Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-03
MINNEAPOLIs GLOBELErS.

Yesterday morning a runaway on South
Tenth street resulted in smashing top buggy.
The Hawley- Harrington washer, while cost
ing less than any other, will do twice the
work.
W. Guile, recently OF the Milwaukee. road,
is now head baggage master at the Manitoba
depot.
Yesterday several parties who will spend
season at Lake Minnetonka arrived in Mime.
apolis.
Yesterday the wheat receipts were 5,725
bushels, and the shipments were $500
bushels.
A glass ball tournament, to be held in Min
neapolIs some time in September, is being
arranged Tor.
Five hundred and ninety thousand feet of
lumber was shipped by Minneapolis mer-
chants yesterday.
John Abrahamson, charged with keeping
his saloon open on Sunday, paid fine of $40
aud costs yesterday.
The electric light mast will be erected on
Bridge square in few days. The foundation
is already completed,
Never forget that the Boston restaurant will
aud does feed the hungry with everything the
market affords. Open day and night.
The new addition to Cottage hospital will
be dedicated at 1880 Friday. The society
needs $4,000 to complete the building and pay
its Indebtedness.
Frank Gibson, reckless lad, fell into the
river while playing upon the logs. He had
narrow escape from drowning, but was rescued
by the boom men.
Philip Meyer accidentally discharged his
revolver, which he was cleaning. The bullet
passed through his left hand and shattered the
bones OF the third finger.
Thomas McGill, late of McGill 81 WEIGH,
comedians, has retired from the stage and
taken up his residence in Minneapolis, where
he intends to engage in mercantile pursuits.
The chamber of commerce has postponed
the matter OF deciding upon building site
until Friday. There is considerable excite.
ment over 1t and some one may get a black
eye.
The needless driver OF n wood cart left his
team standing across and blockadug the
Riverside street car track yesterday morning,
provoking shocking profanity from the
driver.
To-day the Knights OF Pythias, accompanied
by their families and friends. will leave for q
picnic excursion TO White Bear lake. Music
and open air dancing is listed on the pro.
gramme.
The Cottage hospital report for the month
of July shows the following: Whole mum
Der received to date 154; received in July Is;
discharged Q; died /; present number %; days
OF charity IL.
The Catholic Temperance societies marched
down to the Milwaukee depot ana took the
S o'clock train TO the music OF the Crusaders
band last evening. They attended the torch
light procession in st. Paul.
While the matter of concluding the contract
with the Tribune for doing the official print
ing for the ensuing year drags along in the
city council, the Journal continues the official
paper and roaps the benefit.
John Greenway, of Austin, is the latest vic
tim OF the confidence racket. He met
friendly fellow on the Northern
Pacific road, who knew his relatives. 1t ended
in loaning just $57 % to pay freight bill.
Fools still live.
The intake pipes which will supply the city
with water will be extended TO the center OF
the river at once. While this will not guaran-
tee perfectly pure water it will certainly be a
great improvement upon that which the peo.
pie are Obliged to use at present.
Palmer 81 Co., are the lowest bidders for
grading Washington avenue south and laying
the granite block pavements. They propose
to lay the blocks for sixty-eight cents per
square yard, and TO do the necessary grading
for thirty.four cents per cubic yard.
Andrew Johnson, a swede employed at the
round house in the Chicago, Milwaukee 10 st.
Paul railway yards, was badly scalded yester-
day. He put his arm over the escape valve OF
a boiler while the hot steam was escaping.
He was taken TO the Ames hospital for treat
ment.
There is considerable dissatisfaction mani
tested over the slowness OF the contractors in
putting down the cedar block pavements on
Washington avenue, and consequently keep
ing the streets all torn up for deal longer
time than there is an real necessity. 1t is
claimed by those who have any knowledge OF
the business that the number OF the crews
can easily be doubled and also that each crew
is OILY one-third as large as it should be.
Some twenty feet OF the area wall in front OF
the Vanderburgh block on Hennepin avenue
tumbled in yesterday morning, making deep
excavation in front. Two horses attached 10
separate buggies were hitched TO telegraph
pole in front. When the earth next the wall
gave way, the horses and vehicles were pre-
cipitated into the excavation beneath the side
walk, creating furry of excitement. The
animals were quickly released, and little dam
age resulted. The telegraph pole also tipped
within few inches of the windows of the
block, but was propped in place again.
The Minneapolis Street Railway company is
doing very profitable business. In fact,
they are simply coming money. But they
are, nevertheless, seemingly persistent in dis
regarding in many ways the comfort and con-
yenience of their patrons. At the conclusion
of an entertainment at the Academy of Music
or Opera house the cars are found strung out
for a block each way upon the various lines,
and In order to reach them in wet weather
citizens are Obliged to wade through the mud.
During the Patience engagement this condi-
ton has been particularly disagreeable.
On the 9Th OF August the question OF what
constitutes disorderly house will be settled
in the municipal court. Frank Hortenbock
| owns and runs saloon on the East side. At
the instance of one OF his neighbors he was
arrested and arraigned in the police court
charged with owning and maintaining dis
! orderly house. He pleaded not guilty and
had the hearing postponed until the above
date in order to give him an opportunity to
secure witnesses, through whom he proposes
! to prove the good character OF his house. On
the other hand the complaining witness
| claims he can prove by,a score of witnesses,
whom he will subpoena, that the nights are
spent in reyelry there, turning it into verit-
able pandemonlum.
James w. Wood, the champion larcenist,
who was arrested some time ago for getting
away with several cart loads of paints and build
ing materials of all kinds was, brought into
court Yesterday. The frst two cases