Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-05
GLOBELETS.

h1ng Leopold, OF Belgium, is again Ill.
The famous comet can now be seen at
Panama.
improve the forests there.
The Prohibition party of Iowa is about
to hold state convention.
In the last fifty years the population of
England and Wales has increased 86.9 per
cent.
]. w. Navarro, the Mexican railway mag
nate, has built $3,OOO,OOO apartment
house in New York.
There are rumors of the discovery of a
new comet, but may believe it to be the
old comet warmed over.
Michigan woman is suing a clergy
man for $4,000, which amount she lost by
following his directions in speculation.
Francis H. Fl. Pierpoint, who was gov
ernor of Virginia at the close of the war,
is an internal revenue collector in West
Virginia.
A Boston lady dentist is SO pretty that
''she could coax mans tooth out by just
putting her hand over his chin and asking
for it,
The celebrated hostelry, the White Horse
cellar, in Piccadilly, London, is about to
be pulled down and replaced by modern
hotel.
In spite of the large bodies OF troops sent
against the false prophet, he is still master
of the situation and his army is continually
growing.
Sir Edward NJ. Archibald, the retiring
British consul general at New York, says
that he shall pass the remainder of his days
in America.
The New York Sun predicts that the
election of Mr.. Bowen, as senator from Col
orado, kills Republican chances of carry
ing that state next year.
Oliver Wendell Holmes says there is
nothing in the world tenderer than the
pity that kind-hearted young girl has for
a young man who feels lonely.
Walter VIM, one of the Nevade pio-
neers, who died at Genoa, in that state, a
few days ago, was secretary of state under
Governor Sam Houston, of Texas.
The monster steamer Great Eastern is
lying idle at Milford Haven, England. The
owners can neither employ her proftably
nor sell her at any reasonable price.
Si1ty-fve building permits were issued
in Jerusalem last year, and the population
is steadily increasing. Russia is driving
thousands of her Jews to seek refuge in
Judea.
Over 100000 cans of tomatoes were
packed last year, being one for every man
woman and child in the country. Nearly
half of the work was done in Maryland and
Virginia.
A little San Francisco boy brought on a
tragedy by telling his father that he had
seen his mother kissing the milk man. An
attempt at murder and suicide was the
consequence.
Judge Jere Black, of Pennsylvania, fell
short time since and broke his right arm.
At his age physicians say he will never re-
cover the use of his arm. He is learning
to write with his left hand.
A farm at Ochre point, Newport, for
which the late William Beech Lawrence
paid $4,000 about forty years ago, has
since realized to the family by the sale of
building lots over 100000.
Scion Chase, of Maine, the uneasy agi-
tator, has suspended the publication of his
paper, bearing the dignified title ''Them
Steers" The name he gave his paper shows
the shallow character of his mind.
The average style of living in Paris now,
according to the London World, as indl-
Gated by house rents and furniture, and by
the DEGREES of the fashion journals, implies
an income of at least $4,000 year.
France is in commotion and great m
easiness is felt all over Europe at the grave
uncertainties of the not remote future.
War is feared; the battle is scented afar
off. Italy is arming with nervous rapid
ty.
Caroline,wife of the great Rothschild, died
aged ninety in the famous house in
Judenstrasse, Frankfort, which she posit-
lively refused to abandon. 1t has now been
sold to the city, but is leased by the Roths
ehilds pending its demolition.
The ex-Empress Eugenia just ran over to
Paris to whisper something to Prince Ma
poleon's car and let priest whisper some
thing in her car and kiss her hand. She
wants it understood that she is out of pol
itics, like Conkling and Grant.
Mrs. Story, the wife of W. W. Story, the
sculptor, lost three valuable rings while
che was at Boston hotel in October. The
rings, which were stolen, have just been re-
covered by Boston detectives and the thief
is in the house of correction there.
Among other things that late run on
Savings bank, in Philadelphia, brought to
light, was the fact that several persons who
we're being supported by the city as pau
pers, were able to walk out of the bank
with very considerable accounts.
Germany has wholesome fear of French
intentions. France undoubtedly means to
win back from Germany her lost prestige,
and Germany wants 100000 for forti
flying her western frontier, having lost
confidence in the pacific intentions of the
French.
It is said the bill to retire Gen. Grant
will be reported favorably by the house.