Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-10
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

The Tribune learns that 1.-THE platform is al
torn up in spots"
The Millers' association are having mucl
trouble 10 obtain cars for the wheat transpor
tation.
John Harris was given sixty days by Judg
Cooley yesterday to reflect over the larceny e
a pair of boots.
Harris & Levy and Geo. NJ. Wolf & Co. hav,
been reimbursed for loss by the recent fire t.
the extent of S15, coo.
Mr.. f. 81. Hunt, of the firm of Hunt
Lawrence, is having a vacation from business
owing to broken arm.
A few wise teamsters cross the river on the
ice below the suspension bridge, 10 avoid graf
ing over the bare bridge.
The Chicago, Milwaukee st. Paul company
will have to build a house over the Hastings 4
Dakota road before they can keep 1t open dur
ing the winter.
The American Union company will probably
establish three telegraph Offices in this city.
One in the central part of the city, one at the
mills, and the third on the east side.
John Pauly, of North Minneapolis, while in
toxicated Wednesday night, made a good be-
ginning toward amputating his hand by mis-
taking the window for the door while trying to
get into the house.
Felix McUarty, who attempted to kill his
brother, and then tried to commit suicide,
about two weeks ago, living near Crystal Lake.
hiss been declared insane and will be taken
care of by the county.
number of bankers have interested them
IL liz - e Il
the banking business having increased so large
ly that something of the kind is much needed
for the speedy transaction of business.
EThe Zouave patty Wednesday night filed the
beautiful new Turner's hall, and was in every
way a success. The music by the Zouave band,
under the leadership of Mr.. j. E. Weber, gave
great satisfaction. The supper was especially
excellent.
The annual meeting of the State grange will
be held in this city next week, commencing on
Tuesday aud continuing several days. The
grange is in prosperous condition, and the
meeting will doubtless be of much interest to
the farmers OF the State.
The council committees on roads and bridges,
and ordinances, have considered the proposed
ordinances in reference to the extension of
the Eastern, aud st. p, NJ. Il III. roads, in
this city, and also the matter of the East Side
canal and they will report the ordinances to
the council with slight amendments.
The scarcity of cars is still a vexing ques-
ton with the millers. Il was reported yes'er-
day that the three Washburn mills contained
$4,000 barrels of -four, and that at one time the
mills were stopped, as there was room for no
more -four. All were going last evening, but
the millers think the worst is yet to come.
The $500, 600 bond of Curtis H. Petit, as as
siguee for N B. HARDWOOD & Co., has been &C.
copied by Judge Vanderburg, with the follow
ing sureties 81. G.. Side, Loren Fletcher, ].
X. Side, E. B. Ames, j. w. johnson, John
Dunham, John C. johnson. Geo. r. Newell,
Lewellyn Christian, John Christian and d. r.
Barber.
The Humane society offer premiums of S25
and $40 for the two best essays to be contrib
uted by pupils of the public schools and stu
dents of the university between the ages of Is
and 20 years of age, upon the subject: MANS
Duty to the Lower Animals" prize of $40
will be given to the student between and
and Is for the best essay upon the same SUBJ
ject.
The trial of Officer Heating for assault and
battery, the charge being preferred by Judge"
Flanagan, came off yesterday afternoon.
Flanagan was arrested in a restaurant week
ago for iutoxication. He was discharged end
in turn caused the arrest of the office I e
jury Brought in a verdict of guilty, and i'm
posed fine of $25 and costs, amounting to
$40.
The old Il. E. church, on the East Side,
which was partly destroyed by fire some two
months ago, and fixed over into q billiard hall
by 81. Morrison, was scorched by fire about
IL Wednesday night. The proprietor left lamp
hWrrr1 in hn hrv 20 Hnor. tha hallo Fro
freezing, aud from this the fire started in some
unknown manner. The fire was soon discovered
by some one passing, and put out before much
damage was done.
r. B. Clark, late clerk of the Barton house
Ortonville, charged with robbing Psymaster
Conkey's valise of $3.50, is now in the county
Jail, where he will remain until next June,
when he will be taken to Morris and tried for
the crime. Sheriff Randall, of Orion vile, was
in the city yesterday attending to the matter,
and consulting Capt. hoy, who made the arrest
at Ortonville and brought the prisoner here
yesterday afternoon.
Sometime during the fall the city council
ordered the city engineer to fix the location of
gates for the safety of travellers at the Wash
iugton avenue crossing of the st. Paul, Mimi
oaoOlis & Manitoba and Minneapolis & st.
Louis roads. 1t seems no action has been taken
built; and that most dangerous crossing, where
approaching trains are hid by buildings, is as
much nuisance as ever.
Carl Faulhsber, the lunatic who was trans
ferred from the police station to the Jail, has
created CONSERVATION among the peaceful in
mates of that institution. For time his per-
formances were relished by the prisoners being
novel innovation from the ordinary routine
of life within the walls. Hisstrange manuevers.
however, soon became monotoneus. and de-
cidedly antagonistic to the hitherto peaceful
slumbers of the inmates They now declare
vengeance on the officers for letting)loose within
their peaceful habitation this wildcat of a
being who has made the place veritable
pandemonium on earth.
The students of the university have skat-
ing rink provided with all modern improve.
ments, ard run on the European plan. Foul
nice lamps were recently erected to add theil
light to the brilliancy of the stars, and aug
ment the pleasures of the evening frolics. a
few days ago some small bad boys came along
and smashed into fragments the aforesaid
illuminators. The bad boys, however, were
caught by the detective-like students of the
institution of learning and but for their small
ness and the leniency CT the good students
would have been annihilated. Regular street
lamps will now be erected, and the skating
will 60 on as usual.
For moment yesterday morning there wal