The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-22
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

The superintendent at Castle Garden.
New York, receives every day hundreds OF
letters asking him to secure.lsbor for different
sections OF the country. These demands hava
hitherto come principally from tho west, but
lately great many have been pouring 10
from southern states. Last week the frsk
colony cent south in this manner was shjpped
to South Carolina, where tnoy will secure
places in the cotton factories. The super-
lntendent declares that no will do everything
reasonable In tho future 10 direct emiorsnts
toward the south.
Professor Swift, Of Rochester, says that
the elements of tho comet lately discovered
BY him are unlike those of any comet on
record. 1t will be nearest the sun on Nav
22d. AT the samo time II will be alco
nearest the earth--a peculiar feature. Al
that time II will be three times as bright ~
when discovered, but still not be visible 10
the naked eye. It's greatest peculiarity Il
It's inclination, which is equal 10 851 derrees.
These computations were made by Proftssor
Chandler, Of Boston. The comets motion
ia direct, or from west to east.
The disbsBded New Orleans opera troupe
will not fare SO badly 10 New York a. ex,
peeled. A large audience greeted the con,
cert given in the Metropolitan garden for
their benefit the other day, and over ave
hundred dollars were taken In. The money
now collected tor the benefit Of the singers
amounts TO $l,600 Passage 10 France NJ
engaged for about fifty Of the chorus singers,
who embarked Wednesday on the France.
Mines. Tournie and DSlPrato accompanying
them.
The secretary Of the interior has rendered
decision in which he rejects tho claim Of
tho state Of Kansas for an alleged deAc:ency
of 1852 acres Of land, which were certified 10
the state in 1862 and double minimum OF
lands in adjustment Of the grant under what
Is commonly known as the agricultural
college act" This decision confirms the Ne.
cent decision of the commissioner general Of
the land office, from which the state appealed
10 the secretary.
Ia Carroll county, Georgia, q boy and girl
by the name Of Rivens got hold Of piitol
aud were swapping 1t At each. other. They
did not think 1t would burst cartridge.
After the FIRST swapping tho little boy went
of to water the horses Coming back again
the girl again snapped the pistol ut the boy,
and II shot and struck him In tho right breast
passing through the right lung. Il is nvt
though, that the boy will live.
The name Of tho young lady to whom
james Gordon Bennett Is said 10 be engaged
Is Amelia Caroline Gasparine LsopoIdiuo
Henrietta Louise Elizsb,tn Francoise Msxi.
n ienne When Jim asked her 10 be biz
he had tho name set In small plea tyne and
proof Of the article taken. Then when he
came 10 that parl of tho declaration whete
IL was necessary to call hor by nam, he
handed ovsr tho proof.sip.
In Berne. tho capital Of tho Swiss copfsd.
GRAFTON, there are one hundred and flfty dis
tilleries, and the consumption Of spirits alone
amounts annually 10 thirteen and
quarter gallons to each adult, In Geneva
there are consumed each year nfty.A,e
gallons Of fermepted llquors 70 every mars
woman child. The average yearly sxpsnd-
ituro for intoxicants amounts 10 $50 per
capita Of tho population.
A dispatch from Americus, Georgia, ssyl
tho body Of ayoung negro man named Aus
Tin Ellis, was found BY q little negro boy
while sweeping out Fhhpond hall. Seven
wounds were upon the head and neck, made
with q pocket.knifc, one reaching the biaio.
The corpse was covered with The stage cur
tain and the coat of tho dead man carefully
folded under his head. An inquest did not
clear up tho mystery.
Tho pay Of the solo singeis at The Nav
York musical fssiiyal aggregated Sl7A00.
divided as followi: Madame Gerstse rscclved
$4,000 for singing pix timer, Uampanlni
received $4,000; Mics Cary received ol,ooo,
Mr.. Whitney received $1,000 The other
| tolo singers, ME- lmcgsne Brown, Mhs
Henne ard Messrt. Remmestx, Stoddard,
Toedt, Courtney and Graf received 5000
between them.