The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-19
NEWS NUGGETS.

NEWS NUGGETS.
Miss Leila J. Robinson, although not per-
mitted by decision of the supreme court of
Massachusetts, to practice as an attorney in
any OF the courts OF that state, has never
thelcss hung out her shinglc as u lawyer
IN Boston, and proposes to attend TO any
business that may not require her presence
IN court room. She must be Ida Glare" "
the fancy correspondent Of the st, Louis
fost,Dlspatch, as that paper remarked re-
Gently that she had been admitted TO the
bar in Boston.
Irhe fair at Carbondale, Illinois, closed a
lew days ago with q most attrocious murder.
Two horse jockeys named John ii. Potts,
from st, Louis, and Kelly Davis, from
Carmi, got into adiiiiculty over the terms of
private horse race TO take place the day
following, when Potts shot Davis dea1.
He attempted to escaped by running, when
an officer shot at him and slightly wounded
q by-stander named Johnson. After n short
chase the murderer was captured and
jailed.
Burglars entered store in Waunakee,
Wisconsin, u few nights ago, and in blow.
ing open the safe they used so large u charge
of powder that the front end of the store
was blown into the street. A crowd soon
gathered but the burglars kept them at bay
with their pistols until they could make
good their escape. They secured about
5000 and q considerable amount of cloth
ing.
Ed r. McQuic threw Louisiana, Missouri,
into furore Of excitement few days ago
by attempting to murder his wife and
then to commit suicide. The wife was only
wounded slightly in the arm, but he nut a
bullet through his own brain, which caused
death at once. He was of fine family. was
thoroughly educated and well liked, but
dissipation overcame him.
James A. Lanksburg was arrested few
days ago ut Halifax, Nova Scotia, being n
fugitive from Rochester, New York, where
he forged n check of his employers. the
Vacuum oil company, for $3,4G0. lie is
only twenty-one years of age, and was n
prominent member of the Methodist
church and of the Young Mems Christian
Association.
President Arthur seems to have ms much
ability to hold his tongue as Grant ever had.
but he hasn't had the opportunity vet TO
show that talent tor holding everything else
he could get his hands upon, from bull
pups to houses and lots and S250,OOO cash
donations, that Grant has so grandy man
iiested.
Judge Francis Marion Finch, republican
candidate for judge of the court of appeals
of New York, is poet of no mean ability.
He is the auther Of the poem "The Blue and
the Gray" q sweet eiiusion indeed, and of
the mystical and wierd "By the Flow Of
the Inland River
The funeral obsequios of DR.. ]. G. Uol.
land, editor Of Scribner's Magazine, the
other day in New York were simple and
unostentatiOus. There were no pnll bear
ers, Dnt q number OF the most eminent
literary pcrsonages of the country were
present.
Some Of the papers have been wondering
n little over the appointment of Mr., HAYES,
of Ohio the great counted, as road com
missioner in his township. There is prece.
dent for IT, John Tyler was made q road
overseer after he had been president.
There have been five widowers, occupants
of the White House, Jefferson, Jackson
VanBuren, Tyler and Arthur, and one
bachelor, Buchanan. Mr., Tyler married
his second wife while president and il is said
that General Arthur will do likewise.
1t is extensively believed in Japan and
China that Grant is emperor Of America
and there are not few people in this coun-
NY WIZ btlltNt lllul FtullOuSlN kOlNIt
to produce and disseminate that impression
when he was visiting that country.
Mr.. Thomas Hughes, NJ. p, author of
Tom Brown" and who established the Eng.
lish colony of Rugby, y was school fellow
of Dean Stanley's, and the November num-
Der of Harper's will contain his re-
of his lifelong friend.
The ginhousc of Mr.. T. Ii. Wright, n
planter living near Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
was burned few days ago, and with II
eight bales of cotton. AS there had been no
fire about the premises in week it was
believed TO have been set on fire.
Patrick 0'Brien, well-to-do farmer,
living near Rockford Illinois, fell from
wagon loadel with hay few days ago
and the fore wheel passed over his face and
neck, ,injuring him so badly that he died
shortly aflerward.
Edward Siegcrt and Lizzie Smith, n n ar.
ried woman who eloped from Madison,
Wisconsin, some months ago were cap.
tured recently and sent to the penitentary
for two. years on o charge of adultery.
Burglars broke into the postoficc at Pres
ton, Minnesota, a few nights ago and blow
ing open the safe, stole 81 600 and two
order books, one commencing with No
17.955, and the other with l750i.
Mr.. Alley. II. Stephens denies that he is
writing book In answer to cx.Presdent
Jeflerst n Davis correct history Of the Rise
and Fall of the Confederacy, or in answer 10
any other book.
Mary Anderson is playing in Chicago this
week at McVickers, and is filling the house
ut every performance. II takes very lit.
tie to satisfy some people.
NH. Lotta, the soprano prima donna, and
Mr.. Cleveland, tenor singer travelling
with the same troupe, were married on
Sunday last.
The author OF "Baby Rue" has lust wri' :
ten an extended and biographical sketch of
Mr.. George W. Cable, the popular southern
novelist.
Judge IIoadey, of Cincinnati, has Jus,
given to the art museum OF that city art
trcusuers worth not less than $4,000.
Mrs. Hunt wife Of the secretary of the
navy, is SAID TO be as stately and Imposing
lady as June ever was goddess.
Rev. DR.. Crosby has resigned the chan.
cellorship of the university of New York,
and DIR, John Hal succeeds him.