Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-15
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELErs.

joint. West returned from his Eastern trip
last evening.
Mr..and Mrs. Geo. H. Christian leave to-mor
row for San Francisco.
The regular weekly drill of the Zouave corps
will be held this evening.
no. l wheat is worth only 80 cents, and re-
oeipts from the country are light, farmers
holding their grain for higher figure.
Police Officer Heating, who was fined for
assault ana battery, aud suspended, has been
restored to his old place on the force.
The monthly meeting of the Union Veteran
association was held last evening, and an ex-
cellent adde's was delivered by Judge Rea.
The celebrated Piuney will case was reached
yesterday in the district court, but by consent
of the parties the case was continued TO a later
day in the term.
Bart Cooper aud family leave to day for
Florida, where they will spend the winter. Mrs.
]. D. Harfeld and Mrs. w. n. E. Bassett &C
company them.
Mr.. Ed A. Stevens has sold the Hennepin
County Mirror to his brother. Charles A.
Stevens. and Intends to enter the practice OF
the legal profession.
Work upon Camp & Walkers new mill,
the Chicsgo, Milwaukee & st. Paul baggage
house. and other buildings incomplete, is be.
ing vigorously pushed.
Or. Ames has removed a cancer from the
right cheek of DR.. c. B. Ames' wife, which was
fast destroying the eye, and had grown to con.
siderable proportions
The Minneapolis gas company has applied
for an abatement in the valuation of its prop.
erty to the moderate extent of S12S, 1893. The
company claim the assessment was much
too high.
Some one estimates that the new county
Jail will cost $4,000. 1t will nov be IN order
for some one TO prophecy, which will be reach
ed first, the completion of the structure or the
millennium.
The piers of the new bridge will be co.,
structed of stone from the quarry at Anamosa,
Iowa. Mr.. Scully, the contractor, says the
stone are OF the most durable character, and
make very handsome piers.
s miller employed at the Washburn mill
got little too near the machinery yesterday,
when his clothing was caught in the wheels
and everything except his shirt collar and some
other scraps torn from his body.
ES. Stebbins, architect of the county Jail,
reports TO the county com missioners that Pat
rick Ryan, contractor, has completed the work,
but that the stipulations were not fully COM
Piled with, aud recommends an abatement IN
Ryan's pay OF $3.50.
II is understood that Messrs. Harding and
Burnsp, who have examined the books Of N.
B. HARDWOOD & Co., have found the accounts
in the main correct. Nothing is known, how
ever of their report, which will be made TO
the creditors in New York.
Messrs. Bro IN, Case and DeLaittre, COM
missioners appointed TO assess damages for the
right of way of the Minneapolis Eastern rail-
road extension across the river, held another
meeting yesterday. The perplexing questions
were not all settled, however, and the report
will probably not be made before Friday.
The second meeting of the Land League SO
ciety will occur this evening in the hall of the
Robert Emmett Literary society. The meet
ing will be of much interest, and shoaid be
largely attended. The committees appointed
to canvass for subscriptions are reported to
hsye met with good success.
A meeting of the directors of the Firemen's
Life association was held at Chief Bracketts
Office yesterday forenoon. There was good
attendance and several matters or Importance
were informally discussed. The directors pas
Jansen, J. Lunkeuheimer r. o. Strong and
n. Wagner. Six applications for membership
were received.