The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-01
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ITEMS on INTEREST
As an evidence of what thoroughbred
horse is worth in Kentucky, and the pecu.
liar Ideas strangers have Of the value of
such stock, stranger at Lexington tells
the following good humoredly on himselc
I Having heard 81 much of bluegrass
stock, he visited the stables OF Major Il. G.
Thomas recently, TO take look at his
horses. One was brought ont with his tail
cropped, presenting the appearance of n
scrub TO the eyes Of the visitor, who ex.
pteted to see such animals look as fine as
silk, with head and tail mp" and he was
| asked what she WAS worth. After walking
around the animal and observing all its
ponts, he said il was worth about SIS, and
he was much aStoniShed to learn that the
owner had refused only month ago $1,000
for "Quoen Ban"
4 SHORE time ago Mr. James Gordon Ben
nett obtained u verdict against the city of
New York for balance alleged to be due
Tor printing and publishing the mayors
message IN his Newspaper, the Herald, In
1871. \ bill vas rendered to the city,
charging at the rate of 81 u line, the rate
charged by him for publishing matter as
rea ing matter. TIE board otapp0rtionment
aud audit cut down the bill, allowing only
10 cents line, The bill as thus reduced
was paid, and Mr., Bennetts agent gave a
receipt in fun. TAe judgment in Benefits
favor IN the court below was oyerraled by
the general term of the supreme court on
the 10Th instant. The general term held
that the award of the board and the accept
ance of It by Benefits agent constituted
tnal and binding settlement OF the claim.
One night lately middle-aged man asked
the sergeant at q Paris police station 30 ar
rest him because he was utterly destitute.
lie described himself rs Baron Won r..
and gave rs his place of domiCio Vienna.
Papers proved that he spoke the truth. He
had held an important post, but he was
compelled TO resign on account of scandal.
Then he took to Baden and Monaco, aud
lost ali. Then he gave German lessons,
and got employment as a clerk in several
business houses, but WAS discharged as in-
competent, and earned u living as cleaner
up in various workshops. From that he
came to picking up living on the street.
lie Will be sent home to Vienna.
An eccentric gentleman deposited in the
Bank Of BerbecS, in England, one hundred
pounds under the name of "King Napoleon
Pepper" Just before his death he gave HIS
wife note authorizing her to draw il,
signed tx. n. Pepper" the phonetic spell
ing OF Cayenne pepper" The bank de
clined payment, their counsel pointing out
that their were several other Pepper depos-
itors, and that they must be cautious. Ii
being proved that King Napoleon and X.
n. Pepper We're one and the same myth,
the court gave judgment for the widow, but
without costs on either side, AS warning.
The widows costs were fl25.
A petition was presented to the JERSEY
States assembly on February % calling
attention to the extensive purchases of prop
erty IN the island by the Society OF Jesus,
the members Of which are settling there in
large numbers, The petitioners remind
the assembly that in 1872 an attempt on be-
half OF the Jesults 20 obtain footing in the
island by tho purchase of property was pre-
vented on the ground OF the danger which
was anticipated Thew maintain that such
danger is now becoming imminent, and
pray the assembly to take the matter into
serious consideration.
Mr., Stirling Crawturd the turlman, and
the husband of the Dowager duchess of
Montrose, is reported TO have died worth
t6uO,OlO, upon which there is first charge
Of E85O,WO for his widow. The balance is
LETT to his first cousin, after payment of all
debts and other charges. The Duchess
Dowager OF Monir0se is also bequeathed n
most extensive coal mine near Glasgow, the |
annual value OF which iluCtuates between
tj,OO and $4,000; also the house in Bel |
grave square and the whole of deCeased's
property at Cannes, Newmarket, and else
where, with plate, pictures, china, etc.
II is stated that the French Channel Tun- |
mel company have decided to suspend opera |
tions at Sangatte France. The principal |
reason for this is that the company desire, |
before mourning further expense, to ascer- |
tain what are the intentions Of the English |
government on the matter. During the |
time that the works are suspended the |
boring machine will be removed from the |
heading, thoroughly overhaued and sew
eral Improvements effected, in order to OBJ |
tain higher rate of speed. At the present |
time the length of TIE tunnel is very little |
under mile and quarter.
An old man was threatened with death |
by really harmless negro ut Someryille. |
Ohio, and several Of the village ways kent
him in terror tor months by making HIM |
believe that his liiewas In peril. When the |
lapse OF time had.reassured,h him, they laid
plan for reviving the fun. He was told one |
evening that the negro intended TO waylav |
him and kill kim, and several Young fe- !
lows volunteered to escort him home, At
"a dark spot on the way q blackened Joker
sprang out, and pretended fire upon him. |
The frightened old man fell instantly and |
died.
Comte de Blonne, who recently married
Mile. Schneider, has commenced A suit at |
Florence for judicial separation, as his
wife insists on living in Paris, and refuses
to reside on her husbands estate in Tus-
cany. The count alleges that he has er.
pended large sum in making his place a
suitable abode for the former Grand Ouch
ess Of Goldsten, +" aud claims share of her
fortune as well as a separation. In the
mean time the court has granted him an
OF $50 per month.
1t is reckoned that the daily sale OF nstu-
raj flowers in Paris realizes about $4,000.
The flowers most in fashion at present are
the gardenia, which sells at five francs each
flower; the lily OF the valley, worth ten
francs the pot; the queen rose and the pur.
pie rose, the Spanish carnation, and tho
violet. OF the latter large number come
from Nice, but they have not the perfume
OF those grown around Paris. The c.msli,.
at one time so much priced, is now quite
Mt of fashion.
A return of the shipping and tonnage
which has passed through the Suez canal
rom its optning in 1869 to the end of last
year has heen issued MS parliamentary pa.
per. This SHOWS that the amount for lsS2
Tar exceeded tina. OF any previous year. or
the total of 8 1893 ships las against 2,727 in
iSSll which naggpd thrnpyh thn ,,,.I L.. |