St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-22
GATHERED IN SALTWATER.
Annual Meeting OF Company B.,
Veteran Association.
Receiver Browns June Report--A
Peculiar a ccident.

The Company First Minnesota) Veteran
association held it's annual meeting last even
ing and inaugurated the first of its yearly
Last Man Bauquets," which are to recur, as
long as one mem Der survives. on each ami
verSary of The battle OF Bull Run. Through
out the country there are ABOUT forty sur
vivors of Company B. of whom twenty live in
this city, eighteen composing this present as
ISOLATION, of which Myron Shepard is presi-
dent, Adam Marty, secretary. and Sam
Boomer, treasurer. Last evening the veter-
ans met first at Comrade Tenner's and pro-
ceeded to the Sawyer house, where the ban
quet board was surrounded at O'Clock. The
only formal feature or the BAN
quet was the quiet presentation
to the association by Comrade
A. G. Hospes, surveyor-general of this dis
trict of the Last Mans bottle of wine. The
bottle was filed from Mr.. Hospe's home
stock, vintage of 1882, and was sealed and
capped by H. T. King. Attached to it is a
scroll containing the name OF each member,
the date of his enlistment. his age, and with
significant blank spaces after each name for
the coming record of death. The bottle will
appear at each banquet 10 add to the scroll,
il necessary. death note but the cork will
never be drawn until the last man. sittin y
alone at the banquet table with his former
comrades chairs and plates all disposed in
| their accustomed places, shall drink to the
shades of the forever departed guests. There
were no toaSts nor set speeches last evening,
and after the cloth was removed business
session was. held, Secretary Martz presenting
a history of the association during the year
and giving other details of interest only to
the members. No person not a member of
| the association was present at the banquet
or at the subsequent business meeting.
The Hibernians and Crusaders are prepar-
| ing for grand combination picnic and re-
getta to occur about August l at either
bit OF Elmo A tho
from the Hibernians visited White Bear re-
| Gently, and yesterday Rev. Father Murphy,
in behalf of the Crusaders, looked over the
ground at Elmo and will report at a joint
| meeting Of committees representing both So
cieties. A feature of the picnic will be q
four-oared scull race between Saltwater and
st. Paul.
Officer Smollett paid his little fine and
larger costs yesterday. He was asked by the
mayor to resign but declined. 1t is stated
that he ignores similar request made by
the chief of police. While only bare ma
jority of the council is required to conflrm
the mayors appointment OF policeman, yet
in order to remove the appontee two
thirds vote is required by the charter. Off
Ger Smollett will remain unless six alderm an
act in accord with the mayors suggestion.
Before Judge McCluer at chambers yester-
day occurred hearing on the appli cation for
writ of maudamus compelling the city coun-
tine Pitmau. The application was argued on
the part of Mrs. Pitman, but the city attor-
ney did not appear. The judgment in ques-
ton was secured on a suit against the city
for damages occasloned to plaintiff property
by defective or clogged sewer, whereby her
dwelling was inundated in June 1885.
The report for June of e. s. Brown as
| receiver of the car company was filed yester
day. 1t shows the receipts from June l tC
June 80 Inclusive to have been, including the
balance from the previous report, $110,099.6S
and the disbursements S10S.251.S6, leaving in
the hands of the receiver or deposited in the
banks of the city a balance of S1,S47.S2. The
May receipts, including balance from April
report, were $152, S66.2S, disbursements $l02,-
52T.77.
An accident, peculiar both as to the cause
and the locality of the injury, befell Louis
Sorenson yesterday. While pitching hay the
mere muscular effort or strain broke that
part of the scapula or shoulder-blade known
anatomically as the acromiou process. The
case, while of some interest to the doc
tors, is extremely awkward aud disabling to
| Louis.
permit was yesterday granted Charles
! Contain to erect on Water street q brick
| structure Immediately at the rear and adj
| joining the store now occupied by him. The
annex will be fifty feet deep, and when CON-
| pleted will form a continuous part Of Mr..
| Contains present quarters in the Disch
block.
Two mishaps, somewhat similar, occurred
| yesterday. AT the Milwaukee freight house
as P. J. Berry of Osceola, was unloading
goods q package of zinc weighing 625 pounds
fell upon his foot, crushing the great toe. Al
about the same time James WEIGH, in hand
| ling some heavy rock, pulveriZed his thumb
| 1t is probable that Miss Alcott, OF the high
school, will not accept her reelection by the
board of education. The successor of Miss
Hartman as teacher of German is practi
cally decided upon, though the formal selec-
ton has not been made.
The city council has instructed the street
commissioners to pack Main street from the
prison north wall northerly to "Dutehtown''
with shingle shavings, as a remedy against
dust and mud in the hot and wet seasons
respectively.
The records of the health Office show eight
deaths thus far this month as against twelve
for the corresponding period in June. Ply
SicianS report unusual dearth OF troubles
peculiar to children at this time of the year.
Miss Sophie Mignault of Boston is the guest
for the summer of her brother, Louis Mig
nault of Henning & MillardS.
Mrs. Sam and james Mathews and Miss
Nellie Krapful are spending tue week at
White Bear
The net proceeds of the Presbyterian steam
boat excursion Tuesday evening were about
S175.
Bronson s. Folsom sold Yesterday to the
Hudson Lumber COMPANY half raft of logs.
Emil Swanson of Erlanson & Swanson, left
yesterday ON week S vacation.
DR.. j. c. Rhodes returned from Chicago
Tuesday evening.
Miss Julia Krans of winona is visiting Miss
Nettie Mathews.