Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-16
CITY GLOBULEs.

The case of Helen Dean against g. Lucy
Dean has been settled and dismissed.
Mr.. L. W. Dunn, of the Lake Shore boat
house, reports White Bear lake entirely free of
ice
The burned tinbers and other distractions
of the streets around the Davidson block were
mostly carried away yesterday.
A memoranda was filed by Judge Brill yes
terday, striking out the fret allegation to the
answer in the case of Neil Larson against the
st. Paul Plow Works.
City Treasurer REM sold sundry lots yester-
day for delinquent assessments, for the grad
ing on Ohio and Carroll streets. The amount
realized was $2.342. SO.
Tildeu r. Selmes, new conner to st. Paul,
formerly of Quincy, Illinois, was yesterday ad-
mitted, upon certificate to practice IN the
courts of this State by the supreme court
Numerous cases of scarlet fever are reported
in upper town, and many cases of whooping
cough. The scarlet fever has not assumed
such phase as to make it alarming in any de-
gree.
Black Hills miner who was looking at the
excavation on Sibley street yesterday was over
heard to remark to comrade: Wouldn't
good hydraulic bring down that hill IN just no
tlmew
Yesterday Gen. G. 81. Tompkins returned
from Bismarck after short absence. He re-
ports the Missouri river to be full of heavy
floating ice and that navigation will be imped-
ed by it for several days. There is very low
stage of water also.
The announcement is made that Mrs. Carl
Larsen and her assistants will be in the city IN
few days to deliver to subscribers "a Tramp
Abroad Mark Twain's last book. Parties
wishing TO get the book should address Mrs.
Carl Larsen at the st. Paul postoffice.
A damsel from the rural districts named
Mary Brady approached Officer Dowlan yester-
day and stated that while in quest of her
friends she had become lost in the labyrlnths
of the city. After an hours search the dis
tressed female was restored to her friends.
The Pascal Smith sale was largely attended
yesterday. Mr. Kavanagh and his aids were
Kept busy from $3.50 A. NJ. until P. NJ. The
team sold for $3.50. The carriages, harness
and household furniture brought good auction
prices the entire sale amounting to nearly
SO, 600.
Governor Pillsbury, yesterday, received the
official notification from the Commissioner
Williamson, of the general land Office, of the
certifcation to the State of 726 27'l00 acres Ell
swamp lands, made under the act of Congress
of 1850, as extended 20 Minnesota by The act
of 1860.
Adiutant General Van Cleve, and Capt.
Davis, custodian, busted themselves for good
portion Of the time yesterday in superintend-
ing the reno val of the State arsenal from its
old quarters en- st. Peter street to Elberts
block, Wabashaw street, where it is to be
| located hereafter.
The ice disappeared from White Bear lake
Tuesday. Landlord Leip anticipates longer
season and greater rush of visitors than ever
before A number of his rooms have already
been engaged from May six weeks earlier
than usual-and he expects to have his house
full by the 18th of May.
A shoveler named Pat Lyden stated to Judge
Flint yesterday morning that he had got lit
| tie pay Wednesday and went on bit of spree.
He said that he didn't get drunk often and MIR.
Murray stated that he was pretty decent kind
of a fellow. he was fined So and sentence
stayed during good behavior.
The bricklayers are now upon the second
story of John Klein's Seventh street block.
Mr.. Klein has changed his original plan, and
will make the block three stories in height in
day for two story buildings in the business
portions of st. Paul has passed.
The first raft of the season was towed out
of the st, Paul boom yesterday by the Aunt
Betsey. The logs are destined for Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, and the raft stretched out in mag
niticent length. Logs are coming into the
boom very fast, and the seasons business has
every prospect of being prosperous.
Erop0oIioo1 T.ufharor school hOi1IipO
Wabashaw street. near the corner of Four
tenth, is rapidly approaching completion. As
before stated, the material is red brick. cut
stone trimmings ornamental cupalo, two
stories and high basement and a decided addi-
ton to the quarter of the city in which it is
located.
Olaf Sunberg, who was committed about two
weeks ago for the larceny of watch, was dis
charged from jail yesterday on recommends.
| tiOn of City Attorney Murray. The discharge
was based on a letter received from the wife
| of the prisoner stating that she was very ill
and requesting her husbands immediate re-
| turn home.
Rev. Samuel G.. Smith will deliver lecture,
at the First NJ. E. church, on Tuesday night
next entitled MEN and Money" the proceeds
| to go to the organ fund of that church. Mr..
Smiths we'll known ability as powerful and
| entertaining public speaker will assure gen.
erous sum for the fund. No one can afford to
| miss this lecture.
st. Paul is becoming noted for the beauty of
| the signs with which our merchants seek to at
tract custom. Two of the handsomest and
most unique yet erected were placed yesterday
in front of Johnson's Fair Dealing clothing
house. No. &c East Third street. They are
models of the painters art, and attracted
| great deal of attention from passers by.
A stalwart Teuton named Joseph Huss was
arraigned for the third time on the same charge
| yesterday, which consisted of putting a head
on man named John Strum. As usual the
latter didn't show up and rather than appear
again and waste more time over the matter
the prisoner said he would plead guilty.
Thereupon he was fined $5 and discharged.
George Willard wears game leg and hawks
lead pencils about town as cover for begging
aims with which to feed diseased craving
for whisky. He was before Judge Flint yes
terday charged with vagrancy, and promised to
| leave for MINNEAPOLIS if given time to get his
carpet sack. The court thought it good rid