St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-25

resold, now for sugar and again for rum, he was
finally carried away in slave ship. British
cruiser captured the SLAYER. The boy is now
Bishow Crowther, Englands black bishop of
Africa.
If North Carolina newspapers are truthful the
churches OF that state are the only genuinely
ire-proof buildings known. 1t is declared that
in recent large forest fires the flames parted to go
around the churches. In one case it is said the
fire not only burned up straw, wood, lumber, etc.,
around the church, but underneath it without
injuring the church itself.
HENRY MARsToS, one of the best known men
in New Orleans, likes to tell about visit once
made by him in company with his father to
General Washington, then President. Mr.. Mar
ston, now past ninety-one years, says that young
as he was at the time of the memorable visit the
features of the great man were fixed so strongly
in his mind that he never shall forget them.
THE Rev. G. T. Ridlon, of Manchester, n. H,
has written history OF the families of Riddell,
Ridlon, Ridley and Riddle, from the year sos A.
D. to 1884, more than 1000 years. 1t is pre-
sumed that light is thrown by Mr.. Ridlon on the
''Ho! Bob Ridley, Hon. song of the South.
ACCORDING to Professor Young the central
portion of the sun is probably for the most part
mass of heated gases, the photosphere is a shell
of luminous clouds, the chromosphere is COM
posed mainly of incondensible gases, and what
constitutes the corona is entirely unknown.
IT is said that general exodus OF Gentiles
from Utah is contemplated unless Congress takes
some immediate steps for their relief. The
courts are in the hands of the Mormons, and
even the Legislature, and all the machinery of
| the Government is under their control.
PHILADELPHIA Times: 1t looks as if the
Blaine libel suit was not helping Blaine in
Indiana, when judge Scott, of Indianapolis,
brother-in-law of Senator Harrison, Blaines at
torney, bolts the Republican candidate for the
first time and declares for Cleveland.
CHESHIRE, Mass, has two large bald eagles
which fly every morning over the reservoir to
their nest high up on the SIDE of a rocky cliff.
The hunters leave them unmoested, and the
town is proud and patriotic that it will go hard
with the man who Injuries them.
OREGON papers play queer tunes. In one ar
Fisher as thieves and blackmailers for giving
those letters to the public. In another article it
says publication o: the letter has been kindness
and benefit to Blaine.
PHILADELPHIA Times: Levi P. Morton has not
left his post as Minister TO France for the insg-
nifcant purpose of accepting the secretary
ship of the Treasury. He has come home to
raise money to carry on the Blaine campaign.
MRS. BETSY LIPFRo, widow of Anthony P
Lipfro, soldier Of the Revolutionary war, died
in Pottsylvania county, Va, on thel 18th instant
aged %. She had seen drawing a pension for
about twenty years and lived on a small farm.
SENATOR GEORGE II. PESDLEroS, who has been
confined to his home for the past ten days by
serious illness, is now recovering. His physi-
clans say that with care be ought to be out with
in q week.
BosToN Herald: Robson is relentless. To
think that he, of all the old gang, should turn up
TO escort Mr.. Blaine away from Boston, No
wonder Admiral Porter thinks change is ad-
visable.
Mr.. sAoKvILLE WEST, British Minister at
Washington, is mentioned as the possible sue
cessor Of Lord Duffern. the British Ambassador
to Turkey.
Mas. HANCOCK, the wife of General Hancock.
has composed an anthem for the Montehore cen
tennial.
COUNT HERBERT BISMARCK, son the German
Chancellor, has been promoted to the rank of
major.
". D. HowELLs' lie writing a novel, TO be en-
titled 'sThe Rise Of silss Lapham.''