Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-20
GLOBELETH.

GLOBELETs.
Next year will be one of unexampled aotiv-
ity inrailroad building in Texas.
The 9Oth of June last there wcro ,149 miles
of railway open for traffic in New Zealand.
Mr.. Gladstone 10 not rich, but his wife is.
His family is large and only one daughter Is
married.
A Chicago ladder maker ran away with an
other mans wife few weeks ago. Pass him
around
South Australia proposes to supplement it's
revenue by an income tax and tax upon bust
ness Investments.
The Archduchess Marie Christine, in adj
dition to her other accomplishments, occupies
herself with Woodworking.
In the higher public schools of Italy, Greek,
Latin and mathematics have been superseded
by the study Of modern languages.
Americans are not allowed the privilege of
suffrage in the Arctic regions. At least no.
body has ever gotten to the poles.
The butcher who gives you neck steak for
round will be found to be one of those frugal
fellows who try to make both ends meat.
One Mr.. Keen advertises variety of oat-
seed, warranted not to rust. This may be set
down as the Keen-eat of the farmers' campaign.
It is now certain that Mr.. Sprague's depart
ure from Canonchet, taking her three daugh-
| ters with her, was upon advice of her counsel.
An almost unprecedented golden wedding
has just been celebrated at Watertown, Conn,
| the couple being Hiram Atwood and his fourth
wife.
John T. Ford claims to have discovered the
| coming American actress in Miss Lillian Spen-
Ger, daughter of DR.. G. W. Spencer, of Pitts
burg:
Six misbehaving young men were taken from
their beds by mob at Wesley Chapel Ind,
| tied to fence in row, and whipped almost to
death.
The Chinese keep grapes long time fresh,
| by cutting hole in pumpkin, cleaning 1t
out, and after filling with ripe fruit replacing
the cover.
The British war steamer Mercury, lately
completed and tested, is said to be the swiftest
vessel in the world. She makes twenty-five
miles an hour.
Letters have been received in this c,uutrv.
written by French uobleman, asking if w. a.
Vanderbilt has any daughters and If A. T,
Stewart left any.
Ireland heads the list of crime in the United
Kingdom, as far as minor offenses are con-
cerned, but IN serious crimes England and
Scotland are ahead.
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The Houston (Texas) Telegraph says that
| within eighteen months over dozen men have
been hanged in Texas and that every man died
with cigar in his mouth
Out of list of more than one hundred
newspapers in Virginia, only seven are put
down as opposed to the Mccullough plan for
the settlement of the State debt.
Railway accidents strictly SO called, do not
appear to have caused the death of single
passenger on the lines of the United Kingdom
during the six months ending with June last.
The mayor of New Orleans has received let
tiers from two ladies. one in New York and
one in Baltimore, expressing desire to adopt
two of the children of the late Gen. J. b.
Hood.
Stuart Robson, the actor, has made a hit in
San Francisco by makiog himself closely re-
semble Beecher when personating Grahame.
the wicked clergyman, in ssChampaene and
Oysters"
The Victoria, Australia, government pro-
poses to expend 1895, 900 in the erection Of
new public schools. The Sydney government
proposes spending S15, 100000. principally on
railroads.
That mountain of rock down in Georg;a
which has been having convulsions recently, is
too near to be comfortable. From the most
reliable information, it seems to be onlv
stones throe.
Charlotte Walter, German actress, is re-
garded by some European critics as the great
est living tragedienne. Her beauty is classic.
and her dramatic powers said to be something
marvellous Like Modieska, she enioys the
title of countess.
In the silk factories of Italy 12O,42s women
are employed, beside 26, 976 in cotton. and IL
1O| IN tobacco factories. There are 9.177 man.
utacturlng establishments of all kinds in tho
kingdom, employing s92,O4S laborera, iss. 4ss
Of whom are women.
The British troops engaged in the Afghan
campaign were granted six months ''batta'' at
the close of hostilities. This added a.. 500 C10
to the cost of the war, Scarcely is the bonus
granted before there is anarchy in Cabnl and
the campaign opens again.
1t is announced that the punishment inf71c+
ed on the natives of Booker island. off the
coast OF New Guinea. by the English has been
salutary. These amiable savages had killed
and eaten several white men, and had used ma
tive catechists as 8 relish
John Gear has skedaddled from Eastern Kew
lucky, leaving wife anG eight little harnesses
to scuHe with the average world-charitv of ten
degrees below zero. His proceeding NAV bav.
been regular, but it looks as if that runn;r,-
Gear is not exactly in order.
The pilgrimage from Paris to Lonrdas ~,
longer involves discomforts, if the pilgrim has
a little money. The railroad Companies RIM
excursion trains at half the ordinary rates And
the facilities for refreshment and devotior.t
services by the way are ample.
| The Kensingtou Uondon) Swedenborpian
church has been presented by a ladv At F,o--
enee with the oasso rel5eoo sculptures by which
Flaxman secured his admission to the Rovsl
academy. The great sculptor was j. memher
of the Swedenborgian community.
Gamble tia does not like to be a speesac,a
The crowds that follow when he stirs abroad
annoy him exceedingly. He has hit upon The
| expedient of first going to his little country
place, near Paris, when about to start y,
journey, and going thence under false name
Paris husband was told that his wife. who