St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-04
Notes About Town.


No. s21 Laurel street, might have lost their
lives by coal gas on Monday night On Mon
day a new heating stove was put up. They
filed it with hard coal and retired at the
usual hour, shutting off all the drafts. When
Mr.. Sullivan arose yesterday morning he felt
bad, but paid no attention to this. He
awakened his wife, who appeared very stupid
and complained of her head. Shortly after
wards Mrs. Sullivan awakened her little child
and her sister, who also complained of their
head and were stupid and could scarcely speak.
DR.. Marshall was summoned, and after MAX
ing some inquiry learned that they had been
overcome by what is called carbonic gas,
which escaped from the stove, caused by the
shutting off of the drafts. He administered
the proper remedies, and when he made a
visit later in the day found the family to be
getting along nicely. When he first called
the condition OF Mrs. Sullivan, her sister and
the child was alarming, but he says they are
now out Of danger. Had the house been
smaller they might have lost their lives by
the gas. This should be q warning to per-
sons who use hard-coal stoves for heating.
The department was called out yesterday
by the burning Of a chimney in the tenement
house OF Mr.. George NJ. Seymour, No. 414
North Third street An alarm was sent in
from box L. The department quickly turned
out, but lost some time in driving up Myrtle,
down Third and Chestnut before they aScer-
tanned the location. A merchant, who passed
the house, says he noticed the smoke twenty
minutes before the alarm was sent in. This
appears strangers there is private alarm in
the house. Damage slight.
A burglar made an unsuccessful effort to
enter the residence of Mr.. Fred Pennington
on South Second street on Monday night
The fellow had dark lantern, and was try
ing to enter by raising one of the second-story
windows, when he was frightened off by a
hired man who was awakened by the noise.
He got up and went down stairs and got a
revolver, but the fellow heard him and made
Off.
Scarlet fever Is not as prevalent as generally
supposed. Up to last evening only three
cases had been reported to DR.. Merrill, the
health officer, this month, and one death, that
Of Emma Meade, aged years and months.
residence. North Fourth street. Last month
there were nineteen cases and seven deaths.
The settlement sheet just completed by
County Auditor Masterman shows that 3d.
996.90 delinquent taxes and S4S6.57 current
taxes were collected from June to Nov. l.
This is certainly good showing.
Yesterday in probate court in the estate of
John Soderqueist, who recently died at the
city hospital, application for letters Of adj
ministration was made by Nels N. Johnson
to be heard Nov. &c.
Mrs. Anna Hoafgenyer, aged 81 years, re-
siding on North Fourth street, died yesterday
morning. Her body was embalmed by Under
taker Cockburn and taken to Dubuque last
night for burial.
Mr.. Chris. Carl, Jr., and Mrs. May Carl
were married by Judge Lehmiclse at the resi-
dence of DR.. G. CARL, on North Second street
at o'clock last evening.
Yesterday Peter Menore was fined SIT so
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct,
Michael Doutton $3.50 for drunkenness and
Archie McDugal $l2.50.
Seats for the Gilmore concert on Sunday
night will be put on sale this morning at 9
o'clock. Everything indicates an immense
audience.
Owing to the low water the steamer Cleon
is running irregularly. Last week she only
made two trips, instead OF three, her regular
number.
Prof. v G.. Curtiss reports ], 401 enrolled in
the public schools last month, an increase of
over fifty over September
Mr. A. M. Clements, the newly-elected Sec
rotary of the Y. NJ. G. A., assumed charge
yesterday.
Judge McCluer is at Red Wing holding
court. He will probably be absent till next
week.
Tickets for the lecture Of Rev. George W.
Pepper, on the 18th, were put on sale yester-
day.
Yesterday George Allen was brought from
Murray county to serve two years for lar
ceny.
Nh. Charles Burlington has returned from a
two-weeks' visit to friends in New York.
The second shoot for the Gun Club badge
will take place one week from to-day.
Mr.. Joseph Wolf has just purchased colt
from Hastings man for $780,
The steamer J. K. Graves will arrive from
La Crosse to-day.
Miss Josie Mathews is home from pleasant
visit to Hudson.
Tony Hart has cancelled his date for the
9th.