St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-23
Notes About Town.

the first time in three weeks.
Senator Sabin arrives home tomorrow,
having so notified his friends by telegram.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles A. Staples
takes place this afternoon from her late resi-
dence No. 513 South Third street, at 2
o'clock.
At late hour Oh Thursday evening John
Cutie and John Gilbert were received from
Ramsey county at the state prison. They
each have three yerrS to serve for larceny.
The university examination begins at the
high school on Monday and continues all the
week. At the last examination the pupils
had excellent success. and they expect to
do much better this time.
The attendance last evening at DR..
O'Leary's lecture at Music hall was large,
and his subject was presented in an inter-
esting manner. He will remain here short
time His lecture last evening was free.
Mary Ostrom, who lives on North Fourth
street, was examined yesterday before
Judge Lehmicke and Drs. Merrill and Don
aid as to her insanity. She was adjudged
insane and was committed to the asylum at
Rochester.
The committee appointed to get up the
fair for the Mennerchor society have met
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whom they made an excellent choice, hav-
ing selected Mesdames A. Mellin, Theo-
dOre JaSsOy and A. Drews.
The May term of the district court opens
on Tuesday next. The criminal calendar
shows no serious cases, larceny being the
greatest, but the civil cases are numerous,
and some of them will be closely contested.
Judge McCluer will preside.
Tomorrow the Rev. DR.. Dunn, of the
Methodist church, takes as his morning
subject Hiding Gods Word, and in the
evening he delivers an address before Null
ler Post No. 1, G. A. R., being part of the
program for Decoration day.
The windup of an old dispute was reached
last evening between one of the most prom
inent citizens and a former resident, in
which the citizens eye was put in mourn
ing. The rights of the case will be got this
morning at the municipal court.
Mr. A. B. Stickney, Judge Flandrau
and Capt Peter Berkey, all of ST. Paul,
were in the city yesterday. Mr.. Stickney
was over inquiring of Receiver Brown the
condition of business, and found everything
in as fair condition as expected.
At the municipal court yesterday before
Judge Netheway there was light docket.
A peddler had his sentence suspended SO as
to allow him to take out a license, va
grant got thirty days in the bastile. and
plain drunk contributed $3.50 to the city
funds.
q. Evidence was taken all day yesterday be-
fore Judge H. r. Murdoch in the scaling
case, and the more evidence taken the more
mixed the case is becoming. The dispute is
injuring the best interests of the city, as
other things that would be of advantage are
being neglected.
Frank D. Scott, state inspector of sta
tionary engines and examiner of engineers,
arrived in the city yesterday. So far he
has been engaged in examining engineers
and will not be able to get through their ex-
animation before this evening. He will
examine boilers next week.
Capt. George Hayes to-day received his
commission as Inspector of steamboats, for
the Fifth district He feels naturally elated.
1t is signed by Grover Cleveland, president,
and Daniel Manning. Capt. Hayes has re-
moved with his family to ST. Paul and has
taken up his residence at No. 625 jackson
street.
Mrs. George Lowe has for some time had
a force of men building greenhouse for
her, and she has stocked it by purchasing
the whole stock of Newton McKusick. She
also purchased from him the heating and
other apparatus. It will become a favorite
resort for those who wish to see lovely
flowers.
The water has fallen at the bridge to 5
feet and is still falling. This is caused by
the dams on nearly all of the tributaries of
the st. Croix being closed so as to get a
good head of water for the drives. The
rains of Last Sunday were general through
out all that region and continued all day,
and the streams are pretty full.
Bob White, who keeps a saloon on South
Main street, yesterday afternoon reached
the climax of prolonged spree and fired a
ball from his revolver through large mir
ror in the rear of the bar in his saloon. The
bystanders caught him and held him till
the police arrived, when he was taken with
much difficulty to the city hall and locked
up.
Cowan s. Co., Schulenburg & Boeckeler
and Hersey & Bean have their drives of 49,
900. 600 feet of logs OH the Totagic within
six days of the st. Croix. They will have
plenty of water to make a clean drive as
soon as they open their dams. Patrick
Sullivan, of Cowan & Co., who has just re-
turned from the drive, reports that they
have made so far excellent time.
On Thursday evening there was meet
ing of the board Of education for the pur-
pose of receiving applications from the
teachers who wish to remain another year.
All applied except three or four, who are to
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