The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-30
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A baby In Dalston, England, has beer
christened Jumbo, after the famous ele
phant.
The Mormons have now six preaching
, places in London, and are sending GU
bodies of English girls to Utah.
John NJ Francis, editor of the Troy
Times, isspoken of at Washington as thu
next minister to Belgium.
Don Philippe de Bourbon, according Il
the London Truth, Is about to marry Mis-
Mackay, an American heiress.
Millais has been elected foreign assocat,
of the French Academy of Fine Arts, IL
! the place of the late NJ. Dupre, the sculp
tor.
Lord Huntley Is reported as en- rout'
home to answer the charges against him
An arrangement has been made with hi
creditors.
The Seamaine Fnancier estimates tina
the Paris agents de change have between
$60,0O0,OOJ and $6i 100000 of irrecoverablt
debts owing to them.
Mr.. De Strave, for some years Russian
minister at Toxic, will leave Yokohoma by
the next mail steamer to take charge OF the
Russian legation AT Washington.
Cabanal is painting Il picture of .Ophelia,
iNnlthtullllk Itlt HuuutHtu Eui UNluE
swept away by the rushing stream. II has
already been purchased by Mr.. Schaus.
M. Grevy has large lustrous eyes, and
the Paris writer for the London Truth says
that he expresses himself with firm neat.
ness which would please Matthew Arnold.
Mr.. John Russell Young, our new minis
ter to China, will start for that country in
May. IL Is stated in Philadelphia paper
TINT lp Will b,l nurripI bpiprn uia ln.
parture.
Ii was reported last night at Washington
that the president had particularly decided
to place General Mcdowell on the retired
list and to promote Generals Pope and Nc
kenzie.
According 70 a Newport paper, Mr. Sack
vile West the British minister at Wash
ington, is negotiating for n summer resi-
dence there. The story is open to contir-
nation.
The First Battalion OF the Coldstream
Guards have returned to London from Ire
land. They say they would rather be sent
to India or South Africa than so back to
the Eperald Isle.
NJ. Tissott was to leave Constantinople
this week, and after few weeks in Paris
to proceed to London, where he will enter
upon his duties as diplomatic representa-
tive of France.
Mr.. Edward Seve the consul-gencral of
Belgium ut Philadelphia returned from
Europe this week, where he went TO arrange
for the Belgian art exhibition to be opened
at Philadelphia.
A Utica clergyman had occasion to refer
In sermon to the prophet Jonah, and the
report says that he delicately spoke of him
as having passed three days and three
nights in the whales -ahem--socety.
Prince Leopold is to be married in tartan,
and the English papers suggest that tho
Princess Helene should wear bridal dress
OF cotton, in order to show her appreciation
OF that branch of English manufacture.
NJ. Roustan may not come to this country
as minister OF France after all, and ii is said
the appointment was made to prove that
bis recall from Tunis was not intended rs n
disgrace. This is decidedly diplomatic!
The base ball mines of Yale and Harvard
have engaged each professional player to
train them for the coming season. In the
Yale gymnasium, a space for practice is
surrounded by woven wire, to protect the
windows from the ball
Colonel Batchelder has a plan to form n
veterans association among those who par
ticipated in the first day's fight at Gettys-
lt,,rtv and still Iva Tho nrolin,inary ,,,a.,
Inc ,vas held in Washington an 49, ,md
evening. '' W. "'''"'
49, r.u :, An,
bring about nm international convricb NJ
treaty, and the suspension of negotiations,
according to the London Daily News, is
due to the lack Of common action among
American publishers.
MI. noope., 'he siee'consul general, Is
muvut .ne oh'S 4,n9 ;n, hmerican repre-,
scm.a.,Te Mn VII Wi J.S' now' aho consul
Minister Morton nj Nice. md Mi hnt p nns
of the secretnries of legation absent ''''
- A., d., 81.
One y, tny n.ss 'vsul.s vi WY mission Oh
HUT Won ponioAeI, uc,nan "Inoassauor 10
nome, anu in,o minister 10 this country,
mas pesh .ho appo,nt'nent py the Pope OF
NM.1r aaDi,S w .nc p,snopriu oI orsna'
oruck' whion nus ,ohs oeen vacant
frihce orlol RUSSIAN ambassador to
france, Is NOW salu 10 nave been instru'
mental III havlnH Scneral Skobeloil recalled,
no nhyii'H rePorleu tno impression created
IN iars oy ms speech, ana the alliance ho
hnu formed Win french politicians.
An altar found while cxcayating at Perra.
mon, has been restored and placed IN the
Berlin museum. Thescupture upon itrcpre-
scnts Gigan'omaohia,. or battle of the
giants aud gods ana Is said to be one of the
most remarkable pieces oil antique sculpture
ever found
The population of Italy, according To Tho
census returns now being collected Ia NV.