Daily globe., 1882-08-02
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELECs

The regular meeting of the city council will be
held this evening.
The stage of water in the river is increasing owing
to the recent ralna.
The ladies of the Church Of Christ gave an ice
cream festival last evening.
Col. King is kept busy now days receiving appli-
cations for space at the fair.
During the month of July County Auditor Nc
Donald collected S24,9S 70.
The Rife club will participate in practice shoot
on the East side range, to-day.
An alarm of fire was occasioned yesterday by re
pairs being made upon the wires.
The Crusaders will leave for ST. Paul to-day to
take part In the torch light procession.
1t is suggested that pedestrian contest, at the
fair, would prove attractive feature J.
OF the fifty Inmates of the county jail, twenty are
held to await the action of the grand jury.
The patromen of the night force and those OF the
day force exchanged time of watch yesterday.
During the month of July DR.. Cockburn, the city
physician, made l,lO1 calls upon the city poor.
The Boston restaurant is still supplying the hun
CRY with everything the market affords at nominal
price.
The elevator in the Hennepin block ia useless
owing to a want of sufficient water pressure to
operate 1t.
The Church Choir Opera company will close the
engagement in a matinee at 2 o'clock, and Patience
again this evening
Sheriff Eustis is confident of soon baggng Tom
Howard, one of the worst crooks of the gang who
broke jail last month.
At tho meeting of the chamber Of commerce to-
day the committee will report upon site for the
proposed new bulldog
Flush boarss are eing constructed upon the dam
at the falls for the purp of raising the supply of
water In the mill pond.
Most Of the colored people of Minneapolis rntici-
pated in the festivities at Union park yesterday.
They report high day.
Tine whest receipts yesterday were only 1911
bushels, while the shipments larger than usual
amounting to 100 bushels.
His honor yesterday reIegated j. b. Gossage to
the rock pile for thirty days for the larceny of 81
lap robe from g. W. Mumm.
Bets making on the forthcoming pedestrian
match. The opinion of every seems to be that IL
will be al unusually close race.
II. A stetson, seriously injured by the explosion
of an emory wheel in Farnham Lovejoy's planning
mill, was reported better yesterday.
The weather cleared off last evening and quite
number went out to Lake Calhoun and participated
in the weekly dance at the Lake Side hotel.
The West Minneapolis Turn verein will send tn rec
classes two of adults and one of small boys to The
festival at st. Paul the latter part of this month.
The members of the Reform club and Mrs. Fairs
class Of Wide-Awakes in large numbers boarded the
845 motor train yesterday for day at Lake Minne-
tonka.
The health officer reports four smallpox patients
at the pest house, two of whom, however, have SO
far recovered to be in condition to bs released in
a few days.
Another meeting of Geo. N. Morgan post for COM
pieting arrangements for the coming annual en-
oampment at Lake Miunetonka was held In Major
Haes office last evening.
1t is reported that an attempt to get Kenney the
man bound over to the grand jury upon charge of
sssaulting with dangerous weapon out of Jail upon
writ OF habeas corpus, will be made.
On Monday night the four-year-old son of J. I.
Matthews, residing Tenth street, accidentally
stepped upon rusty nail, inflicting bad wound In
his foot, resulting in ockjaw. He reported bet
ter last evening
The knights of Pythias picnic excu rs on to White
Bear lake, which has been looked forward to with
such pleasant anticipation for several weeks occurs
tomorrow Every arrangement for the happy sue
cess of the affair has been completed.
The committee on ways and means yesterday sold
Az per cent. of city bonds to the amount of
Sll60o0 to Preston, Kean & Co., of Chicago at
since APRIL when the bonds were frat issued.
The Minnetonka reporter of the GLOBE erred yes.
terday in stating that the policemen detailed to &C.
company Col. McOrory's free childrens excursion
to Lake Minnetonka, were IN charge of Capt Berry.
sergeant John West was In fact the "ofcer of the
day."
Yesterday morning the driver on one of Camp l.
Walkers wood carts, seriously in ured on Wash
ington avenue The reach connecting the cart to
the forward wheels broke, tipping the cart COM
pletely upon end and dumping the wood, which was
green and heavy, upon the driver. burrying him
beneath in the mud.
Yesterday eftern oon Thomas Toher, an employe
OF the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway
company, was struck by passing locomotive near
the Junction on the East side. DR.. Ames was called
and although the man was thrown distance of ten
feet no bones were broken. His injuries a-e not
considered dangerous.
Another good audience assembled at the Comtdue
last night The usual programme was presented In
good shape Miss Celia Iferd and Nile. Bernetta
still remain with the company and sing some fine
music Tnis pleasant little theater has been repaired
ana nplsned up and Is now one of the pleasantest
places In the city.
John Walters, charged with the larceny of wheat
from George Schiek some time ago, was examined
in the municipal court yesterday aud discharged up
on the motion of County Attorney Hale. Walters
aTraigned last week. 1t will be remembered and
when the warrant was read to him was profape in
his denial of the allegations made and wss conse.
quenty sent up for five days for contempt of court
President Wash, Of the city council, who has been
absent several weeks upon tour through Europe.
and especially through Irelsnd, is expected home
this week. Hs arrived safely in New York ON SIM
day. He will doubtless attend the meeting of the
Land league on Sunday evening, when he viii re-
count his impressions of the present conditions
and prospects of Ireland 1t to be regretted that
President Walsh wi not be able to attend ths meet
ing Of the council this evening.
The Carving Knife Sfray.
The case of the State against Peter Marlsin with
ionumersble aliases, came up in the municipal
court yesterday for preliminary examination, but
as expected was continued until next Monday owing