Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-12
MINNEAPOLISNEWS
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELErs.
"Fortv Thieves" tonight.

"Fortv Thieves" tonight.
The saw-milIs will all soon be in opera
ton.
The robbins have put in an appearance al
ready.
The police had little to do yesterday be-
yond walking their beats.
The Bracket block ruins were visited by
large crowd of people yesterday.
Judge vanderburg will return from Wright
county, where he has been holding court. to-
day.
The livery stables did land Office bust
ness yesterday, as every team was out during
the day.
Minnehaha Falls are particularly interest
ing nowadays, and attracted many visitors
yesterday.
The weather was delightful, yesterday,
and everybody and all their relatives were on
the streets.
The Liberal League held another well at
tended meeting at Good Templars' hall yes
terday afternoon.
The Minneapolis Firemen's Relief asso-
citation will hold meeting at firemens head
quarters on Wednesday evening.
The city council will hold meeting Tues
day afternoon at o'clock for final adjourn
ment, after which the new council will be
seated.
Rev. Thomas McClary, of the First
M. E. church, delivered sermon upon
1Sunshine and Labor last evening. Miss
MolIie Dorman also delivered a fine recita-
ton.
The Union Scouts'' will receive several
full dress rehearsals in the Academy of Music
during the early part of the week, SO that on
Thursday evening the drama will be at its
best.
The song service conducted by Rev. A. A.
Smith in the reading room of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul freight depot yester-
day afternoon, was largely attended and of
much interest.
Miss Minna Wright will appear at the
Academy of Music on Tuesday evening in
dramatic recitals. She comes well recon-
mended, and will, it is believed, receive
fair house.
The John Mccullough company left for
Dubuque yesterday. They did bigger bust
ness here than has been known for many a
day. The receipts for the three nights and
one matinee lacked but few dollars of
reaching the handsome sum of $4,000.
Many Minneapolitan rang their tele-
phone bell without receiving the usual re-
Spouse, yesterday. The cause lay in the fact
that the telephone exchange was being NOV
ed from the third story of the city hall build
ing to the "sky parlor' in the tower of that
institution.
The "Choral evening" at the Academy of
Music on Wednesday evening, for the benefit
of the free dispensary, gives promise of be-
ing very largely attended. Those in attend
ance at the original performance at the resi-
dence of Mr.. d. Blakely claim that it was
one of the most satisfactory and meritorious
musicales ever given in the city.
Otis Wescott, the light weight dandy cop
per of the Minneapolis police force, is to do
the part of "Old Pete'' in the "Union
Scouts.'' He is to introduce a song and
dance business that promises to be one of
the features of the performance. To see
him do a fiip-fop with his 256 pounds avoir
dupois will be too funny for anything, but
then Otis has been there before and never
undertakes impossibilities.
Minneapolis will have another prolific
week of amusements commencing to-day.
This evening the Metropolitan Theater COM
pany commences the run of gorgeous spec
tacular piece, entitled "The Forty Thieves"
at the Opera House. At the Academy of
Music, Tuesday evening, Miss Minna
Wright in dramatic recitals. On Wednes-
evening will be given the "Choral Evening""
by local musical talent. On Thursday even
ing the Zouaves commence the run of the
"Union Scouts,' with Mr.. Frederick Bryton
as the scout, supported by Mr.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Campbell and host of local talent. At
Mack's Standard theater and Chambers
Comique good variety companies will play
every evening. You pays your money and
takes your choice.