Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-07
MINNEAPOLISNEWS
Specially Reported for the Daily Globe.
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

The markets were but fairly attended yes
terday.
The telephone line is being extended int
Oak Lake addition.
The real estate transfers for the pas
week aggregate S24,42l.
Sleighing was greatly improved yesterday
by another light fall of snow.
Nearly forty car loads of wheat daily ar
rive by the st. P, NJ. & NJ. road.
A grand skating matinee is 10 take place
at Lake Calhoun this afternoon.
The Queens Evidence Combination
are domiciled at the st. James hotel.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union holds a meeting at their room this
afternoon.
The Nicollett House Cub had another
soiree last evening that was reported an ele-
CANT affair.
A team owned by G. W. Lincoln ran away
Yesterday and threw the driver out, but did
no serious damage.
The literary society of the Washington
avenue NJ. E. church gave a very pleasant
entertainment last evening.
Lytzen Thorsen is the name of new
firm that will soon open TIE restaurant for
merly run by WOODBURY..
The Reform club held a regular meeting
last evening, in Harrison hall, tLat was well
attended and very enjoyable.
The next benefit at the Metropolitan
theater occurs next Monday evening, when
Mrs. McKean- Campbell is the beneficiary.
The play is "Leah, the Forsaken.'
The city council is to hold meeting this
evening to consider the appointment of a
water works commission to visit other cities
and to discuss the Lynda!e mot n question
Otis Carleton, of Minneapolis, while at
work at Hastings had foot crushed in
Gardner & Moir's mill. No bones were
broken but he will be laid up for some time.
Judge Cooley has concluded to suspend
sentence in The case of the young man who
stole the watch and chain and was sentenced
to ninety days. 1t is hoped that he will re-
form.
A gambler known as "Slippery Dick was
arrested last evening on the charge of
swindling too confding friend out of $40
His case will be heard before the Municipal
court this morning.
The Minneapolis Zouave Corps have been
making good progress lately. Next Tues
day evening they are to meet for reorganiza-
ton. The following week they will prob
ably be mustered into service and receive
arms. series of practice viii shortly be
given at which time they appear III their
new uniforms.
Last night the Graves-B oniface combina-
ton appeared at the Academy of Music in the
"Queen's Evidence" and thoroughly pleased
the fair sized audience present. MIR. Geo.
Boniface pleased his many friends with an
excellent piece of character acting, as Isaacs
the Jew. The other parts were we'll sustain
ed, and the play throughout was very good.
This afternoon "The Queens Evidence" will
be repeated, and in the evening the beau
tlfui drama, "The Soldiers Trust" is to be
produced.
A NUMBER OF Mlnneapolls citlZens nave ap-
pointed themselves an investigating COM
mittee to ascertain whether or not the sa-
looms were closed on Sunday as the law re-
quires. They report that on Sunday after
noon, January %, they found thirty-fve ga
looms open, sin which men were either freely
going in or out, or were drinking at the bar"
They therefore petition his honor, the may
or, to see that the laws in such cases made
and provided are enforced to the letter, that
this evil may he suppressed.