Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

The governor general of Canada in
tends establishing a Canadian literary
academy, somewhat analogous to the
celebrated Academic FRANCHISE.
A Phoebe (Nev.) etomologist has dis
covered what he considers to be new
species of centipede. It is of white
color, about three inches in length, anG
has one hundred and twenty-nine legs
on each side.
Siemens, the European electrician.
has cleared 500, 900, 900 from his inven.
tions, and expects to make as much
more from the electric railroad which
he has put in operation so successfully
in Berlin.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is the
familiar term by which an Arizons
sporting character is known. At last
accounts he was but short distance
ahead of the sheriff, who wanted him
for homicide.
The Hedges family of Westfeld.
Mass, see big fortune in store fol
them in the recent decision of the En-.
glish high court of chancery that the
estaM Of Sir Charles Hedges, amounting
to $3.50, 100000, belongs to the Ameri-
can Hedges, whose descendants the To-
cal Hedges are lucky enough to be.
Hiram Arnold, Of San Rafael. had a
narrow escape recently. He was smok-
ing some tobacco, gathered from dis
used coat, when loud explosion took
place, SCATTERING the bowl of his pipe
and filing his face with sparks. 1t
was subsequently discovered that pis-
toll cartridge had been mixed up with
the tobacco and caused the trouble.
The ball imbedded itself deep in the
woodwork on the opposite side of the
room.
The Hon. Henry BOIL, of Marietta,
O., in making application recently for
insurance upon his life, said that his
paternal grandfather died at the age OF
lis years, his paternal grandmother at
the age of 10, his maternal GRANDPA
Their at the age of los, and his maternal
grandmother at 100. His father died
at the age of 80, and his mother at the
age of IS. He has four brothers and
three sisters ranging in age from As to
81, and all living at this time.
The Tacoma Ledger says: Bears are
very plentiful on the line of the rail-
road surveys in the Cascade mountains.
They are attracted to the various camps
at night by the refuse thrown away by
the cooks, and not unfrequently help
themselves to bacon, flour, etc., which
they carry away. Not long since one
of them climbed upon platform built to
put supplies out of reach of the ami
mails, pulled down sack of -four and
carried it off into the bush.
During the ten years ending 1877,
1911, 3O9 acres of land in Charleston
county, South Carolina, were forfeited
to the state for non-payment of taxes.
The lands are valued at 1894, 1856, and
the total charges upon them amount to
S96, 4O5. A large portion of them are
now living idle, without benefit to any
interest, and the Charleston Neacs adj
vises that they be divided into small
farms and sold upon such easy terms as
will induce the coming of substantial
and well-informed class of immigrants.
An interesting incident occurred on
board the White Star steamer, German
ic, during a recent passage. One Of
the cabin passengers, among whom
were William H. Vanderbilt, j. X.
Vanderbilt, and Capt. J. H. Vanderbilt,
uncle of the former, tells an interesting
story of a poor, friendless woman in
the steerage, who gave birth to child
when the ship was three days out, and
was made happy and comfortable by
the kindness and generosity of Mr..
William II. Vanderbilt and others. A
purse of $500 was presented her, and a
letter was given by Nfr. Vanderbilt
calling upon the New York hospital
managers to see that the poor woman
received, at his expense, the best OF
care. The mother, Mrs. Margaret
Phillips, is Welsh woman, and was on
her way alone to join her husband in
this country. She was overjoyed at
the sympathies elected in her behalf,
and was particularly delighted when
the Rev. DR.. Satterlee christened her
babe s'Mary Germanic Vanderbilt Phil
lips" after the steamer and her gener-
GUS benefactor. Capt Vanderbilt be-
came godfather to the child and Mrs.
George Evans godmother.