Daily globe., 1883-08-01
CITY GLOBULES.

petition in the probate court yesterday for
letters of administration. The estate is
only valued at $1,000.
Four employees of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company were arrested yesterday
for filling up a public alley near the
junction Of the road with Broadway street.
Gov. Hubbard on yesterday granted the
request for the use of the senate chamber
for the use of the forthcoming convention
of the United States railway and mail SER
vice.
Fred Remer, who was held to the grand
jury for attempting to shoot man near
the Post Siding, was before Judge Wilkin
yesterday on an application for bail. The
matter was postponed until to-day.
The warm weather had depressing
influence on the marriage market. For
the month of July only ninety-six couples
were mated, but Clerk Bell expresses the
belief that business in this direction will
soon look up.
Officer Simons handed his star to Chief
CLARK last night, and notified his superior
that he had resigned. He has been suffer-
ing from swollen limb for number of
weeks past, and there was also at issue a
matter of discipline.
Gen. Baker is authority for the fact that
g no inconsiderable amount of blight has
put in its appearance in the wheat fields in
Blue Earth, Faribault and adjacent coun-
ties, while there 10 also some rust in the
fields in this section of the state.
The West side brass band will give an
excursion and dance on the steamer Long
fellow tomorrow evening. The steamer
and barge will leave the foot of Jackson
street at 2:30 in the afternoon. Those who
live in the Sixth ward can board the steam
er at the foot of Bertha street.
decision was rendered by Judge Brill
yesterday in the case of D. D. Merrill vs..
Samuel Dearing. The court holds that
plaintiff is the owner in fee of the real es-
tate described in the complaint, and en-
titled to $25 per month damages from the
Sd of March, 1869.
Yesterday Judge Simons issued an order
providing for alimony in the divorce suit
of Potter VS.. Potter. The plaintiff, Sarah
Potter is allowed $50 per month pending
the action, commencing from July 10th,
and the additional sum of $50 within
twenty days to enable her to carry on the
action.
The postofice officials have been enbar-
rassed to some extent lately. owing to
nisapprehension on the part of tbs bust
ness public in addressing mail matter to
the town of Richmond i'll this state. The
trouble has arisen from the existence of
two Richmonds, that being the name of a
small postofice in Winona county, the
town of Richmond being in Stearns coun-
tY. All letters intended for the latter
place should include the word Torah in
the address.
Gov. Hubbard was in receipt yesterday
of letter from Boston, Mass, which was
distinguishable for its bad spells and free
dom from grammatically constructed SEN
tences, asking him to give the writer
information as to whom 'Sthe tax collector
of Minnesota might be-" He will be given
the full list of this small army of city and
town officials, and can make his selection
of the precise individual he wants. It is
generally the tax collector who is seeking
the individual and not the individual the
tax collector, and consequently the
writer must have something serious on the
shelf.
Hon. N. H. D0nnell, Owatonna, in st.
Paul yesterday reported that, encouraged
10y the very liberal subscriptions of citi
zens Of ST. Paul, the local committee in
charge of the erection Of the state fair
buildings, totally destroyed by the recent
cyclone, had gone to work with renewed
hope and energy, and that the main build
ing was already being rooted, while work
upon the stabling was progressing salts
factorily, and that there need be no fear
but that all the buildings would be com
pleted and in good shape for the reception
of exhibits several days in advance of the
advertised time.
Ex-alderman Thomas Grace now comes
to the front with statement of the con-
dition of the crops in Southwestern M1n-
nesota, he having just returned from a Wis
it to his farm in the western part of No
bles county, adjoining Rock. Mr.. Grace
has $40 acres in crop this year-wheat
oats, corn, etc. This is the fifth year he
has cropped the place, during which time
the yield of wheat one year was % bushels
to the acre, and another 251 bushels, and
the prospects now indicate larger yield
than either of the above. His corn and
oats he says, are equally fine. In short, he
says, be never before saw such grain SO
promising at this season or the year.
mass meeting of colored citizens was
sheld Monday evening, at the A. M. E
church, called for the purpose of selecting
Sfzsalve delegates to the state convention OF
ct,dEred citizens, called to meet in this city
A2ugast goth, to choose delegates to the
x11atlonal convention to be held at Louis
vile in September. There was good at
tendance at the meeting and much enthu
cfLSsm manifested, bat after a general dis
ocEssion the matter of selecting delegates
DC Gae state convention was left to a com
ra1zS5ee of twelve, whose aim will be to send
zIo&siegation worthy the colored citizens Of
&saa Capital city. The following delegates
pwere elected: E.P. Wade, j. H. Hickman
Il. e Lyle, Fielding Combs, Thos Jeffer
esen. 2- Reynolds, Harry Howard, G. G. AL
LssE. Nelson Taylor, James Bannester, D