The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-26
Personal AND GENERAL.

Prof. Benjamin PIERCE, Of Harvard college,
is dangerously ill.
President Hayes will not leave Washington
for the west until the end Of next week.
John Hay, assistant secretary Of state, Is
not seriously sick, but indisposed of over
work.
Ex- Governor Horatio Seymour has ar
rived at Saratoga. He appears to be in the
best of health.
Ben. Butler has come out for Hancock,
and Hancock is so thankful he turns his head
to the wall and weeps.
A Boston paper says that the "Rev. Muir
ray is wildly anxious to pay his debts" He
is wildly prevented by the want Of money,
probably.
The "Blue Grass Cook Book" has brought
profit Of $4,000 to the ladies of the Pres
byterian church at Paris, Ky, and they will
use it for church work.
An English curate preached on the Prodi-
gal Son SO pointedly that young scapegrace
in the congregation horswhipped him the
next day for depicting his character inpublic.
Five sisters of Mr.. VIM. II. Vanderbilt
are now at Newport, Mrs. d. B, Allen, Mrs.
LATTE, Mrs. George A. Oagood, Mrs. Dan
lei B. Torrance and Mrs. w. X. Thorn.
New York Graphic Miss Nelson was
VA, charming actress, butts very dissipated
woman, and her excuses were direct cause
of her death.
Lawrence Barrett is trying to organic can
actors fund. Something Of the kind is much
needed. The ties Of every railroad in the
country are being worn out by busted"
theatrical companies.
Professor Ko. Kun Hua, the Chinese pro-
fes,or at Harvard, has had but one Eli dent
during the last term. But that stud has
made such excellent progress In the laguaga
that he has gone to China to engage in bust
ness.
Mr.. Hugh j. Hastings, Of tie Commercial
Advertiser, was the recipient last week of a
gift and other manifestations Of esteem from
all the gentlemen connected with the paper,
on the occasion OF the sixtieth anniversary Of
his birthday.
Mr.. Oliver r. Mortor, son Of the late Sena-
tor Morton, has been making successful
Republican speech in Indiana he is said to
be young man Of excellent capacity and a
spirited speaker; and his speech was received
with much enthusiasm.
Senator Bayard and his daughter, Miss
Mabel Bayard, are at the United States ho-
tel, Saratoga Springs. The senator was
elected and qualified as a member Of The
bar association. Upon bis appearance on
the platform he was loudly applauded
A New York Bohemian says: az am
very fond Of good rye whisky; but if had
nv way, and could, with wave Of hand,
sweep 1t all into the Atlantic ocean, I'd do it
with pleasure" And then doubtless he'd
60 to selling the Atlantic ocean at ten cents
q drink.
Senator Eaton, on taking the chair at the
Connecticut Democratic state convention,
said: "This is not time for speech-makiRg;
| it is the time for work. Let speechmaking
come in hereafter" He then proceeded to
make a speech that fills column and half
in the New Haven Register.
The st. Adams (Vt.) Advertiser says that
while General Woodford was going through
the railroad shops there the other day, he said:
~ never had boy TO give my name to; !
wonder If shall ever see 1t on a loccmotive."
Governor Smith then at once gave directions
to have new locomotive named General
Stewart L. Woodford.
Mrs. Susan j. Henry, widow Of the late
Captain Patrick Henry, last surviving grand
son of Patrick Henry, Of Revolutionary
fame, died few days ago in Washington.
Mrs. Henry inherited property, which was
| lost during the war. For o number OF years
she was a clerk in the treasury department,
and at the time Of her death had Just received
an appointment in the agricultural depart
ment.
The old ladies Smith, of Connecticut, who
for so many years created such a hubbub by
refusing to pay their taxes, have q counter
part in a French woman, Mile. Hub
bertine Auclere, who cannot recon-
clio her conscience to taxation without
representation, and has allowed wide awake
sheriff to seize her furniture. Unless she
bids the furniture in, as the Smiths used to
bid in their COW, she will have to take pattern
after Margsry Daw, and sleep on straw.
On Monday, August 80, "Around the
World in Eighty Days" will DO produced at
/ Niblo's on 4 grand scale by the. Kiralfy
Brothers combination, tho Kiralfy's
AMI Mr.. Haverly having. combined
to make it q splendid spectacle. The cast
will include Miss Helen Tracy, hl'as Cnsr'
lotte Evelyn, Miss Alice g. Sherwood, Miss
Louisa Dempsey. Mr.. Ed. Buckley, Mr.. d
Meredith, Mr.. r. A, locke, MIR. =, 8. Tarr,
and ballet will be led by Mile. De Rosa and
!, Mile. Bonalba, with Mr.. Arnold Kiralfy and
400 dancers Two new ballets have been ar.
I ranged. and $4,000 are said TO have beet