St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-27
THE CITY.
GL0BULES.

Two deaths were recorded yesterday.
Diphtheria is reported at the corner of Dale
and La Fond streets.
A typographical error made the name Of
Schleif in paternity suit as Schlck.
The special committee on printing of the
board of education failed to get a quorum
last night.
The committee on claims of the council
met yesterday afternoon and passed on a
large batch of bills.
The blasting on the excavations on court
house square is cracking up the ceilings of
the old court house into checker-board pat
tern
Hannah Anderson of Bedford street will
be examined for insanity in the probate court
at noon to-day, she having recently devel-
oped suicidal tendencies.
Yesterday forty-three more bills came
down to the governor for signature, making
the number so far received by him for ac-
ceptance or rejection 224.
The teachers, officers and ianitors of the
public schools will receive $14,09S in pay
ment Of February salaries promptly at 2
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Joe Davis, the presiding turnkey at the
county Jail, constructed a pontoon bridge
yesterday from the steps Of the Jail building
half way out TO Wabasha street
The alarm of fire sent in from box Is at
2:17 yesterday afternoon was caused by
stove pipe falling out Of chimney and set
ting bed on fire at the house of Nick Abel,
232 West Sixth street. Loss trining.
Miss Matte Alcott of Hutchinson, a third
cousin Of Louisa VI. Alcott the authoress, is
very i'll at Saltwater from nervous prostra-
ton brought on by too hard work as a
teacher in the High school at that place.
The four iron palings erected within few
months to keep persons on the third floor of
the state house from running off into the
dome, will cost the taxi payers the round lit
tie sum of $685., If the claim sent in is
allowed.
Extensive preparations are being made in
st. PAUL for the coming gathering of the Min
nesota StateSengerfest, which Will meeti In this
city June next, and at which all the German
singing societies in the state will be repre-
scented.
The lady managers Of the State Magdalen
society spread three beautifully laden tables
10 lunch the members of the legislature in
the lower hall of the state house yesterday
afternoon, and they were exceedingly well
patronzed.
B. b. Studmeyer, proprietor of the Shades,
on Seventh street, who was arrested on the
charge Of keeping a disorderly house, resents
the appellation OF "ioint'' as applied to his
place and claims that his arrest was merely a
piece of spite work on the part of the police.
Frank DAILY, Thomas Kelly, John busting
and John Kelly were arrested early last even
ing by Detectives Keueally and o'Connor as
suspicious characters, it being understood
that charge of larceny will be preferred
against the latter at the municipal court this
morning.
A telegram from San Jose yesterday to
Mrs. Gov. Hubbard informed her of the death
of her father, Charles Thomas, at that place
in the S4th year of his age. Mr.. Thomas
settled in Red Wing in 1857, and for the
benefit Of his health has resided in California
for several years past.
The ladies of the W. C. 7. L. gave a re-
ccption yesterday afternoon at the rooms of
the Gospel Temperance union in honor of
Miss 5. F. Pain, ex-presdeut of the union,
who has just returned from a visit TO Europe
1t was very enjoyable affair, and a large
number bf ladies were present
superintendent Bartlett Of the St. Peter
insane asylum telegraphed to Gov Hubbard
yesterday that he would receive Samuel MAY,
the insane English gentleman for several
weeks In the city and county hospital, into
that institution until his friends in England
could be heard from.
The magnificent dioramic oil painting by
Mr.. Anderson of this city is still on exhibi-
ton at the Grand opera house block. The
effects produced are beautiful and artistic in
the extreme and the painting is a genuine
novelty and consummate work Of art which
no person should fail to see.
During Wednesday night burglars effected
an entrance 10 Beck's tailor store on Fourth
near Minnesota street, aud got away with
three coats and a couple Of other garments.
Al presumably the same time petty thieves
broke into Snyder's barber shop under the
Windsor hotel and succeeded in getting away
with several razors and other articles
The Metropolitan Base Ball club held an
enjoyable hop at Pfeifer hall last evening, at
which the elite Of the colored society Of the
city was in attendance. Members of the
club say they have had the addition OF several
skilled players the present winter from Buff
falo, Chicago aud other Eastern cities aud
shall take the diamond field in earnest next
season.
The express agent confidence game worker
was at it again yesterday, visiting private
houses and obtaining from women 81 70 50
70 pay charges on q bogus express package
which be represented he would prcaiuce
within an hour after she came down with the
rhino. Que lady wished to paw him g.. 50
and trusted him out OF her sight to get dver
changed which she viii never see again.
The police say be is young chap. aud wish
the papers to caution the public against his
wiles.