Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

King Theebau, of Burnah, has lit
tie daughter, to whom has been given
the mellifiuous name of A-too-ma-shee
Soo-hpayah-the Incompatible Soo-
hpayah.
A military guard accompanies every
train on the Mexico and Vera Cruz
railroad, and at every station a guard
is drawn up under arms on the arrival
of every train.
A gentleman writes to The London
standard that cats can be trained to
retrieve game as well as dogs do.
When he takes his gun in his hand his
three cats are in ecstacies in anticipa-
ton of sport.
The Catholic Emigration society, of
Minneapolis, intend looking the ground
over in the vicinity of the Green River
country, next spring, and will probably
make great Improvements along the
extension line of the Northern Pacific.
A gambler at Napa, Cal. had his
place closed by the authorities. He
therefore constructed faro layout in
form suitable for packing in small
satchel, and every day makes a round
of the stores, offices, and residences of
those who desire to play.
The Londoners are planning to use
Pennsylvania anthracite coal as SUBJ
stitute for their own bituminous fuel,
and so get rid of smoke. Mr.. Jennings
who sends the fact to The New York
World, mentions that the coal can be
delivered in London at less than $3.50,
or eighteen shillings ton.
Four negroes were found in an Ala
bama graveyard going through with
mummeries which, they thought, was
to give them certain magical powers.
One was on his knees praying at the
head of grave, another was on his
knees cursing at the foot, and the other
two were playing game of cards in
the centre.
A society of Mormon girls, having
for its object the securing of mono
gamic husbands, has been discovered
and broken up at Salt Lake The men,
bers took VOW to marry no man who
would not pledge himself to be content
with one wife. Five granddaughters
of Brigham Young had Joined it.
Relics of King Philip and his braves
are often unearthed near Fall River,
Mass. Last Wednesday Elisha Anthony,
of South Somerset, Mass, while exca-
waiting for barn cellar on his farm,
dug up the skeleton of brave, and
near him lay his pipe and the utensils
which Indians used to bury with their
dead
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the first half of this year was 100 per
cent more than in 1879. Spain is now
full of commercial Englishmen, who
run the railroads, mines and vineyards.
The Spaniards are not very fond of
these Britons, but can't get along with
out them. Nearly every engine in
Spain halls from Manchester or Birm-
ingham.
President Grevy, who had fancy for
white Arab horses, has succeeded in
obtaining some after long search.
As the Arabs believe that white horses
are likely to be weak, and certain to be
less healthy than horses of some other
color, they are not often bred, and
fine white horse is almost as rare among
the Arabs as pure black one.
The Central Park commissioners re-
ceived a petition from George Francis
Train, the other day, asking for per-
mission to put his feet on the seats in
the park. He stated that the police
had denied him that privilege, and he
wished to know what law prevents him
from enjoying that liberty. The COM
munication was placed on file, and
George is in suspense as to whether he
is vassal or peer.
Boston is to have new sewerage
system. Low intercepting sewers are
to be made along the margins of the
city, to receive the flow from those al
ready existing, and to empty into one
great main sewer, which leads through
q pumping station on the coast to Moon
island, in the harbor. The accumula-
ton is at this point to be let out into
the ocean at the beginning of ebb tide.
Vrain Lucas, who became notorious
eight or nine years ago by hoaxing NJ
Michel Chasles with pretended letters
by Pascal, Rabelais, Milton, Newton,
and Cleopatra, the gullible savant pay
ing him altogether 10000 francs, has
Just been sentenced to three months
Imprisonment. On the recent expira-
ton of second term of four years i'm
prisonment for another piece of swind-
ling he was ordered to live at Chateau
dun, his native town, during his ten
years police supervision, instead of
which he came to Paris.
Prince Alexander, the present ruler
of Bulgaria, having recently come In
to a legacy of 81, 5000 left to him by
the late empress of Russia, his aunt by
marriage, is about to build splendid
palace in the new quarter of Sofia, at
the east end of that city, where several
large and handsome houses are in
course of erection for the future accom-
mediation of Bulgarian rank and FASH
ion. The youthful Hospodar is just
now in lucky vein. Only the other
day Bishop Gligor presented him with
tastefully laid-out park, about half
an hours drive from Rustchuck, emf
nently suitable for summer retreat;
and the prince, while gratefully accept
ing this munifcent gift, sagaciously
seized the opportunity of adding to his
popularity by forthwith issuing a de-
cree in virtue of which the park in
question is to be thrown open to the