Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-05
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

The Rand people have concluded not to
ratify.
Don't forget Harlow Gales benefit Saturday
evening.
Hon. J. P West, of Wells, was in the city
yesterday
Lower Washington avenue is sadly in need of
street sprinkler.
Mr.. E. B. Place and family have returned
from their Eastern trip.
Some much needed stone cutters are being
constructed in the city.
Forty-eight marriage licenses were issued
during the month of March.
The society for the prevention of cruely to
animals has adjourned till May.
The St. Paul & Pacific railway company are
to lay some new side tracks below Washington
avenue.
One half-mile of steel track is being daily
laid on the river division of the Milwaukee Il
st. Paul road.
It was Miss Eva Williams, and not Shillock,
whom MIR. G. M. Babcock was married to on
Tuesday evening.
The annual meeting of the Womens' Foreign
E. church this evening.
The lower town stock yards of the Chicago,
Milwaukee, st. Paul & Minneapolis railway
company, are being enlarged.
Some of the boys would like to know where
the dry goods box Mr.. John Hall tumbled into
and received black eye, located.
Macy, Minneapolitan, carried umbrella
with him all day yesterday, and then said bad
words at night, because it did not rain.
Prof. H. S. Rhys whose entertainment-the
Cards of Scotland"-is well known in this
section, has returned to the city after an un-
profitable Eastern trip.
Two thousand one hundred and twenty-one
children were born in Hennepin county last
year. And the number of deaths amounts to
six hundred and thirteen.
A runaway team created little excitement
for short time on Bridge square, yesterday
| morning. The horses we're captured before any
| serious damage had been done.
Have you been to sOur Brand Packing
House, corner LIST avenue and Sd street. Call
| there and see fine stock of pork meats-fresh
and smoked-sausage &c. All at lowest prices.
| The board of county commissioners, of Hen
| nepin county, held a meeting at the county
auditors Office yesterday morning. The bust
ness transacted was of little Importance to the
public at large.
! Cataract engine company has nominated W.
M. Brackett for chief engineer of the con-
solidated fire department, W. G. Stetson for
| first assistant and Neil Fredericks for second
assistant. Now, let the boys elect them, and
| all is well.
l II Ino sv$ of fIoof do
| partments of Minneapolis, at the house of
for the purpose of electing chief engineer Of
the fire department., and two assistants. There
should be a large attendance.
| The Hoy-Heany case was the only business
transacted in the municipal court yesterday
that was of any importance. Hoy was charged
| with assault and battery Heany had been
guilty of uttering some unpleasant epithets,
directed at Mr.. Hoy. Some words ensued, and
Hoy struck the young man with sufficient force
! to knock him down. The court posed a line
of $40 upon Mr.. Hoy for the ofense.
Don't forget the benefit concert on Saturday
evening. The reserved seats are rapidly being
taken, and the indications point to one of the
largest and finest audiences ever assembled in
| that structure. The Great Western band. of
st. Paul, and the Cecilia quartette will appear
in programme of musical excellence. The con-
cert will take place. rain or shine, and those
who wish to attend should secure their seats
this morning.
Mr.. George HUM had narrow escape on
Saturday night last, that for some unknown
reason has been kept quiet until yesterday 1t
seems that when he was on his road home
some unknown parties stopped his team, and
pointing revolver at his head demanded ~ ms
| money or his life. Mr.. 81. jumped from his
carriage and struck the fellow in the face.
Then the highwayman fred at Mr.. HUM but
missed his mark. Mr.. 81. sprang back into his
carriage, and after firing shot at the mis-
creant started the team down the road. Two