Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-26

Iue COuuCu COmulIIcc upOu ways dHu
means has resolved to sell another Sl25,OOO
worth of city bonds for water improvements.
The Minneapolis Odd Fellows will 60 to st.
Paul this morning to participate in the ami
versary celebration of the establishment OF the
order.
The price of wheat has been somewhat ad-
vanced in the Minneapolis market the past few
days, with q prospect of its going still
higher.
There has been very important advance in
the price of real estate upon all cross streets
between Hennepin and Nicollet avenues this
spring.
1t is expected that fully 400 Odd Fellows
will depart upon the 1880 train this morning
for St. Paul, to attend the anniversary cele-
bration.
The Crusaders Total Abstinence society
J held in Catholic Association hall last evening.
An entertaining musical and literary programme
was presented.
DR.. Lyford's case, for erecting a wooden
structure within thief limits, ,came up for
hearing in the police court yesterday, result
ing In dismissal.
A young man named Turner says he was
'sheld up" by couple of soldiers in saloon
the other night. The story appeared slightly
"gauzy," however.
Judge Young, having disposed of all the
jury cases upon the calendar of the district
court for the present term, will now proceed
to hear the old Harwood cases.
Measures will probably be taken at the ses-
sion of the common council this evening to
condemn lands for the purposes of the pro-
posed Hawthorne avenue public park.
1t is expected that the boom company will
logs this morning, so that they can keep their
saws buzzings the balance Of the season.
Norman Lewis has been taken into custody
by the authorities upon charge of insanity.
Mr.. Lewis was formerly an employe of Mer-
riman, Barrows & Co., on the East Side.
Albert Stevens committed an assault and
battery upon Mary Gebroeh, for which he was
Yesterday fined s., but as he did not have the
money, went to the rock pile for five days.
A meeting of the church committee of the
Children's Home society was held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. o. A. Pray yesterday afternoon,
when considerable routine business was trans
acted.
Mayor Ames wants receiving pipe extend
ed thousand feet or more above the present
point of obtaining water for the city's supply,
in order to get more pure and healthful
supply.
There is a project on foot looking towards
the establishment of another evening journal
in this city, 1t will be an administration pa
per, backed by number of prominent CAPT
talsts.
Work was resumed yesterday morning upon
Chicago, Milwau kee & st. Paul car shops.
They will now be hurried forward to compile
ton as rapidly as is within the power of the
contractors.
Isaac Rafter was yesterday convicted 10 the
police court of committing an assault upon
G. M. Smith. He was required to pay fine
of S. and costs, amounting to 1913 in all, to
satisfy the demands of justice.
j. B. Houston was arraigned before Judge
Cooley Yesterday morning upon charge OF
assaulting Harry Howell. The defendant sue
ceeded in getting the trial OF the case contin-
ued until Q o'clock this afternoon.
Last evening Robson & Crane, with their
excellent comedy company, presented "Sharps
and Flats" in the Academy. They were greeted
pearance, Forbidden Fruit"
j. L. saphore proposes to go ahead with bis
opera house scheme in the face of the syndi- |
cate project. He says the people will not wait
for the syndicate. He expects to have his |
building completed and ready to open by Sep |
tember /.
The council committee on sewers has de- |
cided to have laid a sewer on Washington |
between Tenth and Eleventh avenues south, |
and accepted the proposal of Gregg & Girls |
void to furnish 100000 feet of brick at S12 |
per thousand.
The committee from the city council on |
paving has decided to recommend the use of |
curb stones and stone cutters on Washington |
avenue from Fourth avenue north to Tenth |
avenue south; on Hennepin avenue from First |
street to Fourth street
The ST. Paul, Minneapolis s. Manitoba rail- |
way company are erecting building adjoin- |
ing their depot in this city, for the ascommo. |
dalton of the thousands of emigrants who are |
passing through the city. 1t is expected that |
the building will be completed in about two |
weeks.
meeting of Geo. NJ. Morgan Post, 6. A. |
r., was held last evening. An address was |
made by Capt. John G. Rea. A committee |
appointed to complete all preliminary ar
for Decoration day. Measures |
were inaugurated for procuring uniforms for |
the members of the Post and other important |
business was transacted.
At the request of the chief engineer of the
fire department, first assistant, A. II. Rupge, |
has recommended the following appointments |
of fireman as special policemen without extra |
pay: Dan Doyle, f r. Salisbury, G.. Henry, |
n Steffers, K. ". York, H. Williams, G. |
Farster, E. Anderson, y. .Thielan, The ap-
pointments will according ly be made.
Early yesterday morning Tuscany's saloon
was burglarized of quantity of bottled |