St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-26
THE CITY.
GLOBULES.

Secretary Armstrong of the mayors Office
has gone to Chicago.
The probate court was lively yesterday and
Judge McGrorty passed upon number OF
cases.
Several cases came before Judge Brill yes
terday, and an early afternoon adjournment
was taken until Friday.
Sheriff Richter has purchased a new
cabinet for blanks, which was yesterday being
placed in position in his office.
CITY Engineer Rundlett visited Merriam
Park Yesterday for the purpose Of inspecting
the proposed streets which are to be graded
this spring.
No quorum showed up at the board OF
abatement rooms yesterday again, but Au-
dtor O'Bren will resolutely issue another
call for Friday.
Belle Coney, who was to have been exam
ined upon her sanity by the probate court
yesterday, was too sick to appear and the
case went over.
The tables in the assessors Office yesterday
were piled full of blanks just from the print
ers, which will be used in the summer asses
ment campaign.
at the union depot yesterday on telegram
from the sheriff of Brainerd. He refuses to
talk, but is supposed to be wanted for
larceny.
The new patrolmen appointed by the
mayor TO fill the vacancies occasioned by
Tuesdays promotions are as follows: Will
lam Bell, Thomas H. Kelly, William Hench,
James Farnen and John Newell.
The officials of the Omaha Railroad COM
pany on Yesterday filed a written protest with
the mayor against the location of the morgue
adjacent to their property at Second and
Cedar streets. The matter will come before
the council.
The contract was executed by Mayor
OBrien, the city clerk and comptroller yes
terday for the work on the substructure Of
the Robert street bridge The contractors
are Michael O'Brien e. Son, and the cost Of
the work is estimated at $300,000
The new special tax stamps for 1885 were
received Yesterday at the Office of the United
States internal revenue collector 10, 900 for
dealers In manufactured tobacco, 4, 500 for
retail dealers, $50 miscellaneous, and 200, 900
beer stamps. The aggregate value is 5000, 900.
For several days past venerable old
scoundrel has been hanging around the
school house in East st. Paul and making
indecent overtures TO the school children.
He was arrested by Officer Charles Haupt
yesterday and on being locked up refused to
give his name.
Chief of Police Clark on yesterday sent
out q number OF postal cards describing the
horse and buggy stolen from in front of
Plymouth church Sunday night. The rig
consists OF dark bay mare, five years old,
weight 900 pounds, and piano box side
bar buggy, with leather top and green cloth.
the department TO Water street in West st.
Paul. There was an lncipient fire in the
upper story of the frame dwelling occupied
by Patrick Meher and owned by John Wag-
ner. Damage about $25 on the furniture.
Lena Burns, an insane girl who was TO
have been examined yesterday, escaped from
the surveillance of her friends at 765 Henne-
pin street in Woodland Park addition, and
although search was instituted throughout
st. Paul and Minneapolis no clue to her
whereabouts had been found up to 6 o'clock
last evening. She is described as being about
feet and inches in height and of dark COM
pleXion.
Superintendent OF Fire Alarm jenkins
was yesterday hanging in his office a hand
some motto reading "We never sleep" The
letters are tastefuly worked In cream-co-
ored silk on dark cloth background, and
about each godeu-edged letter runs a sprig
of evergreen. 1t is the haudiwork Of Miss
Title Young, and by her framed and pre-
scented to the superintendent.