Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-17
CITY GLOBULEs.

Der Freischuetz'' this evening at the Athe-
nseum.
Graduating exercises of the high school at
the Opera House Wednesday.
Light was needed badly in Rice Park last
evening after church time.
The impeachment trial is like the burning
candle in the nursery puzzle, "the longer it
stands the shorter it grows
The Aunt Betsey carried yesterday a very
fair number of COUNTERS to Minnehaha and re-
turn, and the pleasant trip was vastly en-
joyed.
Some splendid beeves passed over the bridge
yesterday, with the butcher at their heels, to
the slaughter yards of ]. J. Mcintosh, in West
st Paul.
Officers Kenaley, Roleau and Waterhouse col
lected four incapable DRINKS and run them in
yesterday. Judge Flint will dispose of them
this morning.
just grease up your rifles. A wolf was en-
countered last week on one of the roads back
| of Lake Como, and the animal did not offer to
bulge until the farmer who met him descend
ed from his wagon and drove him off with
stones.
The visiting committee will have an oppor-
tunity of reporting to the board of education
this evening, and those whose names were con-
nected with the charges made by DIR. Dana
against the schools, pupils and superintendent,
will have the opportunity Of explaining"
Tomorrow evening will commence the TWEEN
tieth annual convention of the Minnesota State
Sabbath School association. Following is the
programme for the evening. 1880, prayer and
praise meeting led by J. II. Randall, st. Paul;
6:l5, address of welcome, Rev. D. r. Breed, St.
Paul; response, Rev. Thos. McClary, Mankato.
Several parties out fishing on Lake
Phalen yesterday, while that delightful pool of
water just below the bridge at the outlet of the
lake fairly alive with youthful bathers,
and the banks and neighboring woods
swarmed with boys, nearly every one Of whom
carried a magnificent boquet Of choice and
charming wild flowers.
''Der Freischuetz'' has been given in Min
neapolis with grand success, by the Harmonic
society, and now they intend to give st. Paul
audience an opportunity Of seeing how eff
| GENTLY they can produce one of tue most effect
i've and brilliant of operas. At the conclusion
Of the Opera tonight, there will be grand ball
in honor of the performers.
The members of the Sportsmen's club of this
city ring loud and long the praises of the gal.
liant and cordial reception they encountered a,
the hands of their brethren of the Saltwater
club on the occasion of Saturdays shooting
match. Assured be the latter that the kindness
will be reciprocated when occasion demands
1t is said, too, that Saltwater is hot-foot to
come here and shoot again for the coveted
badge.
At clock this evening" be it remembered
the special train will leave the foot of Jackson
street, which is to convey the invited guests
over the st. Paul, Saltwater & Taylors Fall
railroad to the formal opening of the hotel anC
surroundings at Lake Elmo. AS the SUNDA,
GLOBE has already presented the details of tn,
further, saving to assure all privileged by al
| invitation that royal time will be had O.
which, therefore, all should eagerly avail them
selves.
1t has been heretofore noted in the GLoBl
that Engineer Hildebrand, OF the No. 2, steam
er, had invented means of stripping the GOV
erings from his bed by the electric curren
which strikes the alarm. This has been applied
to several of the beds in No. 2 house. Til,
other afternoon one of the men went to sleep
and the boys put up job on him. They at
tached the bed clothes hosting apparatus t.
one of his ankles while he was under the drow
sy influence of Morpheus. The gong was the1
struck, and the way that leg went up into mid
air was a caution to the astonished sleeper, anG
he could not free himself until his mischievou,
companions came laughing to his release.
Lake Como attracted its usual crowd yester
day, and everything passed off happily, excep
to Norwegian and his wife, who were pro
cecding behind skittish horse. As they APP
! preached the hotel over the embankment
bounded on the West by that stagnant lagoon
of foot or SO of water and fathomless deptl
of mud, the animal SHE'D. Over went tn,
horse, the buggy and it's human contents int,
the Shiny shallow. The man and woman fount
themselves up to their arm-pits in water and
ooze. The man tossed his companion ashore
and loosened his horse, which then got on tn
embankment, and the buggy, minus dash
board-its only injury-was then dragged out
But what a sight for gods and men that ma,
and that woman We're!