Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-03
GLoBELErs.

chronicled in Chicago. She started for
school and has not been heard from since.
It is stated that the introduction of fe-
male students into the University of Mis-
sissippi, at Oxford, has been attended with
the most satisfactory results.
The inaugural address of Gov. O'Neal, of
Alabama, contained sentence of 200 words.
Init was comprehensive geological de-
scription of the state, and a prophecy of
future commercial greatness.
An attempt was recently made in New
York to sell at auction one of the finest
orange groves in st. Augustine, Florida.
AS only $4,000 were bid, it was withdrawn
from sale.
The great clock in the steeple of Trinity
church, New York, was stopped by the
frost the other day. Sleet and snow got
around the hands and froze them stiff, and
also silenced the chimes.
During the past year 1,471 new compa-
MES were registered in London under the
limited liability acts with an aggregate
capital of e216,56l 1923; in 1881 the num-
Der was 1885, with capital of $157,892
941.
The Shenpao, a Chinese newspaper, gives
an account of man thirty -four years old,
with thirty-two children-sixteen pairs of
twins. The fat her is a poor farmer, and
the children are supported by their neigh
bors.
GnrO1fTn island Ii1tIa raoL bn
cifc, will have larger population of as
tronomers next April than KerguelIen had
in 1874, because it is the only spot from
which total eclipse of the sun can be
seen.
New York is cursed with several organ
lied gangs of thieves. One of the best
known is the "Sebastopol Gang" which
has its headquarters on high rock in
Forty second street, between Second and
Third avenues.
The Empire state is on the high road to
civilized refinement The other day a
cock-fght occurred between the "sports"
of Troy and West Troy, which lasted from
II o'clock at night until o'clock in the
morning $4,000 changed hands.
1t was Boston lady who, when asked if
she really liked the new corot which she
was showing with such great pride, had
the courage to reply: eff it is corot, it
is perfectly lovely; but if it isn't well, if
it isn't don't think I care for it much"
From the west comes the sad news that
minstrel troupe went to pieces recently,
and the company we're obliged to go chop
ping wood in order to keep from starving
This proves that even in the dramatic pro-
fession there's often "a niger in the wood
pile"
An elderly English lady of fashion need
ing a page advertised: "Youth wanted"
Next day there came to her bottle of
Rimmel's wrinkle filler and skin tightener,
a pot of "Fairy Bloom" set of false
teeth, faxen wig, aid some Iodine
soap.
The 253,852 manufacturing establish
ments OF the United States have a work
ing capital of S2,79O, 272,6O6, pay $947,-
953,795 annually to 2,73S,895 employees,
use 1udUOIld1O w ILiO dLuOuALU VI 1Qc,OOO3
623,549, and turn out products to the value
of $500, 579,191.
The wife of the Rev. George W. Bakers
was bitten by a rat while a guest at the
Markham house, in Atlanta, Ga, one night
last summer. Inflammation setting in,
she suffered greatly. Her husband now
brings suit for $4,000 damages against
the proprietors of the hotel.
Henry Willard and his associates in New
York control 1852 miles of the railroads OF
Oregon, viz: The Northern Pacific COM
pany, 487 miles; the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company, 357; the O. & G
Railroad company, $40; the Oregonian
Railway company, 148; the o. 1. company
81.
The London Times of Jan. IL report:
that Mr.. Henry M. Stanley has reached his
scene of activity on the Congo, with 5000
tons of goods. The stories circulated some
time ago of his serious illness in Paris and
his sojourn at Nice and in Spain were ap-
parently a ruse to conceal his actual move
ments.
1t has been discovered that plot wa:
formed last year, in which certain New
York parties were concerned, to purchase a
small steamer and run her up the Magda-
lena river in Columbia and capture the
first large remittance of bullion and valu-
ables found on its way from the interior to
the coast.
The Chinese companies of San Francis
co, Cal, intend to test the constitutionality
of the ordinance which prohibits the main
tenance of laundries within certain limits
and the performance of work in such
places during certain hours. The inten.
ton of the ordinance seems to be to har-
rass the Chinese.
Europe contains 1,457 theaters. Italy
heads the list with 348; next comes France
with 337; Germany, 1874; Spain, $50; Great
Britain, $50; Austria and Hungary, 49,
Russia, A; Belgium, "a; Holland, %
Switzerland, 20; Sweden and Norway, Is
Portugal, 16; Denmark, 10, and Turkey
and Greece, each.
Tradition has asserted that Jeff Davis,
then lieutenant in the army, eloped with
old Zach Taylor's daughter. The extractor
has recently come out with denial of the
statement. But he doesn't deny that he