Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-11
GLOBELETs.


The British court will 60 into mourning for
the czarina of Russia until the 18th inst.
Judge W. W. Boynton, of Ohio supreme
court, will soon be compelled to resign his DO
sition on account of declining health.
census ennmerator in Albany, N. Y, has
found woman who gave her age as 80, while
admitting that her daughter had boy of IA.
The Rev. W. 81. H. Murray is expected to re-
turn to his Guilford Comm homestead, as a
trustee of the estate has gone to Europe to see
him.
DR.. j. G.. Holland and family have gone to
"Bonnicastle." their charming summer home
at Alexandria Bay, among the thousand
isla nds.
The question is to be settled in court at En-
field, Conn.,, whether a father can legally bur
den bequest to his daughter with the condi-
tion that she shall never marry.
The second competition for the great statue
of the French republic that is to be erected by
the municipal council of Paris has resulted in
the model of M. Morice being chosen.
The Marquis de NoailIes, who is the new
which M. Leon Say so quickly tired-formerly
represented his country in Washington.
A series of portraits of Edwin Booth, in
characters, have been completed by Mr.. Jervis
McEntee, and will be published in minituro in
prominent periodical with appropriate text.
A monument has been erected over the grave
OF Mrs Billings by her mother, Mrs. Mary c.
Harris, of Fort Miller, N. Y. The inscription
Is brief: KILLED by an assassin, June 4. 1878"
Senator Edmunds makes sharp distinction
between private interests and public business.
1t Is said that he Eever permits himself to be
called into the lobby while the Senate is in
session.
Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain, president If
Bowdoin college, will deliver the address at the
commencement exercises of the Free in
stitute, at Worcester, Mass, on the l4th of
July.
Between 1875 and 1878 Lord Falmouth's turf
winnings were $633,995 He never betted
yet he has retired from the turf, possibly
thinking that such good fortune conId not last
longer.
James Osborne Putnam, of Buffalo, NY,
the new minltser to Belgium, was a elassmate
at Yale of ex-Gov. r. D. Hubbard, of Hartford.
Conn.,, and of Senator Henry l.. Dawes. of
Massachusetts,.
Gordon Pasha has started for Zanzibar TO
consult concerning the supplementary Belgian
expedition to Central Africa. He will then 90
to Brussels to arrange the expedition with the
king of Belgium
The storm of Friday of last week was unusu-
ally severe In certain sections of Maryland
Trees were torn up by the roots or twisted off
at the ground. Fences were Frustrated, and
growing grain injured.
A unique literary partnership has been
formed recently. Fourteen girls, students in
the Elmira college, are writing a continued
story which one of the Allegany county pub
fishers is publishing from week to week. Each
girl signs her initials to the chapters which she
writes.
Jefferson Davis's plantation at Hurricane.
Miss, is leased by firm composed of four
negroes who were formerly owned by brother
of the ex-president of the confederacy. They
own plantations worth $4,000, hire several
more, and do a large mercantile business at
Vicksburgh, Miss.
Mrs. Hayes in her social life makes power
full ally of her special pride, the White House
conservatory. When ex-senator Gordon with
his wife and daughters departed, on Wednes-
day, for their home in Georgia, the ladies car
ried some beautiful floral souvenirs, sent by
the wife of the President.
The good people of Pennington Falls. Me-,
are very careful to keep their amusements pure
and undefled. revised edition of 'Pina-
fore" was given one night last week at church
festival and the conductors took pains to sub
stitute why, Sammy it's too badr' for the
more Objectionable form.
Sheffield manufacturer is reported to have
told his workmen to vote just as they pleased
in fact, sha'n't tell you how I'm going to
vote" be said. after it is over 1 shall have
barrel of beer brought into the yard"
Hear, hear" shouted the men, "But 1
shan't tap it unless Mr.. Wortley, the tory can
didate, gets in
The Toronto Globe says that few days ago
Mr.. Hunter, farmer, of HatIey, Quebec, died
after lingering and painful illness, leaving a
wife and five children. Scarlet fever. in its
most virulent type. broke out in the family.
and to it four of the children fell victims with
In five days, and all within eight, leaving the
childless widow well-nigh heart broken.
1t is said that Gen. B. F. Buffers visit to
California has some connection with the de-
Tense of the son of Mayor Kalloch, of San
Francisco. He did not fatter the local pride of
citizen If Salt Lake City who wanted to
know why the capital of Mormondom was
honored by visit. II had no business here"
he replied, but could not get out of coming"
Two boys and two girls, the oldest of whom
was under sixteen, planned to elope from Otta-
wa and get married this side of the line. One
of the boys obtained $50 for expenses, but the
others financial calculations failed and at the
last moment.he was compelled to withdraw from
the enterprise. His sweetheart, however.
could not give up the idea of clipping, and so
accompanied the more prosperous couple in
their fight.
Fournier, whose obituary was recently given
in the World, literally died, as it now appears
in harness. The day before bis death he sent
the first portion of his weekly article to the
printing Office of the Patrie, together with
note asking that the remainder might be fetch
ed on the following morning. He was sur
prised by death while working at the conclud-
ing portion.
Books in the Orkney islands were only i'm