The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-10
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England has had the coolest March in
thirty-eight years.
There will presently be large pilgrim
age of English Roman Catholic grandees to
Lourdes, on scale similar to one ten years
ago.
At Osler's great glass warehouse in Lon.
don may now be seen an entire suit OF bed
room furniture in glass, the freak OF a
Spanish nobleman.
The London T'mesis going to follow the
Star dard' S lead and issue an evening edi
ton. The Independence Beige has edi-
tons coming out all the time.
At Winchester England, lately a bic
stone was thrown at Baron Huddleston
Judge of assize, while walking with his wife
in the guronds. djoining the judges lodg-
ings.
In England in the year 1882 there were
2o3, 9O5 marriages, 8SS, $40 births, and 516,-
| 1888 deaths. In London there were 30, Ala
marriages, 133,200 births, aud 82,905
deaths.
"The Mysteries of New York" is the
| title of the latest sensational piece, in four
acts and eight tabeaux, with song and
dance, performed at the Berlin National
theater since Easter Monday to crowded
| houses.
The last report on Kew Gardens, near
| London, contains an account of the crow
tree of Venezuela. From the trunk, when
cut, exudes somewhat glutinous liquid,
whose flavor is OF cream with slightly
balsamic taste. Seeds planted in India are
thriving.
A number of Scotch mobiles have made a
prntes.-a peers privilege of which they
seldom now avail against the
proposals IN the lord chancellor's bill, now
| before parliament, by which power would,
| for the first time in he history of Scotland,
be given to the committee OF privileges to
alter the union roll"
From a live stock census, taken on the
| 10th of January last, it appears that the to-
tai number of horses in Prussia was :,
4U3, 2S9, as againt 2, 27l $3.50 in the year 1873;
OF mules 572, as against 934; of asses 6,3l3,
as against 1884; of oxen S, 1856 ,59G, as against
s, 500 5l4; of sheep a. ZIG, 1872, as against 49,
G66 1914; of pigs 8, sol 1874, as against 295 1926;
and OF goats ,672, $40, as against 1,4Sl, 46l.
There was small collection of Methodists
in Pennsylvania so sensitive in their per-
lection, that in using the Lords prayer,
they omitted the clause, Forgive us our
tresspasses, because it implied confes-
sion of faults. But the Christian Advocate
relates that when the leader OF the society
left his wife and ran away with young
woman who had been especially prominent
the altered form, the clique speedily broke
up.
The first shipment of Charleson, South
Carolina, truck to the west by the
the Austell refrigerator car took place &
few days ago, the car leaving Charleston on
the western-bound train of the South Caro-
lima railway in the charge of the agent O.
the company. 1t carried seventy-hve
crates (about two thousand quarts o.
strawberries and twenty-five crates of greer
peas, shipped by various dealers in the
city TO Cincinnati, Chicago, 81. Louis and
Louisville.
A few nights ago the editors at work OF
the top floor of the tallest newspaper Office
in New York heard the fire engines gather
ing at its base about midnight. Stepping
to the telephone, one of the editors called
to the police headquarters a mile away
us our office or ,dre?n NO came thu
prompt reply. of 5.9 little building rounC
the corner" IaIlingfess time to ask thu
question of a m Is in ole of, who knew al
ABOUT s a. ,hom p pss s'e ves u 3
uoSu S careless New Haven horse was coin,
up to the watering-tCough, he stepped ON I
setter dogs tail, ale Vat animal was enjoy
ing a snoozs. Tn: /u6g jumped up with I
howl and sprang 3dto the BASIN, Just as thu
thirsty horse stick h;y nostrils into tn,
water and hounderedD about so that tn,
equine could not drink. The dog stopped
three times, Just long enough TO let him Try
to drink, but each time shut him oil by
laundering about. The horse gave it vi
in disgust and the dog hoped out, seem
ingly satisfied with his revenge.
1t has lately been proved that under Ger
tam conditions yeast may be a powerful
poison. Ifintroduced in suspension int
the circulation Of living animals to the ex
tent OF more than two grammes, II Away
produces fatal results; in smaller doses 4
, induces coma. This is due to the fact tha
il multiplies in the blood, depriying the rec
corpuscies OF their oxygen and reducing
their color to a dark brown. From most o
the so-called lager beer now publicly solo
, in this country plenty OF yeast germs car
be got for experiment, as its manufacturer
do not give il sufficient time 10 ferment anS
clear.
The London Chronicle for I76l. after re
cording that they write from New Yorl
that the lieutenant governor hath givei
Mr.. Douglas permission 10 build a theatr,
in this city against the ensuing winter,
adds: sit is hoped that the board Of trad,
will prevent this scheme. 50 big with mis-
chief TO a young trading CITY, from beinl
carried into execution" See Rousseau
, letter TO NJ. d'Alembe on the establish
ment Of theatrical entertainments at &c
Deva. At the same time the clergy Of Phil
adelphia solemnly protested acAint lot
tery scheme for creating a public gardeT
with baths. The objection was TO th,
BATHS and not 10 the lottery.
We read in London paper: I'VE are
90 to say, in q state Of siege, certainly IN
der the very ttrictest military and polio,
surveillance. As night comes on, we se'
ali the public buildings delivered over :,
soldiers. gates are closed, sentinels viii
rifles loaded with bal cartridge Vsce rapid
; lv 20 and fro. and some large apartment /
f1r the nonce turned into a guard-rOOm
This has q truly martial aspect absolutely
quite picturesque, and worthy Of beini
csmmem0rate1 By some enterpris'ng X A
soldiers are gathered round the blazing Ere
arms are giisiening in the light. the tOl
drummer boy is waiting 10 beat 20 arms
and all are on the alert. ready 10 rush int
the strse1s and do some blOody bushes
there. This. be u remember in ID
heart q London IN iss3!"
The viii Of the Rev. Or. Pussy has bee
proved b. Ms. Mara Amelia Brine. b
dsughfer. tie ralue Of the personal esiai
I errsediug 80 90. The tesfst0r recites tina
: having made prsTisi0n for bis daurhtt
, Ws-v On her uF-riaEs. be gives 81 his pror
erty - his son. Philip biusrd- The son die
in lie lifetime. and hBchelor- THE prUpertl
Therefore. soes % the dsuEhfer. Nrs. Brinl
2 A. his orig next of KIN. He wills that
+ two books On the Theology q Germar
, should not b rs-Drtlisbed, nor any Of b
: corrections d TIE EnElish Transitions
TIE Hetrsr scripturss. o. his n1tss thsreo
2 i'sesing that m insurer yeErs ] ssr rsas-
4 20 wifhdrH- rnauy q ne corrections / ms'
! vhsnyOuns"