Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-20
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBELErs.

O'll Pln1ey has not yet settled with hls
witnesses.
The court house was barren Of news items
yesterday.
Good Friday was quite extensively observ-
ed yesterday.
Two hundred barrels of flour were shipped
direct to Europe yesterday.
The board of education are to have an
other meeting this morning.
Dust was flying again yesterday, and street
sprinklers are again in demand.
DR.. Stolz, commences lis course Of lee
lures this evening in Association hall.
The entire police force has been SO chang
ed abouS that each man has new beat.
Thirteen thousand two hundred bushels
of wheat were received in this city yester-
day.
Four thousand two hundred barrels of
Flour were shipped from Minneapolis yes
terday.
The banks, public schools and county
Offices, were all closed yesterday, as also was
the post Office.
The cutters were never in worse condi-
ton than at present. Where are the street
commissioners?
The farmers anticipate an even larger crop
of wheat than last year. Every thing is en-
couraging thus far.
The case of William Payitt, charged with
abusing minor, has been postponed till
Monday morning.
The Lurline boot club have commenced
the erection of their $500 bc:tt house on the
shore of Lake Calhoun.
y E.. F. Winslow, general manager of the
3. Q. R. C n. r. r., left this city by the
afternoon train for the South.
Capt, J. III. Paine, of the Northern Pacific
junction mills, rs we'll as a member of the
Democratic State central committee, is in
the city.
The shipments of lumber yesterday
amounted to twenty eight car loads, amount
ing in ill to two hundred and sixty-six
thousand feet.
During the past year the receipts in the
city treasurers Office were $475,93S.92, and
the total disbursements for the same period
were $451, 5Sl.S2.
Camp & Walker have added new addi.
ton to their mammoth saw mill. They an
ticipate doing big thing in the way of saw
ing the present season.
Chief onginee: Brackett of the fire de-
partment, has had a telephone put up be-
tween his Office and the Office of first assist
ant Stetson, at Cataract engine house, East
Division.
The enterprising lumber firm of Clark &
Mcclure, of this city, are shipping large
quantities of dry lumber to Manitoba. The
trade in that direction has assumed q favor
able aspect,
The saw mills of Leavitt, Chase & Co. and
o. G. Merriman & Co., East Division, have
been started up and are now in active opera
ton. They are saving up the logs left over
from last years stock.
Mr.. W. Heslep, is having the old Gould
building on Washington avenue, between
Hennepin and First avenue North, thorough
~ repaired, aud will soon open on extensive
confectionery and restaurant.
The law firm of Lochren, McNair & Gil
fillau, who have for some time been occupy
ing the former State National building, are
about removing to their former location in
the Kelly block. Their new Office will be
among the finest in the city.
The residents along that portion of Main
street, East side, between Central avenue and
the lower bridge, are clamorous to have new
sidewalks, They say that the city council
about year ago, ordered side walks. Since
that TINA nothinc ohO Mt II has beer
heard.
Good Friday is observed strictly by oul
Scandinavian citizens as a national holiday
They will not work on that day, and as al
evidence of this fact the Swedes employed ir
the saw mill of J. 3. Bassett would not worl
yesterday, and hence the mill was shut dowr
for the day.
No less than forty fine draught horse:
were taken through the city yesterday, CT
route for the Big Stone lake country, to b.
employed in breaking up land. They cam,
from Saltwater and Marine Mills. Thes
horses have just been brought out Of tn
pjneres.
Twenty-seven trarnps are reported i,
camp in tho East Division, and the police
are making preparations to clean out the
entire caboodle unless they leave town. Thi
Is becoming a nuisance that should b
abated, and any effort made by the polio
will b happily appreciated by the citizens.
G. II: Woodburn, of this city, who has jus
returned from q trip up the St. Paul & Pa
cifc railroad, informs us that the rush c
immigration thitherward is simply treraen
dous. The whole country is alive with Ian
seekers. r. 9 wheat is finely up, and tn
present prospect ct a bountiful harvest e1
cellent.
Some small boys were engaged yesterda
in playing iremen in the barn-yard of Get
Fl. Johnson, who resides on Park avenu
and to make the fun more interesting, 81
fire to pile of straw. Happily some {
the neighbors discovered the fire in time
prevent disastrous conaagration. AS
was, the side of the barn was badly scorche,
The fire department contemplate the pu
chase of a Repeater to be attached
the fire alarm telegraph. With this repeat'
attached it becomes i'm possible for tho wire
to get out of order, as is often the case,
the wires are at present arranged. The r.
peater and gongs cost about 81 200 eac
and would prove Of great service to the q
partment.
The new building to be constructed on tt
be two story building with mansard roo
The structure will be brick, divided in
three apartments by fireproof walls, runnir
through the roof, and connected with ire
doors. Should the steam heating apparat,
contemplated be dispensed with the buildir
will probably be cheapened by at lea