Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-08
GLOBELETs.


Weston, the pedestrian, is lecturing on tenn.
perance.
Sir Samuel Baker, the English traveller and
African explorer, is in New York.
The Panama canal now employs 400 men,
and expects soon to increase the force 10 5000.
small-po has "struck" some of the Mis-
souri, towns. There is good deal of it in
Chicago.
The Siamese princes now visiting in Paris
have bought $50 pianos for the harem of their
brother, the king.
~ love men," said Queen Christine, of Swe-
den, mot because they are men. but because
they are not women"
Henry Krupp, of Essen, has accepted con-
tract for the expectation of $4,000 tons Of
steel rails to the United States.
Another gorilla has arrived in London. He
is boarding with Mr.. Darwin, who acknowl-
edges his kinship as a cousin.
L. Ferry Young. son of Brigham, died few
days ago ell rout. from Cuba to the United
States. He was buried at sea.
GX-SLdtc EcuhtOT IsOWIdu0 VI 4CuhoyANoAAoa
has been arrested on charge of swindling an
aged widow cut of her pension money.
That was business boy who in response to
the Sunday school inquiry: "What is the worst
thing about riches 2" said "their scarcity"
The weight of cask of water pulled out
the teeth of IL "Man with the iron jaw" while
he was performing at the Indiana state fair
and fell on his breast, crushing him to death.
A southern journal says this years rice
crop in the Gull states will reach 150, 1000, 600
bushels. 1t is predicted that the rice industry
will soon riv Il that of the sugar-growing in
Louisiana.
Francis M. Finch, who on Wednesday was
nominated by the Republicans of New York
for judge OF the court of appeals, is author of
that exquisite little poem, "The Blue and the
Gray" He lives ii Ithaca.
Wrangeil Land has been taken possession of
in the name Of the United States. It is away
up north, some here near Alask, and it is
supposed will become as popular as the great
summer resort purchased for US by Secretary
Seward
A New York detective day or two ago, in
looking up criminal came across the abode
of couple who had eloped from New York,
had been married, aud were living luxuriously
and quietly in house on Sherbrooke street,
Montreal.
The best ''citizens" of Bloomington encour-
aged the mob of several thousand which re-
Gently broke into the Jail and lynched pris-
oner, and the s'ladies (?) waved their handker-
chiefs" Bloomington is city Of 10000, in
the Republican state of Illinois.
The Rev. DR.. Boyd, of st. Louis, is accused
of plagiarism from Edward Everett but the
Globe Democrat says it is rather cease of
morbidly retentive memory reacting upon un
usual receptivity of mind, and producing un-
conscious assimilation of IDEAS"
Mr. Evarts puts it that 1.-TWO of our chief
magistrates have been plagued to death by the
opportunities of Office seekers, and two were
victims of assassination melted by the spirit
of Office seeking" This is rather strained,
especially in so far as it relates to John Wilkes
Booth, Esq.
Henry F. Durant, perhaps the most wealthy
lawyer in New England, and founder of Wells
ley female college, is dead. He made his
money by hard work, and was always very
successful in dis practice. He was religious
enthusiast. and it is said converted the late
Vice President Wilson to Christianity. Mr..
Durant's family name was Smith, bnt he had
it changed.
Mrs. Garfield will have $4,000 to $l4, 900
h. old f,,,1l
pension of $4,000, 900 as one years sal
airy of the late president, $4,000 from his
estate, and $25, 900 insurance on his life. The
family will be we'll provided for, but will con-
slider this endowment of wealth poor com
pensation for The loss of the noble husband
and father.
A pair of steers sank in the muck of Con-
necticut swamp, and yoke of oxen were set
to pull them out by chain around their
horns. One was drawn to firm footing, but
the horns of the other were pulled from his
head. The agent of an anti-cruelty society is
prosecuting the man who made the attempt
to save the steers on the ground that the HUI
maine action would have been to shoot them.
A pleasant little story is related of Cover
nor Holiday, of Virginia, by the Alexandra
Gazette. One evening last week an old colored
woman on crutches entered a railway car in
Washington. The car was crowded, and the
old woman requested colored man to give
her his seat, as it was impossible for her
to stand. The man refused. Gov. Holiday
who was in the car, overheard the CONVEX
sation and promptly rendered the old woman
his seat, which was accepted with thanks.
Mrs. Marshall O. Roberts, the supposed
nance of President Arthur, is said to be aw-
fully arissocratic and exclusive, as WELL as
very wealthy. She might, as mistress of the
White house, contrive to make her husbands
administration quite unpopular. She proba-
bly, would not "swing around the circle" with
her husband, and show herself to the people
from car platform, as Mr.. Hayes did. But
Mrs. Hayes did herself no discredit and warm.
ly commended herself to all classes.