Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-16
Items of Interest,

Dancing at fairs and bazaars has been
forbidden by the Catholic Bishop OF PROV
idence.
II is said that more Congressman will
keep house this Winter in Washington
than ever before.
A steamship leaving New York for
Europe a few days ago took out l0o,OO0
American trade dollars.
A woman who contracted q cough In
q newly plastered hotel at Cleveland has
been awarded $1,000 damages.
A young lovifg 8 couple were married on
the road In q rkce track ct Athons, Ga,
recently during pouring rain.
The Welles county Council has re.
solved to memorialize the Ontario Legis-
lature TO grant woman suffrage.
The Northern Pacific has applied TO
the New York Stock Exchange to list
S2,7S0,O00 of firat.mortgage bonds.
Columbus, Ohio, has become disguised
with the new standard time, and the City
Council has unanimously voted to return
to the old system.
Mile. Dudley, Of the Theater Francais,
has had six front teeth extracted in order
that she may lisp, In accordance with
the requirements OF her part In Les
Maucroix.
A benevolent lady Of New York, who
Is only twenty.one years old, will build
100000 church for the Holdcrness
School for Boys at Portsmouth, N. H.,
next Spring.
North Carolina will levy no State tax
next year. The Western North Carolina
Railroad Company will pay into the
Treasury S60A 400, which sum will carry
the State Government.
In the last two months 81, 900 empty
beer bottles have been shipped from
Corpus Christi, Texas, to st. Louis.
They were gathered along the railroad
between Corpus Christi and Laredo, at
cost Of cent apiece.
A. Coviugton, KY, jeweler claims to
have invented an attachment which
can be put upon any watch without dis
turbing the works, by which the new
railroad time thirteen o'clock and SO on
can be told. A patent has been applied
for.
On the bill OF fare of New York
Italian restaurant coffee Is one cent per
cup; steaks, chops and stews, three
cents; pastry, three cents; beer, two
cents; whiskey and brandy, three cents.
This place is thronged daily by persons
of all nationalities.
The Western Miners and Smeltors
Association, having for its object the
protection of the lead market, perfected
an organization In Denver yesterday, and
after appointing committee to investi
gate the cause Of the present depression
in prices, adjourned.
The old English law relating to libel,
still holds in New jersey. The editors
Of the Newton independent have beer
sentenced to State Prison for two years
for publishing communication CRITICS
ing the increased expenditure In theil
county and the persons who are respon'
sible for It.
Kiernaa's Netrs Letter says that ths
cause of the sudden rise in Pacific Mail
on Tuesday, was report that the com
pany was earning a per cent. dividend
and would very shortly declare pei
cent. dividend. 1t Is generally believed
that dividend will be declared soon
hut the amount is not settled upon.
Among the pupils in school at Mont
gomery, N. Y, are couple who mar
ried three months ago. The husband L
eighteen and the wife is seventeen years
old. When school opened for the Win
ter term they came with the rest of th'
scholars, as they did before marriage
and are regular attendants. They liv,
with the wife's parents.