Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
GLOBELETS.

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and edited by Elizabeth Mallet in London
in 1902
North Carolina supports more newspa-
pers edited by colored men than any other
state in the Union.
A convict in the Nevada penitentiary re-
fused to work and receives and accepts
punishment instead.
On recent cold night convict es-
capped from the Baltimore penitentiary,
and froze to death within mile of the
prison.
Rowdyism and the use of firearms in
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan 1st, resulted in eight
casualties, nearly all of which are likely to
prove fatal.
Gov. Grover Cleveland, of New York, has
not striking appearance, but is strong
ly built gentleman, with large head and
earnest face.
A Warren county, Virginia, sportsman
killed seven wild turkeys at one shot.
Seven is a sacred number, and there should
be no lying about it.
During the year 1882 s3O,OOO,OOo gallons
of beer were consumed in Germany, max
ing the average number of gallons drunk
by each individual about twenty.
Gen. Sherman's son. Thomas Ewing
Sherman, who is preparing for the Catholic
priesthood, is now delivering lecture in
defense of the Spanish inquisition.
General G. II. Grosvenor, of Ohio, has
declined to accept the recent allowance
made to him of $3.50 as arrearages of
pensions, saying he does not need it. He
was only pushing his claim to silence an
enemy.
Chief Justice Shorswood, ofPennsylvania,
retires from the bench after a service of
thirty-seven years, with mind uninjured,
and without stain upon his chara cter.
Few men attain to such long and hon
o-able record.
Freddy Gerhard, the gilded dolt of New
York, has followed Mrs. Langtry to Chica-
go, and is in that city disguised The
newspaper reporters, if not the police, are
after him, and they will be sure to smoke
the idiot out.
James Doyle, Boston gardener, has
Just come into possession of an estate
worth $4,000. The money came from
the estate of a relative who died 1906, in
New York, and the heirship has only re-
Gently been discovered.
At recent execution in Japan thirteen
strokes of sword were found neces-
sary to decapitation. The edge Of the
Iol EOl "
that the agony of the doomed might
be as great as possible.
Texas ought to be the best educated
state in the Union by and by if it makes
good use of its public school fund, which
now consists of over 100000 in interest
bearing bonds and money, and 100000
acres of land worth $3.50 an acre.
An Ohio pastor had to announce to his
congregation that the marriage ceremony
announced for that morning was post
poned, as the prospective bridegroom was
in Jail for larceny. Then he preached a
sermon from the text, 'Thou shalt not
steal"
The Kanaka kingdom is upon the eve of
be crowned and the festival will commence
on Feb. II and last until the oath. The
programme includes horse racing, ban
quets, military reviews, boat races and
comic opera.
immigration at New York for the year
just closed did not reach the figures of
100000 anticipated, the exact figures, ex-
elusive of Sunday, being 455,019, against
AL ,064 last year. The immigration, how
ever, is the largest yet reached at the port
of New York.
Mrs. Weldon, of Birmingham, England,
is an unbeliever but lover of music. She
applied for tickets to witness a perfor-
nance of Councils Redemption" and
the stewards refused her admission, Her
suit was for $50, and jury awarded her
e12, with costs.
Is the war over? The Ninth and Tenth
regiments of Rhode Island volunteers, who
we're in the service of the government in
1868 for three months, claim that they
were never mustered out. aud are entitled
to full pay to date. It will require $4,000
600 to pay them.
Mr.. James Payn, the novelist, once cor
responded with the editor of an American
magazine, and told some gentlemanly
''club stories.'' One day he received a let
ter from the proprietors of the magazine
delicately limiting that he was correspond
ing with lady.
One of the novel ideas of the directors of
the London theater on Saturday night is to
issue Brobdignagian stall tickets. They
measure eighteen inches by eight and one
quarter inches and contain the number
and price of the seat, the programme, the
plan of the house and advertisements.
Two duels are said to be on the tapis at
Washington. The parties are young sprigs
of the Old World aristocracy, connected
with the diplomatic service. 1t is not
likely the prefgured circus will come off,
but if it does it is to be hoped, as a result,
there will be four young fools less to veI
society.
The st. Louis prophet has awakened
from his trance, and was very much dis
gusted to find his manager asleep. It has