St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-30
THE CITY.

he CITY offices will be closed to-day.

Ihr6e QoalIlS vert IopOAeOo yOoeei"J'
Revenue collections yesterday were So
O5S. so.
The office of the water board will be
kept open to-day.
OCounty Treasurer BurtOn's receipts yes
terday amounted to $4,000.
The st. Anthony Park company is about
building row of 81, 400 dwellings.
The office of the board of health will be
open this morning from 9 to 10 O'Clock.
The board of trade adjourned over till
Monday, so that there will be no session to-
day.
A permit was granted yesterday for the
erection of the proposed Protestant orphan
asylum.
The West St. Paul bank is a certainty
and it is reported that w. K. Merriam IS 10
be president of the same.
The managers of the Home of the Friend
less will give their annual strawberry festi-
val at the Exposition rink next Friday.
C. R. Blunenfield of Watertown, Wis,
has been appointed postal clerk on the Mil
bank and Mitchell route, vice j. B. Hoyt
resigned.
The Grand Lodge of Minnesota, /. 0. o.
F., meets at Minneapolis next Tuesday al. 9
am. About $50 delegates are expected to
be in attendance.
During the month of May 342 building
permits have been granted by the building
inspector, representing about $245, 600 in
building improvements.
Three more cases of diphtheria have been
reported at the corner of Case and Green
brier streets and one case at the corner of
Mendoza and High streets.
A report was in circulation Yesterday that
three year-old boy, somewhere near Post
Siding, had died from eating rat poison.
The story WAS probably myth, however.
4. Tile iioiithly report of the health in
spector shows that the numbe of deaths UP
to last evening is eighty-oDe. OF this NUM-
Der ten were from diphtheria and one from
typhoid fever.
A defective chimney in the house of John
Dodd, on Margaret street near Forest,
caused small blaze in the attic at $50
o'clock yesterday morning. Loss on build
ing about S25; on contents, trifiing. In
sured for 5000.
The corner of Dakota and Indiana ave-
nues, Sixth ward, was overlooking yeSter-
day about noon with liquid sweets. A
hogshead of molasses rolled from a passing
wagon, the head of the caSk being knocked
out by the fall.
The postoffice will close this morning at
10 o'clock, as will also the money order and
registering departments. There will be but
one delivery by the carriers and that
at O'clock. Mails will close at the same
time as upon Sunday.
To-day is the last day for paying I'D
United States licenses. After this date a
penalty OF so per cent. will be added. Col
lector Bickel will keep the internal revenue
office open until 4 p. III. for the accommo-
dation of those interested.
The st. Paul Lawn Tennis club hold
their annual tournament this afternoon on
the club grounds, Dayton avenue. The
events of the day will be senior and Junior
singles for the club championship and
double for 1884 challenge cups
A short time ago DR.. Ohage erected
fence beside his residence on Pleasant ave
nue., as result of an unfriendly dispute
with his neighbor. The fence was sixty
feet long and thirty feet high. The atten-
ton of the authorities was called to the mat
ter and the result was that the fence has
been ordered to be torn down.
Judge Nelson yesterday ordered the
sheriff to deliver j. O'Hern to the works
house officials to serve out his term. and
when his sentence to that institution had
expired to return him to the custody of the
United States marshal. OHern was in the
county Jail as government prisoner.
charged with counterfeiting at MINNEAPOLIS.
and was one of the number who assaulted
Jailer Davis in an attempt to get away.
DR.. E. A. Boyd, while attempting to en-
ter his carriage in front of the Germania
ho,,l N -, he
noon, slipped his foot from the hub of the
wheel, his leg passing in through the
spokes. His horse started up at the same
time, and but for the presence of mind of
Z. Delaney, who jumped and seized the
animal by the head, serious accident must
have resulted.
Lieutenant Colonel j. r. King, assistant in
spector general, lent his official attention
last evening to the Emmett Light artillery.
The inspection was held in armory hall in
the presence of fair number of spectators.
After the inspection the battery was put
through the various artillery movements by
Lieutenant Shea, the captain, Il. d.
OBrien being unable to be present. The
inspection was quite satisfactory and the
drilling very creditable.
At the last meeting of the city council a
resolution was adopted specifying some
point on the river near the eastern limits of
the city as dumping ground for the St.
Paul OdOrless company. The latter has
continued, however, to use the foot of
Chestnut as a place for dumping the refuse
matter and yesterday Acting Mayor Smith
instructed the police to put a stop to it,
Accordingly last night the drivers of some
of the wagons were placed under arrest for
violation of the health ordinance, but
allowed to go on condition that they would
appear this morning.
Secretary Young of the state board of
immigration babe adieu yesterday to his
brother, DR.. Edward C. Young, who, with
his wife and daughter, returned by the
early Sioux City train to Iowa Falls, Ia,
where they are temporarily residing Dur
ing his five weeks stay in Minnesota. DR..
Young visited the congregations of Friends
or Quakers, OF which denomination he is a
minister, at Minneapolis, Howard Lake
and Redwood Falls, thus securing opportu-
nifty. to acquaint himself somewhat with the
pecnliarities Of Minnesota by observation.
He was extremely well nleacad with b;c