Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-20
CITY GLOBULEs.


slowly.
The Mendelssohn concert at the Opera house
tonight.
The town was full of music and electric
light last night.
The only occupants of the lookup at the
city hall last night was a brace of harmless
DRINKS.
A big crowd greeted the great Coolican at
the Opera house last night. The Winnipeg
ers do business on big scale.
The three electric lights on Third street be-
low Minnesota street, last evening, caused
people to look with wonder upon the sight
The district court will be in session to-day,
to hear an adjourned case. The court
for the long term will meet on Wednesday,
Maya.
Gen. Flower, supervising inspector of
steamboats,, left for Bismarck last evening to
inspect the river crafts on the upper Missouri
river.
The programme for the concert of the Great
Union band to be given at the Athenaum next
Monday night is being prepared, and it will be
good one.
The light fingered gentry are numerous in
St. Paul at the present tine, and it becomes all
citizens to be careful of their houses and per-
sOnal property.
DR.. Day has appointed Miss Kate Lang
worth general delivery clerk in the post
office, to divide the work with Mrs. Clinch
appointed a few days since.
The police authorities received about II
o'clock last night dispatch from Mime
apolis to arrest man named White, on the
charge of swindling, but the fellow could not
be found.
A struck jury has been demanded by the
4. Humphrey against w. R. Merriam, to re-
cover for stock in the original company
operating the Florence mine, Deadwood.
JIG. Martin, arrested at La Crosse and
brought back to st. Paul, charged with en-
bezzlement from the iCigarmakers' I'm
ion, arraigned in the municipal court yes
terday morning, secured postponement of
the preliminary hearing until Saturday the
22nd.
On Friday evening next there is to be given
several tableaux and a cantata from poems by
Henry w. Longfellow, under the auspices of
the 7. P, A., for the benefit of the Fort street
chapel, at the chapel of the First Baptist
church, commencing at s O'Clock.
Detective Bresett took confidence opera
tor into camp last evening, but was disap-
pointed in finding any proof upon his person
of his calling and had 10 let him go. Howev
er. the scare the fellow received may make
him and his pards little more cautious when
visiting st, Paul.
The northern lights did not exhaust them
selves on Sunday night by good deal. Last
evening they appeared again, though in
modified degree. at midnight they famed up
from the north, east and west. They were
of pure white, free from the orange tinge
they had Sunday night.
Charles Feise has resigned the position of
drum major of the Great Western band and
has accepted the same position in the Great
Union band. The band, with Charles at its
head, will make Its first appearance in full new
uniform, Wednesday, 26th inst, at the cele-
bration of the l. 0. o. F.
Mrs. Morarity, mother of Officer Morarity
Of this city, received precious gift the other
day from Morris, Stevens county, the treas
ure, or rather treasures, consisting of a pair
of twin babies. Mrs. Calvin, the mother of
the infants, and sister of Mrs, Morarity, died
shortly after their birth, and the little stran-
ge RS were sent to their aunt. Mr.. Morarity,
who is at present out of the city, will thus be
surprised on his return by the novel present.
The St. Paul Electrical Light company filed
its articles of incorporation with the secre-
tary of state yesterday The incorporators
are John Mann, G. D. Gilfillan of St. Paul land
Abraham Van Wrinkle of Newark, NJ. The
burinsss of the corporation is stated to be the
manufacturing of electrical apparatus, manu-
featuring and distribution of electricity for
light, power and other purposes, and for Gre
ating and furnishing mechanical power The
capital stock is fixed at S25, 200.
The new appointees in the fire department.
principally for service at No. 5 engine house,
on St. Anthony Hill, met in the office of
Chief Strong at 6 o'clock last evening, and
received their commissions, accompanied with
remarks explanatory of their duties as would
be expected of them by the chief. Mr.. Frank
Brewer, of the fire commission, who was
present, also briefly addressed the new men,
bers in the same line. The men will occupy
the new engine house to-day, and in a few
days now it is expected to have all the ma
chinery moved in, properly equipped, and
everything in working order.
Attorney General Hahn returned yesterday
from Willmar, where he had been to assist
the county attorney in managing the defense
in the so-caled seed wheat cases-suits
brought to set aside the tax assessed upon de-
lnquents to reimburse the state for wheat
furnished settlers under the acts of 1S77-S, of
which some sixty have been commenced In
that county, j. W. Arctander, ESQ.,, appear
ing for the plaintiffs. The evidence having
been submitted, to accommodate the judge,
the attorneys stiDulate to present their law
points and review of the facts, in printed
briefs, About 100000 is involved in the
case.
Mr.. W. L. Wilson, of the Anti-Cruelty So
ciety, has his hands full in protecting the
horses in lower town from being overloaded.
The mud on lower Third and Fourth streets
and on Sibley street is very deep and the
streets are so cut up that the teams cannot
carry more than half load. Of course,
under such circumstances, there is great
danger of overlooking. The Transfers do not
like to be interfered with and usually en-
deavor to argue the matter with Mr.. Wilson,
and the argument often degenerates into ug-
illness. The interference of Mr.. Wilson was
frequent yesterday and was full of unpleas-
antness, but while it was disagreeable
for the teamsters it was very pleasant for the
animals.
The Ladies' Convention at Plymouth
Church.
The eleventh annual session of the