Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-03
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBELETs.

A meeting of the Minnesota Academy OF
Sciences was held last evening.
Danz' band will accompany the light infantry
to st. Paul to-day, to attend the schuetzen1est'
There is a movement on foot looking to the
establishment of Swedish newspaper In this
city.
The Mutual Telegraph company begun ore
rstions Yesterday by setting poles Just outside
the city limits.
The ]. NJ. Bowen larceny case will come up
for trial in the municipal court on August 5,
at O'Clock a. m.
The Sabbath school pupils OF the Second
Congregational church will picnic to-day at
Lake Minnetonka.
An extension of 35xS0 will be built upon
the North Star Iron works, in the rear OF the
foundry, and towards the railroad track.
Mr.. Morrison, an artist of st. Paul has a
number of fine paintings on exhibition at
Knickerbackers furniture store, on Nicollet.
The first performance of the Cinderella op-
eretta will take place to morrow evening. A
large number of seats have already been dis
posed OF.
DR.. s. H Van Cleve attempted TO pass in
front OF a farmers wagon loaded with hay.
He was run into and thrown out. His wagon
was sadly wrecked.
The members of the fire department have
organized relief association, to cid all III
iured firemen in cases of personal injuries sus-
tanned in performing their duties.
Mary Wilson was yesterday brought before
Judge Cooley, charged with getting drunk.
She entered plea of not guilty, but was con-
victed and sent to jail for seven days.
County Attorney Hale descides that under
the laws the property of fhe First M. 4. church
is liable TO taxation, and the county commits
soners hence refuse to abate the assessment.
A telegraphic communication from Fort
William, Ontario, has been received, asking II
a matched game of lacrosse cannot be Arranged
to come off about The middle of this month.
The last number of HALLS Illustrated Tour
tSt contains very valuable information 10 TIE
tourist and sportsman. II is neatly printed
and hansomsly illustrated periodical, and a
credit TO our city.
The Church of Christ has purchased the old
Methodist tabernacle edfice and Will remove
it to their lot, corner of Portland avenue and
Eleventh street. The building will be newly
furnished throughout.
The Sunday school scholars of the First
Presbyterian church will give picnic excur-
sion to Lake Minnetonka on August II. This
will be the first excursion over the Lyndale
extension to the lake.
At the last meeting of the light infantry, 1t
was decided that the corps should attend the
German schuetzenfest, which is to occur at
St. Paul to-day. They will depart on the
o'clock train this morning.
The receipts of freight for July, 1880,
amounted to 1878 cars. For 1881, 1885.
SHIPMENTS same months 1880, 5,456; 1881,
1874 This shows an increase of 5S per cent.
in receipts and As per cent. in shipments.
R.H Hankinson promises to have the new
telegraph line of the Mutual Union company
working to this city by the first of October.
Crews of men are now at work all along the
proposed route from Milwaukee to this city.
The board of hall directors of the Knights
of Pythias have chartered the steamer Hattie
Nav for their Minnetonka excursion, which
is to occur on the 10th inst The MetrOpoli-
tan brass band has been engaged for the occa-
sion.
The council committee on roads and bridges
held meeting yesterday morning. They will
report at the council meeting to- night ad-
yersely 10 accepting the elevator company's
proposition to extend the Holden street
bridge.
The Tribune reports that it is the expecta-
ton of the Minneapolis & st. Louis road to
bring 100 car loads OF coal from Iowa before
foo is IN of rnad brjn os
that amount of coal to this city in less than
two days time.
A lawn festival is to be given for the benefit
of the Sisters of St. Joseph, at the Harden
burgh place, next Tuesday evening. The OBJ
iect Of the entertainment is to raise means to
furnish the new convent which the sisters are
just moving into.
Yesterday was brisk day in criminal bust
ness at the police court. There were seven
who joined the chain gang on seven days
sentence, being convicted OF drunkenness. The
roll is as follows Thos. Murray, Thos. King,
James Mcdonald, Alex. Gardner, A. f. Good
win, A. G. Cove anu Charles Nay.
August Swanson, for selling liquor without
a license, was arrsigned yesterday and entered
plea of not guilty. 1t will be tried toner
row afternoon, before jury, in the municipal
court. tie VIII also be tried at the same Time
upon Il charge of violating the Sunday ordi-
nance, by keeping his saloon open on the Sab
bath.
The proprietor of Quady's hotel reports that
at about one o'clock yesterday morning man
named Alfred Gillett entered the sleeping room
of one of the servants of the house and at
tempted to commit rape upon her person.
The terrified screams OF the girl awoke Mr..
Quady and brought him to the room, and
averted the crime.
A musical society comprising the best local
talent has been organized under the name of
the Harmony Opera company. The "Chimes
of Normandy" is now under rehearsal and
will he put on for the first time at Lake Park
hotel, on the 2Sd instant. AT erwards it will
be brought to Minneapolis, andsalso produced
in St. Paul, saltwater aud Anoka.
workman named Kinney was the victim
of very serious accident yesterday morning.
While employed upon the roof of the cooper
alive cooper shop building he fell through q
skylight or hole, a distance of eighteen or
twenty feet, to the floor below. He remained
in an unconscious state for some tune, but
from which he finally rallied, and at last ac-
counts the prospects were fair for his recov-
cry.
The notorious R. G. Barton, alias Fisher,