St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-12
DRIFT OF NEWS.

Bankruptcy is spreading in St Petersburg,
and the general condition of trade is deplor-
able. The same accou mt is received from sn
parts of Russia.
An employee of the Missouri Pacific rail
road in New York yesterday, lost eighteen
certificates of stock. representing 1414
shares, of the par value of 100 each.
dispatch from Singapore states that
severe gale prevailed at Hong Kong on Dec
4. A large number Of Chinese vessels of all
descriptions were destroyed and hundreds
of Chinese sailors and iaborers engaged
about the harbor were drowned.
On the basis of sales to date the 1891 hop
crop in the United States, 243, 3oS bales will
bring growers S7.163.00G against ST., 10000
for smaller yield last year, and 81, ESQ 900 Tor
the crop of 1889.
The recent gales and heavy waves have SO
undermined and weakened the ancient walls
by which a great part of the city of Chester,
Eng, is enclosed that portions of the struct-
ure nave subsidized.
Henry K Perrin, of Buffalo. has received
a dispatch today from Grover Cleveland con-
tradicting the report of Mrs Cieveland's ill
ness. The dispatch says: "She was never
better in her life
The Permanent Building and Investment
society. of Melbourne, has been defrauded
of e55,000 by one OF the officers connected
with the institution.
arrived at the barge Office in New York re-
Gently are detained on suspicion of being
contract laborers- Seventy-five laborerS
stated that they were bound for Penusyl-
Yania.
The Maryland Prohibitionists will make an
effort to secure the national convention for
Baltimore or Washington. A special COM
mittee will go to Chicago and lay the claims
of the Marylanders before the national COM
mittee at the meeting next Thursday.
The sixteen alleged anarchists who were
caught in The raid on Griefs hall, Chicago
several weeks ago, and who were fined and
the fines RENTED, have appealed their cases
to the crimfL al court.
Secretary Blaine has accepted an invita-
ton to attend the dinner of the Merchants
association at Boston Jan. Z. Mrs Blaine is
somewhat indisposed at present, but it Is
thought she will be fully restored to health
long before the date mentioned. This is the
condition on which Secretary Blaine placed
his acceptance.
The offers OF silver to the treasury depart
ment yesterday aggregated 1900 ounces
The amount purchased was 10000 ounces
at S0.975.
Lord Dufferin. formerly governor general
of Canada and more recently viceroy of
India, has been appointed British ambassador
to Paris.
Richard g. Dove. the oldest employee in the
government service at Washington, died yes
terday. He was clerk in the treasury de
partnent, and was appointed in 1923 during
President Jackson's administration.
The receipts from customs at New York
the nrSt ten DAYS OF TINS month were nearly
one million dollars less than for the cor
responding period last year.
The net gold holdings of the trsasury de-
partment are Sl31, l25, 5S7. an inereaee Of
about 3, 100000 since the first of the month
and an increase Of nearly Sl4,090000 since
June last
A committee has been appointed to con-
duct the annual count of the stamps in the
possession of the commissioner of internal
revenue. About sixty persons will be en-
pioyed in the service, which will occupy q
weeks time.