The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-28
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Judge Aldrich, OF massachusetts recently
charged jury in case which has been
argued fully, as follows; "Gentlemen OF
the jury, the only question for your con.
sidei alton is whether the defendants agreed
to pay rent to the first day of Janu-
airy or the first day OF February"
This is one of the shortest charges on rec
cord.
THE Chinese firms of Victoria, Britt
Columbia, are quietly buying or leasing n
large quantity OF real estate in the northern
part OF the city on which to erect extensive
business houses. The transactions are re.
garded as significant ofthe intention of the
Chinese to monopolize the trade of Chinese
and Japanese goods with eastern Canada
on the completion oil the Canadian Pacific
railway.
An S-year.old boy at Port Jervis, N. Y,
while giving his 2-year.old brother an air.
ing in a baby carriage the other day. wheel
ed him out on the tow-path OF the canal
and left him there while he went to play
with the other boys. A sudden gust OF
wind struck the carriage and set II in mo-
ton. aud it rolled Off the bank into the ca
nal. An employee OF the Erie road who was
passing rescued the helpless child.
The sheepshead, which is now IN season
swims about sunken logs, along the bottom
rocks, and is enabled by his projecting
teeth to bite Off the different mollusks
which form the food of the sheepshead,
The grazing habit of the fish has given rise
to an arrangement on the Virginia coast by
which the certainty of an annual call from
the sheepshead is secured.
The first pastor Of the Congregational So
ciety in Great Darlington, Mass, was Rev.
Stephen Hopkins. His granddaughter, ex.
President Mark Hopkins of Williams col
lege, is expected to preach about the LIST Of
August the dedication sermon in the new
edifice erected on the site of that burned a
year or more ago. Mrs. Mark Hopkins
widow Of the late California millionaire
has contributed largely to the construction
fund and has built an elegant stone parse
mage in addition.
The garden court or quadrangle of the
Bank of England lying between the bank
ing and issue departments is (raysa Lon
don paper Just now gay with the abundant
crimson blossoms OF numerous rh0doden.
drons. The effect of this unexpected display
together with the tender green foliage Of
the times. and the falling waters Of the
globular fountain In the midst, is not lit
Tie striking to visitors who have Just come
out of the noise and hustle of CheapsiI e
and Cornhill.
Isador Goldbaum. a young Hebrew oil
Gloversville, New York. eloped with Ann
Meyers, OF the same village. The couple
went TO Fonda and were there married BY
a Justice OF the peace inside Of an hour.
The girls father learned of her departure
and attempted to head her of, but was un.
successful. When he arrived she had been
bride for an hour. He was very angry
and told her not to darken his door again,
but she calmly told him that his indigna.
ton was useless, for II was too late, that
she knew he would be coming after her be.
fore long.
A sneak thief entered the open front door
OF the residence OF G. r. Barns. at st. Louis,
the other day. and seizing some articles
which lay conveniently on the parlor table,
made hasty retreat. His departure was
observed through cellar window by Mr..
Barns little daughters, two of whom imme-
diately started In pursuit They chased
him to the corner of Cardinal and Wash
ington avenues, aud, although he was
full grown white man, frightened him into
delivering portion of his plumber. and
then, with the aid of a gentleman who for.
tnnately came to their assistance, secured
his arrest.
The old church between Twentieth and
Twenty-first streets on Third avenue,
which was one of the landmarks of South
Brooklyn. N. V, was totally destroyed BY
fire Sunday noon. 1t was erected 46 years
ago, when the country round about was
peopled wholly by farmers. Six years ago
1t was abandoned by its congregation for q
more modern place of worship, and for a
year past the Salvation army has made the
church its headquarters. The boys Of the
neighborhood have paid troublesome atten.
ton to the services Of the army, and the
fire. which was discovered near where the
pulpit formerly stood, Is suspected by the
police to have been caused by them.
A curious root has been found neal
Kipzua Junction, New York. The form il
that Of female. IL is about two and hal
feet in height ana well proportioned. The
head, which is somewhat misshaped, ha.
the usual nasal appendage, ears, hollow
places for eyes. mouth, and In fact the feat
ures found In the ordinary head and face
The neck is slender and sustains the heat
in q perfectly upright position. The arr
on the left side Is stretched out in q hori
zontal direction, but Is minus the hand
On the right side there is no arm In IL
lplace there appears, however, a cicatri,
such as the amputHtion Of the entire liml
might leave on the human body. Tn
right leg rs very well formed and has foot
The left Is somewhat deformed and termin
ates in club loot.