Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-06
GLOBELETS.


on Saturday, December 81. A quarter OF
million visitors inspected the exhibition dur
ing the period that it was open.
1t is asserted that the late holiday season
was unusually prolific in crime. The wires
were loaded with reports Of most horrible
crininality, and also Of almost every form OF
crime.
Among the most interesting foreigners who
were ever here, says Washington letter. was
the Chillian wife of General Fitzpatrick and her
sister, Miss Valdcveseda. They were dark and
piquant, and spoke the most dreadful Engilsn'
and were perfectly charming.
Many fancy articles, and even costly, are
now made of the skin of the shark. A little,
card case made of that material is valued NJ
$500. None but the rich can buy such arti-
cles of vlrtu; and even in that case the Old
saw applies: ga fool" etc.
Arthur's administration will have all the
purity of stalwartism. Arthur himself has
the suavity of Chesterfield. His admlnistra-
ton, therefore, may be expected to be pure and
polite, as pure as the source from which II
takes its inspiration, and as polite as surface
show makes necessary.
A duel is brewing between Blackburn,
Kentucky congressman, and Gen. Burridge OF
the same state. The latter is the aggressor.
The former has not sent challenge as yet,
and if he is brave enough not to do so, 1t will
show that civilization has made some progress
on "the dark and bloody ground"
MacVeagh ran away without prosecuting
the star route thieves. Brewster comes into
his place with a great flourish, but it is not
believed that one of the leading thieves will be
punished. When Brady and Dorsey look
through the question from the inside, it Will
be time enough to praise Mr.. Arthur's attor-
ney general.
John G.. Whittier, wrote TO friend of
Charles Summer, asking that his brother might
be retained in the Boston Custom House, and
the senator responded eff the brother OF
John g. Whittier is not safe at the Boston
Custom House we will build a new one, or at
least have new collector. AS the French
say, "Soyer tramquiLc."
The new postmaster general, Howe, In an
interview said: :"If to be q stalwart is to be
an all-the.year- round Republican, am stall
wart. II the name is confined to the follow
ing of President Grant, was Third-termer,
and have recanted none of my plainly express
ed opinions" Thus are the stalwart bench
men of Gen. Grant rewarded.
By 1888 the Standard Oil company may own
the entire earth. If so, says the Graphic, they
will change it's present time table, and for
economy sake check the speed OF Its annual
and daily rotation, thereby consolidating two
wears In one and one day within the compass
of hours. This will grant at least 20 or "a
hours for days legitimate labor.
Senator Bayard has presented Sam Ward
with curious original letter, written in
1773, by Sir Philip Francis, of England, to
Col. Tench Francis, of Philadelphia, with both
of whom the Bayard family was connected.
One of the passages in the letter is as follows:
rT don't like to think of the quanty of salt
water between us. If it were claret would
drink my way to America"
If Gen. Grant is placed on the retired army
list with the pay of general, say some S2O,-
COO year, as he will not be In active military
service, and without any responsibility, why
NAV he not be nominated and elected to third
Term of the presidency, without relinquishing
his position, or pay of a general? The GLOBE
would like to see him nominated. A jolly
picnic the Democrats would have after his
sure and early defeat.
The presidential fever is a peculiar malady.
Many have suffered its raging thrift, and
without desired relief have gone sadly to the
land of shades. Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Sew
ard, Chase and Greeley are the most noted that
have gone to ghost-land, uncrowned. How
many more, afflicted with this fatal fever are de-
stined to crowd the ghostly plains, disappointed
andfunhappy, remains for the future chronlcler
to record.
When Mr.. Conkling left the senate in pet,
his political suicide was nearly complete.
Later events have about added the finishing
3ouch. He is said to be suffering from de-
pression. He has had the presidential itch in
3he past. 1t is not likely that that disease will
xurn into scratch in the future. Nor will he
ever enter the senate chamber again clothed
with the senatorial toga. Should Mr.. Arthur
call him to his cabinet, or place him in other
high position, his fu ture career will be ephem-
eral. He will soon sink into deserved obscur-
ity. This is prophecy-Selah.