Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-11
CITY GLOBULES.

Almon Ford, the man who was shot by
his insane wife, was not SO we'll yesterday,
and it is feared his injury will prove fatal
Doc" E. L. Larpenteur is very seriously
ill with erysipelas, and his friends and pbysi-
clans are somewhat alarmed as to the result.
The grand council of Royal and Select Mas
ters of the State of Minnesota will meet at Ma
sonic hall this afternoon at o'clock A large
attendance is expected.
The regular annual meeting of the Ramsey
County Veterans association will be held at
the old court house this evening. A full attend
ancs OF memsers is requested.
The remains of William Melland, the young
man whose injury on the st. Paul & Duluth
road and his subsequent death. has been here
toforo mentioned in the GLOBE, were buried
yesterday by MCCARTHY d Dennelly, under in
structions from General Superintendent Smith,
of the Duluth road.
year ago last April a young man named
Charles Brache, who had been in the employ of
Mr.. Henry Orleman, skipped the city, carrying
OFT with him some S4O of his employers mon
ey. Yesterday forenoon Officer Kenealy found
him on Third street and placed him in the
lock-up. He will face the charges against him
him In the municipal court this morning.
At the colored Baptist church on the corner
of Cedar and Twelfth street last evening the
pastor so far forgot the propriety of the occa-
sion as to announce from the pulpit that there
would be Garfield and Arthur demonstration
during the week, and requested every member
of the congregation to be on hand and ''hold
dar torches high" Comment is uncalled for,
The managers of the society for the relief cf
the poor, finding their present facilities for
earring on their work inadequate to meet
the necessary demand, and having tried in
vain to secure suitable rent, are considering
the advisability of erecting a building which
shall be adapted to their peculiar work, and
will hold an adjourned meeting for that pur-
pose next Wednesday afternoon at $780,
The attendants at Christ church yesterday
morning were favored with some exceptionally
fine vocal music from Mr.. Frank F. Powers, a
young gentleman from Chicago who has been
spending week or ten days with friends in
this city and vicinity. he sang the offertory
solo with voice which showed wonderful COM
pass, feeling and cultivation. Mr.. Powers left
by the Eastern express last evening for Chi
cago. He will sail for Europe Nov. 6, where
he will remain two years or more to finish his
musical education.
The officers and members of the Fourth
Ward Hancock, English and Sibley club are
making great preparations for dedicatiny their
handsome liberty pole on Tuesday evening.
All the other Hancock clubs of the city, and
every Democrat, no matter where he halls
from, Is invited to be present. Gen. II. 81.
Sibley. Gen. r. w. johnson, Albert Scheffer.
W. l.. Kelly, G. E. Flandrau, J. B. Brisbin, j.
III. Gilman and other speakers will be present
and address the assemt lage. Should the
weather be pleasant the meeting will be held
in the open air around the pole otherwise it
will be held in the Athenmum.
About A. NJ. yesterday, while train No. s,
on theSB. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba rail-
way, was at Cokato, making O f1ying switch.
Brakeman Lewis Nj. Garter, who was cutting
off the cars to be run on the siding, was thrown
under the detached portion of the train by a
sudden jerk of the platform car on which he
was standing and sustained serious injuries.
| His left hip joint was twisted out of the
socket, one hand badly mashed, and he had
also received severe cut from the flange of
one of the wheels on the left side of the head
about the ear. He would undoubtedly have
been passed over by the entire part of the
train, which had been cut off, but for his
presence OF mind In grasping brake-beam
with his left hand and thus dragging himself
! along until he reached a cattle guard he knew
of and dropped into it. He was brought to
this city and DR.. Hagan attended to bis in
juries, after which he was taken to St. .Joseph'a
nospltal, Wnere GLOBE reporter visited him
and obtained the above particulars.
There expired at one of the hospitals in this
city yesterday, worthy, who, paradoxical as
it may seem, was alone known from the OBJ
scurity of his station and the humble charac.
ter of mis- pretensions. The name of the de.
ceased is John Wood, and the position he oc-
cupied was singularly his own, inasmuch as i,
was too low to attract the avarice of the mer.
cenary or the ambition of the usurper The
sable face, uncouth form, and homely but hon.
| est features OF the character under considera.
tion, will be readily recalled by almost every
business man in st. Paul, to many of whom
he has long been regarded as familiar fixture
Of late years he has found employment in
keeping clean the business offices around
bridge square, his principal headquarters being
nc the American house, where he was wont to
assist in doing the chores. While having 70
ties SO far as sanguinity goes. it would be
unklnd to say that he was destitute of friends.
The latter he had by the score, as was daily at
tested by the prompt and generous manner in
which they sustained the demands of his sim
| pie wants The perfecz peace and repose of
! his simple and uneventfui life was due to nos
session of.aD almost heavenly attribute. which
consisted In the faculty of minding his own
business While possessing the virtues roo
uncommon In the lofty he aped the vie OF
drink, being fond of his booze. His auietus
was caused by bleeding of the lungs.
Reed S Gilt Edge Tonic cures dyspepsia.