The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST,


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Tho Pensacola navy yard sectional dry
dock. which cost 81, 100000 In 1877, 10 rust
ing out on the beach for want OF care.
A late emigrsnt from Georgia to Texas
has return. home because he was tired OF
travelling four or five miles whenever he
wanted drink.
MichIran's richest man 10 DR.. David
Ward. he owns 2, zoe. 600 600 feet of stand
ing pine 10 Michigan and Wisconsin, and is
worth $25, 900, 600.
Denver has q debt Of $500. 900 which must
be paid before legal appropriations can be
made tor any purpose. and the municipal
revenue is only $4,000.
A dispatch from Salt Lake City says that
the Utah part OF President Arthur's mes
sage is received with demonstrations of Joy
py the "Americans" OF that city.
Lee Crsndall, OF the greenback party,
says that General Butler has consented to
accept the nomination OF the national par
ty for president and will make the cam
paign.
At Ancona. in Italy, 100 priests have hsid
meetings with view 70 organize s:rike ID IN
have the amount paid for saying mass in
creased.
A New York reporter has discovered that
the broken food, Of which the street beggsrs
sometimes collect great baeketfuls, IS given
TO the low saloons for the free lunch tables
In exchange for liquor.
The trade OF Cape Colony, South Africa,
has fallen of to such an extent that, instead
Of giving full employment for fast line OF
fourteen steamers, six are now found to be
ample on tie line to England.
Boston's law and order league never
brings suit on evidence obtained by spy.
IL that way 1t finds places where liquor -
sold, but waits for other and legitimate
proofs before commencing an action.
Governor Murray, Of Utah. estimates
that ofthe 100 900 people IL that territory
| ITO 900 are Mormons. He believes that
there is now danger of what will be virtu-
ally polygamio empire In the far west.
As consequence of the Vienna electric
exhibition, q number of new words have
been invented, among which may be mem
toned the word photograph" Tor clock,
"billetoph RI for postman, and "barko'
phon" for dog.
Judge Ingalls, purchased g lot in the vii
lage Of Greenwich, New York, adjoining
the house where he was born, not that ne
wanted the ground, but because the owner
was about to cut down noble old elm
which stood upOnit.
Miss Willie Withers, daughter of ex-Sen
ator Withers. OF Virginia, can handle
shotgun with an accuracy OF aim that ex
ceeas that of many pretentious sportsmen
| and many birds are broughtdown on tbs
I wing Dy her seldom erring sight.
The ares OF the amber fields OF Prussia Il
nearly fity miles long by ten 10 breadth
and il is reckoued that every twelve square
! feet ofsurface will produce o pound, TINS
| value Of which ranges from eight-pence uI
to four pouDds sterling.
Postal officials say that foreign mail
nowadays are burdened with hundreds 0
| thousands OF dollars rom this country q
| Europe as Christmas presents. II is sait
that two.thirds OF the amount comes iron
servant girls who are proud TO rememoe
| ''tbe old folks at home"
Men know how 10 comblHe business pur
| quits In the western towns. here Is on
| who ia an advertisement recommend8 PEG
Gle, when thew experience that droWsy
extreme tired feeling ;, -, q ,cke a dose OF BIZ
! "patent s0otla ko,t M Nhg lake room
| aud a good = " 4 Il " s,sfss ~ ...o.g
Tho Dubl fines congratulated yin
| cinnati on the large numott OF wsdnlnk
| thanksgiving time, and says; This . II
marked contrast With Chicago whets NOR
than seven hundred divorces were granted
dining the past year. CiDclqnau for unione
and Chicago for disunions.''
Runners have been ct the front thi
wear At the Boston city hall, says the Her
aid, and they have bad things all their owl
way. "Some mem bers Of the city council.
n IN asserted "have eaten and drunk NOR
at the city's cost in one year than they eve
did ut their own expenae In ten."
j The most successful jockey during th
season lust ended in England is Fred AT
cher, whose winning mounts plumber ~