Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-19
GLOBELETS.


Three daily stage lines run into Deadwood.
new paper in Texas is called the B,YuHatn
Snort.
The CHAMBERS is reported epidemic dis
ease among horses at Metamora, Ill.
Since December 1st last, 100000 American
clocks have been shipped to Australia.
More spring grain is being sown in Tazewel
county, ILL.,, than for some years past.
One hundred tobacco factories at Lynchburg,
Va, give employment to 5000 persons.
The British -nerrantHe Gazette says that fine
writing paper can be made of the white ends of
asparagus.
Inc new Governor of Dakota Hon. VIM. A.
Howard Is an elderly gentleman, sickly in APP
pearance, but courteous in manner.
A Chicago firm has contracted for the labor
OF fifty convicts in the Northern Indiana prison.
in the making of cigars. Let's smoke.
1t is suggested that the Blaine platform for
1851 Will be made out of stolen timber Hence
his indignation at Carl Schurz for prosecuting
the thieves.
The sensation at Freeport H. is ghost
which nightly appears on the ground of one of
the most prominent citizens and is seen by
awe-struck crowds of villagers
The city of New York pays over s1l 900. 900
year to about 1900 officials and official en-
ployes. There are 81 officers who draw each
1900 or more, and two who each receive -I5.
900 year.
Bill Chandler accounts for the result in New
hampshire by the mastery lack of activity on
the part of the Democrats and the disposition
OF the majority OF the people of the State to
vote the Republican ticket as Il matter of habit.
Gen. Grants Mediterranean VOYAGES are made
at government expense, in the United States
steamer Vandalia. But it is consoline to think
that our navy does contain one vessel in which
| prudent man like Grant will venture himself
at sea.
The official report of the Northwest mounted
police of Canada, gives the numbers of the hos
tile Sioux who crossed into the Dominion in
December, 1876, as about 500 men. 600
women, and 400 children, with $500 horses
Sitting Bulls lodges numbered only 1876.
A United States war vessel is needed at San
Domingo for the protection of American resi-
dents. One is to be sent as soon rs it is made
| scaworthy. Meantime the Americans at San
Domingo, who were in immediate danger at
last advices, three weeks ago) may be past all
help.
The confession by La Page, before his exccu-
ton for the murder of Josie Langlnand that
| he was the murderer of Marietta Ball at st.
Adams, VT, i'll 1874, removes every trace of
suspicion from young man of ST. Adams who
was arralgncd for the murder of Miss Ball on
circumstantial evidence.
| The following named ,.Iubs have o,,.,..l r
| the championship of the international base
ball association: Tecumseh, of London, Ont:
| Buffalo, Rochester Star. of Syracuse; Utica
Hornets, of Hornelsvlle; Crickets of Bing-
| hampton; Lowell, Manchester, New Bedford,
| and Springfield, of Springfield
y Donovan Rosa was invited to deliver a
| lecture in Toronto yesterday. He chose for
! his subject, Irish Liberty and English Prison
Life, and had prepared a rather W lid and in
| fiammatory lecture, but trouble being antici-
| pated, the Toronto Fenian committee could not
engage a hall in the city for the delivery of the
| lecture.
| young coal HEAVIER III the gas works at
Richmond, Va Irishman named Daniel
Higgins, has inherited "a fortune amounting to
about 81 100000 which accumulated by
many years ago TO Australia for treason, and
| after serving his term went into business at
Sidney.
The advent of woman in political affairs
dates Tar back of our time. In the reign of
Henry Ill four women had seats in the British
Parliament. In the seventh century when the
national assembly convoked by the King of
Kent enacted new code of laws, the decree,
were signed by the Queen. abesses and ladies
of quality. And "a senate of women was cream
lied at Rome by the Emperor Heiogabaltts in
A. d. 218.
| The wife of the Spanish minister took her
first walk in Washington the other dav because
she had new walking costume too sweet not
to be shown. The dress came only to the an
kles, was made very plain, kilt pleated. of
green velvet and bo",ette. Her hat was chip.
with a wreath of hops, and she wore an amber
necklace of beads, as big as peaches, and trans
lucent as sunlight. The lady is about 26 or 70
years old, beautiful, with manners fasciuat
ing.
One OF the tragedies occurring during the
late storm on the Laramie plains, is told as
follows: John Common, tie cutter a few days
before the storm, left his wife, who was on the
eve OF confinement, without food or bedding in
| an old sheep corral on the Little Laramie. he
going away ostensibly to seek employment.
During the storm thus alone and destitute. she
gave birth to child, which froze to death.
Both were found buried in snow, the mother
barely aiive-too far gone for hope Of recovery.
The Chicago Times advocates the abolition of
paid fire departments. 1t says, The true
course of economy for every American city
would be to abolish the tax-fed fire service
wholly, and turn it over to the property owners
and the underwriters whose personal interest
| and business it properly is. One effect of the
abolition would be an increase Of the rates Of
| assurance; but the aggregate of such increase
would be much less than the aggregate of taxes
which the tax-eaters demand to support a FIRE
brigade for the benefit of the underwriters"
Of Course the "Dispatch" Lied.
Saltwater Gazette.
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