The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

General Grant has insured bis life for
100000.
President Arthur writes large careless,
heavy hand
William II. Vanderblts daughter is one
Of the most simply attired young ladies on
Fifth avenue,
The Duke of Norfolk's child being incura-
BILE, its father has taken it to lourdes to try
supernatural means,
Judge Folgcr Whose name is pronounced
as if spelled with a j is a pronounced adj
vocate of woman suffrage.
The Emperor of Austria has given a pen
sion TO the widow of Baron lIaymarie, and
has bestowed scholarship upon her children.
Ninie, the aged Queen of the fifty Pequot
Indians, in Connecticut is nearly white, is
a church member and earns her living by
making baskets.
A temperance orator declares that an av-
cragc of 300 persons a day are killed or
manned in the United States in fights re-
sul,ing from the use of whisky.
Chief Justice Gray, of Massachusetts,,
frequently makes his circuit through the
States on horseback. lie is a man OF giant
stature, measuring six feet four inches.
The law of Georgia makes 1t crime to
point pistol or gun at another, either
in fun or malice, whether the gun or pistol
be loaded or not. 1t is not bad law
either.
Adam Forcpaugh has made great name
for himself lie made il by hiring other
men to stand on their heads and indulge in
the various performances peculiar to cir
cuses.
Benjamin Franklin, who died in 1900,
was Il grandson Of a man born in the six
teenth century, in the reign of Elizabeth.
Three generations thus extending over two
centuries.
Boston is spending much money for
church music, The salaries OF the musicians
III u single choir, says Boston man of the
old-lhshioned kind, would pay half dozen
country clergymcn.
General Sherman does not regard himself
the greatest soldier the world ever saw. He
| is not such an cgotst rs that lie humbly
| puts himself the second greatest, so rs to
| give Napoleon a show
The fashion of discarding gloves at even
ing entertainments, which has prevailed
among gentlemen for the last two seasons,
has had its run, and hcncCforth kids, il is
declared, shall be worn
| The cable has informed the world that nj
the recent election in Germany. Herr Hen.
rici, the notorious Jew hater, received only
500 votes out of 10000 The should be d
warning to Judge Hilton.
The records of the Patent Office show that
more patents have been issued to Thomas
Edison than to any other single inventor
lie has taken out sixty patents relating "a
his cectrc.light system alone.
| A flask which once belonged to George
| "A.
| land. The present owner of the flask is
making further search and hopes to find
WaShinston's meerSchaum pipe,
| General W, S. Harvey, who is on the re.
tired list. is now living ut Pass Christian
Miss He will have n family reunion on
! Thanksgiving Day. He is entertaining
some officers oftho French Navy, with theil
wives.
An exchange says that America contain.
more patriots than any other country In
the world. No sooner does statesman he
come member of the Cabinet than he ap.
points his sons for duty in the country''
| service.
John Morcly in writing of Cobdcn's nat.
ural style, says that classical training |.
more APPLY calculated to destroy the quail
ties OF good waiting and fine speaking than
trived.
Mr., Edward Levy Lawson, owner of The
London Daily Telegraph tthc paper Will
the largest circulation in the world has, il
is said, purchased the Duke Of Westmin
ster's splendid residence at Cliofden fol
f200000.
The Chicago Journal would not be sur
prised II Emory Storrs were made Attor
noy.Gcnoral after all. Mr.. Storrs Is known
Us the man who made electrical speeches IL