The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
BOstOn's oldest inhabitant is dead-Mrs
Catharine Branch, aged ll2.
Justice Hunts mind has failed and he is
incapable of writing his resignation.
The Commercial Advertiser thinks q
printer should always marry good type OF
girl.
The San Francisco stock board has under
consideration d proposition to put wheat Oh
its call list.
The man who dug Aaron Burr's grave is
still living at Princeton. His name Is
James Wertz.
It will require 100000 to transport the
| Russian Jews to the United States and
| Canada.
Pegasus was formerly a winged horse.
Now he is clipped donkey.-[New Orleans
Picayune.
A Chicago dealer advertises corsets for 10
cents. 1t is wonderful how cheap squeezing
has become in this country.
The loss to England by the last three
years bad haryests is estimated at from
| 100000 600 to $3.50 1900 ayear.
Lieutenant I. S. Plunkett, United States
navy, of the steamer Michigan, was
drowned in the bay at Erie, while skating,
There are eleven pastors of Congregational
churches in Connecticut who have averaged
pastorate of over twenty years each
The police department of Philadelphia
made 45, 126 arrests during the year 1881, an
increase, as compared with the preceding
year, of Sll.
! Vancouvers arsenal was closed recently
| by an order from the war department. The
| supplies which were deposited there have
been removed to Olympia.
One-third of the Utah legislative session
has expired and only one bill of any impor-
| lance has passed-that amending the char
| ter of Salt Lake city.
An Irishman, in a drunken stupor, lay
down beside the railroad, in Steubcnville,
| Ohio, and threw his arm over the rail. a
passing train cut off his hand.
There is a financial panic in Dublin
| New York Herald. We have often heard
of Irish bulls, but never knew Of the de-
pressing effect OF Irish bears.
II is said that in Calcutta young lady
will rise at an afternoon visit and say, lex
cuse me, but must go nome Tor my 0
O'Clock fever Kennty in India.
The New Hampshire centennial home for
the aged at Concord had eleven inmates
| last year, expanding 81, S6S. 1t has per-
manent fund of $4,000, which is constantly
Increased.
Lieutenant Hayes, who lost his life with
General Custer at the time of that fearful
massacre, left two orphan sisters, who are
now in Washington in-destitute circum-
stances.
A workman was examining a hole which
he had Just bored in factory floor at New
Britain, Connecticut, when his eyes were
destroyed by red hot iron thrust through
! from the other side.
1,fal In,
offered to assist in buying and fitting up a
building for a public library. 1t is the de-
sign TO concentrate all the local libraries In
this general public one.
Richard Wagner is now living in strict
retirement with his family at Palermo. lie
II going shortly to Greece in order to make
studies on the spot for new opera drawn
/ from the Greek mythology.
Anna Dickinson will appear in the drama
at Topeka shortly, but not in Hamlet,
/ for spirits are prohibited there. Hamlet
with the ghost left out would not be
/ thought of Kansas City Journal.
A Denver reporter asked Alice Oates how
old she was and she replied, II am y.
Were you p recently" inquired the re-
porter innocently, at which the little kicker
said she detested newspaper reporters.
Twenty young Indian children from the
Usage agency. IN the Indian Territory, vii
] so0n 20 to Carlisle. Pennsylvania, and
begin a course Of study. All the expenses
of their education will be betrayed by the
] Usage tribe.
A bill has been introduced in the Wiscon'
7 sin legislature providing that If jury con
Wet a man Of n capitm crime. they shall al
tie same time fix the penalty; but u The
prisoner pleads guilty, the sentence shall
| rcv' with The judge.
] Enoch Pratt's proposition ior the estab
I Hshment of q great free library in Balti
more has been accepted BY the councils %
fhaf city. The acceptance carried with %
tile duty ~ providing i1r an annual library
aurrurri1fiYn N 5000.
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