Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBELE.s.

"PoAuiiS5 LuOuey on our fr1onQS and all go t(
work again.
j.. G. Oswald and wife left for California
yesterday. Mr.. 0. goes to the Pacific slop,
on account of impaired health.
Three Christmas DRINKS were dragged il
by the police yesterday afternoon. They
will receive their presents this morning.
r. B. Conkey and Miss Ida Madison wer.
married Christmas afternoon, and imned
ately departed on wedding trip to Chicago
The beautiful snow struggled hard to coy
er the naked bosom of Mother Nature yes
terday, but it did not seem to result sue
cessfully.
The gold watch lost by Benjamin Buck
on christmas morning, was found in 6
saloon on Hennepin avenue, where the per-
son who found it had pawned it for 500.
The Metropolitan theater was filed tc
OVERLOOKING both afternoon and evening on
Christmas day. The "Two Orphans was
the attraction, and that is still on the boards.
Prof. Mcknight is removing the senic ap.
Pointments and machinery of the Naiad
Queen to Saltwater, where the beautiful
operetta will be given sometime during the
month of March.
The journalist on the Evening Journal
who wrote the navigation article referring to
the Emerson will case, now on trial before
Judge Young, was undoubtedly "half seas
over" at the time.
DR.. DUnger has returned from his trip to
Chicago. He thinks of removing to that
city and entering upon the practice of his
profession there, making speciality of the
treatment of chronic alcoholism.
The board Of county commissioners will
have their final meeting for the year 1878
next Tuesday forenoon. All parties having
bills against the county will take due notice,
and get them before the board at that meet
ing.
The sheriff has pounced down upon the
stock of Leopold Ehrlich, Nicoilet avenue
dry goods merchant, and his assistants are
taking an account of stock. The suit is on
claim for $4,000, and the stock is valued
at $4,000.
Frank Gibson, proprietor Of the Nicollet
house aud alderman from the Fourth ward,
returned from a two months visit to the
East on Christmas, and was rejoiced to find
the city all tore up overs reform on the sub
ject of taxation.
The boys have skating rink near the cor
ner of Sixth street and Fifth avenue south.
The little shanty attached took fire yester-
day, and the flames came very near commu-
nicating with the ice. Fortunately the flames
were extinguished before tho rink was de-
stroyed.
MIR. Longbrake was pointed out to some
thing more than thousand men, women
and children yesterday. His circle of ac-
quaintances is constantly increasing. He
declares such notoriety not extremely pleas
ant, but thinks he will learn to endure it
after awhile.
Geo. A. Bracket, Esq, arrived at home
from two weeks visit to New York, on
Christmas day. He is authority for the
statement that the contract for the Northern
Pacific extension one hundred miles west
from Bismarck has been let to parties from
New York and New Jersey.
Workmen will commence this morning to
reconstruct the Anchor Touring mill de-
stroyed by fire some three weeks ago. The
same walls will be used, they not having been
will have twelve run of stone and will be
supplied with all modern improvements
The statement in the p. p. that the sher-
IFS fees for taking q boy to the reform
school was 49, and for taking an insane per-
son to st. Peter was 1923, is denied by the
sheriff, who says that the fee for taking
boy to the reform school is only sc, and for
taking patient to ST. Peter Spl6, and if any
members of the economy committee desire
the latter pleasure, they have his full consent
so to do.
There is a rumor current on the street
(Which the GLOBE could not trace to any re-
liable source) that the Hennepin County Bar
association are considering the propriety of
investigating the Longbrake matter, with a
view of excluding Mr.. l.. from the bar of
the city. There is probably no truth in the
rumor, for if such a precedent should be
established, what in the world would the
community do for lawyers?
The following marriage licenses were is
sued during the week ending Christmas Eve:
Ole Benson-Helen Hanson.
Michael CroW-Catherine Ryan.
John Lofgren-Louis Anderson.
K. s. Reeves-Amelia Trett.
w. r. Griffith-Alna A. Burke.
Fl. N. Hanfor-Carrie A. Scovil.
Edward Shafford-Mary B. Ryan.
"Il Trovator'' was again tbs attraction at
the Academy of Music last night, and vas
given to a fair but not large audience The
soprano was III somewhat better voice than
on Christmas afternoon, and hence gave bet
ter satisfaction to the audience. D. Otherwise
the criticisms heretofore given in the GLOBE
will apply with equal force to the perform
ance of last evening. The troupe laves
Minneapolis followed by the good wishes of
the many friends they made during their
brief stay.
Major Shaw was around yesterday looking
for a location for the Da5ly Norning Neeos.
During brief friendly call at the GLOBE Of
flee he took occasion to remark that the
Ne1cs would not be candidate for a bonus
from any quarter. 1t would be started and
run purely upon its merits, in the interests
of its locality and its readers. All the major
asks is fair field and no favor. Material
for the new venture has been purchased and
will be shipped from Chicago in very few
days.
TIE "4MDruiitD NescS.'
The Erszajng Tribune starts off Maj. &c o.
X. Shaw's newspaper venture in this city
with the following first class article:
Mr.. George K. Shaw, a journalist Of ability,