Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-06
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

Yesterday No. wheat brought 81 cents: No.
2, sS.
Several cases of epizootic are reported in
town.
The zouaves held their weekly drill last
night.
Harrison hall has besn newly painted and
decorated.
session of the Mechanics institute will be
held tomorrow evening.
The river was said to be the lowest yesterday
that it has been this season.
Col McCrory's geological garden is nov on
exhibition at Lake Calhoun.
The pupils of Mrs. Wales class had mugi-
Gale at the Baptist church last evening.
The preliminary steps are being taken TO-
ward building the new Union depot.
The Grown Roller and Excelsior mills are
each putting in a new and larger water wheel
o. 4. Pray & Go. are putting in fairbanks
scale ct their iron works for weighing railway
cars.
The Knights Of Pythias will go to st. Paul
this evening to visit Champion lodge of that
city.
Mr. P. J. Callaghan has about given I'D the
intention to travel for q st. Paul grocery
firm.
The report of the county treasurer shows
that the amount OF funds now on hand is $751;
043.62.
The members of the Hancock and English
club will hold an enthusiastic meeting Friday
evening.
The kv ses,, ,rsu
session tomorrow morning. Look out for
further developments.
The employment bureau ara sending large
numbers of men into the country to do rail-
road carpenter and mason work.
The fair being held at Market hall by the Holy
Rosary Catholic church of South Minneapolis,
10 q pronounced success.
Chief Munger has given orders to the police
force to that the ordinance relating to hitch
ing horses is rigidly enforced.
This Minneapolis Mill 90. expect to saw
thirteen million feet Of lumber this season,
against eleven million last year.
MIR. J. Iverson is building an addition to the
North Star carriage factory, which will be used
for blacksmithing purposes.
AUiAhS WIG PoioNO de saltwater MOuQEV
evening T. e. Nimocks fell through some tres.
tie work and was badly injured.
The servant girl who was incercerated for
larceny from Mrs. Ames, and made her escape
by breaking Jail, has been recsptured.
Messrs. L. Fletcher. ". A. Nlmocks, John
II. Stevens, @. q. Dubois, and e. A. Stevens
we've the committee to receive the editors.
The old boom near the gate house leading to
the canal broke yesterday and let number of
logs through, causing considerable trouble.
When the extension of the building occupied
by Anthony Kelly is completed, it will be one
of the largest Wholesale houses in the North
west.
The watchman of Suspension bridge was run
over last evening by reckless driver of meat
cart, and suifers several severe bruises and
sprains.
As yet the Touring mills have been about
able to take grain as fast as brought in, conse-
quently the elevators are doing but little busi-
ness.
TIE st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba rail
road company are putting down two spur tracks
on the East side to connect with the new Pills
bury mill.
The Hancock and English club, at 203 Nicol-
let avenue, is numerically strong and active
as we'll. The rooms are open at all hours, day
and evening.
The proprietors of the North Star Iron works
are already at work getting plans for a now
building to take the place of the onss burned
Sunday morning.
The horse attached to EIilier's meat cart,
kicked up fracas yesterday. He was left IN
hitched on Washington avenue north. He ran
away, smashing buggy and upturning a plat
form wagon, when he was captured.
FOR some tins bank OF sand has been ao-
cumulatirg in front of the fume OF the city
water works. The river ia so low that it had
become serious obstruction, and yesterday
the channel was deepened. This was done By
attaching hose to the hydrant and blowing
away the sand by the force of the stream.
Joe Clark. of Clark & Linton. yesterday,
sent Mr.. A. Clement small book, with the
inscription: "Gcn. Hancock's Record" on the
outside. Opening it Mr.. G. found the pages
perfectly blank. Hs at once wrote to Mr..
CLARK: IF you intend this a. slur upon Gen.
Hancock, you have, instead, paid him q
compliment. His record ia az spotless Gs the
white leaves Of this book" MIR. Clement then
returned the book to the donor.
4uo COulSIonCS or the
III. E. church OF this State, will open at the
Seventh street NJ e. church this morning at 8
o'clock. Bishop Harris will deliver the open
ing address. Last night large numbers of
the clergy had arrived from all parts of the
State-probabiy 200 in number. Mr.. Satterlee
thinks this will be by far the largest at
tended conference ever held in the State, and
that business of unusual Importance will be
transacted.
The editors who are to participate in the ex-
cursion are arriving in large numbers from
every section of the Northwest Last evening
they banqueted at the Nicollet house, and en-
joyed themselves as editors only can. To-day
they will look over our city, including the
mills, manufactures, business houses, univer-
stiles, etc., together with ride over the Lyn-
dale line to Calhoun. In the afternoon they
will take their departure for st. Louis and
other points of interest.
Hennepsn County's auditor.
If nothing more comes OF the trouble that
has lately broken out among the officials of this