The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-27
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

Lovers OF the turf will regret that
MIR. Harper declines 10 bring Ten
Brock TO Saratoga. Ii Is intimated
that he will not be again placed ON the
track.
A very good, or bad, motto for n
haunted house is devised by the Phila-
delphla Bulletin, the extract from
Hamlet, "l'll make ghost of him
that let's me.h
Hon. Mrs. Norton wrote"IIove N0tn
and then, at seventy, made love
knot of matrlmony with Sir Stirling
Maxwell. However, there ia not nee
cessarily any contradiction involved.
The first shipment of pig iron to
Europe has been made, according to a
Baltimore paper, Five tons have been
sent from Pittsburg to Antwerp. Is
this the beginning of new revolu-
ton
1t Is said that only ten American
vessels have passed through the Suez
canal from 1867 to 1876. The canal
ought to be managed Suea to make a
better showing than that
The Maryland Peninsula has ship.
ped about 8, 100000 quarts of straw Der.
ries. The season is nearly closed, and
the crop has fallen oil about 1000, 00C
quarts from the estimates.
The expense attending the convey
ance OF the votes OF the different states
at the election of General Washington
to the seat Of government was 81 ,l9l 80,
while that of the second election OF
General Grant was SIS, l03 Is,
A vigilance committee has been
formed ut Harper's Ferry, Virginia,
and warning Is given to the monte
men, swindlers, highway robbers, and
violators of the law generally, to leave
the town, or take the consequences OF
their temerity.
The idll capacity of the salmon.cui>
ing factories In Oregon on the Column
bia river for one season Ia 54,Sl0,e0
cans. This amount will not be reached
this season. II Matching stations are
not established, this season, Gays the
Oregon Astoria, will be the last profit
able one.
The trade of the United States with
Russia during the calendar year OF
1876 was 80 small ~ to be positively
absurd. The export to Russia were
only S9,OS0, 900, and 50 286, 600 OF that
was raw cotton, and S656,0O0 more was
petroleum. The imports were only
1926, 600.
According to the Norwich Bulletin
q German who landed last week on
our shore Immediately spoke seven
English words, all he learned ON the
passage, and was arrested aud fined
seven dollars for profanity This
must have been In Boston. Perhaps
the profanity was l do not like beans
or Emerson"
Mr.. Barnum and Christian X. Ross
have had long interview In Bridge.
port this week, and are said TO be con.
fident that the reward OF ten thousand
dollars will bring the lost child TO
light. During Mr. Barnum's absence
In Europe Mr.. Ross will have charge
OF the correspondence. Swindlers are
constantly writing letters to him.
Five thousand four hundred and
sixteen dollars and fifty.three cents
were sent list year during the yellow
fever by the knights OF Pythlas to
the aid OF Savannah, and the receipt
and disbursement Of this sacred fund
has all been duly accounted for, and
the proper vouchers given TO the pub.
lie. The Knights from no less thirty
states belonging to the federal union
contributed to the fund.
L. n 81 a =.
scendant OF an ancient Huguenat fam.
lily, owns successfully managed es-
tate in LOudon county OF $500 acres.
During the War Burnside's command
found its way TO the Lenoir estate, aud
the general remarked to old Mr.. Lee
noir that he admired the property, and
had been thinking Of proposing to
trade for II. The old gentleman said
he might swap il for Rhode Island II
the general would give boot enough.