The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-13

Mary Anderson's new name viii be Mrs.
p.scber says he is both Cslvinist and Ar
uinian lin spots.
sonstor Wade Hamptsn's daughter is
s,id to be preparing for the stage
sanator Mahsne has been the father OF
,,sven children but only three are living
rv.Go,ernor Sprague is willing to COM
.,nmise his divorce suit, but his wife will
,t aSree and demands trial OF the case.
rio tpnnel that is to connect England
a France beneath the channel is progress
~ At the rate of one foot an hour day and
night
Mr. Charles Reade, after four years of
,"naratiye retirement from the literary
.arId will reappear in the January num-
Ssr of Belgravia with new novel. The
sory is not yet named, but it is understood
III will be published simultaneously in
London and New York.
According to the Kansas City Journal,
mat town has no ear for tenor music. The
Ionrnal SAYS: In Chicago and st, Louis
sood tenor can command from 81 600 to ST.
s0 and leading tenor $4,000 year. In
Kansas City leading tenofs and sopranos
might command greater salaries than is
giyen in either of the above mentioned cit
ies if they would stop singing
The recent annual report of the British
Crown lands shows that, notwithstanding
he prevailing depression, a sum SIS 600 in
excess of the whole allowance made to the
Queen has been paid into the public ex-
rbeouer. Formerly the receipts formed
very small portion Of the Parliamentary
grant to her.
The old frigate Constitution, of heroic
hme arrived at the Brooklyn Navy-yard
h,t saturday and, being pronounced I'M
Saworthy, will probably be permitted to go
b pieces. All that remains OF the original
vessel however, is what is known in nau-
teal phrase as the 'mizzen-top-sa il-sheet-
bits which isavery inconsiderable part of
big frigate.
A cousin of the King of Siam, who bears
me- not very euphonious name Of Prince
Nom Che Prisdang, is in Berlin for the pur-
nose of examining into the progress made by
he simamese youths who are being edu-
pted in Germany at the expense Of their
myernment. The young Asiatics are said
be making good progress in their studies,
Sp,cial attention being given to the scquisi-
ion of knowledge concerning technical sab
ectS.
A grand imperial palace is about to BIO
built in Strasburg. The German Emperor
Las often expressed himself dissatisfied
with the accommodation which has been at
Me disposal of the court during the i'm
perial visits to that city; besides which the
hOhenzolern family consider it necessary
hr future generations that German EN-
rerors should be provided with suitable
Ee,idence in the conquered provinces. The
COST of the palace will be about $66500O.
1t is recorded that once upon a time ru-
Xal postmaster who was short In ms &C
Ounts was placed under arle est, and in the
Course of the trouble which followed was
asked to give an account of what he had
done with the money belonging to the gov
Eminent His account was straight enough,
uhthough the line of his conduct had been
krOOked. He said that his orders were to
but the money in the nearest bank. AS the
dearest bank happened to be faro bank
Ne had taken it there.
II A novel wedding of first-class people
ear Macon, Ga A train pulled up at
tation, when a couple suddenly stood up
a the aisle of cosch and there i'll the
presence of the astonished passengers were
made man and wife; the whistle sounded
Ind the happy pair sped away to the expo
tion at Atlanta. The affair was not, as
kOuld appear at the first glance, runaway
hatch II was only scheme to avoid the
edding cards, wedding breakfast, claw
ammer and white nonsense.
Juggernaut has his troubles in India.
there are several sects of dissenters and
opponents who believe that the old idol is a
am deceit and an empty imposture. One
ktthese sects recently tried the experiment
fNtting fire to the Juggetnaut Temple TO
be If the venerable image within II could
ttend itself or put out the fire. The fol-
|Sers of Juggernaut promptly came to the
scue and did for the idol what it could not
for itself The flames being ertinguished
e result of the days effort was generally
united to be disastrous for the incendiary
SeDters and victorious for the Juggernaut
pen. Juggcrnaut is now stronger in his
od on his old adhersnts than before the
hmpt was made to destroy him.
hul Morphy, the celebrated chess
acr, is, il is said, afflicted with two sim
uhr hallucinations. One is horror of
BECAME of chess (; the other is the contin-
hy recurring notion that unless he can
nre loan Of 500 he will be financially
llled. His condition is well understood
his friends, and he goes about among
ben asking for the loan of 5000, which is
lever refused, and which he never takes.
hen he drops into an Office with this re-
nest apparently in extreme anxiety, the
Ferd to whom he applies responds Ger
inly, Mr.. Morphy, will you take the
oney ?n He is instantly Gained
ftA this reply, and he goes away with the
mark that he will call for it again; but