Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Specially Reported for the Daily Globe.
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

Howorth's Hibernica this evening.
The street crossings need cleaning.
1T was a dull and dismal day. yester-
day.
Ed. Gilroy, for drunkenness. paid FIVE dol
Lars fine.
The Tabernacle festival will prove an en-
joyable affair.
Five feet and two inches of water in the
river at this point.
At the Municipal court two tramps were
ordered out of town.
An unusually large number of harmless
tramps are located in this vicinity at pres
ent.
A small addition is being made on the east
side Of Messrs Camp & Walkers Pacific
mill.
There has been little doing in either hay,
wood or cattle markets during the past
week.
The o'clock train on the Minneapolis &
St. Louis road, did not reach the city till
3 o'clock yesterday.
The bills announcing the appearance
here of Camilla Urso with her $4,000 violin
were posted yesterday.
Emigrant trains still continue to pass
through the city en- route for the rich farm
lands throughout the State.
Washington avenue, between Sixth and
Seventh avenues south, is being improved
by layer Of broken stone.
The new School board will meet i'll the
city clerks Office at 10 o'clock this morning
for permanent organization.
The Baker 81 Root safety rail test has
been postponed, on account of the weather,
until next Thursday afternoon.
Wheat has dropped down two cents and
now stands $1.03 for No. l, and $1.O0 for
No. 2. The market remains weak.
The fire department secured three thou
sand feet of new hose yesterday, to be divid-
ed among the different companies.
The running time between Minneapolis
and Chicago, over the Milwaukee Il st. Paul
road, is to be shortened three hours.
The coroner's inquest will take place this
morning at 8 o'clock, at Warner 81 McCleye's,
On Washington avenue.
II. P. Palsky, John Lippla and Peter
Noel, had hearing for selling liquor to
minors. The fine was S25. Served them
right.
George Todd is slowly recovering from the
effect Of the injuries received when he fell
from the scaffolding at the Montgomery
building.
George Rose and not Rhodes, as stated
yesterday, is the name of the driver of
steamer No. /, elected at the last meeting.
But what's in name! Rose etc.
There will be just forty-three disappointed
candidates for the Office of health inspector,
when DR.. Evans selects one from the forty
four applicants-and rejects the rest.
The shipments of -four from Minneapolis
were not so heavy as usual yesterday. Three
thousand and ten barrels were shipped. OF
wheat, thirty thousand four hundred bushels
we're received.
Work on the elegant residence of Gov. j.
8. PillsbnrY, now in the course Of construc-
ton, on the east side, is being rapidly.
pushed forward, and the structure will soon
be completed
Those of our citizens who reside in the
vicinity of Sixth avenue south and Franklin
avenue, complain Of the cattle nuisance in
that neighborhood. The pound master
should take them in.
The Young Mems Christian association
will discuss the subject: "The duties of the
employed" at their prayer meeting this
morning. The discussion takes place be-
tween the hours of $50 and 8 o'clock.
Universal regret was expressed on the
streets yesterday that Officer Kinney, one of
the most efficient men on the police force,
had been dropped by the new mayor in his
appointment Of the force. 1t is to be hoped
he will be reinstated when the matter has
been looked into.
Next Friday evening, April 18th, General
Il. W. johnson, of st. Paul, will deliver his
lecture entitled sWar Memories in the
Andrew Presbyterian church, East Mime
apolis. He is sure Of large and apprecia-
tive audience.
DR.. Hidderly was qualified as commits
sioner of the Third district yesterday. 1t is
believed his seat will be contested, as he was
not resident of his district at the time the
appointment was made. More trouble
ahead.
A meeting of the directors of the State
Farmers Insurance was held yesterday after
noon, and six applications for membership
we're favorably acted upon. The total mem
bership at present is four hundred and
sixty.
Mr.. G. w. Christmas has discovered the
location IF St. Anthony Falls thirty years
ago, and has completed map of the same,
to be published in Mr.. L. Nj. Griffith's new
book on bridge building. Mr.. E. L. Abbott,
in the city engineers Office, did the survey
ing.
The many friends OF Mr.. Eugene G. De-
Long, Of this city, will he panied upon
learning that he died yesterday afternoon.
MI. DcLong was twenty-six years, five
months and eight days old, and had been
suffering with consumption for some time
past. All who knew him speak of him in
the highest terms of praise, and he was
looked upon as most exemplary young
man.
The latest thing in novelties adopted by
managers of deplete church treasures, and
to be introduced at church socials, is termed
"Hug Socials. The good looking young
ladies of the society sell hugs at ten cents,
three for quarter or one dollar dozen.
We were about to say that we would take
five dollars worth but our better half com
ing into the sanctum sanctorum, we are COM
PEELED to rob the church treasury of that ",
and ourself of the anticipated luxury.