The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-12
PERSONAL.

Archer, the noted English Jockey, from
March md to September 2nd, six months,
rode in 3i3 races and won 100 of them.
Mr. S. X. Hawkins, of Austin, Texas, sold
to Mr.. Larry Hart, of New Orleans, the
three-year old colt Seceder, by Rebel.
Mrs. Jane Daily, all old lady of eighty
two years, mother in Israel, ut Decatur,
Illinois, died there II few days Ago, mourned
by every one.
A young American prima donna, Miss
Griswold, is said by Persian critics to be
the best marguerite, in Faust, since Chris
tine Nilsssn's early bloom.
Mr., Plat, who is destined to go sounding
down the corridors OF time as ME Too, y
doesn't seem to have figured very largely at
the New York state convention.
Rev. c. IL. Seymour, who for fourteen
years past has been rector of the Episcopal
church at Dubuque, Iowa, resigned q lew
days to go to Cheyenne, where he has ne
copied call.
Ohio keeps to the front 1t was an Ohio
man, Senator Pendleton, who nominated
Senator Bayard, and who led the demo-
cratic forces in the little skirmish for the
presidency of the senate.
They say that President Arthur docs not
obey that scriptuTal injunction which
says swear not at ALL" for it is reported
that he can, when he wants to, make the
air look blue all around him,
Ida Glare" the Boston correspondent of
the st. Louis Post-Dispatch, has just been
| admitted TO the bar in Boston We have
| heard it suggested that Ida Clare" was Eli
! Perkins, and we have never seen any proof
to the contrary.
Mr., William Hyde editor OF the st, Louis
Republican, will shortly celebrate the 18th
anniversary of his connection with that pa
! per, and il is proposed by some of the inte-
! iior papers of Missouri to make him hand
some testimonial gift
! Sergeant Mason was not insane, and
| there is no reason to punish him for bad
craftsmanship, as lie hit what he shot at
| the bars to Guiteaus cell Guitcal was not
| at the window therefore he couldn't have
shot at Guitcau, could he?
General Ben f. Butler is not Il candidate
| for Massachusetts this year, but then ii is
said he has been retained for GuiteauS de-
| Tense. If this be true, the operations of the
| two young CorSicana lawyers, who volun-
| tecrcd, are blasted, and sorrow "hkc a
worm in the bud, will feed upon their
damask cheeks, or words to that effect.
EX-Secretary Robson, of the United
states navy tne admiral SIR Joseph IOrter
! X. c. b., Of General Grants reign as chief
ruler of the country. had his pocket picked
a few days ago hut ne would not prosecute
the tliet Let's see, Wasn't he accused of
something of tho same kind in connection
with the navy when hc and lis cousins d
his aunts were running it ?'
General Grant is so busy with railroi
schemes in Mexico that he hasn't time rear
ly to accept place in the cabinet. Poor
man. Just a. he felt his greatness full
ripening upon him, there came a frost, a
killing frost and nipped his root and then he
| fell'' AZ WOlsey did, and when, as Wolsey
did not long after, "he sleeps in dull
cold marble a wise and philosophic peo-
pie will try to bear it with fortitudc.
Mr. Charles Purcell, a man about sixty
years old, a cook in the boarding house Of
Cole college, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. has just
received official notification that he has in.
herited $1,000, a portion of the property
icing in New York, and portion being in
Germany. His stcp-mother was the be.
qucather Of this property, and as he has al
ways been poor man, he receives it most
gratefully.