The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-14
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PEACH trees are in full bloom in Mississ.
ippi.
A pleasant fruit season is anticipated in
all parts of Texas.
| The National Stove association has de-
cided that the recent advances in raw mate
rial and labor warrant a general advance in
the prices OF manufactured goods
| ii. IL. Moore, Of the United States fish
commission, has planted 100000 young
whltefish off st. Joseph Michigan.
State, troops have captured fifty-three
head of stolen cattle in the Panhandle
Cltlzens OF Alabama pay taxes on $305, 900
worth OF farming tools and mechanical i'm
| PIGMENTS, and on guns, pistols and drks
valued at $35I000.
Denver has arranged the preliminaries for
national mining exposition in that city in
| August
In Florida there are 1858 white people
over 10 years of age who cannot write their
own names.
California sportsmen report the lakes
fairly alive with canvass-back ducks. They
feed on the tulc bulbs, which are said to
produce unriyaled fat and flavor.
Dubuque, Iowa, has harvested 80 COO tons
OF ice, besides what the packers have gath
ered making the crop an unusually large
one.
The Philadelphia Farmer has already
predicted that there will not be even fair
crop OF peaches next year, should the COM
ing winter and spring be favorable. The
freezing last winter, and the hot, dry fall
told severely. Blossom buds, usually prom
lhent before frost, are shriveled, and show
but little strength.
England fares triile better than this
country IN its postal arrangements. That
country derives II revenue of Sl5, 900 900 n
year. and ours costs 50, 100000.
The importation of European potatoes at
New ork continues ON an increasing scale.
The Furnessia, from Glasgow, brings ,l27
tons, and further heavy consignmentS from
the same port are expected in the course of
the month. These potatoes sell at S23 cents
the bushel, at the same time thenative pro-
duct commands $l.0S.
When carpets are well cleaned, sprinkle
with salt and fold; when laid, strew with
slightly moistened bran before sweeping.
This with the salt will freshen them IN
wonderfully.
The people of the United States are pay
ing into the treasury Sl50,00O,000 a year
more than the government needs. 1t would
seem about time to reduce taxation. and
taxation should be reduced by cutting down
tariff duties.
Over thousand men are at work on the
DEVILS and Pecos rivers, working in the
stone quarries.
Denver has 375 retail saloons, and 225 pool
and billiard tables.
A pecan tree in San Saba county yielded
nineteen bushels of pecans. They were
sold at 80 per bushel, thus harvesting S57.
The last two steamers from China brought
900 coolies to San Francisco. The Pacific
coast people are very DESTROYS that congress
shall pass the anti. Chinese bill, keeping
Chinese laborers out of the country-or
rather assuming to do so. They will come
in spite of regulations.
The exports of domestic produce from
New York during the past week were fair, !
their total being 5000, 200, against $500
l32 for the same week last year. The move !
ment of breadstutls continues light, al. |
though the shipments of flour are fair |
Provisions and cotton are moving moder- |
ately, and petroleum rather slowly. Since |
January |, the total exports amount TO |
$50 ,S55,57S, compared with $35,sl6320 for
the corresponding period OF 1881.
The Sonoma Democrat says that the sue |
cesstul results of placing eastern white fish !
in Clear lake has induced Fish Commits !
sioner Redding to send $1,000 more young |
white rtsh to the same lake, and that he will |
send east for another lot of white fish eggs
in order to stock the other lakes through !
out the state with this delicate anu valua. !
BILE fish.
The wool product of the United States in
1851 compares with the four next preceding
years rs 20O,0o00O0, 26i 200, 600 30, 500, 600,
2ll 900 900, and POS $4,000 pounds, and the
domestic consumption in 1851 was 25l, $780,
900 pounds, rs compared with 1888, 1888,
&6,OOOWO, 2i6, 600 600 and 25S 62j, 900 pounds
in next preceding years.
Tho German carp, the valuable food-fsh
recently introduced into this country, is
making its way TO all parts oft with great
rapidity. Mr.. Abel Wright, who began
with two or three dozens of the carp three
years ago, thinks that he now has at
least million in his pond at Gritlen, Geor.
gia. He sold more than 5000 ut so hun.
dred and cannot keep up with his orders.
lie bears out Mr.. Seth Green's state
ment that one can almost see the carp grow
so rapidly does II Increase in size. Mr.
Green asserts that an acre of water can be
made rs profitable rs an acre of land and
II does not cost much to make the expert.
ment.
Henrietta Shield: Colonel Randall rep.
rcsentiug the New York syndicate, accom-
panied by Professor Womelsdorf, min.
ing engineer, has gone west to look over
the copper lands belonging to the com.
pany.
A company has been formed to work the
coal mine near Moline Junction.
a seven.foot vein of camel coal Is re.
ported at the Rockdale mine OF the Texas
Central coal company.
There is u rumor that the whole of the
Grimsby lknglandD docks will soon be
lighted with electricity on the Brush