Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-03

Gov. Pillsbury continues to improve.

Gov. Pillsbury continues to improve.
Charles Smith, for selling whisky to
Indians, paid sa5 yesterday, and was released
from the bastile.
The productive capacity Of the st. Pau
foundry has just been increased by the add
| ton of a new furnace.
The committees on claims aud taxes Of the
county board met yesterday and disposed Of
| the usual routine business.
John Powers, an old timer, was locked up by
Detective O'Connor last night on suspicion OF
| having stolen several carpenter tools.
A carpenter named John Fisher, at work
on Wabashaw street, reported the loss OF
several tools yesterday, stolen on Friday night.
Articles of incorporation of the Swedish
society Vega" heretofore mentioned in the
GLOBE were filed with the secretary OF state
yesterday.
A valuable coon skin robe supposed to have
been stolen was recovered by the police last
night, which the owner can, have by proving
property.
Adjutant General Van Cleve yesterday re-
celyed notice of the allowance of three inva-
lid pension claims for $S2OSO, $S43.S0 and
$4.2S, respectively.
The late advance in prices of lumber may
soon be followed by another. The Chicago
dealers are already consulting about the advis-
ability of making another advance.
The contract of the st. Paul foundry for iron
columns, etc., Of the Drake block, on Fourth,
Sibley and Fifth streets, amounts to about
nO0 op6 covarc 00S tons Of iron ...r..
Elevator B, having been sufficiently used to
develop all the probable shrinkage, is now be-
ing sheathed with iron on the outside to make
it as near fire proof from the exterior as pos
sible. M .
Nine cases against P. P. Barron & Son, with
various insurance companies as garnishees,
came before Judge Wilkin yesterday, and the
hearings were continued two weeks with leave
to give notice. g
Mallory and Fox, arrested for the larceny of
shoes from the store of Forepaugh g. Tarbox,
we're before hizzonor yesterday forenoon.
They were not ready for trial, and the hearing
was continued until Monday.
The large safe belonging in the office of the
clerk of the supreme court, which was more
or less scorched and damaged by the capitol
fire, has been fully repaired by Charley Miles,
and was Yesterday delivered to Clerk Nichols.
The journeymen plasterers are to hold a
meeting at their hall, corner of Seventh and
jackson, on next Wednesday evening, to ar
range the preliminaries for grand ball, to be
given after Lent is over. A full attendance
10 expected.
Sheriff Nugent, of Wright county, arrived
yesterday with the intention of returning a
a prisoner named La May, confined in the
county JAIL back fer trial. La May is down
with the mumps and his journey for justice
must be delayed.
The supreme court will convene Tuesday
next for its April term, with 103 causes on the
calendar, up to P. NJ. yesterday. The ne
associate justices, Mitchell and Clark, will
take their seats on the bench for the first time
on this occasion.
The case OF the State against Julia Harring-
ton, who was arrested on suspicion of being
implicated in the robbery of Hamilton's hard
ware store, was called for hearing in the police
yesterday forenoon. There was no evidence,
and the prisoner was ordered to leave town.
The case of Pauline Schultz against J. j.
McCaldy, in which action was brought for a
writ of mandamus compelling defendant to
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the Grand Lodge A. o. U. w., came before
Judge Wilkin yesterday and was referred to
j. N. Hillman to take testimony.
Friday night thieves forced an entrance into
the Office of the American Express company
at Howard Lake, and "cracked" the safe, oh
tanning S153 in money and other booty. The
perpetrators are supposed to be experienced
crooks. The crooks are supposed to be the
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day.
Every announcement heretofore made as re :
CARDS preparations making for the coming
steamboat season on the Upper Mississippi
has been at least premature if not wholly un.
founded. But this may be relied upon-that
Diamond 10 will put into the trade just as
many boats as he can find employment for and
he will 60 for all the business to be had.
An important sale of county bonds was ef-
fected by the committee on ways and means
of the county board yesterday, being the sale
of seven 81 900 bonds of tthe twenty years.
series and bearing interest at the rate of per
cent. The bonds were purchased by Mr..
Crawford Livingston, who paid spremium of
S1.25 each, making total OF S7.OOS.75.
Jacob Nichols, lad who works at the
Dispatch office. was evidently reserved for
kinder fate than to shuttle this mortal coil by
being run over. At o'clock yesterday after.
noon while crossing Eight street at the inter-
section of Wabashaw, he was knocked down
by a buggy and one of the wheels passed over
him. he was stunned by the shock but rose
up and walked off smiling.
A burly brute named Harry Borgett, boss
chambermaid at Madame frances bagnio,
was up yesterday charged with beating his
wife. The woman, who is likely colored
dame, testified that he had knocked her down,
choked her and kicked her in the stomach land
also that he was so abusive that it was impos-
sible to live with him. He was fined $25 or
thirty days, and paid the dust.
Secretary Young, of the State board Of agri-
culture, desires the indulgence of his numer-
GUS correspondents for short time. He is
just now devoting all his time to the prepara-
ton of the copy for the immigration pamph-
let of 18S1-some of which was destroyed in
the capitol fre-and until this work is COM
pleted it will be impossible for him to answer
| correspondence, unless of pressing import
ance.
Moses Ovenu commenced an action in the
district court yesterday against David Goot-
man for 81 600 damages on the charge of
assault and battery. The action is commenced