St. Paul daily globe., 1884-12-01
THE CITY.
CITY GLOBULES.

December one has come.
There were fifteen alarms Of fire in this city
In November
The board of public works hold regular
meeting at p. m. to-day.
''John Barlcycorn my Joe' will be sung
by someone tonight, or ought to be.
The Young Mems Christian association
held interesting exercises in the county jail
yesterday
Regular meeting of the board of education
at their rooms in the high school building
this evening.
Bill Murnan, otherwise known as 'Buffalo
Bill, was lodged in the cooler yesterday for
drunkenness.
Yesterday was an elegant day for skating
on the river and there were many out taking
advantage Of it.
Everybody who was not up all night wakes
up this morning to find that the winter of
1884 is with US.
L. w. Rowell, jailer at the Ramsey county
Jail has just returned from Waupon, Wis,
where his father recently deceased.
The local weather prophet predicts mild
weather until the moon changes when he
says weather strips will be handy to have in
the house.
1t is about settled that City Hall Jailer JOS
eph Spiel will apply to President Cleveland
for the office of the United States consulship
at Frankfort-on-the-Main.
There are two beautiful specimens of taxi
dermy in the show window of the st. Paul
Rubber company, one subject being large
white pelican and the other beautiful plum
aged duck
Last night was known the world over as
st. Andrews night to the natives Of the land
of Bruce and Burns and the clans all knew
it whether having homes on the old or for
eign sod.
The Catholic temperance societies Of Ram
sey county hold a temperance gathering at
Pfeifer hall this evening, it being the first OF
a series of similar gatherings to be held at
this hall during the winter.
An officer, who knows his duty, had quite
a little time with lOafer who blocked the
sidewalk at the conclusion of the entertain
ment at the Grand on Saturday evening, for
the purpose of finding his mother"
Thieves forced back window in Friends
harness store on Jackson street one night
last week, and gained entrance, but being
frightened unlocked the front door and
made their escape without taking any booty.
Tomorrow evening the Jackson street roller
rink's entire proceeds will be devoted to the
benefit of the society of relief for the poor.
Miss Mabel Davidson will donate her services
on the occasion.
T The Catholic Total Abstinence society will
hold rally at Pfeifer's hall this evening at
7:3O p. m. A musical programme has been
prepared, interspersed with addresses by
Hon. w. P. Murray, j. w. Willis and ReT.
z. Danehy.
Harry Armstrong now in Jail and 10 be
tried in the municipal court this morning
for taking improper liberties with fourteen
year-old Conomara girl acting as a domestic
in his family, on Dayton bluff, is one of the
baggage masters at the Union depot.
The street cars which have been running
to the Union depot have become imitators of
"My Grandfather's Clock'' and stopped
short" Hereafter the cars will make their
terminus at the corner of Fourth and Sibley
streets, two blocks away from the depot.
The rebuilding of the Union depot will be
completed by Jan. 1, and it will then be in
ship shape to accommodate tie public. In
about ten days the waiting and refres hment
rooms, ticket Office and main hall will be in
running order, the ladies room now being in
temporary use.