Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26
CITY GLOBULES.

CITY GLOBULEs.
A meeting of the board of fire commission
ers will be held tomorrow evening.
The board of abatement will meet at 2
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at the auditors
office.
The brief season of sleighing, the only re-
ally good enjoyed in this locality the present
winter, came to an end yesterday, and wheels
will again be brought into use.
The garnlshee cases in the matter of the as
signment of A. +. Nininger and others, to
have been heard in the district court yesterday
were continued to the first special term IN
April.
Mr. James Carney left on the noon train
yesterday for Cincinnati, having in charge the
remains of W. D. Smith, the particulars of
whose death appeared in Fridays issue of the
GLOBE.
County Treasurer Rice is in receipt of
letter from Bayfield,, Lake Superior, stating
that the ground is covered with two feet OF
ice, and that the heart of the lumberman
rejoices thereat.
w. R. Erwin, for some time chief clerk at
the Sherman house, has embarked in business
on his own account, having opened very
complete and well stocked general store
in the Sixth ward.
Thomas Ryan was arraigned at the police
court yesterday, charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons. He was suspected of steal
ing coat, and when arrested he was found
TO carry a murderous looking razor. He went
up for ten days.
The time ball on the Fire and Marine build
ing, having become damaged and being poorly
constructed in the first place, was taken down
on yesterday and will be replaced by new
signal which will be ready to put in position
in about week.
What is the matter with the new Market
house bell Yesterday it failed to strike the
noon hour, the difficulty seeming to be a fail
IRE to connect with the circuit. A new 100
pound weight has been secured and this may
adjust the difficulty.
The Womans Christian Temperance Union
held an interesting meeting yesterday after
noon in the rooms of the Y. NJ. G. A. On ac-
count Of the illness of her husband, Mrs. Ho-
bart did not appear and the proceedings were
n the nature OF praise meeting.
Mr. James O'Brien, former deputy clerk of
the district court, has been empowered with
authority to execute pension papers. His
former experience makes him emlnently fitted
for the duty, and all orders will be faithfully
executed at his Office, Third and Robert
streets.
What might have been a serious accident
occurred about noon yesterday at Smiths park
on lower Fifth street. While several of the
laborers were at work bank caved in and one
of the men was buried under mass of sand
and gravel. He was rescued by his fellow
workmen, and by good luck was only slightly
injured.
A couple OF shiftless fellows named Law
renee Owens and John Kelson were before the
court yesterday charged with attempting to
steal coat. The charge was changed to va
grancy and they were committed for thirty
days. They had pass out of town, and if
genuine the chief was directed to escort them
TO the fringe of the city.
Mr. VIM. a. Place, patentee of "Place's
Stock Alarm of Lincoln, Neb., arrived in
st. Paul on yesterday. His patent is designed
to keep the track clear of stray stock which
is accomplished by means of a stream of steam
or water projected at great distance ahead of
the train from cOntrivance attached to the
boiler. It is very useful and valuable inveu-
ton.
brace of free lunch fends, named James
Brown and James Black, were before the court
Yesterday charged with having been drunk
and disorderly Friday night they applied for
lodging at the City Hall and Tailor Jessrang
showed them the front parlor in the tower.
During the night they engaged in fight and
broke the rest Of the other guests. They were
put in cell, and yesterday they went to the
quay for ten days each.
Mr.. Edward Mckinney, the well-known
livery man, on yesterday completed the pur-
chase of the property known as the Metropol
itan stables, situated on the corner of Fifth
and Washington streets. The property was
bought from the Northwestern Insurance
company, of Milwaukee, for consideration
of $4,000. The ground has frontage of
ninety-one feet on Washington street, and is
100 feet deep. Mr.. Mckinney will take pos
session in short time, and it is his intention
to conduct the finest livery stable in the West
The experience of Yankee Sullivan, who
erstwhile bore the reputation of being a hard
man, is the story of wasted and mispent
life. It is to be doubted if he ever was q
really bad man, the case appearing to be
rather the result of misfortune and ill-luck
rather than innate depravity. For the first
time in a year he was before the court yester
day, charged with stealing an overcoat. In
general appearance he is leaner and more
cadaverous than were the historical kline of
Pharaoh. He was terribly thin and emaciated
aud appears to be on his last legs He
pleaded guilty and was sent up for thirty
days.
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