Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-19
0LOBELETs.

Captain Henry, Marshal of the District of
Columbia, an intimate personal friend Of the
late Gen. Garfield and his family, has just re-
turned to Washington, from visit to Cleve-
land. He reports that Mrs. Garfield enjoys
excellent health, Her children are all at
school. She takes little interest In the trial of
Guiteau, now going on at Washington.
The structures of the British newspapers,
upon Secretary Blaine for his decisive instruct
ions to the United States ministers in Peru
and Chilli, are characteristic. Our British
cousins never could endure the thought OF ar
bitrament in which consultation of them is
omitted. But, really, while the question Of
governing little Ireland remains unsolved it
would be wise to not mingle in warlike affairs
across the ocean.
The proposal of Senator Hill, of Georgia
10 elect postmasters, internal revenue officers,
and similar officials, by the people, goes to
the very root Of the matter. The government
ties and corrupting appointing power, and
the power Of the people should be rendered
more supreme and universal. Thus the exec
utive and members of congress wonid be re-
lieved of embarrassing and onerous duties, and
the the efficiency of the public service greatly
improved, and ''cranks" would not have the
Same inducement to shoot presidents and other
high officers of the government.
The strongest evidence against the seven
Molly Magulres soon to be tried at Union
town, Pa, is afforded by Perry Gyddis, an
eavesdropper. On his way home late one
night he saw that the Molly Mcguire lodge
room was lighted, and drawing near he
heard voices. Here was q chance, he
thought, to discover some of the secrets of
the order. He crept under the building,
which had cracked floor, and listened to a
heated discussion. The subject of debate was
arefusal to license the only barroom in the
place, and several members proposed the
assassination Of Maurice Healy, the mining
superintendent, who had been instrumental in
thus cutting off the supply of liquor. Healy
was murdered few days afterwards.
Edward Fee was Tilted by Maggie Sinclair
in Louisville ten years ago. He quilted the
city soon afterward, and did not return until
within q month. Miss Sinclair was still I'M
unmarried. He told her that he had grown
wealthy in Texas. that he had never ceased to
love her, and that he had come to renew his
offer of marriage. This time she consented
and the wedding was held at once, Fee saying
that he could not be long absent from his ex-
tensive business. The pair stayed week in
New Orleans, on the way, as the bride sup
posed, to her future home in Texas. Then
her husband deserted her and she was not
long in concluding that he had treated her
thus for the sake of revenge.
In regard to the election of Joseph rar nWe
Keifer. of Ohio, speaker of the house of re-
representatives., the New York Sun pointedly
and aptly says: He is probably the lightest
weight ever promoted to so. heavy place.
Even old Mr.. Pennington of New Jersey, the
first speaker chosen by the Republican party,
was greater statesman than Keifer; yet he
always had to consult the page who stood
about his desk when questions of parliamenta-
ry law required prompt decision. The Re-
publican party must be pretty low down in
point of ability and force when it has to take
such material as this for an officer whose
post has not improperly been described as the
second in importance under the govern
ment.
On sarcophagus in Chevening church, in
Kent, England, dated 1919, are these words:
81 shine in the light of God.
His image stamps my brow;
Through the Shadow of Death my feet have
trod,
And reign in glory now
These lines appear in the Christiom Herald Of
Dec. IS, 1874, as the commencement of the
well-knewn poem which was published after
hearing the discourse Of DR.. Halves, of Hart
ford, on the death of his daughter. Were
these lines copied from an older poem; and, il
so, who is their author? The extract from
the tombstone was made recently by lady
who had some time before sent copy of all
the verses to family in affection.
There has long been suspicion that the
pretty little toy balloons of various colors
which children love to convoy about the
streets at the end of a string, and faunt in
ones face in street cars and railway trains, are
not as innocent and harmless as they look land
a recent mishap in London strengthens This
suspicion. A gentleman was waiting for 8
"tram carr to approach when one of these
balloons, floating in the air behind it's proprie
tor, touched the end of his lighted cigar. A
loud explosion instantly followed, and stimuli
taneously the beard, moustache and eyebrows
disappeared from the gentleman's face, to
gether with considerable amount OF exposed
cuticle. If Providence had not afforded the
eyes better protection than sinful mortalf
deserve, the unfortunate smoker would have
lost his sight also.
The recent betrothal of Prince Leopold
youngest son of Victoria, to the Princess He
lena Frederick Augusta, of Waldeck- Pyrmont
is said to be love affair, and to be entirely
destitute of those political considerations
which usually control royal alliances. The
prince is somewhat of an esthete, though moi
of the pronounced "damphool" sort. Not
being in robust health, he has not been able to
indulge in the manly pursuits that his brothers
have followed, and so be has given his atten.
ton to literary and artistic matters. The lady
is the fourth daughter of Prince George Vic
tor of Waldeck, one of the smallest states Of
the German empire. She is younger sister
of the Queen of Netherlands, and niece Of
the King of Sweden, and is also allied by mar.
riage to the House of Wurtemburg; but as her
father is a prince only in name, having long