Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-05
CITY GLOBULES.

The W. G. T. u meets in the Y. M.C.A.
room Tuesday, April 5, at o'clock P. NJ.
Chief Strong visited Hastings yesterday, to
witness the trial test of the new fire engine.
The Fire Department Association hold reg.
ular meeting at the parlors of No. engine
house on st. Peter street this evening at 7.3O
o'clock
"Reddy' Harrington, ticket of leave man,
ordered out of town few days ago, was run
in last night by officer Cook on the charge Of
vagrancy.
Governor Pillsbury dressed himself and set
up for some time yesterday, but it will be
several days, probably, before he will be able
to be at his office.
The pedestrians on Jackson street were re-
galed yesterday afternoon by. the antics of O
drunken man who was on the verge of the
Jim jams. He was collared by Officer Decor.
sey and landed in the cooler after much diff
Guilty.
Two shespish-looking fellows, named How
ard and Thomas, who didn't look as if they
possessed sand enough to make bad break,
were up yesterday charged with vagrancy
They were given until noon to leave town and
left cheerfully.
An old timer, named Pat. Harkins, was up
yesterday on the familiar charge of booze. he
wept, tore his hair and promised to never
show up again if released. He was ordered to
skip the gutter and went out on the double
quick.
About noon yesterday an engine belonging
to the st. Paul & Manitoba railroad company
went partially off the turn table and jumping
her hind trucks she spun around like top.
She was speedily lacked up and no harm was
done.
John Green had lushed up on the elegant
tanglefoot and had been steered in by the
dandy peeler, Moriarity. The court enquired
if he had five trade shekels about his vest, and
he said he had. He blew in the ducats and
was fired out.
Police Officer John Cunniff, in charge of the
special duty Of keeping the streets clear of
cattle, desires to give notice that he will com.
mence impounding all cattle, horses, swine,
or other animals found running at large on
and after to-day.
Nellie Reed sends the GLOBE long COM
munication in which she claims, with some
apparent show Of justice, that she is being
prosecuted by prosecution. She proposes to
test toe right of the municipal court to Danish
her from the city by remaining in town.
The Library Association Entertainment ad-
vertised in to.day's issue of the GLOBE will be
the last of the course for this season. If
generously pratronized the result will be to re-
lieve the library entirely from debt-a pleasur-
able state Of finance not of late enjoyed by that
worthy institution.
When hizzoner got up on the tripod yester-
day morning, there was the usual array of Sum-
day drunks to be disposed of. First came
Alexander, no relation to the car, but an old
bum who was picked up In front of Ingersoll's
by officer Babe and haulded to the quay on
dray. He was assessed five spot and paid
the shekels
Official notice of the amendment of the arti-
cles of incorporation Of the Mazeppa Mills
company (Wabashaw county, WAS filed with
the secretary of state yesterday. The amended
articles provide for branch headquarters at
Red Wing, Goodhue county, the erection of
other Touring mills at Mazeppa, and the doing
of a general grain and elevator business, and
incr eases the capital stock to $15C,OOO
Martin Nelson, to whom Gov. Pillsbury as
signed the superintendency of removing the
rubbish of the capitol fire, has completed the
Job at total cost of not quite $3SO-nearly
one-half less than the lowest bid received in
response to the governors request for pro-
posals for doing the work. Gov. Pillsbury
certainly struck the right lead when he ignored
the bids and placed the work in Nelson's
hands.
The supreme court meets at IL NJ. to-day
for its April term. The calendar contains los
causes. The new associate justices, Mitchell
and Clark, will occupy seats on the bench with
Chief Justice Gilfllan and Associates Berry
and Cornell. Owing to the large number OF
LAWYERS in attendance the first day the sitting
to-day will be in the main hall Of the first
floor of the Market house, off of which is the
court room proper, the library and clerks
office
The constltutionality of the "act to enforce
the payment of taxes which became delinquent
in and prior to the year eighteen hundred and
seyenty-nine" having been questioned in
certain quarters, the State auditor has delayed
issuing the proposed circular to county audi.
tors relating to the execution OF the law until
the attorney general can examine the points
raised. AS soon as his decision Is made, II the
law is held constitutional-of which there is
little doubt-the circular will be printed and
distributed.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Norman W. Kilt
son and D. W. Woodmansee accompanied MIR.
G. A. De Graft on visit to his Lake Elysian
stock farm, with its large string OF high
bred trotters, famous herd OF short horns,
etc., to be gone several days. Mr.. Klttson
will receive some valuable suggestions to be
utilized upon his breeding headquarters gin
the elegant buildings and thorough appoint
ments found at Lake Elysian, for the care and
comfort of the noble animals there congre-
gated.
On Friday evening, the 8th, the ladies OF
jackson street NJ. E. church will give novel
entertainment, called Weight Festival. The
idea is to provide q nice supper. The names
of the ladies present will be enclosed in envel-
ones and each gentleman will draw one. The
lady whose name is found in the envelope
drawn will be weighed and the cavalier will,
on paving three-fourths of cent per pound,
be entitled to q supper for both. Ten cents
admission for old and young charged at the
door, which will be opened at O'Clock.
To-day Mr.. E. A. Parker, the well known
driver and trainer, will transfer his headquart-
ers to the Dake Elysian breeding farm of De-
Graft and Hopkins, near GAINESVILLE, Waseca
county, Mr.. Parker will take with him from
here the mare little Ida, purchased at the re-
cent New York sale by Mr.. DeGraff, and also
the matched bay geldings, Chester and Fleet
wood, he is handling for Mr.. Nichols, now
absent from the State Both these horses
have records below 2:30, but report says their
nraennt ho,1rns will he materially lowered this