Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-06
GLOBELETS.

reaches arg E1p6 IN Indiana.
Alexander Meagher has been elected
Lord Mayor OF London.
Mrs. Mckee Rankin is recovering slowly
from her long and severe illness.
Senator Pendleton has bought $65, 009
GUNNER residence near Cincinnati.
A rich dude snob has named his villa
on Pelham street, Newport, "Porkgate."'
Athousand employees of the steel works
at Bethlehem, Pa, have struck for higher
wages.
Cholera in Egypt is making strides
towards Alexandria, and Europeans are
leaving.
Saloon keepers in Chicago are having
hard time in trying TO dodge the high Ii
cense law.
Theodore Thomas was paid $4,000 for
his San Francisco concerts, the gross re-
ceipts of which were S51,322.
Dudes don't wear knee breeches If
any did they would be liable to arrest for
having no visible means of support.
monument to the late Governor, "BIue
Jeans Williams, at his old home at
| Wheatland, Indiana, was unveiled July (.
F'Uncle jake Vanderbilt, the conlD.o-
dore's brother, is worth only half million.
He owns the lower Staten Island ferry.
The total expense of the coronation of
the Gar of Russia, apart from the remis-
sion of taxes, is estimated at 12,5OO,OOO
roubles..
Although 200 persons have been exam
med only one Juror has been obtained for
| the trial of the embezzler ex-Treasurer
Polk of Tennessee.
An exchange more sarcastic than re-
spectfuI, says, there will be famine for
George Francis Train this year, as the pea
nut crop has failed.
Of the LOIS girls who were examined
for admission to the New York Normal
college this,year, 964 passed through the
ordeal successfully,
| The assessed valuation. of property in
the, city of New York this year is estimated
to be 81, 27O,O0O,OOO. of which 1896, 100000
is on personal estate.
The Democratic Washington Post says,
| the most conspicuous and influential free
trade newspapers in the United states are
great Republican dailies.
A constitutional amendment ordering
Ohio would give the country a great rest
remarks the Louisville Courier Journal.
A gang of beggars, two men and three
women, of most forlorn aspect, were ar
rested in Massachusetts, On them were
found $6Ooin money, all made during a
two months tramp.
Nine. Patti's,appearancs at CoYent Gar
den has been postponed from week to
week until doubts are expressed as to
! whether she will be heard at all during the
present London season.
Two idiotic editors in Virginia have
been trying to fight duel, or rather, have
been trying to be arrested to prevent their
fighting. Such is latter day old Dominion
placard editorial courage.
Sunset Cox said recently in Indianapo-
lis that he would go into the canvass for
the speakership with New York's solid
Democratic delegation (21 votes,) and his
chances for success were excellent.
Mrs. Bonanza Macl1ay again denies the
reported engagement of her daughter to
chies of Europe. Il mean" she says, ito
give my daughter to an honest man."
Gov, Crittenden, of Missouri, declines
the gift of a watch from the bankers of
that State. He holds that he only did his
duty is breaking up the James gang and
other banditti, and the law fixes the salary.
Old political fossiles are putting up
tickets that will sweep the country like
whirlw1nd. It is doubtless high time the,
country IS swept, but the value of fossil
sweeping is not very conspicuous or hope
full.
The Cincinnati FolkS6Idtt, German Re-
publican, says the nomination of Judge
Hoadly Is a victory of the younger, freer
and more progressive element of the par
ty over the old, narrow-minded, bigoted
Bourbonism.
The Detroit Free Press has found out by
personal examination that down in. Lou
isiana they have got to stealing the, corner
stones of churches, and pulpit that can
be made into summer house is not safe
unless bolted down.
Kentucky appears to be getting up a
remarkable reputation for three-legged
colts, double-headed calves, six-legged
chickens and monstrosities of all kinds.
If that commonwealth isn't carefal it will
soon be considered the greatest delirium
tremens State in America.
It is asserted that $3O,OO0,OOo of English
capital was invested in American cattle
ranches last year. There are now in the
West agents from several large institu-
tions in England and Holland buying up,
water privileges, and it may be safely es-
timated that an equal amount will be in
vested this year in the same way. AL
ready the largest ranches in the country
are controlled by foreign capital.
Some of the best English jockeys are
women-daughters of farmers or of co1n-
try squires who have lost their fortunes.
They have been accustomed to ride to
hounds from their childhood, are perfectly
fearless, and their light weight in the sad
die makes them desirable as Jockeys.
Charles Kingsley's poem of "Loraine Lo-