Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cially Reported for the DAILY Globe
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBELErs,
The streets were very quiet yesterda
and the police had little to do.

MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs,
Ihe streets were very quiet yesterday,
and the police had little to do.
Lap robes are ripe, and the tramps are
picking them at an alarming rate.
The churches were SHINY attended yes
terday, owing to the inclement weather.
missionary festival is to be held at Cen
tenary NJ. E. church on Wednesday evening.
"Our Wide-awskes'' held an interesting
meeting at Harrison hall yesterday after
noon. f--1- ~ -
Baldwin Brown is the owner of a new
hearse that cost $4,000. 1t is the best in
the Northwest.
AT last there is sufficient snow for good
slelghlng, and carriages and wagons have
been abandoned.
The Turner's gave another of their pleas
ant Sunday evening entertainments, at their
hall, last evening.
Regular meeting Of st. Johns chapter
No. 9, r. A. NJ, on Tuesday evening, for the
election of officers.
Despite the unfavorable weather the meet.
ing of the Reform club was we'll attended
yesterday afternoon.
The locomotive engineers ball IN Wednes-
day evening gives promise of being the
largest of their series.
The ladies of the First Baptist church arc
to give an oyster supper in tho parlors of
the church on Tuesday evening.
DR.. Knickerbacker is to preach at Howard
Lake this evening, at Buffalo tomorrow
night, and at Rockford on Wednesday even.
ing.
Tenth street has been turned into a race
course since sleighing commenced. Some
rare sport is INDUCED in by the owners of
fast nags.
The Minneapolis board of education will
| hold special meeting on Wednesday after
noon to provide funds for the teachers prior
to their holiday vacation.
The various council committees are to
| meet this afternoon and evening to prepare
business for the regular meeting of the
| council on Wednesday afternoon.
This evening the Metropolitan Theatre
| will commence the week with the first ap-
pearance in this city of the dramatization
| of SCOTS "Bride of Lammermoor.''
On Tuesday afternoon the city fathers, the
| mayor and railroad representatives are to
hold another meeting TO discuss the question
of railroad crossings within the city limits.
Last evening DR.. Burner delivered one of
his entertaining lectures at Harrison hall be-
fore the Reform club. The subject was
Temperance" and was listened to by large
audience.
| Several sleighs were overturned yesterday
by careless drivers attempting to. turn too
short while on the street railway track. The
tracks on some of the streets are very de-
structive to sleigh runners.
The university students have turned the
water works loose on the campus, and now
have mammoth skating park that is the
delight of lower town. On dark evenings it
is to be Illuminated by lamps, and is consid-
cred grand institution.
Arrangements have been completed for
the grand mass meeting at the Academy of
Music on Thursday evening in sympathy
with the oppressed of Ireland. Gov. Pills
bury is to preside, and 9 large number OF
prominent citizens have eignifed their will
'lingness to speak On that occasion.
At the Theatre Comique Saturday even
ing, standing room only'' was announced
before the curtain went up, and during the
evening nearly every inch of the standing
room was also occupied. The pantomime
and other features we're grand success, ard
will be repeated tonight with the addition
OF some new acts by new artists.
The Academy of Music will be opened to-
morrow evening for single performance OF
the Hibernian Blondes. The show is after
the style of the Madame Rentz's Female
Minstrels, with claims of more naughtincss
to the square inch than any other company
on the road. Front seats will be at pre-
MUM tomorrow night, judging from the
remarks of the baldheaded gentry.
Over on the east side yesterday afternoon
the equines got on rampage and made
things decipedly lively for short time.
Two St. Paul teams ran away at the same
time. One came down Central avenue at
break-neck rate of speed, and, turning up
Main street was soon out of sight. The
other one took to the sidewalk, scattering
pedestrians right and left in his mad fight.
At the corner of Second street the fright
ened animal kicked the sleigh loose, and
headed for the west side with only the
shafts dangling about his feet. The animal
was captured and placed in Gales stable,
where the owner found him.
AS briefly announced in the GLOBE, Sun
day morning, Chief Shortall, of Saltwater.
came over to Minneapolis on Saturday and
arrested man named Weateader, whe was
implicated in the forgery of note. Having
learned that another man, whose name
could not be learned, was connected in the
affair, in company with Mr.. j. Rees, pro-
prietor of the store where the forged note
was passed, Shortall returned to Minneapo-
lis yesterday aid secured the second party.
1t seems that the unknown man forged the
note and gave Weateader $40 for passing it.
The note, it seems, was made out for the
sum of $50, and that eleven had been pre-
fixed, making it $118. A suit of clothes
having been purchased by Weateader of Mr..
Rees, 1915 was given him as change. Ali
but $40 was then turned over to the forger,
and both men skipped. They will probably
60 where it will not be necessary to secure
money in this way for some time to come.
j WINONA WAITS.
A Railway Casualty Survivors, Experience
-Enticed Into House Of III Fame-River
| Closed.
| Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
WlNoNA. MIMI, Dec. 13--Mrs. Brebatz. the wom
supposed to have been fatally Injured At the rail-
crossing this city at the time her husband
was killed on the 2sth of November, has been lately