Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-20
their effects, while they we're engaged in their
deYotions. For daY or two all went we'll hnt

their effects, while they we're engaged in their
devotions. For day or two all went well, but
on the succeeding night the dereotives shirt
with his gold studs. disappeared, and the man
make himself presentable the next morning
On Sunday also when the barber shop was
closed as q sacreligious and Sabbath desecrat-
ing 1nstltutlon, some one carried off the bar
ber,s sponge. Other little peccadilloes are re-
ported from time to time, and the question
arises ser now can such things be in congregation
OF the lords anointed? That the Minneapolis
detective was not carried off instead Of his
shirt IS susceptible of more ready explanation.
THE TowNsEND TRADE.
The arrival of the GLOBE yesterday morning
and its structures on Gilmore's course in the
Townsend TRADE against the Southern people,
created considerable comment. Gilmore's
speech on Monday, and his determination here
after to rigidly enforce the rule prohibiting all
sectarian or political controversies, have been al
ready alluded to and need not be referred to
again. SO far as was known up to late hour yes
terday, the action of the association was taken
with the view of counteracting the effects of
the GLOBES revelations relative to the Town
send indecency. But it now appears there was
SILL another moving cause which happened on
Saturday morning, but which had been scru-
pulously kept secret until late Monday
evening, after the departure of the boat on
which the GLOBE representative left for St.
Paul. AT that date whispers were current that
on Saturday night a Prof. Starr had outraged
all sense of propriety and had even exceeded
Townsend in indecent and uncalled for allusion
to the South. Yesterday for the first time all
the facts came out. It appears that on the
evening named, Prof. Starr lectured ON Pales-
tine, illustrating his subject with views, on
the conclusion of which he branched off into
other matters, and after q disquisition on the
enormity of the sin of tobacco using, enter
tanned his audience with picture of JEFF.
Davis with the face of q jackass, accompanying
the exhibition with the remark that Davis and
all who served in the confederate army were
deserving of death and should have been hung.
Faint applause from less than half dozen
greeted the sentiment. Only four or five
Southerners were present and these made no
remarks and expressed no opinions as to the
picture or the comments. But shortly after,
several gentlemen-Norther men-met and
denounced the action of the professor in un-
measured terms Notably among those was
Prof. Richards and Messrs. Sturtevant, Fetch
or and Others. An effort was made to conceal
association was taken. Yesterdays GLOBE
stirred up the matter afresh and during the
day it was freely talked that Starr was intoxi-
Gated and that this was the cause of his lug
ging the insult into his lecture. The GLOBE
thereupon interviewed him. The professor is
sorb OF 1tlnerant magic lantern exhibitor and
is man of slight build and small calibre gen
orally. He explained that he believed that Mr..
Davis and all members of Congress and all
West Point men who served the South ought
to have been hung, but denied that he said
every Southern soldier should have met the
same fate He admitted that this had no rele-
vancy to his subject and should not have been
alluded to.
Rep.-But professor, you are aware that it
is currently reported you were intoxicated and
did not know what you were talking about
that You were greatly excited.
Prof. Starts it possible such report is
circulated about me. He was assured such was
the fact. Why never drink. haven't taken q
drink for years. All took was homeopathic
pills-nothing more. In 1916 Il was sick and
drank half pint Of porter day, but found ]
was getting too fond of it and quit
Rep.-Professor, did you see any excitement
among the Southerners present?
Prof. Starr-None at all. They said nothing,
and the only talk or fuss made over it was by
Northern doughfaces, notably Prof. Richards
and one or two others.
The professor talked in this strain at some
length, but the above arc the main points. He
does not strike the observer as possessing
either any formidable degree of talent OF
learning, and few minutes conversation with
him will fully justify President Gilmore's dec
!aration made yesterday, that the character of
his entertainment was not up to the standard.
and that he would never engage him again.