Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-17
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
MINNEAPoLIs GLOBELETs.

TIC SCHOOLS DeSln to-udl.
The Cottage hospital is filed with patients
every room having an occupant.
The public schools will close Friday, Tho
25th, for a vacation of two weeks.
Mrs. A. W. Thyng, of Austin, the temperance
lecturer, was at the Clark house yesterday.
Emma c. SeIgeant, thirteen years of age
died Tuesday evening, and was buried yester
day.
The search for Mr. Vanderwasher, the miss
ing engineer, has thus far met with no sue
cess.
George n Shaw, editor of the Evening Jour.
nal, has returned with his family from De.
troit.
F. l. MacGregor, NJ ]. Boyle, ]. A. Hig-
gins and wife, st. Paul, were at the Nicollei
yesterday.
The elevators are doing very little business,
wheat arriving just about fast enough to sup
Ply the mills.
The passenger traffic on the railroads is re-
ported TO have fallen off onc-half during the
past ten days.
Reed Il Sherwin, of st. Paul, are having
boilers constructed in this city for their saw
mill at Anoka.
Gen. W. II. Beadle, superintendent of public
instruction in Dakota Territory, was in the
city yesterday.
People persist in travelling on runners, not
because there is any sleighing, but probably
because ii is winter.
The street railroad company recently found
- gold piece in one of the boxes, dropped in
for five cent piece.
O'Ncil, who broke Jail at Morris, and is now
in the police station here, will be taken back
10 his old quarters, probably to-day.
Conductor Hugh McClintock, through
whose negligence the Minnehaha collision oc-
Cured is reported to be twisting a brake on
the Union Pacific in Nebraska.
1t seems Jo Charbonneau didn't accept a
position in the Wabash office at Omaha, as re-
ported. He is now in Chicago with reference
10 another position Offered him.
Sheriff Thompson has removed Harwood's
goods stored on the East Side to the Snyder
block, this side of the river, and is completing
the arrangements for the sale on the 21st.
\ belief that the HARDWOOD sale will be post
poncd on the Dist until after New Years, is
gaining among the creditors. They wish to
delay the sale in the hope of a compromise of
some sort.
Conductor Ross, injured at Minnehaha, is
still at the First National hotel, scarcely able
to move himself, and repairing very slowly
from his injuries. His back is now the prin-
cipal trouble.
Quite number of Germans and Americans
have Joined the Irish Land League club, and
the organization is one of the strongest in
the Northwest The question of liberty is one
in which all have an interest.
SherifEelect Eustis smiles quietly as mea
gre prospect appears of a postponement of the
HARDWOOD sale until after the first of January.
Such postponemcnt will be owing 10 no fault
of Sheriff Thompson; that's certain.
Sheriff Thompson eagerly awaits the APP
prOach of the 21st the date of the Harwood
sale, when a snug little sum of several thou
sand dollars will become his own legitimate
property, free from litigation and without in
cumberance.
Yesterdays railroad accident fell upon John
Coleman, Il man employed in the Minneapolis
d st. Louis yard. He got his right hand so
nearly between the bumpers that the second
finger was crushed and broken, and other
bruises sustained
Mr.. Scully has completed the investigation
of the river bottom. He reports to the Mani
toba company that the bed is clear of break
ers, and the construction of piers entirely ifeas-
iblc. The work will DC commenced between
the 1St and 10th of January.
Charles E. fillmore, charged with stealing
DR.. SINNERS sleigh some two weeks ago, was
tried yesterday and found guilty. He went to
Jail for sixty days i'll default of $50 fine. Dr.
skinner discovered the sleigh in the possession
OF Tilmore's boys, who were taking a sleigh
ride on Plymouth avenue.
W. Woods, of Chicago, professor of dane.
ing and bail room etiquette who opened a
dancing school in Armory hall one week ago,
has skipped ont after giving one lesson and at
tending TO TO the collection of buttons The
students would make Woods dance liz or
two if they could catch him.
Nelson Williams, superintendent of the
poor, is experiencing Il good deal of trouble
with certain class of men who work in the
country during the summer and come to the
city TO visit through the winter. After reach
ing the city they are busted higher than kite
i'll about three weeks They are then taken
''sick" and want help until spring opens.
The billiard tournament at Duningtons sa-
loon was continued last night. One of the
most interesting games ever witnessed in this
city was played between julie Meyers and an
amateur for game of 500 to 80. Meyers won
the game, his opponent saving but Z points.
Meyers average was 30, and his highest run
was 40 This evening Harry Lverman will
play with st. Paul professional, and lively
contest is expected
Yesterday morning the ST. Anthony Falls
Water Power company practically began work
on the new canal by setting gang of men at
work to clean out the old canal on the East
side. This canal, which has an outlet below
the Chalybeate spring, and extends under
Main street up TO the Phoenix mill, was begun
several years ago, but left in an incomplete
state. Ii will probably be used as a part of the
new tunnel, thereby saving Il large expendi-
ture, but will have to be made three or four
times large.
The annual meeting of the State Grange.
which assembled in Good Templars' hall Tues
day morning, concluded its labors Yesterday
afternoon and adjourned 10 meet in ST Paul in
February, 1851. The meeting has been con-
Quoted with closed doors, and it is presumed
that questions have been considered that are of
much importance TO the farmers of the State,
and that the result of the discussions will ulti-
mately be given i'll detail to the public Yes
tcrday morning the members of the order
visited the State University. Hon. Samuel C..
Adams, master of the order, delivered neat
address in response 10 the welcome of Prof