St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-31
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBELETs.

On Saturday night there were 90, 423
names on the registration lists at the various
polling places.
The French Canadian Naturalization club
will hold a mass meeting at Harrison hall
this evening at o'clock.
Last evening an employe at the Cataract
mill, named Peter Brophy, fell on defective
sidewalk and broke his leg
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence So
ciety held a meeting yesterday evening and
transacted the regular routine business.
Geo. W. Penniman will start on tour
through central Dakota next Wednesday,
and work in the interest of the Temple of
Honor.
Rev. H. M. Simmons spoke before the
Unitarian society yesterday morning, at the
Hebrew temple on "Agnostic Religion andits
last critic.''
The State Teachers institute opens to-day
at Excelsior. Applicants for teachers certi-
ficates will be examined during the session,
which lasts all week.
''The Merchant of Venice" was played
Turner hall last evening, for the benefit of
DR.. A. Hirsh, who delivered a series of lee
lures before the Harmonica society.
A sermon for citizens entitled, ''The Pest
Hence that Walketh in Darkness" was
preached last evening by Rev. DR.. Hutchins.
1t was political TRADE with very little re-
igion in it.
The Rev. Treadwell Walden has been re-
quested by several prominent citizens to re-
peat his famous lecture, ''Whither Bound"
in this city, at some convenient time and
place to be designated by him.
Every legal voter should endeavor to go
early to the polls and cast his ballot. Many
will, undoubtedly, be unable to vote in some
precincts, like the first precinct of the Fifth
ward, where 1900 names are registered.
In the absence of regular programme at
the meeting of the Irish national league held
last evening impromtu addresses were de-
ivered by Messrs. Mccartney, Smith, Burke,
McGurk, DR.. Finnegan and others. The
meeting was largely attended.
The Woman's Christian Temperance union
will observe to-day as day of prayer and
Precipitation for the success of the Prohibition
ticket tomorrow. They will know the result
of their prayer on Tuesday night. The Demo
cratic and Republican sinners don't bother
the Almighty about Minneapolis politics. They
believe with Napoleon that success is always
with the side having the largest battalions.
The Reform club meeting held yesterday
afternoon at Market hall was largely attend
ed. A report of Bishop Ireland's address,
delivered last Thursday evening at the same
hall, was read by W. w. Latterlee, and the
leading points were emphasized and en-
dorsed in an impressive manner. A high
tribute was paid to Bishop Ireland and Father
McGolrick far the good work done by them
in the cause of temperance. The fact that
out of the 535 saloons in Minneapolis only
thirteen were owned by Irishmen, spoke vol
umes for the efficancy of their preaching.
The influence of their work WIS felt through
out the state. He could heartily endorse
every word uttered by Bishop Ireland except
on the high license question. This he pro-
nounced an utter failure wherever tried and
no facts or figures had been adduced by its
advocates to prove the contrary. 1t was a
missouri compromise" which could not be
successfully enforced.