The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-11

While Brooklyn IL discussing the
subject of running palace ears on her
street railroads Boston Is thinking OF
running sleeping ears on hers
Florida Il now advertised rs produo'
Ing strawherrles rs large " pcnls,
This sounds ~ though the legls'
aturc was IN favor of encouraging I'M
migration.
Minister Molley's new work Is rath-
or hashly criticised by the London
press, The critics think II Is the poor
est and weakest OF all Mr.. Molleys lit
erary productions,
Senator John +. Jones, of Nevada, Is
worth SI0OO,0 900, And II requires the
whole force Of his repntod bank nc-
count TO render his name M distlngne
rs II senator's should he.
Patrolmnn John Doyle, who killed
Mary LAWYER In New York, has sent IN
his resignation 10 the police board,
The consideration Of the subject has
been postponed by the board until at-
ter he Is hung
The government Is gradually weed
ing out all foreigners who hold dlplo.
matte and consular positions abroad,
especially In Germany, where, u few
years ago, nearly every American con-
sui was u native of that country.
There Is no minister from the Uni
ted States ut Comassie, King Koilee's
capital, The position Is not generally
sought after, for the MstldlOus appll-
cants for plenipotcntlaiy honors prefer
champagne In palace TO k0llee In
a-shanty.
DR.. Schmidt, of the university OF
Athens, has just completed n map of
the moon, on which he has been at
work thirty-iour years - FIX. II IN Ia
be hoped that his very able and labori-
Gus researches in the cause of astron
omical science will not render him Il
lunatic.
a report from Australia, after cross
ing two or three oc ans and n couple OF
continents, reaches America IN the
following shape; "'rhe farmers around
kyneton, Australia, were no sooner
thoroughly frightened by sworms OF
locusts than thousands of vociIer-
Gus crows swooped down and ate the
plague"
Among the papers left by the late
David Strauss n direction has been
found to the effect that his grave
should be closed to the tune Of 80, Isis
and OsrIs,h from Mozart's "magic
flute" the words to he sung having
been specially written for the ocsasion.
The paper was not discovered till il
was too late.
A females at confession acknowledged
that she used rouge. ''For what pur-
pose" asked the father. "To make
me appear captivating was the an
swer. "But does IL make you more
beautiful?" "At least, holy father |
think it does" The priest took the
penitent out of the confessional into
the light, and, looking in her face, oh
served: "Madam, you may paint
without oflense, for you are still very
ugly.'
A man named Bryant, who lived at
Weymouth, England, was strangely
affected by political agitations. In
1868 the contest in his borough excited
him so that he cut his throat His life
was saved, however, and he consented
to live through the subsequent period
of political calm. The recent election
again unsettled his mind and he has
again cut his throat. He did it 50 et-
fectually this time that he is past all
SURGERY Elk. 1t would be well if the
custom were largely adopted in this
country.
! An interesting lawsuit in England,
in which Belgravia sues to restrain 4
British daily from reprintinga long sto-
~ in its columns, has again brought W
the question of newspaper copyright
The country news agencies in London
start off the news ofthe London dailies
by telegraph at 3 or o'clock in the
morning, and thus the provincial pa
pers get all they want for the mere cost
of dispatching, and head of the sale Of
the London press when it comes dow
by train. A twenty-four hours copy
right on all dailies is proposed by the
Printing Times.
A Paris letter says the fashionable
world of Paris is making up this sea-
son for the lack of gayeties the past
year. Never were there given in the
capitol so many grand dinners, somany
splendid receptions, so many balls
The French and Italian operas arc
well and fashionably attended. Hervt
is getting ready new operetta, Often
bach has one ready, Lecocq is at work
and the dramatic authors all have new
plays ready. There is much dressing
much show, and at the Bots de Bou
logne the show of equipages is very
fine.