St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-12
THE CITY.
GLOBULES.


Two deaths were recorded yesterday.
A meeting of the Junior Pioneer associa-
ton will be held at the court house on Tues
day night.
The Office of Chief of Police Clark has
been handsomely papered and painted, and
it now presents symphony in cream and
old gold.
A public test was made on Washington
street yesterday afternoon of the Lewis hand
fire extinguisher. The test was very sue
cessful.
John Talk was arrested last night by Off
Ger Rose for the theft Of some wearing ap-
parel from Kelley's boarding house on Rosa
bel street
Col c. F. Honsdorf is announced as the
Republican candidate for alderman in the
Second precinct Of the Sixth ward, now rep
resented by Aid St. Peter.
The county commissioners will meet on
Monday to visit and examine various pieces
of property which have been offered as sites
for the proposed poor farm.
lamp explosion in Samples livery stable,
corner of Pine and Tenth streets, caused an
alarm Of fire to be sent in from box 81 at II
O'Clock last night. No damage.
The patrol wagon horses narrowly escaped
stepping into an open man hole, on Broad
way and Eighth streets last night, when re-
turning from the fire alarm call.
The Dual City Blue Book, a directory of
the elite of st. Paul and Minneapolis, is re-
received. 1t is a handsome volume and
will by convenient reference book.
The court house commissioners met yes
d hr,ffr coofo6 M h7c ipnc uiror m
the absence of quorum. Another meeting
is called for Monday afternoon at O'Clock.
The third annual ball of Royal Arcanum
No. 656 will be given at Standard hall,
Eighth and Jackson streets, next Tuesday
night. a very enjoyable time is antici-
pated.
Indian Agent Quinn, who was killed in
the Northwest territory the other day, is a
brother of Mrs. F. X. Broseau of this city,
whose husband some time ago did large
trade in Indian and half-breed supplies.
Examinations Of school teachers were con-
cluded yesterday by County Superintendent
Blake. Fifteen in number were disposed of,
making total of twenty-four. There are no
vacancies at present in the county schools to
which any of those examined can be as
signed.
A. J. Hodgkns has been on spree for
several days, AMI has Mortified the inmates
of an upper Third street boarding house by
appearing in the Railways clad in his robe de
mutt. Last night he was at it again, where
upon Officer John Daily removed him to the
city hall and slated him for being drunk.
He refused to give his name, and when
run in Saturday for being boozed on tangle-
foot he said he had fought for his country,
that he was just as good man as anybody,
,anG that he would make it hot for the city
for running him in. His valuables con-
sisted of an old razor and q pair Of scis-
sors.
A communication was received by gen.
teman in this city yesterday from Detective
William A. Pinkcrton, New York, in which
he stated that he would leave that city for
Boston on the 9th inst, where he would be
on hand to receive Wilbur james, who would
be turned over to him on the 10th or 18th
inst. He was to have started west with his
prisoner yesterday.
The ordinance requiring lights to be placed
upon distractions in the streets is not en-
forced as rigidly as it should be. There was
close call in running to the fire last night,
the patrol wagon just missing pile Of brick
on Seventh street, near Minnesota, on which
no danger light had been placed. Perhaps
there will he an awakening on this point
after some accident has occurred in which
several fireman or officers are fatally injured.
Prof. Beggs' juvenile class and their in
vited friends give full dress reception at
Turner hall, Friday evening, April IL, from
7;30 to 1890. Visitors, friends of the class,
will dance till l a. m, and an exhibition of
fancy dancing will be given by the class.
The committee of reception will be as fol-
lows: Ladies, Misses Lillian Decoster, Helen
Warner, Lula Lindcke, Abbie Warner, Stella
Freeman, Josie Kallmau; gentlemen, Willie
1indeke, Thompson Warner, Albert Lindeke,
Ruben Warner, George Wedolstaedt.
add events Of week
At 80 last night man walked into
Uhlus' saloon on jackson street between
Fifth and Sixth streets and called for a glass
of beer. As the barkeeper was drawing the
cool and foaming liquid he noticed the
stranger reach quickly over the bar with his
walking stick and abstract bill from q roll
OF money which was lying on the sideboard
behind the counter, and thereupon
run out of the place and of
down street II seems to have
been the old time trick of "soap stick
that is putting tar or some other sticky sub
stance on the end of a cane whereby money
viii cling to it. A description of the indi-
yidual was given to Officer Berner, and at
O'Clock this morning the officer captured a
person tallying exactly with the man de-
scribed. At the station he gave the name Of
Thomas Williams, and will answer to-mor-
row morning TO charge of larceny.
PERSONALS