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Year: 1878

Long before tue hour at which the
doors of the Opera House Were to be
opened last evening, a great crowd OF
impatient people assembled in the large
hallway. Charlotte Thompson was
the attraction. The sale Of tickets be-
gan at seven o'clock and in Il short
time the seats within the building we e
all taken. The play was "rhe Hunch-
back" in which Miss Charlotte took
the part as .julia. Her support was good
and the entire play was presented with
II power that made every part glow
with interest,"
Year: 1878

The ice in the park of Conrow & Sen
being frozen to a sufficient thickness,
a large number of young people took
advantage of the pleasant weather OF
yesterday afternoon to indulge in a
good healthy skate. Christmas day
being the opening, it will be kept in
good skating condition through the
season.
Year: 1878

The Crystal Springs Monitor has 40
able editorial, advocating Major Barks-
dale, the talented editor OF the Jackson
Clarion, for the United States Senate,
to succeed Senator Bruce. This high
position will be sought after by some Of
the ablest and most popular men in the
State, and ct this time It would hardly
be advisable for the press TO begin the
agitation of the question.
Year: 1878

The Ada B. brought down one of the
Aunt Betsey's barges yesterday.


The water in the lake has raised about
eight inches in the last two days.


The Dispatch came in yesterday, and
goes out with a raft this morning


The State lodge of the order of Herman's
Sons came over on the lower tram last even
ing and met with the lodge here.


There was lively business done in log
shipping day before yesterday. There were
eight boats with RATS went out of the lake.


The Saltwater Zimmerman shows its
enterprise by giving its readers their full
compliment of reading matter and the tax
list beside.


The Maggie Reaney took down barge
load of threshers from Seymour. Sabin &
Co.'s works night before last. These ma
chimes are consigned to down river ports
and will find plenty of business on their ar
rival.


The rafting shanty just below the bridge
on the Wisconsin shore, belonging to Mr.
David Tozier, was destroyed by fire about 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and it is report
ed that one of the men lost forty dollars that
was hid away in his bunk. The cause of the
fire is supposed to be careless use of pipe,
a. the men are in the habit of smoking there
after dinner. Mr.. Tozier's loss is but slight.
Year: 1878

The story of Oakley, the defaulting cashier
of the Merchants Exchange National bank
of New York, as told by himself, will awaken
the keenest sympathy for the unfortunate
man in the public mind. Since his thefts,
amounting to 100000, were discovered seven
years ago, he has been wanderer on the
inhospitable shores of Canada. His ill
gotten wealth soon took to itself wings and
flew away, and he was actually compelled on
several occasions to work for living just as
some people who never stole any money
have been obliged to do. This is indeed
sad-too sad, and should lead those whom he
defrauded to deal leniently with him. That
a man like him should be reduced to the
level of common working man is cause for
regret and commiseration.
Year: 1878

r
To the Editor of the Globe.


Will you please explain to me what there is
in the rumor reported in Fridays GLOBE, of
Hon. l. Donnelly entering the field as an inde-
pendent candidate against Washburn in the
Third district. And can Donnelly, living in
the Second district, be returned to Congress
from the Third district. Yours, D.


There is good deal in the rumor. We
are not advised Of Mr.. Donnelley's inten-
tions in the matter, but we know that his
friends are urging him to take the field
against Washburn, and if he should do SO
there would be red hot canvass. Mr.. Don
nelly's residence being in the Second dis
trict is no obstacle whatever. It has grown
into custom to select Congressman from
the District wherein he resides, but there is
no legal or other obstacle to selecting Con
gressmen from any part of the State, regard
less of District boundaries. AS matter of
fact, though Mr.. Donnelly lives the other
side of the river from this District, his inter
ests are chiefly in the Third District. He


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Year: 1878

If the Indians who tried to drown Agent
Hughes the other day would follow up THEN
advantage by going for the scalps of the en-
tire gang of plundering Indian agents, the
country at large might be induced to arise
and call them blessed.
Year: 1878

tions of the world, promising him dominion
over all of them if he would but fall down
and worship the god he should set up. Bea-
consfeld processes to have been able to. re-
sist the temptation, although the fact that
he gobbled up goodly share of Turkey is
not apt to convince the public of his immac-
ulateness.
Year: 1878

If Doolittle is elected to Congress from
Chicago it will be despite the efforts of every
newspaper in the city. Every one OF them
hail his nomination with ridicule or abuse.
Although there are scores of millionaire
Democrats in Chicago, they refuse to sup
port Democratic newspaper. They deserve
defeat.
Year: 1878

TIE Dispatch virtually gives up the con-
test in the Second District: Here is its
wall over the defeat of Strait:


1t is useless to disguise the fact, which the
Republicans of the second district are now
obliged to face, that Mr.. Poehler will be a
strong candidate. Owing to the peculiar char
acteristics Of the body of Democratic voters of
the Minnesota valley the present nominee will
be far more acceptable to them, and will come
much nearer securing solid party vote. than
have the party candidates who have heretofore
been pitted against Major Strait.
Year: 1878

The New York Herald thinks there is q
sort of indecency in bringing Grant forward
as candidate for the Presidency in 1880.
Well. neither Grant nor his friends have
been particularly noted for their decency
You need expect nothing of hog but a
grunt.
Year: 1878

BEAcoNsF1ELD got in a SLY dig at Bismarck
in his address to the House of Lords. On
account of his wish to pirate the whole of
Turkey, he ikened him to the supposititious
individual who took the Savior up into a
high mountain and showed him all the ma
Year: 1878

TIE GLOBE will be furnished every day in the
week to city subscribers at 10 cents per month or
$40 per year.


By mail the SUNDAY GLOBE will be one dollar per
year in addition to the rate given above for mail
1huord dhcru
Year: 1878

THE Tip Top mine at Gillette is shipping bullion at an encouraging rate, but we regret to hear the report that the Golden Star mine is not yield Ing as largely as MT. w. B. Hellings expected it would. But the report may not be true, and if our clipping from the Salt River Herald is correct, the mlne and mill are yielding big profits.
Year: 1878

NAPLES, November, 20.-Passante informed his examiners that his inten- ton was to finish King Humbert, and that if he had had money enough 10 buy a revolver, he would have succeed ed. He had no personal feeling against the King or the government He intended the assassination as a means toward d universal republic.
Year: 1878

TIE United States Military Tele- graph will soon have a complete over land lIne from San Diego to Fort Davis, Texas, where it will connect with lines already in operation. It is believed the connection will be made before the close of this month.
Year: 1878

Colorado ranks third among the gold and silver producing states of our Union, and soon will rank first. In her mountains are hidden a world of mineral wealth. In fact, mining stands

 first Tn the resources of the state. The yield of gold and silver for the past
Year: 1878

RETURNS from all but two counties in
this State 60 to show that after the
tramps have got through with the apple
crop this year there win be almost
enough left over to make one harrel Of
cider. Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1878

Immediately upon uttcring tho words he
stopped still, as if turned to stone. and it
is positively asserted that he was rooted to
the spot, and that two horses failed to pull
him away. He was still there when last
heard from.
Year: 1878

The dead body of a man named Scy-
mour was found in st. Louis at four O'Clock
on the morning of the both on the top ola pile
OF skins Oh the lcvee with deep cut in the
side. A trail OF blood was discovered leading
to low whisky den, nearly two blocks from
where the body was found, but no clue to the
murderer.
Year: 1878

The estate Of the late VIM. G. Rhine
lander, of New York, is estimated to be worth
about fifty millions Of dollars. He was one OF
the seven largest real estate owners in that
city. By his will, the vast property will bu
managed by executors for the benefit of his
children, who may divide it as they shall see
Year: 1878

A lady from near Sugar Valley, Ga,
says that a man was plowine in the field a
week or so ago, during which he uttered
the wish that God would have to plow in
the heat Of the sun as he was forced to do.
Year: 1878

A Sioux City dispatch says the latest
from the front indicates that probably the
savages will leave Rocky Canyon and 70 in
the direction OF the ColumbiB river through
Yokima valley in Washington Territory aud
passing along to the Spokane county and to
Kostena They will meet with little or no
opposition on this route there being no troops
and but few volunteers to meet, except of the
latter, such as might possibly be sent out
from Walla Walla- II they take the route
here indicated they will pass through fine
stock country and commit heavy depredations
with probability Of numbering many SET
tiers
Year: 1878

Secretary Schurz, in instructions to the
commissioners appointed TO confer with Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail, says, in case the
Indians differ with them as to the choice of
location, they must bear in mind that It is
most important to maintain perfect faith with
the Indians in the performance of all promises
heretofore made, and that this will be the in
variable rule of the government In its treat.
of all Indian tribes
Year: 1878

A Portland dispatch says it is the be-
lief OF old residents in Eastern Oregon that
all the Indians in that section are disaffected
and that they will be ready on slight provo.
cation to take up arms against the whites
Even the Warm Spring Indians, who have
heretofore been strong friends of the govern
ment, and who have on several occasions
rendered efficient service against the murder.
ous tribes of their own race, refuse to join
their forces against the Bannocks, and it ie
thought that large party Of them will join
the hostiles. It begins to look as II the Indi.
ans intend to do their worst this summer.
Year: 1878

We suppose many people
think that newspaper men are
persistent duns. Let a farmer
place himsel. in a similar bust
ness position, and see if he would
not do the same. Suppose he
raised one thousand bushels OF
wheat, and his neighbor should
come and buy a bushel, and the
price was a small matter OF only
two dollars or less, and the
neighhor says, 81 will hand you
the money in a few days" As
the farmer did not want to be
small about the matter, he says,
"all rightw and the man leaves
with the wheat. Another comes
in the same way, until the whole
one thousand bushels of wheat
are trusted out to one thousand
different persons, and not one OF
the purchasers concerns himself
about it, for tits a small amount
he owes the farmer, and, Of
course, that would not help him
any. He does not realize that
the farmer has fritted away all
his large crop Of wheat and that
its value is due him in a thou
sand little driblets, and he is
seriously embarrassed in his
business, because his debtors
treat it as a small matter But
if all would pay him promptly,
which they could do as well as
not, it would be a very large
amount to the farmer, and ena-.
BILE him to carry on his business
without difficulty. The above
comparison is too true Of the
difficulties newspaper men have
to contend with.-EX.
Year: 1878

While our present school law
has proved more efficient than
any ever enacted for the state,
we think an amendment would
be in order by our next legisla-
ture, defining and setting forth
the number of hours required to
constitute a school day. We
hear of some complaints from
inc people on account OF the
fact that teachers in some in
stances devote only about five
hours per day to their duties in
the school room. This is wrong;
but so long as the matter is left
to the teachers there will be
found occasionally an exception
al one who will take advantage
of the license given, and do as
little for the price given as pes
sible. We, therefore, think that
the Legislature should take this
matter in hand and define the
school day that it may bear
equally upon all teachers.
Year: 1878

The extemporaneous reply OF
Senator Thurman to Senator
Blaine's howl and bloody-shlrt-
ed wall was all that might nave
been expected from a patriot
and statesman who holds the
peace and prosperity Of his
country above mere partisan
passion and fanaticism. The
idea that because a Southern
mans skin is black he must OF
necessity be politically opposed
to his nearest and dearestfriends
ano interests has long since lost
place in the minds of all sensi-
BILE men, other than demagogues
ofthe Blain and Conkling school
Shape up the issues for 1880
but let Democrats be conserva-
tive and true. Let such patriot
ism and devotion to the prosper
ity of the country as is evinced
by the proceedings of the house
take sway in our ranks. Close
up all along the line.
Year: 1878

AS the time approaches for
the meeting of our Legislature,
and as one of the most impor-
tant matters to come before that
body is the election of a United
States senator, we deem it not
amiss to look over the field and
give our veiws, as others have,
in regard to the most available
man offered for that very impor-
tant position. And we will
preface what. we are going to
say, by stating that 1t is time
the South had learned wisdom
of the North in the matter Of
first placing a good man in con-
gress and then keeping him
there. One great reason why
the legislation Of congress since
the war has been beneficial. to
the northern section of our
Union more than to the South,
is, that the South has sent inef-
6cient senators and representa-.
fives to congress, and it has
been necessary too often to
change them. In finding a sue
cessor to Dorsey, our legislators
should select a man of acknowl-
edged ability-one whose loyal
ty to tlIe doctrines of Democracy
cannot be doubted, and one
whose age is not so far advanc-
ed as to endanger his being
taken off in the midst Of his Ca
feer. Such a man once selected
ought to be kept in the senate
intil experience, added to abili-


W would ripen him for a long
aA& osefu4 career. Such a man
Year: 1878

On Friday night last as the daughter of
hhodes Thompson, Esq, was on her way
10 Milford from Rehoboth beach, and when
about one fourth of mile distant from
the depot, she was arrested from behind,
her jib bonnet thrust over her eyes, and
herself thrown TO the ground by some
beas', in the shape of man, and believed
to be colored uan, though this is not
absolutely known, and her person out
ragged, or violent attempt to do so. A
colored man named John Hudson has
be arrested for the crime, and is now
lodged in jail at Georgetown, though the
evidence against him is very slight. The
girl does not seem to know who did it, but
thought the voice of this man sounded like
that of the one who outraged her. This
Is said to be the only evidence against
Hudson. If the people had been satisfied
OF his guilt he would have been hung on
the spot. 1t is said that the man spoke
to her as he caught her in his arms and
said "now l will do what l have long de-
sired to do TO you" From this it is to be
inferred that he must have known the
girl and probably quite intimately.
Year: 1878

The concert to be given by the Millard
Club for the benefit of the sufferers by
yellow fever, will take place at the
Grand Opera House, on Thursday even
ening the 26th inst. The entire proceeds
will be donated to the sufferers, az the
hall, gas, music, printing and advertising,
has ali been donated feee of charge, and
what little expense there will he attend
ing the concert will be paid by the men,
bers of the club The concert will be one
of the best ever given by the club, as
there will be chorus of over sixty voices
among them being number of well
known lady singers. A feature of the
entertainment will be the appearance
of Father Kemp and family, who will
render number of ancient songs. The
club will also sing number Of old-fash-
ioned hymns. The music will be plain so
that every one can understand it. The
general admission will be fifty cents, and
% cents extra for reserved seats. The
club will appoint committee of three
citizens to audit the accounts of the con-
cert.
Year: 1878

The Saratogjan contains this pleasant
little story: ga lady, visiting a Walton
Street residence, a few days since, was
attracted to a beautiful canary bird by
its close resemblance to one she had lost
last spring. She was informed that the
songster had come to them, they finding
it one chilly morning perched upon a
window-sill. The lady stated that the
bird had been Taught to perform the
pretty little feat, when given its liberty
in room, of picking up pin and
sticking it in the carpet. The cage door
was opened, and as the bird flew forth
the lady threw a pin out in the center
of the floor. The bird Immediately flew
down to where it lay, caught it in its
bill, dexterously stuck it in a aperpen-
dicular position in the carpet, after
which it hoped off step or two ana
warbled forth some Of its sweetest notes,
as if in exultation of the feat it had ac-
complished. 1t was her long-lost song
Ster.n
Year: 1878

1t is true that Father CuTci has retracted
aud has ID ade his submission to the Holy
Father. What is more, he did this With q
frankness and fulness which was worthy Of
a priest who, by long years of real service,
had merited the beautiful and fatherly
mensages Of the remonstrRnce which Father
Year: 1878

Although the western terminus OF the
N. p. Rniroad lacks much of being u
city, yet there are IL number of import.
ant enterprises there OF which no de
tailed account has appeared in PRINT,
that are deemed worth describing.


One OF the first Objects to arrest the
eye on landing at the railroad wharf is
the
Year: 1878

From the Pail Mall Gazettel


That the buoys which mark channels and wrecks
are sometimes destroyed or displaced by vessels
running along the coast dark nights is well known
After two trials of lighted buoys. therefore. the
Trinity Board have resolved upon sending buoy of
which the lantern can be kept continuously burning
to station of Dundee The first OF these
trials took place in August last at the
Trinity Wharf, when the light lasted uninter
ruptedly for twenty-eght days. Water pumped
upon it from steam engine, to what would be
the effect of the shock and drenchng. and no harm
was done. The buoy then sent down to the
More, and there burned steadily for twenty
days. The same buoy has now left London for its
appointed place Dundee. Provision has
been made for keeping it alight without
any interference for thirty-four days. 1t is .
buoy OF most awkward construction; but this does
not lessen its usefulness, and others are being
skilfully made to receive the same illuminating ap
paratus. This is q modification of what is known
Pintsch's compressed gas system, which was first
the buoy itself the recipient for containing the
compressed gas, with its regulator (Which is ono
of the most Important points Of the invontion) and
the lantern at the top Of short conducting tube
buoy of ordinary size will burn about three months
night and day with only one filing and the light
is visible at distance of about four
miles. There is, however, in existence an
electric lighting apparatus which might be employed,
that the light could be extinguished at sunrise and
restored ut night, giving, of course, much longer
duration to the working of the buoy. 1t will be in
teresting the result OF this experiment as the
Of the scheme would be boon to navigation
Year: 1878

IL is not very pleasant to read in tho American
newspapers speculations the decline and fall Of
Englands commercial and manufacturing suprcm-
acy. which are entirely IN accord with Mr.. Glad
stones ll-omened predictions the same subject.
Those who are said to be our heirs already in Inn


alfnaton entering upon the succession. But as the
more sober commentators hasten to point out, Eng
lishmen individually show yet no sign of decay,
and the capacity and energy which put them at the
head Of the world may yet suffice to keep them there


We also well ns the Americans, have vast of
waste land to make valuable and plenty Of scope for
our spare population. But, undoubtedly 10 is tho
great drawback to modern society that
so large proportion Of the work
ing class little adapted to change
their mode Of lifs Factory hands o rule make the
Year: 1878

1 passed from the room. One glance
l caught of her as I left the apart
understanding with her face hid
den on his shoulder, his arm encir-
cling her waist.


I sat in my room that night, while
the midnight moon rode high in the
heavens, and watched the serene sky
and sea. Rain and wind and storm
had passed away, aud far up in the
blue sky shone the hight of the high,
bright, solemn stars. Floating on
the still night-alr came the sad sweet
strains of a brass band, as the steam
sr passed up the river, playing Glove
Not" A book lay open on my lap
the Book of books-and clear and
distinct, in the light of the moon,
shons the words: There shall be
light at the syentids.
Year: 1878

The Superior Court of the Stat of Con-
necticut sat on Monday at Norwich in that
State, and in view of the epidemic nature
of crime there, the sentences of the Court
upon convicted felons are exceedingly
curious. Can 1t be that as the election ap-
proaches political petitions for mercy to
individuals are favorably received, to be
compensated for by services at the polls
Or were the convicted felons so eminently
respectable that the law had to be ten
derly executedt A Mr.. Goddard was exer-
cising the old common law right of chastis-
ing his wife with q rod no thicker than the
middle finger of the wife>beater's hand
q neighbor who was ignorant of the black
letter doctrine of the reports and Year
books, interfered and was slain for bis
mercy. This to the common mind looks
like murder, but the Connecticut bench
considered 1t venal offence, and deprived
Mr. Goddsrd Of his liberty for eighteen
months and 500 fine One Mallet, liquor
dealer was offended, because O tipsy Gus.
toner said his liquor tasted of the pump,
and in his dudgeon, kicked him out with
such violence that death sobered him the
next day; this looks, very like murder in the
second degree. We are at loss to know


what a, Connecticut jury found It. The
sentence upon Mallet for his plsyfulness,
was sixty days imprisonment and 5000 fine


!" The leniency of the Court in measuring
put punishment contrasts strongly with the
prompttude and severity Of the mob that
undertook to lynch the negro Freeman in
the same county in the last week of Sep
tember. Perhaps it would be hardly fair to
attribute the fierce lawlessness in the latter
ease and the mild interpretat on of the law
In the other to the fact that the accused
before the mob was negro and the con-
yicted before the Court were white men.
Yet If the same cruelty had been shown to
b negro in Southern community and the
same light estimate set on human life by q
court, many Of our contemporaries would
seize the occasion for homily on the bar
barisn of Southern society. We are in
clined to think that q series of sentences
like those passed at Norwich on Monday
would 60 far towards justifying the intro
ductica from the South and West of short
and easy methods for dealing with crimi.
malls. When the administration of the law
becomes farce the most law-sbiding com.
munity may be tempted to tragic excessea
IN vindication of It's own security"


A little Delaware justice, whom convic-


ton is had, would be very likely to improve
the moral tone of Connecticut. tas.I