Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-12

brought an action for breach of contract.
VANDERBILT draws the interest ON one
eleventh Of the registered bonded in
debtsdness of the United States. It's
perfectly natural under the circumstan-
ces that his daughter should marry
Lord, and not perfectly reputable Lord
at that. The rlmor is that the young
est Miss Vanderbilt is now benothed to
Viscount Dupplin, son and heir of the
Earl of Kinnoull, and nephew Of the
Duke Of Beaufort. Lord Dupplin has
been good deal on the turf. He was
married in 1871 to daughter of the late
Earl of Fife, and divorced from her in
1873.
TIE public debt in April, 1865, was
1897, 100000, exclusive of items not
then ascertained, but afterward charged
against the Government, which brought
the total up to 100000, 900. This
gave us a debt of $S5.71 for every man,
woman and child in the country, The
debt is now, after deducting cash in the
treasury, $1,942, 49, 900 or more than
81, 600, 0OO, 900 less than at the close Of
the war. On the basis Of population Of
48,0O0,0O0 Gen. Walkers estimate),
the per capita is $40.45. We have been
reducing the burden Of debt, practically,
by increasing the population as well as
by actual payment.
= THOMAS DEFoRD, who lives near Bal
timore, relates irst-class snake story,
wherein a water snake, fifteen inches
long, which was found Embedded in
cake Of ice gathered perhaps eighteen
months ago. was restored to life when
exposed to the sun. The ice was taken
from the ice house on the place, and the
snake was seen LII the center of g large
block. It was cut out with a pick and
was stiff as bone. When exposed to
the sun for some minutes, however, ii
began to wiggle, and after time started
off for the grass It was captured and
placed alive in a large glass bottle, and
will be shown to the incredulous.
AMONG the historical characters of
Utah and Mormonism is the notorious
Bill Hickman. He was with John D.
Lee and Rockwell as participant In
the Mountain Meadow massacre, and
was known in the Mormon Church as q
man Of peculiar unoton when it came to
hunting down and destroying offensive
Gentiles. At the trial Of the partici-
pants in the Mountain Meadow massa-
ere Hickman turned States evidence to
save his life, and since then has been
able to continue IN existence only by
keeping under the protecting wing Of the
United States military authorities at
Camp Douglas, near Salt Lake City,
where he is now domiciled.
TIE census shows that the South is
gaining in population more rapidly than
the older States Of the North. Returns
from thirteen country parishes Of Lou
isiana show an average increase of IS
per cent. Arkansas reports an increase
of SO per cent. from 4844 400 in 1870 to
759, 400 in 1880. In North Carolina nine
counties, representing the different sec
tons of the State, show an increase run
ming from 90 to 40 per cent, Mississippi
and Georgia both report considerable
gains. Missouri promises an average
gain Of SO per cent. Thirty six counties
In Texas show population of 423, To-.
The same counties in 1870 contained
219, 841 inhabitants. The increase is,
therefore, 2O3, 881, or about 90 per cent.
The only Southern State that reports
loss is Kentucky. In the North, on the
other hand, Maine has remained nearly
stationary. Vermont has lost, and the
older agricultural States Of the West
have not grown so rapidly as in the pre-
vious decade. r.
Mrs. Tom THUMB is described by q
correspondent as she appeared recently
in the surf. She is now perfect ma
tron in miniature. Her face, though
still pretty, shows her age, and has
quaint, motherly expression. She Is
realization, in small way, Of fair, fat,
and forty. She wore a suit Of blue-graY
flannel, which was jaunty and coquettish
before it got wet. Her arms were bare
to the tops Of her shoulders, In each Of
which was pretty little dimple, and
there was a shapely taper down to her
wrists. Her small feet were uncovered.
She had comically dignifed air, and
stepped into the surf with the air Of
knee high queen. She waded boldly
until she met the first. wave, which
soused her, topped her down, rolled her
over and over, and finally threw her up
on the sand. ALI the style had been
instantaneously drenchlstiigout nof her
clothes, but, stake issr altogether, she
looked better after the ordeal than did
most of the bigger women" ear saa'-.
THE fact that Beaoonsfeld and the
Duke Of Argyle both voted against the
bill to allow man to marry his wife's
sister is looked upon as evidence of the
Queens feeling on the subject. On the