St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-19

ual arrangements for sport, and an al .fresco
lunch; and with the old, original picnic is
associated memories Of sylvan wilds
and savory lunch baskets. The
city picnic bears a different flavor,
and the chief aim of its originators is
pelf. They generally get it, but the people
do not get a picnic. The Scotch picnic, so
called, has for many years held high place
among the summer diversions, but it has
sadly degenerated of late, and is no more
what 1t used to be. Indeed, it is whispered
about that the genuine old Scotch people of
Milwaukee intend to get up another picnic
this year in order to rescue the old time pri
vacy. 1t is a well-advertised fact that of late
years the Scotch picnic has been the resort of
the ''soiled doves'' of the city and their adj
mirers. They will go, and there is no way
of keeping them out; the inniction is one of
the penalties of metropolitanism. In allow
ing himself to drift into this line of thought,
your correspondent has no intention of cast
ing the least shad ow on the recent Irish
picnic. The penalties of establishment suf-
fered by the Scotch cannot be fairly attached
to the Irish; but when these picnics becomes
regular thing an undercurrent Of vice may
also turn in their direction.
THE NEwHALL MONUMENT.
The monument to the victims of the New
hall house fire who rest in Forest House GEM
etery has been placed in position. 1t is
built of light Maine granite, commences on
circular base and finishes with an octan
twenty-six feet. The main base
supports another on which are twelve in
clined stone mounds, inscribed with the
names of the victims, and which radiate
from drum bearing the inscription in raised
letters: "Erected to the memory of those
who persisted in the burning Of the Newhall
house, January 10, 1880" This drum rises
conically, but is truncated by an octagonal die
penetrating it. The main shaft, which rises
out of this die, terminated with q castellated
cap, out OF which rises the representation OF
flame. Henry 0 Avery, New York archi-
tect, designed the monument. There will
be no elaborate ceremony in turning the
monument over to the city, probably because
another monument will soon be erected over
the Newhall dead who slumber III Calvary
(Catholic) cemetery. All Of the bodies should
have been buried in public grave, marked
by single monuments, but religious zeal
prompted the ridiculous selection of Catholic
from Protestant bones; and as a result there
will be two monuments to mark a calamity
that stands out conspicuously from among all
terrible happenings of its nature. The YER
diet of the future will be against the bigotry
that has divided effort in commemoration of
tho dead, and the precedence of those who
made the division of the fagmentary remains
will be questioned with the smile of in
credulity.
TO TOUCH SORE SPOT.
Yesterday morning committee appointed
to investigate the affairs of the National Sold
iers' Home arrived in the city. The party con-
slsts of Congressman w. S. Rosecrans, Gen II.
W. Slocum, Cutcheon, Col. Steele and r. NJ.
Murray, of Ohio, with stenographers, type
writers and other assistants. They imme-
diately drove to the National house and the
investigation Will begin at once. 1t is well
known that there is much discomfort am ong
the veterans of the Milwaukee home. Ithas
frequently cropped out in the city news
papers, and some time ago bid fair to draw
on special inquiry. There was trouble
when Gen. E. W. Hincks was comm andant,
and it is well known that Hincks was more
lenient with ''the boys" than is Gen. Sharp,
the present incum bent. An old soldier told
your correspondent, the other day, that the
trouble lies in the overbearing and tyrannical
acts of the minor officers, who it is said lord
it over the poor old cripples in big style.
Although the fire behind the smoke has not
yet been discovered, it is no indication that
the present inquiry will be fruitless. Some
Of the veterans have serious charges to prefer
before the board Of inquiry, and although
they do not entertain great hopes Of reform,
they will on principle, fire away at the alleged
evil while their ammunition lasts. The
result of the investigation is awaited with
interest.
THE SHORT OF 1T.
The marriage of Miss Evelyn Foster Smith,
of this city, and William Stafford, the actor,
will take place at Block Island, r. l., on
Thursday next. The wedding will be quiet
affair, attended only by the family and a few
intimate friends.
Congressman P. V. Deuster, president of
the Wisconsin German Editorial association,
has issued formal call for its second con-
vention, to be held in this city August %,
"a and rs.
Mrs. Julia Kinsey died last Sunday even
ing at her residence, corner of State and
Thirty-fourth streets, at the advanced age Of
ninety-eight years. Her husband died few
years ago while in the nineties.
A company has been incorporated to mine
for diamonds at Eagle, Waukesha county,
where the diamond heretofore noticed in
these letters was found. Samuel B. Boyn-
ton, John NJ. Stowell and Phil Wiborg are
the incorporators. The company's capital
stock is $50, 600.
Oh. Bach is again at home, having con-
cluded his musical engagement in the east.
Rev. VIM. Mahoney, for the past four
years connected with St. Johns cathedral,
will leave the diocese next week, and in the
future be connected with the diocese at Den
yer, Col.
A partial settlement of the reward question
in the Tiller case has been effected. William
Dooley and Chas. j. letter have received
from the Pacific Express company, S4,011,
the percentage of the amount found in Til
ler's satchel.
The new league for the protection of per-
sonal liberty has elected Otto Zwietusch pres
ident, Val j. Blatz secretary, and G. Eyssen
treasurer. A vigilance committee has been
appointed. CAESAR.
A Butler Movement.
BosToN, Aug. ia call to the working
men of Massachusetts, viii be issued to-mor-
row for conference in Boston, August 81,
with the purpose to organize the state by sem
atorial districts, and to select committee to
confer with the Greenback and other organi-