Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-07
GLOBELETS.


The census bureau statlstlce Of 1880 are be
lieved to be more unreliable than that OF any
census heretofore taken.
The audience in Brooklyn before whom o.
car Wilde lately lectured treated that "artlst'
at times very disrespectfully.
An honest half-breed Indian has found and
restored Lord Lorne's diamond ring, lost du-
ring his Northwestern trip last year.
Anna Dicklnson's appearance on the theatri-
cal boards at Chicago was financial success,
whatever may be said of her success other
wise.
A large number of Chinese in San Francisco
were imposed upon by being vaccinated with
mucilage. An exchange thinks they Will
stick.
The total value of farm and farm implo-
ments in the United States is SIS, 1851 ,2OO,4 SS,
being two-thirds of the productive wealth OF
the nation.
The Roman Catholic Church is steadily
gaining in England, says the Liverpool Catho-
lie Times There is no sbreak In the steady
flow Of conversions"
British statistics give the startling fact that
1880 shlpwrecks occurred in 1881. The value
of property lost is estimated at 81, 4OO, OOO,0Oo
Lost of life, 4,134 persons.
The capitol building, of the state OF New
York, at Albany, has been in process OF con-
struction for twelve or fifteen years, and is
yet far from being completed.
President Arthur received a delegation OF
Arizona Indians one day last week, and re-
fused all other visitors. Was this designed 70
be complimentary to the Indians!
The assassin is preparing to sell his auto
graph and photograph to raise the wind, and
as the fools are not all hung or dead yet, he
will doubtless find sale for his work.
It is said that Speaker Keifer, under the
pressure of the Women's Temperance society,
has issued an order forbidding the sale of In
toxicating liquors in the house restaurant.
The great reservoir catastrophe which hap
pened in Calais, France, recently, the Provi-
dence (R. I.) Journal located In the state of
Maine. A little jumbling up OF geography,
that is all.
| The publication of Mr.. Blaine's open letter
to Mr.. Arthur in relation to the proposed
peace congress Of American republics Is sale
| to annoy Mr.. Arthur greatly. The war OF
| factions is being fercely intensified.
Two more of the 800 brass medal men have
| been appointed to office-George E. BrYant,of
Wisconsin, who voted thirty.slx times for
Grant, gets the Madison postofflce, and W. b.
Armstrong, of Pennsylvania, one Of Senator
Cameron's delegates to Chicago, is made COM
missioner of railroads.
| The London Guardian says that, Sin spite
of anti-religious manifestations, there never
was time when religion commanded larger
and more intelligent interest than 1t does in
these days." This comedies with the fact
that theological books took the lead in the lit
erary publications of England for 1881.
Is there not danger that the immense food
of European immigration pouring steadily In
to the United States, bringing with 1t the
modes, styles, prejudlces and ideas of foreign
ands, will fail to assimilate with the new or
der of society rapidly enough, as not to soon
sr or later produce jar in our National life :
| The domestic missions of the Episcopal
church received last year from all suurees
more than 100000. There are thirteen mis-
sionory bishops in the field, receiving each
| So, 900; and having under them nearly 400 mis-
sionaries, of whom 800 labor among white
people, Al among negroes, and 50 among In
dians.
| Ex-Treasurer Spinner, who is now so years
of age, perfected his famous autograph when
| he was a young man working at harness
making in Herkimer, N. Y. He practiced
writing it hour after hour, and his old partner
said year or two ago that he had seen az
many as 200 sheets of foolscap covered with
| the attempts.
| In accordance with Museovite custom, the
emperor Of Russia must go to Moscow to be
| crowned. But it is perplexing question how
to perform the journey and escape assassina-
ton from the Nihilists. 1t is proposed to
avoid railroad and go by carriage in as secret
a manner as possible. Verify. Russian roy
atty is full Of peril.
Thurlow Weed is understood to have said to
President Arthur some time ago that "thers
| would be no peace in his cabinet unless he re-
| tanned Mr.. Blaine in the department of state
Is this prophecy being verified? The president
| and Mr.. Blaine are already at loggerheads,and
question of veracity is raised between them
about Chilian-Peruvian affairs.
Guiteau repudiates with indignation SEQ
| ville's proposition to make money by exhibit
| ing his body after he is hung. Scoville's
proposition shows the CHASTITY quality of the
man. The body of the precious rascal will
belong to the government, and neither Gut
| teau nor Scoville can say whatdisposition shall
| be made of the vile carcass without govern
| ment consent.
The New York World is opposed to the
| nomination of Mr.. Tilden forpresident osten-
sibly, on account of his age. He will be 70
years old before the convention of 1884 will as
| semble, and should he be nominated, the NOM
| ination of candidate for vice president would
be of supreme and paramount Importance.
The World does not believe Mr. Tildsn will
consent to be ga presidential bob to any mans
vice presidential kite
Mrs. Scoville is getting to be somewhat
cranky. She now admits that she was insane
several years ago, a fact concealed at the trial
of the assassin. She denies that she is insane
now, and Indignantly denies the report that
her husband is about to sue for divorce on