Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-21
CITY GLoBULEs.

filed with the secretary of state.
The National Fire Insurance company, of
New York, has been admitted to the State by
Insurance Commissioner McGill. 3. y. Eaton
is local and special agent.
The attention of the street inspector is
called to the wretched condition of Summit
avenue between Rice street and Nelson avenue.
There is not neighborhood road in ramsey
county in worse condition.
The roster of troops stationed in the depart
ment of Dakota was issued from Gen. Terry's
headquarters yesterday. 1t mentions no change
IN the station of troops, and reports the same
number heretofore on duty.
Gen. r. W. johnson and ex-Gov. Marshall
were out yesterday canvassing for subscriptions
in payment for the Thomas portrait They met
with good success considerable patriotic gen
erosity in sums of 81 being encountered.
The street railway company has finally de-
termined to abandon the College avenue con-
nection with Rice street, and yesterday com
menced operations for laying the track along
Tenth street from st. Peter to the Rice street
line.
Notice of the allowance of widows pension
claim for 81, 5SI. 90 was received yesterday by
Adiutant General Van Cleve. The allowance
of the claim is very opportune, as the beneh-
c;arv is seriously ill at her home and in need
of the money.
Yesterday afternoon Thomas G. Robinson,
residing at So McBoal street, found Swear
old girl completely and tearfully lost from
home. Any one having lost such an article
from home can have the little one by identify
ing property, etc.
Thirteen outcasts were arraigned at the po-
lice court yesterday morning on the charge OF
vagrancy. They signifed desire to skip if
given a chance, and the court allowed them
until II o clock to leave the city. They stood
cot upon the order of going but left
John Carr belongs to the marine, and is one
of the gallant fellows who 60 down to the sea
in ships. He has the faculty for drink, how
ever of landsman, and night before last he
became beastlY drunk. He was before Judge
Flint, and was given until noon to leave town.
John Eaton, J. L. Way and John Carroll APP
peared at the police court, yesterday morning,
each man battling with the horrors and the
proverbial swelled head attached by nature as
the penalty for a drunk. They seemed hearth
ly contrite and we're discharged upon payment
of $3 each.
Lieut.. Col. George L. Febiger, deputy pay
master general, having reported for duty st
department headquarters, has been assigned to
duty as chief paymaster. Lieut.. Col. Glover
Perrin. surgeon United States army, has been
assigned to duty as medical director IN place OF
Surgeon Vim. J. Sloan, deceased.
Major Victor Hjortsburg, assistant in the
secretary of states Office, completed ct D
o'clock last evening the filing of a mortgage
given by the Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul
| railway company, covering Its Southern Mln-
nesota division, the TRANSPORTING OF the same
occupying some thirty-fve hours OF continuous
| work.
After the lecture at the Opera House last
evening a reception was rendered Gen. Slgel
and Herr Won Bodenstedt at the residence of
Mr.. Gustav Willius, corner OF Seventh street
and Hoffman avenue. A delightful season was
enioved and among those in attendance were
noticed the following we'll known gentlemen:
@. Fl. I,ienau, Albert Wolff, DR.. Stamm, +.
Wiilius. A. Bender, M. Holl, A. Paar, Otto
Munich, Albert Scheffer and Capt. Jacob Main
yer.
The Judges of election met at the several
polling places, yesterday, and corrected the
poll-lists. Such persons as presented them
selves for registration were accommodated,
but they were few. Next Tuesday will be the
HODDOTLuuILy
corners or such as have moved into the pre-
cinct since last election are advised to be on
hand. get registered, and avoid the trouble of
being sworn in on electiOn-day.
Mrs. Carl Larsen and her assistants are en-
gagged in distributing copies of Mark Twain's
highly amusing and interesting production en-
titled "A Tramp Abroad" for which subscrip-
tions were taken few weeks ago. The work
is written in the authors best strain, and is
refreshingly ludicrous. Those who have
changed their place of residence since ordering
the work, or any desiring copies of the same
will please address Mrs. Carl Larsen through
the postoffice.
The contractor has commenced delivering
the stone for the st. Joseph's Catholic orphan
asylum, to be erected on Ninth street, between
Exchange and Fort streets, and work upon the
building will be commenced soon. The build
ing is to be 40.Sx70-4 feet, with basement
about six feet above the surface of the ground,
two stories high and mansard roof. The ma
| terial above the basement walls will be cream
colored BRICK, similar to the Sisters asylum on
Exchange street. and when finished will be
| decided addition to that portion of the city.
The name of George Allen will be remember
ed as one of the burly buffers who went on a
spree abont two weeks ago, and amused them
Selves ny whipping wy AoAlCu DOuy' Lis
pal, King, arrested and committed for
ninety days, Allen managing to elude the po-
lice. Yesterday he was arrested and brought
before Judge Flint, but the lads mother ap-
peared and withdrew the complaint. The court
warned him that he was on the road to ruin,
and that if he didn't stop short he would be
very sorry He was discharged with the un-
derstanding that if arrested again he would al
SO be tried fer the offense.
The blizzard and snow storm of Sunday
night and Monday morning having put tenn
porary stop to seeding in the track of the
storm, Hon. Jerry Mccarthy is putting in his
time by renewing his acquaintance with his
family and friends in St. Paul Jerry says
the storm in Stevens county, and that section
of the State, was one of the worst he ever saw,
the all filled with snow and the wind blowing
gale. Fortunately it was warm, SO that there
was no suffering and as the snow disappeared
almost as rapidly as it fell, there was only
brief interruption of farm work.
At the last meeting of the executive council
of the Historical Society resolution was
passed removing the limit of the length of the
articles to be proposed for the memorial vol
ume on the occasion of the two hundredth
anniversary of the discovery of the Falls of
Saint Anthony and extending the time for their
preparation to the close of the year. The
gentlemen who have kindly consented to pre-
pare the articles can now extend them to any
dimension they may find necessary, but all are
requested to forward their contributions to the