Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-30
DETROIT.
[special Correspondence of the Globe +,

Especial Correspondence of the Globe.
DETROIT, April 2s.-Our long felt want,
| good hotel, is now practically thing OF
the past. The bank of Detroit has accept.
ed the cash bonus of $4,000 offered by our
citizens, and the gratis shipment of 25
cars of freight by the railroad company,
and will at once commence the erection of
$4,000 hotel building. Stone for the
basement is already upon the ground, men
are being advertised for, and work is to
commence at once. The building will be
0OxSO feet, three stories high, and Will be
provided with all modern accommodations
and furnished in elegant style. In fact it
is to be metropolitan in every sense. 1t
is expected the hotel will be ready for oc-
cupancy about the latter part of July.
There will also be a brick building erected
north of the M. E. church during the early
part of this summer, the first story of
which will be divided into stores and the
upper stories into Offices. This building
will cost about $4,000.
large building is to be erected on the
Detroit lake pleasure grounds this spring.
1t will be divided into sleeping rooms, d.
ming hall, reading room, billiard hall, etc.,
and besides being convenient as stopping
place for pleasure seekers, it will afford
much comfort to all patrons of the grounds.
Henry Hamilton has added many new
boats. and now has ready for use, one
steamer, five sail boats, and fifteen row
boats; some of the latter being very good
boats, costing upwards of 500 each. We
went down to the lake this afternoon, and
found everything at the pleasure grounds
IN readiness for spring custom. AS the
boats were all moored and lying gracefully
at anchor upon the smooth water, and Mr..
Hamilton rendered US the use of his finest
boat we accepted with pleasure, and had,
we think the finest row of the season.
Spearing fish in the Pelican river and Stur-
tevant brook is the rage" in the sporting
line just now. It is not uncommon for
one person in half day or night to spear
a wagon box full of fish. This may sound
like fish story" but nevertheless it is a
fact.
Seeding is progressing finely under the
advantages of the most favorable weather,
and farmers are feeling happy over the
prospects of a successful season.
There will be buildings erected in De-
troit this season to the value of at least
100000.
Under the new Northern Pacific passen-
ger time schedule, our four daily mail
trains are invariably from half an hour to
three hours late, making it inconvenient
for business men, as the trains fail to con-
meet with other roads.
Business Is lively, and our merchants re-
port better trade than any previous year at
this season.
The ''Boston Ideal Uncle Toms Cabin
company" played here last night to full
house, and rendered the poorest entertain
ment that was ever put upon our boards.
The only passable actor among the troupe
was the brown dog.
The Episcopal church is about com
| pleted and will be dedicated during the
first of May. The church is neat and
comfortable, and ornamented with finely
stained glass windows, and is fitted with
good furniture.
The Swedish Lady Quartet and the Path
finders are billed here for Thursday and
Friday nights, respectively, of next week
We are also to have lecture next week or
"The Mistakes of Bob Ingersoll.'' Bills
do not state whether the mistakes are made
in Bob's religion or in his management of
| the star route cases. N.OUAD,