St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28


Alligator pears, finely favored, at 81 per
dozen, are arriving from Cuba.
thief in York County, Pennsylvania,
goes about disguised as 4 woman.
The PoaceBlatsr, Philadelphia publication,
is edited by man named Club.
The works OF both Longfellow and Emer-
son are read in the French schools.
The Harpers will sell nearly 1000 copies
OF their December magazine in England.
The blizzard, unfortunately, can come
over from Canada without paying tariff.
The President of the New Orleans Exposi-
ton is the largest cotton planter in the
world.
Every visitor to Washington should carry
with him a return ticket and fat pocket
book.
Col. Ingersoll is said to have made s25, 600
from fifty lectures during the last two
months.
The New Orleans Exposition wants but one
thing to make it a sRccess-an attendance
of $4,000 day.
Charles dickens did more for Christmas
than any man that lived during the last sew
enteen centuries.
\ new Republican party, Blaine organ, is
projected at Portland, Ne. Some people say
Blaine is out Of politics.
According to the CELSIUS Of 1880 the foreign
population Of Philadelphia was 2O4 1876, and
of Chicago 2O4. $50.
One-hundred aud thirty-One lives were
lost in the Gloucester fisheries during the
year, leaving fifty widows.
This is a good time of the year to let the
newsboy keep the change. You don't feel
the difference, but be does. I'm
The fellows who had Cleveland's Cabine
all fixed up month ago are the same chaps
/ that predicted a mild winter.
| The latest libel on Steve Dorsey is that he
writes poetry. How prone the world is TO
kick man when he's down.
Rev. George Ball, Of Buffalo. has taken to
the lecture platform. In Boston be had an
audience Of less than 100 persons.
Prince Bismarck, it is charged. works his
/ clerks until midnight, aud pays them smaller
wages than ordinary meTcantile houses.
Kossuth is a fortunate man. This is the
fourth time he has had the pleasure Of read
ne his Own obituary in the newspapers.
The most powerful imprecation which the
inhabitants Of Crete uttered against an enc
my was: ''Ye gods, give him bad habits ~
The Emperor Of Austria IS noted for hav =
ing the largest collection Of pipes in Europe.
/ Royal craftsmanship seems to run to this
sort of thing.
| rf,I -,
ambitious schOol-boys in bridgeport, Coun.,
by presenting the High Schoo! with gold
medal fund Of $1,000.
Miss Gussie Harris, of Butte county, Cal,
went forth the other day and shot five quail
at one shot, and speared four salmon, two
over four feet long.
The German Reichstag viii this winter dis
cuss the abolition Of capital punishment
There is a great deal Of public sentiment in
Germany in favor OF the change.
Times are ''hard" in Germany, too, but a.
the breweries have reduced the price of beel
cent lire the people concluded 10 &c
ahead With Christmas as usual.
The syndicate that was to take the Great
| Eastern TO New Orleans has run short Of
! cash, aud has an agent in New Orleans try
/ ing 10 raise money To complete the project.
J New Orleans usually has Eve months OF
! spring. II Chicago we're burdened with five
months Of spring, accompanied by spring fe-
yer, it wouldn't be as large a city as it is.
Mr.. Arthur's Senatorial candidacy bring:
TO mind the fact that Andrew johnson was q
candidate for Senator in Tennessee the next
year after retiring from the Presidency, and
was beaten By only two votes.
"a Texas paper says: ELDER Joe Hard
ing while preaching at a revival meeting al
the Christian Church, Sherman, was strucl
blind, but recovered his sight next morn
ing"
Beecher lau CHS at the idea that be is. to be
Cleveland's Minister to London. ''Ridicu
lous, - absurd" This is the way a man al
ways talks when he isn't sure that he vii
get there.
H. 7. Price, farmer Of Woolsely College
in Green county, Tennessee, owns Goa
made in 1888 By Andrew Johnson, who wa
,afterwsrd President Of the United States
The coat is to be on exhibition at the New
Orleans Exposition.
They make distinction in England be
tween the people and the working classes.
Among the festivities st Ripon upon the re.