St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
NEWS NUGGETS.

The Empress of Prussia is confined to her
bed and her proposed visit to Baden has
been postponed.
Edinburgh university yesterday celebrated
the ter-centenary of its foundation by appro-
pirate proceedings.
In Paris Mile. Colombier has been COM
mitted for trial for outraging public morals
in the book Sarah Barnum"
At the Tourah infirmary, Cairo, men, wo-
men and children are living like wild beasts,
and several are raving maniacs.
Gen. Gordon has received a message from
England, urging him to withdraw from
Khartoum, but he ignores the advice.
1t is asserted that the dynamite used in
London was obtained from an authorized
factory in France, and 81, 600 was paid for it.
The steamer Farraday, with the first Install
ment of the Mackay Bennett cable, of 100
miles left London yesterday for Nova Scotia.
At Neosho Falls, Kas., DR.. Laws, of Cor
nell University, an eminent veterinarian,
with others, is examining the cattle diseases
of that section of country.
A fire at Carlisle, KY, yesterday morning
destroyed whole business block, occupied
by five stores. Loss S65, 900, over half of
which is covered by insurance.
DIR. McCosh, president OF Princeton col
lege, was given reception and banquet last
night by alumni of that college in ST. Louis
He is on his way to the far west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman, st. Louis, gave a
grand reception to their daughter, Mrs.
Thackary and husband last night Two
hundred to 300 guest were present.
Yesterday fearful cyclone passed through
Georgia, and the loss OF life was something
extraordinary. A clean sweep was made on
its track, everything being leveled.
AT Evansville, Wis, fire yesterday fore
noon destroyed Baker IL Co.'s windmill and
pump works, also Lehman's furniture facto-
ry. Loss, S25, COO; insurance, $4,000.
The exhibition of the Royal Canadian
academy was formally opened by the Mar
quis of Landowne, in Montreal yesterday.
There was large gathering of art critics.
By the Moulders' Union in Troy, N. Y,
accepting reduction of 20 per cent, all the
fonndries will begin work, after three
months strike. This affects about 1000
men.
Judge Reid, of Mount Sterling, KY, was
cowhideI by Corneilson, an attorney, who
considered he had not got fair treatment
from the judge in a case before the superior
court.
The James trial at Huntsville, Ala, was
yesterday postponed until to-day, as the Ten
nessee witnesses failed to appear James
counsel was willing to admit the testimony
expected.
A cooking main was held on Coney Island,
n. Y, last night, between birds from Brook
lyn and New York The former gained five
of the nine battles fought. Much money
changed hands.
The Pennsylvania railroad is charging the
people living on Washington avenue heavy
toll for goods for them. They do this on ac-
count of trouble with the Reading road over
the right ofway.
There is great excitement, at Shelby,
Oceana county, Mich, over a gold find, dis
covered by washing drit that had been taken
up while q well was being bored, $40 was
taken from a cubic yard of earth.
The ice jam at Montreal is becoming very
Threatening, and if the same kind of weather
continues disastrous food is expected. The
water is now waist deep on Bonaventure
street, near the Grand Trunk station.
While the convention was in session in
Peoria, ILL.,, last evening, the plow works
caught fire at $50, andat II :05 was still burn
ing. They were valuable and the loss will
be fully 500, coo; insurance unknown.
The losses by the fire at the town of Wads
worth, Nevada, reported Yesterday as burned,
amounted to S85, 900, insurance only about
SIS, 200. All except a few private houses
were burned. The town had 500 inhabitants
Henry NJ Stanley, the African explorer,
who intended to'leave Africa, as determined
to explore the country between the Congo
region and some Of the Egyptian settlements
near the east coast ON the Willemallna river
The queen has forwarded letter to the
papers thanking the people, not only of
Britain but those of other countries, who so
unanimously condoled with her and the
Duchess of Albany in the sudden death of
Prince Leopold
Jackson, KY, is in the hands Of Wm.
Strong, with a strong posse of his gang,
some seventy-fve in number, who threaten
to hang seventy-fve citizens in retaliation
for the lynching of Strong and Kilbourne
He refuses to allow Judge Riddle to hold
court there.
In Cincinnati, three boys yesterday were
arrested while trying to dispose of three
small revolvers. At the station they con-
fessed to running away from Nashville.
Tenn, one of them stealing $40 from his
mother. They were held pending reports
from home.
The Ansein miners syndicate advised the
miners to resume work on account of the
fearful misery among the miners families
during the two months strike. The men
heard the advice in silence. They think the
government will interfere between the
strikers and the millionaire capitalists.
What strange things are found on the
grass when the snow fades. Among the
things recently discovered was the enter
prising party who got up the snide lottery
scheme in st. Paul about a year ago. He
made his appearance in the city again yes
terday, and is evidently on the lay for
another snap.
The narrow gauge strike at Dayton, Ohio,
is still going on, and the town has a coal
famine, as they are shut off from the south
ern coal fields. The men cannot get their
pay and scrip the road is paying them in will
only be taken by grocers and others at
large discount, and the men refuse to take
any more of such.
By report this morning from Mackinaw.
ice is still in the straits, and it may be DAYS
before they are open. The Algoma is
stuck fast, and a tug tried to reach her, but
was unable, the ice in many places being
from ten to twenty feet thick. The tug will
take the Algoma's passengers, and the
United States mails, that have been accumu-
lating for some time.
A case of assault and battery in which
damages are laid at s1OO,OOO is being tried
in Dakota. The plaintiff is barge owner
who was transporting lumber for defendant,
and on settlement they quarreled, when
claimant AYERS that he was personally dis
abled by defendant. The latter claims self
defense. Both are named Comstoek.
News has been received from Gen. Gordon
to April s, and then all was well. He had
plenty of assistance, and ffty-seven boats of
grain and 500 horsemen have arrived safely
from the Blue Nile. Through dissentions of