Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-24
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Inc lancaster glngham mills at Clinton,
Mass, announce reduction of wages after
Dec. 81.
Sergeant Mason is at GAINESVILLE. O., at.
tending the fair of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
Walter Ross has arrived IN st. John, N.
B., from Pittsburg, on his way to England
to row Bubear.
The leading banks throughout the coun-
try will be closed on Monday as we'll az
Christmas day.
Judge Reed mas declared the Sunday
law passed in Nashville few weeks ago
unconstitutional.
Tom Buford, the insane shcotist has not
gone to Kentucky, but was at Jefferson
vile, Ind, on yesterday.
The journalists of Cincinnati met last
evening and decided to form press club.
Some thirty were present.
Wilkins, the New York forger, has been
placed in the hands of detective at Ha-
yana, who will take him to New York.
In Cincinnati during the twelve hours
from P. m. yesterday, foot Of snow has
fallen. The street cars are about stopped.
writ of error has been granted in the
case OF Gordon, who was sentenced on
yesterday to five years for abdueting
young girl.
The fourirg mill of P. d. Tobie, at
Troy, Kan, was burned between 10 and II
o'clock last night. Loss over $4,000; in
surancs $4,000.
Tho Huntington-Colton 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
up by an explosion of hundred pounds
of powder. Nobody hurt.
The Western Commercial Travellers as
ISOLATION held their sixth annual meeting
in st. Louis, on yesterday. The associa-
ton is in prosperous condition.
Madison Square garden has been secured
for six days go-as-you-please race be-
tween Russell, Fitzgerald and others, to
come off the last week in February.
The heaviest snow storm for years o.
| Cured yesterday through the central part
of Illinois. All rail travel is stopped and
| telegraph service is somewhat interrupted.
The police captured in Havana a noted
| criminal from Vera Cruz, who came to
Cuba to organize a band of bandits. I'm
portant political papers were found on his
person.
Mrs. Mary Koerner, living near the city
of Indianapolis, was found murdered in
her bed yesterday morning at o'clock.
Andrew Koerner, the husband, was arrest
ed n 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 is
| reported as very dull, and the retail trade
| is far from the standard of former years,
sales having fallen off % to 40 per cent. as
| compared with last year.
City Treasurer Walsh, of New Orleans,
has been re-instated, and the council have
| adopted his plan for the handling of the
| finances of the city, thus showing that
they approve of his wisdom.
At Memphis, Tenn, last evening a fire
burned four story brick building on
Front street, occupied as 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 Delmonico's last evening. a
number of noted guests 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
tNru nd H. r.
house, has been entirely consumed by fire.
Less $4,000; insurance $4,000. It is
supposed to be Spontaneous combustion.
Iua shooting affcay at Owingsville, KY,
on yesterday, between Dan Ledford and
Marshall Pergram, the latter received three
serious wounds. John Ledford, in trying
to protect Dan received shot in the
breast, probably fatal.
The summer running meeting at the
Pittsburg driving park for five days, COM
uencing June 10, promises to eclipse all
previous meetings. There will be seven
purses, aggreg ating $4,000, besides which
thirteen psrss races will bh given.
Trouble is agaiu brewing among the
miners in st. Clair county, Ill. man
was employed at wages unsatisfactory to
tho Miners union, when they interfsred
The president of the Miners union and
another man were arrested and fiend for
Intimidation.
At st. Louis the grana jury have made
report in the recent police difficulty
They say they find no evidence of col
fusion between. the governor and the police
commissioners, nor yet that the police
were used for the protection of the
gamblers and lottery men. Tbs late indig
nation of the community was not unreasona-
bic. They recommend that the force be
organized on different and better plan
than that now provided.
Thomas W. Bioknell, president of the
educational association, and large COM
mittes Of teachers from Iowa, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska are in
Chicago making arrangements for the
holding of the annual convention on July
Is, 1884. The committee at Madison,
Wis, have been preparing draft bill
which il intends 10 place before congress
asking for yearly grant Of $65, 00O, 900
by the federal government for the mainte-
nance OF schools by means of which an
ticipete 4 education in the south will be
greatly advanced.
At the dinner given by the New Eng
land sesiety in Philadelphia, last evening, |
President Arthur, Secretary Chandler and
other dignitaries were present. Secretary
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