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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
THE BARRoom BELL pUScH.

DiscouraDtng Figures In Relation to its
EFFICIENCY i,s ruling the Vi,gistiu Treas
ury.
New York Herald Richmond Telegram
The returns of the MoLfet system of liquor
taxation, embracing the whole State, and
covering the first fiscal year, has just been
made public. They show that the registers
and licenses combined only produce $S3,669
more than the old system, great disap-
pointment 1t was claimed for tue registers
that they would yield at least 100000 per
annum. In many localities public opinion
has been against the law, and in consequence
little real earnest effort has been made to en-
force it. Dealers have in many instances
neglected to ring the bell upon the sale of
drinks, and have not been reported because
their customers regarded the law as oppres-
siye, inquisitorial and unjust. In Richmond,
where the court was certainly active enough
in prosecutions, it is conceded that only
about half of the drinks are now registered
for taxation that used to be when the regis
ter was first introduced. This is more espe-
cially the case with small groggeres. Now,
as some offset to these discouraging symp-
tons, it should be said that the law is sus-
ceptible of amendment that will increase its
efficiency, and that Motfet has q better reg
lister than the one now in use, but as the
liquor dealers are clamorous for q repeal of
the law, and will undertake to prepare a bill
that will raise more money by the simple Ii
cense system, it is doubtful if the Moffet
plan will be much longer continued. DR..
Moffet is leader of the re"djusters. He is
just now III an awkward position. He would
like to see his system success, but it is the
policy of his party not to put money into
the State treasury. Between these conflict
ing interests he is thought to waver; and, in
the meantime, the enemies of the bell-punch,
relying upon the years results to prove it a
failure. are urgently demanding its repeal.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
1T Washington, but who ere not fitted, either
bv edncatior, ar ,,o+nral h.n+ II ,,areor,o ~

at Washington, but who ere not fitted, either
py education or natural bent, to perform that
which they may be called upon to do. We
have not, in fact, in our entire foreign SER
vice, single man filling diplomatic posi-
ton who is a diplomat. Not one in the list
could transact the business of the govern
ment with foreign powers in case of an
emergency; not one is qualified to Gil any
but purely ornamental post.
1t may be that we require no statesmen
to manage our affairs abroad, yet it would
seem to be the part of wisdom to appoint
men to official station who know somewhat
of craftsmanship so that, in the event of
difficulties arising, we might be properly
represented. Such, however, does not seem
to have been the idea of the present admin.
istration. Services rendered to the incum-
bent OF the executive Office seem to
have outweighed all other considerations,
and the result is that our ambassadors
abroad are positively men of no character or
callber-mere nonentities who, in the event
OF diplomatic game of chess, would be
simply pawns upon the board. It would be
gratifying to the American people to possess
the consciousness that they were creditably
represented abroad. Yet that consciousness
cannot exist as long as the present system of
making appointments is maintained. AS
long as the power to render a political ser.
vice is more highly esteemed than real merit
we will continue to be represented abroad
by men of mediocre ability, and statesmen
IN our foreign service will be as scarce as
| hens teeth We need a few broad minds
that can httingly represent our citizens, tc
occupy posts of honor at foreign courts. The
narrow, one-idea men who now assume to dc
so are disgrace to the republic and to every
intelligent man in it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
PlcndiaeG the Baby let.

The New York Sun exposes Jim Blaine in
another of his little tricks. In the debate on
the Blaine resolution in the Senate the other
day, MIR. Whyte, of Maryland, referred to the
old days of Know Nothing intimidation in
Baltimore, and charged Blaine with sym
pathy for that party. Blaine repealed this
lnslnuation, and said that at the time men
toned she was in small academy, and was
rather small boy" The Sun says that
Blaine was born in 1880, and Know Moth
ingism reigned in Baltimore in 1854. He
was 'ssmall boy,'' 25 years of age, when the
Know Nothing party was born. This is the
worst case of baby act that Blaine ever
pleaded. It beats the performances IN front
of Mulligan all hollow. Mr.. Blaine will
never be old enough to be President if he
was only a school boy and unable to take
part in politics in 1854.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
OUR FOREIGN gMRaSslD0BS

The question of who shall fill the mission
to Germany made vacant by the death OF
Bayard Taylor, suggests that it might i'm
prove the standing of our government
abroad to be represented at the several
courts by statesmen. While the representa-
tlves OF the United States at foreign courts
may be thoroughly good fellows and social
gentlemen against whom no word of re-.
proach can be uttered, it is unquestionably
true that our foreign service does not CON
tain man who can lay any claim to states
manship, while few if any have any concep-
ton of what craftsmanship is. Our minister
to the court of st. James was very success
full merchant of Philadelphia, but it is doubt
full If he has ever studied the science of
government, or could conduct negotiations
OF diplomatic character that involved
even the simplest questions of
statecraft. Our minister to France has been
an Ohio politician all his life. He was SO
fortunate as to be elected governor at one
time, and has ever since been pulled up by
his own conceit. No one ever accused him
" oolHS OOSSeSSeu Oh OGQ6r IMAM mediocre
ability. Why he was ever commissioned as
our representative to France passes compre-
hens'on. Perhaps his services as one of the
visiting statesmen to the Southern States
during the tendency of the Presidential,
count endeared him to the occupant of the
White House, and induced him to overlook
his qualifications. Our representative at ST
Petersburg is harmless old fool. it ia true.
and may discharge the purely ornamental
functions of the position with acceptance mn
to such time as the services of man NAV
be required. He, too, was useful durino
the electoral contest, which will furnish the
only excuse allowable for his appoint
ment. At Vienna, Madrid, Constantine
pie, and elsewhere on the continent.
the government of the United States is rep
resented by men who might discharge the
duties Of clerk in one of the departments
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
ONE OF CLAY's CLIENTS.
4 Cook TN a Restaurant Who Has an Ia
terestsn1 "Reminiscences.

a Cook tn a Restaurant Who Has az, In
terestsn9 Ren,taiscence.
y Chicago JournalI
There is employed in restaurant in this
city, IN the capacity of a cook, a man named
Louis Octayius Woods. He is Kentuckian
by birth and an octoroon by blood. He is
SO very nearly white that a person would
have considerable trouble in pronouncing
him other than white man. In 1843 he
killed white man in self-defence was tried,
defended by Henry Clay and acquitted. A
where Mr.. Woods is employed, and from him
obtained the following particulars of the
affair:
The day that the killing occurred, Woods
was standing in front o. the house of Viii
liam Emmerson, a prominent citizen of
Winchester, Clark county, KY, when q
noted character, named Charles Tanks,
happened along, under toe influence of
liquor, and thought he would have
some '.fun." Drawing bowie-kUife, he
made for Woods, stabbing him once
III the forehead, once III the arm, and again
in the body. He was about to strike again,
when Woods suddenly picked up stick OF
wood, and dealt his assassin blow that
killed him instantly. AS soon as it became
kno IN that niger had killed white
man, a large crowd assembled, and Mr..
Woods says there is no doubt that they in
tended to kill him. He took refuge in EN-
merson's barn, where the feld-hands and The
ladies of the house defended him until he
was safely reno ,ed to jail. Here another
attempt was made to lynch him, but it was
not successful. Woods at this time was a
very young man, was free, and had borne a
good character. But the tide of public
opinion in a slave State was strong against
him. Henry Clay was then making an on
slaught on old customs that were tainted
with barbarity, and to HIM the old father of
Woods appealed for aid. MIR. Clay, with the
generosity which was characteristic of him,
responded at once. The case was taken be-
fore the grand jury, bill found
against the prisoner, and in six weeks the
trial came off. Mr.. Clay had to contend
against popular prejudice, that was bitter in
the town where the killing occurred at a time
| when colored man had no rights that a
white man, however brutal and depraved,
| was required to respect. He nevertheless
decided to fight it out there. The point at
| issue was whether colored man did not
have as good right to defend his life as a
white man. In defence of his theory that
he had, Mr.. Clay made one of the most pow
erful speeches of his life, and the jury re-
turned verdict acquitting Woods without
leaving their seats. That was thirty five
years ago. Since that time Mr.. Woods has
grown to be an old man. He has always
borne good character, and is quiet and
peaceable citizen. He says that he has only
been in Winchester twice since the affair
occurred, and then he did not tarry very
long, as the people were still disposed
to make it hot for him.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27

TIE yellow fever commission, composed
of twenty M. DIS, employed at the rate OF
ten dollars day each, is about to begin
work, to ascertain the origin snd character
of the epidemic, and devise means of
preventing its ravages or diminish their So
verify. There is a prospect of row about
thea matter, however, as all homeopathic
physicians have been excluded from the
board, the allopaths refusing to
recognize them as medical men. However
that may be, the statistics of the plague in
New Orleans show that but five per cent. of
those treated hom@opathically died, while
under other treatment the mortality reached
nearly twenty-six per cent. That school of
medicine that has met with such eminent
success in the treatment of the disease in
question should be excluded from the COM
mission is singular, to say the least. All the
pathics ought to have an equal show.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
GOLD ST."
He Proposes a Reform. for Blame

Atlanta constitution.
Old ST waded through Blaine's speech
with the patience of martyr.
'On de face OBJ de returns" said he, s.ez
lade down in dis speech, de niger hez los
his grip on freedom, ter be shot,
cit does look rough when you don't care
what you say"
'Dats hit! But den, you mus 'skuse er
man OATS ben sun-streked an run ober on
de way ter de white house by de whole State
OBJ Ohio! Yer hez ter make 'lowences for dis
man, kase he's jess paddlin' round searchin'
for er onokerpied life presaryer.'
"You don't agree with him, then?''
"Well, I does in de konklushun, but, yer
see, l don't cline up ter hit de same vay he
do!''
GLOW is that?''
"Why he seq dat somefn's got ter be done.
an done in er monghty hurry, else, why dar
won't be huff niggers votin' in dis country
ter leckt DELIGHTS ter Ell konvenshun 'einst de
hog law! OATS. what I seq myself. But den.
faint no use ter say dat hits 'kase dar's bull
dozin' an entimerdashun-dat done PLAYED
out long agor
"What is the cause?''
"De prinserpul cause are Diet freedom
fotch on taxes, an eff yer don't see de tax
koliector, de managers at de ballot box kant
recognized yer nohow. Somehow en- 'nudder
yer seems not ter be yerseff. An ies SO
long ez de niggers buys mo- ticker dan he do
tax receps, jes SO long is dis 'skrepency
'gwine ter pear in de 'leckshun returns!'
'sThat sounds like sense.'
"Dat's what hit is-mark dat An eff
Mister Blaine, er emmy udder OBJ dem 'publi-
cans wants ter see niggers swarmin' at de
polls Gown hyar, all dey got ter do are ter
envent er mersheen ter pay niger taxes wild,
an stribute dem round thoo de Souf Onte
den de tax collectors is gwine on via de
bulldozin'. Year heah me!''
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27

THE reports of the registers of bank
ruptcy for the past year show that the gross
liabilities of the bankrupts was $219,387,-
S9773, and their nominal assets only $685.
8OO,62499. Only about five million dollars,
however. have been paid out in dividends,
while the costs of marshals, registers and
other court officers was $2,655,667. These
figures will give some idea of how this
business has been conducted, and how
anxious the registers, assignees, ETC., were
for the maintenance of the law.
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Rates IRE fixed exceedingly low, and no charge Is
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matter every day If possible.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
Plenty OF Starters.

A well-meaning, but eccentric, politician
IN the State of Pennsylvania has put up the
names of Horatio Seymour, of New York,
and Gov. Palmer, of Illinois, as Democratic
candidates for President and Vice President
IN 1880. With an honest desire to encour-
age genius by competition. we wish to amend
by substituting the names of Joseph Lane,
OF Oregon, and William Pnckney White, of
Maryland, instead. Il obscurity is to be the
test of nomination in the approaching CON
yention there will be plenty Of starters in the
field.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
a Pretty Story of Garibal,1i.

M. D. Conway in Cincinnati Commerciall
1t is Gen. Bordonne who describes the en-
tire career of Garibaldi as mighty hunter
in the following anecdote: ssOne evening IN
1867, as the general was going home, he met
Sandman shepherd lamenting the loss of
lamb out of his flock. Garibaldi at once
turned to his staff, who were with him, and
announced his intention of securing the
mountain to find that lamb A grand expe-
dition was Immediately organized. Lam
terms were brought and the old officers
of many campaign started off full of zeal
to hunt the fugitive, and veteran voices
used to command were ow heard bleatine
in every valley and on the mountain crags.
After an hour OF SO of this no lamb was
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27

HE city of st. Louis is in an ecstacy of
JOY the superior coart of Missouri having
decided that the municipality has right to
tax lawyers, just as it does merchants and
doctors Tt is expected that the imposition
of per capita tax upon the legal luminaries
of "the future great" will result in raising
the debt under which the city now groans.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27

The way in which Johnny Davenport bull
dozed four or five thousand legal voters of
New York out Of their votes at the recent
election is to be investigated by a House COM
mittee, consisting of Representatives Hart
ridge, Lynde and Frye, who will meet at the
metropolis on the I'd of January. Probably,
when all the facts are known, it will be found
that there was more genuine intimidation in
New York city than in the entire Southern
States.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
An extraordinary fatality

AN extraordinary fatality has existed
among the members of the present Con
gress. No less than five members of the
House have died within a year-Messrs
Leonard, of Louisiana, WEIGH, of Nebraska
Quinn, of New York, Williams, of Miohi-
gan, and Douglas, of Virginia-while three
or four others are lying at deaths door.
Washington is bad place to emigrate to,
and we would advise all young men having
Congressional aspirations to look well before
they leap.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
A Public Benefactor.
Philadelphia Times.

It is remarked by keen witted New York
paper that che is a benefactor of the race
who can raise two laughs where but one
grew before This is how Commissioner
LIE Due expects to come by his reward.
While most OF his experiments have turned
out rather unfortunately, he has succeeded
beyond all expectation with his crop of
laughs. He raises them by the handful and
OF hardy variety, which is not affected bv
pecuGarities of the weather.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27

The person who is apparently the least
concerned about the rumored conspiracy to
defeat Senator Voorhees, reelection to the
self. He is apparently confident that he has
the support of the people, and certain that
the members of the legislature will not dare
to refuse to carry out the purpose for which
they were elected.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
AT Agen. France. the other NIGHT q "a

At Agen. France, the other night farm
er's wife, on going to bed, discovered sitting
in the corner of her bedroom near the Gun
board an enormous wolf. Her husband
brought a spit from the kitchen, and, run
ming it through the animals open mouth,
pinned 1t to the wall, while she beat out its
brains with stick. In point of fact
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
And gave the poor wolf hit,
While her husband SO tall
Pinned the beast to the wall
Through the foof of his mouth with a spit
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All mail subscriptions payable invariably In advance.
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An Amusing Incident,
Boston Advertiser.

An amusing incident occurred in one of
our popular churches last Sunday that de-
serves to be recorded. A stout lady during
the sermon exhibited signs of fainting, when
young physician, not more than half her
weight, calamity put his arms about her
waist and dragged her into the aisle, but was
unable to take her further. One of the dea-
cons came to the rescue, and, Selling the
lady by the pedal extremities, the two car
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27

The South Carolina legislature contains
six colored members, all Of them Democrats,
and the Texas legislature boasts of five of
the same stripe. We presume the stalwart
newspapers will assert that they were bull
dozed into those bodies
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27

found, and the soldiers were ordered to their
beds. Next morning Garibaldi's attendant
found him in bed fast asleep. He was sur
prised at this, for the general was always up
before anybody else. The attendant went
OF softly and returned in half an hour.
Garlbaldi still slept. After another delay the
attendant walked him. The general rubbed
his eyes, and so did his attendant when he
saw the old warrior take from under the
covering the lost lamb and bid him convey
it to the shepherd
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27

The New York Herald suggests Private
Dalzel for the Bulgarian throne. We ap-
prove of the suggestion, provided the Turks
will covenant to burn all the mails from that
country in transit here.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
ST. PAUL. FRIDAY. DEC. 81, 1878,

THE New York State government costs
nearly fourteen millions of dollars annually.
The people ought to have good article fol
the MONEY!.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27

ried her bodily out into the yestibule, where
she speedily "came to- and Indignantly de-
manded of her kind friends what she had
done that she should be so forcibly removed,
the truth being that she was only indulgng
IN good nap.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
1ilien Watchina Tom.
New York Herald

Thurman's friends say he can't run for
governor, because he must have time to
watch Hendricks.
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TIE WEEKLY GLOBE.

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Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1878-02-16
Tdl16er If t.

Mt1ttdrar3t tint Srbtnatipnssimmer)
.6ter bic bret &efruten utb Der Gtnjdbrt9>
5retwtatse betpntmer btelelben 9t1ea-pte
8efruten nit seppbnli6er Soft, Der Sret-
wiatse aber nit DGtdt"
Bauer (3u fetnem Spbn): nStebf, ST.
fSb1e, bic gIrnebme frie9e' bod allemal
mas 8e0er'S,
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Mpberne& tnbersu6 t.

SHUTTER 8inp, bple Mir bpd metnen
S%tridr1bmen.
Sinh S mu nit.
Nutter: Srit6en, 70 rurft BIT ntdt ia
gen; mani iprtdt: Sd Mug ni6t!
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g /.

Nrcrtser vSrhu Sdrphtn 6aber per9an-
semen epnntas bic Stride fpterer nt9t te<
iu6t!"
Sarpntn: vNaerpinsS, aber th babe ia
1neine Sarte beim Str6enptener ab9ese>
rem :"
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1854
1t uter9altenD
Ger etnatae 9pRn II.

0es S6ulsen in g. etnsiser Spbn mar
milttGrpfi6tis unb Bate ais folder bic
sewbbnti6e gersinfisuns gu trfen, Mint
lid Treiteit ppm Mtlttdrbtenfe.
GtS Sic Muiterunssliiten i4pn fertis
fnp, wirb tem @6ulsen nr6 Elm Spdtlins
na6sebpren, 8ie nun Der gater ppr9e>
laren mtrb, frast man i'm: CT Bat alir
nur ctnen Spbn? Ter dlte sudt o~erle9en
sic Mhiel.
90 Der Bier @enannte lein etnsi9er Spbn
1T fraste Ser Seamte np6mals. &ber>
malises itummes Sldielsuden.
@arum antwprtet Gr nt6t? @as tits
nit ietnem Spbn2
Nu, be9innt Der S1rer, enrli6 spsernb,
es is wpbl mod III a tlens 0tnsle rerbem,
nber eS bepeut mir.
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0te Mo6t tes S6tnfens.

Telomete1: S9pdl6were Nptb, nus
tat Gr babtnten nd~hsutrdrpen tet Den
Marpten, meiB Gr ni6t, mpbtn CT 9e>
tHrt ?
Nefrut Qeile): 6err acknowledgements
SHUTTER Bat mir etnen S6intcn tn BEN Spr>
niter sepadt fir gle, barum fpntm' tA -
Ihmer fprt.-SelpwebeG CT GlementSelel,
trorum fuet CT mir nt6t slet6, boB Or
franz 1T man ~Yerlanst ia nt6ts llnmenlh>
Iife8.
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GrefTt6e q

Inter BEN pteGen pisi9en S(ntpprten, btf
zen 2(ppen3eGerinnen su9eihrteben perber,
tesieben ii@ nte1rere auf bic Manne5treu,
Gin 5purtit, wel6er einen StrduB ipl@er
8lntbfn an ietnen SUIT seitedt Bate be9e9-
nete einem @db6en, bas ibm %freunb1td
surtef:
ySbr 6abt baI I4Dne Sliimlt !"
ySa, th babe dber II N1anne5treu,
teine @etbertreu sefunben."
vSbr TRACTS am SUIT, mir trasen's I'm
@er3en," mar bes Mlb6ens 9el9etb.
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@erGtner Semperatur.

S~1rteutl6er u6err @ptt, it's 1eute
f1lt,,"
Serliner: uGas lit bp6 fetne 8dlte /.
Sci uns in Berlin iinb mir an "a Grab
s~epDbnt!"
Snbreutlder: SD banf' ih6n, t9 babe
beute fApn 9enus an ben 9 Grab.
Serltner @d5 9 Grab 8et 9 GRAB
ba tbaut eS BET uns 1T Berlin.
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Der lebte s

&ifter gum Gerurtbetften): 8eSpr Ct
bineeri6tet wtrb, fann Gr mod einen
9uten Srunf su ltA nebntsn, pdble CT it6
a1iD aus, mas Sbm ant beften i6medt, es
ip1l Sbm Don @ert6t5pesen ~perabfp19t
nerben @llp @etn pber Bier?
Delinquent Na wiien g, 30 mD6t i6
no6 I'M ltebiten cine SGaiAe Sebensper>
ldneerun95zG 1trtr baben.