St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-23
SAINT PAUL.
CHIT-CHAT CORNER.

ordinance granting the elevated rail-
way company a franchise. There is
strong public sentiment in its favor, and
as soon as the aldermen who are op-
posed to it learn that the property own
erS have or will receive due recompense
for any damage they may receive there
will not be more than two votes cast ia
opposition to the ordinance.
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Speaking about the Scent fare, Mr..
Murray says: 'lt is not so much bene-
fit to laboring people as is generally
supposed. 1t is convenient for some
people to ride between the hours men,
toned, but that is about all. Of course,
there few men who will wait an hour
or two to catch the Scent rate in order
to make the price of an evening paper.
But then you know they are very
scarce"
A diamond-studded individual, John
c. Graus, whose every motion casts
back thousand rays from every spark
that he wears, has been shaking hands
with his friends in st. Paul during the
last few days. John made the trip west
from New York with his aggregation of
MINISTRIES, taking in the various towns
in California, and left his troupe in
Denver to come to st. Paul. He is not
much of talker, but when he reclineS
on the shore of some of the lakes about
st. Paul and describes the beauties of
the Spanish towns in California and the
manila who 1.-Two IL, tbap, no urnyuc mora
enthusiastic than revivaliSt telling
about the glOries of religion.
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Deputy Coroner Quincy says there is
very little sickness in st. Paul at the
present time, except among infants and
young children. Many of them, owing
to the chanagable weather, have been
ill with cholera infantum. which in
many cases has proven fatal. The
mortality has been principally confined
to children of late.
Laborers in the Lords vineyard may
in future consider their occupation
gone, so far as West st. Paul is con-
cerned. The residents of that growing
OtfShOot of the So-called SANITY City
have grown so much sin grace and
wisdom, and in the favor of the Lord"
that the announcement is made, "Gos-
pei work has been discontinued"
Angels are said to weep over one sin
ner that repenteth; but what must be
the condition of affairs in the celestial
kingdom over the spiritual greatness
attained by West st. Paul? Surely the
millennium is at hand, and the day for
which angels have looked and the faith
full sung is to be inaugurated at West
st. Paul? There must be something in
it, for gospel work has been discon-
tinued.
The Swedish Political club. whose
membership is upwards of 200, met Sat
urday night and perfected permanent
organization by the choice of the follow
ing officers: President, A. P. Groom
Quist; vice presidents, ii. N. Clause and
Hon. j. NJ. Elmquist; secretary, Simon
POwthan; corresponding secretary, Au-
gust Anderson; treasurer, John Blom;
executive committee, Messrs. NJ. Beck
man, 2. S. Landberg and Il. n. Kirk.
1t was decided not to engage in the state
political campaign this fall, but to de-
vote their energies towards the election
OF county officers.
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A party of army officers were seated
in the Ryan yesterday afternoon, dis
cussing the retirement of Adjutant Gen
eral Drum, who has nearly reached the
age prescribed by law for such action.
The name of Assistant Adjutant Gen.
eral Thomas Nj. Vincent, of the depart
ment of Dakota, was introduced as the
successor of Gen. Drum, which brought
out an interesting fact.
AT the close of the war in 1862
said one of the group, 'sthere were a
million armed men in the service of the
United States, and how to reduce this
number and lessen expenditures was
the subject of great Geal of discussion.
Gen. Vincent was stationed at Wash
tngton at this time and the details of the
matter were entrusted to him. Within
sixty days he formulated and carried
into effect plan by which he million
soldiers were discharged from govern
ment employ and were no longer bur-
den upon the taxpayers. He is mas
ter of detail, and the credit for this gi-
gantic undertaking belongs to Gen,
Vincent alone"
An interesting case has been brought
to the attention of the pension exam
liner for this district, growing out of an
application for pension by two families.
ho ale hn
ceased was at one time proprietor of the
Merchants hotel, in this city, and lived
here with his family. Subsequently he
went to Wisconsin and married again.
saying nothing to his first wife about the
transaction. He went to the war and
at its close returned to his Wisconsin
home. where he died. His stepmother
settled the estate without notifying
either of the widows, and it was only
recently ascertained that the ex-soldier
was dead. He had children by both
wives, and the former applied for pen
sions under the minor children's act.
and the condition of affairs was thus
brought to light.
Examination of the court records fails
to show divorce proceedings in either
case, and the pension office is making
thorough investigation with view to
determining which set of children shall
have the arrears of pension that have
accumulated.
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The eclipse of the moon arrived on
schedule time last night, and in strict
conformity with the arrangements given
in the GLOBE of Sunday. 1t was gen.
orally observed throughout the city.
Groups of persons stood or sat around,