Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETS.


Don't miss the walking match this even
ing.
The markets were we'll patronized yester-
day.
The Catholics are to have big fair In
December.
Yesterday was light day for news items
and no mistake.
The real estate transfers for the past week
aggregated $92,2O1.
The teachers have meeting at the High
school this morning
"Uncle Toms Cabin" at the matinee this
afternoon at the Metropolitan.
The frames of the new buildings on the
site Of the recent East side fire are up.
The Reform club held their regular meet
ing last evening, and it was we'll attended.
The new municipal court building, on
Second street, is rapidly approaching COM
plction.
A crazy man, named James Gleason, was
locked up last night, and will be sent to St.
Peter to day.
Rev. Nj. A. Stevens will conduct the union
teachers meeting at the Y. M. q. A. rooms
this afternoon.
The new stone arch bridge over Bassett's
creek, on Second street, is being pushed for
ward quite lively.
The new portion of the Washburn .sB''
mill will be known as the ''C'' mill after
the LIST of January.
Charlotte Potter is the next on the books
at the Academy of Music, and the date is
one week from Monday.
In the Washburn saw mill, at Anoka, the
main shaft broke, and the mill has shut
down for repairs, and may not resume ope-
rations this fall.
At the meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, this afternoon, Mrs.
Anderson will read report of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union con-
vention.
A lady, named Mrs. Joseph Ludwig, re-
siding on the East side, was bitten by vlci~
GUS horse, yesterday afternoon. The animal
rious results are apprehended.
Yesterday afternoon, little boy, named
Laure, on Nicollet Island, was run over by
team driven by young man, nemed Smith.
The child's arms were badly mangIed. Smith
drove on without stopping, but on being
visited later in the day, agreed to pay all
damages.
Box Sc sent in an alarm of fire, at eleven
o'clock yesterday. The fremen rushed up
to Fifteenth street and Sixth avenue north.
and discovered that small boy had been
using the fire alarm box for plaything The
remarks made by the fremen in regard to
small boys in general and this one in par
ticular, would not look pretty in print It is
safe to presume the small boy will not do SO
again.
bury will deliver two lectures at the Ply
mouth church, on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings of next week. The first upon s'The
Story of the Book;' considers the history
and origin of the Scriptures, and the second
is upon "Rome, the city of the Caesars and
the Popes.' Mr.. Woodbury. is lecturer of
acknowledged merit. His disc ,urses here
are given under the auspices of the Ply
mouth church.
The pedestrian contest for Tom Kean's
benefit is to occur at Association Hall this
evening, and promises to draw a large
crowd. The entries closed yesterday noon,
and are as follows In the two-hours 90. as
you please-H. Bulls, A. j. WILDER. Gustav
Rehfus, James Sanders, Fred Morley. Geo.
Fowler, Charles Rowell, F. E. Tooker, Frank
Masters and Henry Parker; in the oue-hour
heel-and-toe walk--J. w. Bates. John Heet.
Ernest Grundman, Geo. Harvey, Van Olson. |
Thos. Cowan, Tom Klecke, Zenas 8. Hem
lnway and Tom Horton. At the close of
these races Tom Kean and Mr.. Murphy will
walk four miles, square heel and toe
The metropolitan theatre company played
"Uncle Toms Cabin" in bstter shape last
night and drew another full house. Every
thing now runs smoothly, and not Jar &C.
Cured to mar the effect. The jubilee singers
sing some excellent plantation melodies t, at
gives the play better aud more life-like !
appearance than was every known in its |
presentation before. The scenery is grand. |
and the transformation scene in the last act |
ls alone worth the price of admission. This !
last scene represents the "Beautiful Gates
AJar'' During the progress of this scene
the angels are seen among the clouds, and
weird and beautiful strains of music are
heard The clouds gradually shift about
until the beautiful Gates'' are seen, which
in turn are left ajar and beyond is seen the
plains of heaven i'll all its glittering splendor.
The curtain has to b. rung up nightly that
the delighted crowds of people may have an
other view of this gorgeous production. It will
be put on at the matinee this afternoon and
again in the evening.