Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-03
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBELETs

Yesterday was a very quiet day in Mime.
apolis.
No more wooden sidewalks within the fire
limits.
No business was transacted in the munich
pal court yesterday.
w. W. Brown proposes to reopen the thea
tire comique next week.
The regular monthly meeting of the bard Of
trade will occur next Monday.
Remember the Boston, open all night, res
taurant when you are hungry.
During the month of January forty patients
were received into the College hospital.
The drug firm of Gray & Hofain has been
dissolved. Mr.. Hof1in continuing the bust
ness.
new fire alarm box will DE placed at the
corner of Fourth street and Sixteenth avenue
south.
Charley Howe, of the McAllister company
is engaged in organizing an amateur dramatic
company.
This morning work will be commenced
upon the report of the board of trade for the
past year.
Another story is being added to the Wheaton
& REYNOLDS sash, door and blind factory on
the east side.
John B. Cough will deliver his lecture upon
peculiar People" at the Academy on Wednss.
day evening.
Chas. McC. Reeve is very favorable candi.
date for the mayoralty. Mr.. Reeve will make
good officer.
The opera house will probably be occupied
by home talent q good share of the remainder
of the season.
The light infantry boys will celebrate the
anniversary of Washington's birthday in a ball
at the Nicollet house.
D. W. Albaugh is making arrangements for
the appearance Of variety company at the
opera house in the near future.
Grand farewell benefit to Miss Phosa No
Allister tomorrow evening, when she will
appear as Fanchon, the cricket.
The feet of John Keifer, who had them
frozen In the woods recently, were amputated
at the college hospital yesterday.
R.. A. Merrill was struck by the suspension
bridge and painfully injured while riding upon
the top of freight car on Wednesday.
regular business meeting Of the sister
hood of Bethany will will be held at the home,
1920 Washington avenue North, this after.
noon at $50 o'clock.
Virgins, the auctioneer, says he sold Mr..
Dugenstein, of st. Paul, the horses he kicks
about, but Mr.. Virgins stoutly denies that he
warranted the animals.
An employe of the Petite Touring mill
caught his hand in some machinery yesterday
and had it so badly crushed that amputation
will be made necessary.
Rossi places reserve seat tickets at $1.50
each, and thinks the Academy will not &C
commodate the crowds of people who wish to
hear him even at that price.
The Canton bridge company will make an
estimate for direct support bridge over the
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad
tracks at the Holden street bridge.
Mr.. Hubbard, bookkeeper for the Pillsbury
company, had a fine buffalo robe stolen re-
Gently. Yesterday the robe was recovered, land
the thief landed in limbo last evening.
The Two Orpans was successfully produced
at the opera house last night for the
benefit of J. F. Herne. The bill will be repeat
ed this evening and at the matinee to-mor-
row.
Messrs. Gallison, Gibbs, Libby, Maudlin,
Skinner and Weeks will compose the team
from the Minneapolis Rifle club who will meet
the St. Paul nine in a pleasant contest next
Wednesday.
The crank Jones, who raves continually
about the Guiteau case,is giving Sheriff Eustis
considerable annoyance. He will be taken to
the st. Peter asylum to-day, and more mild
crank will be taken back to make room for
him IN that already crowded institution.
On Wednesday evening the city council
granted an electric light company privileges
TO put IN the Edison light. This company is
styled the Minnesota Electric Light company,
with the following gentlemen as incorpora-
tors: Messrs. Clinton Morrison and Thomas
Lowry, of this city, and Messrs. Hill, Wilson
and Upham, of st. Paul.
Last evening crazy Scandinavian wandered
intuitively into Sheriff Eustis' insane hopital.
He was an interesting specimen. he had lost
his hat, and his long hair hung wierdly down
over his glistening eyes and frightened face.
He said he was afraid of being robbed and beg
ged protection. He had nearly $40, which he
gave to the sheriff for safe keeping. He was
given his supper and locked up.
Tomorrow morning three men will be ar
raigned in the police court, charged with lar
csny and two for vagrancy. The whole five
are members OF the same gang of thieves and
crooks, who are working the city, but owing
to the fact that no binding evidence has thus
far been hunted out by the police against two
of them, and they being found absolutely des-
titute OF any visible means of sustenance, the
charge is made vagrancy instead of larceny.
This will probably prove sufficient to hold
them until more conclusive evidence of their
guilt can be procured.
The assertion of the Tribune that four fths
of the people of Minneapolis endorse Bill
Washburn's action upon the postofice i'm
broglio, is absolutely false. On the other
hand, it would be difficult to find 100 sensible
men in all Minneapolis who are willing to put
themselves upon record as approving the re-
moval of the Office to more commodieus quar-
tiers In the fine new Boston block, and thereby
save to the city at least IS, 500 cash. How the
Tribune can be ignorant of this fact is mys-
terry.
Wednesday afternoon c. H. Petit, assignee
of N. B. Harwood made a disclosure in the
district court He qualified as such assignee
on December s, 1880, and took possession
from Mr. Harwood Of $546.55 In cash;
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