The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-21
ITEMS OF iSTERENT,

A chinese base Dali NAAu AAao VNNil VI SAL
lied in Philadelphia'
The royernmernt OF Mexico denies the
,.nnrt that Americans cannot acquire land
in that country
The organ in Music Hall, Boston, cost
ri0SS OF which Sl20i2 was subscribed
cn,side Of the corporation.
French investigator finds that, in pro
,.t;on 10 its size, q bee can pull thirty
zines as much weight as a horse.
with n population of nearly 100000,
N WITH over 100, 900 houses, London finds
Az, an allowance of two policemen To
o srs, OQO inhabitants, or II to every 1000
houses. is sufficient TO maintain law and
order.
Tive executive committee o the Inter
.ot;Nrsl Fisheries exhibition will light
mar galleries with electricity, The motive
nnwer required will be nearly seven hun
dredhorse power.
A Washington D. c., man named King
has invented Il su eide pellet. They are
IA size of A capsule, and are favored to
emit any taste. When swallowed by the
victim the moisture of the stomach causes
them TO explode, and the man is blown to
atoms.
The fine old plantation known as Tucks-
hoe Va, on James river, in Goochlaud
ronnty. a seat OF the Randolph family and
tine home Of Judith Randolph afterwards
Mrs. Keith grandmother of Chief Justice
Marshall, was sold at auction last week for
$1,000.
THE contract for building the monument
al Yorktown, Va, has been given to the
Hallowell Granite company, of Maine 1t
will he ninty-seven feet high and will cost
a. t. - no. ,lntn a lN,,
Oct. l6, 1851, the anniversary OF the sur
render.
The woman at Louisville, Ky, who nam
ed her twin babies Jesus Christ and
"GeOrge 0. Barnes" and was made fun OF
by one of the local newspapers for doing 80,
has brought suit against tue paper for dam
ages, She considers herself I'M ured to the
extent OF $4,000.
The Dubuque Herald says that. X
Graves and Ii. w. Mcneil, of that town,
mad arranged to build the Texas capitol for
the 3 900 600 acres offered, and didn't be
cause they failed to interest other Dubu
uuers in the scheme $500 900 worth. 1t is
this Texas land that has lust sold for $l0,
100000.
The Pubic has an interesting article on
the population of the United States, in
which i is maintained that the country has
now 81 SOlt ~ inhabitants. The number is
about 4 200 greater than was reported
by the census for June 80, 1880, and war
rants the prediction ola population of 55,-
100000 by July next.
The wives OF some of the most prominent
men of CondorspOrt, Pa, have formed so
ciety IN opposition to the Masonic order.
They have determined to hold their meet
ings on the same evening as the Masons, at
as late an hour, and will endeayor to each
home in the same state Offset 'em-up active
ness as their lords and masters,
A child of Mrs. Henry Clay, colored, of
Jacksonville, died q few days ago, and the
remains were consigned TO the vault at the
Eastern cemetery. The woman dreamed
that her child turned over i'll the grave the
night following, and on examination the
next day it was found that her dream had
come true. When the coffin was opened
the child was discovered TO be dead, but
the evidence is conclusive that the child
was alive when it was put into the coffin.
A gentleman who has resided for some
years in Germany, contrddicts the state
ments recently made in several papers that
the German carp is cheap and poor fish,
only eaten by persons who can afford moth
ing better. He states that it is eaten in
palaces, and is in great demand for Christ
mas d other holidays, when delicaoies are
obtained for the the table regardless OF cost.
lie admits that 1t does not possess rs fine
iayor assome fresh or salt water fish, but
he states that the flesh presents fine ap-
pearance or the table, and furnishes excel
lent eating. The carp is preferred for fine
dinner parties, because it can be obtained
entirely fresh whenit is wanted.
The New York Shipping List calls at
tentlon to the accuracy with which the &C
counts OF the Treasurer of the United States
are kept, which is rs remarkable as it is
satisfactory. Asa result of the examina-
tlon which has been made since the re.
trement OF Mr.. Giltillan and the induction
OF ms successor, it has been ascertained
mat the books and the cash balance TO
within four cents, which is an excess in.
s,ead OF a deficiency. This speaks well for
Tue system III operation in the Treasurer
once, and for the efficiency and fidelity
win which the employees discharge their
uutles. Our Civil Service has been sub.
lected to great deal of adverse criticism
lOr one reason and another, butaiter all the
WORK OF the government is for the most
part notably well done; much better, in
ueeu, than that OF private business con-
cerns' when the magnitude of the business
taken into consideration.
me oldest and largest wine vault in
London employs a man who is said to be
ahe most expert judge of beverages in the
world lie is fond OF exhibiting his skill
,oI the amusement Of visitors. he blind.
lolds himself, and four different kinds of
ssherry are poured into the same glass. He
taxes mouthtul and declares the com
p9heht parts of the mixture, usually with.
uut mistake, Then he experiments with
pYrt, and is wonderfully successful. He
iuehlihes numerous kinds of chainpagnes,
wen 10 Tue year of vintage. When glass
OF an American brand was submitted.
hioWevir, he hesitated, never having tasted |
II, before, but said it was pretty good wine,
Nwlh more brandy in it Than il ought TO |
nave, ana probably made from some north. |
eIn grown grape. A sample of appic.iack |
completely nonplussed him
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we understand that seal.skin coats are |