The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-04
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TRADE NOTES.

rur commercial drumncrs of Memphis were
tho first men 10 propose relief for the sufferers
oil the Golden City.
Miners In the 'Pittsburg coal district held
meeting and resolved 10 resist u reduction OF
wages from cents to so cents per bushcl
The Havana municipality has awarded Two
American firms contracts for municipal loan
aud construction OF watcr-works involving over
81, 100000.
The Eganlk valley, In Roumana, Is entirely
given up to the cultivation of roses Tho eS,
sence Is sold Wholesale in Paris from ESQ TO tVO
per pound while II IL rctnilcd nj flOO or more
per pound.
on the lowest computation, 55or0D tons of fish
are annually taken In British waters, ana fr0-
fessor Huxley estimates the take OF herrlhgs III
the North sen ut 2, OOO, OOO,O0l,
Noteven the thinnest crust oil lee mas pceh
seen In Shreveport this winter
We clip from the Arkad0lphia Signal the, fol
lowing Peaches are beginning to snow them-
selves, and we never had better prospect Tor
full crop. Apples also are very promising,
The mayor Of Minneapolis has vetoed an or
dinance which provided for lighting the city by
electricity, because of the danger llRcly TO ARISE
from unprotected wire II the wires were. run
underground, he said, his objection would DO
Withdrawn.
10 induce the people to make themselves ~
miliar with the operation aud ulility ol INC lel-
egraph the Chinese authorities have shrcwdly
made the use of the new lines free for the space
of one month.
The MASSACHUSETTS, house, by u tie yote-llO to
llC--deicatcd the bill prohibiting the sale anu
manufacture of intoxicating liquors,
The evidences Of growing opposition all over
the country against the patent monopoly NM
abuse aud the extension factories OF me patent
laws, are daily arriving IN themalls 10 Congress
men.
The drummer Is growing steadily more
numerous. Texas has issued license TO over two
thousand OF them up to date,
The governor Of the federal district OF Mexico
recommends the city TO. raise Sl,SOWO Tor
A., Ia IA uupinut nunpIupts
improving streets and establishing slaughter
houses.
DR.. Lawrence, of Hot Springs, says that the
first white shad of the season, from The waters
OF the Ouachla, was caught NJ Thornlons mil
on the Goth. The doctor tells is that their
annual visits to our waters generally extend nom
the 18th OF March to tho 9th OF April, and that
they are esteemed great delicaey by cpiGurcs.
AZ Pitisburg the International Sabbath con
ference is In session. Papers were read yestcl.
day advocating the abolition OF Sunday mail
service and In opposition 10 running iron works
and newspapers ON that day.
Georgia furnishes much terra nlha for candy
making. II formerly camo mainly from France
as ballast 1t Is sold as california sugar
Glucose In used TO q great extent, Nuch ndul'
terlted candy is sent TO the west
The records OF the city department OF ilnance
show that there arc In New Orleans total OF !,
b9J places licensed to sell liquor by the drink,
or this number LOU are grocery stores The
number OF places kept by women Is al, and of
the grand total OF places authorized TO sell drinks
6s7 are below Canal street pnd tho remaining |
700 Above the great boulevard,
General Sewton, United States engineers pro
nounccs the Brooklyn bridge insecure lie says |
this arises from the nsuillclcncy OF the original
estimates and from the disposition to accom-.
the locomotive interest Although nearly els |
100000 has been expended, the structure Is by |
no means finished.
The electric light is burning and is rapidly |
Ia,. Int la al
fercnt portions OF tho city. A dozen or more |
new lamps blazed out last night on Canal ST. |
Charles aud Grnvicr streets, and reports wen that
there were as many more In more retired per- |
tons OF the city which shonc for the first time |
The company Is supplying clear, steady bill. |
liant light and II Is rapidly advanng In public
favor
An exchange states that n curiosity has been
discovered In the Gulf OF Mexico II Is nhar-
Dor In the open gull some 10 miles from land.
A kind OF oil IN thrown. up and resting on
tho surface of tho water forms thick scum, thu
effect of which IL stated to be so great that even
IN the most severe storms the sen Is compare
lively smooth In this spot This is Snwcll
known that when storm approaches small YES,
sells run for this "oil pond" rs II N called and
ride on, the gale In safety.
An exciting whale hunt is reported from the
west coast OF the shetland islands whore 800
whales have been captured hya fleet of small
skill fishing boats peculiar ~ these islands. |
About 400 or 800 whales, known az bottle
noses werc observed sporting about In Wees
dale bay, nnd ms soon M the ilcws spread every
available boat was manned by 1shcrmcn, |
farmers, and croftors, and n general chase com.
menced, with the result that ultimately 80 were
A bill has passed the Kentucky legislature |
chartcrng the Louisville Canal and WATERPROOF.
or company, the purpose Of which Is to
Seens'rpe. belt canal around the city
NEARLY the entire WAY which will nt,arl nlnnxt