Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-25
CITY GLOBULEs.

Sheriff Holcomb, of Washington county,
with an insane man in tow, passed through
the city yesterday, bound for st. Peter.
A deed was filed in the Office of the register
OF deeds yesterday conveying to William B.
Dean the st. Paul plow works, for $17, s12.S9.
The board of equalization held a session
yesterday afternoon which lasted quite long
time, but no business of much importance
was transacted.
James Kelly, who belonged to the team
brigade" and subsisted chiefly on the dregs
found in empty beer barrels. was forwarded
10 the almshouse.
Fire Chief Strong has ordered the Rice park
TO be sprinkled from fire hose with spray
nozzle, an employe of the department having
been detailed for the work.
There will be special meeting of the Cru
saders' Temperance society at Father Matthew
hall tonight, which will be addressed by
numerous distinguished orators, and all Cath.
Ole young men are warmly invited to be
present. The hour of meeting will be 8
O'Clock.
Mr.. Manner, the director of the Cathedral
choir, arranged for complete rehearsal of the
mass to be given soon at the Cathedral, but a
part OF Mr.. Selberts orchestra was suddenly
called away to Minnetonka by telegraph yester-
day and Mr.. Manner was compelled to rehearse
without the orchestra.
To Theo. Burkhard, Esq, is accorded the
honor of capturing the largest fish ever taken
out of White Bear lake. The fish was pick
erel, or more correctly speaking, musca-
lopge, and weighed 27A pounds 1t was on
exhibition yesterday-in front of Burkhard's
gun store, and attracted the attention OF
thousands of passers by.
Daniel O'Leary, the we'll known pedestrian
OF Chicago, arrived in st. Paul yesterday, with
his agent, Fl. j. McGee. 1t is probable that
Mr.. O'Leary, providing sufficient induce
ments are offered, will arrange for walking
contest here in st. Paul. He looks to be in
the best Of physical condition and makes
very favorable impression.
Judge simons yesterday filed decree grant
ing to Mary A. Dawsing divorce from her
husband, VIM. Fl. Dawsing, on the ground of
cruel and inhuman treatment. The court
finds as matter of fact that her husband beat
her ana used abusive language to her. Judge
WIikin also filed decree granting Frank Ives
divorce from his wife. G. G. Ives,
About II o'clock last evening respectable
looking man about thirty years of age was
taken into the city hall so very drunk he could
not Sit In q chair. It was reported he had
been robbed OF a gold watch and considerable
sum OF money, but 1t was afterwards stated
that some friend Of the young man had the
Valuables keeping them for the owner.
Paul Martin, of West st. Paul, went out
yesterday and raised subscription of 1925
for Mrs. Willis, who was so seriously injured
IN the runaway on Third street, Sunday. This
is very commendable in Mr.. Martin, and it is
to be hoped the effort in this direction will
not END here. Mrs. Willis is very poor, and
has three small children from four to eight
years OF age, two of them being girls. -.
An ambitious dray horse belonging TO AID.
Kavanaugh undertook to get up a runaway
shortly after noon yesterday. The animal
started from near the corner of Third and
Minnesota streets during the temporary alb
sence OF the driver, but he had an up hill job
before him, and the driver succeeded in over
taking the flying steed and secured the reius,
which speedily put stop to the affair.
Seven more families of refugees, thirty in
all, from Russia, via Liverpool, Philadelphia
and Chicago, arrived over the Milwaukee
road yesterday and were not allowed to enter
the union depot. They were moved tempo
rarily into the Emigrants' home on Broad ay.
Eleven of them went to Minnetonka to do
farm work. A family OF Swedish emigrants,
consisting OF four young men and woman,
were among the arrivals at the home.
The contractor who has the job of con-
structing the sewer on Forbes street and Good
rich avenue should be more careful IN blast
ing out rock. Yesterday afternoon the work
men put in an overdose of powder and the re-
suit was that one of the logs that were placed
over the blast to prevent the stone from being
thrown to any distance, was lifted up and
thrown over into the dooryard of No. III
Forbes street, while smaller log was thrown
upon the building.
The boys of No. engine house have COM
pleted their house cleaning operations, and the
different rooms presenta very clear, neat and
cheerful appearance. The lower rooms have
been handsomely kalsomined a blush shade,
while the general sleeping room has been pa
pered on the sides and kalsomined overhead
The boys have done their work well, but the
powers that be ought to provide more enlarged
sleeping accommodations, the present quar-
tiers being too contracted for the seventeen beds
now required.
Judge Brill filed q decision yesterday in the
case of Nathan Myrick against Daniel L. Braw-
ley ct al. TO the effect that the plaintiff is not
entitled to any relief, and that the defendants,
La Moin and Booker, are entitled to judgment
and for their costs and disbursements. The
case depended upon the discussion of legal
points not OF very general interest. Certain
parties were granted by the legislature the
privilege of establishing and running q ferry
on the Red river. AS the parties failed to run
the ferry the privilege was taken away by a
repeating act OF the legislature. The point
made by the plaintiff was that the repeal was
unconstitutional, but the court holds other