Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-28
GLOBELETs.

GLOBELETs.
Hon. Alexander q. Stephens is very fond
whist.
Gen. Grants fighting weight is now l79k
pounds.
Bears are plentiful in Bossier, La, and hunt
ers are having fine time.
HI. Tennyson's one act comedy needs boil
ing down." 1t is one act too long.
Parnell was burned in efigy in several
English towns on Guy Fawkes day.
dalusha A. Grow has been on visit to see
MS Old friend, Elihu B. Washburno.
Inc lieutenant governor of Natal has told a
deputation that the expenses of the war will
entail heavy taxation.
The bulk of Prussian prisoners are employed
as clgar-makng, because the work takes little
space and is 30 readily learned by young and
old alike. .
Jules Lefebvre has just finished, for Mr.
John Jacob Astor, of New York city, a life-size
figure called "Virginie," which is highly
spoken of.
A Erazos Bottom (Texas) merchant, near
Bryan, sold bottle of morphine for quinine to
a negro. Two of his family, a wife and child.
partook of it and died.
The Rev. DR.. Edward Eygleston. the novel.
Isl and pastor, Brooklyn, is in ill health. and
fears are entertained that he may be compelled
to give up his pastorate.
Major de Wiaton, who is in Winnipeg. ia
said to be there in connection with a proposed
visit to that place next summer by the MARQUIS
Of Lorne and the Princess Louise,
Cornelius Vanderbilt has taken a house in
washington Tor the season. he has two mill
lions OF stock, which pays eight per cent per
annum, thus yielding him $l60, 0o9 year.
During the Irish famine years, 1919, nearly
all the packs of hounds were put down,
but this year hunting is US brisk as ever.
In England there never was 30 many packs q.
to-day.
The Gold Hill Ne,cs says that the heat is 30
great In the Julia mine that Superintendent
ba"don, although thoroughly Injured to it. was
recently overcome by it and had TO be borne
out on truck.
IL Is quite evident that legislation for facili-
tatlng the unlocking and transfer, of land will
| take precedence in England next season. mas
much as landhoiders. whig and tory ARE equally
| demanding the. relief.
| GThe late fashionable freak in England is the
giving of concerts by ladies of rank in public
halls. Lady Folkestoue and the Marchioness
OF Waterford. both fine pianists and fine
SINGERS, are at the head of thus 'boom.'
Three kittens have died of diphtheria in Og-
densburgh, N. Y. They contracted the disease
| from children affected with it. The post
mortem examination showed plainly the diph-
theritic membrane in the kittens throats.
"Two ladies without any character was the
loud announcement of a stupid usher at a
fancy ball, who had been told to announce per-
sons in the character assumed. and who saw
that the Ladies IN question We're in ordinary at
tire.
| The British Cab company has been formed to
introduce an improved cab service throughout
tho country. Some of its harsoms are pro-
nounced excellent. About one hundred Years
hence this country may perhaps boast simiia
association.
! n. William Henri Waddington, the Fren Oh
premier, will not admit that he is English, and
calls himself ''Frenchman' at all opportunities.
But In character and appearance as well as in
race and education, he is even typical Eng
lishman.
Lord Derby has been gathering his new Lib
eral friends about him at his splendid seat.
| Knowsley. The Duke Of Argyll, Mr. Lowe and
Mr.. Thompson Hankey, M. F., have been STAY
ing with him, not to mention the Russian ex-
ambassador to England, Count sohouvaloff.
sword which once belonged to Gen. Wash
lngton is owned by DR.. Spottswood, of Mobile.
Ihe sword was converted into pruning knife
by den. Washington. who filed one edge of it
into saw. It was given to the grandfather of
Dr. spottswood by Gen. Washington himself.
Mr. George H. Boxer declines to be consid-
cred candidate for the United States Senate.
He says he enjoys his leisure and his books,
and while he would not object to representing
the people at Washington he regards the rumor
as absurd. He has given the matter NO atten-
ton, and will not
! VI Mr. Gladstone, recently his CUES: in
Paris, Emile de Girardin says: "What hrs:
strikes attention and retains it are his eyes.
wonderful Tor ire and depth. They seem to
see further and better than others. They light
up And they pierce. 1t would be difficult to
deceive him while looking at them.''
| At the close of abe seventeenth century purs
| Imported wine Was the ordinary drink of all
| but the humblest class in England and many
| parts Of Scotland. Between TAO and 1850.
champagne, even with heavy duty, was con-
signed to English firms at so cents the bottle
equal to about $3.50 to 50 at present values.
During 1873 the Ononssga salt works pro-
duced, in the aggregate, 7,l26, 1877 bushels. Up
| to date this year, the yield ia 7,276,O62 bush
els, and there is no doubt that the production
| of the entire year will be very near 100000
| bushels, an increase of almost 100000 over
last year, and nearly equal to the largest yield
in the history of the trade
The celebrated chestnut at Totwortf. which
was said, half century ago, to be the oldest
tree In England, still stands. the pride of it.
noble owner earl Ducie) and the boast of the
| district. Its present dimensions are as follows.
Circumference, three feet from the ground, 40
feet; spread of branches from north to south,
o6 feet; from east to west, So feet.
3Mrs. Elizabeth A. Colt, widow of Colonel
Samuel Colt, the revolver man, gave a grand
party in Hartford Monday evening in honor
OF the 2lst birthday of her. only son and child.
CALDWELL Colt. Young Colt will come into iu-
mediate possession of about %, 0OO, U0O He is
not very much like his father, being rather
fond of good dogs. boating and such things
Some ingenius creole at New Orleans has iu-
vented lovers alarm clock which strikes
loudly at the reasonable hour of 10. As il
sounds two little doors open and a man in
dressing gown and cap gides out holding in
his hand a card inscribed ''Good night" As
he bows and smilingly retires the sutton takes
the hint, says 'Good night" and then departs