St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-09
THE CITY.
GLOBULEs.

The board OF public works will meet at 2:3O
this afternoon.
The city treasury will pay $4,000 to con-
tractors this week.
The fire commissioners will hold a regular
meeting at Central fire hall at 8 O'Clock this
evening.
The board Of directors of the chamber OF
commerce will hold their weekly meeting
this morning.
The Young Mems Christian association
held interesting religious services in the
county Jail yesterday.
There is docket Of fifteen DRINKS and
disorderlies to be adjudicated upon by Judge
Burr, OF the municipal court, this morning
Geo. E. Harvey, a vagrant just out of the
work house, was arrested by Officer Hanlt
last evening with pair of stolen boots in his
possession.
Mrs. Nancy Davis, just out Of the work
house for drum ken ness, was again picked up
bydhe police on the streets yesterday brim-
full Of booze.
Prof. L. Wolf gave the opening soiree Of
his dancing academy at Turner hall Saturday
night. 1t was given 10 a large number Of
the professors pupils aud friends, and was
pleasant.
William Slsdorph and Charles Williams
were arrested by Officer Collins last night
while rading a Fifth street wood pile, and,
with their plunder in sacks, We're taken to
the city hail.
Ed. Smith and VIM. Murray having be-
come involved in a quarrel at Bohemian
ball, on Saturday night, undertook to settle
matters by free fight at O'Clock yesterday
morning in from: Of the Athenaum and
were arrested by the police.
Gen. Terry has issued a special order
granting leave of absence TO Lieut.. j. P.
Thompson, TnIrd infantry; relieving from
duty Lieut.. r. P. P. Wainwright, First cav
airy, on general recruiting services at Fort
Maginuis, aud detailing Lieut.. ?. s. Barnes
10 that duty.
The Swedish Republican club Of the Fifth
ward has passed resolution thanking Rep
resentative Drake for his efforts in securing
the passage in the house OF a bill authorizing
the Rsur of bonds for the rcfundng Of the
assessments made for the Seventh street
improvement
Early yesterday morning the patrol sleigh,
on an alarm, ran out TO the tramp cave near
the state fish hatchery, but before 1t arrived
the knights of the road had taken alarm and
decamped The five mile trip without a
capture thoroughly rufTied the usual serene
temper of Officer Baer
Detectives O'Connor and Abe IN arrested
ID. II. Stanley, OF Minneapolis, for horse
stealing at Nichols stable ON Fourth street
last night. Stanley hired rig ut Mnneap-
oils on Friday night and put 1t out at the
above stable, where he had made efforts 10
dispose OF it 10 various parties.
Manager Birge thinks TO have the new
police alarm system ia full operation next
Monday. The electric time Indicator has
been put In position at the city hall, and the
Improvement bids fair, not ouly to greatly
aid in making the force more effective, but
10 put It under a more direct supervision and
control of its officials
Joseph Archibald, the fifteen year old from
Minneapolis, who was arrested by Officer Du-
rene on Saturday evening on University
avenue, where he was trying TO sell a horse
and sleigh sto en- from that city, was with the
property gwen DIP to the owner yesterday by
Chief Clark. Tue lad will probably get
needed dose of reform school.
By another week the restaurant at the
Union depot will be in running order, the
huge range for the same having been placed
ia the southeast corner Of the structure last
week instead of in the northwest corner of
the building as formerly. The new news
and cigar stand was also opened at the depot
last week and its location and arrangement is
4 decided improvement over its former
quarters.