Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-07
GLOBELETS.

Three hundred Icelanders emigrated last
month to Canada. In the last FIVE years 1900
lceianders have repaired thither.
Don Carlos is poor as thew make 'em. He
keeps his own hens. chops his own cut arounds.
and helps his wife dress the babies.
A special train of cars ran recentlv from
Binghamton to Syracuse. a distance of eighty
miles, in eighty-three and half minutes.
new and valuable variety of table fish, the
Norwegian deep sea founder, has been discov-
cred by Prof. Baird on the Mas achusetts coast.
Memphis is now the Niobe of southern cities;
Its population of 10000 only two months ago
has been reduced to 1850 whites and 5000 At
ricans.
Franz Rummell, the great Belgian pianist. in
coming over to show US h, to get music out of
a piano. We can almost hear the .Rummellins
already.
Switzerland does not impose capital punish
ment for murder, and the ordinary punishment
for that crime is from five to six years impris-
eminent.
Dr. Brown, of Roekport, KY, has resolved not
10 trim his hair till Democratic President has
been elected. Twoyears is 3 long time for hair
to grow.
Grenvllie Murray, the author of 1.-The Mem
Der for Paris, has just gone through the bank
ruptcy court in London. His creditors receive
per cent
Mr. Schliemann, the explorer of the ruins of
Troy and Mycena, claims to have discovered the
ruins of the ancient capital of Ulysses king
dom of Ithaca.
The wife of Gen. Sturgis and her two daugh-
tiers are visiting Clusters battlefield, in the
faint hope of discovering some relic of Lieut..
Sturgis, who died there.
The pretty maid milking her twenty-three
cows in an hour and forty minutes was sight
recently to be seen at East Fora, Ont. We're
lorra we Wee not there to see.
The project of police in Paris is about to pro.
hibit the sale of toy pistols with explosive COM
pounds. He has had a quarrel with the coro-
| ner. and is bound to have his revenge.
Slater, of Oregon, was formerly an editor
From an editorial desk, frescoed with the re-
mains OF water bugs, to seat in the United
States Senate is generally quite fall.
The members of the National Yellow Fever
Commission will receive $500 month each
and travelling expenses. They will not be in a
hurry to complete their investigation.
South Cardinals prodgal son and Senator, ].
j. Patterson, is mentioned in the Salt Lake
City papers of the Gath ult. He was junketing
with George Q. Cannon and other saints
The picture of Robert E. Lee, painted by 81.
W. Randolph, which was at the centennial ex-
position, has been purchased by Mrs. Florence
Franklin, Greenwich, England. for 50, $40.
Whatever your currency, you will never get
rid of banks said Mr.. Blaine in his Boston
| speech, and then ''some one yelled, N P.
banks, and there was roar of laughter.
Mr.. Ii. Nj. Stanley, the explorer, has COM
pleted arrangements for the delivery of 100 lee
lures in vart us parts of Great Britain, en-
bodying descriptio, of his recent discoveries.
The first Chinese child's magazine has been
started in Shanghai. 1t is published monthly,
contains variety of amusing and instructive
matter, with illustrations, and is but Is cents a
year.
Postmaster General Key will return to Wash
lngton about the 25th inst. A letter, received
| at the department from him, announces that
he has had pleasant trip and is in good
health.
private letter from Hon. Alexander H.
Stephens says that his hemorrhages are SUBJ
siding, and there ia consequent improvement
| OF health. He hopes he will yet be able to cast
a shadow.
The emperor of Brazil has invited eminent
doctors from Europe to Rio Janeiro to study
on the spot the true character of yellow fever,
and discover remedy for it. Several have 40
cepted the call.
Chicago's barking girl ia put in the shade by
the cat-baby of Racine, Wis, which news like
a cat in distress, has claws instead of nails, a
mouth like that of cat, and an arm resem-
bling cats paw
Gold has been struck in the NIagdala mine
shaft, which Is the deepest in the colony of
Victoria, at depth of 1888 feet below the sur
face. This discovery is causing great excite
ment in Australia
The monument of General Brock at Queens
| town, Canada, has been ornamented with
lightning rod of heroic size, which runs up the
hero's bronze back climbs upon his helmet
and extends into the air several feet above it.
| man is running for sheriff in an Indiana
town, and the local paper says: From the
humble cottage of the daily laborer and from
the cheerful fire of the mechanic nightly goes
T.
Brights election"
Switzerland is carrying on large contraband
trade in petroleum and tobacco, bought in the
United States and shipped free through all the
Intervening custom houses. The articles, once
| In the land OF William Tell are struggled across
| the neighboring frontiers.
Mosby, when drawing his first quarters pay
ke6 tot ha faiI fba
treasury, This is the second time have drawn
on the United States for money. The first time
Was when pulled up couple Of army pay
masters during the late war;
| Two conductors of the London Chatham and
Dover railway are to be tried for mansIaughtcr
III causing the recens fatal disaster at Sitting
bourne. We do things differently here. When
a railroad man commits wholesale murder we
raise a subscription for his benefit.
The Dubuque Herald says that two young
| ladies of strong temperance convictions were
SO deeply absorbed in conversation on tenn
perance subjects lately when out driving that
the horse took his own way and turned in and
| drew up before a huge brewery, where largo
audience took in the situation.
Notes intended for the private eye of the
printer sometimes get into the best regulated
| newspaper. Thus the New York Null con-
| cluded its report of Conklings speech in these
words: ''Let our motto be, IN essentials unity,
in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity,
to go at the end of ConkIing.''
To be able to work continuously for eleven
days and nights is what is claimed by c. D.
Sanders, Of Parkersburg, West Virginia. He is
between so and 60 years of age, and tall