Daily globe., 1879-02-10
GLOBELETS.

GLOBELETS,
Sitting Bull is suspected of being Grant
man.
The late Princess Alice was buried wrapped
in the folds of an English flag.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is educating a
daughter to succeed her on the lecture plat
form.
Grevy is the fgurehead of the good ship La
Republique Franchise. Gambetta is the man
| at the wheel.
The first women clerks employed in the ma
| tlonal treasury were appointed in 1862. There
are now over 1900.
Mrs. Mary s. Barefoot, of Bedford county,
Pa. is SO years old, weighs 24O pounds, and has
24o living descendants.
The wife of Speaker Randall has just attend
ed in Washington, for the first time in her life,
large dancing party.
Senator Hill, of Georgia, is distinguished by
that rare and beautiful possession familiarly
known as "horse sense.'
compostor who is always whining for
something fat isn't consistent when he uses
bottle of anti-fat every week.
Jay Gould holds the Wall street tiller with
firm grip. Any sympathy for him at this stage
| of the game would be premature
The girls are rapidly coming to the front i'm
Maine. There are now 5000 of them teaching
IN the public schools of that State.
The readers of the Tribune are grateful for
the understanding that that journal will now
quiet down. on the subject of Moses
1t is peculiar fact that nobody knows who
| will be the next Democratic candidate for the
Presidency except a select circle of Republi-
| can editors.
Senator Conkling is about to head great
philanthropic movement. The Cincinnati En-
| Quirer says be will see that John Sherman never
reaches the White House.
Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin, is being 'sboosted''
| up the ladder Of fame. We feel authorized to
add that he can do his own climbing. He does
| not covet Republican aid.
Pelton protests that he is not the Jonah
| aboard the bark of Mr.. Tilden's political for
tunes. and his efforts to resist being cast into
| the sea may prove interesting.
The rumor that Col. Mosby is to be trans
| ferred to the Berlin mission, and that Dennis
Kearney will succeed him at Shanghai cannot
be traced to any authoritative source
Mr.. Hayes message to the Senate on the
| subject Of the New York custom-house ap-
pointments reads like that of man who had
narrowly escaped being born an angel
Elizabeth, New Jersey, is bankrupt. AS
| Elizabeth at one time was said to be worth
| $14, 100000, we cannot understand what has
| become of her money-unless she has had some
dentistry done.
| The Maine legislature won't cut down the
salaries of members, but they talk of reducing
supreme judges salaries to $4,000 a year.
Great Jehosaphat That won't pay their car
fare on freight trains.
| correspondent in eastern Maine writes that
the Republicans will carry the State next Sep
tember, and that they are already at work.
Boston Journal. That piece of news must
| have cost you something.
couple of canvasback ducks flew into the
editors sanctunl in the Baltimore Gazette build
ing, lighted on a bust of Pallao, and died there
from indignation. They had been eating bakers
bread made in Chicago.
| The Virginia Senate has refused, by a very
decided majority, to repeal the whipping-post
law, taking the ground that a great saving of
expense has accrued and there has been a nota-
BILE decrease of petty thefts.
Years and years ago your fashionable lady
never saw a seal skin sacque. Why! there was
Mrs. Adam, who only had one bare skin sacuue
for summer and winter. But times were tight,
and her husband was out of work.
While the unusual depression in England is
to be deplcred, the lack of former enterprise
and prosperity has checked the outflow of gold
from this country which otherwise would have
embarrassed the process of resumption.
The report that Hon. Reuben Davis, National,
had abandoned the contest of the seat of Hon.
Henry l.. Muldrow, from the First district of
Mississippi, is contradicted. The parties have
served upon each other notice and reply.
Jerry Black is reported to have said that
Senator Conkling is abler man than was
either Clay, Calhoun or Webster. The fact is
that he never said SO. What he did say was
that Conkling was more indefatigable poll.
tician.
When the Warehouses of Lorne invaded the
United States the other day she paid tribute to
the starry banner by cheering it. When she
saw the ice formations she exclaimed in phrase
for which young ladies will love her, 20! isn't
it just glo1iousr'
The Augusta National Democrat SAYS that a
representative to the legislature from the back
towns region happened to be in Augusta last
summer, and seeing for the first time street
sprinkler, hailed the driver and excitedly in
formed him that his wagon was leaking.
Actual occurrence in Chicago street car
Stylish lady, holding lapdog, is about ready
to leave the car. Dog man1fests impatience.
Lady says, in her sweetest tones, 'Wait, dar-
ling, till mamma puts on her Gloves Passen-
gers roar with laughter. Mi2aoauhee San.
More failures among the shoe dealers of Bos-
ton. Come West, gentlemen and prosper
Chicago Commercial Advertiser. The trouble is
that too many Boston gentlemen's goods went
| West and have come back in the shape of cred
| itors' dividends.-Boston Journal of Commerce.
| Schuyler Colfax is said to be renewing his
age.-Boston Herald. Colfax? Colfax? O
yes we remember him now-once Vice-Presi-
dent.-Ne,Ubu'ypor Herald. That's it..
| Used to trade with fellow named Grant.
| Grant & Colfax; we remember em.-Er-
| change.
President Tilden, it is reported, will address
| the students of the Southern Trinity College at
| their next commencement. Mr.. Thurman is
| to be the orator next June at the university at
| Chapel Hill, N. c., and Mr.. Bayard, it is sug-