St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-06
ALI AROUND THE GLOBE.

The city election of Portsmouth, N. H., yes
terday, assumed an unusual phase. The Re-
publican nominee formayor early in the day de-
clned to run. and the Republicans had the DEM
ocratic nominees name printed on their ticket,
and voted solid for him.
A destructiyeestorm visited the state of Penn
sylvania yesterday, during much damage to
houses and crops.
A dispatch from Fall River, Mass, says that a
twelveyesr old GIRL by the name of Clifford, liv-
ing in Swansea, was assaulted on the road by a
tramp, dragged into a corn field and outraged.
The tramp! wasscaptured and jailed.
In moving for acredit of $500, 900 to provide
for an expedition to Soudan, Gladstone said the
purpose Of the expedition was merely to relieve
Gen. Gordon The credit was agreed to.
Much blame is attached to the owners of the
United States hotel. 1t is claimed that they
knew the building was unsafe, and failed
to tell the guests or any one else. The
coroner jury brought in q verdict that as the
owners knew of the unsafe condition Of the
building, they should be held responsible. The
owners of the building are Judge Cox and the
Folanshee family The lesees are Bedding u
Clark
In view of the prevalence of yellow fever in
some parts of Mexieo it has been deemed best to
inspect all trains coming into the United States
from Guayamas,
The loss by the fire of the Baltimore locomo-
tive works is placed by the firm at SIS, 900 900,
fully insured
The Utah elections Monday were for county
officers only The Mormons elected all the
officers in every county.
Adyices from the southern part of Kansas
state that the Texas fever is among the cattle in
that section. There is talk of Quarantining
the state against Texas cattle.
Two negroes at Bradfordville, KY, got into a
quarrel over the election, when third came out
of store and commenced firing INTO the crowd
of spectators. The firing became general
and several of the party were seriously wounded.
The investigation into the management of the
soldiers home at Dayton, o., show it to be in a
very bad condition, and loud calls are being made
for better government.
A largely attended and cordial reception was
rendered Bishop Fowler at San Francisco yester
day.
The rain Monday night and sunshine yester-
day made the opening day of the Chautauqua
assembly all that could be desired. The atten-
dance was very large and the meeting promises
to be success IN every respect.
The royal palace at Athens was fire this
morning. One-half of the upper story was de-
stroyed, and several persons injured fighting the
fire.
Major HARRISON of Chicago, has gone to Albany
to confer with Gov. Cleveland.
The loss by the fire at Jersey City is estimated
at $3.50, 000 No lives are known to be lost and
the trains are making their regular trips Us
usual.
The governor of Montana has issued procla-
nation for quarantine against Texas cattle.
Gen. Jas. r. Herbert, police commissioner of
Baltimore, died yesterday, aged forty-nine.
Jas. Boyd, statistical agent of Dakota, gives
the following facts anG figures The wheat
acreage is placed at 100000, which promises
about sixteen bushels to the acre. which is
equivalent to 25,000,000 of better quality of
! grain than last year. Had it not been for the
storm the yield would have been much larger.
In places where there no storms the yield
will be fully thirty-fve bushels per acre.
Akron, o., had S25, 900 fire yesterday morn
| ing, supposed to be the work of an incendiary.
| Thos. Dickson. president of the Delaware &
Hudson Canal company, is dead. He was in
sured in the Equitable for S22,000s