The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-29
PERSONAL

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Stephen 4, Douglas IN to receive q
hlly Thousand dollar monument nom
Illinois,
Irwin, the Pacific Mail sulHidlsl, hay-
Ing answered all questions, has been
discharged from arrest,
Andy Johnson says "lhere II Que
thing To be said Ia favor Of tho oyster,
he knows when 10 slut up"
Henry Watlerson says that II Is q
forogone conclusion that Grant fayors
the acquisition Of Cuba,
Don Alfpnao II steering clear Of any
complications with Germany, II dpes
not desire any indemnity IN his,
Secretary brIslow Is still oonnned 10
his room aud viii not be able 10 attend
10 the treasury portfolio fora week.
Vice President Wilson aays the re-
publican party II In u mighty bad way,
"liroad h the way that leadelh TO-,
dHmnnlun,n
Merrill has gone 10 Sew Orleans 10
unload his manufactured cargo Of out
RACES before the congressional coroneFs
Inquest on Louisiana,
Mr. Martin, Of Jasper, Tennessee,
aged seyeuly'siX, was married 10 a.
child Of thirteen, lle gave her three
thousand dollars IN n dot,
Mr Constance Weikort h the pianist
lion Of New York Just now lie II
playing In Theodore Thomas concerts,
aud has made great hit
Bishop BeckwIth Of Georgia, has
been recently making brief visit TO
New Orleans, aud preached to his old
congregation IN Trinity church,
Mr. Page NJ, Baker, an experienced
journalist and trenchant writer has
purchased the Now Oneaus Bulletin.
Mr. Baker Ia u brother OF Mrs, Dr. Lee,
Of this city.
McComb, Of the New Orleans aud
Jackson railway, wants Fonlchatoula
on that line made the terminus OF the
Texas aud Pacific, McComb wants
nothing done without 1t brings grist to
his min.
Colonel w, i. Boone, II distinguish
I'd citizen Of Louisville, and u descend.
antol Daniel Boone the great Kentucky
pioneer died on the 10Th Instant He
wax prominent lawyer and had filed
various positions Of honor in his stale.
Beecher says he IL IN child of God,
on the brink OF heaven, and nobody
can put him In hell" This blasphe-
NOUS wretch talks in this strain to II
large congregation Of the same sort,
aud Is II religious ulcer on the body
social.
While Whitelaw Reid, editor of the
New \ ork Tribune, was dining with
Speaker Blaine, he was arrested ut the
instance OF Ross Tweed Shepherd of
Washington, ON Il charge Of libel.
Whitelaw acknowledged the service of
the writ, and went on with his dinner.
Gcrritt Smith was once greatly bored
by n chronic visitor who had long out
stayed his welcome. Next morning
Smith prayed for blessing to descend
upon sour visiting brother, who will
this day depart from u.s." And he de-
parted. The prayer of the neighbors
couldn't move the bore of the sanctun
or the exchange iiend an inch. Moth
ing but the Old Boys tongs could,
Don Piatt was asked by the Pacific
Mail subsidy investigating committee
whether he thought money had been
used upon congressman to procure the
passage of the subsidy. Says Don: ~
received no better evidence than that
of my own eyes. When saw all the
carpetbaggers and suspicious characters
in congress voting for it, needed no
further investigation"
Fechter, the actor, who has had
great difficulty keeping on his legs
lately, owing to the "indisposition"
arising from too frequent application
of the hydro'chloride of protoXide of
muriatic aqua benzine, is better since
the surgeon came SO near amputatiug
one leg to enable him to stand forever
on his pin and locomote without
switching off.
One of the New York papers had u
cartoon where New York was repre-
sented rs a beautiful woman standing
ing with Governor Dix and Mr.. Tlden,
exclaiming to her sons who are as
semblcd about her, "Behold | offer
you my two best sons" The day after
its appearance, Mr.. Tilden showed the
cartoon to u lady and said smiling,
"Iou see, am not the favorite with
the fair lady, for while she leans most
lovingly against the arm of Mr.. Dix,
am quite behind her, and she only
coldly takes my hand" "Yes," was
the reply, "but that's the way we ladies
always treat those we love best.n
Bachelor Governor Tilden made noe
of that.