St. Paul daily globe., 1884-08-20
THE CITY.
CITY GLoBULES.

The diptheria is quite prevalent on the
hill
The public schools commence their fall
session Monday, September l.
DR.. Frank Power, the 'White Beaver" Is
to locate in the new Union block on Fourth
street.
The oldest inhabitant doesn't seem to re-
member such prolonged sultry weather ac
companied by hot nights in this latitude.
Ida johnson sent to the county jail by
White Bear justice for fifteen days Tor lar
ceny had her sentence expire yesterday and
was liberated.
tits understood that the Marquis DeMores
is arranging for the purchase OF large
tract of land near st. Paul with view OF
constructing an extensive slaughter house.
The first iron column support Of the many
necessary to make the roof of the state capi-
tol secure, was erected in the second story
hall of the south wing of the edifice yesterday.
At O'Clock yesterday morning the whole
armament was covered with clouds which
were as yellow as saffron. The strange
phenomenon was the subject of much COM
ment yesterday.
The Arion singing society, last evening,
after the usual weekly singing exercises, on
motion Of one of the members, took vote
resulting as follows, viz: Cleveland, is;
Blaine, 2; Butler, 2.
The city treasurer is preparing to pay
about $50, 900 in estimates, for work exc
cutcd under city contracts and allowed at the
last meeting of the board of public works.
The money will be disbursed on Saturday
The hard rain of yesterday morning pre-
vented the shooting at the rifle range, Fort
Smelling Two days programme will com
mence at 9 80, second day of the department
competition. Afternoon, Second skirmish-
ers match.
Messrs O'Brien, Bean and Hardacre, OF
the civil service commission of the postof1ice
department, will examine applicants to-day
for the position of letter carrier. The exam
ination begins at 10 a. m. in the United
States circuit court room, and about seventy
five applications have already been filed.
Marcus McLain, arrested by Capt. Brizette
in Pittsburg, Pa, last week, for the larceny
of $500 in express packages on the Northern
Pacific railroad in Montana, and who was
lodged by that officer in Ramsey county Jail
last Sunday, was taken by him to Billings
Montana, yesterday, where he will deliver
him over to the proper authorities
Pension Examiner Richardson has COM
pleted his report for July, which shows that
during the month 3S8 depositlons were taken,
33 reports made and so cases returned with
reports. The number of deputies employed
in the district is fourteen, including Exam
iner Richardson, and the expense for July
exclusive Of salaries was $672.73.
The GLOBE few days since contained a
report of the arrest of two men for holding up
aman named Graham and roboing him. The
affair was reported at the city hall as having
occurred at Tracy's saloon on Mississippi
street. The report was incorrect, the al
ledged robbery occurring a block away, and
Mr.. Tracy's place having 70 connection with
it.
In conformity to a late decision of the su-
preme court in regard to the expiration of
certain terms of Office under the recently
adopted state constitutional amendments,
the term of Justice John NJ Berry of the su
preme court, Of Judge A. H. Young of the
fourth judicial district, and OF Judge G. NJ.
Crosby of the first judicial district expire the
first of next January.
The remains of w. B. Winston, who died
from the effect of injuries received by a rail
road accident at Oak Park, on the Manitoba
railroad, last Monday, arrived in ST. Paul
early yesterday morning and were taken in
charge by Quinby 81 Abbott, the under
takers. The body has been prepared for in
termcnt and will be forwarded to Evansville,
Wis, the former home of the deceased.
Judge Brill denied the motion of John
Rogers yesterday asking thribble increase
of the judgment of damage of about 81, 900
given him by a jury in one of his suits
against the National German American bank
at the last term of the district court for in
juries sustained to his hotel property on Rob-
ert street in excavating for the foundation of
the new bank building.
The patrol wagon made two long trips to
Jackson street, near the Manitoba shops last
evening, on account of a quarrel in the fam
ilyof one Murphy, a shoemaker, who was
having trouble with his two sons, who evil
IDENTITY wanted to run the old gent out of
house and home. The father, John s. Muir
ply, and one son, Patrick l. Murphy, were
finally brought to the city hall and celled up
to await the action of Judge Burr this morn