Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-03
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELErs.


MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELErs.
The small pox scare in this city is non est.
The Journal came out yesterday with new
dress.
.Thos. Lawry gave happy New Years party
last evening.
A large number of farmers with teams
brought In wheat yesterday.
VIM. Donahue' Esq, has united Unset
with Stephen Mahoney in the practice Of law.
Get your meals, lunches, cigars or bever-
ages at the Boston, open all night, restaurant.
The Minnesota Academy of natural sciences
will hold session in this city on Thursday or
Fridry.
Mrs. George II. Christian gave very pleas
ant New Years party at her residence last
evening.
The gift concert and ball given by the So
ciety Danio in Turner hall last evening was
happy success.
Damon lodge, Knights of Pythias, will in
stall their newly elected board of officers at
their meeting this evening.
The next session of the Grand Lodge of
Minnesota, Knights of Pythias, will meet in
this city on Tuesday, February4 4.
A very large number of Minnetonka people
visited Minneapolis yesterday. The Motor
line extension is becoming very popular.
Chief Engineer Brackets report on the safe
ty of the theaters OF the city, will be submit
ted to the council at the regular meeting to-
morrow evening.
An excursion train to Chicago will leave
here tomorrow night, returning Monday
next. The object is to accommodate those
wishing to attend the Patti concert.
The new judge of probate, veland, entered
upon his judicial duties yesterday. Judge Rea,
| the retiring judge, will assume his original
place in the firm of Rea, Hooker & Wooley.
During the year 1881 there were $50 mar
rage licenses issued in Hennepin county
| 1872 souls which beat as one. This is an in
crease of Bill over the preceding year.
The western superintendent of the Ameri-
can Express company Is expected in Minneap-
oils some day this week to look up more
| commodious quarters for the company's busl-
| ness here.
| Several of the liverymen of this city have
agreed TO raise the rate for attending funerals
to a per coach. We wish it distinctly un-
| derstood that we shall postpone our funeral
| until the original rates are restored.
Officers of the various lodges of the K. P.
will be installed this week. Those of lodges
No 4and 5 this evening; lodge No 6, Thurs
day evening; lodge No. 1, Friday evening;
| Lodge No. 18 had it's installation last night.
Col. Platt B. Walker will start for Washing
ton tomorrow morning upon business con-
nected with the starting of his newspaper en-
| terprise to be established in st. Louis soon in
the interest at the Mississippi river navigation
| improvement.
| The board of county commissioners were
called to order yesterday morning pursuant to
| the requirements, but upon motion of Com.
missioner Roberts an adjournment until to-
| day at 10 o'clock was at once taken, owing to
| its being national holiday.
Contrary to the announcement Emma Alb
bolt did not appear at the matinee at the
| Academy. While the opera of Martha, on
whole was satisfactory success, those who
purchased tickets. upon the assurance that
Miss Abbott would positively appear and sing
by special request, "Away down upon the
Swannee Riber,'' were highly and perhaps
righteously indignant.
| cat the Harmonic house last night, desper-
ate fight occurred between two angry coons
| The darkies are brothers who ran blacksmith
shop on North Fourth street last summer
They had been celebrating New Years day
together, drinking and carousing. In the
Harmonic dispute arose, which eliminated
in, one whacking the other over the head and
shoulders with an iron poker, with sufficient
force to have Drained white man, but his
woolly head recoiled from the terrific blow
and he rushed out into the street, and picking
up an empty beer key fired it through the
glass front, narrowly missing breaking the
head of man sitting near the door.
There were only three cases brought before
Judge Cooley for adjudication yesterday morn
ing. His Honor appreciated the fact that it
was legal holiday and was consequently very
lenient. He suspended sentence in the case OF
a poor devil who had INDUCED some
what immoderately in beverages
which intoxicate, and dismissed a
case wherein "Feller," filled with the exu-
berance of the occasion had permitted his steed
to fly through the streets somewhat faster
than our staid ordinance prescribes, was dis
missed. Will Chamberlain, who had spright-
ly matinee with L. Ed Dawson, on Saturday
in the basement of the Johnston block, and
which cost L. Ed just five bills, was arraigned
upon the charge of using improper and abusive
language, but had the hearing postponed un.
til this afternoon at o'clock.