Daily globe., 1878-06-29

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The anniversary service of the Young Mems
Christian Association will occur in the Opera
House, tomorrow evening
perambulating tintypist has pitched his
gallery on vacant lot near McManuss
grocery store on Wabashaw street.
The heavy rain storm which passed over the
city yesterday afternoon lodged the small grain
badly around the neighborhood.
The grading upon the Hudson and River
Falls railroad is practically completed, there
are only remaining few days work on the
Hudson end of the line.
The Alhambra has again changed hands. and
the performances last night were given under
the new management, the victim this time
being aparty from Chicago.
new plank crosswalk was laid yesterday on
the east side of Market street, across Fifth. In
fact, the battered and rotten crosswalks are
being relaid throughout the whole city,
SBlondy,' the sneak thief arrested on Thurs
day evening, was bounced out of town by the
first train to Minneapolis yesterday, that being
the point he said he was desirous of reaching.
Business men who lunch from home should
certainly patronize the lady patrons of the
Good Shepherd and lunch with them to-day
they will be well served and well entertained.
At the fair at Music hall is very fine buffalo
robe, which was presented to the Rev. Father
Genin, of Duluth, by Sitting Bull. The beau
tiful robe will be voted to the most popular
iveryman.
Tho office of the board of public works has
been entirely renovated. An elevated table has
been stretched across the room, dividing it
into about equal proportions, the inner one
being neatly carpeted.
John Carney is old enough to have more
sense than get on drunk and find himself an
swering to the charge before Judge Flint, as he
did yesterday. Promising reformation, he was
reprimanded and discharged.
About o'clock this morning Sergeant Walsh
ran in drunk and disorderly rough from the
Sixth ward. As he had no money on his per-
son When searched at the station, it is more
than probable he will crack stones for awhile
At the meeting of the board of public works
yesterday, the city engineer submitted esti-
mates OF the cost Of grading Como avenue
feet and sl4,50o for width Of 40 feet. It,
The board adopted report to the city
council recommending the grading at the great
Ell width.
At l:45 this morning. the fire department was
aroused by single stroke on the fire alarm
gongs of the respective engine houses. AS
there is no such box as No. 1, and as no fire oc-
| Cured, it is presumable the single blow was
| struck by the swapping of wire, the contact
| of two wires or some such trivial dis-arrange-
| ment Of the electric fire alarm system.
| br; of
wind and heavy rain, somewhat relieved the
| sultriness of the atmosphere at six o'clock last
| evening, but fears are entertained, which NAV
| be groundless, that damage would be sustained
| to the wheat crop in this vicinity, which is
| just now at critical stage. The wind was of
sufficient violence to strip one or two awnings
from their frames.
By miserable typographical error in yester-
days report of the interview with Mr.. Farley,
he is represented as saving ssthe St. Paul &
Pacific would be fitted with 76 miles and do
the yard work, handling of freight etc., in St.
Paul. against the 16O miles of the Northern
| Pacific" The latter number should have been
'36O, which makes vast difference in the
cogency and force of Mr.. Farley's argument.
Morris Lamprey went to the city hall yester.
day to pay is dog tax. HE handed over $lC
and received $8 change, upon reaching his
office, Officer Casey stepped up and asked him
if he had lost his pocket book; search dis.
closed that that important article was missing
| and Casey produced one containing $3.50 which
Mr.. Lamprey recognized at once as his. Mr.
Lamprey gratefully rewarded the honest
officer.
Yesterday afternoon man walked into Hol
terhoff e. Co.'s tobacco store, in the Fire &
Marine building, corner of Third & jackson
| Streets and, while unobserved, stole a colo
watch from the pocket of the vest of Mr.
Casting, who had Invested himself of the gar
ment by reason of the heat. The loss was moi
| discovered for some time, and as soon as dis
covered Detective Brisette was informed of tn.
| circumstance, who shortly gathered him in
when he gave his name as w. p. Burgess. Th,
watch was found upon his person. but he hae
changed its hands. Burgess was taken to th,
cooler.
The wisdom of the st. Paul Gmynastic asso
| citation in admitting parties to the use of the
society rooms and apparatus at 81 per month
has demonstrated itself. class, consistin.
OF 81 members, has been organized under tina
regulation, which practices every evening un
der the superintendent, James O'Brien. bu
more especially on the evenings of Tuesda,
and Friday OF. of :s zach week ;, During the con
attendance cannot be expected to be az prea
as it will be III cooler weather. As it is. how
ever, great work has been ccomplished il
gathering together SO large class as thirty
four members for physical culture, especial,
when it is considered that the indiyidua
would probably never have engaged in gymnas
tic exercises but for the action of the associa
tion above indicated.