The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


The Italian chamber of deputies has
adoptc.. t~e scrutin dc liste. 200 against l43'
The Alienist and Neurologist says that
ouly one.ha.l OF the worlds insane are IN
asylums.
Great improvements are being made at
the Louisiana jockey club grounds, New
Orleans.
Gounpd's new opera "Lorelei" is almost
complete, The principal part Is that OF
ballet dancer
The disease known rs american pink
eye" is rapidly spreading among horses IN
Liverpool.
A young man of Seneca Kansas, clipped
with the glri his brother was TO have mar
ried next day.
Boston paid $4,000 for the wine, food and
carriages used by her common council IN
junkeuug last year
The number of valentines received mt the
Chicago poSt-otiice on the Nth was about
10000, OF which 800 were left unstamped.
Guiteau's sister began her letter to Mrs
Garfield beautifully, but made serious
mistake when she abused the judge and
jury.
The expenses OF the ministry of war
alone in Russia show reduction OF 23oOO,-
wv fOuDlOS. Inc car bteiHS chTllcSb III
financial reform.
A correspondent of the London Statst
shows that pound of tea, sold in China for
less than four cents costs the consumer in
London fifty cents.
A Jewish family consisting of a mother,
a daughter aged II and Il son aged H. have
been maSsacred by peasants in the district
of Anauiell Russia.
1t used to be called moderate drinking"
but now that science has invaded the sub
ject, il Is regarded as taking il in true
physiological quantity"
Another death is reported in London
OLA lady who had taken an excess OF anti
fat" medicine. The uostrum is supposed
10 act as a slow blood poison.
A new line of steamers il projected to ply
between New York, Puerto Plata and Santo
Domingo; all charges for freight TO be pay
able in current Mexican money.
John A. Owens, convict recently par
dOned from the North Carolina peniten-
tiary, IS delivering lectures to young men
and women in the Wilmington churches.
Riddle, of Round Grove, Missouri, who
fought in the war of the rebellion, walks
about with twelve bullets in his body. Six
OF them can be felt through the skin and
muscle.
W. II. and Mrs. Vanderbilt are said to be
waiting until Lent shall have come and
gone to give 1.-THE most surprisingly fine
ball ever known in private life in New
York y
The British admiralty Office has informed
the Royal Geographical society that it will
contribute Gb,00O toward the expense of Il
private Arctic expedition Tor the relief Of
Leigh Smith
A memorial to congress asking the for
fixture of the Northern Pacific land grant Is
being circulated in Washington Territory,
but the Portland Board of Trade has taken
action TO the contrary.
The Lisbon correspondent of the indie
pendance Beige says that the visit of their
Spanish majesties to their Portuguese mai es-
ties is utterly devoid of any political object,
Europe may breathe freer,
A memorial almost mile in length
signed by residents of nearly every state in
the Union, asking the abolition of banl;
taxes, will soon be presented to the ways
and means committee at Washington.
One hundred and sixty-three thousand
pounds OF turtle were shipped to New York
from Key West in 1880 The statistics fol
last year have not yet been published, bu
they will probably show an Increase in thu
traffic.
Boston is excited over the announcement
that dangerous insect has been found Il
burrow under the skin of the bean, dying
and there distilling o rank poison. TIL
story will not be likely to affect the cor
sumption or the price of beans.
A palace colee-house has been opened /
Boston by the tcmperyssce people rs an at
junct of the cause. The "opening" too
place Saturday night. aud an immcns
crowd ofpeople, of all conditions sample
the free Mocha to the music Of brass banC
Senator Davis is said to hold a purpose
becoming more prominent figure social
in Washington. 1t is stated that he wi
occupy IAN elegant residence, over whic
the Rev. John Macl.can and Mrs. MacLear
of Bloomington, will preside"
Henry Hill, who was put or Gcorg
railroad train last summer because he il
sisted on riding with his coat Off, thoup
the conductor instructed him that it w
impolite to the women in the car, has o
tanned u verdict for 5000 against the cor
pany.
The editor of the Virginia Nevada Il
terprisc, being accused of being Brito
pleads guilty. lie declares in extenuatio
however, that he has "cndcavorcd in |
own person u make ample atoncment I
thu" NSAiiu'V VI curly lllc,
One hand was thrust through the he
into q theatre ticket Office al Columb,
Ohio, and II held cooked pistol. Anotl
hand reached in and clutched pile
money. The dumiounded treasurer ma
40 cutlery, and the audaoious thief escap
with SOS.
A large dry goods firm of Boston p
poses to its employees that each shall G,
tribute $40, In weekly assessments of
cents, toward treating one out Of ev,
twenty-five OF their number to u trip
Europe next summer, luck to decide "
shall so.
Tho poet Whittier is feeble, and has
late grown exceedingly deaf. He no lon
lives in the old family house at Ameshu
Massachusetts,, but NJ Danvcrs, In n la,
square house, amid u group of oaks
pines. This place Is called Oak Knoll,
Is handsome, but not picturesque.
The total annual consumption of ouir
throughout the world Is given ut 30
pounds, of which onc.quarter Is used In
United States alone. In 1880 we impo
J0O,o0O ounces of 0uinine and 81, 600 bali
cinchona bark. In 1881 the importat
were one.quarter larger.
The occupation of the male popula
OF Nevada Is chiefly mining In silver
The silveris, however, so largely associ
with lead that nine.tcnths of the me
cases reported from that locality are of
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