Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-28
oITy GLOBULEs.

The rush for saloon licenses continues.
Up to yesterday 800 licenses had been
sold
Brick laying was in progress yesterday
upon the new freight house of the Chicago,
Milwaukee d St. Paul Railway company,
loot OF Sibley street.
AQeeting of the committee to consider
the plans Tor building for Manchester
college was held at II. J. Horns Office yes
terday butno conclusion reached.
The attention of the health officer is
called to the beastly condition of the plat
form bridge at the foot of Sibley street. It
is made the dumping place for all manner
Of excrements.
The United States Fire Insurance com
pany, of New York city, having complied
with the state regulations has been admit
ted to do business III the state by the in
surance commissioner.
John Koran was before the court yester-
day charged with falling into window
while under the influence of the old stuff
Friday night. The charge was not proven
and he was discharged.
A hoary -headed bum named Thomas
Bates was up yesterday for having been
drunk ard disorderly. Officer Brewer at
tempted to run him in, when he bit the
guardians ear. He will languish for thir-
ty days.
Mr.. George II. Hazard, manager of the
st. Paul Navigation company, and just
now in charge of the skating rink, is out
in card of greeting and invitation to the
ladies, inviting all to pay the rink visit,
where a good time is assured.
\ youngster named Chas. Sanders was
arrested yesterday afternoon in the act of
stealing q Scotch cap from Pannelrs store,
on Seventh street He was waltzed before
the court, and the attempt cost him a
thirty day sentence in the bastile.
Badger & Davis deny that the man
Porter Hanson whose death was recorded
IN yesterdays GLOBE, was in their employ.
He left them on Dec. y, at which time he
was receiving 50 per day. If he had been
in their employ they would have seen that
he was provided Tor.
During Friday night robe was cab
baged by sneak thief, from one of Bates
carriages, and yesterday morning the cul-
prit endeavored to dispose of the booty
for fifty cents. A policeman was called,
when, becoming alarmed, the thief dropped
the robe and skipped out
Fairchild, the real estate dealer, sent out
to parties in different parts of the United
States, six mail bags full of the great num-
Der of the GLOBE, published on the last
day of last year, which contained vast
amount of statistical matter about st.
Paul's prosperity.
"Esmeralda," which opens at the Opera
house on Wednesday evening, has been one
of the most successful of the productions
OF the Madison Square company. 1t had
run almos5 equal to that of "Hazel
Kirke,' and its inherent excellence is sd-
mitted by all who have seen it. There is
no doubt as to the nature of its reception
in st. Paul.
After very successful year the st. Paul
council of the Royal Arcanum held their
annual election on Jan. Is, and the officers
were duly installed last evening. Regu-
lar meetings of the council are held the
second and fourth Saturdays of each
month at X. P. Hall. The next meeting
will be Feb. 10. Visiting brethren are very
cordially invited
Mr.. a. g. Long, of st. Paul, was on yes
terday appointed the agent of the Dia-
mond 10 line, the duties of which he as
sumed charge of at once. MIR. Long is an
energetic capable gentleman, and the COM
pany have made wise choice in his selec-
ton. It is the intention of the company
to add two or three new steamers to their
line, and hereafter the passenger business
viii be made a specially, it being the in
tention to fit up some of the finest boats
on the river.