The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-06
LATEST rrIrenAxs CONDENSED.


Risbon Robertson IS still absent from
81. Louis, but is expected home this week
Movor Ewing, of St. Louis, was day or
two since elected trustee of the Legion OF
Honor of that city.
On December the Pacific Express Com
many opened ZIG new offices IN missouri,
Arkansas, Kentucky and Illinois.
The committee appointed recently in St;
Louis IN GET nm a grand charity ball and
CONCERT are busy at work, and think 5000
will be realized from the movement.
A mry in Memphis on Saturday rendered
a verdict for $1,000 in the. case of Brown,
colored, who was run over by an engine on
Inc Louisville & Nashville Railway la. t
May
The Conservatives carried the elections
Saturday in the Province Of Quebec, and
the candidate representing the idea of in
dependence and annexation was beaten by
over 1000 votes.
Two young hoodlums quarreled in st.
Louis, the other night, and one OF them,
named Warren, was carried away. to the
city hospital bleeding from mortal wound
in the throat from the knife
The agitation against mutilated coin,
commenced about a month ago, has had
the effect of withdrawing it largely from
circulation in many of the cities, but "stuf-
fling" it is becoming common.
Advices from Lincoln, Nebraska, state
that it is not believed in that State that the
Missouri river can be improved to any ex-
tent, and the big convention at St. Joe is
looked upon as an affair ofwind.
Judge Allison, of the Court of Common
Pleas in Philadelphia, day or so since
delivered an opinion decidedly in favor of
the Gas Trust ring, who were sued on
charges of fraudulent management.
The Stock Association of Northern Mon
tana will prefer claims against the pomin-
ion of Canada for compensation for the
depredations Of Canadian Indians who
make periodical horse stealing and cattle
raids on American soil.
Mrs. Mignotte Horton, the daughter of
DIR. Peacock, q well known physician in
Jersey eity, made a charge, of bigamy. on
the Sd instant against her husband. His
two wives met recently, recounted their
grievances and the result was this suit.
John P. Tracy, of Carthage, and A. C.
Hill, of Oregon, Missouri, with G. b. Allen,
the present Marshal for the western dis
trict of Missouri are in Washington. The
two former gentlemen are making all man
ner of warfare on Colonel Allen TO defeat hi:
denomination.
Mile. Marie Glover, st. Louis girl,
daughter of Mr. d. 0Sullivan, and who
has been studying for the stage in Paris
under Nine. Niardot-Garcia for the past
three years, has returned to America, and
is ROW enjoying a full tide of success in
New York as a songstress.
A jury at Dubuque, Iowa, on the Sd inst
in suit for $4,000, brought by the Hpre
sentatives Of man walking on railway
trestle-work, and killed by an engine, gave
u verdict for the railroad The mans name
was Muller, and the defendant was the
Chicago, Western Il st. Paul Railroad.
A Mound City reporter has been inter.
viewing the Hon. John Baker, late United
States Minister to Venezuela. The ex-Min'
lister stated, among other things, that the
Venezuelans are the yeriest children in self
government but that the seeds of repub-
licanism have been sown, and good results
may be hoped for in the future.
The long promised illumination Of Chest
nut street Philadelphia by the Brush
Electric Light Company, and which
was to make it the best lit
street in the world was accom-
plished on the evening of the Sd inst. Lamp;
were put up, and although the light was
superior to that of gas, the brilliant and ex-
pected illumination was not experienced.
Saturday evening Judge Hammond, of
the United States District Court at Mem
phis, overrued fifteen demurrers filed by
the city of Memphis to suits brought by
the creditors to hold the present taxing
district responsible for the debts of the old
city. Judge Hammond declares in his de-
cision that the taxing district government
is the successor of the old city of Memphis
and responsible for its debts up to the time
its charter was repealed.
Ellen NJ. Peck, was arrested in New York
on Saturday evening charged with obtain
ing 81 $50 from Samuel Pinzer on false pre-
lenses, Pinzer is a dealer in patent pills
and Mrs Peck was protesting to deal in
stocks for him. His profits did not come in
and he had her arrested. The same woman
obtained $500 in 1873 in the role of de
tective from B. T. Babbitt and was indicted
in twenty-five indictments for obtaining
$4,000 in diamonds from Jno. ID. Grady
diamond merchant, on plea that she
would sell them to advantage.
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