Daily globe., 1880-03-26
CITY GLOBULES.

The public schools closed yesterday and will
be reopened April first.
The hens are getting ready to cackle over
colored eggs for Easter.
State Auditor Whitcomb reports the spring
settlements coming in very freely.s
ties took their prisoners to saltwater yesterday.
Four individuals, each in various stages of
inebriation, spent the night at the lookup, last
night.
To-day being holiday there will be gen.
eral suspension of business at The city and
county Offices.
The school teachers received their March sti-
pends on yesterday. The amount disbursed
was nearly $500.
Good Friday, to-day, being legal holiday in
this State the banks of the city and the public
offices will be closed.
There's an enrolment of 172 pupils at the
high school, out of which number 80 are taught
French, 36 German, % Latin and Is Greek.
The u 8. internal revenue collectors Office
will remain open from to 10 o'clock A. M. this
morning to accommodate those desiring to pur-
chase stamps.
The many friends of w. H. Drake, train dis
patcher of the St. Paul Il Sioux City railroad,
will be pleased to learn that there was slight
improvement in his condition yesterday.
The board of directors of the aims house and
hospital met yesterday and issued seventeen
full and eighteen half orders for provisions,
and thirty seven orders for half cords OF wood.
1t will be gratifying news to large circle of
friends to learn that the serious illness of Mrs.
CH Uline has taken a favorable turn, and that
her recovery is now believed to be only ques-
tion of time.
A brakeman, named Edward Dupre, employ.
ed in the Chicago Milwaukee st. Paul yard,
had his left hand badly crushed, last evening,
while compiling cars. His njuries were dressed
by DR.. Murphy.
Two trespass suits were commenced In the u.
s. circuit court yesterday against Clark d Nc
Clure, of st. Cloud, and John Rollins, of Min
neapolis, both actions being in trover for the
value of logs converted by the defendants.
Superintendent Walsh, of the street railway,
had force out at daylight yesterday to re-
move the snow from the tracks, which was &C
complished in time to bring the business men
from up and down town in full time for the
days work.
A number Of sales have recently been re-
corded by the register of deeds of lots in what
The sales have resulted frem an action COM
menced by the owners of tie property to Ouht
the squatters.
A lighted lamp in one OF the bath rooms at
George Schiller's barber shop, at 103 East
f-1l
morning, and exploded. Chief Strong and one
of the employees put out the flame with some
mating before any damage was done.
An extra coach had to be attached to the
morning train west on the Northern Pacific
yesterday to accommodate parties in search of
homes and new settlers in Dakota. At night
an extra freight of twenty cars loaded with
stock and settlers supplies was sent out by
the same road.
James O'Halloran, who lives at the corner of
Stewart avenue and Wilkin street and is en-
ployed as a section hand on the Chicago, Mil
waukee d st. Paul road, had the toes of his
right foot crushed yesterday afternoon by a
rail falling on them. 1t is thought the I'M jured
members will have to be amputated.
The anniversary of the silver wedding of
MIR. and Mrs. Gustave Leue was celebrated at
their residence in this city last evening. An
impromptu surprise party was gotten up by
the friends of the happy couple and they were
the recipients of a serenads from the Great
Western band orchestra. All present enjoyed
very delightful evening.
The st. Paul & Manitoba road have Just re-
ceived two first class new engines, and are also
using four borrowed from the st. Paul & Du-
luth company, and still are unable to keep up
with the business offering. The company,
however, has six more new engines under con-
tract, to be delivered by the LIST preximo, which
will afford temporary relief.
The lad, Frank Gauthier, brother-in-law of
Mr.. A. Dufrene who was seriously injured
Wednesday afternoon by falling wall at Auer
bach, Finch, Culbertson & Co.'s burnt build
ing, was doing we'll yesterday. The only seri-
GUS trouble is the broken arm, which will re-
cover in time, and fortunately it has been
found that he suffered no internal injuries.
Comptroller Roche announces that he is
about to issue large number CT deeds for local
improvements unless the owners of the prop
erty redeem it before the 25th of April. The
property was sold April 25th, 1878, and the last
day of grace expires the 25th of next month.
The list is given in our advertising columns,
and parties desiring to save their property
should inspect it.
The snow storm which struck St. Paul We'd
nesday night seems to hove been general
throughout the East, the telegraph reporting
heavy falls of snow with considerable wind all
over that sectien. st. Paul, however, appears
to have been nearly the northern limit, no
snow falling in this State north of Sauk Rap
ids, while in Dakota the weather has been very
warm and spring-Gke.
Yesterday, dog having all the signs of by
drophobia about him created considerable con-
aternation among the Adams sckool children.
The brute foamed at the mouth and appeared
dangerous, but didn't offer to molest anyone.
The dog is said to belong to Daman, the saloon
keeper on Eleventh street, and the police
might do we'll to visit the place to learn about
the advisability of letting the dog remain at
large.
Acting under the orders of the mayor, Chief
Strong visited the Davidson block yesterday
morning and found that the owners of the
property we've making arrangements to take
down the walls. Mayor Dawson being out of
the city, he reported the fact to the acting
mayor, Aid. Rhodes, who instructed him to
keep an eye on the work and, in case the work
did not go forward at once, to take steps to tear
the walls down.
Articles of incorporation of the New Ulm
Silver Cernet band were filed with the secre-
tary of state yesterday. The following is
list of the officers and members: President