The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-04
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Fred " ara Is suPpoiuuS iNA'
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes received eight
dollars a line from the Boston Glooe lot MS
poem on Garfield's DEATH
Sir Theodore Martin has undertaken to
write a memoir of Lord Lyndhnrst, ana
for this purpose has been furnished by
Lady Lyndhurst with letters and other aoo-
uments. ,.;o,
with red hair. His countrymen treat him
with superstitious respect. At the table he
has the best of verythins, and AZ all cers-
monials he takes precedence.
A dispatch rem Athens, Illinois, says
that steam boat Ut that place was stolen
by four men, who ssartsd down the river on
the boat. New jersey bank cashiers ap-
near to be taking their sumnet vacation
rather early this year.
Iii, announced that, in consequences OF
the large number OF suicides that have re-
Gently taken place from the platform OF the
Vendome column, in Paris, the public isno
longer to have access 10 the interior OF the
monument.
dispatch from Alexandria, Egypt, says:
"The situation 10 absolutely dcmoralizlnS.
Carriages, the fare for which is usually one
frame, now bring $25." The Egyptian
hackmen seem to be about the only per
sons in that country who are not ratified
Professor William ]. Land, chemist OF
wide reputation, committed suicide In At
lanta This was second attempt ~
regarded as strange that he did not ntllize
his knowledge of chemistry TO provide a
painless death, instead of which he used
razor and pistol.
Senator Baysrd, of Delaware, is TO deliver
the address ofthe Daniel Webster centen-
NAL celebration at Hanover, New Hamp-
shire. on the 2Sth OF this month. During
his stay at Hanover he will be the guest OF
Hiram Hitchcock, of New York, who has
handsome residence there.
Annie Louise Cary is still without voice
for anything but whispering. On the occa-
sion OF her last public appearance in her
home city of Portland, Maine, prior to her
forthcoming marriage, she could not sing
note. Physicians tell her that she is done
with vocalism for year. il not forever.
A Philadelphia society has undertaken
to close the beer gardens of that city on
Sundays, and, instead OF dealing first with
the disreputable ones, has proceedt against
rather fashionable resort. The excuse for
this is that, by shutting up such q place al
the outset the rest OF the job will be made
easy.
King Meneleck, of Choa recently sent to
M. Grevy rare species Of zebra, which the
French president, in turn, presented to the
creature soon died Of apoplexy; but it has
been stuffed, and will shortly appear in the
museum under the name Of "Le Zebre de
Grevy."
In recent tour the French minister Of
agriculture is said to have found that the
only wires which had completely resisted
phylloxera were those imported from this
country by the duchess OF Fitzjames. He
has therefore resolved on recommending
state aid to assist their importation, which
small viticulturists cannot afford.
The Rev. Philip Herbst preached hetero.
dox sermons in the Lutheran church at
Columbus, Ohio, and the trustees Obtained
temporary injunction forbidding him TO
of1ic,ate as pastor until the question in
volved-that OF the right OF church to re-
ceive from its minister the kind Of doctrines
which its creed au!horizes-shall be settled
in court.
1t is the Atlanta Constitution, published
in the once duel-encouraging state OF Gsor-
gia, which says: The impetuous Care
article called honor i'll blood. would dc
their country more service by engaging in
the corn field at fifty cents Il day. 1T is
time to understand that bullet hole
neither makes right wrong nor wrong
right"
Five adventurous young men have gone
from San Francisco ON All expedition int
the unexplored eastern part OF Alaska
They expect 10 find mineral wealth, ano
are prepared TO spend fiye years in the
search. They will 80 up the Yukon river
l,5O miles in chartered vessel, and then
in u steam launch OF their own, try to pene
trate 200 miles further into the mountains
Gus region.
Two members Of the ancient gypsy tribcI
of the Coopsrs and Taylors were married
with Protestant rites At St. Mary's church
East Moulsey, in England, the other day
Prior TO the marriage ceremony baby be-
longing TO the Cooper family was baptized
The church WAS crowded with gypsies, who
were III the nslghborhood i'll great number
to attend the Hampton races. Almost al
the gypsies present were proiusely decorA
ted with wild flowers.
The London Truth is authority for the
statement that marriage has improved
Sarah Bernhard. She looks better, act.
better and behaves better than ever before
Her acknowledging Greek husband, either
through his strength OF VIII or her weak
ness through love, has succeeded in trans
forming her whole nature. "He is the hrs
man., said she to friend, who ever mad,
love to me. of whom / am afraid. lie. car
make me do what he likes"
A man on horseback, on moonlight
night, near Dublin, Georgia, felt tremen
dous blow struck behind him, ana hi
horse Tell over To- die, leaving him facing al
enormous, openjawed alligator. He kille,
the beast by thrusting fence rail down hi
throat, and then shooting 1t dozen time
with revolver; but it was subsequent,
found that its tail had been broken by tn
blow which 1t had given the horse, or tn
mon might not have won the fight.
One OF the most disagreeable delusion
which could aiillct a human being has ia
ken possession of a St. Louis grocer named
Henry Q. Cunningham. He fancies tina
he is Oscar Wilde, though his actions d.
not in the least illustrate the character Q
that mild apostle. On the contrary he ha
given evidence of disordered mind b,
shutting himself in his house, barricadin
the doors and windows and bidding deiianc
to the police force of the city, which ha
determined to starve him out. This, how
ever, will be no easy matter, for his grocer,
store is u part Of his house and he is pre-
pared to stand prolonged siege. He /
also well provided with arms anu ammuni
ton, ofwhich he is ready to make mmedi
ate use in case OF assault. At last account
he remained master of decidedly interest
ing situation. ....
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