The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-27
ITEMS OF UNREST.

hlng Altonso's sister was lately married
to Prince Louis of Bavaria.
The California Ostrich Farming COM
pany has been Incorporated.
Ex-Governor Burbank, of Dakota, is now
III the government secret service.
Portable paper houses are coming into
vogue IN England. tits said that they will
De used to extend the accommodation OF
seaside abodes.
some OF the democratic press are alarmed
lett General Butler rides to the democratic
nomination for Prsident by way OF the
Iewksoury alms-house.
Is China becoming civilized? The New
Haven Union asserts that Connecticut
company has received an order for 25O.OOO
repeating rifles for the use of the govern
ment.
Miss Frances Willard now in California
VIII soon sail tor the Sandwich Islands.
Upon her return she will visit all the Pacific
states and territories west of the Rocky
Mountains.
Oliver johnson starts new department
inthe May Century called open Letters -
London IS informed by private letters that
Patrick Egan will make his nome perma-
nently in America.
The Ango-Swiss Condensed Milk com.
pany, founded by United States Consul
Page in 1866, with $4,000, has now capi.
tai of S2,0O0,000 and turned out 80 600 900
cans last year.
Mr.. Sackvile-West the British minister
at Washington is reputedly disinclined to
overexert himself ana loves an easy life.
whereas Sir +. Thornton and Lord LYONS
are very hard workers.
A good joke on Uncle Sam is told by the
Philadelphia paper, A circus procession was
paradlng the street, when one of the mail
wagons got hemmed in and but few people
knew the difference.
DR.. Holmes poem at the New York ban
quet contained over two thousand syllabes,
1t was telegraphed in full to the western
press and contained but single error
where" was used for "wore.n
Macon has had baby show. A procession
of nifty infants in their carriages, followed
by hundred iive-year-old toddlers, moved
through the principal street TO grove,
where picnic dinner. was served.
The oldest person in Norfolk, Conn, Is %
years old. She was the sixth wife of Mr..
Timothy Humphrey, of whom it was said
mo woman in Norfolk need to despair OF
getting married ms long as he lived
The contract for the Yorktown monu-
ment has been given to the Hallowell Gran
lite company of Maine. The monument
will be 81 feet inches high, and crowned
by an allegorical figure 10 feet high.
Ex-senator Humans arm and ex. Gov.
ernOr Hendricks toe are rapidly improving,
and Ex-Governor Tiden was never more
vigorous. There Is always more fun at the
races when there are number of entries.
The governor of Wisconsin has vetoed a
bill for placing external fire escapes on
buildings, because, he says, the risk of bur.
glary would far outstrip that of fire. Yet
there are people who would rather be robbed
than roasted.
The New York Tribune understands that
the Iroquois Club feels so cut up by its late
casualty as to be seriously considering the
proposition TO retire from politics and turn
the organization into base ball club or q
fire engine company.
Charlotte Polo, who was formerly slave
belonging to the De Cardenas family in
Cuba, brought suit in the Marine court
against Mrs Josephine Pinto for Sl,0SO,
which she said she had expended in caring
for boy, whom Mrs Pinto, who is of the
De Cardenas family, had intrusted to her
Keeping in 1874. The jury rendered yer.
dict in Mrs, POlo's favor, but q new trial
was granted on the plea of new evidence.
Yesterday the case was tried before Judge
Shea. The jury, after three minutes gave a
verdict for 81 $50 for the plaintiff.