Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-09
aLOBELEfs.
Minister Noyes is soon to leave France for a
vacation of three months In Egypt.

GLOBELETs
Minister Noyes is soon to leave France for a
vacation of three months In Egypt.
The Jews propose to hold an international
convention of their race in Paris during this
month.
Hon. Alexander 81. Stephens has made $685.
600 on his book, 1.-THE War Between the
States"
A Florence, Italy, dispatch announces the
death of John Adams Jacuson. the American
sculptor.
American watches, with the dials suited to
Arabic division of the hours of the day, are ex-
ported to Syria.
Madame Durand (Henri Greville), the sue
cessful French authoress was driven to literary
work by poverty.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, who has just
passed his 10th birthday, WILL It 10 said, pub
lish another volume.
Secretary Sherman. like many other success
full men, is said to have been very dull boy.
He hasn't got over his dullness yet.
A winter garden is about to be added to the
Elysee palace, the Sale des Fetes being pro-
longed as far as the Avenue de Marigny.
Dean Stanley has consented to the interment
of the body of the late Sir Rowland Hill,
founder of the penny postage, in Westminster
abbey.
Miss NJ e. Braddon had the honor Of being
the only lady on the English reception COM
mittee at the recent congress Of authors in
London.
Tho T.aSr nnSo
students, and its conservatorium of music 260
pupils. Many Americans are included in these
numbers.
A gentleman who is fond of antiquarian re-
| searches calls attention to the fact that an At
tempt was made to change the name Of Massa-
chusetts to Oceana.
Mrs. Langtry makes her own hats and bon
nets. One of her prettiest hats was made by
herself from an old Leghorn straw once worn
by her grandmother.
At Arcachon and Biar1itz, France, ladies in
bad weather wear the wooden sabots or clog
shoes, made very ight-some of mahogany,
with silver ornaments in front.
The new Hotel de ville or city hall of Paris,
is to be ornamented with thirty-two statues of
eminent Parisians and twenty-nine allegorical
figures representing the cities of France.
In 1919, ninety young women were imported
from England, and sold to the colonists Is
wives, at 100 pounds of tobacco each! This
was the origin of many of the F. F. VS..
The last English mails announce the death Of
Lord Bloomfield, long attached to the diplo-
matte service, ambassador to Russia in lS44-5l,
to Prussia in 1851 so and to Austria from 1850
to 1871.
The Comte de Ohambord is sketched ~ an
upright, punctilious, rather indolent gentle.
man, who, sooner than risk taking a wrong step,
will take no step at all, but remain seated. He
does not want 6 throne.
A wag wickedlv remarks that "the Boston
ians deem it surprising that Philadelphia, with
twice the number of inhabitants, uses less
water than Boston. The Philadelphiens are
probably not SO thirsty morningsr'
In Emile Zolas book, ''Une Page d'Amour,"
q cloud is described lowering over Paris in
1852, and shrouding many of the most promin-
emit buildings Of the city, among them the new
opera house -..,...-
Countryman standing before the monument
to Shakespeare in Central Park, and reading
the inscription at the base. Parry fecit."
"Ah! Commodore Perry's monument Great
man Commodore Perry
John B. Cough has left Paris for London,
whence he will sail for the United States in
October. He went abroad for total rest" and
when he concludes this European campaign he
will have delivered $50 speeches.
DR.. Sterling. of New York, has cane upon
which is carved the names of forty-sevcu
, mountains scattered over Asia, Africa, Europe
and America, which he has climbed He con-
siders that the cane has cost him more than
$4,000.
Judge j. l.. Rice, of Keokuk, lows, who died
last week. bequeathed $4,000 to the Library
association of that city for the erection of .
building, $1,000 to Williams college of Msssa-
chusetts, and $1,000 to St. Johns Episcopal
: church of Keokuk.
Miss Marion Darcy, the debutante who
seems to have made complete failure in New
York, is better known to the world of gossip ga
Miss Talbot, the Halifax, Nova Scotia, govern
ess, who some time ago fell heir to an income
of $4,000 per annum.
Hon. Charles +. Stuart, Of Michigan, is of
the opinion that the author of 1.-The Diary of
Public Man." now being published in the
North american Revieto, is either Senator Wit
liam Bigler, of Pennsylvania, or Lafayette 3.
Foster, of Connecticut.
The Rev. J. Shiekler, late of Harlem On. ~
lSypsgogue has been elected minister of the
Jewish congregation at New Brunswiok, N. J.
The Rev. NJ. Wurzell, of Willismsport, Pa,
had previously been elected, but his oongregs-
ton would not accept his resignation.
Mile. Jeanne Samary was the only member,
of the Coincide Franchise who enjoyed life in
London. She is the youngest, the merriest,
the most childish of the societaires. Sur
rounded by q staff of young lords, she danced
through London, and was never out of spirits
Iii quite remarkable fact that the ladies
of Boston are not generally qualifying them
selves to take advantage of their rights a.
voters. 1t is not . popular idea with the la
dies few who conceive it their duty to do
10 press the matter, but the large majority feel
no interest in the subject.
The entire population of Paris, whether
floating or permanent, is counted officially
every month. Whether your abode be at .
private residence, hotel or boarding house, you
win be required within forty hours to
sign register, giving your name, age, oocu-
patton and former residence,
When Mr.. Guinness, the great brewer, was
mayor of Dublin, his predecessor, very popu-
lar man, entered theatre aud his presence
being noted three cheers were proposed and
given ''for the ex-mayor." Soon afterwards
Mr.. Guinness came in and some one instantly
called out, Snow give three cheers for the
double Ky mayor.