The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-04
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Tho New YORK free dispcnsaries have felt
ou'peiled as measure Of self-deIensc 10 \
cnafges nominal fec of ten cents for prescrip.
Mons, and the result has been most gratifying.
There are six large free dispensaries Ia t6o
lletrict below Central park the number OF
patients annually treated by thpso instlto,
tlohs WAS previous 10 the sdop,ion Of the
reform, about l26,C00, and the number Of
prescriptions Issued about 250,O00. The Inv
stitutlon OF tbe pay rule led 10 an immediate
reduction OF 70 per cent. In the humber OF
pa'ienis under treatment, and TO a yery cone
siderable reduction 10 tho applications for
aid. Az the New York dispensary. vher0
The rule has been iL force for three yearn.
MIR. ID. Golden Murray, the ,roasurer makes.
the su prisipg statement that more than 90
In every hundred arc able 10 pay for their
prescriptions, and the income from that
source sutlices 10 maintain the spothstsyv's
department and 10 materially assist In he
financial prosperity Of the institution.
| After paying the expenses, which IN
given by tho English committee ~ $4,000,
Tor work thus far done on both TeStaments.
oil other profits 90 10 tho University Prese
publisbers, who At the outset, iulau Of The
copyright, guaranteed all expenses to the
reviscrs then. Tho American committee.
however, does not receive and will not eel
ono cent. lh expenses, not for labor, But
for travel, correspondence, stationery, ETC..
Rave been paid by private subscriptions ur
TO this time. The profits n.ust, Il 10 thought
DO very great II the Oxford publishers hsvo
already sold, as reported. two million copiss.
This number incluaca the five hundred
thousand sent TO this country. Tho differ
cut styles Of the New Testament are sold
cheaper in tho United States than they are
in England, Canada and tho colonies, be-
cause of the lack Of International copyright
here.
Mr.. 7. j. Thompson. who recently died In
Englsnd, N the age Of 60 years. was an
eary friend Of Charles Dickens, and The
last survivor Of that amateur dramatic com.
pany, including George Henry Lswes John
Leech, Douglas Jerrold, Dickens and For
ster, which performed for the benefit OF
Leigh Huot. Not only was Mr.. Thompson
the last survivor Of the company, but be
was tho only member Of II who did not
achieve fame In art or literature Possessed
as he was Of an ample fortune, he found no
neco 'sily for pursuits In which Il u believed
be might have made mark. Another man,
recently dead, who was associated Ia his way
with the career Of Dickens was N. Boaucort--
Mutuel, who owned the house at Boulogne
! 10 which Dickens tor time lived, and 70
whom illusions arc often made In Mr..
Forster's book.
As the quick train from Now York 70
Boston, which left tho Grand Central depot
, al 4 O'Clock Saturday afternoon, WISE running
at its usual speed near Hartford, Conn.,, The
engineer saw, whom II was too late 10 stop
tho train, drove Of cows upon the track.
He saw that his only chance Of safety wAs Ia
throwing the cattle from tho track, for ii no
great distance from hip, and approaching
, him on another track, was q heavy freieht
train. He put on oil possible sleam and
dashed his train into the drove, killing four,
which were thrown great distance from the
track, and thus prevented not only deraIl.
: mont, but a possible collision with tho
freight train.
There has been discovered Ia The srchivet
Of the war department cipher dispatch from
Gen. Burnside 10 Gen. Halleck, then com
mandor in-chief, dated Sept. 80, 1858. con
tanning proposition 10 mako a march "by
way Of Atlanta 70 the iea, 10 be undertakes
, without trains, end the troops 70 subslst o.
. the country" This proposition was mads
! year OF moro before Gen. Sherman oxsculot
! bic famous "mArch through Georgia." I'D
. consequently, II would appear, Gen. Burnald(
4 10 entitled 10 considerable credit 81
. suegestipg the plan, which aiserwMd psovo(
!, 20 tfectual.
Jerv,ng Fay, q Nasick: Nsss, schoolnas
Ter, 10 70 DO Tried for cruelty 70 Edward
Goddard, - years old. Il oppeats ~
because the boy threw some chslk Fay BE-
, him with Arawhido three fbel long unul u
!. . back was black aud blue, ths naAiks Of my
y two strokes being plainly visible, md y
y nearly unconscious' AZ
10 The report Of The health officer Of 4oel
: gomery, Alabama shows that thet city ID u
bealthIcst Ia the United esAtos. The huu)l
Of deaths per thousand population 4 xQ
among the white people, and 210l auaeo
tho cclored people, OF ~ average Of lk0k
" In he bslIse thai w land looguo u
b. bring on 3 conflict between the eioWn O.
10 he massss Of ths Irish peop|e, W. ~
4. executive strongly uFges the suppsoo1lon Z
on Ne Organization.
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