Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-02
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
Specially Reported for the Daily Globe

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MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETS.
@. NJ Loring and wife have gone East for
the winter.
Diphtheria continues to be quite prevalent
in this city.
The thermometer at o'clock last evening
marked IL degrees below.
The postof1ice and all the city and county
offices were closed yesterday.
The ''reading and musical" entertainment
at the Academy, last night, was SHINY at
tended.
News from Col. Baxter is more favorable
though fears are still entertained that he
may not recover.
The corn exchange will meet at the coun-
Gil chamber on Saturday evening to discuss
the proposed reduction of taxation.
Tho committee Of twenty-one met last
evening, and, no quorum being present, adj
journed until this afternoon at o'clock.
IL oOAAS5 A>eN ISuI llSlt, auS no QUORUM
being present, the city council meeting aid
journed until Friday afternoon at o'clock.
The matinee and evening performances of
Rip Van Wrinkle, at the Metropolitan, were
crowded, notwithstanding the COLI weather.
The skating parks reaped a rich harvest
yesterday, being patronized by multltudes
of young people both afternoon and even
ing.
The Euening Journal issued paper yes
terday, and the Tribune again cheated it's
subscribers out OF one. Tally three for the
Journal.
Fletcher was smiling yesterday about the
streets because the TAieves' Oson had printed
his answer to the indictmeuu of the investi-
eating committee.
The Society Denmark masquerade at Har
monia hall last night was most decided
success in point of numbers, and also in the
matter of enjoyment.
small fire in the rear Of Anthony Kelly's
store, on Washington avenue, at 5 o'clock
yesterday morning, brought the fremon out
for the first time this yeas.
A hub cap belonging to Hose cart No. 2
was lost going to the fire yesterday morning.
ANY person finding it will please leave it at
the hose house on Third street.
The papers in the matter of the appeal of
citizens against several bills of the county
commissioners were served Tuesday evening,
and the first thing you know there will be
music in the air.
From the indications OF the thermometer
this morning, it would have been q good
time for some members of the committee to
have been on the night force of the police
last night at $50 month.
The "deer" shoot which was to have taken
place at TIE Calhoun house yesterday didn't
come off, owing to the presence Of several
crack shots. Nobody had 'ssend'' enough to
take the chances against them.
The Euen5ng Journal is authority for the
following: "Those who appealed from the ac-
ton Of the county commissioners in suudry
disbursements are really in need of comfort
The papers were not properly filed, and so
nothing can be done.
row occurred at Kate Campbell's bagnio
were lively for tine and one of the young
men visitors had his head badly cut open
with beer bottle in the hands of one of the
inmates. No arrests.
The following officers were elected by the
Star Lodge No. IS, A. O. U. W., for the en-
suing year: NJ. W., A. L. Levi; G. f., j. H.
Mcconnell; O., E. NJ. Griswold; recorder, W.
B. Hill: F., George S. Boyd; Rec, Josiah
Town; G.. d. G. Cauvet; l. W., Charles Rem
dali; 0. W., j. G. Wilson.
Gen. T. L. Rosser, chief engineer of the
the Northern Pacific railway, leaves for the
East this morning, bei2g summoned to New
New York for the purpose OF assisting in
the contract for the building of the first
100 miles of the Missouri division of that
great thoroughfare. The general expects to
be absent about three weeks.
Ted. Irving, the favorite comedian of tho
Metropolitan company, is the first member
of that combination to advertise benefit
Besides being first rate actor, Mr.. Irving
is genial, pleasant and accomplished gem
tleman, and the GLOBE bespeaks him rous-
ing house for Monday night next. The at
traction will be waiting for the Verdict
with the Irving family out in full force.