The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
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Senator Fair, of Nevada, has returned to
Washington from Florida in improved
health.
The presence of wild Pig ms in great
numbers in Illinois is taken as sign Of
continued mild weather.
Ex-Vice- President Wheeler, who is i'll, is
seeking health in Tennessee. He is going
to California next spring.
The population of Duluth is said to have
doubled within the past year. A reserved
seat is still held for Proctor Knott.
An Illinois man has expelled a tape-worn
on his grocery bill to pay the doctor
Professor Snow says there were l2,67S
miles of wind in Kansas last month. Snow
and wind will be the ruin of Kansas.
Anna Dickinson will curtail some o
"Hamlet's talks" Give women their way
and no man could ever get in word.
All successful business men advertise.
owe more Of my success to the public press
than 10 either my wisdom, energy or good
luck.-[P. T. Barnum.
Two hundred and fifty widows pay take.
at Virginia, Nevada. Gentlemen who feel
that they could enjoy the earnings of de
parted husband will put this in their mem.
orandum books.
A collection of letters written by Voltaire
to the private secretary of the Empress
Catherine will shortly be published. They
were recently discovered hid away in the
library of Russian country house.
George w. Childs' collection of clocks
foreign and domestic, is said to be valued
at $4,000. For one of them cased IN ony1
and verde antique and crowned by female
nntirn in Silvar Mr. l'btIIu mid %
Senator Jones' of Florida, who is about to
marry wealthy young lady of Newbury.
port, is said to be unusually well read III
the works OF English statesmen. He is q
tall robust, pale-faced and sandy haired
widower.
1t is said that Mr.. ]. H. Rhodes, late Su.
perintendent ,of the Western Division OF
the Adams Express company has met with
remarkable success in financial ventures
during the past year. his gains being vari.
onsiy estimated at from 100000 to $780,.
600,
gentleman well acquainted with East
ern Ohio men and history said the other
day that Hugh j. Jewett, when he was u
lawyer in 81. Clairsville, Belmount county,
was respected as man Of probity and abili-
~, but did not make the brilliant
exhibitions which celebrated Kennon
and other Belmont county giants in
intellect Mr.. Jewett was man of
steady, strong growth and lasting qualities.
lie obtained his first railroad employment
las an attorney from John III. Sullivan, the
uncle of Hon. Samuel S. Cox, and the
brother Of Samuel Sullivan, after whom
Cox was named. John II. Sullivan was the
father Of the Central Ohio (now division
OF the Baltimore & Ohio.
Dakota now is. being pushed into the
Union by her ambitious politicians, who
want her brought in piecemcal and
say that If three divisions were
made it would leave Southeastern
Dakota with about 100000 Inhabitants
and 100000 square miles of territory; while
Northern Dakotah, on the wheat.growing
region would have 10000 inhab-
itants and 10000 square miles.
Both of these sections are being settled up
so rapidly, with such an enterprising and
well-to.do class of settlers, that each diyis-
ion will soon have the number Of inhabi.
tants required under the new apportion-
ment to form Congressional district. The
third section, containing 10000 square
miles, would be likely to remain Us a Terri
tory fora longer period. There has been
an increase in the population ofthe Terri
tory since the last census of 10000, making
the present population l75, 600.