Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-17
GLoBELErs.
Yellow fever prevails at Panama.

uyudiuitc OOiuO was 1OunQ IN the court
house at Montreal last week.
One third of the lumber product of the
Northwest is handled in Chicago.
The statue of Washington to be erected by
the New York chamber Of commerce is to be
thirteen feet high and mounted on granite
pedestal. The cost will be about $4,000.
Brave Bear, the nin law of Sitting Bull, in
Jail at Yankton for murder, recently attempt
ed suicide by taking poison. He failed, how
ever, and will be reserved for the gallows.
The London Standard says il has good au-
thority for stating, that the Marquis of Lorne
has every intention of returning to Canada,
and that the Princess Louise will also return
before spring.
The internal Nihilistic disorders in Russia,
and the constant threats and attempts to take
the life of the Car and high officials, are
paralizing the industrial and political interests
of the energies of the Empire.
1t is not now expected that any man, but
Grant third-termer, will be considered in the
recast of the cabinet. If this expectation Is
verified, it will be significant of the future
character of Arthur's administration.
The Japanese are called the Yankees of the
East. The fitness of the title can hardly dis
pHted now that they have successfully or
ganized corner in their silk production and
brought the foreign merchants to terms.
The remains of the unfortunate men who
were burned in the boarding shauty at Pitts
burgh, were buried unknown and unmourned
their bodies being burned beyond recog-
nition-with the exception of brother OF
one of the victims no friends appeared.
Since Gulteau's tlhl commenced spawn
of "cranks" has been developed, in different
parts of the country; owing probably to SYM
pathetic affinity with the assassin. What
else has attracted them from their hitherto
secluded abodes.
The best evidence that the star route con-
tracts were nothing less than organized rob-
berry, done through Official connivance. is the
fact reported by the new second assistant
postmaster general, that not complaint has
yet been made as to their suspension or cut
down.
The nobility of Great Britain are having
hard time just at present. One Of them-who
died year ago has had his body stolen from
the vault, and another-not yet dead-has been
robbed of some thousands of dollars worth of
valuables. Well, nobility, like everything else
has it's disadvantages.
When the Princess Louise reached Englan
she still carried in her ear some fragments of
broken glass, the result of an accident at Of
iowa, where she was thrown out of sleigh.
An operation was subsequently performed and
the glass removed, but the effect of the acct
dent may be permanent.
Secretary Hunt has incurred the displeasure
of some of his Southern Republican friends
by keeping their clutch off from 100000,
which they thought to be within easy reach.
The money still remains in the treasury.
| These lobbyists will make another grab at the
money during the present session of congress.
The people of Louisville, KY, not only have
''souls above buttons" but above pennies, as
well. A large class of people there utterly re-
| pudiate pennies; they refuse to stoop to dab
BILE in small coin. But the more practical and
| less ethereal board of trade have taken the
| subject up and intend to secure the reintro-
duction of the banished pennies,
| d
ates no shuffling among his Republican allies.
| President Arthur was rumored to be In favor
of the elevation of Republican TO The senate
| from Virginia as colleague to the Readjuster.
Arthur is not much given to talking or ex-
PLANTATION. But Malone demanded that he
should say that the rumor was false, and he
did it.
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November %. The Spanish minister at Wash
iugton, Senior Barca, gave a brilliant enter
tainment in honor of the day. The occasion
| was chosen for the beautiful young daughter
of the minister, aged Is, to ''come out" or, in
other words, to mark her entrance into society.
| She was dressed in white satin, draped with
gauze.
Gov. MeEnery, of Louisiana, in his late
| message, deprecates attributing poverty to
| the state. He says Louisiana is rich and must
| go to the front rank of states. Her assess
| ment roll for 1880 showed a valuation of
SIT, 096, 459; and for 1881, $1S1, $3.50 ,29l; and
| the governor declares when the property of
the State is thoroughly assessed at two-thirds
of it's value, it will show valuation of quite
$500, 900, OO0 The tax rate can then be re-
duced and the state debt annually decreased.
The weaving of baby elephant doesn't
seem to be a very difficult task. The famous
offspring of Hebe was taken from its mother
the other day at Bridgeport, Conn where
| both animals are in winter quarters, and is
now living complacently on diet of crackers
and milk. The mother utters sonorous pro-
test occasionally and looks fondly toward the
little animal tethered at the other end of the
apartment. Both are getting used to the sep
aration, and no trouble is anticipated.
Another Nihilist assassin has made profert
of himself in Russia. His name is Nicoloi
Sankowsky, and he was the ''crank" put forth
as the agent of Nihilist conspirators to assas-
sinate Gen. Ignatieff of the Interior Depart
ment. The assassin, not finding Ignatieff in,
fired at another official, Gen. Teherevine, but
missed him. Tho clumsy endeavors OF the
assassin failed of fatal result; that is, not
fatal to his intended victim, but it will be fatal
to himself.
The Rev. Everett L. Rexford, of Detroit,
was frequently maltreated by his wife, and her
furious assaults were caused by the slightest
provocations. The suffsrng clergyman at
length resolved that, if she was sane, he
would stand her treatment no longer, but
would obtain divorce. First he employed
three physicians to examine her, and they pro-
nounced her of sound mind. Then he insti-
tuted divorce proceedings. But since filing
the bill the experts have modified their opinion
as to her mental condition, and he has dropped
the case in court.
Is President Arthur third termer, or is he
in favor of himself for second term, to be
elected by ballots and not bullets? Senator
Jones, his .fdus achates, thus relieves himself
on this prodigiously demoraIizing Republican