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

SUNDAY GLOBELETS.
MIR. Tennyson warmly fayors the placing of
bust of the poet Longfellow in Westminster alb
| hey.
Nihilists have killed the white horses that wer
being trained for use during the cars coronC
nation.
! John |. Blair, of Blairstown, n. j., has give
Sl5,OOO towards rebuilding Grinnell college
iowa, which was destroyed by cyclone.
| The Texas cattle plague has made its appear
ance in Cayuga county, N. Y. Twenty hea,
have died, and strict quarantine has been es
| tablished.
| The Rev. Andrew J. Pope, of Taylorsville, Ill.
has been arrested on the charge of forging
note of 5000, to raise money to pay his wedding
expenses.
| The premier of England, Mr. Gladstone, i
thought to be in danger of assassination He i
carefully guarded of late, even, it is said, being
attended to church by two policemen.
| George Dexter, of Albany, n Y, is thought t,
| be the sole survivor of the fifty passengers OIL
| the first trip of Fulton's steamboat the ''Cler
mont" He is thought to be eighty-fve year
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 Jeannett,
who persisted with him. and the remains will b,
brought to America.
The Rev. Joseph Cook was to leave Sydney
Australia, two weeks since, for this country HI,
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-five resulted
fatally. This shows an increase of fifty per cent.
III the number of deaths over the preceding
week
A converted Hindoo said at recent public
meeting in India: 1.-The very lowest caste in
India is the cobbler caste, and it is remarkable
that cebbler from England civilian Carey
should bring them the first tidings of the Cos
pel''
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 10000 persons unprecedented for
drunkenness III London, nearly 1900 were
women.
Thousands of colored people OF the states of
Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania, assem-
bied at Frederick Nd, for the celebration of
the nineteenth anniversary OF their emancipa-
ton by the immortal proclamation of Abrahaln
Lincoln.
A telegram received at London from Hong
Kong, Says -Four thousand natives have died
Of Asiatic cholera in 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 1000 population. Hon F. G. Billings of
Vermont, after whom the town was named, pro-
poses to give it housekeeping OUTFIT in the
shape of $4,000 for school house ard 5000
for a Congregational church.
The home for destitute children and infirm
women, which Mr.. Trenor w. Park has decided
to locate at North Bennington, VT, with an en-
dowment of $500, 900, will consist OF three large
and substantial buildings, delightfully."- situated
in a wooded park of about 200 acres.
The Fey. DR.. Davis, in writing about mate
rialisn in 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
tlanity is becoming power in JAPAN
Mr.. Spurgeon, it seems makes an invariable
rule of spending Saturday afternoons in his
study. Not long ago an ofiicious visitor called
himself as the servant of the Lord
and was met with the answer to his message that
Mr.. Sturgeon was engaged with his Master, and
could not appear.
Electricity escaped one day last week from
electric light wires under Nassau street, New
l. 1I
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.
A gigantic oak at Mount Vernon, which has
always been known as ''Washington's oak was
destroyed by stroke of lightning a 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 a long and painful journey. In
der the influence of the bishops and priests of
the church of Abyssinia, he has caused diigent
search to be made in the houses and huts of the
people for copies of the bible distributed by the
In the state of Michigan there are only thir-
teen installed Congregational pastors out If POS
IN the active ministry. The new statistics show
a decrease of 160 in the total membership, and
an increase of sixty-fve in the additions by con-
fession, which number 695. OF the 255 churches
13t report not solitary addition by confession
during the year.
In speaking of mater.alism in Japan, the Rev.
Dr. Davis remarks: ''Materialism 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 a restraint upon the
masses. The victory is sure to come in the end,
but when will that end Gomez
All the clergymen OF Newport, r. l., have
taken strong ground against the Sunday evening
concerts, consisting OF secular amusements at
the Casino, except the Rev. c. W. Wendte who
came out III sermon and advertised the Sunday
concerts. His sermon has produced
a sensation, and is likely to cause much ecclesi-,
astical comment, in opposition and remone
STRANGE.
The Investigation in regard to the impurities
of brandy and beer has been extended to tobacco
1t is sad, on good authority, thai in the compo-
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