Daily globe., 1882-07-09
CITY GLOBULES.

City Treasurer Refs dispensed about $4,000
for the benefit OF city contractors yesterday.
None ofithe whistle-blowing engineers have
yet been captured. TIE police are looking for
them, however, and will soon bring them into
camp.
Knights Of St. Paul viii hold drill Monday
evening tto-morrow) at their hall, corner of
Seventh and Jackson streets. Full attendance
Is desired
An excursion to Lake Elmo will be given by
the First German Methodist Episcopal church,
on Thursday next, July Is. The fare VIII be
fifty cents, good for all trains.
Last evening a gentleman named Merrill.
who is stopping at the Metropolitan, picked
up, at the Rice park concert, ladies' gold
chain, which the owner can find at the Metro.
politan.
Railroad Commissioner Baker is sending out
blanks to the different railroad companies
doing business in this state for their annual
reports, winch ne requests shall be made to
him by the 1st of September.
At its regular meeting, tha Knights of st.
Paul elected the following delegates to the
state and national convention, to be held at St.
Paul August l, 2, 8 and 4: Capt NJ. j. O'Con-
y
Mayor Rice was engaged yesterday in sign
ing the death warrants OF the unlicensed ca
mines of the city. The slaughter will com
menee early Monday morning, but those who
carelessiy neglected licensing their pets can
probably yet save their precious lives by taking
out the required license early Monday
Wednesday evenings have been booked for
the summer season for Great Western band
nights at Lake Shore pavilion, White Bear, to
begin next Wednesday, July 18Th. A short
regatta concert during the early part of the
evening, and dancing on the pavilion until
train time, will constitute the programme.
Count j. Szecheuyi, of Austria, who re-
Gently made trip through Minnesota, writes
| Secretary Young that he is about to write a
book on American agriculture, and asking
| the favor Of copies of the later annual statis-
tical reports of the state, and also rules gov.
erning agricultural fairs, facilities for acqur-
| ing an agricultural education, etc.
The trustees of the Jackson street NJ. E.
Church yesterday held their first meeting
| since the purchase of the new lot for the
church. At this meeting they considered the
matter OF subscriptions and canvassed the
| probabilities of raising money enough to ac-
complish the object in view, and had general
| talk on the whole subject of building with.
out actually doing anything.
Secretary Young, of the state board OF i'm.
migration, is preparing fer publication a de-
scription of the southeastern counties of the
state, which will contain thorough review
and analysis of the agricultural, social and
vital statistics of that section. We understand
it is the intention of the secretary, as time
will permit, to pursue the same course with
all the counties OF the state.
The contractor, who is constructing the
Robert street sewer should see to it that the
| men who are blasting out the rock, put in
| lighter charges of powder. Yesterday morn
| ing charge was let off that threw stone
weighing from Is to 100 pounds up against
an occupied dwelling house which broke of
| part of the cornice and the fence, and scat
| tered stones of smaller size all around in {
| shower.
| Secretary Young, of the state board o.
| immigration, is in receipt of letter from
| Preston, Faulkner county, Arkansas, saying
| there is considerable dissatisfaction manifest
| ed by German farmers lately settled about
there, that many think of emigrating to a bet
ter locality, and asking for copies of the STATE
| immigration pamphlet, and such other in
| formation with reference to the advantage:
| offered by the state as the secretary is able t.
| furnish.