The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Lobstcrs, lizards and frogs, adorn some
new dinner cards, which are thereby made
uncommonly ugly.
Gen. Porfirio Diaz, who was married, in
Mexico last month, among other gifts pre-
sented to the bride diamond set worth
$4,000.
The guard at the grave of President Gar
field has been reduced to non-commis-
stoned officer and ten men, who are camp
ing in the cemetry.
The engagement of the Princess Beatrice,
Queen Nlctoria's youngest daughter, and
Thomas, Duke of Genoa, brother of Queen
Marguerite, of Italy, is rumored.
Parncll has been unanimously elected
chairman of the Cork chamber of COM
merce. He will be unable to preside at the
meetings of the chambcrtor some time.
Vienna is to have circular elevated rail
road. 1t is to cost SO, 0O0,0OO The engines
are to be supplied with steam from sta
tionary boiler, and WILL therefore, be fire.
less.
Indications are that 10000 will he New
lork's figure of immigrants arrived at
Castle Garden for the year 1881, or an ave-
rage of 900 per working day, As they were
all carried in alien ships, foreign merchants
pocket at least Slj,OOO,OU of passage money
for immigrants alone, to say nothing of the
enormous sum they derive from other
classes.
The Mexican government ispaying high
premium for immigrants. IL has lust CON
eluded q contract with Senior Riz2o, who
binds himselfto import Italian families to
Mexico he isto receive 500 for each immi-
Giant, male or female, over twelve years,
aad $50 for each child under twelve years
Besides, n premium of Sl5 is promised on
every imported Italian. The concessions
made to the immigrants by the government
arenot to be eIcelled.
The scheme for the extension of the At
lnntic u Pacific road across the Indian
Icrrltory will be matured as soon as the
held notes OF the corps of engineers come
10 hand. The directors of the Atlantic Il
Pacific and Atchison Topeka Il Santa Fe
are in frequent conference The extension
will probably be built in sections, although
tho California division will be pushed CON
tinouSly all along the line.
The strange practice prevails among some
classes OF London pawnbrokers of taking
BANK OF England notes in pledge. A Lon
don pawnbroker'S manager recently adj
mitted having taken IN pledge from one in
dNlIual two notes for flOO each, besides
one for 600 and four for Is each, advancing
upon the whole Fl only. The explanation
given was that the customer had yolun-
teecred the statement that he merely de-
sired to place them temporarily in safe
keeping. AS n fact, these notes were the
produce of robbery. 9
London is at present infested with some
gangs OF runians, each consisting of forty
members, and calling itself the Forty
Thieves. Their organization and training
are perfect, Their modes of approach
when they have selected victim are mar.
wells of deSterty, and their codes of signals
marvels ofingenuity. The number of each
band is always maintained. When one
leaves there are many eager to take his
place, so popular among London street
boys is the profession. This fact battles the
police, and makes the tactics of the bands
incomprchenSible.
The war of the coalminers with the mid
dlc,men, begun in London by the MARQUIS
OF Londonderry, is TO be followed up by the
carl oil Durham. The two noblcmen are
among the leaders of the Durham coal trade.
Each has many collieries, each has fleets oi
steamers to carry his coal to the Thames.
and it is probable that the action of Lord
Londonderry in opening out wharf for
retail sale in London will be followed by
Lord Durham The action thus taken Is
watched with q great deal of interest in the
coal trade, and its effects on exorbitant
prices are likely to be marked.
1t costs something to run for congress in
some New York districts. There Is Nor.
tons, for instance, where there is now n
contest, "ln 1876" u politician saws, tLeyi
Z. Morton ran against Benjamin A, Willis
and spent $4,000, but was defeated. In
1873 Morton ran again against Willis, and
gained the victory at cost of $4,000. Last
year Munster Morton ran against James w.
uerard, who would not spend much money,
norton won, bat he was poorer by $4,000
when the canvass ended Now Mr.. Astor
is running with tie avowed intention Of
sparing no cost, no matter how great.
T. 5. Hcwcs, farmer, living in Doyles-
Town township, Bucks county, Pennsyl-
,unla, ms constructed on his place a nina
tnre railroad, about 100 yards long, The
ties and rails are of wood, the gauge heinz
" inches. a double track runs distances
OF MY feet, and three side tracks, seven
switch posts, a trestls-work ten feet long.
| tnree turntables u depot, three locomo.
yves and sixteen cars. The Locomotives
average thirty pounds each and tho cars
ten pounds. The pay-car is especially fine,
being upholstered and containing every
convenience. On pleasant evenings the
neighhors are amused by seeing the road in
operation. ''"' ~
A party of boys recently found, while
playing near the town hall in East Machias
an Indian burial-place, which proved to he
the most interesting discovery Of the Mind
over made In Maine The Indian who Inv
buried there was evidently chief. A cor.
per band encircled his skull, copper orns.
ments hung TO his right ear, which was
dried and still well preserved, and ON mart
OF his scalp grew long black hair. An IRON
knife lay on his breast, his face was covered
with mat made from the cat.tail rush. and
his body was wrapped in dccayed moose.
skin, on which rested q copper breast .plate
seventeen inches long, There was Also n
triangular AZ like those used by tho early
French settlers.
A veritable bird chhrmer Is a little 5.year.
old child Of Mount Blanchard, Moniana.
Tho little girl was playing out In the door.
yard among bevy ofsnowbirds and when
shc spoke TO them they would come and
light upon her, twittering with the utmost
glee:: On taking them IN her hands ma
stroking them, tho birds, instead OF tryinv
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