St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
ALL AROUND.

Leading foreign bankers do not CONSIDER
that the present squirt in foreign exchange
is likely to cause gold shipments The for
eign money market is again in plethoric con-
dition, and there is very little inducement to
ship gold. 1t is not probable that. under the
existing conditions, gold could be shipped at
a profit without rise Of from " to "A cents
in the selling rates of prime demand sterling.
P. T. Barnum has been giving many OF his
books and curios to his children, grand
children and great grandchildren. He still
retains his rings, however. and he has
few curiosites which the public may
continue to gaze upon at the rate Of so cents
per head.
The bill introduced in the Pennsylvania
legislature attacking the coal combination
does not excite and particular fears The
bill makes the protection of indivi dual coal
operators its chief object although existing
laws cover this matter very explicitly. The
principal complaint of individual operators
in the coal regions is invariably with re
gard to the scarcity of cars. The railroads
under almost any circumstances are able
to regulate this matter to their own satisfac-
ton.
Robert G. Ingersoll went to see the play OF
Little Lord Fauntleroy'' the other evening,
and sent an autograph letter to Mrs. Burnett
congratulating her upon having created q
romance that would make not only individ-
uals, but the world purer aud better.
Truly" wrote he, this big world is better
because your mothers child was born"
While chatting lin the foyer Col. IngersOll
talked OF the coming Inauguration and ex-
pressed his intention of going to the ball. II
haven't been to a ball for years, nor have 1
tried to dance, except at home with tho chill
Gren," said he, 'but / really feel it my duty
to go to this oue out Of compliment to the
Indiana preachers"
1t is Count Herbert Bismarck to whom we
are particularly indebted for the present dis
turbed condition of Samoa. He has made the
Affairs Of the latter his pet hobby, and has
devoted much attention thereto. Indeed. the
head of large Hamburg firm who has been
a resident of the Samoa islands for many
years. and who during the recent Samoan
troubles had an interview with Count Her
bert, remarked: II felt as if had been talk
ing to somebody who lived on the islands"
Young Mr. Sharon. Of San Francisco, SON
Of the late Senator Sharon, who has just pur-
chased handsome house in Gramercy
Park, New York, adjoining the mansion Of
the late Samuel j. Tilden, has dispatched
five freight cars from California loaded with
pictures, mirrors, china, furniture and books
for his new home in that city. The late Sem
ator Sharon collected a very fine English
library, and it will be transferred intact to the
house in Gramercy Park. He also left a
few pictures Of great value, which will &C.
company the books.
The hero and heroine Of the latest novel by
Edgar Saltus, "a Transaction in Hearts" are
in very serious condition. The author as
serts that the former has eyes 'of that green
black which is noticeable in dysodile COAL"
while the heroine has a skin which is "ebur-
mean in its clarity while her eyes are ''of
iserine.'' Probably nothing can be done for
the hero, but the heroine should consult an
expert oculist at once. Iserine eyes are not
incurable, though the treatment for them is
necessarily severe.