Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-23
CITY GLOBULEs.

sum OF Ss2 900 yesterday to contractors for
city work
Alfred J. Hill has contributed twenty.seyen
bound volumes and seven unbound miscel-
ianeous works to the Firemen's library.
The Crusaders society are making arrange
ments for an entertainment to be given at the
Father Matthew hall or Friday evening next.
The visiting Winona firemen and friends
will be given dinner at the Merchants after
the reception at Market hall Tuesday after
noon next.
There will be an excursion to Elmo this
afternoon at o'clock, returning at z. This
is one of the pleasantest lakes in the state and
delightful place to go.
Adjutart Gen. Rawley yesterday issued an
order granting authority for raising cavalry
company at Austin, to be armed as infantry
and TO do duty as such, the state to furnish
arms, etc.
Officer Kenaley made quick work of Chi.
cago thief who stole a coat from R. Lyon 81
Son yesterday. By 2 o'clock in the afternoon
ne had been hauled up, found guilty and given
sixty days.
DIR. Davenport, who for the past five years
the practice of his profession, has opened an
office at No. 13S West Third street, two doors
from his old Office.
party consisting of the Rt Rev Bishop
Whipple, Rev. Mr.. Gilbert, VIM. Dawson and
Conrad GotzIan, left the city on Friday to en-
JOY season OF recreation around the north
shore of Lake Superior.
The Chicago, st. Paul g. Omaha Railroad
Co. commenced a suit yesterday against
George j. Exley to recover S576 for freight
charges, and writ of attachment was issued
by order of the court IN the case.
Arrangements are being made for the Grand
Encampment of the G. A. r. at Lake Park
on Lake Minnetonka commencing on the 9th
of August. Members of the posts from St
Paul, Minneapolis, Saltwater and other cities
will be present.
Joseph Leighton, Esq, has sent down from
Miles City petrified stump, five feet in diam
eter at the base and five feet high, from the
so called bad lands, which he makes present
to the city. 1t will be placed in Rice park
and will no doubt be an object of intSest.
Officer Zrkelbach found man at the lSeven
corners very much intoxicated. When taken
to the city hall it was found that he had two
railroad deed for eighty acres of land in
Missouri.
The committee on markets held q meeting
yesterday afternoon to consider the ordinance
in relation to the sale of vegetables. The
committee decided to recommend the repeal
OF the old ordinance, and requested City At
torney Murray to draw up q new one IN &C.
cordance with the wishes OF many hundred
petitioners.
The colored people of this city are making
arrangements for an entertainment to be given
at the Opera house on the evening OF August
LIST for the benefit of James Henry, well
known barber, who lost his eye sight some
three years ago. The object is q meritorious
one and the entertainment to be given will be
well worth the price of admission.
A team, attached to load of hay, ran away
on Minnesota street last night, upsetting the
load and breaking the wagon. They were
halted in demoralized condition at the cor
ner OF Sixth and jackson streets. The driver
recuperated his rig only to have another run
away Still more demOralzlng than the first
third attempt had the same result, and then
the job Was abandoned.
There Was very large attendance last light
at the Rice park concert of the Great Western
band both of people in carriages and on foot.
Ihere was but one unpleasant thing connected
with it and that was the dust. The park was
lovely, the grass. fountain and flowers charm.
ing, the electric lights very brilliant and the
music supurb. But for the dust there would
have been nothing to mar the pleasure of the
concert. Some time ago the council ordered
the streets around the park sprinkled by the
department, and the question that now be-
comes Interestingly is as to why the order of the
council is not obeyed.
About 1880 this morning Officer Hanf
brought into camp one of the notorious Menke
boys. The boy is about seventeen or eigh-
teen years of age, and was just drunk enough
to be very ugly. Just about IL O'Clock be
was put out of saloon on the corner of
Seventh and Cedar streets, where he was re-
fused anythiog more to drink. This kind of
treatment made him angry and he picked up
big stone and was just on the point of
throwing it at the building when Officer
Hanft collared him. The officer had his hands
full in getting the scape grace to the city hall
and finally locked him up.