Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-08
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
M1NNEApoL1s GLoBELETs.

Yesterday was dry day for news.
The water in the river is rising slowly.
"Othellon drew good house last night.
The slate roof is being put on the West
minister church.
VIM. F. Mccain is confined to his bed with
an attack of fever.
to broken wheel.
1t is expected to have the Northwestern mill
in operation again to-day.
Ground will be broken for the new c., M.
& st. P. car shops. next week.
The work on the new Washington avenue
M. E. church is progressing finely.
The price of wood in this market is now
S.. so per cord with coal at $40 per ton.
A regular meeting of the W. G. T. U. will
be held this afternoon over Elliot's music
store.
A new epidemic known as the 'Pink Eye"
is proving disastrous to horsefesh in Mime
apolis.
Louisa Holblom died OF consumption on
Washington avenue north, and was buried
yesterday.
Bishop Foss delivered an address in the
German NJ. E. church last evening, in behalf
of educational interests.
The annual meeting of the sisterhood of
Bethany was held at the Friends church on
Hennepin avenue, last evening.
Bishop Grace has ordained Henry McGol-
rick, brother of Father James McGolrick, of
the church of the Immaculate conception.
A regular meeting OF the Mechanics and
Workingmen's loan and building association
will be held in the board of trade rooms this
evening.
An attempt has been made to burglariZe the
Dr.. Goodrich cottage, but the burglars were
frightened away by the screams of the lady
occupants.
Judgh Vanderburgh's friends begin to be-
lieve the Pioneer Press is making overtures
to the Democratic party with view of chang
ing its politics.
young man narrowly escaped a terrible
death yesterday by attempting to board q
moving train. He slipped, and nearly fell
beneath the wheels of the coach.
Elder A. Frost presides at the state mission
airy convention of the Disciples church
now being held at the church at the corner of
Fifth avenue south and Ninth street.
W. A. Barns has promised chief Munger
that he will treat his little boy with more
| humanity in the future. And it is to be
hoped that he will keep his promise.
The spreadings of the ssils on the Lyndale
road causes considerable trouble. On Thurs
| day train got off the track in consequence,
and the day was consumed in righting it,
On motion of City Attorney Miller and
White, the two men who were placed under
arrest upon the charge of stealing bill from
a farmer in Eden Prairie last week, were yes
terday dismissed
| A little boy was run over by team on Sec
ond avenue, and although the horse stepped
on him and the wheels passed over him, nc
bones were broken. The lad was pretty bad
| ly bruised, however.
| Two bad boys who attend the Madison
school, threw red pepper in the eyes of Ned
Mcmillan and Louis Dumlin, two school
mates. The two boys were dismissed from
| the school for the misdemeanor.
| A decree of divorce has been granted Mrs
Sadie. Morden from her husband Edgar s.
Morden, on grounds of cruel and inhuman
treatment and polygamy. Morden, at the
| timeo of the marriage ceremony, was member
of John Murray's dramatic troope, it will be
remembered.
| Many of the property owners along the line
| of the Lyndale railroad seem determined to
compel McCrory to either withdraw the line
or use horses inside the city limits. But the
road has many warm friends, however, and
the possibility is that the Lyadale road will
continue to run. Even the Evening Journal
| cannotIdeny that General johnson is good
man."
During the month of September the twelve
letter carriers delivered and collected mail as
| follows:
| Mail letters delivered ............... 166, 263
Mail postal cards delivered. ......... 25,41S
Drop letters delivered. .............. 1851
Drop postal cards delivered ... 1881
Papers delivered. 1885,
| Letters collected. 66,691
Postal cards collected. ..... 34,5S3
Papers collected ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S,305
The receipts and shipments for the past
| week were as follows: Wheat, 359,2a0 BUSH
els; lumber, $50, 900 feet; -four, 4,S75 barrels;
| mill stuffs, 600 pounds; corn, 800 bush
els; oats, 5000 bushels; merchandise, 22O cars:
| live stock, 81 cars; miscellaneous, 500 cars.
Total number of cars received during the
week, Ito Shipments-Wheat, A. 900 bush
| els; -four, 1888 barrels; lumber. $500, 0OO
feet; mill stuffs, 5000, 900 pounds; corn, 49,
600 bushels; oats, 1,400 bushels; merchandise,