Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-04
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETS.
'ourth Of july and circus day.

Fourth Of July and circus day.
The regular meeting of the Reform clnb
is postponed one week.
The post-ofice viii be closed for the day
ut 8 o'clock this morning.
The Minneapolis police received their
monthly stipend yesterday.
number of picnic parties 60 to Calhoun
to-day over the popular Lindale line.
The Minneapolis Gun club have shoot at
Calhoun to-day at 2 o'clock. Ladies spec
tally invited.
A picnic under the supervision OF Mr.
McClung will be held on the university
grounds to-day.
Mrs. Matte A. Bridges, of Jacksonville,
Florida, delivered an interesting discourse at
the tabernacle tent last night.
Ven Nostrum was arrested by Officer
Wescott last hight for committing an unpro-
voked assault on George Lowe.
The Lurine boat club regatta at lake Cal
houn, this afternoon, will be one of the prin-
cipal ATTRACTIONS at that popular resort.
The largest sign in the State has been
erected by Kimball, the ticket agent at Min
nehaha; the sign is 200 feet long and 7 feet
wide.
The regular meeting of the Emerald
Benevolent association, which was to have
been held this evening, is postponed to Fri
day the 18th.
AS the circus will draw large number of
the light fingered gentry to this city to-day,
our citizens should take extra precautions to
prevent tho usual depredations.
The book stores close for the day at 10
o'clock this morning, and the telephone OK
change will be closed between the hours of
10 A. NJ. and P. NJ. The city market fol
lows suit.
Only three trains left Minneapolis on the
G. M. & st. P. road yesterday. The 1925
and 4:1O trains were compelled to 90 around
by the Ottumwa route owing to washouts on
the main line.
The principal thoroughfares and public
buildings, as we'll as many private houses
throughout the city, were decorated last
evening, and on to-day Minneapolis will
present decidedly attractive appearance.
That rain storm made sad havoc among
the railroads centering in Minneapolis. On
nearly all the roads trains were suspended
owing to ''wash- outs,' but everything will
be in ship-shape to-day, and trains will run
on time again.
A team attached to wood wagon owned
by @. w. Stewart was ran into by the drill
engine on tho Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul road yesterday afternoon. The wagon
was broken to pieces, but the driver and
horses escaped unhurt.
The Turner's of Minneapolis are to have a
grand picnic on Nicollet Island to-day. The
East SIDE band, in full uniform, will be in
attendance during the day, and play their
best selections. ball is to be held in Turn
ers' Hall, on the East side, in the evening.
During the heavy thunder storm of We'd
nesday night the North Star Iron works
building was struck by lightning, but little
damage was inflicted. The lightning also
shattered one corner of a house owned by
MIR. Lackey on Nineteenth avenue south.
The old settlers will celebrate the planting
of French arms in Minnesota, at the Acad-
envy of Music, at 10 o'clock to-day. Some
thing over two hundred years ago Seiur Du
Luth planted the arms of France within the
boundaries of Minnesota, and it is this
event they celebrate.
This evening the ladies of the church of
the Immaculate Conception give grand
lawn festival on the grounds in the rear of
MIR. G. M. Hardenberg's residence on First
avenue south and First street. The grounds
will be illuminated, good music will be in
attendance, display of fireworks, etc. All
are invited, and grand time is anticipated.
The Great London circus and menagerie,
with the much talked of electric light, will
give exhibitions in Minneapolis to-day,
and, as special trains are to be run on the
numerous railroads centering here, an un-
usually large number of people, it is believ.
ed, will visit Minneapolis to-day, for the pur-
pose of witnessing the performances Of that
great show, and other attractions to be pre-
sented in the city.
To-day Mayor Rand proposes to enforce
the following ordinance: "No person shall
hereafter explode, burn or fire off any rocket,
fire cracker, Roman candle or other species
of fireworks or pyroechnic display within
the corporate limits of the city of Mime
apolis; nor shall any person fire off, discharge
or explode any gun, pistol or other weapon,
except as provided in this ordinance, within
said city limits"
The p. p. of yesterday contained the fol-
lowing notice: "The stock of goods recently
owned by Wilks Bros. is being closed out by
the sheriff, Josiah Town in CHARGE" The
Tao5tterer as usual clipped the same from
the p. p. The facts in the case are that
Williams, who keeps saloon next door to
Wilks Bros, was the party who was closed
by the sheriff, but the blunder of the p. p.
may be excused owing to the fact that the
telescope does not work we'll on a rainy
night.
George Craft, of the firm of Cole & Craft,
real estate agents, while in his Office, over
the First National bank, trying to take a
cartridge out of Henry repeating rifle, yes
terday morning. accidently discharged one
of the chambers, the ball, passing through
desk and partition, came near passing
through Mr.. G. A. j.. Marsh's leg, who oc-
cupies the next office. Fortunately for Mr..
Marsh, he was not sitting at his desk, he
having just stepped to the safe for paper
which he wanted. As it was, the ball struck
the desk, glanced off, and inflicted severe
wound on his right leg, above the knee. The
wound will necessitate the use of crutch
for short time.
Wedded to One and Wife to Ano,.er,
A young man named George P. Waterman,
employed as q miller in tho Was',burn B