The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-11

The bible stolen from the senate chamber
at Washington was mysteriUusly returned
on Sunday evening.
1t is announced that the Chinese have
purchased several thousand acres of land
| in one tract III Contra Costa county, on
which they intend to establish colony,
General Sheridan has ordered the Third
cavalry to Arizona. The first detachment
will have TO march $50 miles to the railroad,
the second 22O miles.
According TO Spanish historians kght
centuries of warfare elapsed, and SO a at
ties were fought before the Moorish ing
doms in Spain submitted To Christian arms.
Alta recent council of Yanktou Indiars,
it was resolved TO sell to the government,
for the use OF Sitting Bull aud his forty
| lodges, "A tract OF Z, lUO acres near fofl ian
dali.
Mass meetings are being held in Dallas
with a view to the establishment oi manu-
featuring industries. Unless manufacture
ing is carried ON II is very difficult 10 mann
tain prosperous town.
In the house OF commons yesterday the
president OF the board of trade announced
that the government had decided 10 stop
work on the British channel tunnel unlh
further action had been taken by parma
meLt IA The matter.
An advance guard Of one hundred farm
ers from Holland have arrived IN New York
and Will settle on the Missouri river in la
kota. A colonization agent accompanies
them, and has influence sufficient TO bring
over thousands more Of his COunlrymen by
favorable reports.
The next bill on which a suspension OF
rules was asked was Tor the erection oil a
public building at Galveston, Texas, (SlZo,-
OUO). 1t was opposed by Mr.. bragg, OF
Wisconsin, who fought IL at every step, ana
was only passed by the vote OF the speaker,
who cast MS vote in the affirmative 10
make d quorum, the vote standing Yeas
Isl, nays 10.
The bodies Of six infants were recently
found in a shed in the rear of colOrcd
undertaker's shop in baltimore. The bod.
les had been turned over 10 him for burial
and he chucked them Ia 4 shed as tbs most
convenient disposition TO make OF them.
rne singular part Of the performance that
no state law exists TO wn,ch the brute Is
amenabie.
The new state house commenced in the
city Of Chihuahua Is 10 occupy an entire
block. The building Is 90 be Of stone,
walls four feet thicg and iOriy icet high.
and will cost when COmpltttrt over s<uuD,-
90. Ii isinuended 60 be finished INSIDE 81
ten rears. AID tieneral T,rrdzas says thai
il viii equal or surpass 10 beauty and sIa-
Dility any state house iu Ola Mexico.
Ofaparty OF forty which leii Canistco
New York, four years ago, o. Wurk on q
railroad iu Brazil. the the List ole o. return
a guarits iorbt., s1u 81 % duriur living Doe
A frrI.. Ile describes ever discpuTuge-
meat a. f.s.iue elcgLuit Irsd. aid his expert
encc is ;. i1e u q oi i.losi northern EOraneu
who have euLe " Eruzi. BE believes
there is olly oue nan 81 the Iauy leii awe
In Brazil.
One Of tie largest hlliCai0rs C-er seen on
FHut riv rw4s kllled q leE days agU GA the
A IItr rtll .auon. in Taylor county. Ge1r-
ga. and was ten bet in ieusth. Ipoh eE-
1r1fDnfion after iaifg killed. g was found
that the a.icafnr had swallowed whole.
VII the esc.piiun al its feet std legs. D
sr-al dog. which had been missing iD- tiirte
trl.iis of tie aliilaTor q large r1ck. light
WOOD ku8t ami saFsral stiekss
A ridiculous mistake occurred 81 Gre
Bay lass seek. A gentleman EaVe Jas
zerrant a lelt1r &C regrets o. BE- delivered 90
4 Young lady Eho uas o. b. married that
evening. EHl also a parcel containing g
uair u irLt pants, b b. -. Tsrtl 90 a rer-
ternan Wn0 Us q take part In an a-.alerr
rfaF nea1mrautel - q r. ~ tlli fle pants
we're cheeruir -iluaued 81 tIe rart son
rre 10 raar Tie serrart MIXED tleat
s-rnnds 10 nd delivered rile leIttr 11 re-
r-et % fne ss1rlef1ln ana NE fiair Ci pans
b De briie % BE-.
A rr--tsr.ondsnf 81 the l71lg st1tcsmrr
w~ites frnrr OrerHl thaf tht llLness cues
Gon ali ust Ian tts reIlub-ic-ns fuueh