St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-02
GLOBULES.

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L. Olsen was arrested yesterday afternoon
Tor abusing his wife.
Eight deaths and ten births were reported
at the health office yesterday.
THESE figures show an increase of about
SaoO over the business of July, 1887.
"A pocketbook containing a small amount
OF money is awaiting an owner at police
headquarters
Fourth ward Democrats will hold a meet
ing this evening in the Grand Opera House
block at o'clock
The water board paid its employees yesterday
Tor the month of July, and Sl5.749 80 were
dlsbursed TO 494 men.
John Rogers was sent out for sixty DAYS
yesterday for breaking into j. Hale's resi-
dence on Dayton's bluff.
Mrs. Sarah Cohen caused John Goheen to
be arrested for removing her furniture from
house she had rented from him.
The Central w. C. II. U. will meet this af-
ternoon tor the transaction of important
business at No. 20 East Seventh street.
During the storm Monday. lightning struck
the cupola of the German school, penetrating
the roof The damage is estimated at about
$3.50.
The troops at Fort Smelling were paraded
at $3.50 yesterday morning for inspection
and muster. Full dress uniform was the
order.
Secretary Caulfield. of the water board. has
prepared his monthly report for july which
shows: Receips, SIG, $3.50; disbursements,
S43,533. 80.
James Donovan, who has been in iail since
Sunday evening, charged with completely in
the Bass Lake affair, was yesterday released
on $3.50 bail.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
samuel L. Hart and Fannie e. Wellington,
John Brown and Annie Anderson and James
w. Burns and Edith L. Thayer.
G. w. Hiding, one of the two men in
Jured by the premature discharge of the
blast at West st. Paul, died yesterday morn
Ing. The other man is in dangerous condi-
ton.
The number of arrests made in st. Paul
during July was T96, of which $50 were
DRINKS, IA disorderly conduct, la vag-
rancy. and the remainder for various crimes
and offenses.
The state fuel commission, composed of
GOV. McGlll, State Auditor Braden and
Ireasuter Bobleter. opened bids yesterday
Tor furnishing fuel for the various state in
st1tutlons but no awards were made
A correspondent writing from Port Arthur,
Ontario, says, There is no work around this
place and the employment agents of ST. Paul
VINO state differently are only trying 10 hum
bug worklngmen out of their money.
August BONNER had a preliminary ex-
animation in the municipal court YESTERDAY
afternoon on the charge of stealing a COW
Il. d. X.
the grand jury, bail being fixed at $780,
The Knights of Pythias of the CITY will
tender reception and banquet to Mai Gen.
Carnahan, of the uniform rank, and to
supreme Vice Chancellor Shaw, at knights
of PythiaS hall tonight Mr. Carnahan. will
stop Off here Ell route to the coast
The fiftieth anniversary of the abolition of
slavery in the British West Indies was cele-
brated yesterday by the colored people of this
city with an excursion to Minnetonka The
colored Odd Fellows paraded the streets in
the forenoon in honor of the event.
Attorney General Clapp was engaged YES
terday in hearing evidence in the Elbow lake
case, action having been brought by the rail
road commissioners to compel the Minneap-
oils d Pacific and Manitoba railroads to put
In transfer at Elbow Lake, in Grant
county.
Mahtomedi has ever had will close This
is Grand Army day. and large number of
Old soldiers are expected upon the grounds
Al $50 Gen. 3. NJ: Prentiss will lecture on
Chief John p. Rea of the e. A. R., will also
deliver an address.
According to the monthly weather review
OF the signal observer stationed at St Paul.
the highest temperature last month was "a
degrees the 18th, and the lowest SIS degrees
the 18th. The rainfall for this vicinity during
the same period was $50. and but once in the
last seventeen years was this exceeded, JULY
1859, Wnen 1t was 0.S6.
A statement of the business of the ST. Paul
postottice. during the month of July, first
prepared, makes the following exhibit: Re-
celved from sale of stamps So. 259. SIS. mon
ey orders, S3O,049.99. poStmasters money
order, surplus funds, S125, 153.SS, amount
paid on money orders, $50, $50 IA, amount
of money orders sent to postmasters of New
YORK and Chicago, $50, 10000; total 1927
51S.S6.
W.J- Lee, of the distributing department of
the postoffice was yesterday transferred to
the railroad mail service. His duties will be
to take charge of and assert the morning
eastern mail between La Crosse and ST. Paul.
to have it in readiness for the carriers upon
reaching this city. John j. Mcmahon has
been appointed to take the place vacated by
Mr.. Lee.
Mayor Smith and family have secured
box for the benefit performance of Charles
Coote, at the Peoples theater this evening.
Among other attractions will be singing by
members of the Amphion club; the balcony
scene from Romeo and Juliet" in which
Harold Russell and Mrs. Cory will appear.
and the second act of "Our Boys with a full
cast including Miss Adah Hawkins.
The funeral of Miss Helen Jeanette Robert
who died recently at the residence of her
mother, 452 Dayton avenue will take place
this morning at $3.50. Requiem high mass
will be celebrated at the cathedral at 10
o'clock. The deceased was the Youngest
daughter of the late Nelson Robert and
neice of Chief of Police John Clark. The
deceased was an estimable young lady. and
her early demise Will be lamented BY host
Of friends, to whom she had endeared her