Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-01
GLOBELETS.

amount to SIS, 100000.
There are 1905 miles of railway in France,
and s.642 in Germany.
San Stefano is few miles west from Con-
stantlnople on the Sea of Marmora.
Since Hannibal Hamlin was % years old he
mas peen only three years out of Office.
friday last the Norwegian bark Ebeveger
cleared from New Orleans for Rouen with 25, 900
bushels OF corn in bulk.
The pension list in 1861 numbered 1886. In
1913 the number was 23s All. At the present
time the number is about 232,O 900.
Taxes and the city debt are not less in New
York than when Boss Tweed ruled the city. On
the contrary, both have steadily increased ever
since.
There are ten copper mills in the United
States-two il Pittsburgh two in Connecticut
three in Massachusetts, and one each in New
York, New jersey and Maryland.
The town of Albany, Ill.,, was excited Mon
day, by the discovery of human skeleton in
an unused warehouse-possibly the remains of
some tramp who crawled in there and died
Montenegro had one seaport until the
European Congress of 1915 took it away from
that the Congress of 1878 shall confirm her title
| to both.
| frlnce blsmarchs investments have shared
the fate of many others in Germany, and his
consequent pecuniary embarrassment is men
TONED as accounting for his increasing ira
liability.
Inc military parade (of mlitia) in New Or
leans, ON Washington's birthday, is said to have
been the grandest military spectacle ever seen
IN that city. Over 100000 people lined the
streets through which the troops marched.
| over twenty establishments in New York
openly sell oleomargarine or artificial butter.
Ihe price Is 2G(G 25c at retail, and as it is al
ways offered fresh, it sells well. especially to
boarding houses, hotels and public Institutions
The city council of Chicago last week adooted
a resolution directing the temporary susnensiou
of the high schools of the city and the u,e of
the high school buildings to increase the COM
mon school accommodations Chicaoo ;s
| '!hard up.
Kincaids brick block in Sioux CITY has been
four times set fire within two wears hv
some incendiary. The last time. early on the
morning of the 23d inst, Mr.. Kncaid and wife.
who live III the upper rooms were nearly sufTn-
This scene occurred at the Kansas CITY post
office on the 23d. A well dressed lady hurriedl,
approached gentleman. presented pistol
close to his head and exclaimed, follow mer'
He calmly surveyed her, bowed and offered his
arm, and they walked away
Mad dogs, which have bit other dogs and ami
mails and occasionally human beings, have
been reported lately from twenty or more diff
terent cities and villages of Massachusetts.
with instances OF horses, cows, sheep and even
hogs dying of hydrophobia
Mrs. Ida f. Hunt of North Charleston
n. d., young wife and mother was presented
by her husband with pistol, for her defense
during his absence. In sonambulistic state
the other morning she found the pistol and
shot herself through the heart, dead
A German inventor by fastening the traces
to an IRON rod running through Il cylinder con-
tanning several rings of gutta-percha claims tn
have effected saving of force not only in start
ing loaded vehicle, but during traction. of at
! least one-third. The report of military com
mission confirms his claim.
Wh'le cutting into a straw stack with a hay
knife, man of Danville, New York was hor-
ror struck on seeing the great blade covered
r with blood. His first thought was that he had
Killed some unfortunate tramp who had crawled
INTO the stack to sleep. He was made happy
by hndlng that he had only cut "a woodchuck
in two.
The supreme court of Indiana has decided
that physicians cannot be required to testify as
medical experts in State cases without compe,
satlon for their professional services. The de-
: clslon was an appeal case from Fort Wayne, in
which two physicians were jailed for contempt
OF court IN refusing to testify unless paid reg
: ular consultation fees
Poor John Barry, night Waterman at a rail
L way round house i'll Jackson, Mich went home
as usual at clock last Saturday morning
and found his wife sitting up in bed, but
: corpse, and their one child almost dead from
: the effect of gas from coal stove which had
not been properly regulated. The child. despite
every effort, died before the day was over
man at Anna Ill, who keeps d number of
snakes he has captured, including several rat
. tlesnakes, gave the latter the other day a live
+ mouse to eat and was surprised when he again
looked at his pets to find that the mouse had
: killed one of the snakes and begun to cat it
while the others, by their movements. showed
ther great fear of their active little enemy.
, 1t is said Mr. Hayes has informed the late
!. Indian Commissioner Smith. that notwith-
standing the report of Carl Schurz's investiga-
@ tors he, Hayes, believes bIr. Smith to be an
honorable man, History repeats itself. Presi
ldent Grant assured another Indian Commits
: sioner Smith who went out of office in disgrace,
: that he, Grant had full confidence in his inter
r rity.
The First National bank of Helena NJ. T..
l. having capital of 100000 and a surplus Of
$4,000. with deposits amounting at last report
to S680.0OO. in 1877 did not lose dollar
n through the failure of any of its patrons and
q charged off only 1000 to profit and loss.
f (mostly on account of the reduced premium on
government bonds,) while its net profits for tI,c
= year We're 381g per cent,
The imports of the Canadian Dominion last
> year were 1892. 1862 exports $575, S75 1913
Over 81 per cent of the imports, in value were
- from the United States. and the official tables
J show steady increase from year to year in the
q purchases of goods from the United States
" Since 1872 the imports from this country in
v creased A per cent, while the imports from
e Great Britain diminished 80 per cent.
n A protectionist would probably say that
e James Gordon Bennett ought to have mani
/ tested his patriotism by buying an American
= built vessel for his proposed Arctic expedition
- And Mr.. Bennett might retort that it would BIZ,
Q Q better II American mine owners, iron workers,
q sail and rope makers ship builders etc., would
g be patriotic enough to allow American vessels