Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22
THE SAINT PAUL SUNDAY GLOBE SUNDAY JANUARY 22 1882
SUNDAY GLOBELETS.

The mother of the late Gen. Custer died re
Gently at Monroe, Michigan.
The Rev. Joseph Cook is reported to have
arrived at Bombay on his journey around thu
, world.
The successful theft of the remains of thu
Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, has alarmed
Queen Victoria for the safety of her husbands
J mausleum at Frogmore, and the London Times
saws that additional precautions have beer
taken TO protect it.
The Rev. John Seely Stone, D. D., well
known Episcopalian clergyman, died recently
: in Cambridge, Mass, aged 81. He contributed
important publications to the literature OF the
church, and in 1867 was elected professor and
dean of the faculty in Cambridge.
The London Trnth denies that Queen Vic
toria lays by annually immense sums OF money.
1t says the queen really does not put by as
much as 100000 per annum. She has always
given 100000 to each of her daughters who
has married, and this has drained her savings.
Chief Justice Pierpont, Of Vermont, WAS
buried at Vergennes the other day. The
preacher gave great offense to the mourners
by expressing in his funeral discourse regret
that he had ''never given expression to those
views which are considered necessary to the
Christian
Rev. F. r. Marvin has an article in the
| Home Journal on "Beasts of Burden" in
which he pleads for kindness toward the
horse and other animals, and says we are par
takers with the animals of common nature,
aud that common nature should teach us
kindness and mercy.
| Rev. DR.. T. De Witt Talmage has frequently
announced that he would not preach in
house whose pews were rented. But he has
at length yielded to the pressure of his peo-
pie. and produced a sensation by proclaiming
that the pews would be rented for the ensuing
year, on January %.
A traveller visiting Mexican cathedral was
shown by the sacristan, among other marvels,a
| dirty opaque glass phial. After eyelng it some
time, the traveller said: "Do you call this
relic? Why, it is empty" empty" re-
torted the sacristan, Indignantly. "Sir, it con-
tains some of the darkness Moses spread over
the land of Egypt
Prof. V. B. Denslow, IL. D., formerly
Baptist preacher, but now largely given over
to Agnosticism, has recently written PAM
phlet on ssThe lPyramid of Gezeh," in which
he considers the relation of the ancient Egypt
ian civilization to the Hebrew narratives in
Genesis and Exodus, and the relative claims
of Moses aud the pyramid 10 inspiration.
Several thousand Babylonian tablets in an
excellent state of preservation, discovered by
Mr.. Rassam in the mounds of Abu- Habba, are
on their way to the British museum. Abu-
Habba is the site of the Sippara, the Sephar-
Vain of the Old Testament. 1t IS not impos-
sible that this find represents the library Of
Sargon l., whose date is commonly given as
1900 B. G.
Nathan Davis, the African traveller, is dead.
He was born about 1912, and was for some
time editor of the Hebreau Christian MagG-
zine. He spent many years in Africa and
wrote several books of travel. In 1856 he was
dispatched by the British government to Garth
age to make an investigation of the site
of the ancient city, and on his return pub
lished his best known work, Carthage and
Her Remains
A Washington special states that Mr.. Carl
Schurz is believed to be employed on the
strength of his supposed influence with the
Germans in Germany, as sort OF
bureau of immigration for the Northern Pa
cifc railroad to enable it to dispose of land
which rightfulIy belongs to the government |
but was turned over to the company by Mr..
Schurz while secretary of the interior.
Philadelphia Ne,os: The Shah of Persia fell
violently in love with the Princess of Wales
during his visit to England some years ago,
and about once year makes tempting offer
to the prince for her. His last proposition
was to give him two of his best wives, his
mother and his grandmother in exchange for
Alexandra, but he would not throw in jack
knife and bullpup and the prince declined.
The New York Nation says of the late Rev.
DR.. Leonard Bacon, "It was by accident that
he was born in Michigan, for he was the incar
nation of New England Puritanism, which he
illustrated in his two-fold concern for ortho
doxy and for public education. In
strength Of body and mind, and the conscien-
tious and inHexibe pursuit of duty, he did
honor to the land in which he was educated
and achieved Distinction"
In SEQ tland the topic of sermon or dis
course of any kind is called by old-fashioned
folks "its ground" or, as they would say,
it's ''grund." An old woman, bustling into
the kirk rather late, found the preacher had
commenced, and opening her Bible, nudged
her next neighbor with the inquiry, whats
his grund?' "Oh," replied the other, who
happened to be brother minister, and there
fore privileged critic, "he's lost his grund
long since, and he's just swimming"
The ex-Empress Eugene received severe
shock fortnight ago by falling down stairs
at her London residence, Prlnces-gate, Hyde
| Park, and one which made 1t impossible for
| her to get out of her room. Daily inquiries
after her condition have been made on behalf
| of the Queen. 1t is said that the estate at
Marlborough, which Eugene is having put
| into shape for her future residence, was pur-
chased of the heirs of the late Mr.. Longman,
the well-known publisher.
There is period in the lives of young men
when they don't like to 60 to church, but
they do feel an irresistible hankering to skulk
about the church doors, and 60
home with the girls after meet
ing. In Pennsylvania town this thing be-
| came such a nuisance that the police were