St. Paul daily globe., 1889-09-29
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three years ago. In order to avoid this, the
lCrystal palace managers have decided to
give only nine concerts before Christmas, be-
ginning oct 10, the remaining eleven con-
certs to take place after New Year.
Now that the Rev Mr.. Barfield of Walsall.
has turned up in Canada under an alias, in
stead of having been murdered in Ireland by
Leaguers, as was alleged when he dlsap-
peared, the Unionists are repudlaung him,
though they were anxious to claim him as
their own while it could be made to appear
that he was martyr to their cause.
A farmer named Morgan has been muir
dered and his father and sister dangerously
wounded at Rostrevor, near NeWry, Ireland.
The weapon used was shotgun. The
tragedy was the result of agrarian troubles:
A neighbor of the murdered man, named
McCaffrey. has been arrested on suspicion of
having committed the crime.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Edison have been
spending some days at Sir John Penders
country residence in Kent. England. Many
scientific men were invited to visit Mr.. Edi-
son. The visit was also enjoyable for the
glimpse 1t afforded of English home life.
Mr.. Edison and family sailed for home from
Havre.
Prof. Tyndall is still at his chalet on the
Bel Alp. and has, as usual, derived much
benefit from his sojourn there, having once
more vanquished his insomnia. The pro-
fessor and Mrs. Tyndall will remain there
another week. when they will return TO their
HOu>e OH Tue lOpO Iluu 1Cdu
Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria, has
appointed the abbess of the convent at Lsi-
bach to be abbeSS of the new convent at Mey-
erling, established in the villa of the late
Crown Prince Rudolph, in memory OF that
unfortunate young man.
The council of the Evangelical alliance
has aeceTted an invitation TO hold the an
nual conference at Cheltenham, England. in
the third week of October. The programme
which has been arranged embraces d large
variety of topics.
A largely attended and very enthusiastic
meeting of clergymen ard laymen of the es-
tablisned church was held in Birmingham
last evening to consider the question of the
establishment of bishopric in that city.
DIR. Nausen, the Norwegian explorer, is
organizing an expedition to the North pole.
Twenty thousand pounds have already been
subscribed toward the venture and additional
funds will be forthcoming.
1t is the intention of the government to
equaliZe the budget by making heavy reduc-
tions in the army. II is expected by this
action to effect a saving of $4,000, 900 in
the expenditures.
Prince Rudolph ofAustria, is paying visit to
the sister of her dead husband, rich duch-
esS, Grisala wife OF Prince Leopold of Ba-
varia, at Munich.
Rev. Peter Casey has been appointed
Roman Catholic bishop of Waterford and
LiSmore to fill the vacancv caused by the re-
cent death of Bishop Pierse Power.
1t is said that sufficient sum of money
has been subscribed in Rome to erect in that
city a monument commemorative of the
temporal power of the pope.
1t is officially stated that the almost futile
campaign conducted by Italy in Abyssinia
cost King Humberts government upwards of
10000, go francs.
Extensive surve-s are in progress with
view of making a new channel in the
: Thames capable of floating the largest ships.
Sir Henry Aaron Isaacs, Kt., alderman for
Portsken, has been elected lord mayor of
London