Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-02
GLoBELETs.

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again, according to the almanac.
The town of Vaughan, Mississippi, has
been almost entirely destroyed by fire.
A lightning train" is to be introduced
May on the railroad between Vienna
and Paris
The English premier, Gladstone, was
recently in Paris and had an interview
with President Grevy.
Nine Americans have been arrested at
Panama, charged with stealing $50, Geo sent
to pay the United States fleet in the
Pacific.
1t is announcea that Prince
Napoleon's two. sons, Prince Victor Ma
poleon and Louis Napoleon, will enter the
ITALIAN asny.
lbs s2tted in Washington that 5ena
Tor s soon 10 lock hands in znatri-
lnory si.a beautiful maiden of twenty
tarss svaln.sss.
i pnpe- hon5 was recently thrown into
ihepaiaee OF tae Austrian ambassador at
Roae. No ono was Injured and no ar
rests were made.
The ostrich feather trade has reached
immense proportions in South. Africa. It
is said that S6.000,000 worth Of feathers
are exported from there every year.
The cathedral church, built.in Iiubeck in
the years 1170-1314 mas a curious clock.
On the end of the hour hand is . little clock
which keeps exact time with the large one.
A number of Stockton (Oregon) boys
were arrested few days ago while en-
gagged in playing poker and shaking dice
in the steeple of the Congregational church
which they had fitted up with tables, chairs,
etc.
Kentucky still retains tho provision that
''no person, while he continues to exercise
the functions of clergyman, priest or
teacher of any religious persuasion, society
or sect, shall be eligible to the general as
sembly."
New York man was so enraptared with
a lady at fancy ball that he offered her
800 to unmask. She accepted the money
saying: ''Now your wife can pay the ser
want girls back wages.' It was his moth
er-in-law.
Rhode Islands reform school for boys
has no looks on the doors and no bars on
wiodows. There IS very rarely an attempt
60 scope, 5i,naIa the $50 inmates include
May lad, who have been considered in
cofri5ible
Tae Ohln.-s are said to be very fond of
horueli toa,i>, which has led an enterpris-
ing Texas man to start horned toad can
merry. He says ali he wants is little more
money and some good "toad stabbers" to
make million.
Mrs. Myer, widow of General A. j. Myer
sold Prob,' as he was called, is building
a costly mausoleum at Buffalo, in memory
of her dead husband. The monument will
contain 400 tons of Maine granite, and
1900 tons of bronze.
A person cognizant of the swelling
powers of rice can form an idea Of the
gastronomic abilities of a certain native of
Corea, who have been known to eat as
much rice as results from the boiling of q
quart of the raw material.
A very thoughtful lady is the widow Of
the late Governor Morgan. She not only
requested the pail bearers at her husbands
funeral to remain covered, but she insisted
that they should not expose themselves to
the inclemency of the weather.
The st. Gothard railway has stimulated
many lines of Italian export trade, but
none of them more surprisingly than the
egg trade. Last year Italy exported eggs
to the value of 81 900, 300, whereas a few
years ago that trade did not exist at all.
pretty girl out West told her bean
that she was mind reader "You don't
say So" he exclaimed. Yes she said;
you have it in your mind to ask me to be
your wife, but you are just little scared
ut the idea" Their wedding cards are
Out.
A bright little three-year-old likes very
much to go to church, and especially en-
joys the singing. One day the choir sang,
Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me- and, after
she got home, the little one was heard sing
ing, very seriously, Crock the babies, kept
for me.''
In spite of British law in India a case
OF suffice or burning occurred recent
ly at Utarna, in Joypore, the victim being
the widow of the chief of the village. The
lnSIiSdJOFS OI GlS nGCE4ECS3 WIZ WSI6 LlIS
sons and brothers of the chief, have been
sentenced to imprisonment.
Virgins prediction of terrible storm
from March to u has deferred number
of captains and crews of Gloucester, Mass,
from making the next trip to Georges
bank. It is feared the idleness of the men
will become general, and that the opportu-
nifty for good catch will be lost.
Over $4,000 have been transmitted
through New York bank to Europein aid
of the sufferers by the Rhine floods. 1t is
estimated that the amount sent forward
through other channels to relieve distress
in the same directions. added to the above,
will aggregate at least $1,000,000.
The report that druggists have taken to
cheating in the weight of quinine is bit
ter revelation. IF it were any other drug
the news would not be SO hard to bear, but
quinine is such delicious medicine to
swallow that one hates to believe that he is
being deprived of a full prescription.
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