Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-15
BRIEF KILOGRAMS.

Montreal, there being more than one hundred
cases in the city.
The miners at Scarborough, Pa, resumed
work Tuesday at the same prices paid them
before the strike.
The steamship Republic, previously reported
disabled, arrived at New York Tuesday, in
charge of tugboats.
Henry g. Lowering, the workingmen's can
didate, was elected mayor of Lynn, Mass, by
plurality of 1893.
Vessels were still moving few DAYS ago.
though with difficulty and great danger, from
Lake Michigan into Lake Huron.
The French chamber of deputies has voted
to consider the government proposal to sell
certain of the crown jewels of France.
Leo Hartman, the expelled Russian revo-
lutionist, is expected to arrive at Boston, from
London, in the latter part of this month.
Chicago brewers have telegraphed the Senate
finance committee their approval of the pend
ing bill changing tie import duty on malt.
John Wood. conductor on the Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis railway,
received probably fatal injuries Monday at
lowering.
The Republicans who have purchased the
Milwaukee Da5ty NeoUS will take possession
and issue it January LIST, as Republican
paper.
The French ambassador at Constantine
pie has been officially apprised that France
and Germany are in accord on the Greek
question.
At Clinton, Wis.,, two elevators, owned by
Schuch 4 Pratt and Cronkhite Il Co. were
burned Monday night. Loss $4,000; little
insurance.
The mail count at Louisville showed 43l ,342
pieces mailed there the first week in Decem-
Der, of which 1O9, 555 were letters, and 2lO,779
newspapers.
Edward Reinhardt, convicted of the murder
of his wife at Silver Lake, Staten Island, New
York, has been sentenced to be hanged Jan.
18th next.
The pastor of Notre Dame church (Roman
Catholic(. Montreal, has warned the congrega-
ton against patronizing Sara Bernhardt's per-
formances.
1t is understood the British government is
considering the propriety of adopting system
of grand committee as means OF relieving the
pressure OF business in the house of commons.
At Evansville, Iud., Monday, Henry Crawford,
railroad man, afflicted with the not uncom-
mon complaint, tired of life,'' shot himself
through the breast, but he will probably re-
cover.
Thirteen residents of Exeter. NO., were ar.
rested Monday for robbing trains on the st.
Louis d San Francisco railway, and were taken
to Carthage, where they will have preliminary
examination.
Joseph Tapson. secretary of the Metropolitan
railroad company and ImpIovident Savings
bank, London, arrested in Philadelphia on
charge of being defaulter, has been sentenced
to five years penal servitude.
Subscriptions for $500 600 stock and 81 ,0OO,-
600 bonds Of the Denver & Rio Grande railway,
which We're invited last week. closed at New
York Tuesday. Nearly three times the amount
offered was subscribed for
Three cars on the Montreal express north.
on the Bennington & Rutland railway, were
throw from the track by a broken rail at
South Watiingford Monday night, and several
passengers were slightly but not seriously in
jured.
The Republicans of the Third district of
New Hampshire have nominated Hon. Ossian
Ray to fill the vacancy in the present
and in the FortY-Seventh Congress, oc-
casioned by the death Of Congressman elect
Evarts w. Farr.
Fred. Cromwell, T. 81. Porterland Mr.. Altnye,
of New York, have sold controlling interest in
the Laclede Gas company, st. Louis, to E.
Wells, j. 81. Maxon and J. J.. Mitchell, of the
latter city. The capital stock OF the Laclede
company is $1,000, 600.
Earnest A. Thornmalen, stamp clerk in the
internal revenue office, Chicago, has absco nded
with $3, 765, being money which he, as deputy,
IcCeAVSO loT Guo sale internal revenue
stamps. He has been in the Office several years
and was trusted implicitly.
The large manufacturing establishment of
the +. Il. Adams company, at Erie, Pa, burned
Monday night. Loss about 100000; insur-
ance $50, QUO. One hundred hands are thrown
out of employment. Two firemen were killed
and several injured by the falling walls.
The press of Madrid, Spain, has ceased its
adverse comments upon the message of Presi-
dent Hayes, evidently in consequence of
kilograms from the Spanish minister at Wash.
ingson, reciting an entirely satisfactory result
OF the interview with Secretary Evarte.
At Latrobe, Pa, the boiler in Bakers car
works exploded with terrific force, Tuesday.
Two young men Zone VIM. Campbel) were bad
ly scalded and. although they walked half
mile to doctor office and had their wounds
dressed, they were both dead thirty minutes
afterwards.
majority opinion of the supreme court of
the United States, delivered Monday, sustains
has succeeded the city organization of Mem
phls, and leaves the creditors of the city who
are dependent upon the State legislature and
the taxing district for their pay.
special agent who came to Topeka, KS.
a few days ago. to adj Just the losses ON Oraw-
ford's Opera house, discovered deficiency in
tue accounts of John P. Watson, a we'll
known insurance agent of that city. Watson
mas since run away. His defalcatioD, it is
said, does not exceed $1,000.
saThe pope, at the secret consistory, Monday
delivered his allocution, speaking with some
severity of the suffering the church is under
going in different countries. He made very
distinct allusion to the condition of affairs in
France. but his words were prudently chosen,
SO as not to give the government a handle.
At Independence, No., Monday night. Mrs.
Jas. Jones, wife Of a wealthy farmer, attempt
ed to fill Lighted lamp with kerosene, when
both lamp and can exploded, causing the al
most instant death of her two children, aged
respectively six years and six months. Mrs
Jones was also burned so terribly that she died
In few hours.
The proposal of the Swiss federal council to
coin 250, 900 gold twenty-franc pieces has been
rejected by the national assembly on the
ground that in the present state of exchange
the operation would bring no profit TO the
country and would be regarded abroad as a
step towards aigold standard, a contamination
which the assembly earnestly depreciates.
The great subject of interest 10 Paris is q
newspaper warfare between Rocheford and
Gambetta. In consequence of Rocheforts per
slstent abuse of GamOetta, the latter has in
directly caused certain letters to he published
III which Rochefort, when under arrest for par
tlcipation in the commune, besought in hum
BILE terms the mediation of Gambetta and Gen
eral Trochee in his favor. Rochefort in his
letters disayouch his connection with the COM
munists.
Pacific Railroads.