Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-12

MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.
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The Hessian band is expected to return.
Another invi9orating spring day yesterday.
Special meeting Of the city council this after
noon.
Minneapolis packed 8, 900 porkers during the
year 1877.
Inc street car company was fighting mud all
day yesterday.
The spring term of the State Uuniversity
commences to-day.
The Choral society will give their next con-
cert on the 18th inst.
Six new churches have been erected in Min
neapolis during the year.
President Washburn, of the Minneapolis and
St. Louis road, has gone to Chicago.
The Mississippi has beaten the Hudson in
the opening of navigation this year.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road
gives employment to 400 men in this city.
Work will be commenced at once upon the
new fire proof vault for court house records.
During the year 1877. 1s1, 0sl, 0s5 lbs of local
freight were delivered at Minneapolis, and 3d.
2OS, $50 lbs forwarded.
Budd Reeve lectured at the Grace Mission
chapel last evening, and a neat little sum was
netted for the chapel fund.
Messrs. Anthony Kelly, c. H. Petit and J. K.
Side left last evening via the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul line for st. Louis.
The ice is all out Of Lake Calhoun, and in
all probability the popular Pavilion resort will
soon be open to the pleasuse seeking public.
Hoffman, of the Minneapolis nine of last
year, has engaged to catch for Davenport
club, and Bohn will pitch for a Buffalo club.
The directors Of the State fremen's life $3.50
citation will hold their regular monthly meet
ing at Chief Engineer Brackets office this
afternoon.
The fountain in the Nicollet house court
yard was yesterday throwing its cooling spray
with as much energy as it would display in
midsummer.
The bills relating to the poor of Hennepin
county. and authorizing the Minneapolis gas
| company to issue bonds, were yesterday signed
by the Governor.
The McVicker dramatic company of Chicago
have engaged the Academy for the evenings OF
March Goth and 9th. "a Celebrated Case
will be presented.
The management Of grass lands is the next
subject announced for discussion at the Satur-
day meeting of the Farmers, Gardeners and
Fruit Growers association.
A hunting dog valued by its owner, Mr.. G. g.
Whitaker, at $75, died yesterday from the eff
| feet of eating meat that had been poisoned 70,
| the purpose of killing rats.
The members of the celored band propose
giving musical and literary entertainment at
! an early day, the proceeds to be devoted to the
purchase Of band Instruments.
| Manager Seeley advertised no eaco,es at the
| Saturday evening Philharmonic concert, and
yet every member on the programme with the
exception Of two were repeated.
Steam power has been supplied to the print
ing Office of l.. Ed. Dawson, in the Harmon
block, by connecting shafting and betting
with the Nicollet House engine.
! o. P. Morrison, charged with drunkenness
and John Demordo, charged with vagrancy
| were before the Municipal Court yesterday and
were reprimanded and discharged
| Miss E. Z. Kenyon, late of Elgin academy
has associated herself with Mrs. NJ. B. Milligar
in the management of the young ladies sem
mary of this city, founded by the late Mrs
Bennett.
Officer Christensen yesterday found two pc
| nies-one brown and one buckskin in color
wandering in the rreets. The owner can sc
cure the same by callihs at police headquarter
and proving property.
| John Dillon's advance agent is in the city
and announces the appearance of the lnimita
BILE comedian in "All the Rage at the Academy
of Music, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings of next week.
| Under the consolidation Of the two boards o.
education, the value Of the public school prop
erty of the city will amount to $363, ZOO, Will
| $50, 900 to be added upon the completion O.
the new High school building.
On Saturday last, SO car loads of -four, com
prising 1872 barrels. were shipped from thi
| city. This is the largest shipment made
in one day from Minneapolis. In addition t.
the above, Is car loads, or PIG tons Of bran
were also shipped.
Alta missionary meeting, in the Free vii
Baptist church. on Sunday morning last, tn
| sum of $500 was raised toward establishing
bible school for the education of the natives o
India. DR.. J. L. Phillips, converted native
delivered the address.
! Mr.. A. F. Kenyon yesterday presented to Off
Ger Christensen fine pocket-book and a pair o
kid gloves. The gifts were slight token o
Mr.. Kenyon's appreciation of Officer Christen
sens services in securing valuable mackinav
blanket recently stolen from his store.
At an early hour Sunday morning fire broke
out in the frame boarding house of X. A. Bal
stad, on Seventh avenue north, between Firs
and Second streets, and burned the structur
to the ground before practical assistance coul,
be rendered. The loss is 800, and is fully GOV
cred by insurance.
The board of trade report credits Minneapoli
with ninety-seven private boarding houses
but does not add the following popular stanza
There is boarding house not far away
! Where the boarders are fed on hash
Three times day,
| And oh how those boarders yell
! When they hear tho dinner bell
Three times day.
BURGLARIES.
n Raid Upon the O,DonneH House aud tn
Saloon Of John FHTness.
On Sunday night last, officers solberg, Nj
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