The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-06
NEWS ITEMS.

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hoppers have Become ~ ravenous that
the citizens ARE getting their crop OF
saw.logs under cover
Philadelphia girls are said to be the
best swimmers NJ Long Branch, but
TINT when they Kick foot out, Il
whole hogshead of water Is displaced.
The Vicksburgcr announces us the
effect of the negro rule IN Nicksburg,
that property IN that city has deprccia-
ted 10 less than 0ne-thrd its value
three years ago.
Lord Gordon, who out doodled all
dUudlcdJm some time ago, by the
shrewdness of his maneuvers IN rail-
road stocks, shot and killed himself
near Fort Garry, Manitoba, last Sat
urdny,
The republicans of Delaware, in their
state convention held on Tuesday,
nominated DR.. Isaac Jump, Of Dover
for governor. They will have to make
II good many jumps before they get him
into the executive chair.
At the sale of thoroughbred cattle
belonging 10 Hughes n Richardson,
near lexington, kentucky, on the 22d,
animals brought SOL 900, an
average of about SG33 per head. The
highest priced COW brought S2l50,
4 strong protest against the election
of Gilbert Walker from the Richmond
(NH.l district TO congress, has been pub
lished 10y Judge Uuld and other con-
serValives. The dissatisfaction Of the
hest citizens with Walker IL SO great
that il he be nominated the radical
candidate will have an easy victory.
Columbia (Kyo) Spectator, Both;
"Nlrs. john II. Dorsey, living in the
southwestern portion of the county, u
few days since killed large copper
head snake, and with the assistance of
her son held II post norton. To their
establishment, they found seventeen
infant rep lies occupying the same po-
sition that Jonah of old did"
Macon (G0.) Telegraph, Goth: IA
correspondent writing from tie lower
part Of Crawford says; Ourgrain crops
are AZ good as could bc desired. In
other words, rs good rs the land will
produce, even when well cultivated.
The cotton Is thrifty and promises
well, though the weed IN small. Moth
ing is said about the caterpillar
II Is the opinion OF General Butler
that Massachusetts, will, this fall, elect
N democratic governor and then demo-
0cutic congressman. The Boston
Globe republican, gives some reasons
why this result isnot improbable. We
have only to say that Massachusetts,
has our consent.
Temperance crusaders will he horri-
fled to hear that the French miniSter
of war has ordered that large stone
jnrs, filled with brandy and water,
shall be placed in each barrack room
for theuse Of the soldiers. The minis
ter has issued this order at the sugges-
ton ofthe military medical authorities,
who consider this beverage indispensa-
bic for the health of the troops.
\ novel use of the telegraph is soon
to be pui into operation in New York.
The court rooms in that city are to be
geographically connected with the
Offices of the leading lawyers, and by
this means the state of the calendar
and the Progress of trials can be am
nounced to the lawyers, and the latter
SUM- moned when wanted.
The jacksonville Ky Times says
that case of 'nest-hiding' has been
discovered at darlington. The angry
husband has discarded the partner Of
his joys and sorrows. He says he had
forgiven the couple three times, but
when the fellow went to bed the last
time with his boots on, it was more
than human nature could endure.
Selma (Ala.) Times, S0th: "The
most cheering crop reports continue to
be received, and at last we are about to
make one good cotton crop with II SUI
perabundance of grain. The grain
crop Of this section of country is larger
this year than any two since the
termination of the war. This country
ought not, and we think will not, buy
u bushel Of western corn next year,
Considerable excitementwas created
IN town yesterday evening by special
dispatch 10 the Telegram, from New
Orleans, stating that duel was on the
tapis, between a. IL. Leonard, Esq,
the proprietor of the Shreveport Times,
and Edwin Jewell, Esq, of the New
Orleans Bulletin. Late in the after
noon we received dispatch from
friend in New Orleans stating that the
difficulty would be satisfactorily adj
justed.- Shreveport Times, 18th inst.
The New York Herald in an article
on the Philadelphia chIld abduction
case, says that selling men is not al.
together an obsolete crlme.r 1t in
stances the facts that Il few years ago
negroes were sold in the south, Swiss
soldiers were sold to the Bourbons to
be massacred in European wars, aud
Hessians to die on American soil. Il
il possible that the Herald has no re-
collection of still later purchases of
European soldiers to die on American
soil =?
An apothceary Of Hamilton, Ohio,
has been testing coffee. by washing il,
and finds that it is adulterated with
sulphate and copper, introduced to give
the rotton grains the color and appear
ance OF sound ones. The water poured
of rom the coffee was of n deep green
color The effect of the article thus
adulterated. with sllphate Of copper is
felt In pains and COLES, which would
be much more general, except for the
free Use of sugar with coffee, sugar be-
ing an antldpte for copper.
On the eth instant the United States
Of internal revenue at
made the following inn
portant decision in regard to stamps
on checks; The penalty for accepting
an unsiamped check Is precisely the
same rs for issuing 1t, viz: $50. The
law declares that any person who shall