Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-26
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
specialIy Reported Tor the Daily 9lob.
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

Indications of rain again last evening.
The plan of sprinkling the streets with hose
will be abandoned.
A strawberry festival is to occur at the first
M. e. church this evening.
The new Telegraph poles having all been put
in, the old ones are being reno we'd.
The fire department will ask the council for
Siamese hose nozzle, and ought to have it, q
Now the Light infantry also want stand of
twenty five guns in addition TO those now on
hand.
John Dyer became too familiar with circu-
lar saw. and now mourns the loss of three
fingers.
Lawrence Barrett has been billed for next
Monday and Tuesday evenings, at the Academy
of Music.
The midnight providers have commenced
their depredations, and people should be on
their guard.
derrick tumbled over yesterday and cut q
bad cash on the head of workman on the Mic
ollet avenue sewer.
Chief Munger continues the work of en- force
ing the liquor ordinances, and the transgressors
are severely dealt with.
Four omnibus loads of children from the
Catholic schools, st. Paul, were in town yester-
day morning, viewing the sights.
MIR. j. q. Jumper retired from the Nicollet
house last evening, and has accepted position
as chief accountant in the Northwestern Mill.
The weather was terribly sultry yesterday,
and the wind blew the dust about in a fright
full manner, making walking anything but
pleasant.
The Minneapolis ZOuave corps held full
dress drill last evening, and presented fine
appearance. They will loom up grandly on
Decoration Day.
Tomorrow Coups great circus will be here,
and, as it is the first of the season, will, of
course, play to an audience limited only by the
capacity of the tents.
The committee of arrangements for Decora-
ton Day held a meeting at Armory hall last
evening to complete arrangement for the proper
observance of that day.
On account of Decoration Day Monday next,
there will be no session of the courts, and
doubtless the business houses will close for a
portion of the day at least.
Ibis evening the MenuelsSOnn Nu1nteb OluD
will appear at the Academy of Music in one of
their fine entertainments. Miss Jennie Dutton
will sing instead of Miss Darlington, as origin
ally billed
Toney Denier's brass band, with the trick
mule and trained monkey following, attracts
the attention of more small boys than generally
congregate about circus parade.
Fire last night totally destroyed the saw and
single mill of the Minneapolis Lumber COM
pany, of which P. G.. Lamoreaux was the prin-
cipal owner. Loss, $25,0 900; insurance, "a. 600.
The fire originated in the engine room. Sixty
men are thrown out of employment.
A man named George Harris went out to see
the elephant, in company with stranger. Now
he wishes he had been more careful. While
crossing the lower bridge Harris was slugged
and robbed of watch and ohain, and $40.
The stranger has not been seen since.
The Tony Denier Humpty Dumpty company
drew another immense house at the Academy
last evening, and gave performance equal to
that of the opening night. Tony has drawn
larger audiences here than any other company
this season. His company throughout is ex-
cellent, and many new features are introduced.