St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-01


one heavy recent failure, and that is of a
house which has been staggering for six
months back, W. H. Gummersell IL Co., dry
goods dealers. This house in last September
got an extension on 100000 worth of
their paper, held chiefly in New York.
The liabilities were to begin to fall due in
April. A couple of days since they assigned
Immediately after confessing Judgment to
couple of favored creditors, who are said to
be- close kin to the members OF the firm.
The assets are pa TRY and there is nothing
whatever for the eastern creditors, which
in a measure serves them right as they had
every warning possible that this programme
would be followed out. am told that it is
quite certain that there will be every sensa-
tioEal litigation as an outcome of this fail
ure, and those who have lost By the Gum
mersells are outspoken in their denuncia-
tons of the firm.
The reverberations of the Harrison failure
are still heard in mutterings of proceedings
to be taken against another well known dry
goods nan here, who, believe, has quite
number of customers in your country. This
gentlemen was one of the endorsers on the
Carbonate Coal company's paper,
one of the concerns which Edwin
Harrison was carrying, and which
bad to stop when be laid his burdens down.
The Carbondale creditors are now pushing
this gentleman very hard, and threatening
proceedings against him, which if taken may
lead TO very serious trouble 1t is thought
that the matter may be arranged. That Har-
rson failure is one of the saddest affairs ever
known in the west. Edwin Harrison was a
young man, he is not yet who, their fivty-fve
years ago was worth flu ly two millions; be
was, next to John T. Davis. the richest young
man in st. Louis. He was a wonderfully
decent fellow He was caught on more
bords and notes than would like to task
your credulity by recounting. Everybody
plundered him that saw fit. 0 But for time
his various businesses prospered, ard he was
able to stand it. When last years pinch
came he was spread out in dozen corpora
tons, each of which looked to him for cash
to sustain them. He kept on putting up as
long as he had dollar in money or credit,
hoping desperately for better times The
result was ruin, OF course. He had to as
sign, and nearly all the companies that he
was in went down like a row of bricks His
collateral, which was held in every bank in
st. Louis, was sacrificed for song, and
while the losses Of his creditors are light
everything that be had, except the respect
and liking Of this whole community, is gone
| saw him on the street the other day. He is
tall, finely formed, intellectual fellow, with
broad, open face and smile which disaster
cannot sour.
MAGNIFICENT TEMPLE.
The Third Baptist church congregation is
building a magnificent temple on Grand and
Washington avenues, having disposed of the
Clark avenue house to prosperous colored
brethren of the same faith. The Third
Baptist congregation is the body which
gained considerable notoriety short time
since by its allegiance to its late pastor, Rev.
George A. Lotion, associate editor of the
Central Baptist. The pastor was called TO help
brother minister out in the east, and on
his way thither he took with him bottle of
home made rock and rye. His indications
were frequent on board the train and the
usual result followed. The good
doctor under the exhilarating in
huence, conceived IN idea that he
had 'made mash'' on q lady across the
aisle. A moment later he steered across the
aisle and, with AN endearing epithet,
chucked the lady under the chin. She
screamed, and gallant drummer, rushing
| to the rescue, knocked the reverend gentle
man over several vacant seats. Arrived at
the end Of his journey, he found the left
window Of his soul in deep mourning, max
ing his physognomy altogether too remark
able for an appearance in a strange pulpit.
He returned 10 his flock to whom the wires
had already given tue details OF his adven-
ture. He was very popular through the city,
and regarded as a candid man by represent
tatives of all the sacts. His subsequent con-
duet was no exception to his general de-
meanOr. Mounting the pulpit on the follow
| ing Sabbath, he made q what-are- you going
| to-dO-about-it presentation Of the case, with
au infusion of regret and penitence, and in
this way won his congregation which stood By
him To man. subsequently DR.. Lotion
resigned his charge. which is now building
the beautiful new church under the pastor
ship of Rev. DIR Green.
THE LEAGUE CLUB QUESTION.
The question agtating the sporting fra
ternity just now is whether we shall have
one or two League clubs In this city. year
ago Mr.. Henry V. Lucas Of this city was one
of the most active organizers of the Union
association, for which he predicted success
that would send its rival out Of the field Tue
tables have been Turned, but it Is due to
Lucas to say that he did all in his power to
make the association success, not
outstanding his hard luck with his nine.
When Lucas made his application to enter
the league, Won der Abe, Of the Grand ave-
nue. park, would not listen TO the proposition.
He had kept his agreement, and simply put
himself behind the five mile proviso. Lucas
pressed his proposition, and during the past
week several conferences were held with
Congressman John J. O'Neil. of spike tail
coat fame, as mediator, with view Of adju
dicating the affair. Il is believed that Lucas
he fa1 fn fha l,,,f
all parties have agreed 10 keep the result Sc
cret until it Is announced at the Pitts burg
couven ton February 3. II Lucas carries his
point, and it is very generally supposed that
he has, in base ball circles, eight games
will be arranged between the st. Louis clubs
for early April dates.
BALL PLAYING MIsDEMEANoR.
country member Of the general assembly
now in session at the state capitol, has intro
duced a bill making It a statutory INSIDE
meanor to play base hall on Sunday. The
Sunday attendance at the Grand avenue park
last summer ran as high as 1900, from
which it might reasonably be presumed that
as far as this city Is concerned, the bill does
not meet with general favor. The bill Was
one Of the latest introduced, and unless its
protector proves very active, it viii probably
die a-bornlng
Electrically ST. Louis Is dull, the mana
gers having wisely deferred the dates with
the good attractions until the Leuten season,
when the Christian and bis conscience hold
debate about the advisabilitv Of going to the
tbeater. The managers are Of course on the
side Of the CHRISTIAN. to whose aid he brings
the argument thst the attraction is good and
absolutely the last appearance 10 America, =
ha Il frr~ he for
tour should the talent be domestic. These
arguments are w-ignty with the patrons
conscience. and after this shrewd fashion
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