Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-20
aLOBELETs.

The prospectus of British and American
bank, with capital of 81 900, 900, has been
issued in London.
President Arthur's househo coneists Of
himself and his secretaries. Soon the president
will give number Of dinner parties.
The Island City bank, of New York, has
been reorganized as the Garfield National bank
with capital of 5000, 900, and has been au-
thorized by the comptroller to begin business.
George E. sickles, of New Rochelle, N. Y,
the father of the noted General Daniel E.
Sickles, and over 80 years old, was recently
married to lady of New Rochelle.
The report that the proposed Gar field Memo
rial hospital project at Washington, is given
up as failure is untrue. The treasurer con-
tinues to report donations for the building OF
the hospital.
II they could get at him, the strong minded
women would pull down the vest of the Mis-
souri, senator, who SO savagely denounced
their ignorance in his speech against granting
women suffrage.
The haste manifested by Senator Sherman
to get his funding bill before the country for
discussion in advance of any other bill of the
kind, is regarded in Washington as piece of
monumental audacity.
Professor Henry G.. Thunder, the well
known musician and organist, died recently
in Philadelphia. He was born in Dublin
Ireland, In 1880. He ranked as one of the
most able organists in the country.
In view of the late appalling disaster at
Vienna the project of police at Paris has in
structed the directors of the Paris theaters to
take precautions against an outbreak of fire,
and to provide adequate means OF exit from
their tn eaters.
An alarm of fire in the house Of the octoge-
marian, Thurlow Weed, of New York, pro-
duced in the old gentleman great and distress
ing nervous excitement and prostration.
policeman gave the alarm, and the fire was
easily put out with extinguishers.
Ex-Gev. Shepherd, of the District of Column
bia, was recently bitten by tarantula in the
leg while examining an old mine in Chihua-
hua. His wife writes it is feared the leg will
have to be amputated to save his life, which
has been in great danger from the poison OF
the insect.
It is alleged that Brady & Co., the star route
thieves, are IN no way alarmed at the appoint
ment of Benjamin 81. Brewster, attorney gen.
eral. in place of McVeagh. They believe they
can handle him, that he will be susceptible to :
certain political influences in vogue at the ma
tional capital
The late Vienna disaster Is causing greater
attention to be directed to providing greater
means of safety for those who frequent thea
ters The lord chamberlain has requested the
managers of the London theaters to immedi-
ately separate the system of lighting the audi
forum from that of lighting the stage.
An uneducated minister in England, being ar
rested for preaching in the streets, holding up
Bible, said that ''if the Church of England
was not in accordance with that book, as evil
denced by her ministers presuming to obso-
lutte people, Anickerbocker would soon be
written upon her walls. A new reading for
'Absolve' and 'Ichabod.'"
The stalwarts are evidently afraid that
Blaine will boom up with dangerous strength
in 1881, and are falling to abusing him with
out stint or limit. They are seizing upon his
foreign correspondence, while secretary of
state as one means to damage him. 1t may
turn out that they have commenced their
abuse too early sand reaction may give him
the prize of a nomination in 1884.
The alleged discovery of iron and silver ore
and gold quartz in Springhill township, Greene
county, Pennsylvania, is beginning to excite
much interest. In giving his report Of an
assay made of these minerals, George Goeble,
of Wheeling, says: CATER having made
very careful examination Of specimen of
black band ore and silver rock, found the
former yielded 10 per cent of iron, and the
other yields silver to the amount of $500 to
the ton."
While there is nothing positively known on
the subject, it is the general belief in well in
formed army circles that the verdict OF the
Cadet Whitaker court marshal was unfavora-
BILE to the prisoner and recommended his dis
missal from the academy, but that the review
of the proceedings by the judge advocate gen.
eral of the army and the report thereon by the
secretary of war will result in the president
setting aside the findings of the court and Or
dering the reinstatement of Whitaker.
Guiteau the assassin absorbs like an anna
conda. He has his breakfast served in his room
at the court house, and about O'Clock, and,
according to the testimony of the officers who
attend him, usually consumes at this meal
pound of steak, nine buckwheat cakes, three
roasted potatoes, and five cups of coffee.
Then at half past 10 he gorges himself on
roast beef and mutton. The scoundrel ought
to be kept on bread and water, instead of being
feasted in this style to give him strength to
keep up his disgusting antics in the court
room.
Daniel Drew Chamberlain, nephew of the
late Daniel Drew, residing in New York, was
last week forcibly seized and carried away in
broad daylight, and lodged in an asylum. He
is separated from his wife. He has
been judged insane by a commission
of lunacy and incapable OF handling his
property, consisting of stocks and bonds,
amounting to over $500, 900 and his wife was
authorized to take charge OF his personal
property. Mr.. Chamberlain and his counsel
deny the allegation of insanity, aud claim that
he is of sound mind.
Had the assassin accomplices, as some have
affected to believe since the I'd of July? He
says he had net. In an address put forth "To