The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-22

OF the weavers for a ten per cent. advance in
their wages, owing to the state of trade.
MRS. CHARLES KEAN DEAD.
The celebrated actress, Mrs. Charles Kean,
formerly Miss Ellen Tree, who retired from
the stage at the death of her husband, Is
dead.
THR FRENCH PRESS.
A Paris dispatch says the comments of the
French press on Mr.. D'Freycenet's speech at
Montauban are, as was to DO expected, in &C.
cordance with their politics; the reac-
| tionary journals are jubilant; the distrustful
are sarcastic; the opportunate are embar-
raised; the irreconcilabe angry, and tho
moderate Republican gratiied.
! TOO ILL.
The Daily News says we have reason to
believe that the continued Ill health Of Lord
Roseberry will prevent his accepting the I'm.
der.secretaryship Of state Tor II da, in place
OF Lord Lansdowne, who resigned in the
house Of commons last night.
passed.
The hares and rabbits bill has passed
through the committee Of the whole.
pIsHEARTENINa HARVEST REPORTS.
Berlin, Aug. 2l.--The papers are sgain
full of disheartening reports Of the harvest
in Silesia, Posen aud east and west Prussia.
Crops in certain districts of these provinces
may be said to be wholly destroyed. Lives
have been lost by railway and river embark.
ments swept away, bridges broken down
villages flooded, farms inundated and vast
tracts of grain.growing land converted into
lakes and swamps by torrents Of rain. Great
famine is feared in all the above named prov
inces.
SENSATIONAL TRIAL.
Paris, Aug. 2l.-The sensational trial of
Virginie Dumarie for the murder OF her
lover, DR.. Picart, was resumed at Saone yes-
terday. Neither Virginie nor Picart have
much sympathy. She owns to have had
several protectors, one Of them an old man
named Herben, who abandoned her short
time ago, made her present Of 10000
francs, large part of which found its way
into Picart's pocket. The doctor was about
to marry another woman. Virginie bought
a revolver and shot him in the street as he
was STOPPING to give Judas kiss. A verdict
was not found.
THE THREE CABLRs.
The Bourse says the Joint purse arrange.
tiVht uuS pCOA maui UetWbtu Lu0 AQVlO~
American anil direct United States and
French Atlantic cable companies. The lat
ter company obtains l6 per cent. of the total
receipts of the three lines.
MONETARY SYSTEM OF GERMANY.
Berlin, Aug. H.--Considerable stir has
been excited here in political and financial
circles by the publication of the nrst of
series OF articles by the president Of the I'M
perial bank against the present gold standard
monetary system Of Germany. President
Dechand says substantially that the existing
financial depression of the country can only
be relieved by a return to the bi.metallic
system in the RECOMMENDATION Of silver, and
refers to the prosperous condition of France
and Of the United States as examples of the
wisdom OF this course. He urges that Ger.
many needs additional currency to develop
her domestic resources and quicken the de-
pressive industries Of the country. This the.
ory is receiving fresh advocates among the
best financial minds, and it ID regarded as
more than probable that bill will be intro
duced and carried through at the next ses-
sion Of the reichstag providing for return
to the bi.metallic system.
ITALY's COMPLIMENT TO GLADSTONE.
Rome, Aug. 21.--The Pirrecto, the minis
terial organ, announces that the king has
placed the royal villas of Oapoili, Monte and
Marachatti at the disposal OF Mr.. Gladstone
in case that gentleman should come to Italy
for the benefit of his health.
A CUBAN SCIENTISTS FUNERAL.
Havana, Aug 2l.-The last Spanish mail
steamer brought the remains of the eminent
Cuban writer, Jose Antonio Sacho. who died
in Barcelona one year ago yesterday. There
was grand funeral, at which all tho authors
ties, scientific corporations and an immense
number of private persons we're present.
Senior Sacho was prominent member Of
several scientific societies, and was elected
deputy for the cortes for Santiago De Cuba In
lS36,and senator in 1879 for the same province.