The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-13
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Paterson, New Jersey, is supposed to pos
SEES more one-eyed men than any other
city in the United states except perhaps
Pittsburg. Nine-tenths of those thus al
hicted are workers in iron and steel, and
have bee struck in the. eye with the metal
clippings.
During a storm, a few weeks ago, at
Hampstead, Texas, the lightning struck q
negro cabin in which several darkies were
sitting up with corpse. The attendants
ran ont, and when they returned the coffin
lid was of, and there was hole in the face
of the corpse as if made by the lightning,
The st. Louis medical society has been
considering the question of so amending
their code as to permit consultation with
homeopaths. The majority of committee
reported that the change ought to be made
soon, but not just yet, and the minority
favored immediate action.
Lord Beaconsfield's collection OF engrav-
ings and etchings, lately sold in London,
contained few prints that were rare or fine.
The best of them were the uncut series OF
| William Blake's illustrations. All these
brought large prices. The whole sal e real
lied about 81, 165.
Speaking of books in foreign languages,
Ralph Waldo Emerson recently said: II
should as soon think OF swimming across
the Charles river when want to go TO Bos-
ton, as of reading all my books in originals,
when | have them rendered for me in my
mother tongue"
Lord Cranbourne, an elderly brother of
the present marquis of Salisbury, and who
died before his father, was stone blind, but
he could distinguish colors by the touch as
accurately as others can by the sight. He
could also tell by sound the extent and
height of any room he entered.
Statistics reported in the Union Medi-
Gale give the number of deaths in the
French army from smallpox at 1,O31. In
the German army during the same period
there was not a single death from that
cause. Vaccination and revaccination upon
entering another army corps are compul-
sorry in Germany.
A big party was given Cinnamon of New
York on Saturday by Tom Lee, who Is de-
scribed as a deputy Sheriff, the richest
Chinaman in the city, Roman Catholic,
citizen, a republican, an importer and
tea-grower, agent Of the Six Companies, a
general trader, and his big basement store
contains all sorts OF merchandise imported
from China, ranging from dried oysters to
suits ofclothes. He Is proprietor of a cigar
ana tobacco store in which the dearest cigars
sell most quickly, but chewing tobacco is
never called for except by Caucasian sight
seers.
The SOcorro sun gives gives the following
I as the history Of the SocOrro grant: After
the reconquest Of New Mexico by the Span
iards. through the influence Of the mis-
sionary priests the crown OF spain conceded
one leage Of land, where the town Of So
zorro now stands, % a tribe Of Pueblo In
dians. These Indians subsequently aban-
doned the grant AID & remained without
any claimants until lsl5, when one Manuel
1rijiilO secured from the Mexican governor.
on the plea Of the grant % the lndi m
Aforesaid. tie 800 90 acres nov claimed.
The Journal L'Eleciricite OF Paris an
nounces that premature burial czn b. reil-
dered absolutely impossible By applying, Ia
cases where the certain signs Of death are
wanting an electric current 10 the BODY.
Such test beng applied Eve or siK hours
after presumed death. Denomination Of
the muscles viii prove beyond doubt that
life Il extinct. The discovery il received
with much satisfaction in Fran-e and Ger
many. where the laws requiring prompt
burial admit the possibility Of horrible mis-
competent 20 form an opinion are Of not
very infrequent occurrence.
The transit Of Venus on the 9th Of De
cember viii Be observed on behalf Of the
French government by eight expeditions at
the following points. The French Antilles,
the coast Of Patagonia. Santa Cruz, Chu-
bufh. Chill. Cuba. coast Of Florida, and the
c0ast Of Merico. The stations selected are
sifuated nearly on the same meridian. and
permit complete observation q the entire
uhenoneua. Astronomers anticipate that
this occasion vii enable them - determine
with en- acruracT never before ettaire Cd the
distance Of the earlh- from the sun. The
members Il the several errIediti1rs ere nov
preparing foE their v0-k e ths observatory
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oisooTsy m Germany q 1nnctIins ~ sr-