The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-06
NEWS NOTES.

The experience Of Secretary Window as the
head of the treasury department would seem
TO dispei the prevalent opinion that member
Of the cabinet en- appoint any number of
friends, acquain tances, or those recomme ded
by friends or acqua ntances, TO offices under
the goveyf ment. A senator the other
day called on Mr.. Window and requ, sted the
appointment of two OF his COT iiuents to
clerkships In the trea,ury department..
Secretary Window, with signl6csnt smile,
said that he did not see how II was DOS ible
for nun to make the appointments desired.
since he has been In office, he said, he
had been sk'rmshing around to see
~ he could not get some OF his friends
places under him, but had not succeeded at
all to the satisfaction of those friends. lie
pulled out list OF the appointments made
since the ath OF March last, ard showed 1t TO
the senat r This lirt made known the fact
that only three men recommended by the sec-
retary had secured places. Mr.. Window also
showed n9 @ the l,.t Of ihote whore appointments is
that list weretweve men who N he had'tiied q
give appointments, but had falleu. The Sec
retary volunteered the Information that as
n senator he had great deal more infiu, nee I'm
appointments In the treasury denartment than
he now possessed as the head Of that depart
ment,
The machine by which President Garleld,s
room Is cooled, says BoyntOn, was furnished
by Mr. Jennings, of Baltimore. II con isfs of
a cast ron chamber, about ten feei iopg ard
three feet wide and three high. filed with
vertical iron frames covered with cotton terry
or Turkish toweling These screens are
placed half an inch apart, and represent
some 5000 feet Of cooling surface. Immedl-
ately over these vertical screens is placed n
coil OF inoh ir pipe the lower aide of which
is filled with fine perforations Into q gaya1-
lied IRON tank holding 100 gallons OF water IL
put granul ted or shaved Ice THIS water
is sprayed upon sheets In the lower isnk con-
stanily In each end nf the iron chamber are
eper ings thirteen inches squares; to the onter
IL drEf hi nlA aI..... L
an ou'd or air conductor TO The other end
Ia connected similar pipa leadii z into an ice
chamber at the top, and from the bottom { the
same ptre leads to a email exhaust fan, az d
frem the fan cold and dry all IL forced directly
into the presidents room through ilues soniaa
twenty feet In length. The air received at 90
degrees tempe aiure ssuppled a 3 the rate OF
2l,M0 cubic feet per honr at the register In the
presdent's room at hfty-forr degree, and
with the Window and doors open the temper
ature ut the presideut 8 bed, twenty-five feet
away is maintained steadily at seventy five
degrees day and night.
A Fort Wayne, Indiana, special says: This
OF Of ri. G c e wss sbo prominent IN
Rubin, widow Of the late Rabbi Acho nth
Veshaiom, OF this city Dr Bruebach was
engaged TO marry Mrs. Lindmsn, daughter OF
Mrs. kubin, who Ia very much opposed to the
match. All the parties concerned move in
the best society, both Jewish and Chris ian,
and The afialr has created the greatest excl e.
ment here Mrs. Lindman's husband nm-
mltied suicide o few W. eks ago, and DR., Bruce
young widow The Old rdy Is OF po ed TO the
doctor on account OF his being Gentle. The
parties undoubtedly will be married immedi-
atey.
Quincy, III. special; An ARRAY resulting In
a fearful ,rage1y occurred about %. m to-
day on Fifth street, inst north of Hal shire,
between two boat blacks. aged about tweIve
years, Charles Cross and George Love. They
had been quarreling, when final Love ran
at Cross with an open pocket-kntfe. and stab
ped him low down on the neck, severlpg the
ugnlar vein. Cross leaned over against an
awning post, the Dl cd squirting from the
wound and In less than two minutes fell over
dead. Love took to his heels through the
alley, but was captured The affair created
great excitement In the vicinity Both boys
we're mere children, but were hard cases.
Mr.. Smalley's cable letter 10 the Tribune
lays; Al the garden parry at Marbe ro house
the queen gave fresh proof OF her
with President Garfield. Hearing
hat Mr. Lowell was present, she eent for
1im In order TO get from bis own lips the
attest news Of tho condition OF the president.
and 10 repeat TO him In person the expressions
II regret at the attempted assassination
ind her r. ocing over the good news which
las been coming by cable.
! The fria' de OF or Governor Shepherd, says
iedlclJ, have information that he is rapidly
ebu ljing bis fortune By mining operations
md specuatIons In Mexico. Ha now, has con-
rol oftwenty-one proper ties, several OF which
ro said 10 be welding very rich ores, and he
TO buy mining property In Chihua.
lua'
sMrs Helmbol d is suing the New York Ex-
'ress fors % 0o0 libel In publishing ales sa,ions
hat James Gordon Bennett alienated her
III band and destroyed the peace Of her home.
Part of q mountain fell In Montana recently.
thonsanrs OF tons OF rock, the foundations or
which have been orumbllng for ages, coming
OWn With n great crash. ~