St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-15
STRAY SUNBEAMS.

Mayor HEWITT says that he did not decline
the invitation to review the Irish parade in
New York on st. Patrick's day because of
any Intention to discriminate as to national
tiles, but simply because of his conviction
that chief magistrate OF city, state or ma
ton has no business reviewing parades.
''This reviewing business he says, lis
proper enough for commander of troops or
for the mayor in reviewing the police, but
beyond that it is a relic of the times when
the rulers were regarded as the masters and
not the servants Of the people,.
Have you observed it? If not, the first
time you pass along Third street above the
Seven corners take notice, When a cable
car comes down the grade every person in
sight, from the top of the hill at Summit
park down to the Seven corners, will stop
and watch that car until it reaches the bot
tom of the grade. 1t never fails, and it is all
because of morbid curiosity to see an acci-
dent in case one should occur.
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The New York blizzard is lacking in dra-
matte interest. The school teacher who
saved her flock from perishing in the storm
by huddling them around the school house
stove all night hasn't turned up yet And the
dog who pulled the boy out of the snowbank
must have moved out West last fall.
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Demarara, in British Guiana, is place where
there is vacant consulship. Even the
$4,000 salary is no temptation to the hungfy
officeseeker. Yellow fever is epidemic there,
and people are dying every day by the score
The former consul died of it, and letter on
file In the state department says that it would
be an act of cruelty on the part of the gov
ernment to permit the vacancy at this point
to be filled for several months.
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The first number of the National Editorial
Journalist has made it's appearance, and
very creditable publication it is The paper
is established under the auspices of the Ma
tional Editorial association and is to be de-
voted to the interests of journalism through
out the United States. Hon. B. B. HERBERT,
of Red Wing, Mimi, who was the first presi-
dent of the National association is the man
aging editor, and Maj. T. M. NEwsoN, of this
city, is editor of the Minnesota department.
We wish the enterprise abundant success,
and feel assured that it will have useful
career under such able editorial manage
ment
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DR.. FAIRFAX, of Virginia, is plain country
physician who prefers the distinction of be-
ing an American citizen to that of being a
British nobleman. Severas years ago he fell
heir to the FAIRFAX estate in Scotland with a
lordly title attached to it, which he declined
to assume. Recentlyihe has been reminded
OF his noble antecedents by receiving a. COM
munication with the royal seal attached to it,
addressed to him as Lord FAIRFAX, summon
ing him to attend a meeting of Scotch mobiles
to elect representative peer for the British
house Of lords. Again he declines, declaring
that he would rather stay at home and ote
for GROVER CLEVELAND in the next election
than to hold the highest Office in the British
realms.
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The Chatsworth disaster has already cost
the Toledo, Peoria. & Western Railroad com
pany over 100000 in damages, and another
100000 is yet IN litigation. A new culyert
would have cost the company 500.