Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-23
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

Mass, announce reduction or wages after
Dec. 81.
Sergeant Mason is at Zanesville o., at
tending the fair of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
Walter Ross has arrived IN st. John, N.
g., from Pittsburg, on his way TO England
to row Bubear.
The leading banks throughout the coun-
try will be closed on Monday as well az
Christmas day.
Judge Reed has declared the Sunday
law passed in Nashville few weeks age
unconstitutional.
Tom Buford, the insane shootist has not
gone to Kentucky, but was at Jefferson
vile, Ind, on yesterday.
The journalists OF Cincinnati net last
| evening and decided to form q press club.
Some thirty were present.
Wilkins, the New York forger, has been
placed in the hands of detective at Ha-
| vana, who will take him to New York.
In Cincinnati during the twelve hours
from p N. yesterday, foot of snow has
fallen. The street cars are about stopped.
A writ of error has been granted in the
| case of Gordon, who was sentenced on
yesterday to five years for abducting
young girl.
The fourlEg mill of P. D. Tobie, at
Troy, Kan, was burned between 10 and IL
o'clock last night. Loss over $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
The Huntington-Oolton trial in Cali
fornia will contain much sensational
| matter, as many senators and congress-
men are implicated.
The Wheel Mill powder works, four
| miles from Pittsburg, n. j., was blown
| of powder. Nobody hurt.
| The Western Commercial Travellers as
ISOLATION held their sixth annual meeting
in St. Louis, on yesterday. The associa-
| ton is III prosperous condition.
| Madison Square gnrden has besn secured
! for six days go-ss- you-please race De
tween Russell, Fitzgerald and others, TO
| como eff the last week in February.
The heaviest snow storm for years oc-
Cured yesterday through the central part
of Illinois. All rail t, avel is stopped and
| telegraph service is somewhat interrupted.
The police captured 10 Havana a 4oted
criminal from Vera Cruz, who came to
| Cuba to organize band Of bandits. In
portant political papers were found on hia
person.
Mrs. Mary Koernsr, living near the city
her bed yesterday morning at O'CLOCK.
Andrew Koerncr, the husband, was arrest
ed suspicion.
The police in New York are looking for
Eugene Prosper Laver, wealthy Cuban
who mysteriously Disappeared the day he
was to start for Cuba. He carried consid-
cradle jewelry and money.
The commercial outlook in Montreal ia
reported as very dull, and the retail trade
is far from the standard of former yeSrs,
sales having fallen off % to 40 per cont. as
compared with last year.
City Treasurer Walsh, of New Osleans,
has been re-instated, and the council have
adopted his plan fer the handling OF the
finances Of the city, thus showing that
they approve of his wisdom.
AZ Memphis, Tenn, last evening a fire
burned a four story brick building on
Front street, occupied as g store house by
the Milburn Gin Machine company. Loss
about $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Two hundred and fifty members of New
England society in New York sat down to
inner at Delmopico's last evening. A
number of noted gnests Wore present, and
interesting addresses were delivered.
At Montreal Mgr. Fabre has ordained
one hundred and twenty-six candidates
to the various grades of the ministry of
the Roman Catholic church, including
many American students educated there.
| At Temple, Texas, on yesterday, the cot
ton and seed mills owned by Baggell Great
house, hes been entirely consumed by fire.
Aoss $4,000; insurance 100000. 1t il
supposed to be spontaneous combustion.
Ina shooting ARRAY at Owingsville, KY,
on yesterday, between Dan Ledford and
Marshall Program, the latter received three
serious wounds. John Ledford, in trying
to protect Dan received a shot 10 the
breast, probably fatal.
The summer running meeting at the
Pittsburg driving park for five days, com
mencipg June 10, promises to eclipse all
previous meetings. There will be seven
purses, aggreg ating $4,000, besides which
| thirteen purse races will bh given.
Trouble is agaiu brewing among the
miners in st. Clair county, Ill. A man
was employed at wages unsatisfactory to
the Miners union, when they interfered.
The president of the Miners union and
another man were arrested and fend for
intimidation.
At st. Louis the grano jury have made
a report in the recent police difficulty.
They say they find no evidence of col
lusior between the governor and the police
commissioners, nor vet that the police
were used for the protection of the
gamblers and lottery men. The late indig-
nation of the community was not unreasona-
BILE. They recommend that the force be
organized on different and better plan
than that now provided.
Thomas W. Bicknell, president of the
educational association, and large COM
| mittee of teachers from Iowa, Illinois,
| Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska are In
Chicago making arrangements for the
holding of the annual convention on July
10, 1884. The committee at Madison,
| Wis. have been preparing a draft bill
which it intends to place before congress
asking for yearly grant of $66,oo0,0o0
by the federal government for the nainte-
nance of schools by means of which an
ticipate education in ihe south will be
greatly advanced.
At the dinner given by the New Eng
land society in Philadelphia, last evening,
President Arthur, Secretary Chandler and
other dignitaries were present. Secretary
Chandler, in his speech, among other
| things mentioned that the old wooden war