Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-26
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MINNEAPOLIS GAOHELEIs.

NEAfOLlS NAsO6TAN4Ss
Yesterday was quiet Christmas for .
police. The weather was too numerous for
even plain DRINKS to flourish. II
The post-office, city market and business
houses closed yesterday afternoon, while the
banks and city offices remained closed all
day.
Christmas was observed by all classes OF
Minnepolitans yesterday, and legitimate
news items were about as scarce as hens
teeth.
The weather makes the dealers in GOAL and
wood fairly radiant with joy. Prices have
been marked up, and are likely to go oven
higher.
The Lyndale railroad is completely block
nded with snow, and is likely to remain so
for number of days. As yet the road is
not provided with a snow plow.
The churches generally observed Christ
mas, and in some cases very elaborate deco
Iations, and fine music, and an entertaining
and varied programme of exercises greeted
the attendants.
On Wednesday evening TWO young men
got into disgraceful fight on Hennepin
avenue near the Academy of Music, when
one took the other by the ear and actually
chewed that useful member into strings,
and finally tore it clear from his head. It is
said to have been sickening spectacle, and
yet no one interfered to prevent the decd.
AT the Metropolitan theatre, yesterday az
ternoon and last evening, the play of "Pau-
vrette, or Under the Snow" drew good
houses and fairly captivated the people. The
play is q very appropriate one for the sea-
Son of the year, and its many beauties were
applauded to the echo. The play is to run
during tie remainder of the week, and, with
tho iucrease in favor, packed houses may bs
looked for every night.
While en- route to the fire yesterday morn
ing, Jack Horton, driver OF hose cart No. q,
was thrown from his seat as tins oart turned
from Third street Up First avenue south, in
jUring him severely. The wheels of the cart
struck the Lyndale railway iron, causing the
accident AS Horton struck tho ground he
chung to the lines and was drawn under the
cart, aud the rsmorseless wheels tore the
flesh and muscle from the bone, making a
painful wound that will lay him up for some
time to come.
Little Emma Abbott and her superb En-
glish Opera company appeared at the Acade-
my of Music last evening, before packed
house of the wealth and beauty of Minneap-
oils, and in their production of the "Bohe-
milan Grip fairly create q furore. The
audience was An appreciative one, and the
long and loud outbursts of sympathetic ap-
probat were but just tributes to the
genius of the great American songstress and
her co-laborers. This evening ':Paul and
Virginia" is the opera to be produced,
and another full house is already assured.
Last evening the Knights of Pythas Hall
association gave their Christmas party in the
new Pythian hall, and g very pleasant party
it was. The hall was crowded with the GAL
liant knights their ladies and invited guests,
the floor in perfect condition aud the
music superb. From $3.50 until an early
hour this morning the dancing was oontin-
ued. Street cars were On hand at all hours
30 that people could couue and go OF all times
without the former serious drawb ok of
long walk in the cold. All in all it was
success socially and financially.
Old Boreas fairly doomed yesterday morn
ing, and brought down upon the city the
coolest weather known for the past three
years. After the wind subsidized the weather
clerk cody screwed up the machine until
the oldest inhabitants began to hunt up their
log books for the purpose Of making
comparisons. The air was fairly thick and
one breathed it in chunks. At O'Clock the
official report stood at SO degrees below
zero, while the mercury in some thermome-
ters went SO far down in the bulb that it
was lost to view. At o'clock the indice-
tlons of a rise were noticed, which con-
tinued until noon when only seven below was
indicated. Shortly thereafter it began to
drop again and continued steadily downward
till grave fears were entertained that Mime
apolls might yet boast the coolest weather in
the country.