The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-19
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A risky colt SHE'D so violently, at Harri-
son, Michigan as TO break the neck of the
Young man who was holding the halter.
With the exception of brief interval for
dinner, Mr.. Gladstone was lately in his
place in the house of commons for eleven
hours.
4 young pianist, August Victor Bennam,
of Philadelphia, only l3 years old, is now
said to be amusing the musical circles OF
Paris.
Madame Judic's trip to America is indefi-
nitely postponed. She has Just signed q
new engagement at the Varieties, extend.
ing till May, 1888.
The richest man in Holyoke, Massachus-
sets commenced life as a susage man, Just
see what man with little energy and
few dogs can accomplish.
When reprimanded by his employer for
absenting himself from the office for two
entire days, Fogg very calmly replied that
he believed in the office seeking the man
and not the man seeking the office.
There is a man in Smith county, Tennes-
see, now quite old, who, it is said, was
never further than three miles from home,
never was in church, and his chief delight
sin hunting and eating walnuts.
The Journal of Mental Science, London,
says that criminal responsibility is the
psychological possibility of the efilcacious-
ness of the penal code" 1t is a good def.
milton if one has time to spare over it.
Harvard college proper has been living
beyond its income for four years to the
average amount OF $l2 500 a year. The de-
felt tor lSS0-Sl, amounting to 1884, 400 10, is
the largest the college has ever incurred.
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Miss Clara Louise Kellogg cleared $3S, 600
during her six months concert tour Just
closed. Miss Kellogg joins the Strakosch
opera company at Philadelphia on the 10th
inst.
Application ha. been made to the Ten
nessee legislature for charter for an insti-
tuition to be called THE Natal League of
America" the chief object of which is to
encourage an increased production of chill
dren,
They make short work of strikes in Spain
When the Madrid compositors struck lately,
the president and secretary of the trade
union were thrown into jail, and all soldiers,
sailors, and civil servants who could set
type put at the service of the newspapers.
There is likely to be revival in base ball
Throughout! the country this season. The
associations of amateur and professional
players both have rules which, il is hoped,
will prevent the sale of matches and reform
the abuses which have proved nearly the
ruin of the game in the past.
The son of wealthy St. Louis bank pres
ident went to Cincinnati on q spree, and
spent money so freely that the police, mis-
taking HIM for a noted burglar who had
just committed largely remuneratiye rob-
berry, put him under arrest. Then he had
to disclose his identity in order to get free.
The number of artists seeking admission
to the Paris salon Of this year is, as usual
far in excess of that for which room can be
found. Already upward Of 1000 pictures
and drawings have come in, while the saloE
regulations permit the jury to limit the adj
mission TO $500.
Louise Montague, the prize beauty of
Forepaugh's circus professions last season,
had leg bruised in Kentucky railroad
collision, The hurts were not permanent,
and did not disable her for exhibition pur-
poses, yet she brought suit for $4,000 and
has obtained 1000 by a compromise with
the company.
Parisans are growing nervous abou t
hydrophobia. As stated in the Bulletin de
academic, there were twenty-three cases
Of the disease in 1881, the largest known
since 1875 when there were twenty-four.
The cause is stated by the Conseil d'lIy-
giene TO be growing laXity in carrying
out the provisions OF the dog laws, y which
IN Paris are very strict
The New York Sun man has found that a
small piece of sponge will drive out rats.
Cut coarse sponge into inch cubes and fry
them in drippings until well Drowned,
Place the pieces in places irequented by
rats. When eaten, the sponge swels, and
ntl.
Bile quarters, which failing to find, con-
Clude to die.
AS the stage which runs between Big
Timber and Gage, Montana territory, was
ascending the steep hill bordering Sweet
Grass canyon, the horses gave out and
backed over the precipicc, which is about
l,0D0 feet high. A pine tree about twenty
five feet below the brink of the precipice
stopped the stage, and the passengers cs
capped unhurt, except that the collar bone
Of one of them was broken.
Cases of arrest of Germans in the neigh
borhood of French Notifications have been
of late OF frequent occurrence. Not Ions
ago several such arrests were made near tn,
works OF the French Comte, and il is now
announced that a Prussian has been de
tected at Auxonne, in the Cote dor, in the
act of taking field notes for the construction
completion around that town.
Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, has in
troduced bill In the senate for the ap
pointment of colored men to inquire intC
and report upon the industrial, intellectual
and material progress of the colored peopl,
of the United States since the close of tn,
war. The bill appropriates $4,000 for ex
penses, 5000 for a secretary, and 81 500 TO
astenographer. The only object of the bill
seems to be TO make a few places for on
ofl-color brethren"
Miss Maggie Kingsley, Of Bombay
Franklin county, New York, niece of WI
liam Kingsley, prominent Brooklyn poll
ticlan, apparently died n few days ago, an,
lay as II dead for nine days. While tn
body WAS being prepared finally for inter
ment she came TO life, having been in
trance, and is still living. She would hav
been buried, but that she had once beior
been In similar trance, though for les
length Of time. The original cause of he
sickness is said to have been grief bccaus
OF the departure of brother from home
The fertile brain of Jimmy Morrisy, in
ventor Of the ABBOTT Kiss ETC., neve
rests, and last week evolved another schem
which was carried into effect ON Monda
last. This notable event was the rcleasin
Of 5000 toy balloons as an advertisement {
The World" now in its last week Mt tn
Nrand opera.housc. This was carrie
through with brilliant success, some 1000