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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
A Nfnlfrnrt I,rn,.er.

Gen. Logan h.,d his convention opened with
prayer by one MI. Nourse, and as political
prayer it might be called q success. Mr.. Nourse
evidently has no doubt as to the politics of
the Almighty. The following Is copy OF the
remarkable productions Almighty and all
wise God, we come to thee at this critical mo
ment of our national history, and ask thee in
thy wisdom to make us wise, and out Of our
confusion make thine order. We desire the
success of this party, believing that it will
further commercial prosperity; that it will "a
vor morality and will do things which are
right in thine eyes; and therefore we pray
that thou wilt show this convention the men
whom thou hast chosen for the Offices that are
to be filed. And we pray. o God, that no
mistake may be made to-day or during the
period of this convention, SO that our politi-
cal opponents may not go into power on our
mistakes We thank thee that there are so
many good men from whom to select. In
thy wisdom, help us TO choose the men, aud
we ask it all in the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen ~
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
Ar1l,M LO0fe1,S.

Prince Fred is solid for "father." The rsa
son why is explained in Washington telegram
TO the Cincinnati Commercial:
"Apropos of Fred Grants lOud-mouthed
electiOneering for his father around the Chi
cago hotels, an item in letter just sent to the
House by the secretary of war in answer to an
inquiry regarding officers of the army not on
duty with their regiments, is of interest Son
Fred is first lieutenant in the Fourth
cavalry, but has the brevet rank of lieutenant
colonel as aide-de- camp of Sheridan, which po-
sition he has held for over seven years. In
this capacity he receives $2,1l6 year and ex-
ira pay above that due to his lineal rank max
ing an aggregate of $16, 531 for the whole period.
The secretary's statement shows that there
are two hundred officers not on duty with their
regiments, whose extra pay amounts to $63 900
q year. Many of these are employed at West
Point, or as military instructors in civil insti-
buttons. Others are engaged in the signal
service, and still others in other branches of
the service. The war department insists that
it is all right, but there is no reason to believe
that there are not few cases of gross favor
ism, chief among that of which is young Grant,
who has jumped from first lieutenancy to a
snug position, whose duties have never in
terfered with his going on trips to Europe, the
East, Cuba or Mexico, and do not now prevent
his giving his able assistance TO the third term
managers at Chicago"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
FISHERIES.

Likelihood of Actiosa-OutJi,,e of the Blu.
Washington Special to Chicago Tribune. |
The House Foreign Affairs Committee as a
consequence of the urgent and persistent pre-
sentation of the case by Representative W. w.
Rice, of Massachusetts, ia at last likely to take
immediate action to vindicate the rights of
our fishermen under the treaty of Washington.
There has been some inexplicable delay in the
committee on this important subject. 1t
seemed at one time a. if the only possible ex-
PLANTATION of the delay was that the British
government, through the social qualities of
the British minister here, had in some man
ner caused considerable number of the men,
bers of this committee to take the views of the
situation entertained by Sir Edward Thornton.
The sub. committee, or at least the majority
of it, will tomorrow report to the whole COM
mittee favOrably for the action of the bill
which represents the views of the State depart
ment. That bill, in brief outline, is this: In
the first section it provides for the repeal of
those privileges arising out of the treaty of
Washington, by which Canadian products are
imported free of duty, or at least the suspen-
sion of these privileges until such time as the
governments of Great Britain and of the
United States are in accord upon the questions
relating to the Washington treaty. Another
section of the bill gives the Presi-
dent authority to restore the suspended
privileges whenever in his judgment the two
governments are in accord upon that subject,
of which due notice is to be given by procla-
nation. These two sections, of course, involve
the reimposition of the duty on fish and its
products. third section makes provision for
the payment, under proper restrictions, of the
something more than $100, 900 to the fishermen
for the outrages committed at Fortune Bay
Another section gives the President of the
United States authority by proclamation to
prohibit our fishermen from going upon the
inshore fisheries in Canada 30 long as the
fishery clauses of the treaty are
suspended or in operation. The
purpose of this section, of course, is to avoid
any complication after the duties upon Cana
dian fish products have been re-imposed, as
this government could not permit our fisher
men to take advantage of the inshore fisheries
when The duties are imposed upon Canadian
fish. This bill viii be adopted by the commit
tee tomorrow, will be reported to the House
at the earliest possible moment, and it is con-
fdentially expected now that it will pass the
House at a very early day. 1t is very posi-
tive and aggressive in,its principles andi its Ian
guage, and will make it positive for Great
Britain to have no doubt about the views and
intentions of this government with respect to
the fisherv oupstiOn.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
Il G,trafcaL Konder.

The Hartford Post publishes the following
account of a most remarkable surgical tri-
umph: son the 31st of December, 1878, Jesse,
an eleven-year- old of Edward Morgan, an in
duential citizen of Canterbury, fell into shall
low vat containing solution of potash in boil
ing water. He struck on both feet, the liquid
coming nearly up to his hips, and instantly the
skin of the legs commenced to peel off. It was
found that the flesh on both legs had been so
thoroughly boiled that no cells remained for q
new skin to form growth upon. The boys
life was one of excrutiatiRg agony for months,
Last April young physician determined
to attempt the salvation of the lads life
by skin grating. The boys parents imploring
him to undertake the operation, he was finally
induced to try it. Over two thousand gratis
were used, the mother of the child, a noble
hearted Irish ooachman in the family, the lad
himself and many of the neighbors submitting
portions of their cuticle for the operation.
Hundreds of visitors hocked to see the patient
and implOred the doctor to try piece of their
skins in the operation. The pieces of flesh
we're pulled off with forceps and were about
three times the size OF a head CT pin. The
process of grating is similar to that employed
in horticulture The gratis grow fastest in
the spring months. Ore of them is put on
muscle, where it sinks in and deposits cell,
after which the top sloughs off. Although the
work is not yet complete the legs are nearly
restored to their normal and natural functions
and the child can walk short distance without
crutch, but is still very weak from exhaus-
tion and emaciation.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
A Terrible Death.

An employee in Clark's box factory, on the
island named Euclide Bellisle, met with hor-
rible accident shortly before 5 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. He was sent down in the base
ment to throw belt from the pully, and not
returning, one of the men went down to see
what detained him. A dreadful sight met his
gaze. Young Bellisle was found upon the floor
In pool of blood, with both legs crushed COM
pletely off below the knees, and his right arm
broken in three places, beside number of
bruises on other parts of his body. Strange as
it may appear, he was still breathing. The
msngled body was taken to his fathers house,
on the corner of Main and Marshall streets,
and medical aid summoned. He was kept
alive with stimulants for short time, but
finally expired in great agony. How the acct
dent happened can only be surmised, as no one
was in che basement at the time. He must
have been caught by the belt and carried to
the shafting, when both legs were cut off, the
body falling to the floor. He was about 10
years old and Mr.. Clark gives him the reputa-
ton of being faithful, industrious and efici-
emit young man.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
PATHS D0iLv Lite.

When Patti wakes in the morning, writes
the Paris correspondent of the New Orleans
Picayune, the first thing she does is to 5awl as
loudly as she can ''Caror' She says she bawls
to see how strong her voice is. Caro- is Caro-
line her maid servant. Caro- brings bowl of
cream and chocolate. which Patti sips in bed,
meantime running her eye over the morning
papers. She refuses to talk until after her
bowl of chocolate has been emptied. If she is
to appear in public in the evening, at II A. NJ
she eats hearty breakfast of eggs and rare
beefsteak, never vegetables, and drinks Bor-
deaux wine diluted with settler water.
Then she goes to bed and sleeps until P. NJ.
Then she dresses, and, if the weather is fair,
rides in a carriage for one hour, returns home,
practices singing for an hour, then rests.
When it is time to go to the theater she losses
off bowl of beef tea and never eats anything
until after the performance. Then she sups-
you should see her do justice to earth's things!
When she has not to face the footlights she en-
Joys hearty breakfast. hearty dinner and a
hearty supper. Underdone roast beef, under
done beefsteaks, trist potatoes and spinach
with meat juice, not gravy, but the juice which
flows from roast beef as the knife enters, are
her favorlte dishes, and for soup she dotes OF
garlic soup, garlic soup invented expressly
for her by a Spanish cook, whose acquaintance
she made in London.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
The annual Meeting To-day.

The annual meetings of the St. Paul & Sioux
City, Chicago, st. Paul & Minneapolis and
North Wisconsin railroad companies will be
held in this city to-day, and will be attended
by the officers and directors of the three
companies, viz: President, II. II. Porter.
of Chicago Vice-president, E. F.
Drake, of st. Paul; secretary and treasurer,
r. P. Flower, of New York; assistant secretary.
G. w. billiard, of New York; Directors David
Bows, Benjamin Brewster, and II. r. Bishop
of New York, P. L. Cable, of Rock Island,
Messrs. Sawyer, Humbird and SpoOner of Hud-
son, Wisconsin, and Messrs. Merriam, Wilder
and Bigelow of st. Paul Messrs. Bows and
Bishop who, with others of the directors arrived
yesterday and are at the Metropolitan, are &C
cOmpanied by their families, and with the
directors party are Richard NJ. Hoe, Jr., and
Henry Flower of New York, and E. Burling of
Chicago. 'af
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05

An industrious newsgatherer at Chicago,
has taken the trouble to compile the specula-
tions of the newspaper men in attendance
on the convention as to the prospects of the
nomination. These Solons, however, are ap-
parently as hopelessly divided as are the
politicians, yet there appears to be pre-
ponderance of opinion that none of the can
didates at present prominent will carry of
the prize. But all signs fail in dry time,
and it will not pay to pin ones faith or to
bet ones money, even upon the usually in
fallible opinions of newspaper editors.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05

Gen. Sherman's Tri6ate to Gen. Meade.
Philadelphia Press.


George G. Meade, post No. l, G.. A. r., had
made elaborate preparations to decorate the
grave of Gen. Meade in Laurel Hill cemetery.
Early in the afternoon the post arrived at the
grave, accompanied by Gen. Sherman, Col.
Poe, and other prominent officers. Gen. Sher-
man entered the enclosure, and placed beau
tiful wreath of flowers on the grave of the de-
parted general. In few moments the grave
was covered with the most beautiful and ex-
pensive floral designs. After the band had
played dirge. and the choristers sang an an
them, Oomrade W. J. Simpson delivered an
address. Gen. Sherman was then introduced
and spoke as follows:
/ fear somewhat that the announcement
that was to make an address here to-day may
tend to some disappointment. L am not going
to make an address, nor anything that could
be called an address. We came here to-day to
do a holy task, and feel more like giving my
self up to thought as l stand here beside the
grave of our old friend Meade. 1t is
seven years since we buried him here in this
beautiful spot, overlooking the hills and valleys
where he loved to roam and where he and
have rOamed together. He could not have
chosen q spot for his burial more in keeping
with his character than this. We can add
nothing to his fame. His name stands in his
tory among the great soldiers of the world.
Great soldiers are men of great hearts, and none
more so than George Gordo Meade. We who
knew him knew that he was ready to sacrifice
everything for the welfare of his country. He
was man of the kindliest feeling and the
simplicity of a child, but when war came he
arose to the occasion, and when given the COM
mand of great army at Gettysburg he rose to
it like full man. aud became one of the great
est of men. Well do we come here to day. not
to dedicate his life anew, for that is passed. but
to dedicate our own lives anew to the great
principles which he exemplifed. We who are
old will soon pass away, and to you who are
young will pass the undivided heritage. Keep
it alive and pure, and for that purpose emulate
the example of the patriot, gentleman, soldier.
and friend on whose grave we are here to strew
hOIyara
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
SONS OF MIGHTY s1aEs.
The Character and Appearances of Robert
Lincoln and Stephen a. Douglas.
Ge--<-.~a:.I

Lincoln and Stephen a. Douglas.
Cincinnati Commercial.
In my special alluded to the ats-paws that
were being made of the sons of Abraham Lin
coin and Stephen A. Douglas, to enable the
machinists to rake the Grant chestnuts out Of
the Illinois fire. These young men need
guardians. It was not bad idea, viewed from
poetic standpoint, that the Old-timers had of
burning the kings househpld-women, babes
and boys--with the kings body! 1t didn't give
the heirs 3 chance to tarnish the reputation of
the dead. All the romance in Illinois politics
clusters about the names of Doug
las and Lincoln. They are the
political idols of Suckerdom. Their names
ornament counties, townships, hotels, streets,
saloons and cemeteries. AS you enter the un-
finished capitol you are greeted with the names
of Douglas and Lincoln. Their statues stand
on either side of the main entrance, and full
length portraits of each hang in the hall of the
house of representatives, where the convention
was held. Young Douglas and young Lincoln
were both brought here to give responsibility
to the Grant boilers from Oook county. They
permitted themselves and the names they weae
to be used as sort of doormats. Stephen A.
Douglas resembles his father only in body.
His figure is short and dumpy.
His head sets on neck so
thick and stout and feshy with
fat that it is hard to tell where the shoulders
leave of and the skull begins. His face is
pock-marked, and it is not at all prepossessing
or intellectual. He is energetic and tonguey,
and possesses some wit, which, with q gift of
gab and a name, constitute his stock in trade.
When Grant gets a third term, Douglas reward
might be postoffice. Robert Lincoln is about
thirty FIVE years of age. He is tall. has a manly
form and bearing. and carries his head erect
and thrown backward. His face is covered
with full beard, worn after the English style.
He moved very quietly among the crowd. and
is not as fussy as Douglas. Dark circles surround
his eyes, and he looked to me like man who
INDUCES in spells of illness. He is man of
character aud integrity. He enjoys the good
opinion of his neighbors, is good lawyer and
fair talker.
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THE ADJoURNMENr OF CONGRESS,


Congress will undoubtedly adjourn sane
die next Thursday, as by that time it is
thought that all the necessary appropriation
bills will have been disposed of. There is,
apparently, no disposition to prolong the ses-
sion for any other purpose, and both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans are equally anxious to
quit Washington and enter into the activi-
ties of the campaign.
The session has not been a remarkable one
in any respect. Though continuing for over
six months but little legislation of general
nature has been enacted. There has been
almost an entire absence OF political debate,
the main discussions having arisen over the
election contests. But neither party
has thought it the part of wisdom
to engage in any general discus
sion of political topics, for the
apparent reason that neither party had
decided upon course of action to be pur-
sued in the pending campaign. Yet the
public is to be congratulated on the fact that
SO little legislation has been accomplished.
The trouble with past Congresses has been
that they have attempted too much. They
have seemed to proceed on the theory that
their efficiency was gauged by the number of
acts they passed, forgetting that the public
is more aptto suffer from redundancy than
from scarcity of legislation.
The present Congress has confined itself
to the necessary business that came before
it, leaving the buncombe for the professional
politicians. Though many of the members
have on occasions been apparently charged
With eloquence, they have wisely re-
Trained from giving it vent. They will
have abundant opportunity to relieve them
selves during the next few months that will
supervene before the election in November.
A large majority of those who now occupy
seats in the House of Representatives will
appear before the people as candidates for
reelection. For the most part their conduct
has been such as to entitle them to another
term. The Democrats, especially, have been
cousiderate, conservative and patriotic
Thev have manifested disposition to prac-
tice economy in every department of the
government. They have succeeded in redu-
cing the estimates of the cabinet officers,
while at the same time protecting the in
terests of the people and maintaining the
efficiency of the service. None of the de-
partments have been neglected, but all have
been granted an abundance of money,
which, with proper economy, will
suffice for the care of every interest
Upon the whole the Democrats have little
10 be ashamed of in their record during the
session about TO close. They have accom-
plished great good by refusing to pass some
acts that were proposed for their considera-
ton. They have also accomplished good by
what they have done. Though the present
session will go down to history as one in
which few bills we're passed, it will also go
into history as the session at which little
that was pernicious obtained the form of
law. Ple members can go home satisfied
that they have done some good and but little
harm.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
Strength of the Russian army.

From the Pail Mall Gazette, May 10.
An interesting history of the development
of the Russian army during the last quarter
of a century has been lately published in St.
Petersburg. On the lst of January 1853 the
Russian army comprised 27,716 officers and
$685. 1872 men, including reserve, local and auxili-
airy troops, besides rs, l44 Cossacks. During
the Crimean war the strength of the armed
forces of the empire was of course largely iu-
creased, and, according to official returns, in
cluded on the 1st of January, 1856, no fewer
than 41,S17 officers and 2,275,545 men. How
many of these were, however, actually present
with the cOlors or were available for service in
the field cannot be even approximately ascer-
tanned. The active army numbered, it is
stated, "a, 654 officers and 1,170,1S4 men; the
reserve troops, 1876 officers and 572, 1853
men; the irregular forces. 4,640 officers
and 1851 men; the opoltschenie or militia,
5,64l officers and 1854, 42l men, and the Cossack
troops, 8, AL officers and 156, 726 men; but very
large deductions would have to be made to ar
rive at the actual strength of these Several
bodies. In 1868, for instance, when according
to the returns of the minister of war, the Rus
sian army numbered 958, 997 regular troops, it
is calculated, after careful examination of
the strength of the several units of the army,
that the probable real strength of the regular
troops did not exceed 1885, 900 men. On the
25th of November, 1879 the Russian army COM
prised 90S generals. 31,4l4 officers and $50, 425
men, while on the same date the reserves num-
bered 743, IA men, aud the Cossask troops
1872 officers and 81, 359 men, with los, 946 meu
more on furlough but whether anything like
the above mentioned number of men are serv-
ing with the colors at the present moment is
again very doubtful. II vas, in fact, lately
shown by German military writer that the
revenue annually devoted to military purposes
in Russia awould not, even if the army was adj
Mustered in the most economical manner, suf-
fee to maintain such large forceJ. -"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
Future of the Republic.
From the London Telegraph. NAV 19. |

When, in 1776, the thirteen North American
pendence which preluded the birth of a nation,
the combined white population inhabiting
them did not exceed two and half million
souls. Yet they had the courage to throw down
the gage of battle to power with which, in
Daniel Webster's words, for purposes of for
eign conquest and subjugation, Rome, in the
height of her glory was not to be compared; a
power which has dotted over the surface of the
whole globe with her possessions and military
posts whose morning drum beat. following the
sun and keeping company with the hours,
circles the earth with one continuous and I'M
broken strain of martial airs of England"
Fourteen years later came, in 1880, the first
census of population taken in the United
States, and it was found that within the Dor
ders of the young nation there were not quite
four million souls. AT the expiration of ten
years it appeared, upon taking the second
census, that the population was a little more
than five and quarter millions, having in
creased between 1890 and 1891 fat the rate of
thirty-three per cent. In short time the
tenth census of what has long been mighty
people will be taken, and We risk little in
saying that, in Joseph Hume's phrase, ''the
tottle of the whole" will show population of
at least fifty millions, especially it the immi-
grants who are now pouring into the United
States in vast numbers are not omitted from
the calculation. In other words the popula-
tion of the great republic in 1880 will be their
population in ITS multiplied by twenty, and
were it likely that the same ratio of increase
could be maintained for another century, the
mind OF man would sink before the effort. of
imagining what it is possible for the monster
republic to be in 1880. However boundiess
the resources of the North American continent
may be, it can hardly be expected that the
second centenary of the United States will be
celebrated by thousand million human be-
ings, and yet such would be the result of null
tiplying fifty millionsiby twenty. Anyhow it
is certain that q century hence No such assem-
blage of men speaking the same language and
amenable to the same general traditions of
feeling. habit and education, awill ever have
have been gathered together upon earth as will
then probably occupy the great western con-
tinent,