Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-19
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBELETs.

MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.
Mayor Rand has returned from his Fargo
trip.
The cold snap has stiffened the price of wood
to the extent of fifty cents a cord.
E. a. Mcdowell, late of the Criterion, is or
ganising theatrical company to 90 to the
West Indies.
The city council adopted q resolution
Wednesday night to meet GREATER at Q o clock
in the afternoon.
Although it was not the regular pay day the
mill company paid off all their help yesterday
owing to the close of the mills.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon there had
been four fire alarms in twenty-five hours, and
every one Of them was "fzzle."
James Mckinney, passenger brakeman on
the Manitoba road, lost the end of thumb in
the yard yesterday while uncoupling train.
A farmers team, with a load of dead hogs,
ran away on First avenue north, yesterday
noon, and filed the air in that vicinity with
sausage meat.
o. A. Pray d Co., yesterday, furnished the
large wheels for running the new Washburn
elevator. The elevator will be completed in
about four weeks.
President Richard Chute, of the board Of
trade left, Wednesday night. for Milwaukee,
to attend the dedication of the new Merchants
Exchange, in that city.
The grand jury found q true bill against
William Murray yesterday. He was charged
with larceny, plead guilty, and was sentenced
to State prison for two years.
The funeral Of J. p. Abraham, one of the
viatims of the st. Peter fire, was held at the
family residence, No. LOIS Hennepin svenue,
| at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
In the case of Charles McReeve We. Henry
Richardson, tried in the district court yester-
day, the jury returned verdict that the plain
tiff is entitled to possession of the property in
question.
Mrs. Munger, widow of J. a. Munger whose
death, it is alleged, was caused by exposure in
the unfinished JAIL proposes that Sheriff
Thompson shall pay $4,000 for his neglect in
the matter.
The river was still down yesterday, and the
| millers were down in the mouth. Some pre-
tend to say the stream was never known to be
| so low before. About half the mills were run
| ming yesterday at snail's gait.
William Gabriel, an employs at Clark's box
| factory, on the island, met with serious acct
dent yesterday morning. While working at
| the saw splinter flew off and struck him in
| the right eye, rupturing the eye-ball and prob.
| ably destroying the sight.
Scenic Artist Clausen has been awarded the
contract for frescoing the Senate chamber in
| the State capitol at st. Paul. He is now at
| work in the new Turner hall, and will begin a
| job on the Security bank on the first of De-
cember.
Louisa Dunono faced his honor yesterday
| morning. She was charged with stealing ten
| dozen good sound eggs of ]. II. Smith, CITY
market dealer, and also with the larceny of
| some overshoes and articles of merchandise
| from another person, She will repose in the
| cobnty Jail for thirty days.
Joseph Riley, whose legs were cut off BY the
cars Tuesday night, and subsequently ampu-
tated by DR.. Ames, died between 9 and 10
o'clock Wednesday evening. There were some
| hopes for him at the time of amputatiOn, but
! both shocks were more than the man could
sustain, and he rapidly sank after the opera
| ton.
Yesterday boiler maker of this city was
| called to Anoka to test some boilers for the
new Touring mill in that city. The boilers
were found unsafe, and will have to be sent
back or entirely remodeled. They ara new,
| and just received from Pennsylvania firm
The best place to buy boilers is right here at
home.
Ed. Brackett and gang of men left for Tay-
| lors Falls Wednesday to build new elevator at
that place. 1t will havea capacity of 5000
bushels, and its construction will be pushed as
rapidly as possible. Mr.. Bracket will have
| charge of the elevator when completed. 1t i.
reported that Minneapolis will be gamer by
this new enterprise.
As hose cart No. 8 was responding to the
alarm turned in from box % at o'clock yes
terday, the wheels slid on the street railway
| track at the corner of Fourth street and Eighth
avenue south, and the carriage was tipped over
with all on board. None were injured except
Andrew Beck, who sustained severe bruises on
the shoulder and hip. The fire was nothing
but chimney burning out.
Wednesday afternoon United States Marshel
McLaren, in company with Special Postoffice
Agent 8. P. Ohilds, arrested William Garcelon.
OF this city, for using cancelled postage stamps
1t seems Garcelon has been caught at the bust
ness before, and warned by the officers to de-
slst. But he kept right on until forbearance
ceased to be virtue and the officials here re-
ported the case to Washington which led to
the arrest.
The Minneapolis st. Louis company have
struck happy idea for preventing the numer-
GUS smashups on the horseshoe bend connect.
ing their two yards in this city. Below the
suspension bridge, where the track from the
mills intersects the others, they have begun
the erection of lighthouse" where q man
will be kept constantly to signal trains in case
of danger. Trains are passing here nearly all
the time, and this step will remove the danger
which has led to so many accidents lin the
past.