The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-13
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Mrs. Long is one of Eugenie's mons de
VOYAGE. She smokes cigarettes.
A little North Carolina girl got hold of a
lug Of whiskey, and drank until she fell
dead.
Bismarck is an inyeterate worker, not
outstanding his govt, lack of appetite and
Indigestion,
Princess Beatrice would rather be her
royal mothers housekeeper than the wife
of a German prince.
MIR. Frank Hurd proposes to run for con.
gress as an out-and-out free trade Democrat
IN the Toledo, OHIO, district.
The Washington busybodies are still in
ssting that Mrs. Craig Wadsworth is to be
the mistress of the White House,
The English civil engineer, Douglas, is TO
be knighted for his successful work in the
erection of the new Eddystone lighthouse.
There landed in Baltimore last week {, 1866
immigrants, mostly Norwegians. Nearly
all ofthem were destined for Minnesota
farms.
Ex-United States Judge Dillon, of Iowa,
has resigned his professorship in Columbia
law school, New York, because of legal en-
gagements
Victor Hugo telegraphed to Caprera: at
is more than death; it is catastrophe; not
mourns."
Professor Gneist, of the law faculty at
Berlin, and liberal member of the German
imperial parliament, has just produced a
complete Constitutional History of Eng
landp from the Anglo-Saxon times.
A number of colored republicans of Pc
tersburg, Virginia, held meeting last
Thursday night to consider the propriety of
sending a colored man to congress from the
Fourth Virginia district.
Lady Frederick Cavendish telegraphed to
Mr.. Holden, her husbands successor as
member for North Yorkshire: ''My warm
congratulations. The great majority, 2,O27,
has cheered me and made me feel thank
full"
The Philadelphia Dime museum has been
compelled to close its doors. A newsboy,
possibly feeling that he was not getting the
worth of his admission money, wrung the
neck of the educated cockatoo, and the
show couldn't stand the loss of that per-
former.
Just as n girl was about to drown herself
at Athens, Alabama, man caught her.
She struggled, but he held her fast. "I'n
give you ten minutes TO think it oyer,n he
said land if you then want to die iii let
you do it," When the time was up he re-
leased her and she quietly went home.
The new Hotel de Vile in Paris will be
opened on July II. A grand banquet of
45O covers will be given in the hall of state.
The diplomatic corps, the municipality and
government bodies, and the mayors of the
chief French and foreign towns, including
the burgomaster of Berlin, have been in
yited,
In New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vanla, three states whose. real and personal
property could scarcely be considered worth
less than $4,000, CCo,0e0, it does not make
particle OF difference which party obtains n
majority in the legislature. Ii the republi-
can, the railroads own it. If the democrat
the railroads own it. This is the New Or
leans Picayune's cheerful picture.
The losses occasioned to Russia by the
riots are estimated at $ll0,00),000, and it is
also stated that since the beginning of the
year 81, 900 single men and 22S,CI families
have left the country. Capitalizing the loss
oil the labor of these people, there should be
added TO the above $llO,000, 900 the sum of
SS,OOO,0OU making total of $63 900
lost to Russia by religious bigotry and in
tolerance.
The bishop of st. Adams has admitted
four ladies as the first sisters OF the newly
established community of the Name of
Jesus, az Maplestead in England The
community has been formed ON the model
afforded by the Ursulines. The sisters
make no VOWS for life, but only of poverty,
chastity and obedience, revocaple from time
to time. Their primary, but by no means
their only work, is in penitentiaries.
Julian Mobley drew sharp knife, at
Edgeheld, South Carolina, and slashed an
moiiensive stranger from shoulder TO wrist
They had never met before, and not word
preceded the attack. The explanation is
that Mobley's natural righteousness was
increased by drink. The Edgefield Adver.
tser gently admonishes him that he sought
to be restrained" and that II he does that
way again Justice will have to take its
course"
Belgravia, one of the fashionable quarters
OF London, was startled few nights since
by u loud explosion. 1t was found TO have
proceeded from tin canister filled with
some explosive substance, which had been
lighted by fuse, and placed in the area of
house lately belonging to Mr.. Leo Schus-
ter. No cause can be assigned for this wan
ton piece of mischief. The house was for
sale, and the aution announced TO take
place the next day Of all the furniture and
pictures.
Arab Boy, the Egyptian war minister
and futlSe dictator, was, just before his
accession TO power, petty employee in the
Cattani firm, where his duties consisted in
experimenting the fodder supplies
with which that firm was in
trusted. This is by no means
the first time since tie days of Joseph, the
Hebrew, when mean man has sprung to
power In the valley of the Nile. The found.
erof the present khedive's family was him.
self but an Albanian peasant, so Arab
Bey's rise Is not thing to be laughed ov.
er by quidnuncs, but very much the re.
verse.
Saline valley, Inyo county, California, Is
one OF the most remarkable places IN the
state. II the lofty lnyo range were out oil
the way, 1t would not exceed fifteen miles
distance from Owens valley. Yet II un.
doubtedly lies at l,0t) or 2,0C) feet lower al
titude. II Is simply an immense basin, say
twelve by twenty-five miles in size, sur.
rounded on all sides by great mountains
Atits lowest point OF depression is found
some 100 acres of pure salt-millions o.
tons Of il, glistcning like crusted snow
Bordering ON this, on all sides except the
west, comes miles square of sandy, dusty
lands, caustic with alkali, borax, or similar
deposits.
The following In reference 10 the frs,
steamship that crossed the Atlantic ocean
me savannah, steamer OF $50 tons, which
lett Savannah, Georgia, In 1910 for Liver
pool England, will be found of interest
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