The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-04

/ HN hTAl1 VI fuIE HlNfs
some OF them, been accused Of being
more or less fast but they we're not fast
enough TO bring ON their restraining
suit IN time To prevent the executors
Rom restoring 70 the Mormon church,
property valued Al from Sj00.ND to
$4,000. The examination VI the &C.
counts Of Brigham Young since hi.
death. shows that he was indebted about
II 100000 to the Latter Day Sairts.
George Francis Tram SAYS If he we're
| president OF the United States he would
restore the country TO IL. former pros
periiy, build the Southern Pacific rail-
road, end the Texas border troubles
settle the Canada fishery award without
Uncle Sam losing a cent thereby, and
nave an international copy>figbt law
IL that Il all he would do, we shall not
! support his nomination. The country
wants an active man ia the presidential
chair-one who Is not afraid TO work.
The lates, thieviBe dodge comes from
Brooklyn. The thief enters store aud
offers insect powder tor sale. asking the
prospective customer To smell u. II he
does so, he at o-ce becomes iusensible
from the effects OF powerful ansc.tbet-
&c concealed IN the powder, and the
thief appropriates the contents Of the
money drawer What with divorce
suits. scandals. and tins latest IN genious
device brooklyn Is becoming quite a
city.
The collector of customs of Chicago
has good thing OF il. To h- sure, his
nominal salary is only $1,000 per an
mum but he had bad way Of drawing
IN perquisites to make zap for any shorts
comIngs entalied by thls-to him-pzl
try amount An investigation INTO the
affairs OF his office ut Washington shows
the account TO stand for the year end
ing January 80. 1877, AS follows: Sal.
ary, $1,000. fees, Sl42i7. commissions.
S4I.591 Go; total, $50 Oh SO.
Samuel Steenbure. colored, who was
hanged at Fonda, New York. last FRI
day, confessed TO several murders. mr.
sons and burglari-s. lie saw a man with
-. waited for an opportunity, killed
and robbed him; he disiikei a man.
and TO get him cut Of the way murdered
him Al he slept In his story he mar.
rated several murders he hail commits
ted in a similar manner, numbering
several soldiers while in camp. Either
Steenburg lied, or the police aud detec.
tive machinery works TO little good
The father OF Charlie Ross has uttered
tender sentiment, when he. at the
close OF his lecture, with deep pathos
compares his quest to = search in a deep
dark abyss by the light OF taper, where
he hears, now and then, little voice in
the darkness crying: This way. papa;
here am but when he goes in the
direction of the sound he finds that :
only the voice Of his own hopes and the
Whispering of his own heart.
An Illinois small-boy di.closes how
some red hair came to be found on two
stsid gentlemen's coats The hair Great
ed tremendous domestic tempest.
lie says: just picked up that there
hair. and put some OF it on old smith.
and old Browns coats; | KEEP n puttiu'
OF 1t on every day. and you Just bet they
kstched II from their old women when
they went home. Smith. he Is solemn>
sanownl, and old Brown looks a. II he
he was a-goin' 70 be hung"
TIE Widow Oiiver celebrates the
return OF spring by renewing her cult
against Old Simon Cameron for
damages sustained through his surrep-
titious amours. She files q prayer for
q writ 20 compel him TO Produce the
love letters that have passed between
them. She specially asks for on.
dated Harrisburg, September Is, 1875,
which che AYERS will make his PROM
lse of marriage as plain as the nose Oh
his own fsee-and that j. about NJ
plain rs anything well can he.
The average returns on e.eh regis
ter under the Moftett Law I'm Ntrytnt.