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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
PASSAGE OF THE GRANT RETIRE
NEWT BILL.

The passage of the bill placing Gen. GRANT
on the retired list redeems congress from
good deal of deserved censure that was being
poured upon its head. Though it was done
with bad grace, having been postponed to
almost the final hour of the session, it is well
that it was done. The GLOBE has no admi-,
ration for GRANTS political career, and in
deed we think the great mistake of his life
was in lending the glory of his military fame
to political party for the purpose OF entic-
ing the country into support of political
methods that resulted in shame to the nation.
Nor has public sentiment been touched with
any peculiar sympathy for the general in his
financial adventures, which resulted so dis
astrously to his fortune. 1t is not because
of any distinguished civil service that he has
rendered, or because of financial distress
resulting from injudicious investments that
he deserved pension. But it was because
of the special prominence he attained in the
great struggle of our unfortunate civil war,
and of the duty of governments to provide
for the comfortable support of their military
heroes in old age. Congress has done an act
that the country will applaud.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
TIE PASSING OF ARrHuR.

President ARTHUR's administration Is at an
end and is now n proper subject for dispas-
siouate review. In looking back over It In
the light that history will record It, we find
very little to say either good or bad. That 1t
has been respectable in its way is admitted
That its way was just what suits the Ameri-
can idea is more questionable. Department,
dinners and good clothes win comprehend all
the salient features of the admins tration. SO
far as public interests go the negative char
aoter OF his administration will relieve IL Of
discussion, though it will not yield it praise.
The leniency with which the star reuters we're
treated will cast cloud OF suspicion around
the Administrations suspicion that IL its
sympathies were not actually aroused In be-
half Of the public robbers there was at least
no heart in the prosecution. Mr.. ARTHUR
has been accused Of ingratitude 10 his friends
and OF violating his promises and disregard
ing his obligations. Whatever politicians
may say or think about these things the mass
of the people viii remain indifferent. and
they do not enter the Legitimate domain OF
history, in which personal considerations do
not vibrate.
His party associates accuse him Of per-
verting his administration to the
destruction Of the Republican party.
Il Is only fair TO say, however.
The ex-presideut should not be held
responsible for this. The fact that he did
not prevent his party from splitting on
BLAISR is due 10 the other fact that no one
could have prevented &. Disiutegrating
forces were at work in the Republican party
long before ARrHUR's term began, and there
Eas nothing in the course aud policy OF his
administration TO materially aegravate. but
rood deal to silay the storm which eventually
burst 10 such terrific fury upon the head Of
he GRAND oLp PARTY.
While there has been nothing great in the
ARTHUR administration Il has been eharss-
scriEed by dignity OF conduct COMFORTING
With The position the nation OCCUPIES. Its
social feature has been most distinctive, and
Nhilo Il has tended 20 elevate us as 4 nation in
the esteem Of foreign governments, who set
deal Of store 90 good clothes and fne
Eincs and dinners, L has. perhaps, core
ipoadiugly loseved Us in our own essirns-
hoo, as JAcSsoSIAN simplicity is more in
accord wiki cur democratic tastes aud no
bous.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
THE NEW GLOBE.
An Era in journalism.

Charleston (w. va.) Journal
The retirement Of Lewis Baker from the
Wheeling Register. and his acquisition Of 2 con-
trolling interest in the St Paul GLOBE mark an
era in journalism in our state; and We venture TO
predict one, too, in the journalism OF the North
west.
Assuming control Of the REGISTER when the
times were not suspicious for Democratic jour
nslism in West virgiuis, Mr. Baker has by per
sisteat and untiriag energy placed that paper in
the front rank Of Democratic journals IN the state
snd. in fact. in the front rank of all journals in
the stste- Il has had its nishsps aud troubles
zs do al such papers, but it has overcome them
all snd stiT keeps the position il assumed many
years since AL this speaks volumes for the
tact and ability of Mr.. Baker There can De no
question it seems TO rs, that NJ. Baker has
ability Of high order in The management OF
nerspaper-and We think this view WIN be sus-
tanned in Mr.. BIS new position
We commend him and his new enterprise to
the kind consideration AID support Of the public
IN his Ee= ssld
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05

THE Brooklyn Eagle approves the Mime
sofa law which takes awsy from Judges the
option of imposing death sentence in cases of
murder in the first degree and making capt.
tai punishment mandatory. The Eagle
says:
''In spite of all the narrowing scenes wit
messed within the last few years upon the
gallows through the bungling of execution
ers, public sentiment is adverse to the sub
stitution of Imprisonment for life. Mime
sofa is the second state that has recently
restored the death penalty, and there seems
to be no disposition to adopt the views of
those humanitarians who favor painless
method of execution, or at least some less
terrible resort than the hangman's rope"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
HAIL COL UMBIA!
Continued from First Page.

fireworks at White lot, the Fiambeaux club
came marching in regular open order down
Fifteenth street between the Corcoran build
ing and the treasury department in
PERFECT TORNADO OF FIRE,
accompanied by an incessant volley Of eY-
plosions and continuous Kissing roar OF
ascending rockets. Every member of the
club had sluug an overcoat over his shoulder,
a capacious white bag filled with rockets,
roman candles, red and green fire. Catherine
wheels, torpedoes, bombs and fireworks of
every conceivable description which were
lighted on portable frames or discharged
from sheet-iron tubes with such never slack
eniDg rapidity as to literally fill the air with a
hurricane of fiery projectiles and dense clouds
of smoke through which could be only dimly
seen the white spectral uniforms of the club
The marching was perfect in time and the
regular
INCESsANT DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS
not being allowed to interfere in the least
with the precision of the movement. The
people in vehicles fed in terror before the
advancing column of smoke and fame which
was headed BIZ two or three huge blazing
wheels, and from every part OF which burst
fires and explosives The club was con-
stantly and skillfullv supplied with fresh am
munition from a large wagon which followed
it, and as it wheeled from Fiji
teenth street into Pennsylvania avenue
in the glare of red fire amid the shouts of
vast crowd of spectators, it suggested NOV
ing British square attacked on all sides at
night and defending itself with musketry,
Domb BIS, rockets and hand grenades. 1t was
one of the most striking features of the
whole pyrotechnical display, and the CLUB
was followed down Pennsylvania avenue by
at least 10000 people.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
snLKINa PRESIDENTS.

Mr.. ARTHUR bowed himself out of office
on yesterday with becoming dignity and did
the proper thing by his successor in attend
ing the Inauguration of Mr.. CLEVELAND and
extending his congratulations. This has
been done by every president who served
out his term with three exceptions, the two
ADAMsEs and ANDREW JOHNSON.
The senior ADAMS was so chagrined at his
failure to obtain a second term, he mounted
his horse on the day of Mr.. JEFFERsoN's in
auguration and rode out of Washington to
avoid witnessing the triumph of his detested
rival. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS inherited the
peppery temper of his father, and the mortl-
tlcation of his defeat ny the hated JACKSON
was so intense that he refused to attend the
inauguration ceremonies when Old Hickory
was indicted into Office, or to extend any
recognition whatever to his successor.
For the next forty years all the presidents
went out of Office displaying proper courtesy
to their successors. But when GRANT was
inaugurated he and ANDY JOHNSON were at
daggers' points, the trouble growing out of
the tenure of Office act and subsequent i'm
parchment proceedings, and they did not
speak as they passed by. 1t was rumored in
the Washington papers that Gen. GRANT had
declared that he would not ride to the capitol
in the same carriage with President JOHN
SON, but the latter did not give him
the opportunity. messenger was sent to
the White house, announcing to the presi
dent that the procession was passing and
would halt for him to join it. He returned
word that he was busy with his cabinet and
begged to be excused. The procession went
on without him, and while the ceremonies
were going on at the capitol Mr.. JOHNSON
left the White house never to enter it again.
None of the members of his cabinet wit
messed the Inauguration of GRANT. 1t is note
worthy that two of them now occupy con-
spicuous positions in the Grand Old Party
HUGH McCULLoCH, retiring secretary of the
treasury, and WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs, Republi-
can senator from the state of New York.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.

The "course of true love-" traced
by letters in breach of prom
Use suit recently, read in this manners Dear
Mr. Smith, y ''My dear John,' "My darling
john my own darling jack" My
darling john" Dear John," Dear Sir"
''Sir," and all was over.
Fond Father-"Pray, Irene, discontinue
that Irritation with Snibbs. Anything serious
is out of the question, as his income is only
$40, O0O.'
Daughter (up to snuD-"Flirting with
Snbbs. Poohl You are mistaken. l have
mash on the porter"
Fond Father-"0h, beg your pardon, my
dear"
~ held her tiny hand In mine, and clasped
her fairy form, and told my tale of ardent
love, in language sweet and warm. And
when paused for want of breath, she raised
her dimped chin and whispered low, i don't
catch on please sing your song again"
'You didn't laugh at my stupidity before
we were married. You always said / was a
duck of lover Eyes, that's so,n replied
the wife, 'but duck Of a lover is always
sure TO make goose Of husband"
A rich young man was counting poor
young girl, but was slow in bringing matters
10 crisis.
So one day she complained of the bardships
OF being poor.
"Poorl' be exclaimed CALAMITY. young
lady with your wealth Of mind and grace Of
person, poorl Why, such charms as you
possess are worth a mint Of money"
swell, | wish | had the mint and some
body else had the charms" she said and
then the crisis came
us the girl your son is going to marry
highly accomplished!" asked the younger Of
the elder. Highly omplishedi" echoed
the elder. swell / should say so. She is
the most graceful skater at the rink"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
FOR GAS CuSSUMERS.

Somebody said that gas-biil was the bill
of bird of PREF Is the fafniDgo really a
bird Of that characteri Fall River Advance.
The natural gas explosions in Pittsburg
are nothing new. Natural gas Of verg
cheap quality has often exploded in the halls
OF congress.-Hartford Post.
An inquistive exchange is worrying itself
over the query, "WiiI the coming man lie!''
Yes, brother il he hiss anything TO do with
a gas company Winston Sentinel.
When that Pittsburg clergyman tried to
charm mis- bearsers by depicting heaven as a
place in which there Is no natural gas he
probably meant them to infer that no con-
gresham or legislators would be admitted.
Oil City Blizzard
Natural gas flows from the moutbpiece
without any apparent exertion. Almost any
woman and not few mep can furnish tanks
Of it every dag If the ears OF their victims are
able to withstand the odorifefous outpour-
ings.-Oil City Blizzard.
Mr. Consumer-Tne price Of gas must
have been put down agaius
Mrs. Cousamer-I had not heard OF it.
Why do you think soi
Mr. Cousumer--I see the bills are higher.
Philadelphia Call.
$50 you think Jour meter doesn't register
properlyr'
I'm sure it does not, SIR
'sWeI. We are 80 busy now We can't at
tend 70 it. We viii send up man about the
middle Of next month"
II wish sou would / am sure Il does not
register more than half the gas burn''
..Eh! Just wait minute. III send a
man right up with yo1 no~ to test it.-Chi-
ezgo News
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
"SoUND the loud timbrel DER Egypts dark sea,
JEHOVAH has triumphed, his people ale free.''

Mr.. FELL, the inspector of workshops and
factories in New Jersey, declares that three
fourths of the children employed in the fac
tories in that state know absolutely nothing.
As the result of his official inquiries he found
but few children that had ever heard of
GEORGE WASHINGTON; over 95 per cent.
knew nothing of the Revolutionary war, fully
as many had never heard of ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN or the civil war; and what is the most
astonishing statement of all sat least 60 per
cent. had never heard of the United States
or Europe" New Jersey has ''ehild labor
law,' and while it may be good in theory,
FELL's statements, it is awfully bad in prac-
tice.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
APPLAUSE FOR GRANT.
Unanimous Passage of the Bill in the
Senate.

Unanimous Passage of the Bill in the
Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-On motion of
Sc nator Morrill, the chair appointed COM
mittee of two senators, to act with such COM
mittee as the houses may appoint, to notify
the president of the United States that con-
gress, having finished its business. was now
ready to adjourn. The senators appointed
were Morrill, and Harris. At 1885 mes
sage from the house announced the
passage of bill authorizing the president to
place one person on the retired list OF the
army. Applause The bill was read
at length. Senator ingalls, then
said. ssMr President, the nation knows who
that one person is. [ ask unanimous
con sent that the reference of this bill to
committee be..waived and that it be now con-
sidered By the senate. The presiding officer
(Garland) stated the bill was a senate bill. and
nothing further was necessary to make it a
law except the proper signatures. [Ap-
plause. Mr. Edmunds, resuming the chair,
stated that he had a communication which
would now be read. He handed the COM
as follows:
To the Hon. George F. Edmunds, President
pro tempore of the United States Senate:
The accompanying communication, although
an executive message, may be read in open SEES
sion.
lsignedl CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
[Applause.]
The president pro tenn. of the senate said
that manifestations of applause are not in
order. The clerk read as follows:
To the Senate of the United States:
nominate Ulysses s. Grant, formerly general
commanding the armies of the United States, to
be general on the retired list of the army with
full pay of such rank.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
Executive Mansion, March 4, 1885.
The president pro TEN. of the senate then
announced that the nomination would be
considered in open session. The question
is, will the senate advise and consent to this
appointment! All senators in favor will say
aye. CA storm of ayes) All opposed no.
Dead silence.) ''The ayes have it unani-
mously." This announcement was received
with thunders of applause both on the floor
and in the galleries.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
THE pRESTDEyrs INAUGUa4J.


The inaugural address of President CLEvE-
LAND is the best of its kind since the days of
LINCOLN. 1t is hard to conceive how a more
emphatic and distinct expression upon every
subject that presents live issue in the af
fairs of the nation could have been embodied
in fewer words or clothed in simpler Ian
guage. As literary production it is model
for the beauty and simplicity of its style.
As an expression of lofty desire of an hon.
est patriot and courageous man who feels the
full responsibility of the duties imposed by
the high trust conferred upon him by his
confdirg countrymen, it will excite the ad-
miration of all patriotic citizens and warm
their hearts toward the president who enters
upon the discharge of his executive duties
with such full, clear and conscientious APP
probation of the needs of the people whom
he serves and such correct understanding of
the true principles which underlie demo
cratic government. As a state document,
the address deserves to rank alongside the
writings of WASHINGTON, ADAMS and JEFF
FERsoN.
The president plants himself squarely in
favor of revenue reform, and very explicitly
announces the Democratic doctrine as set
forth in the Chicago platform upon this sub
iect. Revenue limited to the necessities OF
government is as far as he can find consti-
tutional authority to exact tribute from the
people. That 'JACKsoNIAN simplicity,
about which the opposition have been twit-
ting the National Democracy, finds warm
advocate in the new president, who proposes
in his official life to set an example in ''that
plain way of life which aids integrity and
promotes prosperity" This declaration OF
the presidents will be hailed with joy by
people who have grown tired of snobbery and
extravaganza in the social circles of the
national capital. His sound views on the
finances must commend themselves to the
American people, for he only desires finan-
cial system that will secure the safety and
confidence of business interests and make
the wage of labor sure and steady. The
questions relating to the public domain, the
freedman, the Indian, the Mormon, the
Chinese, the MONROE doctrine, administra-
tive reform, civil service reform-in
fact, every issue prominent in Ameri-
can politics receives intelligent discussion
and an unequivocal declaration Of policy
so far as the executive department can frame
or control policy. President CLEvELAND's
p3st experience in public life is sure guar
antee that he not only possesses an intelli-
gent perception of all the claims of public
office, but that he will with patriotic endeavor
and industrious application execute the SOL
emn trust he has assumed as chief magis-
trate of ''the best government ever vouch-
safed to men - The American can deVoutly
join in expressions of gratitude to the COP
whose blessing he invokes that they have at
last chief ruler who is willing to abandon
all sectional prejudice and distrust, and will
lead the people, who desire the creation Of
spirit of mutual confidence, in working out
harmoniously the achievements of our ma
tional destiny.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
A SCENE TO I've IN HISTORY.

No more touching tribute was ever paid by
son to the memory Of a sainted mother than
that witnessed at the national capital on yes
terday when President CLEVELAND, in taking
the oath OF Office, pressed his lips to the Bible
which his mother had given him when leav-
ing the old home to go out into the world to
battle with life-his only capital being
brave young heart and the sacred influence
of mothers prayers. 1t was scene that
angels watching from their bowers Of bliss
looked down upon with animated JOY. II
was the manly act of a manly man. And
there is not mother In all the land to-day
but whose heart wells up with beuedictions
for the noble man who, in the supremest
hour OF exaltation, as he stood upon the
threshold of the proudest eminence allotted to
man on earth, recalled the memory of one at
whose knees he learned the lessons which led
him on TO greatness. and barring his head in
the presence of all the people paid her trib-
ute grander than was ever paid to queen or
empress. There is nothing recorded in the
history Of earth's rulers appro1imating it I'M
less it be the devotion displayed by WILLIAM OF
ORANGE to the memory of his dead MARY.
Every one must feel that the public interest
is safe in the custody whose loyalty to the
virtues and teachings of good mother is
displayed st such time and on such an &C.
casion as yesterday presented.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05

political opinions. Besides persons already
named there were present Senator Bayard,
Col. Villas OF Wisconsin, Gen. Sheridan and
Mrs. Sheridan, Gen. Rosecrans, Hon. Dan
iel Manning and wife, Senator Pendleton,
Hon. Richard L. Merrick, Senator Wade
Hampton, Senator Brown of Georgia, Justice
Field Of the supreme court and Speaker Car
Isle and Mrs. Carlisle. There was no formal
reception by President Cleveland, but
large number of persons pressed
about him and some of the gentlemen stand
ing in the INN ediate vicinity made presen-
tations. After half-hour spent in this
manner the room became overcIowded and
the president and vice president, the former
escorted by Senator Pendleton and Richard
l. Merrick and the latter by Representative
Eaton and S. v Niles, left the room and
made round of the ball room, the band
playing
HAIL TO THE CHIEF.
After the presidential party had left the
reception room the crowd continued to
pour into it through other doors,
unaware that Mr.. Cleveland
had left. Standing near the central room
was Senator Bayard, and the crowd pressed
about him and shook hands with him as they
pdsscu, apparently uuuer the impression he
was Vice President Hendricks. When the
senator at last discovered he was being mis-
taken for somebody else he abandoned the
room. The scene in the ball room at this
time was exceedingly brilliant, the
large hall was completely filled
with constantly moving crowd numbering
several thousands, while from the balconies
thousands more looked down upon the scene.
Inc bright toilets of the ladies, brilliant uni
forms OF diplomats and army and navy Of
f1cers, the flowers, the Offering Jewels, the
decorations and lights were the prominent
features OF the scene to be long remembered.
The president after making tour of the
ball room returned to the re-
ceDtion room and for little
while received all who came into
pay their respects, but at 80 he and his
party left the building, and Vice President
Hendricks and his party also retired. Dane
ing continued until a very late hour, and
10000 appears to be low estim tie of the
number of persons present in the ball room
and the balconies during the evening, among
whom were many members of congress and
government officials with the ladies of their
families
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05
THE u1RKETS.

Wall street was again dull yesterday and stocks
were stagnant. 1t was the dullest day OF the
year. The range of prices from the general list
up to y o clock was only very slightly changed
ron the previous nights quotations. As the
day began so it ended and the last hour of the
market was weak rumor OF Lackawanna
being sold ont caused a very sharp decline in
that stock. The wheat market was decidedly
strong at all points. The Chicago market closed
last night &c higher than on the night previou
for April aud May. Pork held its own and closed
where it left of the day before. The local mar
kets at S.. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth felt the
effects Of the improvement in wheat.