The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-08-04

Ill, luCrehtlnk III huihue'S, 81, ~, 80 it,,,y
of course, In influence. In lII9 w 'laln oovN
estimated TIE native p pn's,ion a. aWS Ssbv
1897 the first o DHus showed " u ne loialol ny
tho ceasus OF 1855 IT was D. 100, II ~ now ess,
mated AZ b8, 900 No estimate OF the reign
pnpula ion was msde until ls59 since
then II has Increased from l,oos 70
4 lgl In lsG6, and l. now thought
be about TO- 90, including Sn,he e,ecb M ,re
randy han the male IL 1866 the inhTiisu
people were fewer by 6,SS7 than IN 1851. y ~"
de truction OF the na Ives ~ attributed chl.h
TO thu epravlty OF he women aud the excess
siye use Of ardent spirits The fore ngopnlh-
tion, which, forty years ago, was onl! Im no"
number oDe-siXta Of the eLtire POI uIo'ionl
owns more tn II one-ha OF the pr pritSp ~ ~
tran sacts three ourths Of the busiAes inc
Chronicle thinks that the is ands must newt
ably, and probably within the pre- cut ceolury,
pass rom the rule of the native race INTO tHe
hands OF y foreign protector.
The Electric c4r line established by Dr.. ste
mems In Berlin Is fouLd 10 work successfully,
The cars are prups lied at an average speed OF
nine. miles au hocr, though I'M .rate may
be bOub ed If desired. The gague is 'nhIrow
three feet three lnches-andth car conform
IN construction TO the Ordi .ary raj way pa
fern. M. Eaure's secondary battery mas al
, lady been utilized to propel the tEicy cie NJ
Paris. driving IL at the velocity Of an orclna-
~ vehicle when ioadsd with weight OF four
huud,eu pounds. bus line, also operated
by electricity, is now being Opened OF Berlin.
Thames spore, e a., secretary OF tne meHlcan
ceived a letter FROM the presidents secretary,
j. Stanley Brown, thanking the Ve,erai ioI
their letter of sy mpathy to Mrs. GARFIELD, anu
regretting her inaollty to peruee ana reply 10
all the letters OF coincidence received since tne
shooting OF the President IL was coucheu ID
We y handsome terms and slluded 10 MRS;
Garield'B close attention on the presluehl auu
consequent WEAKNESS.
A wealthy landowner at Gonetsee, Fran ce,
has founded upon his estate private asylum
for superanuated animals, which, eacept Tor
his protection. would perish or neslect. Man
of the inmates of this strange tstablls nmtnt
have attained extraordinary ages; Indeed The
iiguf e, +, presenting the number of their years,
which their Denefa ctor tesrefully ,eco. ds,
family is mule in his 73rd year: next cymes q
CO " SO ears o d, zig OF q, bnd al OF 10
Summers. In the quarters asslg eu l., lowi'
the visitor is iniroduc d to goose In 1ts % n
wear, whose paunch touches the ground aud
whose fee are dlsfisurei by countless warts
In the aviary are sparrow in bis 32d year,
and a bullhnch reputed to be IS yeals Ola.
Young ana frOlicsUme crealO CO. l''d not APP
piy for this asylum, for only thea.;ed ale re-
ceived.
On the 17lh instant the body Of a woman
was found In the Missouri riNe opposite Port
land and although an Inquest Was hello no clue
TO her identity was obtained. The body had
evidently beon in the wafer some Il me. rs the
hair was beginning to fall off, and the Ie-tures
were so dshgured by the 1sh that they were
unrecogniz .Ole The unfOriunale's clothing
consisted OF a buf-colored lawn skirt, basque
q. ted thickiy with black or dark sp'igs, a
wur- ted undersklrt OF navy blue, and white
chemise. The clothing was apparently night
dress, and as no sho 3 or stockings were worn
1t seems prob b e lat the deceased was pas
senger on come steam boat and mad Deen &C
cidentaliy d. owned. The body was that OF q
feet were small a. d delicate, convey ing The
i'm preston that she had belonged to the upper
circles.
The ladies' lawn-tennis match. which begun
az the Casino, on Thursday, says Nrwpor
correspondent, attracted immense crowds or
spectators, which, owever, does not seem In
In the least to emnarrass or @, muse the iaii
players. Several new entities were made at
the last moment, among them MISS 1urnbull
nd Mr.. Curtis, Mrs. James Potter and Mr. IL.
o McVicker which, of course, increased the
interest and excitement of he game. The bril-
liant colOrs If he ladies' skirts ana props
make u show picture In contrast with tue
rich green of the Casino gao II DIS, aud the elss-
tic rsey gives full play 10 the 1.-the and grace
ful forms.
Dr.. Calling, Of hartford, the inven tor of
the Cat Ia & gun, has produced gun that is
said to be the best one yet. 1t will be mount
ed on the gunw lie Ola snip, with apparatus
for weeping three-iourtns OF the holizpn,
and the range ~ three miles at least. IL has
a rifed steel barr |, 504 inches long, with d
cal bre OF As inches, AMI throws cold SHOT
w-ighin. "a pounds, and sleel p' inted, capa-
bic OF piercing the iron casing OF torpedo
boat three miles away. IL IL breech 10 tder,
and is fei BY hapd, out the loading ana firing
Is auLom tic. Two men can manage it. IL
is cilled the Gatling Torpedo gun.
Rev Gideon Aubin, OF the French Congre-
gational church at Manchester, q no., has
been holding prayer meetings AZ private |
house recently, and SEVERAL worthless French- |
men VIII. didn't like his professionalism threat. |
ened to mob him If he held any more. over |
Two thousand people with sticks and ST, mes |
crowde In the street before the house We'd |
nesday evening and threatened to attack the |
but we're uted by tbs police. who |
made Two arrests; The persons who COM |
poo sd the mob say they Will a tack thu police |
II the meetings continue. and riot Is feared. |
A detach ment of the "SslvatiJu Amy" is |
ut Baltimore. On either de If |
the church door hangs the 1t 40 binary a. |
Blood-Fir" The placaTd fur |
her announces that the campis commanded |
oy Capt Eliza Shirley, 1.-The hailelujah |
weaver's wife" who Is now wrestling with |
lin, Dir nix, and the devil /" The singing Is lei |
by Capt. Smiley, her f,vortte soug being:
''Wehl roll the chariot.a. ong,snd not hang Oh
oehind."
The Atlanta Constitute is doing the people |
" q sorgia q cJmmBndab e sstvioe In warning |
hem against the insielous wiies tho Nor
non agents VINO arc travelling throu<h that
state Tor the urposs OF making converts-A
pr ose In which hey are un ortunately sue
ieeding to suro ihing degree. A conference
" Gcorsit MORN ms - hem ca led, and
iOub every ,fJrt VIII be M ade To srenLt then
Is members In the shameless creed watch
hes confess
The savings band OF nnec,icut have Sl2,-
D7, 434 deposits, the largest ever reported, ex-
,spt iu ls77 The Increase over $50 is
3 rs 20 aud the number OF depositors s,602
n u tn an last year. The Manchester bank
epor s s. fs4 98 the Che hire PrVvideut To-
tf'uti, 81, U53 $50, AmO,keAg b 81, lh2, $50,
ne KeeDe Five Cents oanK u, ,OS, 14i, and the
bank s2,G05,si9.
The editor of the Banner, Of Nashville,
Tenn h CLOCK made ~ one OF the y al eau
amily, which he hrs tbreatene 10 destroy.
he ring OF his intention, N aunt OF the as, as
n wrote him a letter, giving brief acc unit
,ftne history Of the mily, end ihr ate ing
against the destruction of the timeplece,
!, hich was, che said, made by her husband.
alvin Guiteau.
Daylight exhibitions Of japanese fireworks
re a very attractive featue OF Manhstt n
5each These day fireworks appear In al
orts OF colors. just as those Intended Tor eveb-
rg illumination do They range from puIe
White thro tgh gray, ye low, pink sbd blue 20
lack There are birds, O. axes, drssons
nd lizards, and all maaner OF Other things.
Prof. Il. T. Qulmoy. OF Dartmouth college.
as patented an electric cl ck for use In mi lie
nd factories 20 take the place OF the common
watch mans clock. A company with twenty
dBllsrs capital has.beea formed 70 |
the clocks, which sre already
sed at LittletOn, Manchester and Great Falls
At one OF the Long Br.neh hotels q Lady sp-
reared the other day IN en- allie ed Psris cos
ume made entirely Of little squares Of pink
nd blue satin. Der bonnet being trimmed
.ffk aud blua feafhera ffIf fef1