Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-10
CITY GLoBu1Es.
Tho Merchants hotel fed about thousan
people daily last week.

Tho Merchants hotel fed about . thousand |
people daily last week.
Remember the concert at tho Summit Ave
enue house this evening. It will be entertain
ing and the cause is good.
The Catholic Benevolent society of Plus
Ninth placed in the hands of Bishop Ireland
$50 for the benefit of the Memphis sufferers.
The Keokuk Northern packet company send
passengers for lower river points by rail to La
Crosse which point is the present stopping
point for up-river packets.
The public schools opened yesterday, much
to the satisfaction Of tired mothers, who have
been put to their wits ends for weeks past, in
provided amusement for the little ones.
If the gentleman named Ames, who offered
$25 for the Presidents subscription to the yell
low fever sufferers at the State fair signed by
him, will communicate with Cochran & Walsh
it will be forwarded to him.
The Father of Waters is beginning to be-
lie its name. Yesterday the mark show ed
twelve inches and half of water, giving only
some fifteen inches in the channel. This is
the lowest known for years, the season of 1864
only showing as low stage within the recollec-
ton of the Oldest inhabitant.
From pencil sketch of Mr.. Sam Gordon's
financial thermometer. received by Mr..
Chas. Spencer, his return from New York may
not be expected for several days yet. The
economy mark has not been reached vet, and
busted" is still farther in the distance. Both
will come in due time, however, and so will his
return home.
Whatever else may be said of President
Hayes, he shows good taste and discretion in
carriages and horses. As the result. he kept at
his service while in st. Paul splendid ba-
rouche and fine span of horses from Ell McKin-
ney s stable. The carriage was 81, 600 estab-
lishment, made by Cunningham & Sons of
Rochester and there no fraud about it,
either.
Three of the bold riders, N. McAfee, Cham
pion'' Cook and A. P. Wilkes, left yesterday
upon their annual horseback tour. fox hunts,
etc., to be absent SEINE ten days. They struck
out up the Minnesota valley, and will reach the
headquarters of the Fairmont hunt tomorrow,
where the English gentlemen in attendance
upon the State fair the past week have ar
ranged grand fox hunt for their entertain-
ment.
Quite a large audience witnessed the per-
Torrance of Harry Robinsons minstrels last
evening at the Opera House. Laughter greeted
every effort of the four funny end men. The
clog dancing of Sadier, Stiles. Goodyear. Welby
Torrance and Welby and Pearl in their great
acrobatic song and dance were applauded to
the echo. They give their final performance
this evening.
In anticipation of the late Presidential visit
Glyndon was all excitement. The "brains'' of
the place got together, and by long, protracted
labor got up a magnificent address. The day
came which brought the President. The Glyn-
donites were in hutter. Who should read the
wonderful address? There was only one man
who had the nerve, but. then Nettleton STAN
mered. and for the wonderful composition to
be suffered lamely through was not to be
thought OF. The train arrived and departed
before the Glyndonites could collect their scat
tered nerves. As the train was moving out an
aged preacher called for three cheers and
tiger, and thus the great literary production of
Glyndon intellect was lost to fame.
The display of Croft & Berkey, of the River
side Spice mills, was, beyond question, the best
on the ground in that department. The en-
terprise of this firm was carried from their bus
mess in the city to the State fair grounds,
| where they put up a booth with machinery to
show just how good coffee is made. The judges
awarded them the first premium general
display and on the coffee, spices, extracts and
baking powder. This was done after a fair in
spection and test of the goods The proprie-
tors are young men who have entered the field
to win. Their business, now only about two
| years old, extends over Minnesota, Nebraska
Iowa. Montana. Manitoba and is now reaching
out further West, and this is accom- plished only
by giving to the people just what they want
! first premium goods.