Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-20
CITY aLoBULEs.

the Sixth ward, took place yesterday afternoon
and was largely attended.
A foot bridge has been built from tho main
land, on the West st Paul side, to the island
opposite the foot of jackson street.
The capitol grounds have been greatly i'm
proved in appearance by grading, sodding, eto,
and never looked 40 inviting before
Tramps and night thiovos are becoming quite
hold in their business on the outskirts, and a
loud call is made by several localities for po-
licenan.
Bobby Harris, the piccaninny who es-
eaped from the reform school two months ago.
was oaptured on Wabashaw street by Officer
Lowell yesterday, and returned to the institu,
ton.
The appraisers report in the estate OF the late
j. ". sheehey was filed yesterday, showing
real estate to the amount of S7,95O, and per-
sonal property amounting to $2,579, making
total of $1O,525.
Thomas Graham was arraigned a. the police
court yesterday charged with cabDaging pair
of boots from laborer named Thomas Shee.
han. No one appeared to prosecute and the
case was dismissed.
The members of st. Andrews society propose
to indulge in moonlight excursion down the
river on Monday night next, on board tho Aunt
BETSY, accompanied by barge. The Great
Western band will furnish the music.
A meeting of the Irish Land League will be
held this evening at the hall of the society
Corner of Seventh and jackson streets. Pre-
psrstions will be made for the reception of
MIR. Michael Dayitt and a full attendance is
requested.
The committees of tho common council,
chamber Of commerce and the representatives
of the several railroads, will hold meeting
this afternoon at 3 P. NJ, at the council cham
Der, to discuss the threadbare subject of rail-
road freights and railroad crossings.
If there are any strangers in the city who
doubt the productiveness of our soil they
should rise early some morning and visit the
market house. There they will see the finest
vegetables they ever saw. Our market garden
ers produce everything that man or woman can
desire.
Mr.. j. D. O'Brien returned to st. Paul yes
tsrday, having enjoyed twuSmonths' tour to
Ireland aud the continent. He doesn't speak
as though he had been fsvorably impressed
with the condition Of things IN the old coun-
try, and rejOices to once moro set foot on his
native heath.
The managers of the Magdalen Home are in
want of funds TO meet current expenses. Will
not the liberal, generous people of st. Paul
send contributions to Mr.. Z. NJ Van Duzee, at
the First National bank? The society is doing.
quietly. good work and should be sustained
by the public.
With the thugs and cutthroats Of St.Paul, the
free use of the deadly and villianous razor is
getting to be quite favorite pastime. Within
the past few days several cutting bees have
taken place, and in each case the razor was
brought into requisition. The barbar0u5
practice will not cease until some of the gentry
feel the pressure Of the hangman's moose.
Thomas Wood sat on the curbstoDe at Seven
Corners Wednesday evening and piped gen.
tie ditsy in memory OF his absent sweetheart.
He was drunk enough to have his own way,
and made the people half crazy with the hide
ous outcry. 1t took two policemen TO get him
to the cooler, and when laid on the shelf with d
colored gentleman he asked for another berth.
Yesterday morning he was fined SO, or three
days in the bastile.
Night before last Officer Gruber heard sim
gular sound proceeding from the new market
house. 1t went gurgle, gurgle, gurgle, and
looking around be found John Hughes, Of
Minneapolis, in the act of drinking schooner
of sawdust city tanglefoot from pocket pis.
tol. He was yanked up to the tower, and yes
terday he was before Judge O'Brien, who let
him off on condition that he would shake st.
Paul in five minutes.
a broth of boy named Dennis Nc
Carthy, was before hizzonor yesterday charged
with disorderly conduct Wednesday after
noon he took drap of the creature until it
80 fired his ambition that he attempted the
oulandish and unpardonable trick of embrace
ing sweet damsel on Third street near Bridge
square. Hewas collared by officer Rouleau,
and he was given ten days in the bastile for
his ungallant conduct.
William johnson, the notorious colored
cracksman, was at the police court yesterday
morning charged with larceny and drunken
ness. Monday afternoon he budged up on
the old stuff and visited Evans Graphing gal
lery' where he cabbaged a billiard ball and a
watermelon. He was picked up by Officer
Lowell so full from the effect of the latter that
he had to be hauled up on dray. He was sent
to the hold for sixty days.
Rice park has become, since the fencingiwas
removed. general loafng place for idle and
unoccupied loafers who stretch themselves out
on the benches and sleep from morning until
night, thus preventing respectable people who
would like to eujoy the cool shades from doing
police and some steps taken to require the
vandals in traversing the grounds to confue
themselves to the walk, and thus permit the
grass to grow.
Mr.. Z. T. Warner, manager Of the great
Rock county farm, arrived in the city yesterday
morning, fresh from the wheat fields of south.
western Minnesota. he informs the GLOBE
that the company had 1000 acres in wheat this
year, the last of which was cut and put in
shock on Monday afternoon. Three steam
threshers are at work, and stacking is going
forward at the same time. Mr.. Warner esti-
mates the yield at an average of from Is to 20
bushels per acre, or an aggregate crop of Is, 900
10 $4,000 bushels, all No. wheat.
A laborer employed on the Davidson block,
corner of Fourth and Jackson streets, had
very narrow escape from instant death yester-
day. While at work on the sidewalk of the
Fourth street side of the building, a brick es-
capped from the hands of another workman in
the fourth story, and falling, struck him on the
head. 1t was CHANGING shot, or otherwise he
would never had known what hurt him. As it
was he received q severe scalp wound, which
DR.. Quinn closed, and the lucky individual will
no doubt live to repeat his narrow escape to his
grandchildren.
A very perceptible change has been wrought
recently in the condition of the sidewalks in
the city, and the thanks Of all pedestrians are
due to our CITY council for recognizing the