St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-16

seventh ward, snappishly: es, IT'S
true we have got some good sidewalks down
here, but then-didn't we rear the Sunday
Ordinance?"
Second ward, shouting from over the
river: And we got some benefit from the
extension OH the dead line. but then-ain't
we furnishing you with the only one john
son in the council?"
First ward, soberly: 1--WE may gain
some benefit from the steel arch monster
but then--it takes us to discover mud steels!"
Sixth ward, eXcitedly: I'VE got the
Shington bridge and what about it?
not all the bloody" work laid at one
q. 'hen anything was up?"
1 ward, leiSurely: why, yes; we
made it last year when Cut-we mean be-
fore some OF us were cut out, but then-You
see we furnish good deal of barrel stpff!'
Fourth ward, jokingly: ''And even if
we have the loftiest mast-light in the world,
there is nobody can beat us for enlighten-
ing an investigation, either, and we work it
so Sly, toor'
Third ward. thunderingly: ''Was sagst
du? Yes, we have got some water pipes
and gas lamps out here, but then-well,
let's hear what the Eighth ward says
Eighth ward, sobbing: ''We have offered
prohibition mayor, and afterwards we
but still our reward has been-nixip'
At the base ball grounds yesterday one
OF the managers of the game made a re-
quest to the audience not to indulge in any
loud applause. "You can applaud all you
want to-" said he, $50 long as you do it in
silent way and not yell" The crowd
smiled its appreciation of the little speech,
but at the first good play howl Of delight
that would have done credit to lot of In
dians burst forth. After that all the ap-
plause was done by clapping of hands, and
ANY yelling OF bowling was promptly Missed
down.
Speaking of prairie Chickens" re-
marked Officer Needham last evening, ''re-
minds me OF joke played on one Of the
Pioneer Press boys some years ago. He
had just returned from hunting trip with
several fine chickens and a rabbit or so, and
he placed them i'll all ice-chest in the old
Metropolitan restaurant. l was driving
patrol wagon then and went down there
about II o'clock at night to get supper.
While there the cook told me of the game,
and said he was afraid it would spoil He
ended up by telling me to be sure to come
down to breakfast at o'clock. Well, I
went, and there found one of the incest
dishes of game l ever sat down to. 1t
struck me- that the pile of game in the ice
chest had diminished considerably, but /
said nothing and ate all that was set before
me. Just as l finished the newspaper man
came in, looked at his game in the chest,
and wanted to know where the rest had
gone. No one knew anything about it,
and to this day he has not been able to tell
what became OF the birds. But can say
they were good eating" and Need"
| smiled in grim sort Of way.
You wouldn't think that man was a
| fighter; he don't look very desperate, does
he?' asked gentleman to a group of
loungers at the Nicollst house yesterday, as
he nodded his head i'll the direction of a
| plainly-dresssd, smoothly shaven little man
who was peacefully ambling along the side
walk with a toothpick i'll his mouth.
''Well wouldn't either, to judge from
| appearances" continued the speaker, ''but
he iS-hs has been tried by fire. l don't
know all his history, but I'll venture that
he has killed his man several times. He's
Frank Flynn, of Hot Springs, Ark. The
| last time l was there he was under $780,
600 bonds, and had six or eight indictments
against him. He used to be quite a man
there, and is yet for that matter l suppose.
He was an alderman, and high-flyer gen
orally, with considerable money and dis
position to spend it, He had an interest
with saloonkeepar named Lane in gamb-
ling house. They had falling out
and Flynn had him closed up. Lane was
sore and sent to New Orleans for man
named Doran, who was known to be a
killer He had shot half a dozen men and
was terror to fight. Lane gave Doran
half-interest in his house, supposing that
FLYNN would be afraid to oppose him. 1t
didn't make any difference, for Flynn closed
Doran up just the same. The next day they
met on the street and exchanged a dozen
shots, neither was hurt but went away on
the run. Then he was determined to do
Flynn up. He went back to New Orleans
and got party of six other killers He
had them brought into town quietly and
hid away. Flynn had two brothers, Billy
and John. All three generally travelled to-
gether and carried breech loading shotguns
for they didn't know what might happen,
you know. One morning they were driving
along in hack when Doran's party opened
fire upon them, killing the driver, one
brother who was in the seat with him and
one OF the horses. Flynn and the brother
who were inside knocked the door open and
returned the fire, finally driving the other
party from the street. During the
melee. Flynn's brother was shot through
the body with a mimic bullet, but he
caught hold Of post with one hand, and
emptied six chambers of his revolver into
the crowd; then he dropped dead. Flynn
was badly wounded himself, and 1872 bullet
holes were found i'll the hack. None of the
attacking party were killed, but to do
Flynn up they had him arrested and in
dicted. He gave bonds, as l said, in $780,
600, Staid there, and was acquitted on every
indictment. He lives in Hot Springs yet
but Eli bet he goes armed and looks out for
himself"
1t has been noticed for some time that
the Exposition directors have been acting
as though something bore heavily upon
their minds, and it has developed that they
are confronted with the grave problem as
| to whether President Cleveland or his wife
will be asked to touch the electric button
that will set in motion the machinery of
the Exposition. Col. Glenn. it is under
stood, has given it out flat that no one but
Democratic president shall touch that but
ton. Maj. w. NJ. Regain, however, with
his usual gallantry, has declared for
frankie. and the board under, the leader
ship of these redoubtable warriors, has be-
come divided into two factions. A. j.
Blethen has come forward and suggested
that James G. Blaine of Maine shall be
selected as compromise, but this met
with unanimous disapproval. w. d.
Washburn has, however, hit upon plan
that will probably adjust everything
amicably. LET 'em both touch it off to-
gether, finger by finger, side by side, heart
by heart, )" he exclaimed, with a burst of
his old-time gallantry. When this easy
way out Of the dilemma was approved, it
is said that a smile spread over the face of
| S. G.. Gale like unto the rising sun as it
first appears above the horizon, and with
| its ambient rays dispells the clouds of
darkness.
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