Daily globe., 1883-05-27

himself from the Greek church services Oh
state occasions, when officials are required
to be present.
Newstead Abbey has thrice changed
hands since it became the property of
Lord Byron. 1t was sold, with the estate,
by the poet to Mr.. Clawton for 100000,
and resold by the latter in 1918 to Colonel
Wildman for $475,O00. The Colonel left
no issue, and the estate was sold after bis
death to Captain Webb, tbs present owner
who, it is understood, would entertain a
reasonable offer of purchase. The place
has been vastly improved since Byron's
time, when it was in a miserable plight.
A woman who elopes takes great
chances in England, under the new ''Mar-
ried Women's Property Act,' if she takes
any of her husbands property along with
her. Mrs. Margaret Fletcher has reason
to regret her foolish act. She ran away
from her home at Workington short
time ago, and carried with her jewels and
wearing apparel valued at $50. Her hus-
band first sued for a divorce and got it,
and then prosecuted her for thief, and
the judge sent her to Jail for three
months.
Not long ago We were assured that it is
ali error to suppose that Siberia is an an
pleasant place, and now the Rev. Sheldon
Jackson, who lived five years in Alaska,
assures Philadelphia audience that no
words can be strong enough to express the
charm of this delightful land, where a eli
mate softer than that of the north of Eng
land insures at all times of the year full
enjoyment of all the lovliness around you.
He further said that in 40 years the mer-
curry in Alaska had, by Russian record,
only twice gone below zero.
Mrs. Gresham, who, as the wife of the
| Postmaster-G General, will enter Washington
society, next winter, is visiting in Louis
vile, Ky. The Commercial of that city
thus describes her: "Mrs. Gresham is low
in stature, slender and well-proportioned.
She has beautiful, blonde hair, peachy
complexion, large hazel eyes, overshadowed
with long silken lashes. She wore beau
tiful wine-colored silk dress, and a long
string of pearls encircled her neck. She
is about thirty-two years of age, and is
what might be termed model of feminine
beauty"
That prohibition does not prohibit in
Maine is proved very often. The Gov
ernor and Council gave an extended hear
ing recently on petitions for the appoint
ment of special constables for the enforce
ment of the liquor law in Kenebec county.
On the other hand remonstrances were
presented signed by many prominent men,
including three clergymen and ex-Govern-
ors Connor and Williams, saying that such
| appointments would do no good. The
hearing took wide range and showed that
great deal of liquor is sold and a great
deal of drunkenness exists:
The American Moravian church reports
for the year ended Dec. 81, 1882, nearly
10000 communicants (9,926), showing an
| increase of 231; 1858 non-communicants;
5,187 children; making total of 16,69S, a
gain of 164. Of infant baptisms there
were 484, an increase of 56; Of confrma-
tions 463, a gain of 81. There are 81
churches, of which 20 are in the Northern
Province, and Il in the Southern. Sixteen
of the churches are in Pennsylvania, Phil
adelphia having five of them; are in
Minnesota, and IA in Wisconsin; 13 in
North Carolina. The pastors number
about 70.
Tie Je1gis1 Worl5, the organ of the Re-
formed Jews in England, pronounces
against all projects for restoration to
Palestine, or for setting up Jewish state
| there. 1t maintains that the project is
impracticable, the Jews being separated
in language, in ideas, and in habits; and
undesirable, inasmuch as the Jews have a
mission, ''that of propagating a sensible
view of life and its duties" which can best
be performed by their remaining a cosmo-
politan people, with 100000 of people
dispersed all over the world. ''The yearn-
ing for restoration of the Kingdom of
Israel is no portion of the ideal of the Jew
ish religion. 1t is only an abnormal
growth of the delirious hopes of ages of
persecution
A vivid impression of the sudden fury
of the southern cyclone is conveyed by this
brief statement of B. F. Jones of Beaure-
gard, Miss, who, the moment he saw the
| uduSSr coming, CalIeu HIS WlIo anu nUt1o
boy into the yard and made them lie fiat
on the ground and grasp some small
shrubs which stood within reach: ''I put
one arm around my wife," says Mr.. Jones,
'while with the other I clasped small
tree, and made my son lie close up to me-,
and then said to them, Hold on, hold on,
for Gods sake! It is for lifer and then
the wind came. There was a whirI and
roar. I was shaken, and heard the crash
of my falling house. An instant and it
was over. I still held my wife in my arms,
but she was insensible, and my boy was
still nesting close up to me, but bruised
and bleeding All three escaped without
serious injury, thanks to Mr.. Jones' pres
ence of mind and the prompt obedience
of his wife and child.
The st. James (Eng.) Gazette says: Car
dinal Manning, speaking on temperance
some time ago, stated that drunken man
was ''bad enough" but drunken woman,
''Well-she was perfect devil" Was the
Cardinals statement exaggerated? We
cannot think so when we read of the
''fendish outrage by mother reported
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