Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-22


Mrs. Nancy Smith, admitted to the bar at
Keokuk was banqueted by her brethren in the
law.
Andoyer Theological seminary has a new pro-
fessorship on the relations of Christianity to
science.
An exchange softly says of defaulter: He
admits gap of $4,000 between himself and
creditors.
Louisa NJ. Acott, the authoress has sent one
hundred books to the newsboys' reading room
in Boston.
There are nineteen Republican and nineteen
Democratic governors in these thlrty-eight
United States
Hot Springs, Ark, will have new cemetery
at last; that ISL the 10000 taken in subscrip-
tons can do it.
I'uck remarks that these good men are going
wrong to an extent that is seriously overwork-
ing the reporters.
Boston people are finding that, in case of
fire. the narrowness of Boston streets makes
communication of fire easy.
Several years ago the American Bible Society
sent handsome Bible TO The Ute Chief Ouray,
through Ouray's old friend. Kit Carson.
An Ohio man met weeping and
kissed away her tears. The jury found YER
dict for the plaintiff to the amount of So 500.
Talmage having proved that clergyman
may be q good clown, Dan Rice is expert
menting to discover whether a clown will
make good preacher.
An enthusiastic Marylander, determined to
rear monument to the object of his present
admiration. has named his son "Garcelon.''
The boy should have grit.
1t is reported that Albert Victor and George,
SONS of the prince of Wales, now in her ma
jesty' steamer Bacchante, at Baibadoes, will
meet the Princess Louise at Halifax, on her ar
rival from England, the latter part of January.
George Il. Stuart, the philanthropist, was
defeated for president Of the Mechanics u
tional bank of Philadel phia on Wednesday last
after a bitter contest. MIR. Stuart declares he
vas counted out, and will appeal to the courts.
The city of Paris has just opened seven new
central schools of design for girls only. Edu-
cation in drawing has lately been made COM
pu!sory in France, and the means for acquir-
ing it are therefore being extended In every di-
rection.
Mrs. Elizabeth Comstock, a Quaker lady, a
Michigan Florence Nightingale, states tlst
that of the 1l5000 prisoners she has visited in
her career as missionary III the Wolverine
State los, coo were brought to prison through
strong drink.
A botonist says that there are ~, 900 different
kinds of weeds in the United States, 1900
haip in w Ha Is &c
the fire weed, the seed of which stays in the
ground for years without spl outing, but shows
itself when land is burned over.
From the testimony of negro in Washing
ton court: ''The story Ben johnson told just
now was lie from first to last. l never ASSOC
ciated with him; l only knew his first name.
He ran with q crowd on Goose Level, and be-
longed to the HelPs Bottom boys
An Indiana man lately placed brick in n
pillow ostensibly to play joke on his wife;
but the next morning he flung the affair at his
mother-in-law and laid her out He .ubse-
quently explained to The coroner that he
only frolicking with her, and bad forgotten all
about the brick.
NJ. Chavard, an Old Catholic priest ct Geneva,
has resigned on tho ground that after six years
efforts he despairs of Catholic reformation in
its present hands, the movement being without
unity of doctrine or liturgy, and perverted to
political ends. He intends to hold aloof from
all theological controversies.
Judge Taugree, a Southern gentleman, ia
said to be the author of Fools Errand,"
which book, by the way, has been much read
by cabinet officers and the like. President
Hayes has bought ten copies of it. Judge
Tourgee is the author of several other books,
all more or less readable.
The Emperor William was in good health
and spirits when on New Years day he received
all his relations and the court. He WAS visi-
bly, moved when answering the congratulations
of. his officers, warmly shaking hands with
Won Moltke Since the death of Field Mar
shall Wrangle no speech is delivered on this &C.
casion.
Major Gen. Warren and Capt. Gotten recent
ly visited the battlefield of Five Forks, Va, to
make a survey for use in the official investiga-
ton of the generals conduct in the fight there.
The wife of the owner of the property thought
their designs were evil, and ordered them off
As they kept on working she levelled q musket
at them and declared she would shoot if they
didn't 90. They went.
The French are about to follow the lead of
the Germans in introducing subterranean tele-
graph lines. M. Cookery, the minister of
posts and telegraphs, recently applied to the
government for credit of 100000 francs
for the establishment of underground wires
along some of the principal lines, to take the
place of the aerial ones, in the latter should
be interrupted by the weather or other causes.
young English lady at Oman, in Brittany,
who had been cleaning her gloves with petrol
cum. held her gloved hand near a candle to burn
an end of cotton, when the glove caught fire,
and on her instinctively trying to extinguish
the flames with the other, that also took fire.
Both hands we're 80 frightfully burnt that am
putation would have been necessary, but the
unfortunate victim expired prior to the opera
ton.
The report of the death of Mr.. E. G.. Squier
formerly United States charge in Honduras
and the author of several works on American
sntiauIties-which has been almost universal
Iy credited, turns out to be incorrect. Mr..
Sauier has been long an invalid but he has
Ia. elv resided with his broth in BROOKLYN