Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-10
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.
ne river is slowly rising at this point.

The river is slowly rising at this point.
Shipments Of flour yesterday $3.50 barrels.
Wheat received 21,6OO bushels; No. l Sec;
No. 2 78c; No. 3 &c.,
The funeral of the late Owen j. MCCARTHY
will be attended from the Church Of the I'm
maculate Conception this morning at O clock.
The board Of county commissioners went
out to the poor farm yesterday afternoon, and
officially accepted the new house from the
contractors.
Brother Scott met the GLOBE man yesterday
and kindly thanked him for his assistance in
making the barbecue success. No, thank you
we don't charge anything, Bro Scott.
The young people of the Seventh street M.
Z. church will give literary and musical en-
tertainment tomorrow evening in the church.
The programme has been in preparation long
time and will no doubt be very fine.
The improvements in Pence Opera House are
being pushed rapidly forwards A large amount
contractors are confident of beng able to COM
plete the job in time for Monday nights per
Torrance.
Members of the Emerald Benevolent associa-
ton will meet at their hall this morning, at
1880 clock, to attend the funeral of O. ]. Nc
Carthy. A requiem mass and funeral ceremony
will be held at the church Of the Immaculate
Conception at clock.
Wagner q Cotton's MINISTRIES will give one of
their inimatabe performances at the Academy
of Music tomorrow evening. This troupe is
spoken highly of by the press in all places
where they have appeared, and those who wish
to enjoy an evening of fun should attend.
Rev. D. Cobb, recent presiding elder of this
district, and for some time the pastor Of Cen
tenary church, left the city yesterday, accom-
panied by his family, to locate at Owotonna
having been consigned to the Rochester district
at the recent session of the Minnesota confer
ence.
Two of the Dominican fathers, Byron and
Quinn, who have taken part in the mission at
the Church of the Holy Rosary, have been or
dered away to another city by telegraph. They
will be long remembered by those who were
present at the mission as two of the ablest
speakers ever in the city Of that order.
The board of trade committee are in Litch-
field investigating the wheat ring. Why don't
one or two of them take hold of Mr.. VIM.
Blaisdell and investigate him for about an
hour? He is just aching to be investigated
and will tell them more in thirty minutes than
they can get in Litchfeld in seventeen years.
Fred Plugshaupt has commenced business on
his own account by opening restaurant and
sample-room at No. 81 South Washington ave-
nue.. Fred IS q gentleman, and the simple fact
that he has commenced business is sufficient
guarantee that it will be run in cool shape.
He opens to-day, and extends a cordial invita-
ton to his old friends to call and see him.
And now it is Judge Rea who has consented
to drag the probate robes through the mud
After while people will learn that 1t is better
to elect lawyers and not politicians to judicial
positions. Washburn begins to consider his
chances desperate, and he will have the whole
supreme bench on the path yet If the re-
ports continue to reach him in the same tone
as the last few days.
Harlow Gale announces dime concert for
next Saturday night. This, he thinks, will be
the last dime night, and being the last will be
the best of the season. Harlow promises in to-
morrow's paper to indicate his reasons for dis
continuing the cheap amuscments. Meantime,
let everybody freeze to 10 cent piece, and
prepare to go and enjoy old fashioned
promenade night, with its sociable features all
complete.
Elsewhere the GLOBE publishes card from
Miss Pillsbury, who recently provoked some
severe criticisms from the press and public be-
of Gen. Rosser's son. Miss Pillsbury makes a
candid statement, but in doing simply
fastens upon herself the truth of the charges
made in the GLOBE. No one desires to do Miss
Pillsbury any injustice. She is the uncon-
scious instrument Of a vicious system; but
criticism will teach her caution in the future,
and make it safe for small children to linger in
her neighborhood. But there is danger of con-
stantly requiring instances of this character
until the Board sets resolutely down on the bar
barous practice of pounding in the public