St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-31
THE CITY.
CITY GLoBuLEs.

Tomorrow happens to be the list Of April.
From April 10, 1883, up TO yesterday
there were PA fires and fire alarms in this
city
a hue Of greenness begins to fash over the
brown turf of the courthouse and Rice
parks
II was an unpleasant Sunday for the last
in March, but it was regular mud autago-
nizer.
There we're eighty six passengers for Mani
toba on the st. Paul s. Manitoba train last
night.
The April term Of the supreme court opens
session atthe state capitol at - O'Clock to-
morrow.
The river was clear Of ice yesterday after
noon and gradual rising OF its waters was
precepable.
Mrs Gertrude Miller, mother Of Herbert
and Matt Miller, the Third street cigar man
ufaeturers, died last night.
Pick up no suspicious bundles, and kick
no innocent looking old hats you may come
across tomorrow in the streets.
It won't be long now before a welcome
whistle viii be heard announcing the turn
ing IN the river bend Of the first steamboat
up from st. Louis.
President L. E. Reed, Of the Capital bank
arrived home from his trip south yesterday
morning and his family viii arrive in the
city to-day.
John Burtio was taken into the city hall
yesterday for filing in too much bug juice
and numerically driving a hired horse
through the deep mud.
The last calico hop OF the season comes off
at Market hall tomorrow evening, at which
gold medals win represented to the best lady
and gentleman dancer.
Interesting graduating exercises of the St.
Paul Business college viii be held at the col
lege rooms, corner Of Seventh and Jackson
streets, this evening.
The latest thing out in the confectionery
line are April fool candies. There's enough
chalk, plaster paris and pulyerized marble in
the genuine article to satiate common curios-
ity.
The new roller rink at corner of Jackson
and Fourth streets win be opened to the pub
lie this evening with attractions including a
band, champion skaters and large assembly
Of invited guests.
Officer Potgeiser, arrerted two scandina-
VANS named Nels Slender and Madame Mar
garet on upper Mississippi street, yesterday
afternoon, in .tlagra,ats delieto, and they were
housed at the city hall.
Capt Brisette and officer Long arrested.
John Perry and Emma B. Keiser for fornica-
ton last evening, they being found in room
in the rear Of the saloon of John Proyencher,
40 East Seventh street.
The Fire Department Volunteer associa-
ton Of st. Paul, is to hold a regular meeting
at O'Clock this evening, in the new court
building, corner of Fifth and Wabashaw
streets, for the transaction of important bus
iness.
There is no street in the city which has
picked up to the extent in which Wabashaw
has tie past year, yet there are some rotten
and nutlated plank sidewalks in the busiest
localities which would disgrace Pennsylya-
MIA mining village.
The skillful artisans tally a greater success
than ever this year in the production of
Easter cards, eggs and gifts. Some on
sale in the city 90 into figures as high as S25
and $40, while the painter, artificial flower
maker, embroiderer, taxiderrnist, etc, all
have had finger in their manufacture.
Charles Halstead, Esq, aged sixty five
years, died at Newburg, n. Y, on Saturday
He was the father Of S. II. Halstead, Esq,
one Of the proprietors OF the Metropolitan
hotel, of this city. Mr.. Halstead was sum
moned by telegraph on Thursday and left
Immediately, but did not reach there in time
to see his father alive.
An alarm was sent in on box q at 6:15
yesterday morning, which was caused by the
big smudge proceeding from burning
chimney in Fl. B. Montgomery's restaurant
+ in the three story block of John S. Prince, 1853
East Third street. At z ;55 a. m. still alarm
was sent into central hall by scared indi-
viduai at the smoke hanging about the same
premises, and chemical No. l was again run
out.
Two little chaps, aged 10 and IL years old
were run across by hackman Harris at three
O'Clock Saturday morning, who were trying
to find Bradley street, and their ''auntie''
who lived thereon. They had walked all the
way from Red Wing to st. Paul and had
had nothing to eat for twenty hours. As it
was impossible to find their 'auntie' at that
hour the kind hearted hackman took them
home and fed and bedded them down, and
by his aid on Saturday forenoon they reached
their desired haven.