Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-01-25
News Items.

News Items.
California Opened her State University
New Years.
England levies duties on less than five
hundred astislss at present.
Major Michael Mcclusky is dead at
william Craig, negro, convicted Of
rape, was hanged in the jail ct Cumber-
land, Md.
II is steied that q general reduction Of
telegraph rates will soon be inaugurated
by all companies.
Prof. 8. L. Post, editor of the New York
"Odd .Fellow," died at Ellsnville, in that
State, on the Sth.
The reported conservation Of Profess
tant church in Rome was premature /;
the ceremony was over the orner.stone.
The population of France Inns decreased
$685. since 1866. This falling off is at
tributable mainly to the war.
A hymenial paper called the Matrimoni.
al News was started in Chicago on the LIST
instant.
Within the last four months sixty-three
Georgia gin-houses have gone up in fire
and smoke.
The balance Of trade against the United
States last year was, in round numbers,
$l18, 100000.
Athens, Georgia, has one cent in the
treasury, but is one cent ahead, having no
city debt.
Noble county, Ohio, hasn't q single
saloon in its territory. They are oil Ia
belled drug stores"
The postmaster general has decided that
families, firms or companies cannot COM
bine to rent post Office boxes conformity,
but that one box rent must be collected
for ench finn, family or company enjoying
such facilities.
Hon A. II. Stephens is an avowed candi-
didate for United States Senator from
Georgia. Gen. Lucius ]. Gartrell has
published O letter in the Atlanta Sun,
Withdrawing in Mr.. Stephens favor. Gen.
s. B. Gordon is MIR. SIS only conservative
opponent.
10 Jefferson is himself again: He ap-
peared as Rip Van Wrinkle, at Ford's the
atre, Baltimore, on tie evening of the LIST
instant.
The small pox is fast disappearing from
Sedalia, Mo.
Six of the signers Of JEFF. Davis bail
bond are dead, but Gerrett Smith, who
headed the list, still lives.
A. T. Stewart, of New York, exhibited
fifty cores of holiday goods for sale.
Josh Billings will soon celebrate his fif-
fifth birthday. As A. Ward said Of
Chaucer, "he has talent, but he can't SPELL
In the old graveyard alongside of the
Park street Church, in Boston, are the
graves of three signers Of the Declare tion
of Indepepdence-Ha Hancock, Adams, and
Paine. The remains of Bowdoin, Sumner,
Sullivan, Love, and Eustis, Governors OF
tho old Commonwealth, were also buried
there, together with these of Sewall, Pc
ter Faneuil, Gen. Joseph Warren, who
fell at Bunker's Hill, and Paul Revere.
Mary Budeker, widow of the late Robt.
J. walker died on the Goth inst, at her
residence on Capitol Hill, D. G. The de-
eassd was grand. daughter Of the late
Alexander James Dallas, and great
grand daughter of Ben. Franklin.
Senator Wendell Phillips and others
have peti toned Congress for prohibitory
liquor law.
Nearly all the members of Congress
present in Washington from the cotton
States, at conference last evening, agreed
on q new bill 10 refund the cotton tax,
which they will press in Congress this
sess ion instead Of the bill hitherto intro
duced by Mr.. Mckee, of Mississippi. As
SOC iations of the latter are materially
changed, SO as TO carefully look after
the interests of planters and freedmen in
securing TO them absolutely return Of
the cotton tax they have paid.
The smallpox in Boston and vicinity is
creating grave apprehensions. Three
thousand cases are reported, and more
deaths than from all other causes. The
victims are buried at night.
The merchants OF 81. Louis have formed
a St. Louis, International, Industrial Ex-
position with the view Of bringing the
merits of st. Louis before the world cap
ital stock one million.
In opening their grand new building to
the public, the proprietors Of the Missouri
Republican invited all their friends, and
undertook 10 entertain them. II turned
out that there was great multitude Of
friends of the Republican, and of the
good things consumed we have the follow
ing statistics: Roast turkeys, $50; hams,
100; oysters, 1000 kegs wine, $500 bot
ties, with unlimited bread, crackers, cheese,
and relishes.
By the fire at Parker's Landing, Pa, on
January 2lst there was loss Of over
quarter Of million Of property and over
one hundred families were made homeless.
The extreme cold weather at Chicago SO
interferes with the reception Of live stock
that the station agents Of the Northwes-
tern road have been ordered TO receive no
more stock while the cold spell lasts.
The New York Yacht Club has issued
pamphlet, addressed to the Royal Yacht
Squadron Of England. concerning the Lii
vonia races for the American Cup. 1t is
intended as Q reply 10 Ashbury's pamphlet
on the same subject
The Norwegian novelist Bjornson, has
recently embraced the Methodist faith.
Last sene Of all'--Kero-seRe which has
ended 787 strange eventful histories du-
ring the past year.
One towel answers for twelve custom
ers in On indianapolis barber shop, and
the barber sharpens his razor on the stove
pipe.
Madame Clemenoe Hoberts, at one time
at the head of French Romance writer's,
died in q convent recently at the age OF
rs.
Lucea is O musical name. One Of the
most celebrated musical publishers in the
Of Italy bearing IL has recently
dided at Milan.
The Hebrew community have sustained
\ loss BY the death Of the Reverend Simon
Ascher, who has been for thirty years chief
reader Of the great Synagogue in Lsndon-
BE was So years. Of age.