Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-26
MINI EAPOLIS
OFFICE-NO. 6 Washington Avenue, OPP
s1osfte NicOIlet House. Office hours from +
q. m. to 10 O'Clock ID. m.

OFFICE-No. 6 Washington avensse, OPP
s'osite NicoIlet House. Office hours from
q. m. to 10 O'Clock %. m.
1t was, indeed, merry day.
The skating rink drew its full quota yes
gGerday.
The Academy matinee was we'll attended
yesterday asternoon.
Special accommodations for parties at
the Comique restaurant.
There is some turkey left yet at Sulli-
vans Boston restaurant.
The public schools will remain closed
until after New Years day.
Business was pretty generally suspend
ed in Minneapolis yesterday.
There was scarcely Christmas tree left
in Minneapolis unsold yesterday.
The Comique theatre gave big mat
Snee entertainment yesterday afternoon.
The Knights of Pythias enjoyed very
pleasant dance in their hall last evening.
A dense fog settled down upon the city
last evening, reminding one of life in Lon
don.
The observances of Christmas festivities
were grand and general in Minneapolis
yesterday.
States Evidence at the Opera house mat
inee yesterday afternoon proved quite a
drawing card.
The Academy was literally packed last
evening by we'll pleased audience. Mas
cote was the bill.
The cutter trade in Minneapolis is re-
ported far better than any previous winter.
Wheeling is very poor.
The Crusader boys held their drill meet
ing in the Ames Zouave hall No. PA Nicol-
let avenue last even ing.
A grey horse was picked up on the street
about o'clock last evening and placed in
Phillips livery stable for safe keeping.
Green Bushes, or One Hundred Years
Ago, received its first presentation at the
Opera house last evening,to goodly sized
house.
Arrivals at the hotels are now quite lin
tied and indicate that the drummer is
spending the holidays in the bosom of his
family.
The Knickerbocker-W oodling case is On
Che court call for to-day. Il will probably
some future time.
Over 200 poor people we're treated to
ssumptuous Christmas dinners at the ex-
pense of a number of kind b earted and
generous citizens.
Alice Oates, in ''The Mascotte," at the
NJ
sale of seats has been particularly good,
and big hou Sc is assured.
The salt sprinkled upon the rails of the
street car track hes ruined the sleighing
on every street upon which the street rail
way system extends in the city.
The residents along the street railway
2ines in the outer portions of the city COM
plain that the street railway company has
piled up the snow III front of their res
licences.
Frank Lehman and William Sullivan,
two young men of the town, INDUCED in
free for all fight Oh Saturday night, and
paid fines of SIS in the police court yes
terday morning.
It is expected that the Tribune will de-
vote considerable space this morning in
screed upon the mayor for ordering the
arrest Of the street car driver who OBJ
structed the streets.
Charles Ford, killed by the cars at the
car shops in South Minneapolis on Friday
night, was buried yesterday, the coroner
having decided that no one was blamable
for the casualty and consequently an in
quest was unnecessary.
The criminal case brought against the
street superintendent, Atwood, of the street
railway, by DR.. Collins, charging cruelty
to one of the horses used upon the River
side avenue line, will come before Judge
Cooley to-day for trial.
Tenth street was literally alive with fast
horses yesterday-all day. One owner Of
a high-fyer stated to GLOBE reporter
that he felt obliged to withdraw owing to
the fact that the street was so crowded a
serious accident was liable to happen.
Mrs. Farr spread a most delectable Christ
mas dinner yesterday for the Minneapolis
boot-blacks and news-boys, and to see the
hungry little Arabs down the sweet-meats
and goodies would do almost any one q
world of good. They ate as boys seldom
have eaten before.
Judge Cooley will give his decision
respecting the disposition Of the furniture
of the gamblers to-day. It will undoubt-
.edly be in accordance with his opinion
expressed on Friday in the court-that is,
return it to the owners. The Tribu,ae's
tears of humility will avail nothing with
the court
BENEATH yHE CARS,