Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-08
MINNEAPOLIS GLo8ELETs.
Wheat is quoted at $1.O1 now.

W0eat Is quoted at $1.O1 now.
The Minneapolis Light Infantry has been
mustered into State service.
The Academy Of Natural Sciences held an
interesting meeting last night. .-
The Minneapolis corps of Pythian
Knights had drill meeting last night.
The Hawthorn Brothers new Touring
mill was put in full operation Yesterday. :,
Henry Ericsson, at Forest Lake, was
crushed badly by having some railroad ties
fall on him. -E-T-.,~ ao4 Ea
The Washburn A mill is going up SO near
the sky that an elevator will probably be
put in to reach the top. =
John Dillon has billed the city for next
Monday evening, when he will appear as
"Our Next President
Areception was rendered Rev. Thomas
McClary, of the First M. E. church, last
evening, upon his return for another year.
This afternoon the metropolitan Theatre
goes to st. Paul to play "A Celebrated Case''
at ladies' matinee. A number of Mime
apolis ladies are going down to attend the
performance. ..i
Car load of wood on the st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Manitoba track, in this city,
caught fire about o'clock yesterday morn
ing, but was extinguished before much dam
age was done. s.. -... - o..
Down on the short line work one of the
gravel cars got away from the railroad en-
ployes, took three mile go as you please
run down three mile grade, at the rate Of
forty miles an hour, and pitched headlong
over the trestle work, plunged down sixty
feet and narrowly escaped going into the
river.
The young men of this city who have
athletic tendencies have inaugurated three
hours go-as-you-please race which is to take
place in Association hall on the goth inst
Will Bassett, AL. Krech, Rufus Rand, AL.
Bracket, Rowell, Hood, Sawyer and Lee
have entered, and still there's more to fol-
low. It is understood they have barred the
reporters.
The ten mile go-as- you-please race for the
championship of Minnesota, occurred at
Association Hall last evening. There were
five entries, as follows: s. Z. Hunt, Mime
apolis; J. S. Parker, Red Wing; A. J. Wilbur,
Hastings; E. W. Sullivan, St. Paul, and Mr..
Faulkner, st. Paul. The race was won by
Hunt III one hour and three minutes. The
belt is a handsome one, made of leather of
two colors, with a massive silver buckle,
bearing the inscription "Champion of Min
nesota.''
The Metropolitan Theater company has
made decided hit in the production of the
comedy "Engaged.'' There is not much
plot IN the piece, but it brings out the best
people in the company in strong characters
Frederick Bryton is especially good, and in
the roll of Cheviot Hill creates considerable
merriment by the many love scrapes which
he unwittingly allows himself to be precip:-
tated. The mistakes, misunderstanding
and laughable situations caused thereby, and
the happy denouement, constitutes an enter
tainment of more than usual interest, The
same play will be produced tonight.
A singular accident occurred in Normann
& Magenheimer's jewelry store, on Wash
ington avenue, yesterday afternoon. One
of the proprietors lit tin lamp filled with
alcohol, when terrific explosion occurred
that made things lively for time. The
top was blown off, few across tho room and
knocked over big clock. The wick was
blown into an adjoining room and COM
menced burning some shelving. The fire
was speedily extinguished. The worst
feature of the accident was in the alcohol
flying over the head and shoulders of lad
named Powers and becoming ignited. The
poor fellow was badly burned about the
head and shoulders. Taken all in all, it was
a singular occurrence.