The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-26
LATE NEWS NUGGETS.

Pinchback, the notorious colored pSlln-
clan, after long absence, returned 10 New
Orleans, on Monday last.
Nc. Netteton, well-known railroad
agent. suffering from consumption, was
sent TO the ST. Louis poor-house last Tues
day.
President Fred. Grant, ofthe Texas West
ern Narrow Gauge Road, passed through
St Louis on Wednesday last, en- route TO
Houston, TO inaugurate work on the line.
Mr. Emery S. Foster has been appointed
to the vacancy in the Secretaryshlp of the
st. Louis Board of Public Improvements,
caused by the resignation Of W. c. Buch-
anan.
The River des Peres recently overhowed
its banks in Forest Park, St. Louis, and sub
merged one of the newly-stocked carp
ponds. 1t is surmised that the young carp
left the pond and are now in the Gulf of
Mexico.
An Old Mans Home is being established
in st. Louis. Mr.. Miles Sells is the philan-
thropist at the head of the movement He
says $4,000 is to be raised by donation,
$4,000 of which has already been sub
scribed.
Ex-Minister Christiancy has offered 81 900
additional reward for the recovery of the
jewelry stolen from him in Washington last
offered $1,000, which is said to be the full
value of the jewelry.
New Orleans municipal authorities are
scrutinizing the names on the police pay
rolls, and thus far discovered that forty
three men draw regular salaries without
performing any substantial service. They
are mostly ornaments around public
buildings.
New Orleans is exercised over the rumor
that fire insurance companies doing bust
ness there will advance the rate of insur-
ance in the event of the general introduce
ton of the electric light. Correspondence
between the PARTIES interested is no being
conducted.
A. Knabe died of lock-jaw at Monticello,
Arkansas, Friday night. He stuck a
splinter in his finger and aiterward acct
dentally burned the spot with a blank
cartridge from toy pistol, from which the
nerves became affected, and he soon died Of
lockjaw.
Daniel Bagley, sixty years Of age, was, on
Tuesday, lodged in the st. Louis Jail, in de-
fault of $500 bail for seriously shooting his
daughter, aged nineteen, whom he fired
three shots at, one taking effect in her arm,
killing the family dog, and the third barely
missing his wife.
The Illinois State Board of Health, on
Tuesday last, in consequence OF the great
prevalence OF smallpox, determined that
after January LIST next, no children should
be allowed to enter the public schools in
any part Of the State without producing
certificates of vaccination.
Ed. Maxwell, who was lynched in Min
nesOta few days ago, was subjected to the
inspection and investigation of cOroner's
jury The following verdict was returned:
Game to his death by falling from the
court house steps and breaking his neck
Oh!
On the final count, Homer A. Nelson,
Democrat, has been declared elected from
the Fifteenth New York Senatorial District,
by less than 100 majority. This gives the
Democrats two majority in the Senate,
which body would have been tie had Mel
son been defeated
At the municipal elections held in st.
Martinsvlle, Louisiana, recently to deter
mine whether a special tax should be raised
10 aid in building the branch railroad to
Cade Station to that town majority Of 3
votes was given in favor of the special tax.
Work has been commenced in consequence
Of the favorable result.
General Mckenzie, who is now in charge
of the Department Of New Mexico, arrived
in st, Louis Tuesday. He says the Indians
have been quiet for the last four or five
weeks, and thinks the only trouble to be
anticipated is from the Apaches in New
Mexico, who number 100,warriors and are
capable OF doing great deal of harm.
A package of mail matter from South
American ports arrived in New York Sep
TENDER A. and was delivered to the postal
authorities on Tuesday last. Most of the
letters are for important business firms in
various parts Of the country. 1t seems the
steward ofthe vessel placed the mail in
bunting bags which were not opened until
Tuesday. - - -sss ,.--s.
Remenyi, the great vioinist, iidded to
an $500 house at Louisville, last Tuesday
night in benefit concert for the Flower
Mission, a charitable society. Governor
Blackburn and prominent citizens extended
reception to Remenyi at the Gait House
after the concert. The President of the
Mission, Miss Jennie Cassidy, being con-
fined at home by illness enjoyed the con-
cert by telephonic transmission. -,
The twenty-fitth biennial festival Of the
Massachusetts, Charitable Mechanics Asso-
citation was held at Boston, on Tuesday
night last Two thousand guests were at
the table. Edward Atkinson was the ora
tor. In closing his address he deprecated
holding the worlds fair, arguing the one
. hundredth pant of the money to be eXpend-
ed thereon, if devoted to specific purposes,
would secure far greater progress in the arts
and sciences. - n
The Macoupin, Illinois, courthouse
bond case is again being tried in the State
courts at Springfield. There is in the
neighborhood of two million dollars in
volved. The citizens have for years looked
upon the debt as a monster swindle, and
Board of Commissioners have never been
elected who dared to levy liquidating tax.
Eight out of fifteen Commissioners refuse
now to obey the court mandates, which, Of
course, leaves the faithful seven powerless.
Charles p. Miller, st. Louis gambler,
known to the gaming and sporting fraternity
from Maine to California us the "bunxo
king" was killed in New York n few days
ago, by Billy Tracey, equally as noto-
rous A few words passed between them
in u saloon-they had previously been
friends-when Miller shot Tracey in the
thigh. The latter quietly left, but soon re-
turned. aud without word of warning
walked up to Miller, placed n pistol to his
body, remsrking, II have come to kill
YOU fired and his victim fell. expiring in
few minutes
The new telegraph company, the Mutual
Union, acting in harmony with the Balt.
more & Ohio Railroad Telegraph system,
Is still vigorously fighting for a foothold in
st. Louis. The Western Union is doing
all in its power to check its progress, having
forced it out Of the Southern Hotel, when IL
sought and obtained space in the Lindell.
Tho Western Union has so far