Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11
CITY GLOBULEs.

The Historical society could not hold
meeting last night for want of quorum.
A 5000 back pension allowance was re-
ceived at the adjutant generals Office yes
terday.
The fire commissioners tried to hold
meeting last night, but failed for want Of
quorum.
The walk on the Seventh street side Of
Market house Is piled day and night with
Watermelonz.
Last night the police arrested 4. Anger
or tho charge of keeping a savage dog.
He was released on bail.
f. Fleming was arrested and locked up
last night OF the charge of stealing paint
from the shop of Samuel Hatfield.
No business of any general public in
forest was transacted By the board of di-
rectors of the chamber of commerce yes
terdaY morning at the regular meeting of
the board.
Mr.. George Draper, of the electrical de-
partment of the Northwestern Telephone
company, has removed into his new Office
over Diapers hardware store on East
Third street.
The board of public works will let their
Friday afternoon session lapse after this
week, holding but one meeting week for
the fall and winter, and that on Monday
afternoons at 2 p. m.
Mr.. Ferdinand Willius has presented
to the Historical society set of badges,
programmes, invitations, cards. bills of
fare, ETC., illustrating the Northern Pacific
celebration on the Sd inst.
Officers who lost horses in the late war
will have to put in their applications to the
government for remuneration for the same
prior to January l, 1884, or their claims
will be barred by the statute of limitation.
A wide circle of friends will regret to
learn OF the death of Mr.. Nicholas Fl.
Christopbel, who died at his residence No.
413 Rice street about noon yesterday.
Death resulted from infammatory rheum-
atism
Orders were fled by Judge Wilkin yes
terday denying the motions for new trials
in the cases of D. L. Bueneman vs.. the st
Paul, Minneapolis q Manitoba Railroad
company, and the case of Katie I. Ashton
vs., Suoan L. Thompson.
4 meeting of the Knights of st. Paul
was held last night to arrange for the re-
ception Of Thomas Brennan, who is ex-
pected here to morrow evening. 1t was
decided to meet him at his hotel in g body
and escorted him to the new Turner hall
where he is to deliver lecture.
The Red Caps of st. Paul, returned yes
terday from Fargo, Grand Forks and other
points in the northwest, where they have
been for week or more playing ball.
They played two games with the Grand
Forks and Fargo clubs, and one each with
the Aberdeen and Washington clubs, win
ming all of the games they played.
Mr.. Charles Melville, advance represent
alive of Shook & Collins "Llghts o. Lon
don" combination, arrived in the city yes
terday. The company is an unusually
strong one, being augmented since last
season by several excellent people. 1t will
occupy the boards at the Opera house for
the week commencing October 1.
The patrol wagon was called to the cor
ner of Rice and Martin streets at a late
hour last night to succor an aged cripple
many as having formerly made the rounds
of the city with the aid of chair. Re-
Gently he has been an inmate of the poor
house, from whence he escaped yesterday.
He WAS brought in by Sergeant Morgan
and "Doc" Casey, and he will be sent back
10 the poor house to-day.
An aged German, unable to utter word
in English, and without family or friends,
with tears and sobs was endeavoring to
raise money enough in the city yesterday
to take him back to the Fatherland. He
had been fooled to come to America by
agents on the other side of the water who
represented to him that he could pick ND
money on the very street and after having
found h ow terribly he had been mis-
led, and vainly sought to find some
kind Of labor to keep the breath of life in
him, in despair he made known his con-
dition to countryman. Poor old man.