The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-23
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Gulte3N continues 10 tWlst HVHP loA Mo
own neck.
The London papers say that Bismarck is
really a sick man.
Sneaker Keifer owns land enough in Ne
braska for n duchy
Chicago is TO have weekly paper devoted
to Irish interests.
Hot Springs draws a good many people
this winter, all carrying reyolyers. New
York visitors head the list.
A Cleveland man says the basis of Ar
thurs popularity in Ohio is that he did not
turn out any of Gartield's men.
Another Delmonico, Siro, died to-day
from heart disease, consequent upon ad-
vancing champagne to 81 bottle.
Eighteen thousand dollars worth of
whisky was drank in Canada last year and
vet the best costs only 81 per gallon at
retail
The Mississippi River Commission sent in
their report to tho Senate on Friday last
They estimate the total cost OF improve
m 'nts at 100000.
Mrs. Garfield is reported to look some
what oldor by those who have recently seen
her. The monument fund is nearly
$4,000,
Messrs. Moody and Sankey are less sue
land tnan on their former visit, and have
less assistance from the local clergy.
Professor Nordenskiold, the explorer,
seems to have o small side in his character.
He is angry with the British for neglecting
to bestow an order" upon him.
Frank Moulton', address in Atlanta is
highly commended by the Constitution for
cool sense and eloquence. 1t was well
Seasoned with Attic salt, and the English
article also.
A Mr.. Bulitone, of Louisiana, is being
pressed bv Bonanza Macksy for Secretary
of Legation at Paris, the place now held by
the son-in-law of Editor Cowles, of Cleve-
land.
Judge Henry Taulman, of Mobile has
left the bench to resume the practice OF
law because mo Judge can live comiorta-
bly, on 50, 500 a year and pay his travelling
expenses The amount named was his
annual salary.
Comedies from the German in New York
are running out French comedy, which is
too false to nature, English sensations
the "Bill SYKES and Sea of Ice" kind run
well, but will soon surieit.
The burst Frelinshuysen National Bank
at..Kewark, New Jersey, will pay sepositors
cash in full while the Teutonic Savings
Bank, lust settled up by a receiver in New
York, pays only u per cent.
New York is full of shoppers. The town
is cracked on china. The theatres are thin
because of the Vienna broiling, and the few
and uniformly mean rich men who contrib
ute our stock of news and wonder are rather
peering out as novelties.
The boom for Joe Mcdonald for President
next time is extensive and resoundng.
Several of the Star Route Republicans say
they can recover the State TO the Demo
era v, but is MORALLY unpopular with the
Hendricks family.
The Denver & Rio Grande property is the
first to suffer from criticism because few
people can see why nine hundred miles OF
mountain railroad, running termlnally to
a place as far west US Denver can be worth
nearly par.
Tie allectlOnate nature OF pair OF geese
was alluded to by an eloquent speaker at a
dinner table. ~ knew these interesting
birds in life" said he; "they were model
spectacles OF connubla bliss; they were
lovely and pleasant in their lives, and III
death they were scarcely to be divided, Tor
! smashed the carving knife in the at
tempt"
Rev. John p. Newman has left the Meth
odist church to be Congregational pastor
over the old Hspworth church, and General
out the saying of Pym to Stafford 81 VIII
never leave thee so long as thy head is
upon thy shoulders
The Census Bureau gives the final official
figures OF the population OF the United
States at 50,l557S3. Louisiana is given
1885,, of whom 49, 55 are colored. Inc
increase is 2l3,0 900 in ten years Texas mas
1,G9l 40, showing an increase OF US,OOO.
Mississippi has ,13l ,697, with an increase
OF 3)3,0JJ in ten years
The Buffalo, Pittsburg & Western Rail
road are hopeful of being the new, connect
ing link between the Erie Railroad and the
new Chicago and Atlantic line. Wander
hilt has beaten both Gould and Jewett in
tie West. and has through line from
Cleveland 20 st. Louis, and Cleveland to
Cincinnati, SO that he appears before both
the Chattanooga and Kentucky and the
Texas sys, eIas ON the picket line. Mean
while the Pennsylvania Railroad is deploy
ing in the territory oil the Reading Rail
road to Wilkesbarre and toward Buffalo.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, it is well-ksovn, is
not only an actor, but an artist Of much
taste and skill. lie is so fond of sketchins
that lie always carries his materials with
him ON his professional tours and spends
all MIS- 0dd minutes with pencilsand brush.
His walks too. are ever apt to lead him into
the reeesses of picture stores. This season
he has in his company several actors, who
like himself are given to sketching anu
painting, and in his special car he has
provided eas6ls for them as well rs for him
self
The following appears in the New York
Hour: The dazzling diamonds and the
suave insolence of the hotel clerk are hence.
forth to be vanished JOYS for the patrons of
the Palmer House in Chicago Women are
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