St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-14
THE CITY.
GLOBULES.


Diphtheria is reported at No. 7O9 East
Fourth street.
The committee on claims meets at o. clock
this afternoon.
United States District Attorney Searle will
return from St. Cloud this morning.
The committee on fire department Of the
council will hold meeting at o'clock to-
day.
4 lady's cloak was stolen from the resi-
dence Of VI. Sherman on Robert street at
noon Yesterday.
Chelsea j. lockwood. Esq, of Minneapolis,
was yesterday admitted to practice before the
United States circuit court.
Robert A. Smith, acting mayor, revoked
the licence of Charles Erickson, 26O East
Seventh street, on Thursday.
The condition of Adolph Maguhn, who at
tempted suicide by shooting Tuesday night,
was slightly improved yesterday.
Water Superintendent Overton was yester-
day wrestling with the work of making out
lists for the delivery of pipe and such like.
Frank Lehman was on yesterday APP
pointed a special police officer to look after
the interests of Mr.. J. II. Hnkel at Merriam
Park.
Officer Wright last night secured a case of
samples which a tradesman near the corner
of Third and Robert streets had carelessly
left outside.
Gen. Flower was yesterday conducting
examinations for positions as engineers, etc.
Business in the supervising inspectors Of
flee has fairly begun.
Postmaster Day has received number of
copies Of the second annual report of the
United States civil service com mission which
he Is distributing among prominent citizens.
The case Of Clerk Bell VS.. the county com
missioners was yesterday decided against the
plaintiff. II was action to secure judg-
ment in the 492 cases which the board dis
allowed, out of 962 personal-tax cases passed
upon by them.
Extensive arrangements are being made
at the exposition roller rink for the children's
fancy dress carnival this afternoon. The
prizes 70 be awarded are beautiful and costly,
and the fortunate receivers will no doubt be
well pleased with their tokens.
Cavanaugh, the catcher for the st. Pauls
this year. played first base on Washington's
birthday in game at Marysville, Cal. The
Spirit of the Times, published at San Fran
cisco, is enthusiastic in its praises of his fine
playing, and says he covered himself with
glory"
Hook and Ladder Company No had an
exercise trial of hosting the Hayes extern
sion ladder against the north end of the new
Sherman block, corner of Ninth and Waba-
sha streets, yesterday afternoon. The morn
ing drills of these companies will be re-
sumed for the season the lst Of next month
Yesterday afternoon Detective Kenally
took into custody David Caihan and j.
Dixon, charged with passing forged check
on the Second National bank for S72. The
signature of Frederick Siebold, the insurance
agent, was forged, and the accused claim
that they found the check on the street.
William Hamburg, young man of plausi-
BILE address but with q depraved heart evil
IDENTITY, was arrested By Detective John
O'Conuor yesterday on the charge OF burg
larry. He Is one of the parties suspected of
going through the Windsor hotel barber shop
couple of weeks ago.
A lealet giving facts concerning st. Paul
up 10 the 3lst Of December, 1884, has been in
serted in each annual report Of the st. Paul
chamber of commerce for the year 1888
Citizens are inv ited TO send list of names
Of their friends and addresses to the score
tHry of the st. Paul chamber Of commerce
two-ceut stamp to accompany each name
and he will mail to each a copy Of the re-
port.
A man said TO be an expert photographer
and eookkeeper was yesterday offered $40 a
month by the proprietor Of a place not far
from Robert street to keep out Of the at ore
said place. He has been requested to walk
out, been ordered out, and repeatedly kicked
out, and yet yesterday turned up again, or
dered sandwich, three drinks, a good
cigar and the morning paper and profered
10 cents in payment. In despair the scheme
of buying him of is to be tried, though it is
feared nothing can neutralize such appalling
gall.
Judge Simons issued his fat Yesterday in
four cases; In the assignments Of George
Lamb aud s. B. Larpenteur, and in the case
of Bell VS. county board Of commissioners
and Northwestern Car Manufacturing com
pany VS.. NcedhSm, Gay & Preston. Judge
Brill dismissed one case, continued y second,
submitted third, aud has one on hand
which may last him all through to-day.
Judge Nelson fled decree in one, sub
mitted another aud has on trial the third
case. Judge McGrorty considered five cases,
four of which are to come up for further
hearing.