St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-07
T H { CT T Y.
CITY GLOBULEs.

Capt. Bean drew his saltwater military
dues yesterday.
The Jewish festivities of Purim occur on
Monday and Tuesday next, it being the
2237th anniversary.
A new register at the Hotel de Tramp was
opened last evening and seventy dodgers had
their names down on it by II O'Clock.
The committee of the fire commission on
horses purchased three new horses for the de-
partment yesterday, at a cost Of $500.
State tax settlements were received at the
state auditors office yesterday from Chisago,
Pine, st. Louis, Swift and Mile Laos coun-
ties.
Mayor O'Brien on Thursday appointed
Morris Drinon to the police force, for the
vacancy caused by the removal OF Officer
Peltier.
Col. VIII Fl. Taylor, of the state library, re-
ceived yesterday volume of New York civil
procedures, and volumes 16, II and Is OF
the New York court Of claims report.
The alarm of fire from box 16, at 6:27 yes
terdav morning, was caused by the burning
out of chimney at st. Joseph's hospital,
corner of Ninth and Exchange streets.
Hattie Parks was arrested in crazed con-
condition at the corner of Eighth and jack
son streets last night and on being placed
in city hall cell, stripped off nearly all OF
her clothing.
Suit was begun in the United States circuit
court yesterday by the Berkey & Gay Furni-
ture company against Charles Chamberlain
& Co., to enforce the payment OF So, 961, al
legged to be due for goods sold.
James Blake has taken out a permit for
the erection of three two story frame dwell
ing on the east side Of Oakland street, be-
tween Summit and Grand avenues. The cost
of the structures is to be S14,O 900.
VII. Seward left last night for Fort
Meade for the purpose of paying off the
troops. He has before him the agreeable
prospect of a stage ride of about 200 miles.
The trip will take about two or three weeks.
The directors of the aims house and hospi-
tai met yesterday and issued sixty orders for
wood and provisions. Among the applicants
for relief was Mrs. e. Emerson, of Swede
Hollow, whose husband is supposed to be
confined to his bed with leprosy.
The following statistics show the population
of Minnesota is fast approaching 1000, 900:
Number of scholars in 1880, 165, 521, and in
1884, POI, 674-increase in four years SO, 1913.
Population in 1880, 7S0,773, and in 1884,
951, 309-increase of 40, $50 in four years.
About midnight Wednesday fire broke
out in one of the married mems quarters in
rear of the adjutant's office in the garrison at
Fort Smelling owing to a defective fue. The
alarm at the post was sounded, and by
prompt action the fire was extinguished
without much loss to property. Had the SEN
tinels been less vigilant a disastrous confa-
grafton might have ensued.
James Doyle, sentenced for burglary in the
municipal court yesterday for ninety days to
the workhouse, and who had his sentence
suspended that he might vamoose the city in
twenty-four hours, was again brought into
the city hall late last night by Officer
Schwizer. This vermin clad tramp declares
that he will commit some crime that will
send him to Saltwater penitentiary before he
will quit these parts.
March LIST, Western Union Rates were re-
duced 25 per cent. to the following named
states :stMaine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Della
ware, Maryland Virginia, District of Column
bia, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Indian
Territory, Kansas, Nebraska and Arkansas.
Twenty per cent. to Dakota, Indiana, New
Mexico, Kentucky, Idaho, Ohio, Missouri,
southern Texas, Utah and Tennessee.
Thirty three per cent. to Arizona, British
Columbia, California, Montana, Nevada,
Oregon, Idaho and Washington Territory.