The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-19
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The receipts of the New York music festi-
val were $50 900; expenses, S75 900.
HencefOrward the state Of Connecticut wi
OK ict from all ituerant physicians u license
OF twoaty dollars day
General Grant has appointed an engineer
to make preliminary survey for the Mexi-
can Southern railroad.
The Mexican telegraph line from Mont
Grey has boon completed TO within twelve
miles Of New Laredo
The machinery of glucose factory at
Buffalo is to he removed TO PEORIA at an
expense Of $4,000.
OF the eight mon who ran on the four
presidential tickets of 1860, Hannibal Hamin
is the only oEe alive
The supreme court of Nevada has declared
unconstitutional the lottery bill, pas cd ty
the last legislature.
Russia will send special mission to Ca
bull to negotiate new commercial treaty
with Afghanistan.
Sir John Macdonald, the premier of the
Dominion of Canada, has somewhat improved
in health. lie will sail for Europe in few
days.
The original manuscript of the vsledictory
address of Jobnathan Edwards for the class
of l72O at Yale college, written in Latin and
delivered when the author WAS but sixteen
years old, is in the possession of G. Il. Parker,
of Hartford, Ct.
While party of mon were clearing
ground in Do Soto parish for the Pa ific
rliroad, they unoarthed five muskets which
had lain there since the battle of Mansfl I'D in
1864. One of the party was federal soldier
who had fought in that battle, AMI he recog-
n zed, by mark upon il, ons of tho muskets
a. having been used by him in the action.
Annie Myrtle, girl thirteen years of age
died ut Racine, Wis, from the effects of
jumping the rope. She jumped one hundred
and two times, which injured her brain Ard
also injured her internally. Her suiTerings
we're terrible until death relieved them.
Another girl, Mary Faber. is very sick from
the sanie cause.
During thunder storm Monday, near
Cedartown, Georgia, Mrs. Brsizer and Miss
Prince were killed by lightning. They were
sitting in the same room us Thos. Ysncey,
Fhos. Powell and small child who were
badly shocked. Yancey's injuries resulted
in total deafness, and the child is not expect
cd to recover.
The Princess Dalgorouki has a good bit of
property to comfort her in her exile. Besides
u large number of jewels and other souvenirs.
the car left her legacy of about $40 100000.
which will 60 to her children after her death.
Most Of the money came from the Oursi and
Siberia mines, which belong to the reignng
car of Russia.
In the case of the publication in the
Mobile News of libel copied from another
journal, the editor of the News was sentenced
to So fine and one hours inn ris onment. DR.,
Champion, the ,nstigator OF the libel, was
sentenced to 500 find one hours impri.op-
mant. The defendants will appeal.
A visitor at Hot Springs, Arkansas, from
Milwaukee,, Wisconsin, named A. Kendall.
committed suicide "Wednesday evening by
taking morphine. He has lately endured
the most intense pain, and has frequently
sought 10 alleviate his sutfsrings by suicide
lie was prominently connected with the
Soldiers Home, Milwaukee.
The suits against the bonanzs mi ming firms
involving about S35, 900, 900. have been quiet.
ly dismissed by consent Of the parties there
to. The entries we're made in manner 40
clearly illegal that Judge Sullivan, of San
Francisco, ordered the parties to show cause
why the dismissal shall not DO aunulled. 1t
is believed that Burke. the liligant. was
handsomely paid for making compromise.
Charles Frank Cnestbam, of Tennessee,
who commanded corps in General Hoods
army during his campaign in Nashvi 10 aud
who has remained stolidly silent in regard
to AN effort TO hold him responsible for the
failure OF that campaign, has notified the
presiieut Of tie Southern Historical society
in Louisville that no Is engaged in tho prem.
ara,ion Of a history of that advance and re.
treat from his own standpoint.
The Chinese question has been trans.
planted TO Cincinnati A number of cigar
manufacturers, discontinued with their white
labor, have imported Chinese cigar makers,
The traces unions thought ii worth while 10
hold meeting to protest against the intro
duction of coolie labor into Cincinnati, aud
to devise means to "boycotw the Monaghan
workmen. All cigars made by white laborers
are to DO marked, so the people will be- able
to detec! those made BY the Chinamen. and
therefore able to refuse TO smoke them,
The supreme court of the United States
heard ono hundred and eigb,y-lour cases
argued during It's past term-a large number
for men OF that age to work upon, vet a les
number than In tho previous year. Tho
total OF cases brought before the court on
Argument or brief was only two hundred and
9 ,venty-seven, whilo II was four hur dred and
o'ght the year before. There Is consequently
an increase OF cases ON tho docket, and AT M,
rate of the past years work there arc three
years labor before that cour. already on flo.
IL the senate was not so thoroughly absorbed
In matters of liz own selfish patronage Il
could turn It's attention with prod. 10 CON,
struc,ive legislation on such subjects AS This.
For ono day spent 10 deviaing sia.esman,hip
u Washington, five days are given 10 the
patronage.
OF the 1000 900. 900 acres Of cul,iysblo
land In the United States, only eleven and
halt per cent arc used. The 2bS6.46S AGO
bushels Of wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye
buckwheat and potatoes raised last wear wa,
produced on 105,9S3, b05 acres, and,h cult.
WALTON 10 In most cases careless, II looks
now 10 though Il would DO long time before
the great area Of cultivAble land will be inken
up and utilized. With the natural lncr, ass
Of our population and tho increMo BIZ immi
grafton, II will be found that SO y,as viii
have reduced this area very materially. Tic
ocst land will all DO taken up, and We shsll
have moic careful cultivation and an enor
NOUS product