The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-09
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Cabin show will be sold in the ballroom in |
the Center hote.-viz | heyin in scenery, |
bull pups (muzzels aud hlankitsl, l ice |
scenerv, and champagne basket. Adam |
Norton, const.h
One Of the uostantial farmers of Sparta |
Geogia, when he was married, twelve years
ago, had TO borrow money to pay for his |
marriage license, end not having a decent |
suit of clothes, the young woman whom he |
was to marry tore the wool from -epskins, |
spun, wove and made him suit of clothes, |
Speaking of places where men are scarce,
Brooklyn in the daytime exceeds all others, |
because most Of the male inhabitants have |
business in New York. An accurate OBJ |
server states that at q matinee given by
William J. Florence, the audience was COM
posed of 100 women and seven men.
An important case, probably the first OF
its kind in Canada, comes before the Que
bee superior court, the object sought being
to void the marriage between two French
Catholics, on the ground of spiritual rela-
tionship. the consorts standing towards
each other in the light of sponsor and god
child.
Columbus Georgia. Sun: A gentleman
who lives about two miles from Greenwood,
in jackson county, Florida sent $4,000 in
gold to this city, and it was Yesterday de-
t)bSlltu III INC lIdElt dul INtulA Dhlhs
The most of this gold he has had since be-
fore the war, aud at last decided he would
put 1t in the savings-bank for safe-keeplnr,
Jupiter is evening tar. The great red
spot, $4,000 miles long and 6 900 to 5000
miles wide, has disappeared The
Providence Journal believes that many
other red spots will appear before as
uonomers cali determine their meaning
and before light breaks through the dark
ness surrounding this giant world, which IS
more like sun than planet.
1t is estimated that over $l25 900 has bean
| invested ut North Adams, Massachusetts,
| in the busted" Empire mine. Tho scheme
was star,edb by eX-State Constable Mckay,
/ who returned to North Adams some three
years ago. gave supper to some forty men
at he Wilson house, and sold them consid
| cradle OF the stock Mt $40 share, while
more was disposed of later Over $4,000
was taken out of the town by the Clark and
| Boutwell, mines.
Boston university, founded but ten years
ago, has this year 513 students in attend
ance, which is a gain of twenty eight over
| last year. It's Law school, the first 10 insist
upon three years course of study, has 1874
students. and is the largest in New Eng
land. There are but two larger in the
country, the one ut Ann Arbor, which has
only six months course, and the one at
Columbia college, where the course covers
only year
Seventy-five residents of Albany, New
York, have pledged themselves to start in
company on March 10th to establish colony
in Jim" River valley, Dakota. Those
who are married will not send for their
wives and children until the first hardships
Of settlement have been overcome. Some
of the colonists will take several thousand
dollars with them and none will start with
out enough ready money for a temporary
support.
"Why don't you make them put those
wires under ground" gentleman asked
Mayor King, of Philadelphia, on Monday,
pointing to the electric light and telegraph
wires running alsng Chestnut street. THEY
will be put there very soon'' replied the
mayor, ~ great deal sooner, anyway, than
any more will be placed up there. shall
not sign another permit for wires 10 be
strung along on poles; that | am fully de-
jermined upon.'
4 bill has been introduced in the Rhode
Island legislature for compulsory educa-
ton, aud is exciting much attention. There
are provisions IN the law for the appoint
ment of truant officers to enforce it, and
there are penalties attached for violations
of any of the various portions OF the act by
parents and employees. The bill is SO
, sweeping, and will be opposed so sIrenu-
ously both by the parents, who need the
money their children would earn in the
cotton mills. and by the mill-owners, who
need cheap labor OF that character, that il
will probably fail 10 become a law.
The new comet vas viewed Monday
, evening from the observatory OF Mr. George
! Gildersseve Baltimore, its position being
near the horizon just after twilight, north
west by west. Mr.. Gildersleeve says: "Tht
tail is very faint, ana about 80 degrees long
On the dark sky away from the twilight the
comet could be seen by the naked eye. It's
motion has been eastward IL degrees, and
northward degree. an indication that il
+ has been around the sun and is going of
into space. II it is still on its way toward
, thesun there will probably be more bril-
i liant display.
:, President Grevy lately received depu
/ tation OF French merchants and manuiac
d turers, who presented him with q petition
# calling his attention TO the critical state o
n affairs caused by the frequency of minis
Il terial crices. The president replied that NJ
o one was more nearly affected than himsel
by the difficulty Of the situation, and b,
e promised to endeavor by all the means IL
II his power to relieve commerce and industry
It oithe disadvantage Of which complaint hac
been made. The sguitures to this petition
is were those of influential men in the com
@ mercial world representing a capital q
II upward of200, 100000 francs. Petitions Il
% the effect are being subscribed in Pari
l. and the provinces.
The Ashuelot, recently wrecked in tn
g. China Sea. was first built in East Boston
'r hv Daniel Mickey, and launched April q
g 1865, a day made memorable by the launch
l. ing of the Duderberg, from the yard OF Wi
70 liam II. Webb, on the East river. TIL
III Ashueiot was Intended tor double.ender
III but before completion, WAS altered into
81 boat with stem and stern, notwitl
u standing that her rigging was ic
n y double.ender. She had q heav
N battery, having In all twelve lurr
Z guns. After she was sent out u china sl
M was completely rearranped and hui, hntN
no When she went down the other day 'he ha
m only six guns. She had IN her crew ih Isl
lg two sons of the Sialnese minister OF iorsig
affairs, who requested Commander Perkir
TO educate them in seamanshio and nav
cation that they might he put IN charge
he Slams navy. They never completed the
no schooling,
10 A party of police started from Portan
a' Maine, to meet train on the Eastern raj
-, road which was reported TO be bringing
~ :" carload Of beer. They went as far as u
Vs station ut Cape Elizabeth, met the trail
no and boarded the car containing the contr
w band liquor. They forgot, however,
~ leave rear guard outside, and present.
w found themselves looked in, friends OF IL
W beer having slipped W behind them clos,
~ the door, and fastened 1t on the outsid
nv nv Theu the train began to move, carrying. IL
~ police along, and did not come to ha
W, until they Ind crossed the borders of Ne
20 Hampshire and reached the station
ouos Portsmouth Here the police were beyot
vs. their jurisdiction. They had no power
interfere with the beer, and when releas
from imprisonment could only look wi
tho best grace possible Tor some means
'x' returning to Portland. They had to WI
ire until the following evening before gettinp
IN chance to return, and arrived AT home in
4, very crestia len condition.
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