The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-13
NEWS NOTES.

Captain Holden, whe recently removed "a
Cinclnneti, from Marietta, Ohio, has been nn
ent husia.tio collector OF spiders ever since his
college days, In pursuit OF this singular fancy
he has collie cted nearly 20, 800 srsoimeIs, en-
braolng 1000 species, from all parts OF tho
world. They are arranged In glass bottles,
with labels giving name, collector, and local
ity. California furnishes D. 900 specimens
And New England as many more. One speolea
is represented by los specimens, from all part.
OF the United IStates, showing how much ef.
feet environment has In modifying form, The
collection is supplemented by full and COM
plete catalogue OF the literature OF the su Ject,
comprising about 1000 references on 10 00d
cards. Thsy>!labls contribution TO the study
OF the little-hnown branch OF natural history
he hopes 10 complete and publish at an curly
day.
At louisville, the other night. 8. Y. Young,
while still Affected by recent attack OF the
Jlm-jams, mlstooK bis wife and shot her for a
burglar. About l2 O'Clock he was taken with
a Wild NJ and lsapod up in bed, saying there
was burglar In the house. He got his pistol
look out, at the same time telling an ina q nary
crowd on the sidewalk 10 get out OF the way
His wife was awakened by tho noise, and
| seeing her husband at the window, started
turned around and fired q shot at her, think.
Ing it was the burglar. The ballet struck her
! In the left shoulder, and made an Ugly fleeh
wound,
The marriage OF Mlss Cavendlsh- Bontlnck
| with Lord Glsmis, eldest son OF the Earl Of
| Strathmorc, recalls the mysterious chamber
| That In said TO exist In Glainis castle, Whol
| ls contained In this chamber, and what 10 the
secret connected with II, is known alone 10 tho
head of the family, his eldest son, aud the fac
tor OF the estate. That there is closed cham.
ber 10 unquestiopablej II has no window, and
| II Ia reached through hole In tho ceiling,
Equally unquestlonablo Is lt that there Ia Il
secret connected with IL. "Were | Lady
| Glamis, ~ says Henry Labouchore, "my hus-
band would have little peace until lie coniided
tho secret TO me-"
Queen Victoria has invested the duchess o.
| Abercorn, whose husband had for many Year,
| been her representative NJ the mock court o
Dublin, with the order OF Victoria and Albert
She had previously Invested the wife Of anoih.
| er Lord Li6utenant, the Duke OF Marlborough
| with thaorder which Ia worn by the lailts o
| the royal family and highly priced. lt IL 4
beautiful cameo engraved with the heads Of IN,
queen aud tho prince consoft, set In diamond
and peRrla, and surmounted by crown II
dlamohda and rublee. IL Ia attached TO I
| whit satin ribbon and worn on the left thoul
dor otihe evening dfess,
eidg. q. III. Darwin has taken pains TO es,l
mate the siraeses caused In the Interior OF III
| earth by Tile WEIGHT of continents and mnu %
| taina, aud he concludes that eth materials %
| the earth have about the strehgth OF grant,
At one thousand miles from The sntfaoe or tina
they havea much gseater srongth n, are
To The surfsoa. He confirms Sir william
| Thorntou's "A theory that the earth must DO solit
nesry throughout its whole masa. and he at
| tributes the lava Of volcaboes 10 tho melting o
sotid rock which exists Mt high tomparature n
| points where the pressure is diminfshod, or I,
| the existence OF comparatively small yeslcle
| OF molten rock.