Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-05
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.
Samuel Beckley died at Flint, Mich, yester-
day, aged 100.
Snow is four inches deep at Cincinnati, and
all trains are delayed.
At Watertown, N. Y, the thermometer is
10 degrees below zero.
The Hudson river is frozen solidly from
| Hudson north to Albany.
j. II. Haverly has leased Chestnut street
theatre, Philadelphia, for term of years.
Dr. John W. Draper, the eminent scientist
and arthur, died at Hastings, N. Y, yester-
day.
The evidence in the Mississippi election riot
case, in progress at Meridian, Miss, was closed
yesterday.
John Pratt, D. D., first president of the
Denison, o., university, died yesterday MORN
ing aged SIS years.
At Ottumwa, Ia, great excitement prevails
over the alleged discovery of gold and silver
in paying quantities near the town.
The honse of Polish farmer named Demos
ky, living near Darlington, ILL.,, was destroyed
by fire Tuesday, and a lad of Is persisted in the
flames.
A Boston dispatch states that the actor
Percy is not dead, as reported IRON New
| York. Although down with smallpox, he is
improving.
Sam. N. Holmes and John Kelly, of Dunk
| lin, Mo-, are held in 81 500 bonds by United
States Commissioner Selby, on charges of
raising S. greenback to $50.
| VIM. Peake, while crossing the Baltimore d
Ohio railroad, east of Columbus, o., yester
day, was run over and instantly killed. as well
as the horse he was driving.
An incendiary fire yesterday swept away al
the frame buildings on the west side of the pub
lie square in the town of Greenville, Tex.
Loss $4,000, partially insured.
The board for revision of taxes in Philadel-
phia have decided that parsonage and church
property not forming an integral part of the
| church, are subject to taxation.
| Gen. s. j. Bnrbridge, of Philadelphia, has
| gone to Washington to prepare for the publ
cation of a statement explaining the origin of
his feud with Congressman Blackburne.
| An nti-prohibtion club, with large men,
6ership, has been organized at Burlington,
Iowa. The liquor question will be an import
ant factor in Iowa politics the present year.
| The executive committee of the Boston
Memorial association have instituted the col
lection of contributions for a statue to Presi-
dent Garfield, to cost Sot lees than $4,000.
The assets of Enoch Lttefield, the banker
| at Kane, ILL.,, whose suspension was announced
| yesterday, are 100000; liabilities $4,000.
The creditors will consequently be paid in
| full.
| The grand jury of Cape Girard, Mo-, have
| returned an indictment against AlonZo Gibbs,
principal, and David Crancheon, accessory, for
the murder of Robt. Stead on December Z,
| last
At Pottsville, Pa yesterday, Geo. T. Holmes,
city editor of the Chronicle, was tried on
charge of libel brought by JnO. NJ. Grassland.
| Verdict not guilty, the prosecutor to pay the
costs.
Col. G. w. Melvin, well known civil en-
| gineer in charge of the government works at
the mouth of Jones bayou, Red river, died
suddenly at Shreveport, La, Tuesday, OF heart
| disease.
| Houston, Tex, special says reports have
reached the city of the killing of a man named
| Schmeicker, by Mr.. Pembrake Dyer, an old
and respected citizen, in quarrel over game
of cards.
| Gov Crittenden, of Missouri, has refused to
interfere in the cases of Joseph Michael Kot-
ovsky and Charles Elliot, who are to be hung
| in st. Louis on Friday, and the law will take
| its course.
The Massachusetts legislature organized
yesterday. President Bishop, of the senate
was unanimously reelected, and Speaker
Noyes, of the house, received 223 of the 225
votes cast.
The Vine street Opera house, Cincinnati,
was burned yesterday morning. The fire de-
stroyed the roof and burned out all the stag
ing, seats, and floor of the theater. Loss
about $4,000.
James IsOm died near Richmond Ky., last
Sunday, at the age of 102. During the war of
1872 he passed in the mountains, making salt
petre for the manufacture of gunpowder for
the American army.
A Portland dispatch says that six of those
injured by the Kennebunke railroad accident,
remain at the Maine general hospital and are
rapidly improving. Roberts was able to go to
| kis home in Lawrence, yesterday.
Detective Bligh, of Louisville, who shot and
killed Chinaman, Saturday night, was dis
judge holding that he was justified in staying
the deceased from committing felony.
| Halifax: The Caspian sails from Halifax
Immediately with the mails and passengers of
the stranded steamer Moraman. The officers
of the Moraman have now no hopes of saving
the vessel, but are rapidly getting out the
cargo.
Graham, Texas cowboy, shot and killed
| Chas. King, employe on Players rancho, on
the road between Cheyenne and Deadwood,
| last Monday. The murder was entirely I'M
| his capture.
Two persons are now in prison at Havana
in connection with the Madrid lottery fraud,
one seller of tickets, and the other tele-
| graph operator. Bargis & Co. have stopped
the payment of the Paris credit of S2OO,6OO,
and have recovered Sl50,000.
The ferry steamer Port Neuf, plying be-
tween Lachine and Coughanow, Canada, is
compelled to go into winter quarters owing to
| the heavy formation of ice at the head of the
new canal. The mails will be crossed by H.
dams until the opening of navigation.
A Chattanooga special announces the death
of c. G. Clay, at his country seat near Hunts
vile, Ala, Tuesday. He was buried at Hunts
vile with great pomp. The deceased was
United States senator of Alabama before the
war, and confederate state senator during the
war.
Articles of agreement were signed Yesterday
between Sexton and Schafer for another hill.
| lizard match similar to the one recently won bv
Sexton, to be played April 81. A deposit of
$500 side was made yesterday, the final de-
post of $4,000 side to be made the ODD of
April.
The Western Iron association met in repnla.
quarterly session at Pittsburg, yesterday, The
attendance was large, and after full and free
| interchange OF views i'll regard to the condi-
ton of trade, which was found to be in
healthy condition, it was unanimously de-
cided to reaffirm the present card rate of $50.
Nearly one-half the actors and actresses of
New York have been vaccinated at the police
headquarters. The cause of the scare was
that Samuel W. Percy, the leading man of
Booths troupe, had died of small pox in Bos-
ton, and Saturday night three travelling
! troupes, the members of which had associated
with Percy, arrived in New York from Bos-
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