Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-03
GLOBELETS.

If Arthur, the chief of the locomotive engi-
neers, is to be believed, the reported strike on
the Western railroads is all nonsense.
Several young lsfis in Harlem, N. Y, are
forming boat club, for which they have
adopted the motto, 1--WE paddle our own ca
noe.'
The Prince of Wales has put up his brother
in-law, the Crown Prince of Denmark, at the
Paris Jockey Club and hopes be viii not be
black balled sgs.f.zsss ={s,s
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has just received judg-
ment in the Mississippi court of appeals in
favor of his claim to the plantation of Briefs
field, in that state.ss
1t is related that when Miss Ophelia at an
upon Powers 'Greek Slave she Immediately
exclaimed, Glow shit tless''
The Chicago common council, after trying
for eighteen years to drive out an Irish woman
who squatted and built shanty in the middle
Of ono Of her streets, has been obliged to buy
her Off -
a9esert0ns of prominent Republicans to the
National party are recorded in all parts Of the
country. Disgust with the frauds practiced by
the party will drive all the respectable men,
bers ont.
The greatest benefactor of the female sex on
this continent is Judge Grant, of Davenport
Iowa. He has adopted seventeen girls, raised
them, and mar ried most Of them off with gem
erous endowments.
Chicago is in a great stew over the custom
house frauds recently developed there. It
would be more extraordinary, and excite more
comments if any honestly built public build
ing there would be unearthed.
Chicago Times: Why didn't the President say
| at Gettysburg that with which he rejoiced the
souls of the Johnny Rebs at Atlanta, viz: ut
was not discreditable to you, nor specially
| creditablc to us, that the war turned out as it
did,"
Sir James Paget, baronet has in due course
| of time blossomed into a surgeon ex-
traordinary to Queen Victoria and acquired a
| lucrative practice. He is much admired by
thousands of the proprietors of damaged
| frames.
| lively discussion on the subject of elective
! judges is just now going on in the English par
lament and press. It seems that there is only
one elective judge in England, the recorder OF
London; but he has just raiaed scandal by a
| decision.
| According to English paper the Vokes
| family returned their ''shanks'' to the audience
| for their cordial reception. The item might
have been appropriate if the troupe had been
| Lydia Thompson's, and the audience composed
| Of saw-mill owners.
Indianapolis Herald: 1t never occurred tc
| the old gentlemen how to account for the pc.
! culiar odor and taste of the rain water unit
his hopeful son. an aspiring NJ. D., remarked
that he was bleaching some skulls on the
| roof Of the house,
weekly theatrical sheet in New York ha,
! been replying vigorously to an attack upon the
dramatic profession made in Hd1pers Mouthly
! On investigation it was found that the attacl
appeared in the magazine for August. 1852, anc
that its author died last year.
There have been only three ecclesiastical
trials of bishops in the Protestant Episcopa
1 church in the United States since 1887, and onl,
one involved criminal of immoral conduct
McCoskrey' fight renders second crimina
i trial unnecessary, for which the church is to b.
Z congratulated
Don Cameron gave party in Washington tn,
other night to which were summoned all til,
Pennsylvanians in Congress. The young Sena
tor has never before invited any Of the latte
to social gatherings at his residence, and ha
been sharply criticised therefor, as though h
had not the right to be as independent and ex
elusive as he wished. Now he wants assistance
in his campaign for reelection and SO deviate
from his usual custom. sEEsa 9sfz
Z The story is told Of the present Pope, whe,
1egate to Brussels, that thinking marquis
had the audacity at one time to call his ;atten
tion to shockingly imm Oldest Venus which
was painted il, ivory on the Marquiss snuff
box, with the purpose of disconcerting TIL
clerical dignitary. Mgr. Pecci examined crit
cally without any apparent suspicion of its in
decency, and handed it back to the marquis
murmering quietly: Beautiful, very beauti
full. The marchioness, I suppose?"
The ages Of the reigning; sovereigns of Eu
rope are as follows The Emperor of German,
81 years, the King of Holland go years and II
months, the Emperor of Russia SO years and I
months, Victoria SO years, Victor Emmanue
died comparatively young at 81 years and
months. The youngest sovereigns are the EN-
peror of Austria, AZ years and months; King
Humbert of Italy, "a years; the Sultan 8:
years and 8 months; the King of Greece 81
j years, and the King of Spain 20 years and ]
! month.