Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-06
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

SUBSCRIPTIONS to the per cent. loan to-day
81, 265,00O.
Thorne d Parsons, large wholesale leather
merchants of Toronto, have failed.
A dispatch from St. John, n F., says Bishop
Conroy, apostolic delegate died there last
| night.
Charles Rogers, chemist, of Detroit, was
drowned yesterday while bathing at Port
Lambton, Ont.
The secretary of war had long interview
with the President to-day on affairs on the
Mexi can border.
Thorne, Parsons & Co., leather merchants, of
Toronto, have failed Liabilities, S25OOOO;
assets not known.
Chester d. Parkhurst, wife and son, of Potts
dam, N. Y, were drowned Saturday by the
capsizing of boat.
A reform council is in session at Fairpoint
N. Y, in which labor and temperance questions
are being discussed.
Secretary Sherman arrived at New London
yesterday afternoon on the revenue cutter
Grant, and left for Newport at noon.
The capital of the Robinson female seminary,
at Exeter, N. H., invested in certain New York
canal stock, has shrunk from 5000, 600 to $780,
600.
There were coined in the United States minis
in July $4,000 eagles and 1,847, 900 standard
silver dollars. Including minor coins, the
value of coinage was So, 627 $685.
The advisory committee of the Union mills
Fall River, Mass, held a meeting Saturday and
decided to start up Monday next, meantime
advertising the property for SALE
The boiler of the engine running saw mill
at Enterprise, West Va, exploded Saturday
killing George Avery, John Parr and Frank
Dilworth, and seriously injuring Dent Park
and three others.
Two hundred men and boys of the Buckridge
colliery, Shomokin, Pa, have struck against a
reduction submitted to last month, but it is
thought they will all return to work in a few
days, as Others will not join them.
At Philadelphia yesterday morning Charles
wounded by Capt. James G. Fisher, of the
| schooner Jephina Stillman. They were caught
| in the act of robbing Fishers vessel.
| ST. John. N. B. dispatch announces the
burning, Sunday afternoon, at Spurr's Cove, OF
1000, 900 feet of lumber in the yard of Miller
Woodlands mill, and also the distillery of j.
Dennis Spur, containing 10000 gallons of old
but spoiled Pope brandy.
Jacob Rollinger, printers apprentice in the
| Sunday Ne,cs Office at Columbus o., was
drowned in the Sciota river while bathing this
afternoon. He was caught in eddy, and al
though strenuous efforts were made by his com
| panions, he was swept dam ano
| drowned.
After a weeks suspension, there was a gen.
|
region Yesterday morning. The Philadelphia
q Reading company have about 242, 600 tons o.
their August quota to mine and ship. 1t il
thought this will give steady employment tt
all interested in coal in the region the balance
of this month.
Robert L. Case. president of the Securit,
life insurance company, and DR.. T. s. Lambert
president OF the American Popular, New Yorl
city. both sentenced for swearing to false re
turns, have obtained stay from the decision
pending an appeal to the court of appeals. DR.
Lambert, unable to procure bail in the case
surrendered yesterday morning. His bail i
1926, 900.
The usual number of reformers of labor ap
peared before the Congressional committee a
New York yesterday morning. A recess will
be taken to-day till an early day. After tn
recess the committee will invite business men
bankers and merchants to appear before them
William Hastings and one Robb were befor
the committee, but their remarks are mo-
al