St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06
THE CITY.
CITY GLOBULES.

The city treasurer disbursed S2,045 yester-
day in payment of interest on city bonds.
John Nearv. who was shot in the groin
four days ago was very much worse at mid
night yesterday.
A Brainerd deputy sheriff passed through
the city yesterday with an insane woman en-
route for st. Peter.
The Mcssrs. Hillmon, the reporters for the
district courts, have had an office fitted uE
in the second story of the new court house
The demand for Market house stalls has
greatly increased within the past few days.
Yesterday a half dozen fresh applications
were made for room.
John Bishop, of Gull Lake, was before
United States Commissioner Cardozo yester-
day on the charge Of selling fire water to
Redskins. He was eXonerated.
Judge Wilfin opened court yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock, and after denying and
granting a motion for new trial in civil
cases, adjourned to Monday morning.
The Christian church will hold services at
the Y NJ. c. A. rooms, opposite the post
office at 1920 a. m, L. Lane pastor. Tenn
perance concert by the Sunday School at 30
p. m.
He was dead-drunk and when found on
the bridge by Officer Marion yesterday after
noon he was fast asleep. A truck was secur-
ed and he was hauled to the cooler, but he
never knew it.
Gov. Hubbard has written the auditor of
Douglas county to accept the resignation of
Sheriff Urness, and authorized him to notify
the county commissioners to fill the vacancy
by their own appointment.
Mayor O'Brien and Chief Clark on yester-
day heard the complaint of ex-Ald. Ring
valid against officer Scheffer, who is charged
with being too free with his tongue while on
duty The other side of the case will be
heard tomorrow.
The large and elegant store room which
Field Mailer 81 Co. are adding to their al
ready spacious quarters, is rapidly approach
ing completion. They are decorating it
magniicently, and it will make a splendid
addition to their large establishment.
There were IA teachers in attendance
upon the institute at Excelsior last week, and
at its conclusion they presented Prof. c. w.
Smith, the Hennepin county superintendent
of schools, with an elegant easy chair. Miss
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ton address.
The county assessors moved from their
Fifth street quarters yesterday to the new
room recently fitted up for them in the coun-
ty jail building, and their late office will be
thrown into the registry of deeds Office by
the removal of partition. Their present
location is at the head of the new stairs just
erected in the hall of the Jail building.
Two divorce cases were heard by Judge
Simons at the special term of the distric.
court yesterday, which were argued and sub
mitted. The cases were Elizabeth Drummer
against Theodore Drummer, and Frena Sloon
against VIM. r. Sloon, the charges in both
being for cruel and inhuman treatment and
drunkenness.
A small ripple of excitement occurred at
Fort Smelling yesterday afternoon, which was
caused by the rather uncomfortable proximity
of prairie fire, and which at one time seem
ed to threaten the water works of the garri-
son. The flames, after having cleaned up
things generally in the vicinity of the target
range, were checked in their mad career by
the wind, which changed their course to a
northwesterly direction and thus prevented
any manifestation of that valor and bravery
for which our noble warriors are proyerbial.