Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-11
CITY GLOBULEs.

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State fair at Rochester.
@. Thomas, over the American express Of
flee, is giving free. exhibition Of fine steel
engravings: 5ga .si3
The State board of equalization resumed
work yesterday morning. They viii report
progress tomorrow.
The roof of the new market house is in a
decidedly leaky condition, and the plaster is
liable to fall in every room on the second
story of the building.
City Treasurer Renz was dispensing the pub
/ lie funds yesterday with lavish hand, paying
out some $l4, 900 to the street and sewer force,
special policemen, contractors, etc. Inc
Il. M. Kuhn, arrested on Friday for wife
beating, was before the court again yesterday,
charged with drawing revolver on the bar
tender at Gross hotel on Fort street. He was
fined $25, and put under 1000 bonds to keep
the peace.
Mayor Rice, yesterday, appointed two special
policemen, as follows: .Soren Hanson, at the
request of Gen. q. H. Sibley, president of the
Oakland Cemetery association, to serve at the
cemetery, and John O'Donnell, to serve at the
st. Paul & Omaha freight depot.
The committee on schools Of the board OF
education met last night and discussed at
length the propriety of opening an evening or
night school during the ensuing winter. 1t
was decided to report in favor of having
night session to last from October to April.
Among the victims of the light fingered
gentry at the Minneapolis fair was Mr.. W. Il.
Greenleaf, formerly register Of the land
office at Litchfeld. He was relieved of gold
watch and about 500 in money. 1t is little
singular that not a single GLOBE reporter lost
even diamond breast pin during the entire
week.
A meeting of the members of the various
Masonic orders of this city has been called for
Thursday, September Is, at 7:30 p. M, in
Masonic hall, for the purpose OF making the
initiatory move towards the purchase of suit
able property, and the erection thereon of
building, for the joint use OF the Masonic
organization.
The two confidence men. Paine and Mans
field, who had hearing before Judge Cooley
at Minneapolis yesterday, after having the
case continued until Tuesday next and de-
posting $500 each as bail for their appear
ance, came down to st. Paul last evening.
They are not much in love with st. Paul, but
they seem to prefer this city to Minneapolis.
Capt Paul Boyton, the famous lone navi-
gator, will give one of his interesting water
exhibitions, in the river above and below the
bridge, beginning at 5. p. m. to-day. The
exhibition will include illustrations of life
afoat in rubber, and OF the uses to which a
bold man, encased in the rubber armor, might
apply himself in case of shipwreck, or for
destroying an enemy's vessels.
A couple of steamboat men named VIM.
Griffin and A. Custer, both culinary artists on
board steamboat, were before the court yes
terday, charged with cabbaging three billiard
balls from the sign or The Golden Gates on
jackson street. 1t was explained that they
were under the influence of the rosy at the
time and didn't know what they were doing,
and that their good ship sailed at l0 o'clock
On promising to leave they were discharged.
When Mike Moran appeared before his
hizzoner yesterday his airy costume consisted
of pair of demoralized pants and tattered
shirt. Hatless and barefoOted he was pitiful
sight to gaze upon. BE was charged with
having been drunk and disorderly, the charac-
ter of his offense being such that its mere.
mention would set polite ears buzzing with
indignation for month of Sundays. He went
$ The stairway leading to the municipal
court room in the new market house is fast
falling into condition OF decadence. The
CAPS Of the posts have been taken off and the
apertures created thereby are used by ma
liciously inclined persons as depository for
cigar stumps. This dangerous practice al
most resulted short time since In conda-
grafton. Judge Burr desires it unders TODD
that offenders in this respect will meet with 1
the severest penalty OF the law.
Mr.. George W. Robertson, for the past
nine or ten years well-known business man
of this city, will leave for Eau Claire, Wis,
in few days, to engage in the wholesale
liquor business in that city. During his
residence in st. Paul Mr.. Robertson has made
host of friende by his uniform courtesy and
honorable dealing, and, while regretting the
loss to st. Paul, the GLOBE cougratulates her
sister city of Eau Claire in adding to, her list
of business men SO upright and enterprising
a gentlemen as Mr.. Robertson.
Fred Moire is an artist who lays on the lace
work by Illuminating sundry walls and vacant
fences with flaming advertisements concerning
the wonderful properties of st. Jacobs oil.
Last Friday he asked permission to paint the
side of Essery's building, corner OF Eighth
and jackson streets. The occupant OF the
ground floor informed him that he might
paint anywhere he pleased, just 80 that he
didn't smear the part of the building in front
of his door. With this assurance the artist
went ahead. While he was engaged in laying
on the fine touches Mr.. Essery appeared, and
his soul arose in indignation. He rushed on
and got out a warrant for Moire, who was
brought before the court. The hearing will
take place tomorrow morning. 5ia 4.,