Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-28

This is circus day.

| Slyke and the city council, for the attractive
ness OF Rice park.
The friends OF Mr.. Hermann Grote will be
panied to learn that he is confined to his room
with severe sickness.
Five hundred ana fourteen suits have been
commenced in the district court of Ramsey
county during the last three months.
Several members of the St. Paul Gun club
left yesterday for Wabashaw to take part in
the shooting tournament that is in progress
there.
A large crowd of people went out last
evening to Lake Elmo to attend the Great
Western band concert given at that beautiful
resort.
Yesterday the case of James II. Weed, ct al.
against the River Falls & Dakota Railroad
company to recover thirty-six shares of
stocks, was argued.
The members of the board of public works
held committee meeting last evening to look
over the matters to be acted upon By the
board at its regular meeting this afternoon.
A large party went out TO Elmo last even
ing for the usual Thursday evening hop.
They were Joined at the lake by party from
Hudson and Saltwater and delightful even
ing was passed.
musicale will lie given by the guests of
Hotel Lafayette at Minnetonka tonight, un-
der the direction of Prof. Frank Wood. A
number of the guests will probably take part,
among whom are Miss Pauline Ninipger.
The state librarian received ten volumes of
legal publications from New jersey yesterday,
including Journals of the house and senate,
the laws of 1852, and several volumes OF re-
ports in equity, all presented to the state.
The big crowd of Swedish and Norwegian
emigrants who filed the home Wednesday had
scattered along the different lines OF railway,
and yesterday only three or four remained.
The place has been thoroughly cleansed again.
Market hall is being put in readiness for the
meeting of the National Union Temperance
convention, which assemblies in this city on
the I'd of August, and also for the meeting of
the State Temperance convention, which will
be held August 1.
Yesterday Sheriff Eckstrom came down from
Litchfeld and got Walsh, who was some time
ago placed in our Jail for safe keeping, on a
charge of hooting constable, and took him
to LiIchfield for the purpose of having pre-
liminary examination.
City Comptroller Roche is very actively
engaged signing the school bonds. 1t is
beautiful signature that he puts to them, and
but for that handsome handwriting the bonds
would not bring half as much IN the market
as they now do. John Hancocks signature Is
nothing to it.
Moses III. Richards was arrested last
night on a charge of bastardy made by girl
that is now in the city hospital. A pertinent,
and it might be added very natural, inquiry
may arise in the investigation before Judge
Burr this morning, and at the same time tend
TO solve the great couumdrum Of 'Where
was Moses when the light went out?"
Aid. Van slyke, who has taken go much in
terest in identifying Rice park, has had sent
to him, from the Yellowstone, for Rice park,
petrifed stump of tree. This curiosity is
probably five feet or more in diameter, and has
been placed in the rear OF the band stand,
toward the Fourth street side. 1t is striking
curiosity and attracts general interest.
At the city hall yesterday some gentlemen
were talking OF the proposed new school
house in Clark's addition, and school matters
| in general, when a scrap of school history
| came to the surface: The Adams and Jeffer
son school houses were built in 1857, in CON-
pliance with resolution introduced by Capt.
James Starkey, who drew the plans for the
Adams himself.
The valor displayed by the urchins at the
Reform school during the fire Wednesday
night was remarked by several lockers. on.
After the fire had been extinguished, the
promptuess with which every pupil responded
to roll call, when such favorable opportunity
had been afforded for escape, reflects credit
upon the institution, as demonstrating that
the boys must receive pretty good treatment
to make them wish to remain.
Alderman J. c. Mccarthy received letter
yesterday from the foreman of his railroad
work on the Little Falls & Dakota, in Stevens
county, near Morris, stating that the contract
of grading seven miles of the road would be
completed this week. The letter also stated
that severe hail storm had passed over that
region on Tuesday night, and while some
crops were completely destroyed the alder
mans large farm had escaped all damage and
his crops were looking finely.
For two nights, little French boy, eight
or ten years of age, has remained at the city
hall all night, for the reason that he has no
home to 60 TO. His parents are continually
in trouble, at the bottom of which is whisky,
OF course. On Tuesday last they moved, and
the little boy cannot find where they moved to,
and, as he had no where else 10 go he went
to the city hall, where he was kindly treated
by Jailer JessraDg and Officer Bremen, who
furnish him with food and give him place to
sleep.
The president and secretary OF the board OF
education and the city comptroller yesterday
| affixed their signatures to the $4,000 of
bonds for the High school, sold at the last
| meeting of the board to Preston, Kean g. Co.
of Chicago, at par and with accrued interest.
These bonds bear AZ per cent interest and are
redeemable after twenty years. Every bond of
81 600 has forty-one coupors and a CORE
| spending number of the signature of eac h
official signing them. They will be forwarded
| to Chicago Saturday.
Steamer No. Q was brought last evening
about 7o'clock and experimental with the
stand pipe on the Gilillan block It is well
known that in the rear OF this block, what is
called stand pipe runs from near the ground
to the roof of the building and that both ends
| of the pipe are fitted SO that hose can be at
tached for the purpose of forcing water upon
| the roof. The steamer hose was attached and
| good stream of water was thrown not only
| upon the roof of the Gilfllan block, but all
| around on the adjacent buildings, in very
| satisfactory manner.
The fcrtilizing Office, on Chestnut street
near the upper levee, had loud call Tuesday
night. Wednesday morning when the office
was opened it was found that something I'm.
uSllaI had occurred drIripy tho pinht door