Daily globe., 1878-03-10

and locked him up. At the time Of the
robbery McLindon was somewhat the
worse for liquor.
RIVER kIPPLINGS.
The Dad Of Waters Getting Ready for
Business.
The Aunt Betsey will soon be ready for
towing commissions.
| Everybody was on tiptoe yesterday in ex-
pectation of an arrival from below.
The ice has almost disappeared from Lake
St. Croix, and will be entirely gone to-day.
! The Gopher, Minnesota river craft,
nipped in the ice last year near Fort SMELL
ing, came down to St. Paul yesterday under
steam, and is now reftting for the spring
trade.
The Diamond Joe line will run the follow
! ing boats this season in the st. Paul trade:
Diamond Joe, Josie, Imperial, Josephine
and Errand Boy. The two last are the new
boats of which an account recently appeared
in The GLOBE.
In former days, when the rivalry between
opposing steamboat lines was at fever heat,
there was generally fleet of boats at the
foot of Lake Pepin awaiting the disappear
ance of the ice, bat this year not single
! CldlI UObttu VIC VdteIS Luefe.
On Tuesday last the Lulu started from
Taylors Falls, but only succeeded in reach
ing Marine, and returned the following day.
The stage of water on the st. Croix registers
merely eighteen inches, and the only boat.
the Ada B., on the river that navigate
such a soup-plate depth is high and dry near
Arcola.
The river is very low, marking only
depth of two feet five inches, or only ten
inches higher than in September, the month
in which the lowest stage of water usually
prevails. The water is, however. rising
slowly, at the daily rate Of about six inches,
but there will have to be a large down-pour
| before navigation can be undertaken in any
thing like shape.
The following isthe expected disposition for
the season of the boats of Keokuk Northern
Line Packet company: St. Louis and
Davenport divisions, Golden Eagle, War
Eagle and Phil. Sheridan; St. Louis and
Quincy division, Clinton and Lake Superior;
St. Paul division, Alexander Mitchell. Min
neapolis, Belle of La Crosse, Red Wing,
Minnesota and Dubuque. On the last divis-
ion. in addition to those named, will be
numerous ight-draft freight boats, and
passenger boats for low water.
The raising of the ice embargo on Lake
Pepin this year is the earliest noted since
1914, the beginning of the record. In 1883
the lake opened on March y, being the ear
liest up to the present time, when, on the
23d, the Grey Eagle came up. On March
rs, 1860, the Milwaukee, Capt Cochrane,
succeeded in getting through, as did the
Lynx, Capt. Atchison, on March 81, 1864.
These are the only recorded instances in
xx,1,io CTR re 1,o1yo tod J,)-o
Pepin in March of any year since 1874.
The Philharmonic Club at the !Athena,um,.
The Boston Philharmonic club. the mem
bers of which have each and all crowned
, themselves with success and glory at the
two recent performances in the opera house,
} will again appear at the AthenHum this
evening, where they will no doubt, as they
ought to be, greeted with house crammed
to suffocation. Independent of the assured
superexcellence of the performance is the
added fact that the club appears tonight
under local auspices. which should further
: : tend to a humping house. Appended is the
.. PROGRAMME.
> l. Tanhauser March h...... Wagne
( (Arranged by b. Listemal.)
Philharmonic Club.
2 Violin solo (d) Revere, pi,,t,m -
n (6) Garry Owen, ie"A'enpF
y Mr.. B. Listeman.
J 8. Horn solo .... (a) Am AIeer ,s,r,,a.
L (b) Die Thrane, 'A'Nei'.
, Mr.. A. Belz.
;. 4. Cavatina, ssonon Creda," ".... Bellir
J. (From La Solnnambula.)
i Miss McQuesten.
: S. Fantasia for harp ........... Parish AIyal
e 6. Andante un poes lnoto. ,........... Sch,,be
(From Quartette in G. OPP. 161.)
Philharmonic Club,
Il PART II.
l. Z. Flute solo, 'American Rhapsodes. .Terscha
Mr.. L. Winer.
" 8. Violoncello solo, Mazurka de Concert .......
q Ftzenhagen.
. MI. A. Hartdegen
- 3. Valse d Amour :, ;.,......... Marche
le Miss McQuesten
o TO- Visions in dream. ..,........... Lulnb.
~ with Either obligato.
:. philharmonic Club.
Street cars will be in attendance at I'll
m close of the concert.
u A Coming brilliant Dramatic Event.
- The theater-going people of the city wi
o. be rejoiced to hear that the entire dramat
fl company attached to McVicker's theatr
IS Chicago, is to appear at the Opera House c
IS, the 29th, 29th and Both, a matinee beir
or added on the last. The play to be presente
is entitled "a Celebrated Case powerf,
g. emOtlOnal drama Dy the autnOfS OF u
- 'sTwo Orphans Many reasons combine
70 weave around this performance the assn
III ance of an undoubted success, and of dr.;
On matte treat unwonted to St. Paul audience
OF In the first place, the company is sure to |
us good, because McVicker, that prince of We
OF e:an managers, has selected it; second, Il
u play is sure to be good, as is everythil
an produced by the authors of Rose Michel
ne and the ''Two Orphans and, third as mot
ing succeeds like success, the dram
lc- comes hither with the unqualif
he endorsation of thousands in the eastern d1
nc matte centres who have been moved by
,at appeals to their hearts and understanding
n The play will be set with appropriate scene
no and appointments. and the cast is one of t
ON most brilliant ever put upon the boards.
nd is safe to predicate overwhelming audient
he for the drama and its presentation in Il
for city.
A Woman Needing Protection from
ri Landlord.
ey. The attention of a GLOBE reporter v
tly called last evening to very peculiar case
at distress for rent James Hart, plumb
ur- lives on Cooper street near Tenth. Bel