St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
SAINT PAUL.
SAYINGS AND DoINGs.

Four births, six deaths and three mar
riageS were recorded at the health Office
yesterday.
W. L. Sawyer, of Minneapolis, will
lecture on Cowboys" this evening at
the Y. NJ. G. A.
Scarlet fever is reported at S11 Arun-
del street and diphtheria at 255 East
Fillmore avenue.
The winter term of the state univer-
sity closed yesterday. The spring term
commences Monday.
The Como Avenue Literary and
Social club met at the residence OF j.
G. Mccall last evening.
1t is semi-officielly announced that
Rev. w. G. Pope is to marry Miss Eliza
NJ. Easton shortly after Easter.
The Northwestern Investment and
Improvement company filed amend
ments to their articles of incorporation
yesterday.
Applicants for positions in the rail-
way mail service will be examined at 9
a. m. this morning in the United States
court room.
Ramsey county spiritualists and liber-
ais will give an entertainment and
supper at the Wacouta street chapel
this evening.
A meeting of the Retail Salesme ms
association Will be held in the e. L. ..
rooms. 20 East Seventh street, tonight
at 8 O'Clock.
The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday: Carl c. SOrenson
and Augusta Gurtler; Albert Miller and
Emma Dolkl.
At the high school building yesterday
afternoon Treasurer Refs paid the
teachers of the public schools their sal
aries for the month of February,
amounting to 29,54S.5S.
Lewis Glenman, a Minneapolis crook,
was arrested by Officer Meyerding last
night on suspicion of being the man
who sneaked 50 from the till of j. F.
Gorton's barber shop, at Il East Eighth
street.
Yesterday afternoon horse driven
by a huckSter caught its shoe in the
cable slot. and in its frantic efforts to
get out of the way of coming car. tore
a portion of its hoof off, causing it to
bleed profusely.
A "White Cap" scare is reported from
Hudson avenue, the victim of the letter
writing league being man named
Richard GesSert, living at 719 Hudson
avenue. The document warns Gessert
to either behave himself or leave town.
The residence, 400 Summit avenue,
has been sold by Addison G. Foster to
William 2. Clough. second vice presi-
terms of the deal Mr.. Foster takes Mr..
Clough'S residence at 727 st. Peter
street.
The annual meeting of the commits
stoned officers of the First regiment will
-hQ hpld q tho llnvt WaAnnC6ou
The New York trip is to be discussed,
and vote taken upon it. Several Off
GERS express themselves strongly against
the trip.
The Homeopathic Hospital Aid socie-
ty has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs. J.
A. Chandler; vice presidents, Mrs. Ill.
HaSenwlnkle and Mrs. A. Donald: sec
retary, Mrs. J. Shoemaker; treasurer,
Mrs. j. D. Baird.
A new cable, incurring an eXpendi-
ture of $1,000, has been secured by the
street railway company. and Saturday
night will be placed in the Fourth street
and Selby avenue line. The new cable
will be spliced to the old one and drawn
by the engine through the conduit.
Frank Red Star, an Indian from the
Red Lake reservation, was lodged in
the Ramsey county jail yesterday on an
order of commitment from United
States Commissioner Griffin, of Detroit.
He is charged with assaulting William
Guernon, another buck, with crowbar.
Mai. T. NJ. NewSon is in considerable
demand as lecturer. He speaks at
Alexandria on the afternoon and even
ing of March Z, and before the lyceum
of the Peoples church, this city, on the
evening of March IL, and at Litchfield,
Mankato and elsewhere On other dates.
William Mitchell and Miss Tillie
Finch, sister of Mrs. Frank Meyers, were
Joined in wedlock Tuesday. A large
number of Well-Wishers afterwards at
tended reception at tue residence of
the brides sister, corner of Hague and
Grotto streets, and yesterday the young
couple departed for Dakota.
The friends of Mrs. Catherine Middle
ton, who was declared insane few days
since, are indignant at the rumorS re-
gardlng her alleged ill treatment of her
children. They assert that the reports
were circulated by parties interested in
having the woman pronounced insane,
and that her excited manner and pc
culiarities are due to cruel treatment.
The notorious Jocco Conway, arrested
last Friday on charge of disorderly
conduct. was arraigned before Judge
or thirty days in the workhouse, An
other warrant was sworn out for his
arrest, charging him with vicious as
Sault on Officer Calvin, who arrested
him Friday night In case the fine is
paid he will be held under the second
charge.
Ice cutting is progressing actively at
the stock yards. The mild weather in
terfered with the work. but the slight
change in temperature yesterday gives
promise of a considerable lengthening
Of the ice-gathering season. TO protect
the extra supply gathered at South st.
Paul for the new packing house frame
structure is being built enclosing the
mass of ice, which occupies an area of
about 100 feet square.
Six mud ScoWS, which have been
lying at the Diamond 10 wharf during
the winter, went adrift last night and
were found about a mile down the river.
The scows are the property of r. G.
Richie and the Smith Towing company.
New cables were purchased last fall
and the scowS securely moored.
The cables were stolen by the young
thieves who infest the river bank, with
the result as above stated.
An attempt was made last evening to
give an exhibition of the Wilson fire
escape from one of the windows in the
top story of the Gilfllan block. The
apparatus had been adjusted to the sat
isfaction of the operators. and descent
was about to be made, when Officer
Rose inteffered, and producing an
order from Chief Clark. called halt
Subsequently permit was obtained
from Mayor Smith, and the exhibition
proceeded with satisfactory results.
The following deaths were recorded
at the health Office yesterday: Baby
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