Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-17
SUNDAY GLOBELETS.

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bust of the poet Longfellow in Westminster alb
hey.
Nihilists have killed the white horses that were
! being trained for use during the cars corona
nation.
john L. Blair, of Blairstown, N. j., has giyei
$4,000 towards rebuilding Grinnen college
/ Iowa, which was destroyed by cyclone.
The Texas cattle plague has made its appear
ance in Cayuga county, N. Y. Twenty head
| have died, and a strict quarantine has been es
| tablished.
The Rev. Andrew J. Pope,of Taylorsyille, IL.
has been arrested on the charge of forging Z
note of 5000, to raise money to pay his wedding
expenses.
The premier of England, Mr.. Gladstone, is
| thought to be in danger of assassination. He is
carefully guarded of late, even, it is said, being
| attended to church by two policemen.
George Dexter, of Albany, N. Y, is thought to
be the sole survivor of the fifty passengers on
| the first trip of fulton's steamboat, the !'Cler-
mont" He is thought to be eighty-fye years
| Old
| Metallic collins are to be sent via Hull and St
Petersburg for the deposit of the bodies of Lieut.
belong and his companions of the Jeanette
i
brought to America.
| The Rev. Joseph Cook was to leave Sydney,
Australia, two weeks since, for this country. He
| intends to visit the Sandwich Islands on his
homeward voyage, and will probably not arrive
| at San Francisco before October l.
| A terrible epidemic of the nature of red thrush
is prevailing at Malmo, in Sweden. During the
past week, out of GIT cases, forty-fve resulted
fatally This shows an increase of fifty per cent
in the number of deaths over the preceding
week.
A converted Hindoo said at a recent public
meeting in India: ''The very lowest caste in
India is the cobbler caste, and it is remarkable
that cobbler from England William Carey
should bring them the first tidings of the Cos
pei"
An English paper states that it is a melancholy
fact that in London drunkenness is nearly as
common among women as among men. Last
year, out of $4,000 persons apprehended for
drunkenness in London, nearly $4,000 were
women.
Thousands of colored people Of the states of
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, assem-
bed at Frederick, Nd, for the celebration OF
the nineteenth anniversary OF their enancipa-
ton by the immortal proclamation OF Abraham
Lincoln.
A telegram received at London from Hong
Kong, says: -Four thousand natives have died
Of Asiatic cholera in a single Philippine prov
ince: but the epidemic is now decreasing. There
have been only six fatal cases among European
residents
Billings, Montana territory, already numbers
nearly 1,000 population. Hon. f. G. Billings of
A.
poses to give il housekeeping OUTFIT in the
shape of $4,000 for a school house ard $1,000
for Congregational church.
The home for destitute children and infrm
women, which Mr.. Trenor w. Park has decided
to Locate at North Bennington, VT, with an en-
dowr1ent of $500, 900, will consist of three large
and substantial buildings, delightfully."- situated
Il q wooded park OF about 200 acres.
The ReY. DR.. Davis, in writing about mate
rialism N Japan, says: ''The greatest battle
which is TO be fought in Japan is that between
Christianity and materialism. The latter had
twenty years the start of Christianity, but Chris
tianity is becoming power in JAPAN
Mr.. Spurgeon, il seems makes an inyariable
rule OF spending Saturday afternoons in his
study. Not long ago an oficious visitor called,
announcing himself as the servant of the Lord,
and was met with the answer to his message that
Mr. Spurgeon was engaged with his Master, and
could not appear.
Electricity escaped one day last week from
electric light wires under Nassau street, New
York city, and horses were curiously affected in
passing the spot. Some danced, some kicked,
some went down upon their knees, and one steed
ran away. When the current was shut off the
trouble ceased.
gigantic oak at Mount Vernon, which has
always been known as ':Washington's oak was
destroyed by stroke of lightning few days
ago. The tree had many historic associations,
and gained its name from the fact that the presi-
dents fayorite resting place, after the heat and
labors of the day, was beneath its shade.
The present ruler of Abyssinia, King John, has
banished all the missionaries who arrived at
Massowah. after long and painful journey. I'm
der the influence of the bishops and priests of
the church OF Abyssinia, he has caused diligent
search to be made in the houses and huts of the
people for COPIES of the bible distributed by the
missionaries.
In the state of Michigan there only thir-
teen installed Congregational pastors out IF POS
| in the active ministry. The new statistics show
| decrease of $50 in the total membership, and
an increase of sixty five in the additions by con-
| fessior, which number sos. Of the 255 churches
l3t report not solitary addition by confession
| during the year.
| In speaking of mater.alism ir Japan, the Rev.
| DR.. Davis remarks ''Alateralsm is bringing
! forth its natural fruit in corruption and gross
| immortality, which is leading many minds
| among the educated classes to feel that some
moral basis is necessary restraint upon the
masses. The victory is sure to come in the end,
| but when viii that end come:''
| AL the clergymen OF Newport, r. l., have
taken strong ground az ,inst the Sunday evening
| concerts, consisting of secular amusements at
| the Casino, except the Rev. {. W Wendte, who
| came out in a sermon and advertised the Sunday
| amusement concerts. His sermon has produced
a sensation. and is likely to cause mich ecclesi-
astical comment, III opposition and remon.
| STRANGE.
| The investigation in regard to the impurities
| of brandy and beer has been extended to tobacco.
| 1t Is said. or good authority, that in the compo
stion of the S26, coo cigars and 229, 800, O0(
cigarettes manufactured annually in New York
| city, used tonl1a bean, balsam ir, cedar oil
cascarilla bark, potato leaves, potash tamarintls
anise-seed, saltpetre, sulphuric ether, bromide o1