Daily globe., 1879-04-11
GLOBELETs.

West Kittson, Pa.
The health of Archbishop Purcell is fast fail
ing under his financial troubles.
Twenty-Five Mennonite families, representing
100000, are to settle at Whitewater, Kan.
Prof. Dana, the geologist of Yale, although
6O years old, is tremendous pedestrian and
can run like deer.
Newark man named Burke challenges any
man in the United States to walk or run to
Texas for $500 side.
curiosity in the shape of kitten with two
heads, one black and the other white, can be
seen at Mechanicsville, N. Y.
Two charming young lady artists are an
nounced as on their way to Canada on two
months visit to Princess Louise.
Most of the canaries in England are bred by
mechanics IN great towns a class which con-
tains hundreds of ardent naturalists
The Lewiston Gazette knows fiddler who
draws the hairs of the equine over the intes-
tines of the feline in a most mastery manner
/, An Atlanta negro, who tried to send one of
his ofsprings through the postofice, was
promptly arrested for attempted blackmail-
ing.
DeeQ
pointed Secretary of Utah, was few years
ago an Office boy in Pittsburgh newspaper
Office.
Agnes jerks objects to being compared to
widow Oliver, and says there is "a vast differ
ence between political event and the Oliver !.
affair.""
William j. Aydelotte, of Maryland, and
George H. Bagwell, of Virginia, have been ap-
pointed to adjust the boundary line between
the two States.
The hey Of Tunis has opened an Arabic
printing Office The director is likewise editor
OF the Raid Ell Tuasi, the only paper that sp-
| pears in Tunis.
The mayor of a county town in the north of
England, conceiving that the word clause is in
the plural number, often talks of claw in an
act of parliament.
Miss Lizzie Sherman, daughter Of Gen. Sher-
man, is visiting in st. Louis, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Fitch wife Of Captain Fitch, of the
United States army
Joaquin Miller states that if his child has
gone on the stage, it has been from choice and
not from necessity, as he has contributed lib
orally to her support.
1
| engaged on the third volume of the ''Kritische
| Philosophie," " has committed suicide at Eisen-
bach, from over study.
The French government intend to present to
the Prince of Wales n complete table service Of
Sevres china, in return for his services in con-
nection with the exhibition last year.
The Belgian government has expelled Herr
Hest, the German socialist, who has been
editing in Brussels an imitation of La Laate,ne.
He has also been expelled from France.
Mrs. Partington, in illustration of the pro-
verb, "A soft answer turneth away wrath"
says that ''it is better to speak paregoricaly of
person than to be all the time finginp epi-
taphs."
The residence Of ex-Gov. Shepherd of WASH
ington, recently leased by Senator Cameron at
rental of $4,000 a year, is probably the most
elegantly furnished private house at the
capital.
The furniture in the Grand Union hotel,
Saratoga, recently levied upon for unpaid taxes,
, was bid in by ex-Judge Lester, agent of the
, Stewart estate, who subsequently paid the
amount of the levy.
i Coal, with other American products, has
IL,
:. and its shipment to Europe steadily increases.
At last accounts one man in Rome was nego-
tiating for 10000 tons.
q United States Minister Welsh says: Gen
Grant has bat one fault, and that fault in it
self rare and noble characteristic-hei is stead
s fast in his attachments, firm and true friend
4 a friend through good and evil report
Lake Garda, lying under the shadow of the
Alps, is being excavated at its bottom for pre-
historic relics; prior to 1866, the Austrian au-
4 thorities found some and shipped them off to
4 Vienna, and now Rome has officially undertak-
en- the job.
Out of 362 members of the present Congress
241 are lawyers, 10 are editors, and 1S are gen
~ tlemen of leisure. In the Senate there are Is
ex-Confederate soldiers and Union soldiers
10 In the House there are So Confederate soldiers
and 81 Union soldiers.
,e Many Southern emigrants who went tt
Texas and the far west last year at half rate,
of passage contend that the rule should work
:. both ways, and, now that they have failed il
N their ventures, want the railroads to return
.. them at the same rates.
to The cost of the army in British India eve,
B. in time of peace, is SS5, 600 year, or
lg per cent. of the entire revenue. The buildin
y and furnishing of a country house for the gov
ls ernor of Bombay cost $875,OO0. No wonde
80 there's deficit in the revenue
r. Two of Governor Hubbard's children have
os disappointed him in their matrimonial al
r liances. Not only has his daughter married
20 coachman, but few years ago his eldest SO
r, married the daughter of German mechanic
Of This marriage has proved very happy one.
m On the wedding day of the Duke of Con
90 % naught the Emperor of Germany presented hi
:, bust to Lord Odo Russell, British AMBASSADOR a
he Berlin as mark of special regard. Lord Cd
10 is brother of the whig Duke of Bedford, bu
a. has the entire confidence of the tory cabinet.
ne An old interviewer says: "Of all the reticer
xt men who inhabit the domain of public affairs
IL perhaps Rutherford B. Hayes is entitled to th
" belt. When approached by interviewer
e will contrive to say less l, 900 quarter hour
-, than any other prominent gentleman extant.
,c- The two Prussian princes made great in
mt preston at Windsor by their sturdy, stalwar
vigorous presence and bearing. The red primo
ID: says Mr.. Labouchere, looks particularly awl
on ward customer for an enemy. He is fair, thicl
OF set, full-necked, but with strong, handsom
ae determined face.
ss, The American consul at Bangkok has induce
to the king of Siam to establish system of ge,
- eral education throughout his dominions, ar
No the Rev. DR.. Mcfarland, formerly an America
M missionary, has been appointed superintende,
en- Of public instruction at salary Of $4,000 p