St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-05
SAINT PAUL.
Additional City News on the Eighth Page.
SAYINGS AND DoINGS.

SiSoiHi6o yNooSANo1 VacctscA'"-c'
Scarlet fever prevails at 626 Cullen
street and 81 Lyton place.
The retail statesmen will give hop at
Society hall this evening.
The Seven Corners Snowshoe club
gave masquerade ball last night.
The Myrtle Leaf gave a hop at Luck
er'S hall, Dayton's Bluff, last evening.
l.. j. Moss has been appointed assist
ant superintendent of the Milwaukee
road.
Eight births. four deaths and six mar
riages were bulletined at the health
office yesterday.
Postmaster Lee has appointed P. M.
MarOney to clerkship, vice Halsey K.
W. Hall resigned.
The amount of mails carried daily be-
tween st. Paul and Chicago is about
abOut-twenty tons.
Mr. and Mrs. I'll. w. Dool, 2SS Sher-
man street, entertained the Our Drive
Whist club last night.
Speaker Graves will give a banquet
and reception to the members of the
legislature at the hotel Ryan this even
ing.
W. Fl. Farnham, formerly of the sta
tIOu6IS III VI Dutl C w do III
stalled yesterday as clerk in the Office
of the board of public works.
A meeting of the common council will
be held at the city hall tonight. The
principal business to come before the
body is the election of city attorney.
A three-story brick addition will be
added to the Commercial hotel, South
st. Paul. by A. B. Wilgus, and the main
portion will be veneered with brick this
season.
In the absence of President Oakes,
Private secretary n, G. Thrall officially
denies the rumors of the consolidation
of the Northern Pacific and Wisconsin
Central lines.
A civil service examination for appli-
cantS for positions in the railway mail
service will be held i'll the United
States court room, post Office building,
next Thursday, commencing at 9 am.
sharp.
Aid Henry Weber is going to Europe
to get pointers on municipal govern
ment. He is closing out his business
How, will sail for the fatherland about
May 1, and will tackle trade again on
his return home next fall.
c. G. Kolff will build street car wait
ing rooms at,various points along the
cable line. The rooms will be fitted up
with telephone and messenger calls.
time tables and other accessories for the
convenience of the public.
A meeting of the South st. Paul coun-
ell was held last night, but in the alb
Sence of the president little business
was transacted. Action was deferred
in the matter of police salaries and a
claim of eX-Mayor Silk for S400 back
salary.
The report of the city and county
hospital for February, shows total
number in hospital, 81: admitted, 81 :;
births, 5; grand total. 122; discharged,
so; died, 8: total, 56; total remaining,
G6. The percentage of mortality for the
month is 4.92.
The board of public works yesterday
awarded a contract to James Mcdonald
for the grading OF Dayton avenue, from
Lexington avenue to Pascal avenue,
and from Sararoga avenue to Cleveland
avenue. The improvement will cost
S9,635.
The water, which threatened to flood
some of the factory buildings at South
Park Sunday, subsidized yesterday, SO
that the business houses and tiie rail
roads escaped with very little damage
The stock yards buildings were iii no
way damaged.
diplomacy" will be given its initial
production in this city at the Peoples
tonight by an exceptionally good cast.
This play is one of the best things ever
written by Nictorien Sardou, the French
dramatiSt, and contains so much power
that it cannot fail to draw finely all
week.
The report of the health department
for the month of February shows total
of 2SS births, 81 marriages and 141
month"; $40. The principal causes of
death were: Diphtheria, II; accidents,
8: scarlet fever, s; membraneous
Group, 3.
Dr.. Fleischer who was complained of
by Attorney Lafayette Marsh, of Still
water, for practicing without a certIfi-
cate from the state medical board, is a
regularly licensed physician, having
graduated from Rush Medical college.
His offences, if any, consisted in deter
mining not to loaf around two or three
months when there was plenty of work
for him to do.
Bob" Diamond, proprietor of the no.
toriOuS road house on University ave-
nue., was released from the work house
yesterday, having served three
StHlcuC6 IUE ScIllllS IiQUOl
without license. Immediately follow
ing his release he was arraigned in the
municipal court ON a similar charge
dating from Nov. %, and again SEN
tence to two months at Como, or to paw
a fine of $50. 70 the surprise Of the
court, the fine was paid.
frankie Sherwood, the young woman
who was arrested at Cedar street
house of ill-fame two weeks ago while
masquerading, in male attire, was ar.
rested yesterday by Officer Sullivan, of
the Ducas street police station, Oh Sus-
picion of having stolen a team of chest
nut horses which she was driving and
which she claimed to have hired at
AnoSa. Communication with Anoka
authorities, however, confirmed heI
Statement, and she was released.
The following deaths were recorded
at the health Office yesterday: Baby
Mcdonald, seven month, membrane ous
Group, 179 Western avenue; Henrie tia
Miller, SiXty-twe years, epilepsy, SIC
Charles street; Gamie Larner, fifteen
months, meningitis, III Dayton ave-
nue.; Andreas Geutseh, seven weeks,
commissions, 357 Hope street; Lizzie
Gunnip, phythisis pulmonalis. 624 Tenn
perance street: Louise Zeske, twenty
years, fever, Thomas street; Baby
Stenhauer, pneumonia, 59S Lafayette
avenue.