaration of
independence, and address, the latter by Gen.
R: W. johnson, which insures rare treat.
The application of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and l. St. Paul railroad company, for the ap-
'pointment of a commission to appraise the
value of lands for the proposed short line rail-
road, came before Judge Brill yesterday morn
ing. After hearing the petition the court ap-
pointed Mr. 81. M. Smyth, Mr.. George w.
Moore and Mr.. John harrington, with power
to act as such commission. The compensation
of the commissioners was fixed at 80 per diem
each, and the first meeting will be held in the
office of the district clerk, on July 9th, at ~
o'clock A.. M.
Letters have begun to arrive at the Merchants
for Harry Chaplain, manager of the Barlow,
Wilson, Primrose & West Minstrel Company.
Mr.. Chaplain is kindly remembered by patrons
of the profession in st. Paul as the manager of
Haverly's Ministries in the years gone by when
that manager was laying the foundation for his
present standing as the most succ ssful and en-
terprising caterer to public amusement On
this hemisphere. Mr.. Chaplain never gives his
name to any but first class entertainment.
| The company is booked fol- the Opera House
early IN July.
About ten days ago Land Commissioner
Drake, of the st. Paul Sioux City railroad,
sent Abram Penner, of Mountain Lake. Men
MONTE colony, to Philadelphia, to meet a mum.
| Der of Russian MennOnites c. ming from the
old world. The representation from Kansa.
and Nebraska, which States are constantly on
the alert to secure new settlers, was both large
and strong, several Mennonite bishops being
among the number. Commissioners Drake re
inforced Penner with his German agent in
Chicag o, and the two assed through st. Pau
yesterday morning with eighty-two new settlers
for the Mountain Lake colony on the Sioux
City road.
A letter was received by Postmaster Day
| yesterday, from F. T. Brock, sheriff of Mont
gomery county, Kansas, enquiring for lawye
correspondent of the latter doing business il
this CITY. 1t would appear that member o
the legal fraternity forwarded letter of in
quiry to Sheriff Brock regarding the where
| 4bouta of Frank Metz. ST. and Jr:. and tina
Brock had the misfortune to lose the letter ant
forget the name of the lawyer, in lieu of which
he writes to Dr.. Day. Regarding the inqur.
Sheriff Brock writ es that Frank Metz. ST., i
dead, while his son is residing With his mother
about twelve miles from the town of indie
pendence Kansas.
Deputy Assessor W lch has completed hi,
li.t of products grown in the township of Re
serve for the year 1878, the statement being .
follows: Wheat 1926 bushels; oats, II, IA
bushels; corn. 9, 1873 bushels; barley. $50 bush
els; rye, Is bushels; potatoes 1905 bushels
cultivated hay, 537 tons; wild hay, 847 tone
number Of apple trees growing, 2,657; numbe
bearing, 43l; quantity Of apples, 1Sl bushels
grape vides, 2, l45; quantity Of grapes, 1853
sheep eheared, 44;quantity Of wool, 225 pounds
number of milch cows, Ill; quality Of butter
20, 74O pounds; number of bee hives 80,quantit
of honey, 200.
A lazy kind of q fight amused a crowd o
Fourth, near Minnesota street, yesterday after
noon, on and off for an hour. Wallace's blacl
smith shop, number GA East Fourth street, wa
the scene of the prolonged but harmless e1
counter, and Wallace and an employe too
parts in the difficulty. Wallace owed the ma
something and wouldn't pay. The man unde
took to take it out of Wallace's hide, but We
held of SO we'll, that mutual rest was callet
Then time was mutually called, and the
went at it agai until they mutually reste
again. Then time was mutually called an
, they went at it again until they mutually res
, ed. Then time was called-and the bus
ness was continued all day for aught anyo1
knows 10 the contrary, with in.ervais-of fei
!, and rest. Nobody hurt.
i Mr.. ]. 81. Pierce, senior partner Of the fir
of Pierce & Patton, publishers of the Weste,
Magazine, is in the city, and will spend son
time here and in this vicinity, looking ov'
= the country with view to the publication of
!. Minnesota illustrated edition Of his periodical