The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-30
NEWS NOTES.

Sh'on,Vie puhisnes q statement showing
that the native population of the Hawaita,.
islau DIS, whore loyalty is the chief bulwark If
kalakau's throne, is uecreasi x with anna zinc
rapioity, while the foreign po, uiation Is Rap.
iuly increasing In numbers and ,wealih, and,
Of course, Ia influence. In l779 Cantaiu COOK
estimated the native p jpulation ut 400 200; An
1882 the first census show,d Il to be IN, ,3l5; by
the census Of 1865 1t was 5> 7G5; IL Is now ssti-
mated at 81, 900, No est..aate Of the foreign
population wac made until 1850: since
then it has Increased from 1862 to
LIZA In ls66, and is now thought t.
be about lO,,00, including Chinese. The
female population Is disappearing much more
rapidly than the male. II 1896 ths married
destruction OF the natives is attributed chiefly
to the Iepravity OF The women and the excess
siye use VI fardentspirits The foreign popula-
tion, which, forty years ago, was only $50. now
numbers one-siXtn Of the entire population,
owns more then Oue-half of the property, and
tran sacts three ,ourths of the business, The
Chronicle thinks that the islands must ineyit.
ably, and probably within the present century,
pass rom the rule OF the native race into the
hands ofa fore ign protector.
The Electric car line established by DR.. Ste
mems In Berlin Is found 10 work success. fully
The cars are Propelled at an average speed of
nine. miles an hOnr, though this rate may
be Doubled II desired. The gague is"narrOw'
three feet three lnches-and the cars conform
In construction to the Ordi GARY raj way pal.
tern. NJ. Faure's secondary battery has al
ready been utilized TO propel the tslcy Gle at
Parls, driving IL at the velocity Of an Oruina-
~ venice when loaded with u weight OF four
hundred pounds. a bus line, also opera ted
oy eleotilciiy, IL now being opened at Berlin.
Flames spore, esq., secretary OF the Mexican
veterans association, at St. Louis, has re.
ceived letter from the presidents secretary,
j.. STANLEY Brown, thanking the veterans for
lhelr letter OF sy ympathy to Mrs Garfield, and
regretting her inability to paruse and reply to
all the letters OF fcondolence received since the
shooting of the president IL was couohed in
vety handsome terms and alluded to Mrs.
Gariields close attention on the president and
consequent. WEAKNESS.
A wealthy landowner at Gonessee, France,
has founded upon his estate private asylum
Tor superanuated animals, which, except for
his protection, would perish of nes lect. Many
Of the Inmates of this strange establishment
have attained extraordinary ages; indeed the
figures r. presenting the number of their years,
which their Denefactor fesrefully records,
severely tax creduality. The patriarch of the
family Ia mule In his 73rd year next comes
COW 81 years old, a pig of q, and u goat of IL
summers. In the quarters Assigned to fowls
the visitor is lnirOducs d to q goose In Its 3S h
year. whose paunch touches the ground and
whose feet are disfisurea by countless warts.
In the aviary are u sparrow In his 32d year,
and bulinnch repnted to be u years old
Young ana frolicaome creatures need not ap-
ply for this asylum, for only thsa aged are re-
ceived.
On the l7th instant the body of o woman
was found In the Missouri river opposite Port
land, and although an inquest was held no clue
TO her Identity was obtained. The body had
evidently been n the water some time. as the
hair was beginning to fall off, and the features
were no disngured by the nsh that they were
unrecognizaDle. The unfOrtunRte's clothing
consisted OF q Dul-colored lawn skirt, basque
d o.ted thicltly with black or dark sprigs, q
wur.ted underskirt Of navy blue, and white
chcmise. The clothing was apparently nigh
dress, and as no sho n or stockings were worn
1t seems prop .bie that the deceased was pas
senger ON some steamboat, and had been ac.
cidenialiy drowned. Tho body was that of a
woman OF small stature, and the hands and
feet were small aud delicate, convey ing the
impression that she had belonged to the uppe,
circles.
The 'edies' lawn-tennis match. which begus
a. the Casino, on Thursday, says a SewpOr
correspondent, attracted immense crowds OF
spectators, which, / owever, does not seem In
IN The least to emoarrass or confuse the fair
players. StNarel new entries were made Mt
the last moment. hinJng them Miss Turnbu!l
and Mr.. Curtis, Mrs. James Potter and MIR. II
V McNicker, which nj course, increased the
interest aud excitement OF ihe game. The bril-
liant colors of the i'o'' skirts and sproDs
make q show 'pi o,. Z "a t win th,
rich green OF the ChsinOgiO iuds, a..d the elias
icJrrsey gives full play 10 the lille and grace.
ful forms.
DIR. Gatling, Of hartford, the inventor o.
the GstIiig 9 gun, has produced a gun that I,
said to be the best one yet. 1t will be monnt.
ed on the gunw lie OF ship, with apparatus
Tor sweepiog three -fourths or the horizon,
ana the range 10 three miles at least. IL has
riiled steel barrel, 6OH inches long, with a
Cal bre si ]. - inches, ana throws q solid shot
weighing IA pounds, and steel pointed, capa-
pie OF piercing the iron casing OF II torpedo
and Is fed by haud. but the loading aad firing
Is automn tc. Two men can manage 1t. II
Is called the Gatiing Torpedo gun,
Rev Gideon Aubin, of the French Congre.
gational church at Manchester, Conn, has
been holding prayer meetings at a private
mouse recently, and several worthless Freuch-
men WIN didn't like his professionalism threat.
'ened TO mob him II he held any more. over
two thousand people with sticks and stones
crowde In the street before the house Wed.
nesday evening ana threatened to attack the
meeting, but were routed by the police, who
made two arrests. The persons who com
posed the mob say they win attack tho police
II The meetings continue. and q riot is feared.
A detachment of the "Salvation Army" Is
eocamped ut Baltimore. On either side Of
heohurch door hangs the Extraordinary an-
nouncement" Blood-FirtW The placaid fur
,her announces that the campis commanded
by Capt Eliza Shirley, "the hallelujsh
weaver's wife," who Ia now "wrestling with
sin, drink, and the devil" The singing Ia led
by Capt. Shirley, her ftvorite song being:
w WV Hot huuH Ou
behind."
The Atlanta Constitution n 10 doing the people
OF Georgia o commsndabc service 10 warning
them against the insltious wiles OF the Nor.
mon aye nts who are travelling through that
stale for the purpose OF making converts-a
puryoes In which hey are, IN Orlunately sue
ceedlng to a surprising degree. A conference
OF 1.0rett M0rmpns mas been called, and no
dou6 every effort will be made to strengthen
its members In the shameless creed which
they confess.
The savings band Of Connecticut have sia,.
WI, ,iN deposits, the largest ever reported, eX.
cpt In 1871. The Increase over 1850 Is
u s3s, l26 aud the number Of depositors s,GGl
IN ne th IN last ear. 1he Manchester bank
repor,s shts4 ,e9e. the Cheshire Provident In
stitntion ~, ,0o3 $50, Amoskeag bank o., ls2, ,sSl,
the Keene Five Cents bank 81, los, IA, aud the
Portsmouth bank s2,0os,st9.
= The editor OF the Banner, Of Nashville,
Tenn hss clock made oy one OF the 1uttcau
family. which he has threatened to destroy.
Hearing oi his Intention. an aunt OF the assas.
IN wrote MIN letter, giving brief acc unit
against the destruction OF the timeplecc,
which was, she said. made by her husband,
Calvin Guiteau.
Daylight exhibitions OF Japanese fireworks
arc . very attractive featue OF Manhattan
beach The, These day irewors: appear in all
white through gray, yellow, pink and blue 10
black. There are birds, soakos, dragons
and lizards, and all manner Of other things.
Prof. L. T. Quimby, OF Dartmouth college,
has patented an electric cl' ck for use In mills
and factories TO take the place Of the common
watchman's clock. A company with twenty
thousand dollars capital has. been formed 10
manufacture the clocks, which nre already
used at Littleton, Manchester and Great Falls,
Al one CT the Lo ,g branch hotels a lady sp.
peared the other day In an allie ed Paris cos
tune. made entitely OF little tquarea Of mink
nnd n no sattn h.r hanpat h.tn.. sst..,...,,