Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-27
CITY GLOBULES.

Detective Tim. Rahill, of st, Louis, is on a
visit to St. Paul for his health.
Last night the cells at the city hall were
crowded with the usual number of Sunday
drunks.
George Burden, formerly head waiter of the
Commercial hotel, Chicago, has taken change
of the dining room at the Clarendon.
The new sidewalk around Rice park is some
what of a guaranty against broken limbs to
pedestrians who wish TO luXuriate in the
shade of the trees.
Yesterday was good day for stray horses
A sorrel horse was picked up and landed in
Judd's stable and a horse attached to a spring
wagon awaits an owner at Mckinney's.
Yesterday morning the venerable old dame,
Sallie Cotton, was found beastly drunk, and
with pail of beer in her possession, on Sixth
street She was conveyed to the tower by
officer Brewer.
The threatening aspect of the heavens yester-
day prevented many from visiting the suburban
resorts 1t may be incidentally remarked that
the same conditions prevented the churches
from being crowded.
The large demand for tickets to the Buckle
lew ballad concert is warrant for the assertion
that the Opera house will be none too large 10
hold the audience that will assemble on
Wednesday evening.
The closing exercises OF the girls depart
ment of the Cathedral school will take place
at $50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. An en-
tertaining programme has been prepared and l
pleasant time is anticipated.
One of the most artistic specimens of card
printing of recent execution is that of Mark
Bros, printed by T. II. Steenstra, the well
known job printer of this city. 1t is attractive
without being loud, and reflects great credit
upon the printer.
Some CONSERVATION was occasioned among
the domestics on College avenue yesterday
morning by tramp, who called at several
houses where the folks were at church and
tried to bulldoze the girls. He wore blue
coat, dark pants and gray vest, and had
smooth face.
H. B Montgomery, who returned from
Crookston, yesterday, brought with him
small box of strawberries as a sample of
what that region of country can do i'll fruit
culture. Last year he sent few strawberry
plants up to his place at Crookston and these
berries are from them. More magnificent
specimens were never seen in st. Paul.
A free invitation to the inmates of all the
orphan asylums of the city has been very gen
erously extended by Mr.. Adam Forepaugh to
visit his great aggregation at the morning
performance which begins ut 10 o'clock on
Saturday, July ~. The great street parade
will move through our principal thorough
fares, starting promptly at o'clock \. NJ.
Truman Smith, the veteran horticultural
and gardener of 4. Paul, is on hand this week
with a fresh lot of new potatoes, raised by
himself and larger aud better than any which
have been brought 10 this market from the
South. Somewhere about the first of the
month Mr. Smith came into the market with
his first potatoes and he has cOnclusiycly dem
Onstratcd that st. Paul can he supplied with
home grown potatoes about as early as they
can be had from below, and better and in finer
condition than the imported articles
Prof. Geo Scbcrt, leader of the Great West
crn band, and daughter, returned TO ST. Paul
yesterday from an extended visit to New York,
Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, and other
Eastern cities. Prof. Seibert returns
from his well-earncd rest rejuve-
mated and in the best of health.
Last evening he was treated to an impromptu
serenade by the members of the Great Western
band, who repaired to his residence, on East
Tenth street, about S o'clock and dIscOurscd
several beautiful selections. Prof. Sebert per-
formed the dntes Of host in an admirable
manner, and the members of the organization,
which he has contributed SO much to perfect,
were invited indoors where an hour was passed
in social converse.