Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-27
CURRENT COMMENT.

that an investigation may be ordered by the
proper authorities. '
CURRENT COMKENT.
A DAY or two since the clothing of Mrs. Louisa
L. Thompson, Of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, took FIRE
and before assistance could reach her she was so
severely burned that after eighteen hours of
agony she died. Her age was eighty-one
years. This lady was one of the most
prominent women. ceysted to the Southern cause
during the war. She was the leader of society
that helped uniform every company that left
Montgomery county to fight for the Southern
confederaey. During the conflict she solicited aid
for the suffering confederates from the people of
Tennessee and Kentucky, and was one of the
founders and leaders in the establishment of the
Confederate Orphan Asylum which was estab-
lished at Clarksv.lle Utter the war. She was the
mother OF five cons and three daughters.
The appointment of q lew Surgeon-General of
the lazy Will be made in january. The princi-
pal objection to Surgeon-General Wales is said
to be that he is good doctor and has admins
tered his bureau efficiently. Secretary Chand-
ler wants to get him out. The appointment is
made by the President, but the views of the Sec
rotary Will of course have weight. Chandler
wants to have the bureau of medicine and sur
gerry turned into political engine. The Sur
geoE-General has quietly headed him off and has
made it an organization to take care Of the sick.
TIE labor agitation in France and England
increases. In England 10000 looms are idle
q nd there is prospect that IN a short time all
| the mills will stop. The mining troubles in
Yorkshire are menacing and if at the conference
this week, an adjustment of wages is not agreed
upon all the miners will stop work. In the
| north of France other iron manufacturers are
| endea7oring to reduce wages and many work
men have thrown up their situations and many
furnaces have blown out.
TIE statement that Henry Ward Bsecher says
four-ffths of the Inhabitants of heaven are
women reads like the announcement of another
Farewell lecturing tour with suspicion OF
! a conversion to Mohammedanism From the
''advanced' belief of last summer that imam
aHd the monkey were evolved in the SAME
cradle" to the conviction that heaven ID made
up of women is only step, and is that step
ridiculous? All, if we emily had some super
natural Charley" johnson engaged to give us
that celestial census!
''Dr.' Julia Holmes Smith, of Chicago, lee
tured lately before the Association for the Ad-
vancement of Women upon Mourning Garb."
Now if Julia's intent be to change the present
proclamatory perfection of widows weeds, she
| should be headed off. The Grape veil which
doesn't street two and half yards OF affection
down the wind is heartlessly Indifferent to the
l,E,1 e u
Err. RUSSELL HARRISON, son of Senator
Harrison of Indiana, is to be married January
9TH at Omaha to the daughter of ex-senator
Saunders. The senator and family will remain
at Indianapolis until January goth to entertain
the young people, who will then accompany
them to Washington. Young Mr.. Harrison is
superintendent Of the assay Office ct Helena
Montana.
Mr.. BLAND, who is chairman of the commit
tee on coinage, thinks the trade dollars should
be recoined into standard dollars. Hs has al
ways been an ardent friend of the silver dollar,
and is inhe1ible in the opinion that the coinage
of the standard dollar should not be stopped.
BE is also in favor of recommending to con-
grsss tie establishment of mint at st. Louis.
NEW JERSEY has 343, 600 children of the school
age, but has school facilities for only 209, eco,
and it is estimated that fully $4,000 children are
growing up In Ignorance. Inconsistent with
this state OF things is the existence of com
pulsory education law which is defeated for the
reason that there is no school house space for
the pupils.
TIE recent snow fall has produced state of
unwonted vigcr IN the pineries and logging
camps of Wisconsin,. The snow is now of the
average depth of eight inches, and the output Of
logs will be much larger than was anticipated
earlier in the seassa. The saw mill owners are
preparing for long season Of manufacture in
1884.
TIE Empress Of Austria is in stats of health
which forbids her shy longer appearing in the
chase AID joining in outdoor, vigorous sports.
She will now devote herself to literary work,
poetry being her especial delight. By her direc-
tion well equipped printing Office has,been es-
tablished in the Imperial Palace at GodolIo.
ENGLAND. recollectirg her campaign against
tie Beers, sees with envy the victory Of the
French over the Chinese on the red river OF
Tenquin. wait" says the English csblegram,
''the Chinese regulars were not at Sontay! When
the French bsagars meet the Chinese regulars,
you viii see different results you know"
THE Lesveaworth, Kansas, Standard fayors
the holding of the Democratic National coz
vention at Chicago, for the that it is ian
Imperative duty for the Democrats to counter
act the political degeneration that Chicago will
suffer from the Republican National CONVEX
tom
NEW YORK society people were cold toward
Miss Ellen Terry, but lavish II attentions to
NJ Irxinn Rut Rostn, l. r.c-a ILL., 81