Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-13
CITY GLoBLETs.

yesterday at the union depot.
WOrkmen commenced excavating yesterday
for the basement of the high school building.
The plat commission at meeting held yes
terday approved Tweedy & smythe's addition.
The addition is vel. out on Summit avenue.
A case of hydrophobia developed on Fort
street near fifth, yesterday, the victim being
a very valuable bird-dog belonging to John
Sloan.
The Right Reverend Bishop Ireland delivered
lecture on temperance to large and enthusi-
astic audience in the Academy of Music, in
Philadelphia on THURSDAY last.
Fl. Guion, driver of hose No. 5, was knocked
down by the effect of the electricity in the en-
CINE house o day or two ago. He has not re-
covered from the effects of 1t yet.
"Davy Crockett" in the person of Frank
Mayo, with his company, passed through st.
Paul yesterday for La Crosse. Mr.. Mayo
reports he is doing very fine business.
They are manufacturing cement at Mankato
OF very superior quality. A specimen of it
has been sent to Mr.. Slayton. The supply of
clay is inexhaustible, and it makes very fine
brick.
As Holl & Paar's man was driving across
the track of the st. Paul t& Duluth road yes.
terday, the horse was struck by the engine
and knocked all to pieces. so that it died in a
few minutes.
The cases of Whitaker and Reed, arrested
Thursday, for keeping and operating gam
ing house, were continued in the municipal
court yesterday to the 18th, the accused fur
nishing bail for their appearance.
The city hall is being renovated, cleaned up,
repainted, whitewashsd and generally rejuven-
ated, and besides all this the council chamber
is having new carpet put down. Still it Is
an old, unhealthy concern at best.
The comet that is coming, and about which
SO much has been said, can be seen any pleas.
ant evening with the aid of an opera glass.
It is to be looked for about fifteen degrees
below the pole star and little to the right.
An order was filed in the district court yes.
terday in the case of Thomas Cochran, Jr. +,
against the AnoAa lumber mills, Jno. H.
Warren, manager, judgment being for plain
tiff in default for $4,000, the amount claimed
to be due upon prommissOry notes.
A. M. Radcliff. Esq, the well known archi.
tect, is back from Chicago where he went to
select machine for the manufacture of gas,
with which to light the Midway stables. The
machine ordered is one of the largest made,
having capacity for hundred burners.
Officer Larcen, about o'clock last evening,
picked up dead drunk on Robert street, who
looked very much as if he had been run
through a threshlng machine, his face look
ing like checker board and his clothes in
shreds. He was too drunk to explain his
misfortunes, or even give his name.
The council committee on public buildings
were unable to hold meeting yesterday, but
two of the members responding to the call.
moval of the market sheds to the vacant space
Oh Market hall square and the other favored
the retention of the sheds in their present To-
location.
Y. NJ. c. A., 366 Wabashaw street, model
Sunday school. Lesson to-day by Mr.. Coch.
ran. Young mems meeting tonight at
O'Clock. Services, Sabbath, as follows: De-
votonal meeting at at $50 q. NJ, Bible study
at $3.50 p. m, led by Mr.. Nash. Gospel meet
ing at 4 p. m, conducted by DR.. G. E. Riggs,
music by the choir. All are invited to attend
these meetings.
The fire commissioners held meeting yes
terday which was continued till $50. They
talked over matters good deal ana finally de-
cided to purchase fire ladder and fire escape
consisting of truck and full set of ladders,
the latter being eighty-fve feet in length. The
subject of fire alarm boxes was discussed and
it was decided to lay the matter over for con-
sideration at a subsequent meeting.