Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-24
Ill AR0UND THE GLOBE.

A Vienna special says: The Austrian min
istry has resigned, but it is highly probable a
compromise will be effected.
E. x. Collins, founder of the first American
ship line to Europe, died at his home in New
York city yesterday morning.
The Spanish steamship Ponce went down
with two of her crew after collision in the
Mersey with the ship Barring Brothers, from
Norfolk to Liverpool.
The strike of the Crispins at Lynn, Mass,
is weakening and the position of manufac-
turers is strengthened by another large firm
joining the coalition.
Chas. E. Williams, the alleged Chicago
forger, on trial for extradition at Toronto,
Ont, was discharged yesterday. The prose-
cution abandoned the case.
The New York Senate has rejected the |
name of Daniel Magine for superintendent
of public works. The Governor then sent
in the name of BENZ. w. Clark, now warden
of Sing Sing.
A fire at Greenville, Miss, destroyed the
stores of c. & E. White, Shricher g. Punch,
and John Mcnamara. Loss 5000. The
Finlay drug store, Wetherbee & Triggs
hardware and Summerfeld's were damaged.
Hanlon, of Toronto, challenges Evan Nor
ris, of Pittsburg, to row five mile race with
with one turn in, Best g. Best boats, for
ST. 900 aside or such larger stakes as he may
desire, and championship of the United
States.
In the Massachusetts House of Represen-
tatives yesterday, a resolution was introduced
approving the course of the Massachusetts
Senators in defending the honor of the State
against the attacks of the Senator from
Maine in the national Senate.
i A Spanish column recently surprised an
insurgent band near Bayamo The insur
gents took to the woods, leaving several
prisoners and some ammunition in the hands
of the Spanish troops. Heavy rains retard
somewhat the military operations.
! At Wheeling, w. Va, fire yesterday
!: morning destroyed the oil refinery of ]. War
rem & Co., including five hundred barrels of
refined oil. The loss is supposed to be about
,OOO-insured for about one-haf. A
, large amount of crude oil, adjoining, was
, saved. Origin of the fire unknown.
Lewis G. Huck, county treasurer of Cook
County, Ill, yesterday paid over to the coun-
| ty $4,000 of the 100000 which he was
short in his accounts when he retired. The
, former sum he received from the forty five
per cent. dividend of the Third National
, bank. He intends to make good the remain.
der during the week.
In accordance with ballot taken by the
Chicago Board of Trade in 1874, and the
rulings of the Supreme Court of Illinois, on
Monday, w. II. Sturgis was yesterday for
mally expelled from the privileges of mem
bership. He has been one of the heavies
7 operators on change for many years.
Stanlcy's Career.
' writer in Appleton's Journal pretends tx
: garding the early days of Henry NJ. Stanley
1 the African explorer. He states that Stanley
: original name was John Rowlands and that h,
> was born near Denbigh, Wales, in 1910. Hi
q parents were of the poorest condition, as wa
t to be inferred from the fact that at the age of
e years the child was placed in the poor house o
l. st. Asaph, where he remained ten years, an,
O received an education fitting him to become
q school teacher. But he was early possessed o
; the spirit of restlessness, and at the age of l
:. he went as cabin-boy on board ship boun
- for New Orleans. In that city no met a mel
y chant named Stanley, who adopted the lad an
y gave him his name, but unfortunately die
If suddenly without making will. When th
Civil War broke out, Stanley joined the Cor
l. federate army, but, having been made a pr,
4 oner, enlisted the other side and serve
&c three years. Subsequently he drifted int
- journalism. This story lacks several element
L of credibility, as it makes no mention of hi
% career as a local editor in the West. Stanle
y was for several years connected with papers
n Omaha and other cities, and doubtless, thel
re- are old acquaintance of his out West who al
+ sufficiently posted, regarding his early life, t
\ confirm or reject the story related by the write
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