Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-02

Election day.
There will be music in the air.
The county poor return to the farm to-
morrow morning.
Next Monday the public schools commence
their summer term.
Erastus Byers' house, recently burned, is
being reconstructed.
There was very little business transacted
in the cattle market yesterday.
The indications last evening were quite
favorable for a rainy election day.
John Du Boys express team attempted to
run away yesterday morning, but failed.
The fight may yet be between Lawrence
and Glenn, instead of Glenn and Rand.
Mr.. N. b. Hunton now mourns the loss of
a thumb. He did it with little rip-saw.
Judge Vanderburg visits Buffalo to-day
to hold term of court for Wright county.
The polls open at 8 o'clock in the morning
and close promptly at 5 o'clock in the after
noon.
large amount of business is transacted
in this city at present by dealers in horses
and mules.
Lake Como will be made unusually at
tractive this summer, and tourists will find
it pleasant resort.
The ladies met in Association Hall yester-
day afternoon, and prayed that the best men
might be elected to-day.
Mr.. Will Chase, of the East Side, leaves
for the Black Hills to-day. His numerous
friends in this city will miss him.
Attend the polling places early, vote for
the right man, and then see that your friends
are supplied with the proper tickets.
MI. G. c. Sturtevant, secretary of the
Minneapolis board of trade, starts for St.
Louis this evening, to be absent one week.
Mr.. Loydd, the photographer, received a
severe kick from vicious horse, Sunday
afternoon, that will prove quite painful fol
some time to come.
The hook and ladder company held regu-
lar meeting last evening and elected Mr.. JAS
Murphy, tillerman, and Charles Homstock
driver, for the ensuing year.
MI Ed. Stanton, who was thrown from {
wagon and sustained serious internal inju.
ries, few days since, we are panied to learn
is now lying at his residence in critica
condition.
Mary Anderson, said to be the handsomes
woman on the stage, will play in Romeo ant
Juliet at the Academy of Music, Wednesda,
evening. She will draw crowded house o
the elite of the city.
The street railway track is being improved
in various portions of the city. The entir,
work can't be completed any too speedily tc
satisfy many of our citizens, who, in attempt
ing. to cross the track, have had their car
riages injured.
Jesse Williams amused a crowd of me-
down at Brackett's hall, yesterday afternoon
in disposing of a lot of furniture at auction
which was formerly in use in the Minnesot
military academy. Jesse's ability as an aue
tioneer is we'll known, and he always succeed
in drawing crowd around him.
AS the election returns will be anxiousl
looked for on Wednesday morning, it
hoped the Judges of election will see that tn
returns from each precint are sent to tn
GLOBE Office, 2l9 Hennepin avenue, at 8
early an hour as possible on Tuesday nigh
Those interested in the matter will confer
great favor by complying with this reques
A little three-year- old son of Mr.. Nichols
Petit, who resides at No. S15 Fifth stree
south, wandered away from home night bt
fore last, and caused his parents considers
BILE anxiety for some time. About mir
o'clock in the evening, however, he was di
covered by gentleman named Lomes, Will
walking up Fifth street, at the corner
Third avenue south.
The health officer reports several virule,
cases of scarlet fever in the poor quarters
the city. All cases are being thorough
quarantined, and all precaution taken to pr
vent this malady becoming epidemic. II
doctor states that among some of the poor
people, where all of the family are nece
sarily crowded into one or two small room
the state of affairs is frightful to contemplat
Everything possible is being done to prevel
it's spreading, and those outside of Il
districts alluded to have nothing to fear.
The Chicago, Milwaukee. St Paul & Mi
neapolis railroad is attracting considerab
attention at present, by the efforts bei1
made to furnish all the comforts and co
veniences possible, to their patrons. o.
OF the best improvements on that line is Il