Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered By the Special Reporters Of the
Daily Globe.
SALTWATER.

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wharfs yesterday evening.
The steamers Mollie Mohler of La Crosse,
and the brother Jonathan are in port.
A government steamer is expected up the
river on tour of inspection on Saturday.
Police Officer Hans Erickson is improving
a weeks vacation by visit to his Fargo
farm.
@The calendar of tue district court for the
May term contains fifty-nine civil and eleven
criminal cases.
A telegram from II. X. Murdoch and wife,
states that they have arrived in New York
City, and will be here about Sunday.
The rear of Chalmers 81 Staples Moose
river drives arrived yesterday morning at
Taylors Falls and will be in the boom by
Saturday.
1t is estimated that this city has fifteen
miles of sidewalks, forty five miles of gut
ters and sixty-fve miles of street under the
supervision of the street commissioner.
j. w. Rich, chief engineer of the NJ. g. st.
L. road, was in the city yesterday making
specifications for bill of lumber for the
Taylor Falls d Wyoming railroad. He pur-
chased 100000 feet of Isaac Staples.
A 2-year old girl, daughter of DIR. zurcher,
strsyed away from home yesterday and was
found out as far as the prison. She was
kindly cared for by lady who took her to
Mr.. Smiths, where she was delivered over to
her parents.
John O'Brien, Dennis Dorgan, Julius
Neidon and Dan Conner were the richest and
huskiest men in the city Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday morning they were interviewed
by Judge Smith, who assessed them S. an
costs as taxes. In default they were com =
united for eight days each.
NAVIGATION NOTES.
The water in Lake st. Croix measures
mark.
The government steamer Octavia was a
Saltwater Thursday and found 80 many
loose logs floating in the river that she con-
cluded to return down stream.
the Imperial, of the Diamond 10 line, was
anchored at Saltwater Wednesday.
Durant, Wheeler & Co.'s new steamer, the
r. J. Wheeler, returned from st. Louis
Wednesday aud is now at Saltwater.
PROBATE COURT.
The following business was transacted in
the probate court yesterday: Mrs. Celestra j.
Tuft was appointed guardian of Fred. G.
Tuft, minor. Application was made by the
guardian for license to sell part of her ward s
real estate.
PENITENTIARY ARRIVALS.
Henry Nilsson, Rice county, convicted to
one years imprisonment for forgery. Pat
rick Ryan, same county and charge, two
years. imprisonment. John Sherman, same
county, convicted of robbery, six years. i'm
prisenment. Sherman was sent 10 the peni-
teutiary from Faribault in 1874 for one year
for larceny. he was then known as John
Hoyle.
THE BRIDGE.
During the four years ending the 10Th of
May, the cash receipts of the bridge have
amounted to $14.O13.40, divided as fol-
lows: In 1867, $3,177.S5; 1878, $685.
30; 1878 9, So, 432. 20; 1880, So, sos 80.
From the 18th of November. 1873, the bridge
has been running on half toll, so adding the
amount, which would have been $457 81, ii
the tolls had not changed, the actual re-
ceipts would have been 4,19064, to which
adding the sum of $8804O, the minimum
toll on 2,221 free wheat teams which passed
the bridge, swells the amount to S5,O79 .04.
The per cent. in grain travel, is as follows:
The second year over the first, 2O.7S, and
the third over the second, on the basis of ac-
tual travel, 1888, but on the cash receipts
only 9.12 per cent. The forth over the
third, Is about 25 per cent. The bridge re-
ceipts for last week were $91.85.
CITY COUNCIL.
The following business was transacted by
the city council at their last regular meeting.
Petition of N. F. Schwarz and others, for
pavements and street lamps on Second street.
Referred to street committee. The appoint
ments of the mayor we're confirmed. Bond
of city clerk approved. The mayor appoint
ed committee of five to confer with the
parties who demonstrated against the action
Of the council permitting the laying
of track through to Townsend's mill on
Secoud street. The street committee and
street commissioner was empowered to act
in the matter of the road running east of
McKusick's lake connecting with the Marine
road. A new pavement was ordered on
Main street from the north corner of Linden.
An invitation was received and accepted
from Muller Post, No. IA G. A. r., to par
ticipate in the celebration of Decoration
Day. Dyson and Wolf were granted a retail
liquor license. Estimates to grade and gut
ter Churchill street from Third to Pennock,
we're considered and the work ordered COM
pleted by August. The salary of Chief of
Police Saortall was raised from $85 TO S95.