The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Jay Gould has added the Grand Opera.
House, New York, to his possessions,
Marshal Henry estimates that the Gui-
teau trial will cost the Government $4,000
The late Il. b. Morgan's shares in the
New York Times Company will be offered
for sale.
General Hancock expects to start shortly
upon tour of inspection of the southern
posts in his command.
A fac similc of the South Carolina ordi-
nance of secession was sold at auction in
Charleston last week for Sl.50.
A rumor has got into print at Bloom
ingtou that Senator David Davis is soon to
marry lady in Massachusetts,.
The London Lancet urges upon the public
the importance of breathing through the
nose in damp, cold, or loggy weather.
Hunting will not be INDUCED in this year
in Ireland by the aristocracy, which will
cause loss of $4,000, 600 to the people.
Bees were introduced in California by
Mrs. Shelton in 1858. They have proceeded
so far that they now introduce themselves.
1t is said that over ninety cranks have
been arrested in Washington since Garti.ld
was shot, and new ones are appearing every
day.
DIR. Hollands poem, "Bitter Sweet ," it is
stated, had the largest sale of any poem
ever published in this country-250 900
copies.
A marble tablet has been placed in the
Baltimore Il Potomac Depot at Washington
to mark the spot where President Garfield
was shot.
In the language of the Gazette, Cincin-
,o n,,I -, :,
and at less cost. Probable cost OF i'm
provemcnts, S5,0O0,0OO,
Hannibal Hamlm is about to appear IN
swallow-tailed coat at a Madrid bull fight.
His costume, where short jackets are worn,
will greatly surprise the bull.
A claim for $4,000, presented against the
estate of deceased Cincinnati millionaire,
has been compromised after legal proceed
ings had commenced for $500.
The post-oilice department has declined to
permit the perforation of postage stamps
with initial letters of business men or firms
to guard against theft by employees.
The young lady attendants at the Court
Theatre, London, are now clad in yellow
waistcoat, navy blue swallowtailed dress
coats, erect collar and black silk evening
tie.
Among the students in attendance ut Coe
College, Cepar Rapids, is an Indian maiden
from the Brule Sioux tribe, OF western
Nebraska. She is bright and attentive
pupil
During the temporary soioun of Mr..
Gladstone at his official residence in
Downing street, London, All extra force of
police has been stationed there for his pro-
lection.
President Arthur's life is insured for a
round hundred thousand dollars. The com.
panies would like to have Guiteau hung,
and are inclined TO discourage tho prowl.
ings of cranks.
Quebec Is the Damascus ofNorth America
in the opinion Of the Montreal Star, which
truly says; unlike Damascus, however,
Quebec has not held its own In the struggle
for existence
The Postmaster General has decided that
the American Manufacturing Company, of
Boston, Is q fraudulent concern, and for.
hidden the company receiving money orders
or registered letters.
Mrs. Wilbur f. Storey Is wearing the
most elegant diamonds ever seen In Wash.
mgton. Her ability to do so Is fully
explained In the fact that she is the wife Of
a Chicago editor who once printed the
delinquent tax.list.
The stupid oarelessness OF q servant Girl
has damaged about 100 OF the finest pictures
IN the gallery OF the Luxembourg, Paris.
She LETT water-tap running all night.
which soaked the ceiling and walls OF tho
room below, with the above result.
II Is said that whenever Il Is reported In
Winnipeg that there lisa young lady on an