Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-12
GLoBELErs.
Ex-President MacMahon, of France, is
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exported to be seriously i'll.
Nine new war vessels are soon to be
built by the Russian government.
The Marquis of Lorne, and the Princess
Louise have left Victoria, B. c., and are
On route for Canada via San Francisco.
The Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, |
minister to Spain, now ON leave of absence,
has reached his home in Bangor, Maine.
A German has invented an electrical
machine which makes 400 revo-
lutions each minute, and lights up its en-
tire vicinity.
The Centenary M. E. church at Long
Branch, where General Grant worshiped
when at that resort, is in the court of
chancery on account of debt.
The Baltimore American naughtily says:
"The Vassar college girls have taken the
greatest possible interest in the transit of
Venus. They all wanted to see how she
was dressed"
Russia congratulates herself that her
petroleum trade draws together large
number of formidable vessels which are
capable of driving her English rivals out
of the Caspian sea.
The government has been swindled out
of millions of acres of land in Dakota by
oonspirators, who make the necessary
oaths regarding residence, and act as
witnesses for each other.
Madame Nilsson, in an interview with
Chicago reporter the other day, remarked:
oscar Wilde ought to have been taken by
the ear and led out of the country for say
ing that everything American is wrong"
Governor-elect Butler, of Massachusetts,
has been entertained by President Arthur
at the Soldiers home. Perhaps "Presi-
dent" Butler, some day, may return the
compliment by entertaining ex-President
Arthur.
The New York Sun says Watterson, of
the Louisville Courier Journal, is danger
GUS element in the Democratic party on
account of his freetrade nonsense. The
Sun favors Randall for speaker, who Is
surcharged with Pennsylvania protective
tariff notions.
A leading Republican daily journal
speaks right out in meeting, saying, "a
man in New has been placed on trial
charged with attempting suicide. An in
dictment against the Republican party on
the same count could be found in half the
congressional districts of the country"
Aman arrived from Em pc in New York
tho other day dressed very poorly. His
trunk was opened by the customs officers
and nothing but old clothes found. He
was allowed to pass and it was later de-
veloped that under patches AMI rags of his
old clothes he had costly laces sewn worth
$1,000.
Two sons of Samuel Chubbuck, one OF
the murderers of Morgan, according to
Thurlow Weed, are well-sinkers at Allen.
town, Pa. They Indignantly deny that
their father had aught to do with the
Morgan abduction, asserting that he was
tried and that no proof could be found
against him.
A marriage ceremony at one of the
Providence churches last week was delay cd
60 minutes because of the non-arrival OF
the contracting parties. This may not
be without precedent; but when after wait
ing long time, the organ pealed out
Cob, dear, what can the matter be-" the
audience considered it very apropos.
The new heir to the Sw ed1sh crown, son Of
the crown prince, will be called Prince
Oscar Frederick William Olaf Gustavu:
Adolphus, Duke Of Shoonen. Had he beer
born week earlier his birthday woult
have fallen on his great namesake's two
hundred and fftieth anniversary. which
would have been thought happy omen.
The report comes em Washington thai
the acting president, Mr.. Arthur, and thu
| acting vice president, Mr.. Davis, both
widowers, are not marrying men, and tina,
there will be no presidential or vice-p resi
| Dental marriage this winter. notwith
standing the past and previous and numer
GUS rumors to that effect. Mrs. Grundy
has been uncommonly busy, but to no pur
| pose.
The wife of well-to-do farmer O
Chester county, Pa, has driven all fowler
away from her demesnes this year by start
ing after them with stout hickory stick
The sight of her was sufficient to brighter
all except one sportsman, who stood his
ground till she began to belabor him owe
the head. Then he ran. The woman fol
lowed, and as he attempted to climb
fence she caught his leg and tumbled hin
over in delapidated heap. q
Preparations of every conceivable kin,
for benehting national celebration O
the silver wedding of the Crown Primo
and Princess of Prussia, on January 81
are under way. The leading idea is t.
raise fund to be employed by them afte
their own judgment and pleasure in tn
creation or in furtherence of number O
benevolent institutional practice emf
nentiy to their taste. Committees to fur
Their this end are being constituted in tn
larger cities.
Gen. idney Burbank. United States army
retired. died last night at his residenc,
Newport, Ky, where he has lived for sew
era. years. He graduated at West Poin
in 1929, served in the Black Hawk an
Seminole wars, and at various frontier AM
recruiting posts, the last being Newpor
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