Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-24
CITY GLOBULEs.
Female Ministries tonight.

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nearly completed.
letter was received by we'll known citi-
zen yesterday confirming the reported discovery
of yellow dust at Ashland.
The gold watch, ratified last evening at the
Cathedral school, for the benefit of the house
of the Good Shepherd, was won by No. 1853.
The union bible class for Sunday school
teachers at 4 o'clock to-day will be conducted
by Mr. DIR. Noyes and Mrs. Emily Huntington
Miller.
Hamline university tree day next Thursday.
Let everybody turn out and plant O tree and
help beautify the grounds. Trains stop at the
place.
Cooks new band wagon has been aged BY
the Novelty Company, and brass band aou-
posed entirely of ladies will parade thegstl cts
this afternoon,
The Fireman's Life Insurance company paid
Mrs. Joseph Hardy $4lS yesterday, due the
policy taken out by her husband, who was killed
near Hastings lstely.
Major John Garland, Fort slsseton, and OF
Indian pony notoriety, passed through st. Paul
yesterday en- route East. He is absent on q
four months Gurlough.
Engine No. 4, Trout Brook, was put into
service yesterday. Supt. Birge gave the ma
chine a thorough overhauling, and she is in
better repair now than when new, even.
The girls of the senior class, at the High
school, had secret meeting, yesterday, for the
purpose the boys say, of deciding upon dresses
and ornaments for commencement day.
Rice park has been thoroughly cleaned up
by Officer Gruber and hls tramps, and looks
fresh enough to be preserved so by an orna-
mental and substantial fence around it.
Mr.. Mitsch has begun clearing the old build
ings off the ground, corner of Seventh and St.
Peter streets. preparatory to commencing OPP
erations for the three-story brick block which
is to grace that corner.
The first grand ball under the auspices of
the st. Paul Moulders' association, was given
at Pfeifer's hall last evening. The attendance
WAS large and the festivities were prolonged
until early this morning.
A steamboat roustabout, named John Kelly
was at the police court yesterday, charged with
becoming waterlogged on tanglefoot whisky.
He said he could walk out of town, and take
the belt for speed against any man in st. Paul
He was told to get and left with alacrity.
The people of White Bear are Justly exer-
cised on the tramp question. They are pestered
with the scamps, and SO far find no legal RENE
dy to protect themselves They are appealing
to law to protect them, but if that proves il
adequate they propose to resort to shot-guns.
The passenger train which left Breckenridge
yesterday morning, while turning curve at st.
Anthony, between and o'clock p. IL, ran in
to freight train standing on the main track.
An engine was crippled, freight car and caboose
badly broken. Fortunately no person was in
jured.
telephone message was received at police
headquarters, from Minneapolis, last uight, to
the effect that Swan Oleson, the man who
stole number of articles from W. Weber, at
White Bear, had been arrested, and awaited
the disposition of the police. He will be
brought to st. Paul to-day.
The alarm of fire from box No. 81 at CLIO
o'clock last evening was caused by the discov-
cry of smoke issuing from the caves of one
story brick building at No. 63 Robert street.
The department responded in hot haste but
their services were not required, as the smoke
originated from defective chimney.
terrific runaway took place on Jackson
street yesterday morning, and serious conse-
quences were prevented by Officer Roulaue who
jumped In front Of the runaway horse and
buggy, containing an aged couple, just as the
animal was dashing down the Jackson street
bluff leading to the levce. The escape from
serious injury is almost miraculous.
Ferdinand Monte, the Mexican veteran, re-
siding near Cedar on Seventh street, is reported
to be very low. He has been sufferer from
dropsy, and few days ago DIR. Roy performed
an operation, drawing off fully two gallons of
water. For time that gave great relief, but
yesterday turn for the worse happened, and
the life of the veteran Is despaired of.
The houses of Perkins azdWashington, colored,
at war. Mrs. Perkins accusesMrs Washington are
of worrying" after her husband, and Mrs.
Washington accuses Mrs. Perkins of looking
through her key hole. The result was fight
between the belligerent females, which was
only partly adiudicated yesterday. Judge
Flint will probably finish the job today.
A couple Of nynephs du pavs named Minnie
Arnold and Stella Dawson were before his
honor, Judge Flint yesterday, charged with in
decorous conduct at the Jackson street depot
They came down on the East bound train
Thursday night, from Minneapolis, both under
the Influence of liquor. Arriving at the depot
they boarded hack and made the street howl
with blasphemous levity. They were fined SIS
and costs each, and discharged.
A grand benefit entertainment will be given
at the Athen@um this evening, in aid of the
widow of the late janitor of the building, Mr.
Robert Roethele. The entertainment will con.
sist of a concert, dramatic society and bali,
under the auspices of the German society. An
exceptionally fine programme IS offered, and,
considering the worthy object for which the
performance is given, it should meet with
grand success.
Pursuant to announcement the case of the
State ex rel the Plus Ninth Catholic Benevo-
lent society against r. W.-Bell, ct. al, came
before Judge Wilkin, yesterday morning, for
writ of mandamus to compel the defendants to
deliver certain property alleged to belong to
the society. Mr.. Eagan, attorney for the de-
PENDANTS, asked for continuance on the
grounds that he desired time in which to pre-
pare an answer. The hearing was continued
until next Tuesday at / P. NJ.
The board of education is becoming excited
over the proposed opening and widening of
Bluff street. The projected improvement will,
30 claimed, destroy the value, to a very great
extent, of the Madison school property. As
proposed, the opening will bring the street
within twenty feet of the school house. Thus
the front yard will be virtually destroyed. The
board intend putting In strong protest
against the improvement. and the matter will
be brought up for consideration at the next
meeting of the board.
John Parham beoame fearfulIv hudoed nioLt