Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-03
SALTWATER.

The steamer Isaac Staples passed Davenport
Tuesday night.
The 1. E. Staples left yesterday morning
with ten strings for Dubuque.
During the past week Mr.. Isaac Staples has
shipped 5000 feet of logs.
The steamer Mark Bradley made the trip to
| Burlington with fourteen strings IN seven days
The contract for -four was awarded to Mr..
Staples at $4.95 per barrel. Townsend bid
$5.6S.
Hanson & Go. were awarded the contract for
beef to the prison at $3.50 per hundred. Isaac
| Staples bid ST. a.
Log sales, by Gillespie & Harper, 1000, 900,
| to Keator 4 Son, Moline, Ills. Two strings to
| Burlington, Ia. One small lot Figures not
given) to Red Wing mill
Miss Katie Putnam appeared here last night
in LENA, the Madcap." The sale of reserved
seats showed early in the day yesterday that
she would play to a crowded house. 1t is but
| Justice to say that neither Miss Putnam nor
her audience were disappointed. She will play
different programme tonight.
One episode of the trial of Michael Sennett
was this: A boy was on the witness stand, and
testified that he poisoned the cattle (the crime
for which Sennett was on trial.. County At
torney Marsh had the young fellow arrested
SIS soon as he left the stand, but thinking that
he could get something out of him
told him he would allow him to re-
turn to the stand and tell the truth
He was then put on the stand and testified that
Sennett had prompted him to falslfy by say
ing that he (Sennett) would see him through
it.. As soon as he was off the stand, he was ar
rested a second time on q charge OF perjury.
The grand Jury are now In session and Will
probably find an Indictment
A lively runaway occurred yesterday about
IL o clock. pair of horses, attached to
heavy wagon, started at the lower end of Main
street and went up that street at lively pace.
When in front of the Chicago bakery they col
lided with Oleson's milk wagon, and
scattered the contents around in perfect
confusion. No two articles dropped within
five feet of each other, except the two feet of
the driver. The runaways then proceeded up
Main street, which was crowded with people,
until they reached the front of Lulps book
store. Here monentory pause was made on
account of an armful of papers which were
thrown in their faces by by-stander. Not be-
ing Cincinnati Commercials however, they
only had q temorary effect and the runsways
clattered on till they came to the hay market,
where they quietly stopped, and commenced
nibbing at load of hay.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
The city council met Tuesday evening, June
/, and the following business was transacted:
Roll called and quorum found present.
Minutes of last regular meeting and later
special meeting were read and approved. Re-
port of bridge toll collector was accepted and
placed on file. The report of street commits
sioners was accepted and placed on file.
Report of city treasurer accepted.
communication was read from the Still
water water company, accepting the terms of
the city council. The acceptance was placed
on file. A petition was read from D. NJ. Kay
and others, living on William street, asking
that grading be done on that street. Referred
to street committee. The appointment of Her
man Kunde, as special police, was confirmed.
Mr.. Gregory was given more time to report
OH the validity of the title to the Holcomb
park property. The street commissioner gave
a verbal report of an unsafe and dangerous
place on Goodwood street, between Second and
Third.
President Brown here called attention of the
council to the fact that bad system existed
in allowing parties to set their grade stakes and
grade accordingly, thus leaving one side of the
street higher than the other. The street COM
nittee was instructed to make surveys to de-
determine the feasibility of constructing some
kind of drainage to take the water that comes
down the st. Paul road. The committee was
given power to act in this case.
Bills were allowed on the different depart
ments as follows:
current tund. 81, lou 80
Municipal court fund. .............. 224 SO
Fire department. .........-....-.. I9O ~
Rridoa Ola 81