The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-10
ST. PAUL NEWS.

Judges of election have been appoint
ed by the city council.
The real estate transfers for last
{ week amounted to $304,0 ,076.
: Como avenue is to be Widened to l2(
1 feet, making it one Of the finest drives
/ in the city.
The third annual meeting Of the State
Bar Association was held at the Capt.
al on Tuesday.
The work Of excavating for the new
| Globe building is being pushed rapidly
| forward.
The stone-cutter's union are boycott
| ting the boarding houses where non
uniyn men eat their daily bread. This
looks like boycotting your father aud
mother.
| The judges OF the supreme court met
in the House of Representatives ON
Tuesday. There are POI cases on the
calendar.
Rev. J. B. Cotter, Of Winona, and T.
d. O'Phelan, of Graceville, made STIR
ring addresses at the Crusaders hall on
Sunday afternoon, and in the evening
Father Cotter spoke to large audience
in st. Michael's church and admins
tered the pledge to 282 persons.
The BARRIERS of this CITY are about to
ask the common council to make 1t un-
lawful for them to shave a man on
Sunday. Strange. but the BARRIERS
themselves are the petitioners.
The city council have grhis d to the
street railway company the right to
operate cable railway on Third street
and Selby avenue to Western. This
viii prove te be q quiet and reliable
route for the residents Of ST. Anthony
Hill.
The retreat for men only at the Ca
thedral during the present week isyery
largely attended. On "Wednesday eve
ming in particular, the grand old Ca
thedrai was packed from alter rail to
the very doors. The galleries as well
were filled, Father Cotter addressed
the large congregation for two hours
upon the evils resulting from imtem-
perance. He also cited the grand re-
suits of total abstinence, referring In
particular to the work of Father Mat
heW In Ireland. At the close of his ex-
cellent exhortation upwards of nine
hundred men took the pledge.
Instead OF going to mass on Sunday
last as good people should, Coleman
Gary and few friends congregated at
Gary's house and spent the day playing
cards and drinking beer. In the even
ing row took place, all being intoxi-
Gated, and Gary in fit of craziness
struck Patrick Manion with an axe.
splitting the latter's head open. At
this writing Manion is alive but his at
tendants say he will live but few
hours at the farthest. Gary is locked
up and no doubt feels his position
keenly. The saloon-keeper who fur
nished beer to these drunken men
must feel as though he is partly guilty
ofthis crime.
The Citizens Law and Order League
of ST. Paul met in the Chamber of
c mmerce on Monday for the purpose
Of electing permanent officers. Bishop
Ireland was elected president and
twelve presidents were chosen
flom among the best known men OF the
city. IL. III. Hart was elected secre-
tary and j. Ross Nicols, treasurer. H.
j. Horn, Esq. was selected as special
council. An executive committee of
thirteen were named, who will meet on
Friday afternoon 1t is the purpose of
the League to secure the services of a
paid agent whose duty it will be to
look after yiolaters of the law and re-
port all such to the executive commit
tee, and they viii see that justice be
meted out to ali who disobey laws made
and provided for the regulation of the
sale Of liquor.