Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-21
GLOBELETs.

There are 1,416 miles of railroad in South
Carolina.
The friends of Judge Gray, of Massachu-
sets, are confident that the president will ap-
point him as Judge Clifford's successor as as
sistant justice of the United States.
A plaster of paris cast has been taken of
the assassin Guiteau's head. number are
to be made and sold to raise money for the
Scoville family, and to assist Guiteau in his
defense.
The report that Mrs. Lincoln, widow Of the
late President Lincoln, is blind. is authora-
tatively denied. tits pity this much talked OF
woman cannot be let alone. 1t seems she
must be made. not only to point moral, but
to adorn tale.
From Mackinaw reports come of small pox
among the Indians at Pe-shaw-ba town, near
Newport, on the Grand Traverse Bay. 1t il
very malignant. There have been twenty
deaths out of population of 300. Catholic
priest who went to their relief took the disease
and died.
It is alleged that movement is on foot to
make Judge jeremiah 8. Black, of Pennsylva-
MIA, the next Democratic candidate for the
presidency. The judge is said to be working
the wires Of Tammany Hall in his interest
The old issues and party shibboleths are to be
discarded, and anti-monopoly and labor re-
form are to be the main planks in the platform
of the new departure.
President Arthur has made one more ap
pointment, and it is perhaps possible from 1t
to Judge to some extent what the policy of the
administration is to be with respect to ap-
pointments. The position is very important
one-that of United States sub-treasurer at
New York city to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Hlllhouse, who goes into
business. He is to be succeeded by Thomas
G. Acton, superintendent for many years OF
the assay Office in New York. Acton is stall
wart of the stalwarts, and true henchman OF
Mr.. Conkling.
A little Ohio girl making contribution to
the Garfield monument .fnnd, addressed
quaint letter to "Ar. Committee" in which
she said. 81 am little girl years old and
live five miles from Hiram, our dear Presi-
dents former home. Now, my Uncle Oscar,
living in Cleveland, said I could not spell
hippopotamus. he bet me dollar. l won
the bet. 1t Is the first dollar / ever earned,
and would like you to please accept this az
token of love 10 our beloved President Gar
field" The little girls name is Eva May
Folder, and her home is in Mantua, O.
A personal friend of ex-senator Blaine, says
he has determined to remain out Of politics
| for the present, and will probably devote
year or two to his private affairs. He will,
| however, remain in Washington during the
most of tina time, and move into his new resi-
| dence very shortly, where he expects to inaugu-
rate series of entertainments which shall
take the lead of everything of the kind in the
| kind in the social life of the national capital.
This friend added that at no distant day Blaine
| would re-enter the political field.
| The Washington correspondents are begin
ming to intimate that the acquittal of Guiteau
| on the ground of insanity would not be alto
| gether displeasing to the members Of the
''stalwart'' wing of the Republican party who
have just scored triumph in the election OF
Mr.. Keifer to the speakership of the house.
| The political necessities of the case must be at
least as evident to the president as to those
stalwarts who have already announced their
perception that upon the whole the least awk-
| ward outcome of the trial of Guiteau for the
presidents faction of the Republican party
would be declaration that jury believed Gui-
teau to be insane.
| The cotton exposition at Atlanta has at
tracted special attention to that city, and ex-
posed to view it's great natural advantages of
a southern business center The enterprises
and thrift it is more like a northern city than
any other southern city. 1t is already at
tracing northern capital to be invested in
manufactures. The most notable mention at
ocratic candidate for governor of Ohio. He
has decided to open branch of his business IN
Springfield, O., in Atlanta, and will proceed at
| once to open shops there. Atlanta extends to
him cordial welcome. This 'gate city of
| the South seems to have brilliant business
/ future"
| Lynch law is being resorted to and being
| justified in Mississippi. The following is from
a jackson, Mississippi, Journal: "Parker and
Craig Jordon. (colored) were hung by body
of citizens in Lefore county last week, for the
| murder of Robert Catlin, respectable and
law-abiding citizen of that county. This is as
it should be. 1t is the only thing, in our opin-
ion, that will put stop to this common way
of shooting man down like he was hog.
| In one sense of the word we are opposed to
| "mob law" but since it is getting so common
| for worthless scoundrel to take the life of
good, law-abiding citizen, for nothing, we say
the only justice due the wretch is instant
DEATH
KILLED BY CURIOSITY.