Daily globe., 1878-04-09
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
Specially Reported for tho Daily Globe
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

Wheat still remains at $1.O5 per bushel.
Another slight shower yesterday morning.
Yesterday was most decidedly ''blue
Monday"
Chief of police Munger will probably re-
main in Office. Good enough.
1t is said DR.. Evans will be the new health
officer under the new administration.
The district court was unable to furnish
the reporter with single item of news yes
terday.
Prof. Fowler will deliver three lectures at
Association Hall next week, commencing
Monday.
Regular conclaye Of Zion Commandery
No. 2 this evening, for the election OF
officers.
Secretary Sturtevant, Of the board OF
trade, has returned to the city from ms 81
Louis trip.
The public schools of Minneapolis COM
menced the summer term yesterday with
good attendance
A long emigrant train passed through
the city yesterday morning. Ell route for the
farming districts.
The stock Of dry goods for Messrs. East
man & Goodfellow, the new dry goods men,
arrived yesterday.
The new city council will meet in the
council chamber, city hall building, at two
o'clock this afternoon for organization.
The Delta Sigma society, of the State
university, held one of their pleasant enter
toinments at the university last evening.
Secure your seats for the Philomathean
society entertainment on Wednesday even
ing. Seats on sale at Wilson's music store.
Some of the principal thoroughfares of
the city are being greatly improved by hav-
ing the hollow places filled up with dirt and
gravel.
AS our report closed last night the rain
commenced pouring down in refreshing
quantities, and bid fair to make night of it.
1t is sadly needed.
The board of directors of the Firemen
Life association will hold meeting at the
Office of Chief Engineer Bracket, at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Four thousand one hundred barrels of
flour were shipped from Minneapolis yes
terday and forty thousand four hundred
bushels of wheat received.
County Commissioner w. L. Jones has
sent in his resignation. It is reported that
MI. Hedderly and Captain Whitney may be
the competitors for the vacant chair.
There are said to be forty-fv applicants
for the position of health inspector; twenty
five are from the East Division. AS it will
be impossible to satisfy all, probably Mr.. j.
r. Neish, the present efficient officer, will be
retained.
Mr.. Chas. F. Hatch has been appointed
superintendent of the Minneapolis & ST.
Louis road uice Major Morrill, resigned
Mr.. Hatch is an experienced railroad man
and at one time was superintendent of the
Michigan Southern & Lake shore road.
The directors of the Mississippi and Run
river boom company, held meeting yester.
day forenoon and elected officers as follows
$. II. Chute, president; J. H. Lovejoy, secre
tary; and S. B. Lovejoy, treasurer. The rate
of boomage will be fixed at the next meet
ing.
There are rumors ahoat that the Republic
can city council slate will stand as follows
at the meeting tomorrow: President of the
council, Elwood S. Corser; vice president o
the council, A. r. Camp; city attorney, Viii
liam Lochren; city clerk, Selah Mathews
city engineer, Andrew Rinker; superintend
ent of water works, J. w. Pomeroy; cit.
assessors, W. A. Barnes, A. c. Austin ant