The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

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Mitchell the hrst two acts of play which TO
Is WIRING LOT ner. She expresses herself as
pleased with what she has read
Victoria Reynolds, late of Rice's Surprise
Party, will doh her fleshings and bio herself
unto the haven of matrimonial restlessness
BY marrying New York gentleman.
Miss Alice Vsne, known in private life as
Mrs John Tempeton, the mother OF Fsy.
and herself fayorite Southern srtiste, plays
Fismetts in the Maaeotte this season.
Hsverly's Widow Bedott company dis
banded at Denver Colorado, on the Goth
inst. They open the coming season at ALLIE.
ghany town September II.
Charles Freeman, manager of Haverly's
European minststrels, says the compsny
played to over 500 900 on the San Francisco
season up to July %.
Charley Thorno Is stopping at the River
side House, Pleasure Bay, though generally
supposed to be at Cohssset. His family are
with him.
Genev'eve Ward succeeds Conev Island
at the Union Square, and then comes jan
ansches. After that the regular season be-
gins, opening November 10.
Jessie Fremont, niece of Gen. Fremont,
governor Of Arizona, has been engaged by
smith " Hawey for their Needles and Pins
combination.
Mark Klau, d brilliant young journals
from Louisville, Kentucky, has accepted OF
engagement with the Mallorys lie will &C,
rs business manager Of one of their com
panles.
Adelaide Oherie has brought suit 70.
81 500 against Brooks and Dickson for
breach of contract ia dismissieg her from
The World Combination for incompetence,
after signing contract for the season.
Charles Blanchett says that the Emile
Melville opera company will have new
| idea IN the way OF show printing 1t is m
original stand of bills. The design was
drawn by lady engraver of San FfancisCr
Blanche Seymour, late with Rice's com-
pany, aud Helena Ooe, member Of the
academy of music of Buffalo, New York
last season, will travel with Smith and Hsw-
ley's Fifth avenue company in Needles ard
Pins.
1t has been definitely settled that the grea
songstress, Adelina Patti, will give series OF
concerts in this country this fall. Her first
appearance will take place in Steinway hall,
New York, November 0, and her last con-
cert at the same place the latter part of
March.
Buffalo Bill has started after Sitting Bull
NE famous Sioux chieftan. He wants him
Tor his dramatic company. Thr old warrior
has played chief in earnest for all tho situa.
ton is worth. If Uncle Sam will let Ri
take him now to play chef in fun,he will be
dong the country roal service.
The New York World believes that James
S'aphons, the organizer of the Fenlan BROTH
erhood, is in the pay of the British govern
ment snd ia the well known Irish patriot ia
Pari'," who gave the Information upon which
tho home office made 40 recent seizure of
internal machines at Liverpool.
A white policeman of Philadelphia has
rendered his resignation because four negro
raen have been appointed on the force,two OF
them ia his precinct. Ho is said TO have
been one of the most faithful men on the
force, having been absent only ten days dur
ing a term of eight years and eight
months.
the attendance ard interest in the Moody
meetings at NorIhfeld, Massachusetts, co.,
tinue good. There are arrivals all the time,
while some of the people who we're here last |
week have given up their rooms. Rev. DR.. |
Bonar, of Scotland, is the principal aitrac-
ton this week, although Major Whitte is
regarded by some as the beat speaker upon
the ground.
The Baltimore pyrotechnist who received |
from the congressional committee tho con-
tract TO furnish fireworks for the Yorktown |
celebration will display eight set pieces on
the evenings Of October IS and 10, from
RATS or canal boats in the river. The repre-
eentaton Of the surrender of Lord Cornwall
lis will TO forty feet square. Six hundred Of |
the largest rockets have been ordered and
sixty twelse-inoh shells.
An exhibition of jugs mugs and other
drinking vessels 10 now being huld in Vienna.
The objects exhibited are all of German
both old and new. A German
Journal grows sentimental over the meaning
OF the old German Jug, and remarks that no
nation has such true perception of tho
poetry OF drink as the German, which 1uds
10 mighty draught the best protection
against the discomtorts OF life.
The practice of duellng continues TO an
alarming extent in the German army. Bs-
ron Geyso, an officer from whom much was
expected, has Just been killed in an encoun.
ter with another officer. Duelling Of seri.
Gus character Is alio becoming common
among students. Not content with ihor
regulation weapon, the napier, two students
of Gottingen seroed 10 settle slight quarrel |
with pistols 0ae Of them fell MORALLY |
wounded.
A road locomotive constructed for war
purposes was recently tried in the presence
OF Count Moltke and several Others. Tho |
machine drew five guns with carriages and |
complete outfit, and tho load amounted to |
500 cwt, The journey lasted for three hours
and half. The locomotive weighs 576 cwt,
and Is able to draw 100000 pounds. The
expense of running is about forty cents an
hour, and tho speed attained Is equal to that
OF troop of infantry, but can be much in
cruased
What Il claimed to BE- tho Oldest meeting |
house in New England is in bingham, Macs,
ana It's two huudredth anniversary was OBJ
served with appropriate religious exercises
on Monday last. Besides, An Grafton was
delivered by Prof Charles Eliot Norton, Of
Cambridge, lineal descendant OF tho second
pastor of the church, and addresses made by
Gov Long and others. In his address Prof
Norton said sour ancestors fought good
1gh, with the devils of adversely and hard.
ship; II IL for us TO fight with the devils Of
prosperity and essc."
A discussion Is goirg on in France as 70