Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-16
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
MINNEAPoLIs GLoBELETs.

Special meeting Of the board Of trade thi
morning at 9 o'clock.
The favorite soprano of Milwaukee Mrs. J
B. Walker, arrived here yesterday, and vii
likely remain all winter.
A lecture on ''Henry Wilson, will be deliv
cred by Rev. Thomas McClary before the Her
mean society of the university this evening.
The prices for the closing performances Of
the "Naiad Queen" have been reduced to so
IS, and Is cents, with no extra charge for re
served seats.
Charley Levi had buffalo robe valued al
$40 stolen from his buggy while standing in
front of the Milwaukee depot last evening
The police are on the lookout for the thief.
Mr.. W. F. Horton will close his engagement
with the Metropolitan Theatre company this
week. Mr.. Horton has proved himself fine
actor, and the company will lose good man
by his departure.
The sale of reserved seats to the closing per
formances of the Naiad Queen, Tuesday and
Wednesday, opens at Wilson's this morning
Prices have been reduced to 50 cents in order
to conform to the general demand of our peo
pie for low prices.
Stewart the lumberman, ''the man who
laughs" day or two since dropped in to have
little quiet smoke and conversation with a
friend. After swapping stories for half an
hour he left, and inadvertently snapped shirt
collars, leaving his own and wearing off one
with the daintiest kind of edging around the
borders. Then the boys laughed, Stewart
blushed, and made some incoherent remarks
about Browns.
4 series of temperance meetings will be inau
gurated this evening at the Free VIII Baptist
church. on the corner of First avenue south and
Seventh street, at 7 80 o'clock, under the aus
pices of the Minneapolis Temperance Reform
club, to be conducted by the able and enthusi-
astic worker, Hon. J. E. Vinton. Ali who are
interested in the promotion of the cause of
temperance and wish to hear good lectures are
requested to attend and lend their influence in its
behalf The regular meetings of the club at
their rooms have been postponed for this week.
young man named Rohan was arrested on
Saturday Night by detective Hoy for stealing
coat. 1t appears that Rohan desired to at
tend the fair at Association Hall, and thinking
that he would look and feel much better in a
new coat, he went to Loyd's clothing store on
Nlcollet avenue and took coat without asking
The price Or waiting to see if it fitted him. He
took the coat home, and after completing his
toilet, started for the fair. Meanwhile Mr.
Lloyd had notified the police and on his arri-
val at Association Hall be was arrested. Yes
terday he took his fare at Nunger's hotel, and
Will have an examination this morning
At the urgent solicitation of numerous citi-
zens, Arthur G. Mcknight will give recitation
nightly during the forthcoming extra perform
ances of the marvellousy beautiful Naiad
Queen. On Tuesday evening, 18th instant he
promises q rendition of Southey's admired Gre
alton THE Maniac Maiden" and on Wednesday
he will recte the thrilling poem 1.-The Life
boat This will give our people an opportunity
for beholding something of the rare oratorical
skill for which Mr.. Mcknight was so famed in
youth Gprin 10 4l,o
boy orator. which terminated after his unfor-
tunate encounter with those Missouri bandits
who left him mere wreck for the remainder of
his earthly life.