Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-05-20

TfE JOINT Hon CoMMIssIdN.-A
Washington dispatch to tRH st.
Louis Republican says There
appears TO be no longer any doubt
that the Joint High Commission
will sign the treaties, the details Of
which have all been agreed dh th!s
week. The Commission WIS In
session to-day putting ono Of them
into proper sHape. Dispatches per
cable to the British commissioners
announce that the doubtful points
submitted to the homo government
have Been accepted. 1t is Thought
by Saturday all three ofthc treaties
will be signed in duplicate. Tho
British commissioners have paid over
100000 in gold since they met for
cable telegraphing.
The arrival of President Grant
in St. Louio seems to have been
signalized by no popular demon
stration, and it is pretty clear that
he could have found II more congo
nal cline than the home of Schurz
while "swinging round the circle"
A simple letter from Grant having
set Missouri against radicdlism by
over 10000 majority, what may
not the democracy anticipate from
this visit. The state may be book
cd after this as democratic by ut
least 100, 900,
In ono of the pleasant villages Of
Western New York the other day,
certain worthy house-keeper
thought she would call on her nea-
rest neghbor. She was about en-
teFihg the door, but hositated,
thinking that the family might be
talk kihg their supper. "Conie in"
said the hostess "we are iating
tableaux." eyes," repliea the visi-
tot ;"I though | smelt EN-.
The Warsaw Commcftial Says:
"Gen. GRANTS by far the &eakestand
most interruptions President we
have ever had. He POSSESSES not
one solitary qualification for the
position be holds, exp6tt that he
speaks English and goes on two
legs." If il is q fact that truth
lies at the bottom of a we'll, how
does it happen that we. find this
remark of the Commercials lying
out on top the ground ?
An Englishman named Mcguire
If he isn't an Irishman-Ras writ
ten novel called "The New Gener-
alton of 9OO," in which he, shows
woman in Parliament. He deserves
to be execrated for introducing wo-
man into a legislative body though
it be in fancy only Let the entire
edition of his book be crdfhmed
dbwn this throat.
A fond father recently Wrote
aft. gehorally takes twenty years Of
trainiig to eradicate that #Ofd
hice" from a woman's vocabulary.
The Falla Of Niagara, the psalms of
David, did the progress ef the
human Tace were all nice" TO my
eldest till she got married"
They have strange titles in jap
an. One of the high dignitaries
in Jeddo is called bis Grace ofFifty
five Umbrellas another, the Lord
Of a Hundred Fans, and d third the
Supreme Controller of tbs Golden
Poodles.
A play is enacted in d Chicago
theatre in which a man is HING for
fun. The ether night tho geating
got but of order, and they Came near
hanging him for good. When they
cut him down he said be guessed
they had better get some one else
TO lake his place, as "his neck was
not talented enough to play that
part"
Late adSioes from Salt Lake City
convey the information that ga
large number Of Gentiles haze mar
ried Mormon girls within tie last
two years" That's the end of it,
It's all up With Brigham nov.
TCourisr Journal
f, The Texas legislature has had a
seene over a proposition to chahge
the name cf Davis county to hn-
coin county. A compromise was
finally made, and the county nrmed
Cass, in honor Of Lewis Cass.
ACorresyorde1t asks: Who e il
that says The day Of virte5h.
r5litics is past C0vper, We be
ifsve; vas dc first 20 say il. But
row eFerTbody says it-0r be q :