Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-13
A glorious day and empty churches.


The hotels were filed with guests yesterday.
Haverly's New Orleans minstrels are headed
st. Paulwards.
The parks last evening seemed for whisper
ing lovers made"
Some of the members of the boat club were
trying their shells and muscles yesterday.
The Red Wing excursionists, finding all st.
Paul out visiting, made but short stay in the
oity.
The Minneapolis ruins and Lake Como were
the attractions yesterday, with Como little in
the lead.
Yesterday was a genuine Minnesota day-a
clear sky, warm sun and balmy air, full of
health and vitality.
Yesterday morning over thirty prairie schoon-
ers came over the bridge on their way to estab-
lish new homes in the northwest.
A provost guard was needed on the streets
last night to take charge of soldiers suffering
from the heat Of the day-and lager.
Seven wagons with large herd of stock
passed through the city on their road from Fill
more county to seek new locations in the Red
River valley.
The groined arches Of NATURES temples of
living green were more attractive YESTERDAY
than proud edifces of piled up masonry and
stained glass.
The mill ruins at Minneapolis still attract
visitors-these and the funeral of the late much
respected Mr.. A. Sites drew hundreds from St.
Paul yesterday.
The Rev. DR.. Danas sermon at Plymouth
chr ord v - ~
stirring discourses upon living practi ,al
christianity ever delivered in St.. Paul.
Many of the prairie schooners passing
through the city yesterday belonged to fami-
lies who had been driven south by the grass
hoppers and were returning to their old home
steads.
Brother Smith, the much respected and
earnest Bethel missionary, is an indefatigable
worker. He preached four sermons yesterday
and all for the love of the truth he so faithfully
upholds and not for pelf or glory.
Charming never so wisely our excellent
church cholrs cannot compete with the song
STEERS Of sylvan groves or the brazen notes of a
little German band at suburban Bier Garten
on such glorious Sabbath as yesterday.
To the credit of the Red Wing visitors by
the G. B. Knapp, it is said that out of the two
hundred odd, not one of them showed the
least sign of intemperance while here, and
were as orderly and decorous on the street as if
they were going to or coming from meeting.
The reading tournament takes place at the
Opera House this evening. Pictures of Miss
Helen Mar White. Miss Jessie Couthoui. and
Miss Fanny HOLSTER, the professional readers
VINO participate in the reading tournament,
have been hung IN the shop windows about
town.
Five wagons, about forty head of stock, a
dozen young colts and about twice the number
of young bipeds, were on their pilgrimage to
families had been driven out by the grasshop-
per plague, but were now returning to their
long deserted homes.
The Red Wing fremen's excursion to St.
Paul yesterday was a success or would have
been if the boat had arrived at O. clock instead
OF o'clock. Several gentlemen waited dinner
for expected guests who did not come; one gen
tleman waited till three o'clock for 'sthem that
were hidden" and they did not come.
The Turner'S society had picnic at Bar
holzer's brewery yesterday. very large num-
Der of people we're induced by the fine weather
and the attractions offered to attend. The
Great Western Band supplied the music. and
the Turner's, both ladies and gentlemen, gave
an exhibition Of their skill in the craft Of their
order.
Miss Bergfeldt, the delightful soprano of the
First Baptist church, at the spring services YES
terday morning even surprised those accus-
toned to her splendid vocalization. Her full
rich, sympathetic voice has gained wonderfully
In power and mellowness and it is no fulsome
praise to say that to-day there are few her
equals IN rendering church music.
The spring services at the First Baptist
church were unusually attractive. What, with
the beautiful decorations of cut flowers and
greenhouse plants, the excellent singing, the
hne organ performances, and the eloquent and
Impressive discourse of the pastor. Rev. IT
Gross, the large congregation regretted not the
sunshine and out door attractions
The steamer G.. B. Knapp, arrived at the
levee last evening, at about O clock. She had
in tow covered barge, and both her decks and
those Of the barge were crowded with passen-
gers. They were excursionists from Red WING
who, taking advantage of the magnificent
weather, came up to pay flying visit to the
sanity city. The G. B. Knapp started on her
return trip with her living freight at about
o'clock.
The Chicago and Milwaukee railroad officials
should see to it that sufficient number of car
rlages are put npon the trains running between
the duel cities. Yesterday morning the train
1eavlug st. Paul at 1905 was uncomfortable
and dlsgracefully crowded. People had t.,
stand upon the platforms and sit dangerously
upon the steps, and everywhere they could
crowd themselves. There were at least snf6
Gent passengers to fill another coach. It was
the same with some of the trains returning
from Minneapolis.