Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-25
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

Edmond Hoefer, a German novelist, diet
yesterday il London.
VIM. Hanna, an eminent Presbyterian di
vine, is dead in London, Eng.
Both houses of the legislature OF Nebrask,
adjourned yesterday since die.
The governor of Tennessee has signed tn,
bill to fund the state debt at 60 per cent. witt
interest at 8, 4, 5 and 6 per cent.
At the second days session ia Boston o.
Railway Car Accountants association sDe
layed Cars" was the subject discussed.
The Republican congressional convention oil
the Third district of Kansas, held at Emporia
yesterday, nominated Thomas Ryan for re-
election by reclamation.
At st. Louis, Blackman Vogel s. Co., q
wholesale boot and shoe firm made an assign
ment yesterday. Liabilities not yet known
Value of stock placed at $4,000.
The general assembly of the United Presby
terrain church opened at Monmouth, ILL.,, last
evening with song by Rev. J. I. Kennedy,
D. D. Regular work begins to-day.
extension of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
road will be freight No. 9, which pulled out
of Burlington for the West yesterday.
The grand lodge of the Ohio Knights Of
Pythias completed its business yesterday al
Columbus and adjourned to meet at Cincin.
natl on the third Tuesday IN May next.
The grand lodge of Good Templars of the
world, at Charleston, s. c., yesterday pro.
nounced strongly in favor of abstinence fol
Individual, and prohibition for the state.
The joint executive committee of the trunk
lines held secret session in Commissioner
Fink's Office in New York, yesterday, for The
purpose of executing a contract for pooling
passenger rates.
j. P. Elliot, of Louisville, KY, master Of
the bridge on the Air Line railroad, aged
forty-five, a citizen of Pittsburgh, was
knocked from the bridge yesterday by pass.
ing train and killed.
The Womn's Christian Temperance union
state convention of Michigan, in session at
Detroit, voted yesterday in favor of action
looking towards female Suffrage by &c to ~,
after spirited, almost heated, discussion.
Yesterday forenoon j. 81. Weber, night
Waterman at Tucson, Arizona, while crazed
one of which instantly killed young man
named C. NJ. Hinton. Weber is in custody.
Suits having been instituted to sell the Gin.
cinnati Wesleyan college to meet it's bonded
Indebtedness. A movement has been started
to buy the property and convert it into 8
theological seminary for the Methodist
Episcopal church.
A meeting of general and ticket agents was
held yesterday at Commissioner Fink's office
in New York, to rat1fy the pooling contract
of roads west of the western terminus of the
trunk lines. The commissioner said there
were forty companies in the pool.
The West Virginia State Medical society
met in the senate chamber at Wheeling, yes
terday, with very good attendance. The
visiting doctors were welcomed by DR.. George
Baird of that city, in brief address, and
number Of medical papers were read.
Moses Silk, notorious rufian and muir
derer, wrs riddled with bullets by Sheriff Tay
| lor yesterday at Fort Smith. Silk was drunk
and quarrelsome and resisted arrest, making
desperate fight. He is credited with killing
five men and being an accessory IN many
| murders.
The home mission society in New Yorl
yesterday adopted resolution earnestly ant
| solemnly charging congress to fulfill tn
treaties made with Indians, thus averting th
| shame and horror of the massacre of whi
citizens by men whom sense OF injustice
| made mad,