Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-02
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The ice on Lake Pepin is still unsafe

The Hastings Unaon favors increase of
the Judges salaries.
Rev. w. Breed, st. Paul, is to lecture at
Lake City, Tuesday evening, Feb 9Th.
A Meeker county school teacher is accused
of having been drunk in DasseN twice in
two months.
Mcleod county births last year, 317
deaths, 81 There's no need of sending out
immigration documents.
Leopold Schultz Last week ran away with
the team of his employer, Anthony Kruger
of Zumbro, Wabashaw county.
James Nugent, Irish born, an old settler of
Wright county and father of the county
sheriff, died at his home in Chatham the
oath.
The house of Otto Reed, near the Dow
school house, Bear Valley, Wabashaw county,
was burned with part Of the contents, Jan.
2Sth. Insured for 5000.
Two horses were stolen last week from
Clevelend, LIE Sueur county. An Irishman
and an American who had been chopping
wood in the vicinity are also missing.
Friday of last week Phillip Alderman of st.
George, Stevens County, lost three fingers
and part of the palm of his right hand by
the discharge of a gun he was carelessly
handling.
Nick Martin, of Hastings, has found at
Hudson, and recovered horse which was
stolen frem him year ago, and which, in
the meantime, had been sold and traded sew
eral times.
The city council of Mankato is opposed to
having the rapids declared the head of navi-
cation on the Minnesota, and to any legisla-
ton that will allow the navigation of the
river to be obstructed by bridges OF other
wise.
j. II. Wideman, of Faribault tried Friday
last to run four stick of wood at once through
| his Wood-sawing machine, but is minus only
one finger. The three others on the same
hand are likely to be useful but not orna-
mental
An expert from Mankato, having been en-
gagged to examine the treasury books of
Murray county, found deficiency of 1858
against the treasurer in 1875 and $955.9O
against his successor, N. P. Shepard, and be-
sides other officers had overdrawn their sal
aries.
| The Winona Republican, says of Prof.
Swings lecture, entitled '.The March of
Society from the Beautiful to the True de-
ivered at Winona Tuesday evening, that it
was thoroughly enjoyable, abundant in pro-
found historical research, and yet relieved
with beauty of diction and a felicity of hui
NOR at once unique and original Perhaps
the Professor has got up a new lecture u1l-
der the old title since he was in st. Paul.
From various parts of the county we hear
of revival meetings being conducted with
satisfactory success. In Caledonia meetings
have been held at the M. E. church by Rev.
Mr.. Bowdish almost every night for the past
ten days. In Yucatan Elders Colby and
Harding are arousing considerable en-
thusiasm. Also, Rev. Mr.. Wilcox, of Rice
ford, is actively engaged, and has for his as
sistant no less a person than our friend
Wash Comstock. At La Crescent and other
places the campaign is being carried forward
with vigor and enthusiasm.-Coled
! Courier.
John De Boos, whose store in Bigelow was
entered on the night of Dec. 81, and goods
taken to the value of Ss12, received the fol-
| lowing letter. 1t is without date or sigma
ture, but the envelope has the Sibley post
mark of Jan. 16: "We boys, in frolic, en-
tered your store, not thinking of the con-
sequences of the crime. We are very sorry
and will never be guilty again. We send
you the amount the Worthington paper says
is your loss. So you need be no loser and
we heartily beg forgiveness . Worthington
| AdUdnce.
family, son about eighteen years old. died
of small pox on Friday night last. When
the disease first made its appearance i'll that
family he was at work in the country. He
was notified of the danger of communicating
| with the family, and it was sought to keep
him from doing SO. Without being yacci-
mated he returned home about two weeks
ago, after night. In one weeks time he was
taken sick, and week later was corpse.
-IWunhato Rerietc.
We understand that one hundred and fifty
signers to the blue ribbon pledge were Sc
cured at Prairieyille, as the result of the
series of meetings held there last week by
Mr.. w. S. Fertile. The signers included
some of the most inveterate of those who
have been addicted to the use of liquor. A
meeting was held by Mr.. Fertile, at Cannon
City, on Sunday evening, and ninety persons
signed the F'arib0uzt Republican.
The dwelling Of Conrad Blettner, in the
lower part of the city, was destroyed by fire
about ten o'clock on Tuesday evening. A
kerosene lamp on the table suddenly began
| to n,1ff and then exploded SETTING the house
on fire. Mrs. Blettner had her dress some
what burned. but was not injured herself to
any extent Nothing of moment was saved.
Loss about $500 or 5000. Insured for $500.
/ -Wanona Republican.
The examination of the young man, w. J.
Huron, junior, on the charge of obtaining
goods from Mr.. T. S. Hollingworth under
| false pretenses, was adjourned until next
Tuesday. 1t is said that his swindling trans
actions in Wabasha and Winona counties
cover about 81 500. He is cool young ras-
cal and smiled indiferently while the com
plant was being read in the court ROOM
| JVinona Republican.
The well on the farm of John Csowl,
I which short time since we noticed in the
columns of the Journal pans out to be a
flowing well. It spurts with great force from
spout projecting from the ground three
feet high and the water flowing from the
well has overlooked the surrounding county,
filing up the pond holes and still the flow
is increasing. audubon Journal.
1 Col. De Graf, in company with two en-
gineers, passed through New Ulm last We'd
nesday, bonnd for Red Wood Falls via the
proposed railroad route. The Colonel SAYS
that work will be commenced as soon as the
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