The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST,


Only two of our Pretidents-Gariield, and
Rarrison--never had an opportunity to hold
an official New York reception.
Booth. Theatre, New York, has been
sold and will be turned into stores as soon
as the present lease expires in loS1.
The Methodist University OF Boston has
come into possession of S2,UOOOO bcqueath-
ed it by Isaac Rich, the fish merchant, ten
years ago.
"Somc of her trlls are allame with pas,
sionate intoXication, others are white anu
wet with the tears of grief writes New
Orleans critic Of Gerstcr.
The cable dispatches state that in the Por-
tuguese bull-fghts no bulls are killed. The
Portuguese evidently fight bulls on the
Star Route prosecution plan.
The handsomest woman in Tuns has "a
complexion of old ivory and the face of an
idealized sphinx" If these discoveries
keep up the lecture bureaux are going to
be swamped.
Mrs, Langtry's excellent elocution on the
stage Is said to bel gift she has inherited
from her father, the Dean of Jersey. Much
of her beauty too, comes from that exceed
ingly handsome dignitary.
Mrs. Spraguc's friends in Washington are
OF her suit for divorce. They say that the
evidence will completely exonerate her, al
though il may make some unpleasant dis
closures concerning others.
Road Commissioner Hayes it is said has
several scrap.books filled with newspaper
gossip concerning himself and family. All
the newspaper items about himself which
Mr.. Hayes didn't cut out would make q
large volume.
The Washington special to the Cincinnati
Enquirer says; THE announcement comes
with all the sOlcmnity of an official procla-
nation that Samuel ]. Tilden will press his
claims for the next Democratic nomination
for the Presidency"
Since the law against the Socialists came
into force, on the Dist of October, 1873,
there have been altogether in Germany 225
Socialist Societies dissolved and 15S publ
cations suppressed or prohibited, including
two in the English language.
Probably the largest hog in the United
States was lately exhibited at Junction
City, Kansas. HIS length is seven feet :;
girlh of neck, six and half feet girth OF
chest, seven and half feet; gitth of cen
ter eight feet width across the hips, thirty
inches; and weight, l,532 pounds.
Mr.. Lowell, the American Minister, ac-
cording to the London Spectator" generally
manages to beat his English friends in say
ing the happiest things at meetings where
nothing is so desirable as 10 say what will
difuse q sense of pleasure over all who arc
present
A full-blooded negro was among the Chi
namen who lately arrived in Denver; but
he wore the clothes, spoke only the Ian
guage. and had all the ways Of his Chinese
H.. haI 1iun1 tWnpt v-gp
years in China, having been captured in
youth by pirates.
There is a Charley Ross case at 0conto,
Wisconsin, the kidnapers secretinga little
son of Captain Dickinson, and demanding
81 900. A search was at last accounts being
made for the boy. The father though
wealthy and not penurous, positively re-
fused to pay the blackmail.
1t is said that when Mrs. GarGcld's sons
leave college she will choose between
Cleveland and Washington for u pcrma-
ncnt home. She is now living quietly and
comfortably in Cleveland The dead Presi-
dents mother preserves her health, is
bright and cheerful, and is an nycterate
reader of books, magazines and newspapers,
1t required 900 cars to carry exhibits to
the Atlanta Exposition, but 200 were suili-
cicnt to take away those which remained
unsold Nearly everything except the
heavy machinery found purchaser.
Rather TO the surprise of the managers, the
negroes did notvisit the Expositonn large
numbers, and "Frcedmens Day" wa-
almost complete failure.
"rharaoh's daughter has been discov-
cred among the mummies at Thcbcs. She
is described rs q lady, rare beauty
with mole on her under lip. The mole is
At.. .t,st l.ttI a
the interesting damsel arrives at the British
Museum, English art critics will not admit
that ii can add to her beauty,
1t is said that the cut In one Wisconsin
district this winter will be l0000O,0OO feet,
and even this vast amount would have been
made larger II more snow had fallen, On
the banks Of another river 100000 feet
will be secured In one Upper Mississippi
region y 100000 feet will be sent to mill
In another Wisconsin area the crop will
be 100000 feet,
The six healhiest cities IN the United
States ARE said TO be In the order following;
Knoxillc New Haven, Portland, san Fran
cisco, Cleveland and Lawrence, The I'M
healthest are Charleston, Memphis Lynn,
New York and st, Louis st, Petersburg is
the unhealthic't city In the world, In New
York the deaths exceed the births by II 900
year.
The organist Of st. Paul, in London, has
published a statement of the cost of the
new biz bell, and along with 1t an sppcal
Tor contributions. The total outla; for
casting and hosting the monster into posi-
ton he gives as $1,000. Only portion of
that sum has already been subscribed
barely onc-half The cathedral authorities
do not appear To look with satisfaction ON
the possibility of this tax being laid upon
their resonr,s,
Says Philadelphia correspondent "a
great shadow will he lincd from Frankfort
this evening ut So'clock. The 30 pound,
of flesh that makes up the pondcrous anat.
omy OF Hannah Ba,tcr.hy, the famous iat
woman, will be moved in a strong.scatcd
car TO New York, to ill u four.wecks, and
possibly an entire winters, engagement In
Rowcry museum Ut curiosities, The mn.
pointments Of the fat woman's comfortable
little home on Unity street, Franklord, are
adapted throughout for her enormous .I2,
In the way Of douhlc.sea,ed. hlg.lcrced
chairs, substantial sofas and strong srttees
The house itself has u solid appearance. and
with It's well-nraccd stairways, stout floor
ioists and wide doorways, seem especially
intended for Its clcphantic mistress. who
until the present time. has spent her win
tiers there IN happiness with her husband
the Living skeleton
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