St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-21
THE CITY.
CITY GLOBuLES.


Yesterday afternoon was delight to the
members of the lawn tennis clubs.
The eight day clock in the lobby Of the
postofice doesn't go on tick.
The restaurants hare opened the oyster
season, although there is no ''R'' in August.
The streets along the line of the new
water mains are not being left in good con-
dition.
The committee on streets, of the council,
will hold meeting at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing.
The Central Blaine and Logan club had
well attended meeting at Arion hall last
evening.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Whipple breaches in
he Episcopal chapel in the Sixth ward on
Saturday evening.
The committee on streets will make final
settlement of the matter of preparing an or
der for stone sidewalks to-day at 10 O'Clock.
A special meeting of the city council will
be held at o'clock this afternoon to take ac-
lion on the report of the committee on
streets.
The bids will be opened at the state au-
ditor's office at 10 o'clock this morning for
supplying the several state institutions with
fuel for the ensuing year.
The proprietors of the new evening paper
''zhe Day. have leased the new three story
brick block just erected by Geo. P. jacobs
on jackson street, between Fifth and Sixth
streets.
The court cases of the May term of the dis
trict court were cleared from the calander
yesterday and Judge Simons adjourned court
to Monday September 1, when it will be pro-
rogued.
An action was begun in the United States
circuit court yesterday, by Thomas H. Stork
against Gunder Johnson and others to re-
cover possession of certain real estate and
$4,000 damages
The Art lecture by Miss Star will be de-
livered this afternoon at St. Joseph's Acad-
envy, on Nelson avenue. The occasion will
be one of important interest, protting all
who hear this accomplished lady.
Joseph Bergstrom, fourteen-year-old in
mate of the state reform school, made his
escape from that institution during Tuesday
night. His parents reside at Marine, and it
is thought that he may have gone home.
The local committee of the civil service
commission met yesterday, and examined
forty-eight applicants for the position of
letter carriers. The reports will be passed
upon by the board of examiners at Washing
ton.
A law partnership has been formed be-
tween Judge VIM S. Moore and Mr.. James
j. McCafferty, with Office at No. IA East
Third street. Both gentlemen are able law
yers, and the combination makes powerful
team.
Bonnie Ames, the grandson of ex-Secre-
tary Delano, now visiting in st. Paul, caught
German carp at White Bear lake last Tues
day. 1t weighed six and one-haf pounds,
and is supposed to have been the first one
caught
The tearing DOM and patching up process
was in full blast at the state capitol yester-
day, the public being completely fenced out
of the upper stories. The report of that in
vestigating committee is awaited with good
deal OF interest,
The following volumes were received at
the state library yesterday: Smithsonian
Report 1892, proceedings and transactions
of the Royal society of Canada, 1882 and
1885, report of the international exhibition
of electricity at Paris in 1881.
Rapid driving on Third street has become
such nuisance since that street was re-
paved and the city railway track removed
therefrom that the business men thereon
have complained to the police and the officers
will at once commence arresting such parties.
Adiutant General MacCarthy mustered
into the state service on Monday the Duluth
Guards, comprising fifty men rank and file,
with Ed, S. Barnes as captain, .. e. Hart
man, first lieutenant, aud II. r. Armstrong,
second lieutenant. They are pronounced to
be fine body of men.
The Day publishing company on yesterday
leased the new Jacobs building, the fine new
three story and basement block, No. $50
jackson street, for three years. The work of
fitting up the new building has already been
begun, and will be pushed rapidly to COM
pletion. Mr.. Jacobs came down from Fargo
to execute the lease.
The able and distinguished editor of the
OIL HtspectorShip came down town yesterday
afternoon looking as gay and exuberant as
grave digger. The cause of this festive and
hilarious appearance was the effect produced
by hearing his talented private secretary read
from the morning papers their mention of
the establishment of The Day, the new after
noon two cent paper.
The editor and publisher of The Spirit Of
The Times, n. Y, MIR. E. a. Buck, has used