Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

"Thc Black Crook" as performed in
a Lcadville theatre, lasts until four
o'clock in the morning. But drinks
are sold between the acts. and those
convivial intervals average an hour
each.
A Montana stage-coach fell intv an
abyss. making three complete revolu-
tions before striking the bottom, and
killing the driver and four horses,
but two passengers inside were not
dangerously hurt.
The Atlanta Constitution admits
that shreWd observers fear that State
has lost III population since 1870. The
How OF emigration to the West, it says
has appeared marvellous to those who
live along the lines of exit.
FOrgeries have Of late been frequent
in France, 100 franc notes, printed by
way of precaution in the United States
with al English heading having been
closely initiated, and counterfeit coin
Is now common.
Jackson and Warrington protested o
desire to fight deadly duel in King
William county, Virginia, but took
pains to ask a constable to lend them
his pistols, and, of course, he took
measures to prevent meeting.
Two negroes in Georgia, after play
ing game OF seven-up, i'll which one
won all the others money, amounting
TO $l.45, went to bed together. The
winner soon fell asleep, and the loser
beat out his brains with club and
fed.
Two men, without any other facility
than tin pan, in five days obtained
500 worth Of gold in Byrd's Greek,
ten miles from Christiansburg, Va.
They have now hired number of
hands and gone to work systematical-
ly.
A cage Of tigers which was being
transferred from the cars to a wagon
at Binghamton, N. Y, tipped over.
In less than three seconds there wasn't
a human being within eyesight. No
damage was dom.
Mary Stuart, the keeper Of house
OF prostitution at Steubenvile, O., is
charged with deliberately starving an
lllegitimate offspring to death, giving
as reason that she twas not going to
let the brat pull her all out OF shape"
In Pulaski county, Kentucky, Tom
Nunnclly, while arranging to elope
with his sweetheart, stole saddle
without exercising due precaution.
The elopement has been postponed I'M
til Tom has served a term in the peni-
tertiary.
Peter McCarty, though permanently
crippled in both hands by a railroad
accident in Texas, has never given up
the battle Of life, and instead of repin-
ing and depending on charity, Peter
now drives the mail III Arizona Terri
tory over siXty-tive mile route.
The electric light will be again used
at the French salon this season, al
though the jury Of painting protest
strongly against thi mode of lighting
as too unequal ana glaring, injuring
almost invariably the effect OF paint
ing and not improving that Of sculp-
ture.
United States Commissioner Hus-
bands, at Rochester, has discharged
woman who was brought before hirr
on the charge Of opening her husbands
letters, it being held that, while a
husband could make q complaint
against his wife, he could not testify
against her.
a man who had been exposed to
smallpox i'll Boston, and refused to be
vaccimted when ordered by the board
OF healJh, Was sentenced to pay fine
OF SO ana cOsts--the full extent Of the
law. After thinking the matter over,
lie concluded TO comply with the law,
and the 1ine was RENTED.
The raising Of Angora goats in west
ern Texas is increasing, anI is alleged
TO be 4 profitable business. 1t is said
the meat is much better than mutton.
and each goat yields about TWO pounds
of hair annually. LII the eastern mar
kets it is now worth ifty-iye cents
per pound.
The business OF decorating parasols
pays well. There is one Boston artist
who is making 5000 week, and with
out eXerting herself very much either.
She paints bouquets and wreaths of
roses for New York firm, and is look
ing forward to q time of well-earued
leisure in which she can paint her
ideal picture.
The demand for holy images having
lately decreased in Russia, some of the
manufacturers changed their business
and resorted to forging Russian bank
notes, which gave them a handsome
profit. But this occupation having
been broken up by the police, the
forgers have taken up another business
that Of digging i'll the Siberian mines.
While q number Of ladies were sit.
ting in the piazza Of residence il
Mount Pleasant, S. c., a mad dog
rushed into the group and snapped
several times at them, catching the
dress of one Of the ladies in its mouth
Fortunately the ladies were able tc
make their escape, and the dog finally
.butted its head against the building
until inSensiblc.
An authority on horsenanship says
that it is folly for lady to put her
self into stays so tight that her figure
is not flexible while she is on horse
back. y stuffed doll, he says, should
never be put on horse, nor any wo-
man who is not so loosely dressed that
she can lace her own boots and put I'D
her own back hair. While the lady
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