Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-23
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

The General Assembly of South Carolina has
by an overwhelming vote, adopted resclu.
ton authorizing and requesting Gov. Hampton
of South Carolina, in case he deems it expe-
dent, to cause an order of mozle prosegui to be
entered in any of the prosecutions brought OF
which may be brought by the State, based
upon the facts found by the joint investigating
committee on public frauds.
Long, Clemans d Drury's wholesale paint
and varnish store, Race street. Cincinnati, was
injured by fire yesterday morning to the extent
OF $l2,OOO. Insured in CINCINNATI companies
for $4,000.
The colored men of Washington interested
IN the colonization of their race in the West,
last night took measures to promote that object,
and denounced the Liberian scheme of emf
grafton in progress in the Southern States.
The United States treasurer is paying the
second dividend of 1Oper cent to depositors in
the late Freedman's bank.
A Charleston, s. c., dispatch, states that the
Liberian ship Azar was consecrated yesterday,
in the presence of 5000 colored people, by
Bishop Brown, of the African Methodist Epis-
breathing the missionary spirit. Politics were
not touched upon.
The tobacco factory of John J. Nicks; Elmi-
"a, n Y, burned yesterday. Loss $35, 900.
Rome telegram of the ed says: Cardinal
McCloskey and Lieut. Gen. Count Gerboix de
Sonnaz, King Hum bert's aide-de. camp, haze
visited Gen. Grant.
The so-called Indictment against MIR. Henry
Clews, banker and broker, which was obtained
IN Chautauqua county on ex-parte evidence,
and upon which Mr., Clews was recently arrest
ed, has been decided invalid by the court of
sessions of Chautauqua county and an order
has been entered quashing the same. Mr.. Clews
has obtained orders of arrest for the parties
connected inthe conspiracy.
James Ross Snowden, formerly State treas
urer of Pennsylvania, and director of United
States mints, died Thursday at Huineville, Pa.
A fire at Melbourne, Ont, Thursday night,
burned Cornells hotel and several stores adj
joining. Loss 600.
Advices from China to February 18th report
the famine spreading all over the northern
provinces and the distress unparalleled. Land
taxation has been virtually RENTED in eight
provinces, but too late for relief. Government
ton of the resources of that portion Of the en-.
pire is threatened.
The Emperor of japan has sent the Emperor
of Russia the decoration of the First Cross Of
the Order of Merit.
The annual report of the minister of public
instruction for Japan shows remarkable adj
vances in popular education since the proceed.
ing report. The number Of new schools is up
wards of 1900; new teachers upwards Of 5000;
neW scuOlafs EQUAL SCHOOL dGtenudnCe
nearly 100000 or 6 per cent. Of the entire
population.
The Chinese residents of Yokohama, Japan,
have contributed $4,000 to the relief fund for
the famine in China.
Jarvis, Lord g. Co., wholesale liquor dealers
and reotifers, Rochester, N. Y, made an as
signment yesterday.
The steamship Abbottsford from Liverpool
for New York, was towed into Gremock, Scot.
1orl bor, Lr,l1 how, l,,f+
lost her propeller when ten days out.
Attorney General Ogden, Of Louisiana, has
filed an application for new hearing in the
Anderson case.