The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-25
LATE NEWS NUGGETS.

Whitelaw Reid, editor Of the New York
Tribune, and his bride, returned rom
spending the honeymoon in Europe, last
Saturday.
The old ST. Louis firm Of Harlow, Spen-
cor a. Co has been dissolved through the
illness of Mr.. Harlow, who permanently re-
tires from business.
The remains of Louis P. Plant, a promi-
nent Young ran of st. Louis, recently Killed
i'm a railroad accident in France, arrived in
st. Louis last Monday.
The Order of Iiibernians in the principal
cities of the country, are sending delegates
to the Irish Convention, which meets In
Chicago on November 3Oth,
The Chic go City Government paid $l7,-
900 TO the Washingtonian Home Saturday
ass portion of the ten per cent. OF the
city saloon license receipts.
The Japanese Minister at Washington has
an American-born son named after General
Grant The lad is, however, much smarter
than Ulysses was at the same period.
The Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy Rail-
road company will, on January l, assume
control of the Keokuk & st. Louis line and
the Keokuk & Northwestern Railroad.
The Globe Theatre, at St. Louis, has gone
out of existence. 1t closed up last Satur-
day night. ;rhe building is beng remodeled
and is to be used for business purposes.
The State Department for the Republic
Of Mexico ae in correspondence with the
owners of coal mines in Illinois with view
to importing coal frsm that State into Mex
leo.
Miss Grace Alexander, for ten years a
valuable clerk in bank at Winchester, N.
H., has been unanimously elected Treas
urer of a newly-organized savings bank in
That town.
Nearly every train on Missouri and other
Western railroads are still delayed on &C
count OF damages from Tue ate hesyy
storms. Mucn inconvenience Is repor'eu III
business circles IN ST. LOUIS ana other cities
thereHom'
Gen. Longstreet, now in Washington, q
few days ago informed a correspondent that
the-.Republlcans of the South will press a
Southern man for the Cabinet. His name
is being urged, without ms consent, how
ever. Tho result III virginia Is gratifying
TO NM
On Monday three libel suits were filed in
st. Louis as follows: Charles =. Johnson
VS.. the Board of Police Commissioners.
Frank J Bowman and the Mayor for $50
600, j. IL. Maxon VS.. Globe Democrat, for
$lO,oVO Martin oNeill vs. the Republican,
Tor S23,Un.
A bust Of the late President Garfield has
been completed by the artist, Wilson Mae
Donald, brother OF Robt S, Macdonald, Of
st. Louis, and has received the appreciation
of Mrs. Garfield. An iron firm has secured
the sole right to manufacture and sell copies
The sight of ten policemen in Albany,
each armed with revolver, and carrying q
white bag on his shoulder, mystifed people
few mornings ago, until it was sscertained
that they were Troy policemen carrying
$4,000 in gold coin from the Albany City
Bank for the payment Of some workmen.
Last Monday evening q clerk at Green
Bay, Wisconsin, who considered himself
up to snuff, F" labeled the Office safe. with
placard reading This safe is empty-call
at the house.' He was astonished the next
morning to learn that his instructions had
been closely followed, ana the house robbed
of $4,000 cash.
Messrs. Latham, Alexander & Co., of st.
Louis have issued q special review of the
cotton situation, in which they cover the
views Of Bradstreet and the Government
Bureau reports, with their own views in
volved. The conclusion they arrived at is
that the crop will not aggregate over about
4,SOO000 bales.
St. Louis pork-packers are clamoring for
modification of rules of the Merchants Ex-
change touching unloading of hogs. At
present they claim to be at a great disad-
vantage as compared with Chicago and Gin
cinnati as they have TO pay for unloading
in Fast St. Louis and then pay charges
across tho bridge.
The case of Henry T.. Mills. assignee Of
William N. Mcqueen, OF St. Louis, against
the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company. to collect 81 900 was heard on
demurrer last Monday. The court sustained
the Company's claim that the judgment
could not be collected as it was barred by
the statute OF limitation.
Fred Lantz rot drunk In st. Loui, on
Monday and hurrahed fnr Guiteau. A
great and indionant crowd gathered around
he admirer of the assassin and cries If
1I,vnch hint, "KilI the' honndii HStrinr
him 70 a iamn.nosti' was the resnons. that
greeted his ears II took half a dozen no.
licemen to rescue and save Lantz.
Tho Virgins Ferry Company her. filed
suit in one ofthe ST Louis coIirt. for S50o
GOVt against The Chicero & Alton Railroad
Cnm6nnv alleged tn Re due them FIR viola.
ton pf Contract in failing To allow th. said
ferry comnany 10 tronsn0rt the saiJ'railroad
comnonvis oars across The Misaissinni river
during the,nast seven veors-since tbe com.
nletion of the great br{dre
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me sToc,khoi9ecs Oh the Olncihhati
EASTERN halIroad, Ms meeting heiu AT ia,
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