Daily globe., 1879-03-23
MINNEAPOLIS
Specially Reported for the Daily Globe
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETS.

Ihe dark horse the favorite.
Hess Opera company tomorrow.
Cock-6ghting seems to be Sunday
amusement upon the East Side.
The betting is five to one on the dark
horse and one to five on Bracket.
just fourteen workmen voted on the bond
question-eight for and six against.
A temperance ratification meeting was
held at Harrison's hall last evening.
Frank Mead is in the city. A paper at
Manden with Mead at the helm is spoken of.
st. Johns Chapter, No. 9, r. A. M, work
ed in M. M. and P. M. degrees last evening.
Hook and Ladder No. held a private
meeting last evening, in view of the April
| election.
N. B. Harwood, who spoke at the working
mems meeting in favor of the narrow gauge
bond question, is interested $4,000 worth.
| Regular meeting of Hermion Lodge, No.
1S, K. of p, tomorrow evening at 7:3O. At
the meeting the new hall question will be
discussed.
Two grangers named Frank Smith and
Olaf Oleson came into town on Friday night
and INDUCED in spring drunk. The little
excitement cost them SIS each.
The matter of candidates for school COM
missioners was left to the central committee.
The central committee consist of the follow
ing persons: E. A. O'Brien, G. J. West,
John Thrall, William Ewing and w. w. Sat-
erlee.
| Major Hamilton sees it is to his advant-
age to open an office in this city for the Red
line freight, but he does not find it to his
interest to employ Minneapolis mechanics.
He has carpenter from st. Paul to fit up
his little desk.
Tramps broke into Messrs. Breen &
Young's shops, near the St. Paul & Pacific
depot. early yesterday morning and stole a
spirit level and other tools. They broke the
door from top to bottom, as they could not
break the lock. This is the fourth time
these shops have been broken open.
John Dolan, who has been stone blind for
upwards of eight years, from cataract, was
operated upon Friday by Hal. G. Wyman,
NJ D., of Michigan, with success. year
ago Dolan had one eye treated by another
physician, and the operator destroyed the
eye completely; but in this instance the un-
usual skill of Dr. Wyman has restored the
unfortunate man the use of one optic.
Two tramps called at the house of Mr..
John Kenna, in South Minneapolis, yester-
day afternoon, and after insulting Mrs.
Kenna dragged her out of the house, and one
of them picked up q toy wagon and struck
her several times. Mrs. Kenna is in a deli
cate condition, and it is feared that the shock
will do her great injury. Officers DAILY and
Ryan went down after the loafers and
brought them to the station.
Mr.. E. B. Slocum, of Dakota county,
called at the police station yesterday after
noon and enquired about man and woman
| who had worked for him last summer, but
had come to Minneapolis, and about the time
they left number of valuable books disap-
peared. Mr.. Slocum gave description of
the pair, and that of the woman tailed with
damsel now at Mrs. Dunn's bagnio. The
matter will be investigated by the authorities.
The opera of 'sMaritana,'' to be perform
ed by the Hess opera company, is one of the
most fascinating extante It contains so
many beautiful gems we'll known to the gen
eral public, and the plot is most absorbing
one, with just sufficient of deep pathos and
| seriousness to make the interest intense,
while there is an air of jolity about the char
acter of Don Caesar De Bazan that is won
dcrfully taking. We predict that "Mari-
tana" will be one of the most enjoyable of
the brilliant SERIES
Thomas Hampton, a colored gentleman
| from Chicago, while in the employ of Y. F.
Curtis, the restaurant keeper, was allowed
the privilege of wearing some of his en-
ployer's clothes. Friday morning he put on
! a spring overcoat, and while sauntering near
the Milwaukee depot saw friend who asked
him to 60 to Chicago, promising to pay his
fare if he would go at once. AS the train
| would leave in five minutes, and Mr.. Curtis
| owed him some money, he concluded to
keep the coat. When the train arrived at
Hastings he was arrested, a telegram having
been sent from this city to hold him on a
charge of larceny. He had an examination
yesterday, and the foregoing facts being
brought out, he was discharged.