Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-03
CITY GLOBULES.

bilious attack.
The st. Cricx steamer Dispatch was here last
evening to take out barge for down river.
s. Tompkins, son of Gen. Tompkins, ar
rived yesterday from Alaska on visit to his
father.
The banks of st. Paul will observe Monday
as q holiday, and bills falling due Monday will
be collected to-day.
The Ukase has gone forth by the council
committee on fire department, and the deadly
sign must be pulled down.
Gen. Sherman will be the guest of Gen.
Terry ct his cottage on the South Shore house
grounds, White Bear Sunday, the 4th inst.
Gen. Sherman, Secretary of War Ramsey.
Senator Mcmillan, and others, visited Fort
Smelling, yesterday, on tour of inspection.
A Bismarck dispatch of yesterday states that
the steamer Helena will leave there this morn
ing instead Of this evening, as was heretofore
announced.
Mr.. T. l.. Fitch, assistant manager of Cole s
great circus, and one of the best managers on
the road was in st. Paul yesterday, and passed
the day with his old friends.
The JOSIE of the Diamond 10 line, will leave
here for st. Louis at noon to-day. The next
boat of the same line will be the Diamond 10,
to leave here at noon Wednesday next.
Reports from along the Iowa division of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad, are to
the effect that the wheat is rusting quite badly
md much anxiety is felt as to the yield and
quality of the crop.
Elder William Fenton will lecture on Free
masonry from Christian standpoint, tonight.
in the church, corner of Tenth and Canada
streets Ladies and Freemasons are especially
invited. Admission free.
Recent local hail storms in Dakota near Far
go, and west, have inflicted serious damage on
few farms. But the whole damage is very
small as compared with the grand aggregate of
growing crops IN that region.
The two cars which were pushed over the
end of the river transfer track the other even
ing have been pulled back. The one which
was in the river is about as complete wreck
as could be moved on its trucks.
The park concert this evening by the Great
Western band will be partly made up of patri-
otic airs. The park is to be illuminated, and
the concert, beginning at the usual hour, will
be continued somewhat later than usual.
The steamer Clinton left promptly at IL M :,
yesterday with the first mails under the new
river contract. and seventy-fve passengers.
The Red Wing, Capt. Hight, will be the mail
boat for to-day, and will also leave on time.
The State printing commission, yesterday,
formally referred to Attorney General Start,
the question as to the proper coulse to be pur-
sued by them with reference to the recent bids
for doing the State printing for the ensuing
two years.
While at work in gravel pit near the city
limits, an employe of the Chicago, Milwaukee
head by steam shovel, yesterday, and sus.
tanned slight scalp wound. The injury is
painful but not serious.
A change of time for the St. Croix packets
goes into effect next Wednesday. On and
after that date passengers can make the round
trip to the Dalles in one day, by leaving here
on the A. NJ. train on the s. & 7. F. roads,
or the 7:45 A. NJ. train on the st. P. & D. road.
painful accident occurred at Wescott,
about twelve miles from st. Paul, night before
last, by which John Furey sustained broken
leg. He was engaged in cutting wood. when a
heavy log rolled on his person, inficting the
injury. DR.. Murphy went out yesterday and
Bet the leg.
One of the pleasantest entertainments on the
9Th will be the picnic at Lake side Park, on
the Duluth road. The entertainment is va
ried one and will afford amusement to all
Our advertising columns give it in detail and
those who desire a jolly 4th on the 9th should
peruse it.
The society Of the Union Franchise yesterday
decided to attend the Father Hennepin ami
versary celebration in body. The society ex-
pect to turn out about one hundred and fifty
members, and will go up to Minneapolis this
morning in time to unite in the procession to
move at 9 o'clock.
Mr.. 81. r. Hare is endeayoring to sell that
the city is supplied with a display of fire.
works Monday night. He secured contribu-
sions to the extent of one hundred dollars
yesterday, and will endeavor to secure similar
amount to-day. The display will take place
from Wabashaw hill.
Officer DeCoursey celebrated the tenth ami
versary of his wedding on Tuesday night, or
rather his numerous friends did for him. He
has tinware enough to start a wholesale estab-
lishment in that line, and stock of pleasant
memories to last him and his estimable wife
for the balance of their lives.
On the Randall Thompson farm and at some
other places in the southwest counties, this sea-
son, the experiment is being tried of raising
corn fodder and feed, by sowing the corn on the
native sod and blowing it under in breaking.
The corn has come up nicely through four
Inches of sod and promises good yield.
The testimony for the plaintiff was rested
hight before last in the case of Officer James
Nugent against John Wann, on trial in the
United States circuit court for IS, 800 damages.
Yesterday morning counsel for the defendant
argued motion to dismiss, which was denied.
The case was then continued until Monday
morning.
Charles Jones, the Leadville wayfarer, was
1t the police court yesterday charged with be-
ing too numerous with other peoples harness.
An account of his thieYing operations was given
in yesterday g GLOBE. MIR. E. A. Hendrickson
identified the harness in his possession whe n
arrested by Officer Flaherty and the young man
gave very unsatisfactory account of himself.
He was held to the grand jury in bail of $500,
and committed.
man from Scott county named James
O'Grea, was before Judge Flint yesterday for
budging up on the old stuff, and going to sleep
on the soft side of plank on Third street.
Officer Babe stated that he was beastly drunk
and had to be waltzed to the cooler on shut
ter. He said that he was son of toll and that
If released he would go straight home. The
court gave him ten minutes to screw his alipa-
tum out of town.