Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-20

this city, beginning on June s.
The emigrants continue to pour into our
borders. Every train is loaded.
Health Officer Salisbury has invited the coun-
Gil to inspect the new pest house.
Not very favorable Indications for the
promised Union depot this year.
Mrs. W. G. Teller departed last evening for
a visit with friends in New Haven, Conn.
The basis of last years assessments is used
for computing the taxes on real estate this
year.
"Olivette' will be presented at the academy
this evening by the Fifth Avenue opera COM
pany.
Expressmen are notified to obtain their IL
censes before the 2Sth, or suffer the penalty of
the law.
Mrs. Amy Mason, who is adjudged violently
insane, was taken to ct Peter yesterday after
noon by Sheriff Eustls.
Ed. A. Henderson received $50 from the city
yesterday, and discharged his suit for damages
for falling over rock on Nicollet avenue last
winter.
The repairs upon the Touring mill of J.
Christian & Co. have been fully completed,
and the machinery is now running again at its
full capacity.
The fire department is now constructing a
new and independent telephone system, which
can be used entirely without connection with
the central telephone office.
Next week Mr.. George G. Hyser will 60 to
Lake Mnnetonka for the purpose of putting
the Arlington house in readiness for the OPEN
ing which is to occur soon.
Alderman Jake Borge's horse asserted his
independence yesterday by dashing mp Henne
pin avenue on "his own hook" His career
was cut short by an officer. No damage.
The Academy of Natural sciences is the re-
cepient of a number of Indian trophies and
relics, found by employees of the Minneapolis
Il St. Louis railroad in the vicinity of Carver.
On Friday evening, May %, the fourth an
nual ball of the Robert Emmett Literary asso-
citation will be given at Turner's hall, at the
corner Of Washington avenue and Fifth avenue
north
Gen. Washburn has received few packages
of early Amber cane seed from the department
of agriculture, which he is requested to dis
tribute gratultously among parties who will
plant it.
r. T. Jones will at once commence the
erection of a new building on the ground
occupied by the one which suddenly came to
grief on Wednesday. He estimates his loss
at 81 900.
Frank Law, father of George Law, the
young man who was fatally injured in tine St.
P, NJ. & NJ. yards on Friday, threatens to bring
an action against the railroad company for
damages.
Most of the emigrants who are arriving in
this State bear indications of somewhat indie
pendent circumstances, having generally con-
siderable money, and appear to be Industrious
and intelligent people.
The Delta Sigma society of the university
will give its annual entertainment tonight. An
extensive and most excellent programme has
been prepared, and the brilliancy of the occa-
sion is foregone conclusion.
Next Monday evening the next meeting of
the gational club will be held at the
residence of Mr.. H. B. Beard. A fine pro.
gramme has been arranged for the occasion.
Carriages will convey guests to and from Mr..
Boards.
The invitation which was extended to Col.
James Fairman by large number of our most
prominent citizens, asking that gentleman to
favor them with lecture upon cart" elected
the following response: Saturday and Tues
day evenings would designate, if your con-
venience permits, and the place the lecture
room of the Universalist chWch. The themes
will be Fine Art Natural Language of the
IT, T,1 IL Att, for
by answers to any questions, written or oral,
as to the theme"
The construction of the Short line of the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad is being
pushed vigorously toward completion. About
$50 men are employed in grading. The grades
have now utterly blockaded Third and Fourth
streets southeast, and the travel is entirely
confined to Fifth street. A large steam shcv
versity, and everything would tend to indicate
that trains will be putting over this line long
before anticipated at The outset.
A happy and prosperous German farmer
brought load of hay to market yesterday.
This he disposed of and used part of the pro-
ceeds to purchase load of lumber and the
balance was evidently expended IN beer. Arriv-
ing at Farris' grocery, on Henpepin avenue,
the booty farmer alighted from his wagon and
began using his powerful lungs In condemning
the Wilderness of Minneapolis streets. gentle.
man undertaking to cross the street was
stopped and forcibly restrained by the farmer
for some time. A crowd gathered and things
looked exciting--promising first class news
paper ltem-when suddenly the hilarious and
noisy farmer mounted his wagon and drove
away, still denouncing wide streets at the top
of his voice.
A new device for hitchipg up horses is being
tried by Hose Company No. 2. 1t is claimed
to very much expedite matters, requiring only
the operation OF four snaps to complete the
work of Harvesting, and is described by Chief
Bracket as follows: "The harness is hung On
jointed tripod over the spot where the. horses
stand when attached to the car or steamer and
the tugs and breast straps are kept constantly
fast to the whiffletrees and neck-yoke. The
collars, which are removed, are hung up with
the rest of the harness, fastened tosthe horses
neck with stout springs and are thus handled
rs quickly as the oldfashioded automatic
breast strap, while not wearyiug the animal
nearly so much. By using the appliance, the
team stand at ease until wanted, when all that
is needed to hitch them up completely is the
swapping of four snaps. With it men can get
out of their beds, dress, hitch up, and be out
of the house in fourteen seconds after the