The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-24
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William H. Vanderbilt and seven married
children will soon beliying on Fifth avenue,
New York, in houses costing nearly $s,-
10000.
Colonel ROBBIE, the republican candidate
for governor OF Maine, graduted irom Row
doin college i'll lSil, anu is a 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 of the Civil
War IN America, which will probably be
published before the close OF the present
year.
sin gratitude for his kindness and ur-
banity,' an inmate OF an English work
house, aged rs, recently bequeathed his
body TO tne attending physician. The be-
Quest was not accepted.
Upanimiiy: And what shall l say
moro2' asked the clergyman after an hours
holding forth. Aud II was noticed that
every mouth i'll The congregation instinct
lively found Itself into the word Amen. -
boston Transcript.
A concert AZ pubic cost is given on Bos-
ton common every Sunday afternoon in
summer. There was opposition by the or
thodOx church people ut first, but II has
died out, and this year It is fashionable to
60 to hear the iuslc on the way TO evening
religious services.
sMr. Henry George, the political econo-
mist OF The Pacific coast, who-e theories
have uecome the platform Of the laId-,aw
agitators i'll Ireland, was born in In,.aGel-
pnla iorty-three years ago, aud received his
training and education there. His ialher
still lives i'll that city.
Henry Ward Beecher, according to his
wife, always faces All audience with hesita-
tim. Sometimes when l want to 10 and
hear him lecture" says she to cores
pondent OF The Boston Herald "he tells
me quite seriously, Don't go, Eunice; am
going 10 make muddle OF IT.
Two young couples of Coshooton, Ohio,
thought IL would be romantic idea to
elope down the river to Marietta by moon
light in "a row-boat. The trip was only halt
made, however, when the men were ar
rested tor stealing the boat, ana the girls
were sent home alone and unmarried.
Hon. Il. Il. Waters, the handsome batch
elor editor OF the Boston Advertiser, was
married the other day " Mrs. Clara Erskine
Clement, the authoress OF Charlotte Cush-
man" III the Osgoods' series Of American
Actors" The ceremony Was private.
The ex-Empress Eugene is living in
great retirement at EnIs, avoiding ali So
ciety as well as unnecessary appearance in
public. She occupies the residence which
was inhabited by her III 1878, and which
| has often been The abode OF the Princess
Dolgorouki.
Several prominent Philadelphians inter.
ested in educational matters, are seeking To
raise testimonial fund Of 100000 Tor
Professor Joseph Leidy, of the University
OF Pennsylvania, designing that at his
death 1t shall be applied 10 the mainten-
ance OF u Leidy Chair vf anatomy at tho
university.
A Mr.. Nelson, who went to Northern
Alaska four years ago In the interest OF the
Signal Service, has returned. AS Mr.. Mel
son is about the only man that ever went
north at government expense aud got back
he should be Kept at home hereafter. Such
valuable curiosites are not often secured.
The Monte Carlo gambling establish
menI has published a balance sheet for 1881,
irOm WHICH II appears that the tables won
IN tnat time the sum OF 81, 100000. The ex-
penses for the same period were 81 ,76O, 100,
thus leaving 100000 To be divided among
the shareholders, The transactions Of some
oil the cluus III Nice and Paris are SAID 10
greatly exceed those OF Monte Carlo.
During the races in 81. Louis the police
kept all the regular gambling places
Cioseu' In TINS emergency the laro oank
was opened III room oi the Southern ho'
iei, ana the game Was conducted so quietly
That the landlord did not lind II out until
II mad been going three days. But II was
in o, a., p'o,,.a1ie venture, as the pahk mac
ios'Sio'oov "hch pay was stopped
The betting on the English turf has fallen
OH vastly. In lSo2, when Daniel O'Roke
ridden by FRANK Butler, the Archer o.
those days, carried oil the Derby amid a
peillhg storm OF IAN, William Davies, the
great better, called the Leyiathan, laid
thirty-hve thousand ana twenty-five thou
sand 10 one in Two single bets with Frank
villers aud Gen. Arson against the win
her
Counsellor Polk was fined 800 Tor CON
Tempt court at Winterset, Iowa, The al
isrhdtive being twenty days imprisonment
he had no money, aud his fellow members
o. me bar raised the amount, My graft
,uue is ooundless, dear friends" said he
haveh't had twenty dollars in my pocket
before Tor twenty years. | shall Keep II
mere, with your Kind permissloni" anu ht
went )oyiuily toJaii.
Mrs. Ellen AZ. Colton's suit apains
Charles Croker, EXC oyernor Stanford unc
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