Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-26
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
Specially Reported for the Daily Globe
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULEs.

MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.
Red Rock camp meeting opens up for bust
ness this morning.
St.. Marks parish will picnic at White Bear
lake on Thursday of this week.
One hundred and fifty recruits arrived at this
point on their way westward yesterday.
The State insurance convention will assem-
BILE at the board of trade room in the city at
10 o'clock A. NJ.
The county commissioners committee on
roads and bridges, were enjoying the pleasant
weather yesterday while viewing a county road.
Messrs. McNair & Dolliver representing the
Manufacturers insurance company Of Boston,
yesterday paid its loss on the Washburn "A'
mill.
Another fast flour train left on the q. NJ. d
st. P. road Monday night. 1t carried out 2,7OO
barrels for Liverpool. London, Bristol and
Glasgow.
Petit, Robinson & Co. causing the erec-
ton of their Touring mill with all possible
dispatch They expect to have it under roof
within week.
county talk about celebrating the approaching
Four4h of July in some pleasant and appro-
pirate manner.
Mistletoe Grove, A. U. o. D., No. II, hold a
regular meeting tonight. All members of the
Grove are earnestly requested to be present, as
business Of Importance will be transacted.
The boy mentioned in yesterdays GLOBE as
having been accidentally drowned, was buried
in the afternoon, the coroner giving burial
permit without going to the axpense of an in
quest.
The sheriff of Freedom county was in the
city yesterday with three prisoners, en- route
for the State prison in Saltwater. One was
sent up for six months, the other two for one
year each.
Arthur Thornton, the solid man of Benson,
satisfied his true inwardness at the Market
house restaurant yesterday. He speaks in
glowing terms Of the prospects of a big crop
in Swift county.
There is no cert ainty about the re-erection
of the washburn A mill the present year, all
reports to the contrary Notwithstanding.
There is q scarcity of stone masOns, SO the
building contractors say.
Levi Brothers, belonging to the clothing firm
Of Levi & Louchheim of Minneapolis, were
among the losers at the Faribault fire yester-
day morning. Their stock was valued at $50 900,
and on that they had an insurance Of $500.
N. P. Clark, who has returned from trip
Chicago wise, informs us that from what he
saw and heard he entertained no doubt that
there will be a fair representation from Iowa
and Illinois of things worth exhibiting at our
Minneapolis exposition.
The rumor that the West Wisconsin railroad
is going to invade lower Main street, East Div
ision, has served to stir up the ire of some of
the residents thereon, and The most emphatic
10 he's ard nm nAtIent
The deed is not yet accomplished.
Mr.. John R. Purchase, for two or three years
past the popular clerk at the Merchants hotel,
was married last night to Miss Ida Perkins, Of
this city, Rev DR.. Corbett officiating. Johns
friends land that means all who know him)
will unite in congratulations on the pleasant
event.
The citizens resident in First ward are graft
fed to know that active operations have been
commenced looking to the speedy erection of
their long deferred school house. 1t is to be a
substantial brick structure, and provided with
all needful internal arrangements to constitute
1T flrst-class school house.
The committee on roads and bridges Of the
city council met at the city hall yesterday and
agreed to unanimously report recommending
to the council at its next meeting that the
temporary bridge over the east channel, when
no longer needed at that point be removed and
erected Bassetts creek on Tenth avenue
north.
Smith. Scribner & Co., have been making
some changes in their store room on lower
Washington avenue, by removing their office to
the rear of Clark u Linton's feed store, where
handsome counting room has been fitted up
for their use. This gives additional facilities
for handling goods, and is a decided improve
ment in other ways.
The following gentlemen were being ex-
amined for admission to the bar yeste rday
afternoon, Mr.. Biddle, Col Bradley, and Judge
Babcock being the examining committee:
Willard R. Cray, Arthur j. Shores, G. F. Scott,
Stanley r. Kitchel, and John D. Reynolds.
Charles A. Couillard admitted, on motion,
on certificate from Michigan.
The county auditor and committee on public
grounds and buildings of the board of county
commissioners were yesterday engaged in OPEN
ing and considering bids for the construction
of vault and for the purchase of safe
for the county auditor. The decision of the
committee will be submitted to the board at
the approaching meeting in July.
Rev. G. E. Hewett, Of Chicago, will lecture
on Marriage: What it is and What it is Not;
Freedom or Slavery; To Marry or Not to Mar
ry; Choosing a Wife; Having Wife; Choosing
Husband; Having Husband; A Crisis and
an Opportunity The doctor formerly a
able speaker. An admission fee Of Is cents will
be charged at the door.
Hon. I. Donnelly addressed crowded meet
ing of workingmen at their Union hall on
Monday night. He spoke for an hour and forty
minutes, and his effort is highly spoken of by
a large majority of those present. His speech
was not specially devoted to discussing the
greenback problem, as was stated in another
Sheet but a fair and candid review Of the
entire labor problem, seen from his radical
stand point.
Late Monday night Mr.. Mayo, grocer on Wash
ington avenue, between Eighth and Ninth
avenues north, was driving along Third street
near the Catholic church, vicious dog sprane
out and seized his horse by the nose. Mad.
dened with fright and pain the horse dashed
down the street, throwing Mr.. NJ. to the ground
breaking his collar bone, and otherwise brusing
and injuring him. Though badly demoralized
physically, it is hoped that Mr.. NJ. IS injuries
will not result seriously. But the attention Of
the police is called to that dog.
The following additional particulars hav.
been learned in regard to the German farme
SO seriously injured last Saturday on the LAX
Como road, by his team running away, notice
of which was published in yesterdays GLOBE
His name is Peter Wilsbacher. It appears tina
when he was thrown from the wagon. he fel
directly in the way of the wheels, which passed
over his PROSTATE body in the region of his alb
domen, and caused such internal injuries al
almost to preclude hope Of recovery. Serious
fears exist Of modification setting in. He is
married man, having family of small chill
dren.
Lumber Shipments.
Below find lumber shipments for the weel
ending last Saturday, June 22d; also the ship
ments for the corresponding weeks, 1877 and
1876: