Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-03


tiou of a sewer on Summit avenue. The sales
aggregated S5OO.
Messrs Sphinx & Son, vinegar makers, are
preparing to erect, early this season, on Rob
ert street, building especially planned for
their business, wherein they Will have more
room and new facilities.
An unstamped letter was picked up On Wa
bashaw street, yesterday morning. bearing the
address of H. F. Edick, Chippewa Crossing"
The letter may be had by application to the
clerk of the district court.
drunken individual from Mendoza named
Lemay was arrested on Sibley street yesterday
afternoon. In his pocket was found bill for
gallon of whisky, which, from his condition.
it is supposed he got away with.
Peter johnson, having served his full term,
less good time, in the State prison, upon his
presenting the certificate of the warden to that
effect was on yesterday restored to the rights
of citizenship by Gov. PilIsbury.
Immediately after roll call at the chamber of
commerce, yesterday, Gen. johnson moved
that the reading of the minutes be dispensed
with, and that the chamber adjourn a mark
of respect to the late Horace Thompson. The
motion prevailed.
Sioux City, and Powers, of Helena, were the
successful bidders yesterday for the govern
ment transportation on the Missouri and Vel
lowstone rivers. Their bid was $50, 900 below
that of the COulson line.
John Larkin who lives at 223 East Fifth
street, was arrested by Officer Hanft yesterday
morning. Larkin had filled up with whisky
and was threatening the residents of Rosabel
Will .fnl
when collared by the officer.
A special meeting of Carmel Lodge of Per-
lection No. 2, A. & A. s. R., was held in Ma
sonic hall last evening, large number of the
members being in attendance Several de-
grees were worked and the lodge held an ex-
ceedingly busy and interesting session.
The London Land and Bartering company,
which recently contracted for 200 600 acres of
the St. Paul Il Sioux City railroad company 8
lands in northwestern Iowa, will, it is under
Stood send out considerable number of colo
nists to begin breaking up the lands this spring.
The proceedings of the board of public
works were temporarily interrupted, yesterday
forenoon, by an accident to I'M
fortunate old man named Michael Pierce, who
tainted, and was carried, in an insensible con-
dition, from the room. The proper remedies
| repair to his home.
When Patrick O'Leary faced the blind god
dess at tho police court tribunal yesterday
morning, it was with the air of man who had
seen better days. His locks were snow white,
and he trembled from the joint effect of de-
crepitude and drunkenness. The court admin
istered a kindly rebuke and the veteran trans
gresser was discharged.
John Munroc was before Judge Flint yester-
| day morning cha ged with disorderly conduct.
1t appears that Friday last John entered the
| residence of a colored man named McCadden
and began to make himself familiar with Nc.
Caddin's wife, the love making finally result
| ing in a ruction. Judge Flint gave him a week
at the county wood pile.
| Rumor has it that three gallants will soon
| lead to the hymenial altar as many of st. Paurs
fairest daughters. The names of the con-
| tracing parties are given follow: 8
MIR. d. E. Fogarty and Miss Prince; E. G..
| Willes, of Fishers Landing, and Miss Mamie
Patterson; MIR. James McCay, New Richmond,
Wis, and Miss Stella. Snow all of which will be
solemized after Lent.
| A respectable appearing old party who gave
his name as Patrick Ryan, and whose appear
ance belied the patronymic, was before Judge
| Flint on yesterday charged with being too fond
of his bulge. He INDUCED ia a powerful
strong toot Saturday night, and it took a pla-
toon of officers to convey him to the cooler,
| one of whom was shorn of his star In the pro-
cess. The genteel old party was released on
payment of IS and costs.
In abiding to the death of the unfortunate
lunatic, John Calvin, the double ender, with
customary malace, sought to malign the man 8
| family, by stating that his children were either
deformed or idiots. The exhibition of venom
was maliciously untrue, the fact being that
MIR. Calvin left five children, at Morris, in this
State, all of whom are sound and in good
health but the oldest girl, who has the mis-
fortune to be deaf and dumb.
Abraham Smith is weary of the ties that bind
him to his maynard wife, Mrs. Sarah Smith.
Such at least is to be inferred from the aIlega-
| tions of bill of divorce filed in the district
court yesterday afternoon. The parties were
married in 1856 and have one child. He claims
that Mrs. Smith is of quarrelsome and vim
dictive disposition, and that for nearly year
she has deserted his bed and board. For these
reasons he wants separation.
MIR. August Wilso, residing Dayton
bluff, gave party Saturday evening, to which
was invited large number of friends. During
the festivities the vestibule was entered by a
sneak thief, who CARR d away two valusble
|
| coats contained q check for SIS on Second Ma
tional bank aud the pocket of the other held a
certificate of deposit for sos on Dawson & Co. s
bank The perpetrators have not been identi-
| fed.
While prayer was being offered Sunday morn
ing in one of our city churches, an usher who
couldn't have ushered quietly if he had tried,
went up the long aisle through the congregation
| and with meek flourish handed a bouquet to
a visiting occupant of the platform. Luckily
the praying party had his eyes closed at that
moment, or there might have been a scene.
The congregation couldn't have kept from
laughing if his face or voice had indicated any
knowledge of the usher's blunder.
| J.W. McClung. secretary of the st. Paul
Building association, has made the following
return to the State commissioner of statistics
Name of association, St.. Paul Building Asso-
citation No. l. Date when incorporated,
August, 1869. Capital stock, 100000. Net
assets aug, 1879. Sl74.S67.25. Income for
1879 Aug. 81. J, S44, 307.46. Mortgage loans,
drawing six per cent, payable monthly, $751;
400. Other loans, none. Number of members,
$50. Number of series issued, eleven annual
series.
The set of. double harness found in the yard