The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

New YORK, February 2.--The story
now Is that Mr.. Evarts was for some
time adverse TO taking part In the
Beecher trial, but that he was no earn.
estly urged by number OF the most
prominent members OF Plymouth
church, that he finally consented. His
fee IL understood TO be twenty-five
thousand dollars, paid by Mr.. Beech
er's friends. The general opinion
among lawyers is that Mr.. Tilton will
he allowed to testify; that there is no
valid ground for rejecting him, and
that Judge Nelson will certainly take
that view, 1t il asserted that, despite
Mr.. Beecher's outward calmness and
jovial spirits, he is laboring under
great excitement that the stralnupon
his nerves Is and has been intense for
months and that he is much troubled
with restlessness at night, though he
usually sleeps soundly as achild. Some
of his friends have grave apprehen-
sions Of this prolonged and extreme
tension upon system like his, SUI
premely fervid and emotional, and
predisposed to apoplexy by a fullness
of habit.
1t is reported that Horace White,
late of the Chicago Tribune, has re.
Gently bought stock in the Tribune
here, and will make this city his home
when his health is fully restored. 1t
is presumed he will take an editorial
position on the paper.
Mrs. Rousby, the actress, is now said
to be dangerously i'll with diptheria,
having declared itself in virulent form.
Diptheria has reappeared in different
parts of the city, more malignant than
before, and causes much alarm. Physi-
clans say this is the worst winter for
years for throat and lung trouble.
Jay Gould is reported to have cleared
over one million dollars by the raid on
the Pacific Mail. He is said to be the
only man who has made any large
amount of money on Wall street dur
ing the past year.
There seems to be no doubt that Mt
least three hundred custom house EN-.
ployes Will be removed next week,
which will be a reduction of nearly
one-fourth of the whole force.
Sioux CITY, Iowa, February IAN
executive committee, appointed al u
meeting of the citizens of this city,
have issued an appeal for assistance to
the settlers of northern Nebraska,
southern Dakota and northwest Iowa,
whose lands have been desolated by
grasshoppers They urge especially on
the public the necessity of seed lor the
farmers. Food, clothing and money
are also needed. The territory where
aid is needed is principallyin the coun-
ties of Cedar, Dixon, Knox and Dako-
Ia, in Nebraska; the settled portion OF
southern Dakota, and that portion OF
Iowa situated in the upper Des Moines
valley. The committee assure contrib
utors that donations sent them viii be
judiciously distributed. The appeal is
signed by Mayor Warner and promi-
nent citizens.
CINCINNATI, February AT an
early hour this morning, officer Still
man was called upon to quell distufb-
ance in Hopkins hall. A stampede oc'
CURED, during which the officer was
knocked down and shot in the thigh
by some unknown person.
Attic National theater, this evening
Waterman Kelly was shot by party
who were creating disturbances. M
arrests.
Bernard Linge, aged sixteen, to-day
enticed Louis Ketling's little daughter
aged six, into an clubhouse aud at
tempted to commit rape. The child
screams alarmed her father, who CAV
Lipge severe thraslliug, and turne'
him over to the police.
John Sullivan, who recently raped
! little girl In Charcoal alley and com
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