The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-13

eminent that the land wehr law should not be
rigidly enforced in the Borche. This year
Gen Rodica is ordered from Vienna to COM
pei them to give up the p ivlleges secured
eleven years ago after much hard fighting.
The highlanders object, and are prepared to
fight.
A remarkable case was recently tried at
Helboun, in Germany. A lsborer Of Lsuh'
en-, accused or taking his fathers life deposed
that he had hspged his parent at his express
desire and command. The father had been
indicted for embe excitement, and in order to
escape public disgrace commanded his son
to hang him. This the son fnslly did, car
rying the old man, who was suffering from a
broken leg, into the attic for the purpose.
He was sentenced to three years and nine
months Imprisonment.
Inthe desert mountain ranges of Califor.
MIA and Arizona no rain falls. The area is
covered with cactus plaais Of every variety,
and they are juicy. Mihons of land tor
toises feed on these plsn!s, all the Indians
make soup Of them. lu,is Of each is an an.
atomical tank that holig out a plot of
wafer. Many are cut open ~ get at this tank.
The water is pslatable. Thus meat and
drink are supplied, and the day cactus makes
excellent food.
The contingent offer of the purchase of
one half Of the proposed $500 600 increase
of the capital of the Manufacturers and
Mechanics institute of Boston, by Messrs
E. r Nudge and James l. Little, for pre-.
eentation to the Institute of Technology, has
lapsed, other friends of the institute not hav-
ing purchased tho remaining 10000 within
the time set.
An Alabama postmaster refused to send q
postal card because the message was written
in telegraphic characters, on the ground that
he was not permitted to forward any postal
card which he could not read. Tho de-
par,ment at Washington directed him to
forward the card and no. to be so Jealous in
the performance his duty in the future.
A California critic in The Argonaut spesk s
OF some seminary girls in 40 audience who
heartily laughed with the French gentlemen
when two questionable lines were sung in 9
comic oreru, while the French ladies blush he'd
behind their fans, but he excuses the girls be-
cuses probably they did not understand
French.
The French government is largely reduc.
ing its expenditures for military purposes.
The es'imstes for the cominy YEAR amounts
to $l26 ll8 635, against S ST. 305 .6l7 for the
present eAr, difference OF S3l 1856 6S2 The
reduction is in what are known as extraordi-
nary expenditures.
An auction sale Of Henry Wilson's effects
WIS had in Boston the other day, and was at
tended by number of gentlemen who had
been personal friends of the dead vice presi-
q n w hnl In al l. !
the sum realized was about $500.
The academy Of st. Luke at Rome, wss
anxious to have portrsit of Nspolean L.
one OF its protectors. The Princess Msthild,
recently comrlsted wator-color copy
of Da'id's picture and presented it to The
inst ution.
A Georgia gentleman says that when h,
has hid his first crop of melons, he clips tn,
vines elk inches from the root New sprouts
grow, and there is second crop finer thai
the first.
| A girl died in Springfield, Mass, recently
from brain disease, and the attending phys
ician has returned as the fast cause of he
death, "lhe graded school system"
+ A,Picture by Wier,z, thirty-two by fort,
centlme,trs In SIZE and representing seen
at the villa Borghese, has been stolen iron
the Brussels museum.
Two Boston women, aged 81 and 60 had
desperate ii!ht in the street, and one wa
killed by being knocked into cellar.
Five Jspsnese have established factor
at Newton, Conn, where they will max
japanese articles.
Employees in the San Francisco custom
6ouse are forbidden to smoke during worl
, ing hours.
: Some of the mines in Nevada are arranp
!, ingto use coal-oil for fuel in generatin
steam.
> San Diego, Cal, is said to prohibit b
ordinance cigarette smoking by boys.
More than So 900 day was cleared at Ii
, Old Z 'glish fair in London.
The New England waters are swsrmin
with mackerel.