Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-29
CITY GLOBULES.

Opera house tonight, "Child OF the State
combination.
Sheriff Richter is identifying the court house
.ouare by setting out trees and lilac bushes.
The snm of $4,000 was paid into Collector
Bickel's Office yesterday, from the sale of
liqnor and cigar stampe.
Humboldt lodge No. 10, A. o. Q. W., have
arranged for grand ball to take place at the
Athenwum next Saturday evening. An i'm
mense time is looked for.
Work was commenced yesterday on the
southwest wing of the county Jail building,
where vault will be constructed to accomo-
date the county auditor and treasurers Oh
fee.
Mr.'Maun, of the Q. s. Circuit Court, was
engaged yesterday In taking testimony IN the
case of T. II Garfield against the MinneapoIs
Agricultural and Mechanical Assoc1atioh anu
others.
Metcalf. Of Robert street, Is to supply three
hundred and twenty-five bushels OF Centra
Park rmixed) lawn grass for improving the
Grounds about department headquarters at
Fort Smelling.
Cant Resnsy had two engineers at work all
day Yesterday getting the machinery OF the
Mary Barnes in working order, and to-day or
Tomorrow will start her out n some capacity
in the Minnesota river trade.
About O'Clock yesterday morning Mr..
Brown, Ianitor of the county buildings, dis
covered hre in Scheig's barn, near the corner
of Tenth and Cooper streets. He procured a
hose and put out the flames without much
damage.
Navigation is open on White Bear Lake.
The ice has broken up without doing any
damage. The large bathing house at Lake
Shore received no injury from the floating ICE
and moved few feet feet further from the
edge of the water.
T. @. Jones, proprietor Of the gents furnish
ing store at No. 5 East Third street, was
trken seriously Ill with heart disease Wednes'
day night and was taken in a partially uncon.
scious condition from his store to his resi-.
dence on Harrington avenue. He was resUng
easily last night but still Frustrated.
Michael Foley had been on rip roaring toot'
and when he appeared in the police court yes.
terday his organ of smell looked as If 1t haa
got the worst of terribly desperate COMPS
cooked hat by his stupidity in falling against
the side of house. He went to the quay for
five days.
Geo. W. Lamson, agent of the Catholic
block property, south side of Third street, be-
tween Cedar and Minnesota streets, is having
the projecting stone cornice of the building
removed. This example generally followed
will more than likely result in the prevention
of sad accident, and the city from being
mulcted in bill for damages.
A special meeting of the comm ittee on fire
department of the city council was held last
night, the object being to decide upon the pur-
chase of new fire engine. After some dis
cussion it was agreed that the committee rec
ommend the purchase of the Ahrens steamer,
manufactured at Cincinnati. This steamer
wrs decided upon by vote OF four to three.
A young man named Paul Smith was ar
raigned at the police court yesterday morning,
charged with assaulting an old party named
John Darogowske. The men had dispute as
to the ownership of some wood which the lat
ter was fishing out of the river. A combat
ensued, and the old man got badly punished.
Defendant paid ten bills for inaugurating the
circus.
Washington Humphrey has the reputation
of being bold, bad darkey, and his credit in
this direstion was sustained by his appearance
at the police court yesterday morning. Thurs
day night he attacked his wife on st. Peter
street, and was tackled in turn by the police.
He resisted arrest, but was finally yanked to
the tower. He was up yesterday, and will
anguish for ten days.
Tonight Hoey and Hardie's Child of the
State combination will occupy the Opera
house in their celebrated play of that name.
Many of our citizens will recall with pleasure
their visit to this city last season, and we can
promise all d rich Neat who may attend. The
company is uneXceptionally strong, bringing
special scenery and music, and the finest cos
Tunes Of any dramatic combination on the
road.
W. L. Wilson, chairman of the chamber OF
commerce committee to whom was referred
the complaint of swindlng practices upon
emigrants passing through Chicago, yesterday
laid the complaint before Secretary Young, of
the State board of immigration, who prompt:
" forwarded letters of inquiry to the railroad
managers at Chicago and the mayor OF the
city, stating the basis of the complaints, and
asking that an lnvest cation be Instituted with
view of remedying the evil.
A young man named John Harrison was
arrested by Officer Hanft yesterday afternoon,
charged with exposing his person. Several
witnesses were sworn and testified to the dis.
graceful character of his conduct. The de.
PENDANT stated that he had been to O bal
Wednesday night, and as he had gotten full
he didn't know what he was doing. The court
imposed sockdolager sentence and he was
fined 500 or three months in the quay. he
went over.
This evening will witness an interesting
ceremony at Crlton college, Mortified m
oratorical contest to see who shall represent
Minnesota in the Interstate collegiate contest
to be held this year. Minnesota is entitled to
one representative. The struggle this evening
will be between the three selected representa-.
tlves each of the State university and Carlton
college, who have been chosen after competi-
tive trials. The merits of the six contestants
will be. passed by their judges. Gordon E.
Cole, of Faribault, and Chas. McC. Reeve, OF
Minneapolis, being two of the gentlemen Sc
lected for this duty.
The alarm of fire from box No. 16, at 2:20
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was occasioned by
slight fire in the operating room of thinner.
mans Photographic gallery Oh West Third
street. The blaze was put out with bucket
of water and the damage was nominal. In the
origin of the fire a singular phenomena was
illustrated 1t caught in the dark shades or cur.
tains, hung up below the skyight on the roof,
and was communicated from sun blister on a
pane OF glass which acted as lens and ignited
the tapestry. A serious fire was prevented by
the prompt action of the employees of the
gallery.