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OPIUM EATING.

us. SAD sts.y ou AseoyeTinE from -
swoon-How shs seugh, ~ Kna nsF
miserable hH's's"'" ~ no is'"''s'
"phis IN aslrange world remarked
u druggist yesterday ~ u reporter, ~ u
woman was belng driven away ~ u
express YOU Woull No surprised W
know how many people ~ lhlH plly'
aud especially women, are Addicted W
tho nae oi morphine Thpy are pef
feet slaves 10 ", ana lls lise ID beeom'
Ing more and more prevalent every
day, Hoe that woman IN that express
She awooned here just nav from lhe
effects Of too much morphine hhe ID
u servant who has Lost several gool
places on account oI lhlS VICE. Ahu
II ahs chooses, could toll you phd
story
Promising tho dnlgglbt mol W mem
ton Ills name In connection win lie
matter, tho reporter started oil after
the express, which eventually drew w
| In front of u small house The woman
allghted lInaaslated, though hhe looked
IN pale IN death, aud entered tho house
When tho reporter hral presented hlni'
self, ahe had taken u neat, and IN
though she OWNED the object of Ills
visit, bepan 10 cry lyalerIcally, saying
Tint she did not want anything aald
about herself Ia tho papers, lor Hhe had
enough trouble already, After n fcw
questions hnd boon asked her how
over, nhe consented ~ toll her story,
with tho Distinct understanding thai "
waa merely ~ crafty the reporters cn'
rloalty, aud not 10 10 Into tho horrld
paper.p
/ was born In Paris, Illinois, what
my family name was, IL no matter
My father and mother died when was
fifteen years old, and after living III
Cincinnati, whore had gone for near
~ u year, finally found my way TO
Texas, through the ~. Louis immi
grant bureau. IL wnA while ! was Ia
tho employ Of mn English family
In Cincinnati, that ! began the
use OF morphine, 10 which ~ day !
ann tho most ableGt slave. IL Int not
affected my appearance ~ any great
extent. Some think me only seven
teen, while In fact ann twenly-lhree.
AZ ono time, by u powerful effort,
left of tho use OF II, but on going TO
Galveston, where was taken sick, !
again began the use Of II to alleviate
the pains 10 whllh | was subject On
reauming II, II felt more powerful 10
mo than ever, aud | became 80 nd
dIcted 10 II that without II | was mis
erably wretched, suffering both physi.
cnlly aud mentally. Under its inilu-
ence was happy, aud | continued 10
use IL freely and without stint. with
10 life seemed like "A beautiful dream,
but IL only lasted for IA senson, for |
hive abused Its nae 40 much that every.
thing now partakes Of the horrible,
md the drug TINT once made lie seem
pleasant, has changed IL into ono of
sadness and woe. A doctor ia giving
ma - meIlcine now which IA, sovs
" ~, o'O "'" "o'' ~ '''
WIN "os'roy my longing ior w ana
bring mo out all right. You wouldn't
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-21
Dallas Ciiy Lumber Yard.

Adams n Co. I'LL orders for grain
and produce. II
Choice onions ~ per barrel at
Adams a. Co.'S. u
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District Court.

The case OF the state vs.. Marion Din
for murder, was called, but was con-
tinued by the court until this morning.
The Jury trying the ease were put I'M
der the charge of the sheriff.
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Dallas Ci,y Lumbcr Yard.

Buy your buggies at Orr's-they
all do IL. II
Orr Ia selling his buggies and
wagons at twenty-five per cent. less
than nj. Louis prices.--tf
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County scrip, In large and small
quantities, for sale by Fred Manget,
ticket broker, LeGrand hotel. He also
buys and sells railroad tickets.-tf
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nnIln. nl,r I.n,nLnr Ynra

-Four No, l mules for sale nj
Orr's, u
Adams a Go. solicit consignmenta
and nlls orders. n
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Dallas Gi,y Lu'nber Yard


Engine company No, VIII meet for
drill NJ engine house, IN full Uniform,
vi 1880 Thursday evening, sharp
WIN, LONu, Foreman,
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Ofthe condition of the
Exchange Bank
On the 25th Day of January, 1878.
AssETs.

state of Texas, County of Dallas;
Before the Undersigned authority perRon-
ally appeared II. ii. Davenport, o IN q VI ell
known, who being du v sworn says that the
above state rent IL true TO the best OF his
knowledge and belief.
n. Ii. DAVENPORT, Cashier.
Sworn 10 and subscribed before me, THU
Sth day OF January, a. ID. 1875
JOHN NJ. Mccoy,
iar2dlm Notary Public.
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A great bargain in butter, at
Adams n Co. II
w. {, Holland, attorney at law,
Office, corner of Main and Lamar
streets. Special attention to bankrupt
cases. janl3.2m
-lfyou want to save hundred
dollars In the purchase OF a buggy, go
o Orr's. TT.
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Dallas Ci,y Lumpsr Yard,

New York early rose seed potatoes
w 80 ut Adams " Co.. feb5.tf.
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w. II. Game,
Attorney at law office, COZ Main
street, Dallas. Prompt attention given
to all business entrusted 10 his care.
--febi.ly
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Before Bob lngersol began to lecture
on "Sknlls he should have been &c
tain that his own il not cracked,
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Mo one N authorised " purchase any aIh'
ois whatever on tho account OF Ihs hhH
ALn Elihoul Az order aligned by .......,,
'"' j. l., nAHTOW'
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1ailg gerald.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF DALLAS CITY
ss,iaa

Henry ", Gilllgg o., proprlelofh ol we
Ameriean Exchange aud Reading honlhF
als strand, London, England, Are our aply
authorized agents ~ solicit pupsellppphs
and Advertisements, Tnn DAIlf hsAAlN
viii bs found on nle, and Texans ~ L"h'"h
viii mad II VI their service
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There must be no returning, board
business in the election of "a new pore.
Joe Bradley may rs well keep quiet
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DALLAS. TEXAS.

THURSDAY MORslsO { FEBRUARY ~
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

Houston a. Texas Central II. II.
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Dallas Ciiy Lumber YARD.
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Dallas Ciiy Lumber Yard.
Xnnlasl
Dallas city Lumber YARD.

County scrip by David w. Adams,
court house. an9.lm
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TEXT BOOKS

Which he offers at prices as low ms those of
any law book house IN the United States.
Correspondence liz Invited. Parties desiring
large lots viii find Il to their advantage to
send To MIN for estimates. Second hand
hooks valued and sold ON comm ission or
taken In exchange. Parties having libra
rles Tor sale viii do we'll to consigu them to
nim on com missiOn,
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Dallas City Lumber Yard.

Choice buffalo hams at Adams n
Co. febh-tf.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04
Cannon for Monuments.

The Chief of Ordinance has sent to
the House, through the Secretary of
War, a report on the bill introduced by
Mr.. Lapham directing the delivery to
the authorities of the town of Avon,
Livingston County. N. Y, of four of the
abandoned cannon belonging to the Gov
eminent to be placed at the corners of
the soldiers monument erected in that
town.
In connection with this subject the
Chiefof Ordinance says that since 1865
there have been delivered, under the
acts of Congress, for monumental and
other purposes, four hundred and thirty
seven bronze or brass guns and two hun
bred and sixteen iron guns. There are
yet to be delivered under acts definitely
fixing the number, two hundred and
thirty-two projectiles, six brass or bronze
guns, sixteen iron guns, and forty-two
guns the material of which (iron or brass)
has not been designated, making total
of sixty-four guns and two hun
dred and thirty-two projectiles yet
to be delivered. The acts in rela ion to
the Rawlins monument and the Gettys-
burg battle field monument and the
Joint resolution in relation to the Lin
coin monument are indefinite as to tn
number of guns to be delivered. Twelve
light twelve-pounder guns have already
been delivered on account of the Line
coin monument and twenty-seven guns
have been sent to Gettysburg, but none
have been called for on account of the
Rawlins monument. There are still
available for delivery, under past and
future acts of Congress, about three hun
bred and fifty bronze guns and one hun
dred and fifty guns, principally six and
twelve Founders.
The value of condemned iron field
guns and projectiles is from one to one
and half cents per pound. The value
of condemned bronze guns is from twenty
to twenty-five cents per pound. The
weight of the field-guns, iron or bronze,
is from nine hundred to one thousand
three hundred pounds, each, and of the
projectiles, from six to forty-two pounds
each. The iron and bronze guns are not
used in the manufacture of new guns,
but the projectiles are utilized in testing
experimental guns.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04
Russian and Turkish Soldiers Frater.
niZing.
Correspondence of the Philadelphia PressL

Correspondence of the Philadelphia PressI
St. Stefano, ten miles east of Constanti-
nople, and the head of their crescent
line to the Black Sea, there has been a
coming and going between the Ottoman
capital and its foes ola very strange char
acter. The Turkish and Russian soldiers
have fraternized as reconciliated enemies
across the narrow bridge of hundred feet
thatspans the Kara Su River. Turks, Jews
and Christians have gone down from the
capital to trade with them, and it is as
if Muscovite and Ottoman never were at
war with each other. The two camps
are almost commingled into one. 1t is a
curious trait in the Turkish character
that when strife is over, all the passions
it engenders are laid at rest the enemy
of one day is embraced as the friend of
the next. The war finished, all its en-
mites are buried with it. know of no
people who sooner forget and forgive
than the Turks. They are passionate,
but when paroxysm of rage is spent, they
subside into profound calm, like vol
cano when it has vomited forth its lava.
They are as capable of being strong
friends of the Russians as of the English
or any other of their natural allies My
old friend, Savfet Pasha, who has been
recalled to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs has most ungrateful task to
perform. 1t is for him to definitely
arrange the terms of peace. He OPP
posed the war, favored compromise, or
at least reforms that would have obviated
foreign Intervention, and he always in
sisted that Turkey could not single
handed engage the combat with Russia.
Had his counsels been followed, there
would have been no war. 1t ishard that
he is now obliged to repair the effects of
disasters which he desired to prevent.
He is verging into octogenarianism, and
he is somewhat feeble of body. In mind
he is as bright as ever, or rather, fought
to say as we'll balanced and circumspect
as at any period of his eventful life. He
is one of the most even men ever knew,
always placid, unruffled and serene, good
natured, kind-hearted, and disposed to
make the best of the worst. He was a
contemporary of Ali Pasha and Fuad
Pasha, and he seems to have inherited
the wisdom and sagacity of those great
Ottoman ministers. He is not great
man, nor did he ever aspire to be one.
He is satisfied with being level-headed
Turkish statesman of the old school OF
patriotism, with modern ideas When
he dies the race of genuine Turkish
statesmen will have closed. The new
brood are hybrid stock, partly Mussul-
man and partly Christian, and unrelia-
BILE in either sense.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04
New Things Old.

A London Jew, DIR. Herman Adler,
claims that the ancient Jews were &C
quainted with many things which are
thought to be modern discoveries. He
finds the support of his claim in the
Talmud:
Rabbi Gamaliel, about the thirtieth
year of the common era, had sort of
orrery in his house, and it is clear from
certain passages that the astronomers of
those days had an instrument very
closely resembling the telescope. A
passage in the Talmud says, Rabbi
Gamaliel had tube by means of which
he could see two thousand cubits by
land and air, also two thousand cubits
on sea-" A knowledge of electricity is
revealed by the statement, Zone must
not place iron in poultry-yard from a
approximations motive; but if it be done
on account of the thunder and lightning
it is permitted" There is clear proof
that the use of anesthetics in surgery
was practised. The Talmud says, "They
gave him to drink potion, which cast
him into profound sleep, SO that they
were enabled to perform the operation
of gastronomy" The Talmud mentions
artificial teeth, ga tooth that was put
in" ga tooth covered with gold, SO as
to stop and hide the decay" The Tai.
mud also contains the first mention Of
insurance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04

The National Association of Cigar
Manufacturers met in consultation with
the local manufacturers, in New York
City, to protest against the order re-
Gently issued by the Secretary of the
Treasury, which forbids any person to
make cigars in the same room in which
he sells them. The ostensible object of
this is to prevent frauds on the revenue.
E. A. Smith, President of the National
Association, reported that the Committee
of Ways and Means have determined to
adopt different method, and one which
they think will prevent all frauds in
the collection of internal revenue on
cigars. The contemplated change is to
stamp each cigar; the stamp on each
one of the cigars contained in any one
box to bear the same number as the
number of the stamp on the box.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04

A BoGoTA doctor attests the great age
of Miguel Soils, half-breed farmer,
who is believed to be one hundred and
eighty years old. He has proof of con-
tributing to religious fund in l712.
Questioned as to his habits, Miguel told
the doctor that the secret of living a
century or two was very simple-merely
never getting drunk and never over
feeding. 81 eat only once day-a big,
hearty meal, which it often takes me
half an hour to get through with but,
you see, it is not impossible in half
hour to eat more than you can digest in
the next twenty-four hours" He went
on to say that he hadn't made up his
mind about meat, but did not eat much
of it; he tasted on the first and middle
days of each month, but drinking all
the water he could swallow; he always
let cooked victuals cool before tasting
that was why his teeth were sound.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04
AMERICAN PRIVATEERS.

The English newspapers still seriously
discuss the dangers to British commerce
from privateers fitted out in the ports
of the United States. The Globe of a
late date says editorially: Our Cron-
stadt correspondent writes that the
scheme of fitting out privateers in
America is making rapid progress. A
large number of seamen belonging to the
Baltic feet are under orders and in
readiness to proceed to the United
States at moments notice. 1t is
rumored that the Grand Duke Alexis
will be appointed Admiral of the priva-
teer squadron, and that during his visit
to New York the project was thoroughly
canvassed in the event of war with Eng
land. Our correspondent further states
that he has confdentially seen the Of
fetal list of the officers designated by
the Grand Duke Constantine to proceed
to America to purchase, equip and COM
mand the steamers that are to prey upon
the commerce of Great Britain.
The enterprise will be carried out
with great caution. 1t is asserted
among Russian officers that the first in
timation England will receive of the
proceedings of the Russian Admiralty
will be when the officers who have al
ready left Cronstadt organize in Ameri-
can ports crews of Finnish sailors sum-
moned under the stress of CONSUMPTION
from the decks of English vessels lying
there. The idea of forming powerful
feet in America is very peculiar
throughout Russia, because tits thought
that severe blow can be given to Eng
fish commerce at its very center,
namely, its carrying trade from the
United States. The scheme causes in
tense delight among all the Baltic sea-
men; it is asserted in other quarters,
though the rumor has not yet got into
print, that owners of large numbers of
steamers in several countries of Europe
are making arrangements to send all
vessels not required for service to New
York, Boston or Philadelphia, to be sold
to the Russian Government should OPP
portunity serve.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04

two inches smaller than the average
But the brain of this man, who not only
" blazed the comet of a season " Jas he
himself said of the poet Churchill), but
of many seasons, was of remarkable
weight for its size; indeed, we believe
it was placed at four pounds, or eleven
ounces heavier than the brain of Daniel
Webster, Byron's head was small, but
g there was great deal in it." Some
rhymester has said-whether justly or
not we will not determine
Little head, little wit;
Big head, not q bit"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04

THE accommodations of Chinese inn
are thus inventoried by an American
lady, missionary in China: An earth
floor, not even smooth. Walls festooned
with cobwebs of great age and the dust
of many months. A very dirty square
table, high-backed chair, and two very
narrow benches. A raised platform,
built Of bricks and mortar, with cavi-
ties for fire to be kindled in cold
weather. Fires, when needed, are kept
up day and highland the platform
serves for bed by night and sitting,
room" by day-bed clothing furnished
by dodgers. Attendance, hot water
brought in by landlord, for tea and
toilet purposes. Charge for six-seven
hundred copper cash, equivalent to
seventy cents. The lady remarks: of
we had not been entertained in the
style of the first-class hotels of the
United States, neither did we have a
bill in the same STYLE"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04
TEXAN SPORTS.

Some weeks ago ashowman entertained
the people in the vicinity of San An
tonic, Texas, with contest between
bull and lioness and since then he gave
a performance by attempting to get up
first-class fight between some Mexicans
and four bulls. The bulls declined the
wager of battle, and nothing remained
but to drive them from the arena in dis
grace. Two thousand citizens of Texas,
who went to see the encounter, were not
to be disappointed, and SO the bull which
vanquished the lioness was pitted
against the lion. The monarch of the
forest was badly beaten by the monarch
of the prairie in terrible and bloody
fight, and when the lioness was letin as
reinforcement to her liege lord, the bull,
after tossing them over his head, pinning
them to the bars of the cage, where they
fought, and chasing them in ignominious
fight, turned away from the contest in
proud and sullen content.
Just before the bull was lassoed there
was very pretty scene. The two
lions were very close together, the Grip
Piled lion budding up close to the terri
fed lioness. The bull advanced on them
in trot, but just as he was upon them
he seemed to realize their helpless condi-
ton, stopped short, and, after ewing them
for a few minutes, slowly walked offin an
other direction.
Just at this juncture, when everybody
supposed the fight over, an old Next
can bull-fghter, who had failed to have
a fight in the morning, entered the arena
and declared his intention of fighting
the victorious bull. Just before the bull
was turned in the mans wife interfered
in the most emphatic manner. She said
her husband would kill any bull in the
world if he were sober, but now he was
drunk.
His mother, who must be upwards of
ninety years of age, added her voice to
that OF the wife, and the spunky old man,
who is veteran of the Bull Rings of
Mexico, was taken Off The victorious
bull is one of the most extraordinary
fighters ever seen.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04

TIE German Government have lately
been discussing proposed increase of
the tobacco tax, and this has called out
an article of DR.. R. Schleider, who says
that in Thuringia alone some $4,000
pounds of dried beet leaves are annually
sold as genuine tobacco. Chiccory and
potato leaves are extensively used for a
similar purpose. The "Vevay" cigar,
which is a great favorite in southern
Germany, is said to be composed entirely
of beet and cabbage leaves, which ha We
been stepped in tobacco water.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04

A REPORTER of the Lewiston (Me, J
journal has been interviewing the
grocery and dry-goods men of that city
in regard to prices of goods in relation
to wages. He finds that the two dollars
per day earned by workmen few years
ago would not pay for SO many yards
and pounds and gallons of many
standard articles, as the one dollar per
day now received will purchase. The
statistics are given, proving the accuracy
of the statement.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04

"CUvIER, Byron, and the first Napo-
leon required larger hats than the aver
age man." says the New York Sun. Cor
rect, perhaps, as to Cuvier and Napoleon,
but not as to Byron. His head was so
small as to be out of proportion with his
body, and it is problem for the natur-
alist how SO great an intellect could have
been confined in so small a tenement.
In fact, we have always understood that
his lordship's.. head measured only
twenty-one inches in circumference,
which every one knows is from one to
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-05-04

A YOUNG woman, with pretty face
and modest ways, took a room in a
Springfield hotel. The other guests
pitied her because she seemed timid and
unprotected. Before the week was out
three men had called to see her. One
was the husband from whom she had
eloped. A second was the man with
whom she had eloped. A third was a
man with whom she had promised to
elope, but had Tilted. The simultaneous
meeting of these four persons was SO in
harmonious that all were turned out of
the house.