Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-23
CITY GLOBULEs.

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afternoon to visit the insane asylum.
Hotel Lafayette, at Minnetonka, is unde
cover, and the plasterers are at work finishing
up on the inside.
Mrs. Gov. Hubbard will discontinue he
weekly receptions at the Merchants hotel af
ter this week, for the summer months.
This is criminal week in the district court
The first case, State vs.. Hopkins, for assault
with intent to do great bodily harm, will BIT
called this morning.
The foater found in the river Saturday last
just below Princes mill not having beer
recognized, was buried yesterday afternoon by
Mccarthy & Donneliy.
Some weeks ago Prof. 2. G.. Boucher had
some trouble with a tooth, which liberated
last night to such an extent that an operation
had to be reformed yesterday.
| The small boy can now whet his appetite
for the coming circus by looking upon the
highly colored descriptive bills adjoining the
| principal bill-boards of the city.
Grand Forks, Aberdeen and Valley City are
booming it in St. Paul. A plat of Grand
Forks has been hung up in the Merchants for
several days and quite number of lots have
been sold in that 1--we city.
And now it is Robert street that is all torn
up. Workmen commenced yesterday at Ninth
street, and are digging up Robert, along up
toward Tenth street, for the purpose of put
ting in sewer from Ninth to Eleventh street.
Burt LIE Bar, of Wadena county, plead
guilty yesterday before Judge Nelson, of the
United States district court, to selling liquor
to Indians, for which be was fined $50, in
default OF which he was committed to the
county Jail.
The alarm of fire about 10 o'clock last
night was caused by burning chimney, at
No. Z Hill street, occupied by Pauline Bell.
The fire department responded promptly, but
their services were not needed, liberal appli.
cation Of salt having subdued the blaze.
At the instance of Henry q. Fuller, an in.
junction was issued from the district court of
the county yesterday, restraining H. s. Fair.
child from tearing down house on lot -,
block IL, Rice & Irvine's addition, Fourth
street, between Franklin and Washington
streets.
Saturday night bum named VIM. Collins
"held up' boy Of some twelve years and
took from him s675, with which he had
evidently had glorious spree, for when found
and arrested yesterday afternoon he was drunk
all through. Judge Burr will pass upon his
case this morning.
Yesterday afternoon Comptroller Roche de-
posted $4,000 of water works bonds, all
properly signed and sealed, in the safe deposit
of the German.American bank. The comp
troller made the trip from his Office to the
bank, with the bonds under his arm, with as
much unconcern as if it was habit of his to
carry that amount of wealth around with him
daily.
A special meeting of the board of abate-
ment was held in the auditors Office yester-
day afternoon. The meeting was called
specially to consider the assessment of build
ing societies, but the committee to whom the
matter had been referred not being ready to
report, it was not taken up. A few minor
matters were, however, taken up and disposed
Of, and the board adjourned subject to call.
Clarence Whistler, the champion catch.as-
catch-can wrestler, who gave an exhibition in
this city few months since with Muldoon
and Cristol, writes an acquaintance here that
he is now at Kansas City, Mo-, undergoing
for the acceptance OF his challenge to Muldoon
or any other wrestler, for Greco Roman
match for from 81 600 10 $4,000 side. Mr.
Whistler in his letter says he is very anxious
to have Muldoon accept the challenge and
processes the greatest confidence in his ability
to conquer the famed champion at his favorite
style of wrestling.
Judges Wilkin, Brill and Simons, of the dis
trict court, have appointed Messrs. P II. Kelly,
Chas H. Boardman, Chauncey w. Griggs and
c. D. G!lffllan as the board of water commits
sioners provided for in the act Of the leglsla- |
ture for the purchase by the city of the water
works. P. 81. Kelly is appointed to serve
one year, G. 81. Boardman two years, and c. |
W. Griggs three years and G. D. Gilfllan four
years. Mayor Rice is by the act made ex-
officio member of the board. The duties of
the board are to manage and operate the water |
works when placed in their hands by the city |
which will be done between the LIST |
and 9th of June, The members of the board |
are each to give bonds in $1,000 for faith !
full performance of their duties.