Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-13
GLORELETS.

The latest Partisan beauty bears the Gu
phonious and poetic name of Guntherot
Ex-Goy. Coburn, of Maine, is about te
give $4,000 building to q classical in
stitute in that state
A California paper thinks it is migrate
full for girls to commit suicide, it costs sc
much to raise them.
Justice Miller. of The supreme court
says the best feature OF the Republican, l.a-
feat is that it is the death of bossism.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and
Duke and Duchess of Connaught will visit
Berlin in January to assist at the celebra-
ton of the silver wedding of the Crown
Prince of Germany.
MI. Labouchere, NJ. p and editor of the
London Truth, thinks that pure wine is
calculated to promote temperance and So
briefly; that the juice of ell fruits has that
effect and that the best fruit for the pur-
pose is the orange.
The Boston Globe reports that lightning
struck a contribution plate in a western
church just as the deacon was passing il,
around. This is the first time anything
has struck this plate for the last three
months said the deacon, thoughtfully.
Recent storms have proved very de-
structive to oyster buoys on Long Island
sound, and a large number have been
swept away. Of Milford and Stratford
many have been lost. Nearly all of the
oysters on 800 acres near the breakwater
have been ruined.
The London Times, in an editorial, says
it believes compromise has been offered,
or it is about to be offered, the British
government, the purport of which is that
Arab Pasha be allowed to expatriate him
self and live in exile. The proposal, how
ever, is not acceptable.
In a conversation on general topics yes
1erday Attorney General Brewster remark
ed, IL response to & question about the re-
cent comments upon his political expecta-
lions. that he had reached the height of his
ambition: that he was growing old, and
that he had 40 higher political aspira-
tiOns.
At ali alleged tournament held in
Drayton hall, in England, the other day,
presided over by Lady Jane Taylour, all
went well, we are told, saving little con-
treterips IL Tie donkey race, when one
Lady fell from her steed, and remained in
vertical position on her head for some
moments.
In old times, when people travelled by
diligence in France, one traveller was killed
In every 900, and one wounded in every
10000. Now, when they travel by rail,
one is killed per 8, IFS. 400, and one wound
ed per 5S0,440. Railway travelling is,
therefore. nearly twenty times as safe as
travelling by diligence.
The duke of Connaught will unveil
monumental statue which has been erected
to the memory of the late Prince Louis
Napoleon at Woolwich by a public sub
-scription throughout the army. The monu-
ment stands in a conspicuous position in
front Of the Royal Military academy, at
which institution the duke of Connaught
and the late prince were both cadets.
A pistol manufacturer of Springfield,
Mass, has a daily income of $4,000 from
his business and investments, and though
he began life poor man, expects to leave
each OF his four children millionaire
No house nowadays, is regarded properly
furnished without a due proportion of
pistols. This gives impetus to the trade,
and eIIriches the manufacturer.
Pigeon races are so popular in Belgium
that IN the province of Liege alone 31,25O
carrier pigeons were sent by rail in March,
362,250 in April, 49,, 800 in May, 269,5OO
in June, and $4,000 during the first three
weeks in July, making total of more
than 100000 for less than five months
More than a thousand railway vans were
required to carry them TO their destination
1t is curious to see how tragically many
of the maria ges of celebrated cantatrices
have turned out. remarks the London
World. That OF Patti and the Marquis de
"Caux ended in q scandal and separation;
Nilsson's husband, NJ. Rouzaud, died in a
lunatic asylum; Marietta Alboni's first
husband, Achil!e Pepoli, likewise died mad;
so died Engalli's husband, M. Alexeiff.
Ginulia Crisis marriage with NJ. Gerard
de Melcy ended in separation, after
duel between L:elcy and the nephew of
Lord Castlereagh.
frog fell into pail of milk in Con-
necticut town one night recently, and in
the morning was found sitting upon roll
of fresh butter. local paper says that
the sole explanation is, that, in trying to
extricate himself, ne had. by diligent and
continuous strokes of his long legs
churned the milk into butter. A Georgia
paper, copying this, says that cow in its
locality gives milk SO rich that the process
of milking her turns the fluid into butter
IS soon as it Falls into the pail.
The Philadelphia Record says: 'sNow a
New Orleans man has invented an electric
light which combines the mild, incandes-
cent beam with the dazzling arc. using
either light i'll the same system of wires.
Electricians have apparently but just be-
gun to develop the possibilities If this
form Of ;llumination.'' II our friends of
the Record will just step down to No. 1908