Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-22

AAASAO 1t0 A,VUUUUV WIDOWS III O6ffuHQy.
The French forces in Tonquin are said
to number $4,000.
Pere Hyacinthe's wife was originally
Miss Butterworth, of Wisconsin.
J. 9. Barnes, Pittsburg alderman COM
mitted suicide at New Castle recently.
The population of San Francisco, ac-
cording to the census of 1880, is 1885, 1853.
Miss Harriet Lenox and Miss Kitty
Wolfe are the two richest maiden ladies in
New York.
There are twenty female school superin
tendents in Vermont, all elected by the
votes of the men.
| ed by the explosion of saw mill boiler at
Williamsport, Pa.
1t is reported in Paris that Admiral
Courbet advises the government to declare
war against China.
The Louisville city hall clock will be set
back IL minutes to correspond with the
new railroad time.
| Ice is reported to have been formed in
| Pensacola and the yellow fever scourge
thus efectually abated.
| The National Union league is to meet in
Washington at the same tins the Repub-
lican committee does.
The Canadian Postmaster General in
tends to stop the circulation of lottery cir
culars through the mails.
young woman in Erie, Pa, has mar
ried her brothers. wife's father. This
makes her her brothers mother in-lav
Sumter, S. c., recently had disastrous
ire which destroyed large part of the
business quarter Of the city where it oc-
CURED.
By the destruction by fire of the Boston
and Providence railroad repair shops at
Boston 400 men are thrown out of en-
ployment.
The Pennsylvania legislative commit
tee to investigate the Standard oil COM
pany has begun taking testimony in New
York City.
IA train accident near Chaktom, Texas.
is attributed to the fact that convicts Gun
ployed on the track purpoaely weakened
the trestle.
Free public libaries are demanded by
by the people of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Scotland, on the same plan as those in
American cities.
An Englishwoman has walked 1900 miles
in 1000 hours. There must have been q
woman with new bonnet at the other
end of the route.
Mrs. Lynn Linton, the English story
writer, is now over 60 years of age, but
still works with hor old vigor and keeps
all her social engagements.
Mrs. Sheridan is said to be red-headed
and spunky. Philip, at the head of the
army, now feels security he never knew
while division commander.
| A Russian nihllist newspaper publica-
ton states that tie sentence of death
passed by the central committee against
an 'nformer has been carried out.
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton laid claim to
the distinction of being the first to intro
duce ice cream into Washington society
She is said to have been very unpopular
among the male department clerks.
Mr.. Curtis, the editor of Harper's
Weekly, will be the orator at the unwilling
of j. Q. A. Wards statue of Washington
in New York, on Evacuation day. Cover
nor Cleveland will unveil the statue.
The crown prince of Germany is Wis
ting Spain. The visit is regarded as one
of some significance in view of rumored
possible disruption between France and
Germany.
The Attorney General of Illinois haf
given an opinion that the law against cir
culating indecent literature in that state
applies to the New York Police Gazett.
and similar papers.
general strike of railroad and steam
boat laborers on the Isthmus of Panama
is reported. They demand an advance
from $1.50 to $500 day. The railroad
belongs to the Canal company.
Mgr. Capel has discovered that Amer
can women are better educated than theil
husbands. Possibly the cares of business
make it easier for the distinguished pre-
late to become we'll acquainted with the
wives.
An old woman took q seat in Grand
Rapids church, at the time of the usual
evening services, and went to sleep
About midnight she awoke, locked in and
alone. Her cries made frightful echoes
and she was nearly dead from fright when
released.
Preparing for Thanksgiving day
Frank Vanssnt," said the crier in the
quarter sessions, "you are charged with
the larceny of two turkeys. How say you
tguilty or not guilty?" "Not guilty." re-
piled the prisoner Indignantly. 81 took
only one"
| When a young man tries for three min.
utes in church to brush sunbeam off his
coat, under the impression that it is 6
streak of dust. and then looks up and see.
a pretty girl laughing at him, he kind Of
loses the thread of the sermon, temporari