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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-01
GOV Sale.

k'oK SALE-A good residence property l5Ox
40 feet ON Bryan street. with house Of lour
rooms, cellar, excellent WELL outhouses, chicken
yard etc oyer 1000 bearing grapeyines and black.
perry bushes OF The pest varieties on the place
EnpulIc W He'hlu once, loft
, 1882-03-18
Improving on Nature.

An incident concerning one of the men
mentioned in the article a Famous
Race, " published on our first page this
morning, will doubtless De read with in
terest. In 1865 Bill Greer and an eH-
tremely hard nut named Billy Nuttall
both lived in Virginia City and were
enemies They met one night in the
Shade saloon in that city, and, after
exchanging abusive language, engaged IN
a knock d5wn In the fight Nutall bit a
piece out Of Greers upper lip. Greer 5
upper lip had been very prominent and
unsightly feature, so much SO, in fact,
that it completely eversaadowed his
mouth and chin Bills brother, Sam,
lived in Helena at the time, and as soon
as be heard Of the result Of the fight he
put ON his war paint and went TO Nirsi
MA TO ayenge the injury 10 his brother.
He found Bill In the cabin and had him
remove the bandage from his bitten lip.
Sam looked al it. The bitter had bitten
off enough superhuous lip TO effect a Won
derful Improvement on nature, and sam
exclaimed ''Wen, by -, Bill, 1
didn't think that anything could improve
your looks SO Revenge Not much d,
Why, that Nutall is positive benefactor
of the Greer family And mounting
his cayuse he started back to Helena.
Helena Herald
, 1882-03-18
Vanderbllt's lWealth.

4 correspondent sends the following
calculations with regard to the reputed
wealth of William H. Vanderbilt Esti-
mating it at $500, 900, 900, to count it, al
the rate of 81 each second and ten hours
a day, it would take II years, l5l days, >
hours and 30 minutes. In gold it would
weigh Isl tons and 800 pounds, requiring
a train Of - cars of 10 tons capacity to
move il in silver, l0,1li tons and 5.l
pounds, requiring l,072 cars for its trans
portation. la 81 bills, lying lensthWise
in continuOus line, it would reach 34,-
9l9 miles, l62 rods and feet, or entirely
around the globe and along ITS diameter
with ,9l9 miles 1872 rods and : feet To
spare, or more than one-seventh of the
distance from the earth to the moon. If
laid widthwise these bills would reach H.,
500 mil 5. I5l rods and feet, or from
New York city to more than 30 miles be
yond Cheyenne added to hall the cIrcum-
ference OF the globe. la 81 bills 1t would
spread carpet los feet and inches wide
and ST miles long
, 1882-03-18

4 singular accident befell Scotch eles-
ayman while preaching IN a Nonconiorm-
ist chapel at Shepherd Bush on Sunday
last. He had a vigorous style and showed
himself zealnusly feryent in driving home
70 his interested hearers the solemn v ords
and moral OF his text. Hands and eyes
we're both brought into play in enforcing
the words Of the Dortly preacher, AMI now
and acain he would lean his entire weight
on the reading stand, gazing intently into
the faces Of his auditors to deepen the
IMPRESSION of his counsels. While he
was once thus gazing, the audience were
startled by seeing the reading-stand top
pie over the platform, followed headlong
blythe energetic preacher himself. Many
rushed 10 his assistance, but, although
the fall was ore Of about seven feet, the
minister quickly recaiued his footing and
at once returned 10 his place at the re-
stored rea!ing-stand. Before resuming
the awkwarily interrupted discourse,
however, the preacher remarked, With a
quaint '1pswkiness" which the congrega-
ton seemed 10 appreciate, that ''those
who leaned upon the Master would be bet
ter sustained than he had been while
leaning upon tne reading stand OF His ser
want"
, 1882-03-18

THERE are five senses by common con-
sent. Sir Charles Bell added a sixth
the muscular sense-whlch let's you know,
with your eyes shut, whether the biceps
are hexed or extended, and without a
mirror whether you are grinning or look
ing dolorous. | am inclined to set up a
seventh Sense-that which warns the in
telligence that the body is in peril from
its relation with the physical circum-
stances, the air, the wind, the moisture,
the cold Clarkson n Potter, one of
the ablest and most conscientious of an
able and conscientious family, lacked the
seventh sense. He went to Albany, as
You have been told. in winter weather
without underclothing and wearing shoes
no thicker than dancing pumps Ex-
Congressman Potter is no more to be
blamed for not having the seventh sense
than a man is to be blamed for being
blind or deaf. Two thousand men and
women die every year in New York, and
fifteen hundred in Philadelphia, because
Nature has failed to eudow them with the
seventh sense.
, 1882-03-18
Bill Nye's Anti-P Polygamy Boone.
rang.

Bill Nye in the Laramie Boomeraas:
Bill Nye has written book called The
Forty Liars. Judging from the way he
he'd about his own community, he ought
10 be at the head Of the list Of the nota-
ble forty.
The above choice morsel was written by
the Endowment Rink editor of the Nor
mon organ Of Zion. Closer and closer
the lines are being drawn by the church
OF Jesus Christ of Latter Day SAinta
Only a short time ago the polygaaists
passed a resolution not to allow the Gen.
Tile with clean shirt TO mingle in the
may at theif select dances, and nov the
Mormon youth who writes heavy editor
ials for the Desert Neius on week days and
presents his plans and specifications to
God on Sundays for the management Of
the universe during the following week,
has given us cruel blow. Long ego .
resolution WAS passed refusing freedom OF
the endowment house and now We are cut
adrift, with no good society TO which We
can flee except the questionable society
Of the Gentiles. TIE festive reader can
now see how lonely our life viii hence
forth be To us. With what wearisoms
sameness We now visit the homes where
only one isolated wife runs the ranch.
How we miss the. pratsle of carload Of
infants as we enter the door, and how
still and monotonous are our visits where
We miss the cordial welcome of nineteen
hostesses. We have been black-b balled in
the tithing shebang, frowned upon in the
Endowment house, and cursed in the
tabernacle. The next period in our
downward career will be death, perhaps at
the hands Of an arengng angel Some
sore-eyed Dante from the Michigan PEN
itentiary will be selected to dog our foot
steps and smite us in the stiffness of the
night with an iron coupling pin, land when
the glorious god of day peeps over the
Black Hills We will be at rest, lying IN
the bright glare of the early morn with
our features knocked galley west. No
one can ever know how We feel. The
Church of Zion has soured on us, and we
are an ou.cast on the face of the earth,
with only one wife and the doors Of the
temple are closed against u.s. Branded as
The boss OF the Forty Liars, cut adrift,
with no choice to be sealed to n siren
fresh from the pest house on the Jordan,
we cry out IN our anguish, and rend our
garments, and spit upon the carpet, for
our punishment is greater than we can
hear
, 1882-03-18

There is no little babble concerning the
building up Of new party by uniting a
portion of the Republican party with the
Son'ke-'. Democrats upon a nex platform
III ~ ch vigorous foreign policy will be
the most proulinel: plank The idea Is
preposterous- The Pograms are not sufi-
ciently numerous to make such a party a
success The glorifcation OF the Amer
lean eagle and proclamation of our pur-
pose TO exist as nation simply to defy
the rest Of mankind do not constitute a
a sufficient basis for a national party.
Besides to use the words OF the statesman
Of the generation, Garfield, political par
ties, like poets, are not made; no act Of
political mechanics, however wise can
make platform and put a party on it
which will live and flourish"
, 1882-03-18
Coming to Their Senses.

ThcfolIowing from the Portland OTego''-
ian shows that they begin TO "see them
selves IS Others see them. But why
Portland merchants should still export
our wheat" is a strange assertion not borne
ont by conmon sense facts. However
we give the editorial as it is published
Unless the Columbia bar is improved
and unless the river channels from Baker 5
ba, to Portland are deepened, the ships
which carry our gram TO market Will load
at Puget Sound Already enc ship has
loaded there and another asks for char
ter, and within the past month SIX Others,
originally destined for the Columbia have
been directed to the Puget Sound IN
stead. When connection with Tacoma oy
rail is m.de as it will be this fall by the
completion of the Portland-kalam line,
it will be small matter to run cars al
ready loaded on to deep water, and
also very slight difference in charter
rates favorable to Tacoma will make that
place point Of shipment. Just as cor
tain as fate, Tacoma or Seattle will be-
come the shipping poin. of the northwest
if the Columbis bar is not improved and
the river channels not deepened. This
does not mean thst Portland will be de-
serted or that a rival will spring up on
the Sound, but it means sacrifice OF many
thousands of dollars worth of busi-
ness each year in the equipment
of ships, and the payment of the trans
portation charge across to Tacoma
Portland's merchants would still export
our wheat, and the profit of the business
would remain here, but We should lose
much.
There is but one means of ayerting this
danger. Experience here and elsewhere
has proved that government help cannot
be depended upon. TO 90 it. Experience
elsewhere has shown how those who help
themselves succeed There is great les
son in the history of commerce on the
Clyde. There is another in the report of
what Adelaide, Australia, has dcAe. And
there is impulse and encouragement in
the success Of these extraordinary ven
lures. A million dollars, the amount
suggested by our correspondent, is a great
deal of money, but it viii be the making
of tens of millions Portland ought TO
open the river even at this great cost.
, 1882-03-18
Brick Bounces Burr.

Brick Bomerov in the Denver Gceai
Wes. says: Col. F. A. Burr, whoever he
is, is contributing to The Philadelphia
Press "reminiscences of the war as juicy as
the yarns of Gulliver. In one OF them he
says:
"The La Crosse Democrat was established
at La Crosse, Wis. for ike purpose, and
Jake Thompson give Brick Pomeroy con-
federate money to establish it. The tenn
per of the paper, however, was SIS violent
and abusive that il injured rather than
aided our cause.
Col F. - Burr is a lar The La Crosse
Democrat was established at La Crosse BY
DIR. A P. Blakesley, a Douglas Democrat,
before the war was thought OF. 1t was
bought in 1860 by NJ NJ Pomeroy, who
assumed about s., 800 Of debts against the
Office, went on with his business, had his
office seized nine times in one year by the
sheriff On account OF old debts, but at last
pulled it through to profit and somewhat
Of prominence. In 1S60 the La Crosse
Democrat supported Douglas, as lis editor
had done since 1858. He espoused the
cause of Douglas as against Buchanan
The La Crosse Democrat supported the
cause of ths North Its editor, n. NJ
Pomery, helped to enlis. men into the
Northern army. He made speeches in
La Crosse, Sparta, Black River Falls,
Hastings, Hudson and other places in
Wisconsin, urging men to enlist to save
the Union He was authorized by Simon
Cameron, then Secretary Of War, on the
Endorsement of Hon. Tim. q. Howe, pres
ent Postmaster General, to raise five COM
panies Of calvary for specially hazardous
service and to have it ready for service in
sixty days, but declined the appointment
and service because he was asked to in-
dorse at all times the administration
under which he was to serve. The La
Crosse DenlOcrdt lived at the point of star
walton till long after the war was under
way, and did not gam its circulation until
after the war WAS ended. Ii began to
criticise the administration when 1t
gave place to thieves who were stealing
all they could get away with. And the
idea that confederate money was worth
anything in Wisconsin, or that L person
whose service in the north might be val
liable would receive pay therefor in such
stuff is another good Joke In view of
the fact that the La Crosse Democrat was
established several wears before the war
and before there was any Southern Con-
federaey or Confederate script thought of
or issued, We would like the writer and
maker of the charge above quoted to rise
and explain. Its editor, NJ NJ. Pomeroy.
the writer of this, never saw Jake ThOmp-
son, never was paid as much as enc cent
by any person for any support the La
Crosse Democrat ever gave any person,
cause, church or party saw dol
lar of Confederate money until after the
war was declared ended, and the assertion
above copied from the pen Of Col. +. A
Burr is deliberate lie. Ii Jake Thomp
son or any other person ever gave us 4
dime, dollar or anything for or toward
the purpose stated by the writer of the
above copied paragraph, let him state
when, where, how much, etc, and when
the charge is snhstantiated We viii pub
licly admit that We are what We charge
Col. F. A Burr with b-ing-a liar.
, 1882-03-18

MEDICAL scientists charged with Inves-
tIga'ing the various features Of the dis
aster at the Ring theatre, in Vienna, are
said to be convinced that those who died
in the galleries We're poisoned by gas
generated from the combustion of certain
matter in the scenery, decorations and up
holstery of the theatre; and, furthermore,
that a single inhalation OF this gas would
produce partial or complete insensibility.
Hence there is good ground for the belief
that the gallery victims were all dead very
soon after the bursting of the flame INTO
the auditorium, and also that the deaths
were comparatively painless. This would
account for the silence reigning in tie IN
terror of the theatre so soon after the out
break of the flames silence which caused
the authorities 10 believe that there were
no more people inside.
, 1882-03-18

Elias De Puy Is % years of age and
is still able to walk eight miles day
over rough hills. He lives near Lacka-
wack, Ulster county, New York, in eoun
try sparsley settled, on rough farming
lands. He is in excellent health yet not
a follower Of temperance principles, for
he believes in the old Dutch custom Of
taking gir straight, and has ehexed all
his life the ranLest and strongest tobacco.
He has had i've wives and eight children
His eldest son is 20 and'gray haired. while
his Youngest son was born after ne was
So years old He was 90 years OF age ghen
he married his last wife and abe WAS l9
A remarkable thing about Dir. De Puy is
that he Is cutting new set Of teeth
Nine new teeth have already made then
appearance His eyesight is excellent
and he reads almost continually. He j:
the most remarkably preserved man IN
the state.
, 1882-03-18

The prevalence Of smallpox through
out the country has caused some strange
exhibitions of fright and selfshness-
Only nine miles out of st. Louis a negro
lay sick with the disease on a pile Of
straw at the roadside. The next morn
ing he WAS discovered, and as the weather
had been cold, it is probable that he was
badly froz n; but nobody would go to his
aid, and he was left to die all alone,
which he did after another night Of ex
posure. An Indian Soman xas similarly
left to herself IN a suburb Of Cincinnati
After her death the shanty in which her
body remained was set on fire by thros
ing blazing wads Of straw at it. Three
children were abandoned by their parents
at Selma, Tenn and in this case there
was not the excuse of real danger, for the
father and mother had been protected by
recent vaccination. In Wisconsin lum-
berman's camp, three men were left by
their companions with food and water Tor
only three days. after that they would
have starved 10 death had not man who
had heard os their plight through the
fngitives gone TO their succor. On the
other hand, cases OF self sacrificing brav-
cry are also numerous
, 1882-03-18
Dund numbers

This makes grand total of 81, 3l7 ,65l,-
593 (adding hundreds emitted above),
which is classified as follows: Claims for
pensions, fled prior to June 80, 1880, l.
2G4 229 ,917; similar claims filed after
June 80, 1880, S4l, 10000 Mexican
Var claims, to begin in 1888, S5l ,92l ,Gl9.
These estimates have been prepared with
great care, and they are based upon data
the accuracy Of which past experience has
fully demonstrated, and they ought to
make some some impression upon the
minds of the many congressman who have
for years been urging the Mexican pen
sion bill, on the ground that it would
cost very little S, ,000, 900 or SIC, ,Oo0, 600
at most anu upon the minds of other
liberal minded congressman whe have be-
gun to advocate the placing upon the pen
sion roll the names OF all surviving SOL
iiers of the war of the rebellion.
, 1882-03-18
Our New Navy.

The recommendations of the house
naval committee will be substantially as
follows regarding the number, class, type,
speed, and cost of the vessels: First, two
first rate steel, full sail and steam cruising
ships having a displacement Of not less
than ., 800 nor more than ZOO tons, TO
have the greatest attainable speed, and in
no event to be less than fifteen knots al
hour average sea speed, to be armed with
four eisht-inch and twenty-one six-inch,
full power, breech-loading rifle guns, to
cost $500 200; second, four second rate
steel, full sail and full steam cruisers,
having a displacement Of not less than
1 800 and not more than 400 tons, with
the greatest attaiuable speed, but in no
event less than fourteen knots an hour
average sea speed, with battery Of four
einht-Inch and fifteen siX-Iuch breech-
loading rifled guns, TO cost S5,6SS, 600;
third, one steel ram, not less 1000 tons
displacement and an average sea speed of
not less than thirteen knots, to cost S50,-
600; Fourth, fonr cruising torpedo boats,
with sea speed of not less than tweniy-one
knots. to cost SIP 900; fifth, four harbor
torpedo boats, with IN average sea speed
of not less than seventeen knots, to cost
SlOO, 900; total cost cf the fifteen vessels,
SIC, ,O00, ,GO0. The committee has decided
not TO recommend the building of any
third-class ships 1t viii also advise that
one half Of the vessels should be built by
contract with private ship-builders and
one-half by government in the navy yards
In that event. part Of the torpedo boats
VIII be built at Norfolk, Va, and part at
Pensacola, Fla One Of the largest ships
viii probably be built at the Brooklyn
navy-yard. by the provisions OF the bill,
the secretary Of the navy is authorized to
detail from the active list of the
navy, without reference to either line OF
staff, three (Or FOUR officers, to consist of
the bes; mea in the service, to determine
upon a plan for the construction Of these
ships, the quality Of the material with
which they are to be built, and to have
general supervision Of the construction OF
the same; and he IL 10 be further author
ized to employ from civil life two tor
threeJ experts in naval architecture and
civil engineering to act with said officers,
who are 10 receive stipulated compensa-
ton for their services, to be paid out Of
the fund appropriated blythe bill. 1t was
also decided 10 recommend the completion
nf the four unfinished ironciads, an appro-
priatiOn for which is to be made in a sepa-
rate measure. IL IS estimated that over
81 900, 600 will be required fOr this pur-
pose. The Committee is, however, unani-
nous in the opinion that these monitors
should be completed in the most effective
way, and that some early action will be
taken regarding the important matter
there is no reason TO doubt.
, 1882-03-18
Fruit Enemies.

4 dozen years ago 1t was believed that
Oregon and Washington Territory would
become the great fruit growing country
OF the world for certain kinds of fruit
During the past few years, however, fruit
enemies, i'll the shape Of insects, have
made their appearance, and now many OF
our growers think that the business will
have to be abandoned unless a remedy IS
provided. b. +. Bradford, Esq, who
is largely interested IN fruit culture, ar
gues that If insects which are not indigo
nous to this country, that their presence
is traceable to importatiOns from abroad.
Mr.. Bradford is in all probability correct.
Ii is claimed and We believe generally
concluded that the caGln moth was nitro
duced into California from the Eastern
States In fruit packages in 1873 If the
cadlin moth was introduced into this cOun-
try this way ii Is reasonable to suppose
that other species could be brought mere
in the same way. The eques:ion Is, What
shall We do to be saved T. Our advice
is this FIRST establish the fact that the
destroying insects are not native, and that
they are imported here. Then go TO the
legislature and get such laws passed as
will enable the people to prevent further
importation. This being done, the way
Is clear and the fruit enemies cam be got
rid OF. This territority has the authority
and Will not hesitate to protect the fruit
growers. We viii give al the aid ne can
and We would like to get ali the informa-
ton possible upon the subject.-E"rat
SPIRIT.
, 1882-03-18

The Portland papers are now agitatlng
the cause of the river improvements and
want the city property holders taxed for
the purpose Of making port Of the
place, and instance GLASGOW on the Clyde
as al example of what can be done. The
only effect their labored articles have is
to cause the fat citizens of Portland to
tighten up their purse strings, for they
sell know the foclishness of such argu-
ments as the papers advance. Most OF
them know what the editors do not, VIZ
that Giasgow is tidal port and Portland
is on an inland creek which empties into
. noble river, but with q series Of dan
gerous sand bsrs for over 100 miles from
in mouth.
, 1882-03-18

THERE is death in the dried apple Lit,
tie Johnny Y"st, of Kansas City, was
taken i'll and, growing rapidly worse,
many eminent physicians were called IN
consultation. Some said it was conges.
ton and Others infamation Of the bowels
but no one seemed positive Us 10 the
cause Of the difficulty After enduring
intense agony, which the doctors were nn-
able to relieve, the boy died, and post
mortem revealed the fact that he had
stuffed himself with dried apples.
, 1882-03-18

When Joe Rodgers Was making syrup
he left a barrel of the skimmings near the
mill. A day or two after drove Of fine
hogs went for the skimmings and the
whole crowd got drunk. They cut up all
manner of diioes and finally the whole
gang lay day down and wen. to sleep.
This alarmed Joe little, and for awhile
he WAS in doubt whether 10 administer
sweet milk or strong coffee or send for
doctor. They got over their spree after
awhile and went around for a day or two
with red eyes and headache
, 1882-03-18

IT is estimated on good authority tha.
NJ De Lesseps' Panama Canal will cost
2O. 900 lives ere it is finished Nothing
but preliminary WORK has yet been done,
but seventy-eight canal officers and over
l 600 men employed in the preliminary
work have already perlshed- Two
months ago thirty Belgian mechanics
went there to superintend the other
workmen; eighteen Of them are dead.
, 1882-03-18

EyrRAORDISRY rum0rs are pTcpogated
III some parts of Russia as TO the death o'
the late Emperor. In one place 1t is CON
fdently believed that the landed propri-
etors did the foul deed, and that the
reigning monarch has hung up the guilty
ones on line Of gibbets stretching from
St Petersburg 10 Moscow Another local
ity is profoundly penetrated with The be-
lief that the anrhors Of the crime were
students, but the people are too ignorant
to know what student Ia
, 1882-03-18

STILL MYsrERY.-The announcement
recently made by Portland papers that young
Williamson, who so rrYsteriously disappeared
had purchased ticket In Portland for Bos-
ton, does not seem 70 afford satisfactory So
luton Of the matter, As young Williamson
was from low. and could have no object in
gong to Boston. One theory advanced il,
that the man who purchased a ticke. for
Boston Was ths former companion Of VII
hanson, travelling under Williamson's psms.