Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-10
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

bly, agree to it.
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.
The British admiralty has at last decided to
abolish fogging in the navy.
FIRE has destroyed the postofice and
eighteen houses at Arendsl, Norway.
The new water works at Atchison, Ks, were
tested and accepted by the city Thursday.
The horse trade of Cincinnati this year has
been larger than in any other year since the
war.
Senator Lamar is at New Orleans much i'm
proved in health. Hej leaves for Washington
Saturday.
New York subscription to Panama canal
shows up to the shares of business Wednesday
were $S,000,00G.
Shipwrecked crews from Anticoste island ar
rived at Quebec Thursday and there was great
popular rejoicing.
The Sar Francisco subscriptions to De Les
seps canal stock are thus far about 81 ,000, 200,
per cent. being paid down.
The Richmond, Virginia, tobacco factory of
James Leighbones burned Thursday night.
Loss $50, 600; partially insured.
The Brook6eld cotton mill at Stockpoiat,
Eng. is burned. Damage 100000; 400 persons
are thrown out Of employment.
No verdict yet in the case of Dr. Earl the
Chicago abortionist. The jury has been out
thirty hours up to midnight of Thursday.
In large majority of German towns Chap
lain Staeker's antiJewish petition has been
overridden by the protest against the agitation.
The Public Health association, in session at
New Orleans this week, has selected Savannah,
Ga, for its place of meeting in November,
1881.
London dispatch of Thursday says bust
ness in Mincing Lane does not appear affected
by the great failure in the New York coffee
trade.
The St. Louis Times is being printed at the
Republican Office, pending proceedings of stock
holders to recover possession of the establish
ment.
By premature explosion of blast in the
Forman shaft at Virginia City, Wednesday,
Charles Roberts and j. Dale were instantly
killed.
The celebrated English horse Blue Gown,
belonging to Jas. r. Keene, on the way to this
country, died on board the delayed steamship
Victoria.
The Grecian parliament has finally agreed to
the warlike policy of the ministry by voting
30. 600, ,0C0 drachmas to the departments of war
and marine.
The bureaux of the italian chamber have
commenced discussion of the government
bill for abolition of the forced paper currency.
The bill is favorably received.
new antartic expedition is about to be
undertaken under command Of Sir Allen
Young, who will leave England for Capetown
this winter to make preparation.
At Silver Cliff, COL, a fire Wednesday night
destroyed the Colorado hotel, Colorado restsu-
rant and two small adjoining buildings. Loss
$40. 600 to $4,000; insurance 1880.
Mre. Glassma, "a German woman of Marquette,
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porary insanity, the other day, killed her babe
by cutting his throat, it dying almost immedi-
etely.
The railroad bridge over the Bonister river
in Halifax county, Va, was discovered unsafe
by reason of the breaking of an iron rod sup
port, and all trains on the Piedmont air line
were stopped Thursday.
Three negroes. one woman and two men. who
murdered Mrs. Kennedy in Clarendon county,
South Carolina, last Sunday, were captured
Tuesday and hung on the nearest tree to the
place of murder that would hold them.
An express train from New York Thursday
afternoon. at Stamford, Conn, struck the car.
riage of Theo. Davenport, instantly killing
Miss Harriet Davenport and seriously injuring
daughter of Rev. j. W. hyde and Mr.. DaveI.
port.
At the Chicago stock yards this morning the
thermometer stood six below, while reports in
dictate it was even lower at other points in the
State. At Lesalle it was twelve below. The
ice dealers of Chicago are harvesting great
crop.
fire broke out Thursday evening in the
business center of Lafayette, Ind, which
damaged a number of business houses from
few hundred to few thousand dollars each,
but was fortunately restrained from becoming
a great conaagration.
It is stated in Berlin diplom attic circles that
the latest reports received by the government
from Athens are unfavorable, the representa-
tions of Herr Won Radowitz, the German am
bassador, having failed to produce any effect
on the Greek ministry.
The governor and secretary of state of Ten
pessee, disageeing as to the returns, will not
decide the election Of representatives. for Brad
lev and Polk counties, but leave the matter to
the legislature to which the Democrats will
still have three majority on joint ballot.
st. Johns, N. B., dispatch says: Much
dissatisfaction is felt in consequence of the
British government expressing willingness
to pay American claims for all alleged losses
by the Bay of Fortune outrage. The local leg
islatures strongly opposed to the payment.
Lieutenant Governor Weston, of Massachu-
setts, has given instructions to Manager Gard
ner, of the Troy & Greenfield road, to try the
experiment of illuminating the Hoosac Tunnel
by electricity, with view of having snch il
Illumination permanent should 1t proYe success
full.
The Theater Conique, Pine street, st. Louis,
was gutted by fire Thursday. Loss about
$1,000. Teere were ltwenty-six variety peo-
pie engaged at the house. all of whom lost the
greater part of their wardrobe. The fire caught
from the furnace underneath the stage and
spread rapidly.
The stockholders of the Knoxville and Ohio
railroad have authorized their directors to let
the contract fo= completion of the road to a
point of junction with the Louisville q Nashville
road as soon as the latter company is obligated
to complete its Knoxville branch to the Tenn
essee State line.
A correspondent at Madrid says the sub.
scription for Panama canal stock has been very
successful. Thirty-fY Thousand shares were
demanded there in two days and fifteen thou
sand wereN Nlsubsoribed for in the provinces.
Most of the Spaniards believe opening of the
the Isthmus of Panama will benefit their
colonies in the West Indies