St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-30
THE CITY.
CITY GLOBULES.

Inspector of steamboats,, Gen. Flower, Wis
tied Saltwater yesterday and inspected the
steamboat Book"
Comptroller Roche on yesterday received
the contracts for paving ST. Peter, Broadway,
Fifth and other streets, amounting in all to
$1,000.
A social meeting of the council is called
for 4 O'Clock this afternoon to pass upon the
report of the committee on police and trans
act other business.
The board of equalization was again in
In session yesterday afternoon, but will not
make their reductions In personal tax assess
ments public until their final adjournment.
The noise of the pavement excavations on
Fifth, between Wabashaw and Cedar streets,
were so tumultous yesterday that the district
court adjourned after hearings single case.
A venerable damsel named Nancy Davis
was arrested at the corner of Fifth and Min
nesota streets Yesterday afternoon, paralyzed
drunk. She was given the sky parlor at the
tower.
The attention of the board of health is
called to filthy cesspool at the corner Of
Robinson and Fairfield avenues in the Sixth
ward, which perfumes the air with its vileness
for blocks around.
Among the amusements this week are
football, baseball, tub and swimming races
at Lake Elmo next Thursday, under the
auspices of Grace NJ. E. church and Sunday
school.
Complaint was entered at the city hall last
evening of a one legged cripple on crutches
who is going about De Bow and st. Paul
streets making indecent exposure of his
person before children.
The committee on police of the council
held meeting yesterday afternoon, and
passed upon number of applications for
positions on the police force. The report of
the committee will be submitted at the next
meeting of the council
H. Liebe has established himself at 1877
Wabashaw street. where he is putting up after
the French style that rare delicacy the Straus
bury liver pie in cans, and when the game
season comes on will put up similarly, veni-
son, quail, prairie chickens, etc.
A bright looking young fellow named Geo.
Hagan was arrested yesterday afternoon on
on the charge OF attempting to pick the
pocket of a German at an emigrant boarding
house. lie was before Judge Burr and the
hearing was continued until to-day.
With reference to the entrance of burglars
10 the provision store corner Of Sixth and
Wabashaw, an account Of which appeared in
Yesterdays issue of the GLOBE, it may be said
that the booty secured consisted of tliirty-five
cents and a few cigars. Entrance was made
through a side door which was only fastened
with chisel, and the Insignificant robbery
was undoubtedly committed by bad boys.
The new Sherman building, corner Ninth
and Wabashaw streets, has reached height
OF four stories above the block of stores
therein, and TIE work of pntting on the front
roof cornice has been commenced. The in
'cripton SHERMAN Building" is finely cut
IN raised granite letters on its front. The
block of Louis Eisenmenger joining the
The new Sherman building on the south had
an elegant roof cornice placed on its front
yesterday, of quite elaborate ornamentation.
Mr. Carl F. Espenschade, Miffiintown, Jul
niata Co., Penna., writes, that he was injured
scYcrely but by applying ST. Jacobs Oil he