Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-30
MTNNEAPOLis GLOBELErs.

MTNNEAPOLfs GLOBELErs
The circus parade yesterday attracted the
usual attention.
Col. West, of the NicoIlet house, has pur-
chased a 81 900 span of Revenge" trotters.
Chief Munger issued back load of tickets
to children for the excursion TO Lake Mime.
tonka.
J. T. Stevens as made creditable portrait
of the celebrated trotter Pedro, owned by F.
G. Pillsbury.
The Boston restaurant is still supplying the
hungry with everything the market affords at
nominal price.
Judge Shaw has issued decree Of divorce
in the case Of Adam Held VS.. Mary Held, upon
the ground of adultery.
The shipments of wheat from Minneapolis
yesterday were 6SOO bushels. The receipts
reached 1926 bushels.
II. NJ. Tuelle and L. J. Skinner went TO
North Branch, on the Northern Pacific road,
on fishing excursion yesterday.
The lecture room OF the new Westminster
church is finally nearly ready for occupancy.
The church will be completed in a few years.
The GLOBE received q pleasant call from
the gentlemanly press agent of Batcheller &
Doris circus, Mr.. George FL. Hines, yes
terday.
Mrs. Farr's class of Wideawakes, composed
of newsboys and bootblacks, will participate
in the excursion to Lake Minnetonka next
Monday.
Hroly cd oy,
Devins had his left hand caught between two
bum pers. Two fingers were amputa!ed in
consequence.
Two cases of scarlet fever have been quar-
antined by the health officer, one at GIG Twen-
ty-first street south, and one at a Eighth
avenue northeast
DAMS band gave the regular Saturday night
open-air concert on Bridge square last even
ing. On account of the circus it was not go
largely attended as usual.
Camp 81 Walkers immense steam sawmill
which has been shut down for want of logs,
will start up again on Monday, another lot Of
logs having arrived in the boOms.
The crew engaged in laying the cedar block
pavement on Washington avenue has been IT,
creased by reinforcement, and the work is
progressing much faster than at first.
A special meeting of the Robert Emmett
Literary association will be held in the hall
over the City bank at O'Clock this afternoon
for the transaction Of important business.
John Rollins complains Of having lost $40
worth of building material from the corner Of
Fourth street and Twelfth avenue southeast,
and is in no pleasant frame of mind respecting
the same.
Sergeant John West, Roundsman Peter West
and Patrolmen Hill and Gleason have been
detailed 10 accompany the children's excur-
sion tomorrow 10 prevent accidents by care
lessness.
.Acarpenter named Frank Kilroy met with a
painful accident on Friday. While engaged
in hewing piece of timber with broad ak,
on the East side, he made miss blow and
split open his left foot.
Peter Newman, who was arrested for keep
ing a vicious dog, which bit little girl, de-
MES the ownership of the ugly canine. He
will be given q hearing il the municipal
court on the 5th OF August.
A little fellow named Willie St. John, who
lives with his parents on Eighth avenue
south, Was thro 10 the ground by the ex-
cited crowd on Third street, while watching
the circus parade, and had his right forearm
fractured.
Next Tuesday Messrs. Hawley s. Kelley, the
popular merchant tailors, will remove from
No. 24l First avenue south to, No. 253 First
avenue south, their large and fast increasing
business dem luding larger and NOR commo-
dious quarters.
Although it amputated two fingers from
the hand of one man, Mike Nowock is fully
convinced that his newly invented boat which
is plying the waters OF Lake Calhoun is
grand success. II certainly Is novelty, and
runs easily and neatly.
On Friday evening while two ladies were
walking up Nicollect avenue near Tenth
street, they were approached by foot-pad,
who snatched their peck tbooks'and made!off.
The scoundrel was pursued for distance by
two gentlemen who happened 10 witness the
little business.
At the last meeting of the city council, it
will be rem embered, an ordinance regulating
aud controlling the proposed new gas com
pany which is endeavoring to gain q footing
here in competition with the exclusive fran
chaise arrangement owned by ex- Mayor Rand,
the matter Was referred to the committee on
gas, and on Monday afternoon that commit
tee will meet and listen TO the pleas OF the