Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-09
CITY GLOBULES.

The funeral of the late Gustav Muncn look
place yesterday afternoon from his former res
idence, No. 4l0 East Sixth street.
An action was commenced in the district
court yesterday, by Peter Bott against John
Klein for 81, PSI, on breach OF contract.
MIR. Edward E. Witch, Minneapolis, was yes
terday admitted on certificate to practice IN the
courts of this State by the supreme court
Ferdinand Marti, Mexican war veteran and
an old citizen OF long standing, Is lying DAN
gerously i'll at his residence on Seventh street,
Yesterday, r. B. Angus, of the st. Paul d
Manitoba railroad, paid $60.70 on lot OF
household goods imported from Montreal Ca
NADIA.
The Ida Fulton, towing the Ada b. under
took to steam up Lake ST. Croix yesterday ana
reached Alton, where she was stopped, the Ice
ahead being too solid.
Col. Cressey passed through st. Paul yester-
day in company with six Sioux braves from the
Sissetou agency. They left for Washington,
where a conference will be held with the great
father.
o'clock this morning Officer Gibbons
arrested an inebriated individual who was pre-
naring for a nights rest on the unfeeling side
walk of Third street. He was lodged In the
cooler.
Chief r. o. Strong has been furnished with
the losses, and insurance paid, by fires during
the month of February. The total loss was
SLOTS. Is; insurance paid, 1928. %; loss over
insurance, $3.50.
The alarm of fire from box No. "a, at 6:l5
o'clock last evening, was caused by a chimney
blaze at Murphy's boarding house, formerly the
Butterfeld house, on lower Third street. Ihe
damage was nominal.
A meeting of the Liederkranz singing society
was held night before last, at which it was de-
cided to produce the comic opera, Leonardo
Blondine," at the Athan@um on the evening OF
the 18th of next month.
The dancing class of Prof Peterson closed
the winters class meetings at the hall. corner
of Seventh and Jackson streets, last evening"
bv social ball, the ladies of the class FUR
nishing the supper, and an enjoyable time was
had.
Chief Weber received a letter from Koenlgs-
felat, Saxony, yesterday, enclosing one for
Frederick Ourth. Anyone knowing the where
abouts of Curth will put him in possession OF
valuable papers if informed OF the letter nelo
for him.
The prisoners in the county Jail commenced
operations on the stone pile yesterday. The
season was inaugurated with only four men IN
charge of Officers Mitchell and Newall The
labors of the gang for the ensuing year are TX
ed at ten hours per dag.
The cosmopolitan character of st. Paul is
nowhere observed to better advantage than at
the morning auction sales, corner of Third and
Cedar streets. During the sale yesterday were
counted in the crowd representatives from
twenty-four nationalities.
Since April the first 1000 acres Of land have
been purchased in Bishop Ireland's colony by
twenty-four families, who have immigrated
from Boston. Each family has broken thirty
acres of ground and they have already COM
menced to put in their crops.
@Gentlemen who came down from Polk and
Kittson counties report the northwest part of
the State free of snow, except in spots where
heavy drifts occurred during the winter, and
say that, with the prevailing pleasant weather
continued, seeding will be begun there the first
of next week.
The sale of seats for the performance of Miss
Nina Wright, to be given on Monday evening,
will commence at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing at the Opera House box office. A splendid
programme is announced and the performance
of the talented young artistic should draw out
a large audience.
The engineers on the North Wisconsin rail
road are out 100 miles from this city and are
rapidly approaching Bayfield,. 1t is expected
that forty miles of the road will be graded this
season. The road to Lake Superior will be
completed by next year, thus giving st. Paul
another Lake Superior outlet.
Mother Superior Mary, of st. Bernard, supe-
of &ba Of md
Sister Mary, of st. Alaysius, left, yesterday,
for Anglers, France. They will visit the
mother house of the ORDER located at Anglers,
and expect to be absent three months.
Yesterday, Mr. H. E. Mann, clerk of the
United States circuit court, was engaged in
hearing testimony in the case of T. r. Hud-
dleston against the Northern Pacific railroad
company. 1t will be remembered the suit was
brought to recover 81 900, for services before
the legislature of 1877.
misery rag picker, with gold galore,
named Wenzel Schwartz, cabbaged fifteen feet
of lead pipe on Wednesday, from DR.. Simon
tons residence on Summit avenue. The hear
ing was called yesterday morning, but as he
had returned the pipe and as DR.. SimOnton re-
fused to prosecute, the case was dismissed.
In conversation last evening with several of
the most prominent property owners on East
Seventh street, we were led to understand that
before many weeks had passed there would be
knocking at the door of the city council for
NicolsOn pavement the entire length and
breadth of that street. Let no dog bark until
the project has been accomplished.
Commissioners Fink and Grace, appointed
at the last meeting of the county board as a
special committee to investigate two commit
ments to the reform school, met in the Office of
the county Jail yesterday afternoon. 1t was
decided not to confirm the commitments but
to postpone action pending measures on foot to
secure the boys honorable employment.
Ayoung man named Crowley was arraigned
at the municipal court yesterday forenoon,
charged with disorderly conduct. He fired a
load of duck shot at pack of musical Tom
cats few nights ago, and came very near
frightening the wits out of little girl named
Stein. No one appeared to prosecute and the
defendant was released on his own recogni-
zance.
The Minnesota Soap company has bought,
through T. NJ. Metcalf, fractional lot adioin-
ing its present property, corner of Spring and
Eagle streets, and is negotiating for the re-
mainder of the block, designing to greatly en-
large the capacity of the factory and to con-
struct permanent buildings. If it fails To Sc
cure the land needed the factory NAV he re-
moved to some other locality.
The st. Paul Gun club is reoreaniz.d for