Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-10
GLOBELETs.

100-ton guns made for Italy by Armstrong.
Twenty-six locomotives were sent to Russia
by the Baldwin works, of Philadelphia, in
March.
There are about six hundred Chinese laundry
men in New York, and the number is rapidly
increasing.
Moral of Bonanza O'Brien's ife:-Be bar
keeper; get points on stocks from operators;
die millionaire.
Great preparations are being made for de-
Tending Sydney and Newcastle, New South
Wales, by means of torpedoes in case of wa,
with Russia.
The mission chapel among the dens of vice in
Water street, New York will soon be able to
claim rank with more pretentious establish
ments. 1t owes about $4,000.
During 1877 coroner's juries in the metro
politan district of London, gave verdicts of
death by starvation in seventy-one cases. 80,
blissful povertyr'-as the poet exclaims
Joseph 81. Chadwick, of Boston, gave $780,
600 to charities and is now bankrupt. He is
watching to see if the bread he has cast upon
the waters will return by fast mail steamer or
become water-loggcd and sink.
Providence has baked potato club.-Netc
York Herald We We're taught at Sunday school
that Providence had club in reserve for evil
doors, but it never insimated that the club
| was stuffed with baked potatoes.
Congressman Scales, of North Carolina, and
Stewart, of Minnesota, have been appointed
subcommittee to co lsult with Mr.. Schurz, and
Inspector Hammond in reference to bill for
| the consolidation of Indian agencies.
The German government has taken the Socie-
| ty islands under its protection. George OF
Tonga is to be crowned by special representa-
tive of the Emperor, and very valuable crown
is being made in Australia for that purpose.
| On Saturday last Peralto, the California
horseman, rode 305 miles in Is hours and 10
minutes on the Prospect park, Brooklyn, race
| course. His intention was to make the distance
| in Is hours, but his horses were not up to the
mark.
A Finnish lady, Miss Selma Borg, is giving
concerts III New York, introducing folk-songs
of the Firms and also of the Swedes. She also
gives sketches of the poctical mythology Of
her race. The entertainment is spoken of with
great favcr.
The Canadian papers make light of til,
threatened Fenian invasion. Canada says
tho Toronto Globe, will not have the least DIFF
hculty in giving a good account of all th'
Fenians that make their appearance on Cana
} dian territory"
Bonanza O'Brien's will shows that his estat
is worth less than six million dollars. To trt
Catholic and one Protestant orphan asylum
the sums of $50, 000, $4,000 and SEC, 600 al
given respectively. The rest of the estate goo
to O. Brien's sisters, nephews and neices.
1t is curious that while Mexico invests u,
ward of two million dollars annually in quick
j silver, but a small portion of this commoGit
is boughi from the United States, althoug
9 the part of this country where it is produce
5 in profusion lies in close proximity to Mexico
On Tuesday the cable of freight elevator i
a Chicago dry goods store broke, and four me
. | who were ascending at the time were hurled I
the ground, and ut least one of them fatal
injured. Elevators are obtaining as great
q reputation for dangeronsness as the festiy
a buzz-saw.
g There is sword-swailower in London wk
< rams down his throat sword blade tbirt
inches long and an inch and half broat
There il no deception about the feat. I'll
- mans stomach has been forced out Of plat
'; and elongated by constant pressure of sword
\ and bayonets.
s Barnum polite enough to invite II,
>. Methodist ministers in Delaware to visit h
d greatest show on EARTH free of charge. II
Il ministers not only refused the invitation, b
n were impolite enough to liken the moral cxt
bition to the tents Of wickedness." j
s Phineas still survives.
. When Ignatieff received the news Of Lo,
~ Derby's resignation, he in Vienna.
> shrugged his shoulders and said to Andrass
70 "Beaconsfeld has won; | have lost tho gam
8 But by and by we will have another lit
lie game, and then We will see who Wins" 1t "
the sang froid of a gambler.
clown has been converted in Peter Dwyel
lie meetings and announces his intention of c
voting his talents to evangelical labor.--N
l. York Sun. This is OVERRIDING the busine
81 Brother Talmage, of the Brooklyn tabernac
10 supplies all the talent Of the "here-we-ar
70 again kind, that is needed in the churches
~, =, one neighborhood.
is Meissonier, the French artist, is cultivati
disdain for the American people. He has
Gently seen tit to express himself with und
ri vehcmence: respecting his dislike to the p,
~ chase of his works by Americans. We are,
a his eyes, but a horde of barbarians, for who
opinion he cares nothing, Notwithstanding t
IS high appreciation he may have for our dollar
W Reform is necessary" cries the Chica
30 Tribune, but the reform demanded by that ]
=, publican organ extends only to the distribute
of of clerkships in Washington, Illinois, Accord
he to the Tribune, having 159 appointments l.
la than she is entitled to. Thus is the nigi
as intellect of the average Republican edit
Id wrapt in profound contemplation of the gr.
:" question of clerkshps.
There is in Paris a society Of scientific a
er literary men who are pledged to give th
r.. bodies, after death, to be dissected by the 81
nv viving members. Two OF the associates ha
~ already been cut up-served up, we mig
say, as the relics were il each case placed up
the table after the living members of the SO
10 ETY. had taken a good dinner. Three lad
ne have joined the society.
~ The London coffee taverns which were start
". in opposition to the gin palaces and beer sho
in have daily average of five thousand custo
is ers, who consume average of 26,500 cups
1t. tea and coffee. AS this gives more than f
Is cups to each customer, the question arts
ga whether there is not field for temperance a
Is tation in respect of the use Of tea and coff
g as well as of beer and liquor.
- A guilty conscience inspires the Clevela
-, Herald with the fear that if the Democrats h:
:; a majority Of Representatives in the ne
House, they may throw out the President
vote Of one or more States pretence of fra
n and count in the Democratic candidate. 7
= Democrats are not in that line of busine