The Morning herald., 1877-07-26
HERALD NOTES.


A wear or two ago, AZ woman's congress
in Boston, q fashionable and sons what
noted dressmaker, MIS-, Flint, said that to'
sixteen years she had WON only the Prin
cess dress. II belts were fashionable, she
wore belt with it If bosques, she put Al
imitation of basque skirt around her
waist, with whatever bows, strea mers, or
lappels that were necessary but through
all she adhered to her dress all in one piece,
and passed for fashiouably dressed lady IL
the bargain. For permanet fashion for
womsn's dress, she considered that there
was Io hing so becoming, conv nient, eco
nomical, and graceful, for all women what
soever, as the Princess dress.
A San Francisco, CAL, dispatch reports
considerable excitement there since the
recent oil well discovery. The ground Is
being located in every direction.
An Austin, Nevada, dispatch reports a
cloud burst there on Sunday on the moun-
taias north and east of the town, flooding
streets and doing cons derAb!e damage TO
property. No lives lost.
Fire in The Lick House at San Francisco,
Sunday, destroyed the dining room, the
dnest In the city. Loss SIC, 900.
In consequence of the agitatsd state OF
the country, the visit of the President and
members of the cabinet to Richmond and
Old Point Comfort, Va, this week is
abandoned.
The Governor Of Texas has issued q
proclamation warning persons not to pur-
chase or negotiate State of Texas bonds or
certificates described as Bernard River"
Nos. n 10 148 inclusive, and "Ca ey River"
Nos. 446 to 538 inclusive. 1t is discovered
that fraud attaches to the issue OF these
bonds, ard the State will not BIZ held re-
sponsible for them.
The revenue of the British Government
for the year ending June 30 was e19 ,000, 900
and the revenue of the counties aud cilee
amounted to 600 100000 making total
Of 9109, ,0CO 900 equal to $40, 600 600.
There are several thousand ablebodied
clerks and employees of the Government,
Of the masculine gender, in Washington,
and why should they not organize them
selves into National Guard for the defense
Of the Government which supports them g.
Daily Critic Washington, d.
Columbus G.. Nealy, of the Uniteo
States Male Messenger Service is lying a.
the point OF death in Jacksonville, Florida.
P. NJ. Arthus, the head centre of the
Brotherhood of Engineers, has had a con
sultation with the Pennsylvania Central
railroad officials, but what transpired is
kept secret,
The bodies of four men killed and nun
Der Of wounded reached Philadelphia from
Plttsburg, at 10 10 a. M. yesterday.
Samuel Jaggers, rioter, was arrested
yesterday, and held in 5000 bail.
Moses Chestnut was utabbed in the abdo.
men, by an unknown party during an alter,
cation on Tuesday night.
William Toy and James Duross were ar
rested on Tuesday, charged with beating
their wives, and each were held in 81 900
bail.
Henry Hickock, lately Injured on the P,
". & B. r. r., died at the University Hos
pital, on Tuesday.
A man was overcome by heat on Tuesd az
The locality of Richmond coal wharves
was quiet yesterday, and trains running as
usual.
Matthew Burns, living at 41st and Allen
sts., a,temp ed TO commit suicide on Tues
day night by cutting his throat with o
razor
The net earnings for the Philadelphia and
Erie R. r. for June, 1877, amounted to
S6l, ,72s 40.
Rev. Thomas B. Bott, was arrested on
Tuesday evening, while preaching to small
congregation in the 12 Baptist Church
He was charged by his wife with neglecting
to support her and her children, and Magis-
trate Bonsall held him in 5000 bail.
.s& tksa g&% #.