The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-28
MIsCELLANEOUS ITEa.S.

The sheriff elected 10 San Francisco as =
reformer has in single year increased The
expenses of the otil,a Si2 900.
The health Of Sir j. Macdonald, premier
of Canada, mas beAn entirely re.estSblished
since his arrival ia England.
In the cathedral at Ulm frescoe covering
an entire wall has been discovered. Is is
representation Of the last judgment.
The Toronto Mail broadly hints that 40
attempt to lure Canada into an imperial
customs union with Great Britain will lead
10 independence.
The Archduchess Valerie, Of Austria, woo
was reported to bs the bstrothed OF the
king of Bavaria, is now said to he likely to
become the bride of the duke of Genoa.
General Besuregard is at the Warm
Springs in the Virginia mountains, but will
60 10 October 10 the yorktown celebration
as the invited guest OF the state Of South
Carolina. ,
The mother of Jennie Or,mer said II sharp
thing to the cross examining lawyer. de
told her not to got excited snG she told him
that he was doing all he could to make her
so.
The owner OF large cranberry farm 81
Bsrln. Wis, employs n hundred girls, aud
he promises to marry the one who picks the
mast berries this season, providing che
wants him.
The Rsv. John Hemphill, of San Francis
co, ia being tried for heresy in UNFOLDING the
views Of Mrs Sarah B. Cooper, a cousin OF
Robert G Ingersoll, VINO conducts three kin
dergsrten schools in that city.
The story goes that Mrs Cor wsllas West
the tar famed professional beauty, is coming
over witu the new British minister, kins
man of her husband, to grace the legation
establishment.
An enrae d belle at White Sulphur
Springs bit the cheek of young man at the
moment when he expected u kiss. He had
her arrested on charge of assault, but failed
to appear before the justice and she WAS dis
charged.
An American lawyer made speech ct d
London dinner and took occasion to eXtol
English hospitality. Monsignor Oapel, the
next speaker, rather pointedy said: Are
wa New Z'elendefs, that our civllties to
rangers should be referred to in such strains
of 4stonished admiration
Schemp bought big, savage dog, tied the
beast behind the bar in his saloon, and gave
notice that the lst msn who drank without
payment would Do bitten. The dog almost
killed the fest impecunious drunkard on
whom he IVES let loose and thereby ruined
instead of helping the business, for his
owner must pay 5000 damages.
The Canadian no wspapera are making such
remarks about Lord Lorne MS this: 'Lorne
is sccu.ed Of getting his tipple free of duty
from the old ciuntry and Csrting it around,
setting a bad example to the customs official,
aud teaching the Indians to look upon the
cup when il is Of tLer own color
Either fame or notorietV was sufficient to
qualify ANYBODY for remunerative lecturing
ten years ago. but the demsnd has stesdil,
fallen of, and there are now very few
speakers who can draw paying audiences in
tho lyceum field. The agents say that thr
business was overdone, and thereby ruined.
Ferrieres, the seat of Baron Rothschild,
lies south of the venerable town OF Laguy
The princely ed fee is built on ground ris,
ing from the Morne, and Is surroundod on
three sides by the forests of Arman, Villier
AM st Crecy, 1t was here that the inter-
view between Jules Favre and Bismsrck
took place at the crisis of French history,
ten years ago
Clara Judi, Of Buffalo, claims 10 have
cured herself by prayer of an illness that hsd
been pronounced hopeless. A few DAYS ago
she consented to go and pray for Mamie
Leo, daughter of an Erie principal of high
school, Mamie had for years born bed.
ridden sufferer from qpinsl disease Be.
fore the prayer had lasted ten minutes she
got out of bed unassisted and has since been
we'll.
Here Ia something that ought to DO gen
orally known. A recent article in the New
York Tribune saws the oleander IL such
deadly poison that horse which had eaten
bunch of leaves died in short time. Per-
sons picking and eating the blossoms have
also died from the effects. The branches
divestel o. bark and Used as skewers have
poisoned the mest roasted on them, aud
killed seven out of Iwelve people who par
took OF it.
Lord George Montague Of tho British leCa.
ton is half uncle to Lord Vaudeville, being
son of the late Duke by his marriage, late
in life. with Mics Dlbbs. daughter of Mr.. |
Conway Dobbs, on irish gentleman of large
estate and high position. BY this marriage
the Duke also had one daughter, Countess of |
klntora. The du,chess is now the wife OF Mr. |
Stevenson Blsckwood. a cousin Of Lord
Duifortn who is a prominent leader of the |
Exeter Hall Evangelists.
A Toronto wife wss shot by her husband. |
and the doctors told her that she probably |
would not recover, but she refused TO make |
any statement unless they would declare |
that she would die beyond shadow of |
doubt III this Lurrs going to kill mo-, she |
said, i don't mind IL my husband ge,s |
hanged for II, and III furnish all the syi |
dence l can. If get well | shant want
him sent to prison, for ia be pretty sure to |
want TO live with him again.
jean Ingolow's life Is moro beautiful than
her poetry. Her face is wall known among |
The wretchod poor of london and thru
times week she gives dinner 10 tho sck |
poor and tho discharged convalescents from
hospitals who are either unable 10 work a, |
have not yet found employment. She once |
said; l dad II ono ofthe gren. st pleasures .,
writing that Il gives QUO more money ~, |
such purposes than falls 10 tho lot of mos,
women. V''
The balance in hehands Of the accountant,
general of the Engliah court Of obancory
amounts TO more than S75 600 900. Tbese |
funds arc invested Ia arst.cla,s seonri,,es
and are derived from moneys paid into conr,
ponfing litigation mover 10 DO decided and
various Other sources, the accumulatiops of
centuries. The now law courts have boon
partly huils out OF the very improbable