The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-16

Gold hiss beer Ssfnd on James Bedfords
farm at Holland VI
The Maine Hmbermen say that every
indication point4 TO prosperous season.
A Chlcsgo boy swallowed tin maltese
cross. bu. il wouldn't stay down, and be re-
covered.
It's estimated that 5000 women in the
CITY of New York support themselves by
their own exsrtions.
tits reported that James Gordon Bennett
lost $4,000 by cards in Nice, France
recently, at one sitting.
The regular life insurance companies In
Pennsylvania have not suffered by the growth
of co operative insurance.
Hesley, the Irish agitstor, wants TO settle
the question BY fighting duel with Forster,
the chief secretary fo- Roland.
The Times estimates shat twenty per cent
of the population of Chicago ia afflicted with
some arrangement of the system.
The union league club Of philadelphia is
about to remodel aud decorate its club
house ard build an "annex" TO 1t.
Z. A. Freeman, the historian. is coming to
the United States. 1t is to be hoped that he
will not abuse us as he does Froude,
The death is announced at Epernay of NJ.
firm. He leaves a fortune of Sc $50 900.
A monument is to be erected at Cha lotte,
North Carolina. il honor of the Mechlenburg
declaration of independence and in memory
of the rebel dead.
1t Is denied that any'appOintment has been
made OF professor of astronomy and msth,
emstics in Harvard college in place of the
late professor Pierce.
The Sscstogisn says that there will be a
greater number of New York brokers in Sar.
atogs this year than ever before. Seven firms
hsve already rented offices.
Two couples recently walked fifteen miles
to Island Pond. Vt, to get married. and af-
ter the ceremony started on q thirty-fve
mile wedding tour on foot.
Moses Colt Tyler is said 10 have severed
his connection with the Congregslionasts
and entered the Episcopalian church, pre-,
paratory to taking orders.
Dr.. Clarke, of New York, suggests two
simple remedies for seasickness. One is to
take wash basin into your state room, and
the other is to stay on shore.
Since January last, aoventy.eight ships,
with an aggregate of $4,000 tons, have beer
launched in England. and on April there
were 500 600 tons in course of construction.
Paschsl Hsney, of Morehesd, Kentucky,
formerly magistrate, who struck and killed
man on election day, has simply been
found guilty of an assault and battery and
fined So.
OF the 200 900 900 people in Chins, O0O.
900 use opium. The Chinese ply sicians admit.
that the only possible cure is solitary
confinement, with the striclest regimen and
habits.
Gov. Churchill, of Arkansas, has granted
court martial to a militia officer of that
state, whom he had previously peremtorily
dismissed for refusing to muster in colored
company.
A Montreal man who was locked up for the
night for asking policeman's number WAS
discharged in the morning, but the magis,
trate cautioned him not 10 be so inquisitive
in the future.
Princess Stephsnie is now described in the
ponderous manner of German court etiquette
as "Her Roval aud Imperial Hghness the
most serene Frau Crown Princess, Archduch.
ess Stephanie."
OF tho two famous university boat clubs
in England, Oxford and Cambridge, the
former is willing to allow the Cornell boys
to row in the Thames regatta at Henley,
while thelatter objects.
A counterfeit SIS gold piece is in circula,
ton in San Francisco. II bears the date of
1869, and has q gold ring, but is gold
plsted on white metal somewhat harder
than silver. When new 1t is likely to dc.
ceive.
Capt. Bogardus' feat of breaking five hun
dred.glass balls in twer ty.nve minutes and
fifteen seconds has been excelled by John @.
Haskell, of Lynn, Mass, who broke the
same number in twenty-four minutes and
two seconds.
A young woman of Des Moines, member
ofthe praying band, became infatuated with
q convict She attempted to secure his
liberty by habititatipg him in the apparel Of
the band. She failed.
Bill Herndon, Abraham Lincoln's old
law partner, Ia pauper at Springfield, III
Though man of considerable ability and
might have made some mark in the world,
he became common drunksrd.
Mr.. Frank d. Millet, who designed the
costumes for the Greek play at Harvard, hiss
devised costume tor the part of Caliban,
which Mr.. Riddle, who won SO much praise
as Eiipus, will soon assume at the Boston
theara.
Private dispatches received in New York
slate that Austria has prohibited the I'M.
porta,ion of American lard The decrease
in imports in hog products for the crop year
to June 1st, was 100000 pounds COM
pared with last year.
Walsh, one Of the star route contractors
for whom Brady expedited his award from
$4,000 to SlS7 900. did a flourshlng bust
ness Ia Illicit distilling IN Louisiana some
years ago. He escaped arrest at the hands of
Secretary Bristow by precipitous flight.
=, A Boston paper tells the incredible story
That an absent minded man from Salem.
Mass, left his infant son in tho Eastern
railroad depot in Boston, Monday evening,
and did not miss him until he reached
homo and WAS asked what he chad done
with !ha. precious darling" He took the
train back,
Prior to Gambetta's recent visit 10 Cshora
atablot was placed on the house where he
was born In 1888. His arrival at the depot
was followed by an affecting scene. NJ
Gambet,a threw himself on his fathers neck,
kissed him three times over, and embraced
several of his old plsymstes. Both father
and son shed tears.
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