The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-08
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.


The news that the Grand Duke Nicholas of
Russia has been imprisoned for life, by direc.
ton of Alexander III, for completely with the
nihiiisIs, appears to be conllrmtd This pal
ticular Nicholas Is probably the son of Con.
stantine and a cousin of the present czsr, II
would be queer illustration OF the reyenpes
brought about nty the whirligig of time If the
Nihliists should go on assatsinating one alter
announcer an the Romanofs who intervene In the
line OF the imperial succession betwe en- the in
csrcerated Grand Duke and the Ru.sian
throne, With one of their co-consprators at
the head or the Empire It would seem that the
Nihilists ought then TO be on top.
The New York Sun says: report was pub.
lished In this city yesterday afternoon, In the
ioim OF ditpatch iron Panama, to the effect
that the caehier OF DeLesseps' Panama canal
company had absconded with 30 900, 900 francs.
or about y. 100000 of the funds fthe company.
lie Is SAID to have disappeared about six weeks
ago. inquiries relative to this report were
made yesterday of several bankers who are
identihed with the canal scheme, among them
Messrs. J.. and W. seigman All said they
had not been advised of any such state Of
aiairs, and were confident that they would
have been informed II anything of the sort had
occurred.
The mica mines OF North Carolina have
been worked only ten years, but SHAFTS. cuts
and debris supposed pre-. historic mining have
Deen discovered, and there Is some debate as
W. shVhc cdIiy W"hmen were tne
mound builders or Europeans, The Cherokee
indians have a tradition that white men
worked these mines long ago, carrying away
the White metal mined during tho suinmer on
mules, An axe, wedge and other wrought
| iron tools lately found are also thought 10 con-
nrm the notion that Europeans opened the
mines,
| over siN'y western aud southern steamers
have adop.ea the 'eiec.ric light, and /; has
greatly reduced the danger of sIeambos ling,
| al Al h..tf.. N....
| ing toIches, and tie cabin lights ia nc ca,.
would kindle fire The next Thing will b..
| the adoption In r"- h0o's ~ the E,lison
| system for ligh ,. .t.. ..tn. Then th.r.
| neeu ne but one hro ON n b0at-that under the
| boilers, We are assuming steam heating To be
| thereguiar thing on riv as on oce an steamer,
| There are English women who still wear the
| Blo0mer dress. . young tall brunette recent
| iy appeared wearing tight htung claret col
| oreC, plush bodice proo' Red TO iorm II skir,
ilghty trimmed win lace, whlUn hardl
reached the knee, and wore velvet trousers
gathered AT the Hnkles. She had black
| stockings and shoesi anu on her head was
small cap. Two ladies appeared nj a musical
paiiS III costumes of the esame fashion In pink
with low hceled, pink Md shoes.
| 1t Is now the belief In Washington that
whatever msy he the result OF the deadlock IN
thc senate, neither Riddlebargr H0r Gorham
| VIII bo elected To the places for which they
| nave been nOn inalei. rhe de1lO lOcints vii
| 10, n,oW ule eiec,ioh OF tne former, AMI the
in,s 40 "s his iS"snson,seu many republican sena'
tnroueh the columns of the Nslionpl Re.
publican.
| Tho New York Assembly has pa sed To Il
| thltu reading olll liking the rates oftclcsrlpll
| companies In that state. The general rate
named In the bill In fifteen words for twenty
| cents, and newspaper messages AZ half
rates Auoher bill is being d!scusSen In the
IN mn, vie ,nn,in,9snnr,h h'e,es'apn comp ms
| yori,, H. al, q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., I" anu south IN new
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far Ena,snH is na',aensary has epC,oh 10 Hionces
ga,,on smJ Ia rs.,l, 10 40 naovoi ~ VI ,nvns,'
81. az ranaii,u a,h 70 mm wppaiiing ulsc,os
vn,o,. -is ~ "hu hu,, nva VI til" fyoi
w. hr,bsrs o' , MI" vi,oeu, anu 500 iiore we're
men, thres mag lsirntes. lf,een membsrs nr
| the CITY c0uncI' md mn umerons othar hi,h ~.
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| PHILADELPHIA IA in No danger of ,os,np ,he
| reputation she has gained ma the .,(Iiy ol
| Homes" Theya are now IN course of er> ct on
In that city SOC buildings, 800 being homes aud
| 100 Industrial establishments. THIS Ia regard
Ell as hut forecast OF the activity which will
'oo"o"" ""o" oe''er "eather Se'sih'
| "A star route Is simply not a steam route,
| me mails on star routes are carried In
slages or on norsepack-nny way except IN
m ,h.' n.tnc,,. o, ,mese ROY,
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/ licenses. II ia nenai of,ans. yor s'i"nn
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