St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-17
THE CITY.
GEORULES.
Five deaths were reported yesterday

CitCh.
The celebration ball given by the Nor
wegian societies at Market hall was an en-
jOyable success.
The trial by jury of prisoners held on
criminal charges will begin before Judge
Brill on Monday morning.
Blank petitions for sprinkling streets can
be had by calling at the office of corpora
ton counsel, w. P. Murray.
The committee on claims of the council
held a meeting yesterday afternoon and
passed upon the usual number of bills.
John O'Brien and his brother, Thomas
O'Brien. were arrested last evening for as
Saulting a man in saloon on Commercial
street.
The Household Sewing Machine company
have opened general Office at lis East
Seventh street, with T. A. Randels as gen.
eral agent.
The annual collection of dog licenses
viii begin tomorrow, and the. dog-catchers
will commence to slaughter unlicensed
CANNES June 1.
A number of unheard cases on the spe-
cial term calendar will come up on Monday,
to which time the court adjourned yester-
day afternoon.
L. G. Wheeler of Wabasha street had a
Swede by the name of Ole SwensOn, ar
rested last night for making threats against
him and his property.
The socialistic club will meet at o'clock
this afternoon at Arion hall, No. II West
Third street. Speeches will be made in
English by G. A. Rauen, and in German by
j. jacket.
Mr.. W. W. Kelly, the manager for Miss
Grace Hawthorne, who will present her
new play, ''Queena," at the Grand next
Thursday night, is in the city arranging
for his attraction.
The board of public works met yesterday
afternoon and repaired in a body to the
Fifth ward, where they spent the after
noon viewing the streets on which assess
mentS are about to be made.
EsA man giving the name of James Smith
was arrested by Officer Wright last night
for dsorderly conduct. When taken to the
station his clothes We're all torn and his
person covered with blood.
A special meeting of the board of educa-
ton has been called for Monday evening to
consider the defects of the school buildin gs,
as reported by the building inspector.
The architects are also summoned to at
tend.
William Herth colt and John Laundry, ar
rested at Duluth for selling liquor to In
dians, were Brought to st. Paul yesterday
and placed in the county Jail to await ex-
animation before the United States commits
siOner next week,
The jury, in the case of De Coster & Clark
VS.. John B. and r. NJ. Livingston re-
turned a sealed verdict yesterday morning
in f-lvor of the defendants. The jury found
&i,0r Ill j., il i
ants were those accounted and paid for by
them.
A meeting of the Alumni association of
the st. Paul high school viii be, held at the
assembly rooms of the high school to-mor-
row night at o'clock. All members are
earnestly requested to be present, as i'm
pOrtant business will come before the meet
ing for action.
Mr.. Henry McLachlan, the capable
musical conductor, is busily engaged in re-
hearsing the burlesque opera of ':Exiled,"
by Thomas D. O'BTien. shortly to be pro-
duced at the Grand. He has the orchestra
and chorus well in hand, and most enjoy
able rendition is assured.
The present season of the st. Paul ORA
matte club will close on Thursday evening
May 81, wheu the Hon. Charles E. Elan
Servations in the empire of Japan The
lecture will be given at Standard hall, cor
ner of Eighth and Jackson streets.
J. II. Winkler, the proprietor of a suite of
Turkish baths in the basement of the
Union block, had his goods replevfned yes
terday by an officer of the law. The goods
We're seized to satisfy debt of $500 in the
hands of S. Mackey, broker and loan agent.
At an early hour yesterday morning
smoke was discovered issuing from the
basement of the building at No. IA East
Third street, owned by William Dawson.
An alarm was sent in from box 20 and the
blaze eXtinguished before any damage was
done.
Last night Officer Mitchell arrested a
colored individual named J. F. Curtiss, an
employee of the Pullman Car company, for
disOrderly conduct. CurtiSs was; throwing
empty bottles on the street and refused to
pick them up when ordered by the officer
to do so.
A large audience assembled at the West
Side Liedertafel hall last night to witness
the rendition of ''Preciosa," an opera in
three acts The opera was arts tically rem
dered and very much enjoyed and great
credit is due the society, Prof. PREM and
the orchestra, for the fine entertainment
given.
In response to a call for sp ecial meet
ing of the county commissions rs, Messrs.
Bell, Mitsch, KonantZ, and Keryyin met in
the auditors office lastnight. The.plans of the
new almshouse were carefully looked over,
but beyond a few suggestions to the archi-
tect no business was done,
Mr.. B. F. McNab. the druggist of Wa
basha street, received a communication from
the scene of the Riel rebellion yesterday
bearing the sad announcement of the death
of his cousin, Mr.. A. w. Kippen. The
latter was scout in the service Of Gen.
Middleton, and he was killed at Batoche's.
By some strange fatality this makes the
third cousin of Mr.. Mc1Sab killed in the
rebellion within the past -four weeks.
Unusual interest is already being evinced
in the production of lex lied or Opticians
Strategem," to be given at the Grand May
26 and 81. All who have seen the burlesque