The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-29


Sullivan, the composer, is Swing concerts
In London, NJ which only his own ballads
are sung.
William ". Vanderbilt aud seven married
children will soon be living on Fifth avenue,
New York, In houses costing nearly 49,.
10000.
Colonel Robe, the republican candidate
for governor OF Maine, graduted from Row.
dom college In 1871, and is physician by
profession.
President Edward A. Haight, Of Vim
cennes university, has deserted his wife
and children to eiope with pretty music
teacher.
The Comte de Paris has nearly completed
the third volume OF his History oil the Clvil
War in America, which will probably be
published before the close OF the present
year.
"In gratitude for his kindness and ur-
! banity," an inmate of an English work
house, aged rs, recently bequeathed his
body TO the attending physician. The te-
quest was not accepted
Unanimity: And what shall | say
more?" asked the clergyman alter an hours
holding forth. And II was noticed that
every mouth in the congregation instinct
| lively found itself into the word Amen" 80
Boston Transcript.
A concert at public cost is given on Bos-
ton common every SUNDAY afternoon III
summer. There was opposition by the Or
| IhodoX church people at hrst, but IL, mas
died ont, aud this year It is fashionable TO
go to hear the kluslc on the way 10 evening
| religious services.
Mr.. Henry George, the political econo-
mist OF the Pacific coast, whoAe theories
| have become the platform OF the land-iaw
agitators in Ireland, was born IN Pnl.aue!-
| phia torty-three years ago, ana received MS
training and education there. Ills father
| still lives III that city.
Henry Ward Beecher, according to hi
| wife, always faces an audience With hesita
| ton. "SOmetlmes when | want TO 90 and
hear him lecture" says she to CORES.
ponoent of the Boston Herald, he tells
me quite seriously, Don't go, Eunice; am
going to make a muddle OF 1t.
Two young couples of Coshooton, Ohio,
| thought it would be romantic idea 10
elope down the river 10 Marietta by moon
light in row-boat. The trip was only hall
made, however, when the men We're ar
rested for stealing the boat, ana the girls
were sent home alone and unmarried.
Hon. i. f. Waters, the handsome batch
eior editor of the Boston Advertiser, was
married the other DAY to Mrs. Clara Ersklne
Clement, the authoress OF Charlotte Cush-
man. i'll the Osgoods series OF American
Actors" The ceremony was private.
The ex-Empress Eugene is living in
| great retirement at Ems, avoiding ali so
ciety as well as unnecessary appearance III
prblc. She occupies the residence which
was inhabited by her In 1878, and which
has often been the abode OF the Princess
| Dolgoroukl.
Several prominent Philadelphians inter.
| ested in educational matters, are seeking TO
|
Professor Joseph Leidy, of the University
| of PENNSYLVANIA designing that AT his
deaJh it shall be applied TO the mainten-
ance of Leidy chair OF anatomy ut the
university
| A MIR. Nelson, who went to Northern
| Alaska tour years ago In the interest Oh the
| Signal Service, has returned. AS Mr.. Mel
son is about the only man that ever went
north at government expense and got back,
he should be Kept at home hereafter. Such
valuable curioslties are not often secured.
The Monte Carlo gambling establish
ment has published balance sheet Tor 1851,
from which it appears that the tables won
i'll that time the sum OF 81, 400 UO. The eX-
penses for the same period were Sl,IoU,UuO,
Ihus leaving SOLO, W be divided among
the shareholders. The transactions OF some
OF the CLUBS i'll Nice and Paris are SAID 10
greatly exceed those OF Monte Carlo.
DurlUR Ule TuCtS III llOulo pOiiSc
kept all the regular gambling places
closed. In this emergency the faro Dank
was opened in room Of the Southern hO-
Jel, aud the game Was conducted 50 quietly
that the landlord did lot find IL out until
il had been going three days. But II was
not profitable venture, as the bank had
lost $l3,0O0 when play was stopped.
Tue betting Oh the English Lurl has 1allen
of vastly. In 1852, When Daniel O'Roke,
ridden by Frank Butler, tue Archer OF
those days, carried of the Derby amid
pelting storm of rain, William Dawes, the
great better, called the Leviathan, lana
thirty-tve Thousand and twenty-five thou
sand 10 one in TWO single bets with Frank
Villiers and Gen. Anson against the VIII
ner.
Counsellor Polk was fined $50 for con-
tempt Of court at Winterset, Iowa, the al
Tentative being twenty days imprisenment.
He bad no money, aud his fellow members
of the bar raised the amount. My graft
tude is boundless, dear friends" said he.
81 haven't had twenty dollars in my pocket
before for twenty years. | shall Keep IL
there with your kind peImisslon;" and he
went joyfuily tojail.
Mrs Ellen NJ. Colton's suit against
Charles CrocKer, Ex-Governor Stanford ana
other California mllliopalres, TO recover sew
eral hundred thousand dollars of her late
husbands money, alleged TO be retained
ting ana perhaps profanity, in Sam Frau
cisco. Mrs. Colton's lawyer in public letter
re ers to MrCrocker as IA vulgar snob,
grown rich by the genius Of his associates. I
Most ofthe lager beer saloons and music
gardens in New York are now more or less
controlled, As IN London, by big brewers.
When Calvert d Co., an immense London
firm, failed for $500, 900 in 1858 they re-
turned in their schedule 800 public houses
of which they had the freehOlds or held
leases, with stringent stlpulatious that they
took no other beer but theirs. Hence the
calvert & Go. Entire, "Barcly, Perkins q
Co. Entire etc., inscribed over LondVD
public houses. The CalYerts were SOU
ilourishing again.
A Philadelphia suit for breach of promise |
reyerses the usual order OF such litigation |
IL is the man who sues. de Is UeOrge |
Young, a wealthy and respected merchant |
The defendant Is the widow Sarah Jane
Fleming. Both are past the heyday oil
youth. They were engaged TO marry, ana
the day was appointed, but before IL ar
rived Mrs. Fleming changed her mind, and
said she would not have stepiather Tor
her children. Mr.. Young demands $40, OOJ. |
Tony Moore, Of The Moore & Burgess
Ministries, Is a conspicuous American Inquire |
in London theatrical life, driving mule
down Regent street ana Piccadiily 10
Yankee trotting wagon. Moore q Burgess
have pettea folly So, 600 yearly for the lasi
ten or twelve years. The Mohawk min
strels are also popular, and do a good bust
ness. They perform IN lslington, IN the
philharmonic and Agricultural halls. IL
was in the former that Emily SOldeDe
achieved her fame in ''Geneyieye de Bra
bant."
Rather a startling and sinking subject
vas cbOsed BY one of tue commencement
speakers at Cornell ON Thursday, namely
siTbe Tineidae Iniesting Apple Trees al
Ithaca by Armin Earnest Brunn. 70
donbt Mr.. Bruun had studied his topic aud
| kneW what be was taking about, which y
perhaps more than would have been the
case had he chosen instead The true