Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-29
CITY GLOBULEs.

The iron for the st. Peter street branch of
the street railway was being laid yesterday.
Mr.. Cunningham, the contractor for printing
phlets in German, has commenced delivering
the same.
An action was commenced in the district
court yesterday by William n. Gay against
Otto and George Meme to collect an indebted
ness of $9l6.
United States Marshal McLaren returned
from Rochester yesterday, where he has been
to ;serve subpenas for the Winona term of
the United States district court, in June.
James Hogan, not content with his display
of belligerency at an uptown bagnio, under
took to steal bride of teamster on franklin
street and was sent to the rock pile by Judge
Flint for fifteen days.
Postmaster DR.. Day has an official letter from
the department at Washington for a pensioner
named Charles Stewart. The letter must be
identified and received only by the person to
whom it is addressed.
turned from visit to his old home at Alexan-
dria. He says that there has been but little
seeding In that section as yet, owing to the
continued wet weather.
E. Langevin, of the Sixth ward, has left at
the GLOBE Office some new potatoes which he
has raised the present season in the open air.
They are of fair size for eating and testify to
the rapid production of Minnesota soil.
Mary Cressy (white) was sent to the House
of Good Shepherd yesterday for ninety days
for drunkenness. Her only friend appeared to
be coal black negro, who was about the sta
tion after her arrest inquiring for the welfare
of ''his woman"
train OF nine movers wagons. from Clark
county, Missouri, passed through the city yes
terday, destined for Polk county in this State.
The immigrants have been six weeks on
their journey, and the six families are only the
advance guard of an exodus of some size from
Missouri.
Mr.. w. Weis, the patentee Of the North Star
egg case, returned home yesterday after a three
weeks absence at Burlington, Iowa, perfecting
plans for improved machinery to be used in
the burlington factory. Although he left a
section where the trees were in full foliage he
was glad to set foot in st. Paul again.
At recent meeting of the board of trustees
of Hamline University, the st. Paul Medical
college was constituted the medical depart
ment of the university, and is now regularly
organized branch of the institution. The
friends of both institutions will be plecsed to
learn of the affiliatlon.
The case of VIM. Mcintyre alias Frank How
ard, the Northfeld counterfeiter, came up on
continuance before U. s. Com missioner Cordo-
20 yesterday. Mcintyre introduced two wit
nesses, but their testimony was of no especial
benefit. He was held for trial, and in default
of $1,000 bail was committed to jail
Amendments to the articles of incorpora-
ton of the Minneapolis Elevator company were
filed with the secretary of state yesterday. The
amendments include an increase of the capital
stock from 100000 to $500, 600, the whole di-
vlded into 10000 shares of $50 each. The
highest amount of indebtedness is limited to
100000.
Lizzie Williams has two aims in life, or
rather passions, one of which is to become
beastly budged and the other to steal ride on
the bounding street car. A few days since she
was released from the county jail OF course
the event was celebrated by a spree, which
wound up with the conventional street car ride
and arrest. Ninety days in the House of the
Good Shepherd gives her chance to sober up.
The committee on streets met yesterday af-
ternoon to consider the matter of Burnham & |
Jones' protest against City Engineer SewelPs
declaration that sewer pipe of their manufac-
ture was useless. The intention to visit the |
manufactury and there investigate was post |
poned until tomorrow, owing to the unfavora-
BILE weather.
The bond of W. d. Rogers. in the probate |
court, was not disapproved because it lacked |
the requisite strength. On the contrary, it |
was good for ten times of the amount, but one |
of the bondsmen having failed to Justify |
through an oversight, the court had no alterna-
tive save to disapprove it. But for this cleri- |
cal error the bond was an unusually strong |
one.
John Sweetman Esq, a wealthy gentleman |
from Dublin, and one who has taken a great |
interest in the welfare of the Irish sufferers ar
rived i'll st, Paul few days since and will Wis
it different parts of the State. His visit to
this country is for the express purpose of in |
specting the situation with the view of loca-
ting o number of families.
The frat party of Irish sufferers, to locate in
Bishop Ireland's colony, in this State, are an
nounced to sail from Queenstown to-day. The
party consists of nearly fifty families and they
will pass through st. Paul in about two weeks |
1t is understood that they will be met in New
York by Dillon OBrien, Esq.,, who will escort
them to their new homes in the West.
Articles of incorporation of the Minneapolis
Free DIspensary were filed in the office of the |
secretary OF state yesterday. The incorpora-
tors are George A. Pillsbury, Il. s. Jones, A. B.
Barton, G. M. Loring, George A. Brackett, |
Francis s. Hinkle, Arthur III. Keith, Amos W. |
Abbott, Charles l.. Wells, A. H. Salisbury and |
w. A. Hamilton, all of Minneapolis. The first |
board of directors are Messrs. Pillsbury Jones, |
Barton, Loring, Brackett Hinkle and Keith.
A few days ago Mr.. W. II. Albright agent of
the United States Express company, visited
Saltwater, and purchased from Cole Younger
the notorious desperate, cane which he had
whitfield out of stick of bird s-eye maple and |
surmounted with black walnut head. 1t is
unique specimen of workmanship, and was
presented by Mr.. Albright to Harry Blrming-
ham as q companion to the cane which has
given that gentleman SO enviable q reputation
among the fair sex.
A letter was received from Messrs. Nick Nc
Affee and Jack Wampler yesterday, bearing
date of the 23i inst. According to Mr.. Wamp-
ler's account, Leadville is an admirable place
to keep away from. They describe their feel
ings as being disgusted with the lay out, and
state that pneumonia is killing the tender feet
new comers) off by scores. Seventy-mile ele-
vation is not suited to most constitutions, and
as distance lent enchantment to the view, they
wish now that they were back in their famil-
lar wigwams.
A meeting of ladies and gentlemen interest
ed in the formation of a free despensary was
held yesterday afternoon in the lecture room of
the st. Paul Medical college. on West Third
street. w. l.. Wilson presided, and Mrs. DIR.
Stone performed the duties of scribe. The
object of the meeting was 10 organize
board of managers to
conduct the affairs of the dispensary and to
provide medicines and medical attendance for
the poor. After consultation it was decided to
postpone further action until information of
the workings of such institutions could be OBJ
tanned from the East 1t is expected at the
next meeting, to be called by the chairman. to
have representatives of all the churches and
societies in the city present.
Workmen we're engaged yesterday in plaster
ing the ceiling of Assessor Beaumont's Office