Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-05
MINNEAPOLIs GLOBELETs.

City council tonight.
Bright and warm yesterday.
bud Hersey, of Saltwater, came over to en-
Joy days city life yesterday.
No change worthy of notice in the volume of
water in the river at this point.
Sixteen thousand eight hundred bushels Of
wheat were received here yesterday.
Children will not be admitted to the chapel
during commencement exercises.
Two thousand three hundred barrels of -four
were shipped from Minneapolis yesterday.
Mr.. Tremaines pictures will draw full
room at the Academy Of Music again this even
ing.
Wheat still firm in Minneapolis at 90c per
bushel. although Eas tern markets several
cents higher.
The Academy of Natural Sciences held very
interesting meeting at their room on Nicollet
avenue last evening.
Mr.. J. L. Sphinx has sold his interest in the
Washington avenue sewer to Winston Brothers,
who will complete the work.
City Engineer Rinker is at work on plans
and estimates for the proposed stone arch
The Great Western Orchestra, of St. Paul,
with Prof. George Seibert, conductor, will rem
der choice selections of music at the uni
versity commencement exercises on Thursday.
Some contemplate vandal, filed with the
spirit of pure cussedness, on Monday night cut
down the tree planted by the class of rs on
the University grounds.
Mr.. T. J. Leavitt, while searching among the
ruins of the big mill found silver watch that
friends of the owner may have by calling at No.
1910 south Second street.
Last evening Mrs. Amanda NJ. Way, of Kan
sas, delivered an interesting address before the
Sons Of Temperance, at their hall in Lees
block, Washington avenue south.
Charter members of the new Grove of
Druids must be on hand at 8 o'clock this.
Wednesday, evening, for the purpose of insti-
tuting the same, at Druid hall, vi asonic block,
Bridge square.
Now is an excellent time to repair the cutters
on the various principal thoroughfares of the
city. Many of them are sadly in need of it,
and it is hoped the commissioners will give the
matter early attention.
The students at the University are busily en-
gagged decorating tt chapel and putting in ex-
ira seats preparatory to commencement exer
cises. The seating capacity of the chapel has
been increased to 1928.
From COL Plat B. Walker, editor of the
Lu,,aberman, the information is derived that
the Chippewa is not receiving the benefit of
the customary June risc,' and conse-
Guence the mills on that stream are shutting
down.
The Lurlno boat club have received new
uniform, which they will don as soon as the
weather will permit. The suit consists of
blue pants with white trimmings and white
sleeveless shirt with the letter "L' in blue
worked on the breast. a blue skull cap COM
pletes the outfit.
The daily runaway in Minneapolis yesterday
was down on Eighth avenue south. team
owned by j. Fl. Daily, started on one of the
old-fashioned Minneapolis tears, and succeeded
in demolishing the wagon in fine style. It did
really look like old times for few minutes,
but it was all over before the desired object of
the equine had been accomplished.
A largo number of business blocks and pri-
vate dwellings are now in the course Of con-
struotion throughout the city. AS many of
them are now nearly completed, the citizens
begin to count the days and wonder how much
longer some of our principal thoroughfares
to be filled with rubbish and building mate
rial. Let's have general cleaning up soon.
Tho police will soon appear in their new
summer uniforms. The heavy coats will be
changed for light blouse and the caps to
regulation straw hats. They will look ''nobby,
airy, light as fairy etc., but don't provoke
them, or you will find they are not to be trifed
with. Minneapolis has good looking and
stylish police force as can be found in the
country, and they can do as efficient work, too.
An alarm of fire sounded at noon ycster-
day from box Al, of the fire alarm telegraph.
The fire department was soon on the road, and
shortly thereafter had streams Of water playing
upon the burning structure. The building
Camp & Walkers planning mill on Fifth
street and Fourth avenue north. The fire was
in the roof of the engine house, and originated
wings from the mill to the furnaces. The fire
was exhausted before any damage worth speak
ing of was inflicted upon the structure.