The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-19

police courts is conducted entirely in Ger
man.
General Grant has his life insured for
100000, and yet he dares not go to a pan
tomime.
4 line of Spanish steamers has com
menecd running between Havana and
Progreso and Vera Cruz.
Ex-senator Allen G. Thurman intends to
settle down to the uninterrupted practice Of
the law at his home, Columbus, Ohio,
1t is calculated that the hcnequen crop Of
Iucatan this year will amount to S5DoQJo.
Next year the expectation is that 1t will be
even greater.
A San Francisco journalist claims TO
have written column day for the last
eighteen years. This would fill 500 octave
pages of solid nonpareil.
In Italy they license hand-organs which
are in tune, A discOrdaut note is not per
mitted. lIand-organs which can't get Il
license are shipped to this country.
Mdlle. Rhea, Russian dcbutantc mad,
her first appearance in America Tuesday
night'at the Brooklyn Park Theatcr in the
character Of Camille, and achieved adeclded
success.
Mr.. Riddlcberger the Virginia coadiutor
of Malone, is described as man of striking
appearance, with flushed face, rather long
hair thrown back loosely, and flowing,
sympathetic manners,
The total vote Of New York city last
Tuesday was 1850 of Brooklyn SS06.
Philadelphia cast 1853. At the last Pres
identia election New York cast POS, $50
Votes and Philadelphia l73,7S7.
The newly elected Connecticut Legisla-
ture stands; Republicans, 49, Democrats,
9S; Greenbackers, T. Last year the Legis-
lature stood; Republicans, lG6; Democrats,
80, Grcenbacker, /. lndcpendent, !.
The vote in Virginia in 1880 was, Demo
Gratis, 93000 Republicans. 5000; Rcadius-
tiers, 900. The total Republican and
Readiuster vote was therefore, 10000, or
1000 more than the Democratic vote.
DeSoto parish takes the rag of of the
bush for the oldest bridegroom. He was
only nincty-two years Of age, and has been
married only five times. The bride was be-
tween forty and forty-fivc years of age.
Commissioner Dudley asks for cool
$l000O00OO to pay pensions the next fiscal
year, besides the sum Of $50, 100000 us soon
as Congress meets, us u deficiency appro-
priaton. He thinks 10000 pension claims
will be allowed this year,
The cotton States consume 1882 ,2ii
bushels more wheat than they raise, and
pay to til North for wheat corn oats and
hay $l50,000 900 annually, which is equiva-
lent to that amount of money being liter
ally squandered by Southern people,
Mr. Blane's wealth is estimated at 49,
OO0OOO He has been n successful speCula-
tor in railroad ventures and coal lands. He
is an undoubted candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for the Presidency in 1884,
with fair chance of winning the prize.
Five Cinnamon were arrested in San
Francisco for violating IN ordinance regard
ing the peddling of fish The defendants
claim that clans are not fish, and the judge
has taken the case under advisemcnt re-
serving decision until he finds ont what a
clam is.
A New York paper says that the body OF
\. L. Stewart was recovered last week upon
payment OF S31,0 900 and n pledge that the
robbers should not be prosecuted, and that
It was placed IN Garden City on Tuesday
night las'. 1t is little over three years
since the tody was stolen.
The S.amcsc Prince Prisdang, clad in
gold embroidered mantle, violet silk
stockings, gold broidcrcd shoes and golden
hamlet, was one Of the chief guests of the
court at the recent. festivities at Vienna
He has presented 10 the Princess StcphaniC
wedding gifts of the most gorgeous DIES
cripton,
On All-Souls Day there was a panic in
the New Orleans Cathedral caused by d
do bltilg q lady. Per ols at a distfn,c
seeing the commolion thought there was an
earthquake and the greatest confusion en-
sued. Pickpockets improved their opportu.
nifty and made good harvest of watches
handkerchiels, etc,
The doctors in Indianapolis have been
having a big fight over the makeup of the
staff of the City Hospital The doctors Of
the allopathic persuasion, who call them
selves regulars, by what authority no.
body can find out-and the members Of
other schools of medicine, "irrcgulars, u
want to have control of the entire nistitu.
ton.
New York has spent sixty-six millions Of
dollars in the purchase ofland and tn,
adjoining and running expenses of Central
park But it has built up that portion o.
the city to marvellous extent Ground
iaclng the Park brings an almost hhulau,
price, and the land comprising that Park is
assessed to-day at two hundred millions o
dollars.
The monument ofthe late Prince Impe
RAJ OF France, which il was intended should
he erected in Yves minister Abbey, has nov
been securely and permanently put up IN
ne Braye Chapel, in the nave of st
Georges at Windsor, Those persons who
nave seen the monument declare il to be n
very beautiful piece of sculpture, and en-
trely worthy Of the place to which il la.
been assigned. Queen Victoria intend,
that the windows of this chapel shall be
iilled with stained glass, and has already
approved of designs which have been pre-.
pared for it.
The Emperor of Japan has issued pro.
ciamation announcing that in 1890 the Gov.
eminent will take the form of a parliament
monarchy. Since 1868, when the office OF
tycoon or M0jor-domo of the Mikado, who
was the active ruler of Japan, was abolished
and the feudal lords were pcnsioned on,
Japan has been an ardent student of civil
cation. Universities, colleges and common
schools have been established; the army
ana navy have been rcorganized; railroad,
have been built; harbors opened and o larg,
number of American, English, French and
German instructors have been employed.
Scotchmen are fast awakening to the me-
cessity of gaining for their country som,
radical changes in the law of landowner
ship. Their representatives in Parliament
are called upon TO affect for them sucl
changes MS were lately given TO Ireland
They pay an enormous sum toward In,
maintenance OF royalty and declare that IN
return they receive no aid in the enterpris,
OF commerce. The fisheries of Scotland mr.,
worth nearly 1000 900, but are to all practi
cable purposes idle The English Govern
ment is to be petitioncd to III out crafts ca
pable of pushing into the rough seas arount
the Shetland Islands