The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-16

those dependent on the fisheries by the
storm scare is $4,000. Ii is a great loss Ia
business interests as well as fishermen them
selves. over three million pounds OF fish
might have been taken.
A gun for splitting logs is being made AT
! a iOundery in Marysyille. California. The
gun Will be charged with Onc-hall spouud
OF powder aud then sore we'd into the end OF
u log and fired 10y means ot fuse, Log
guns similar IN pattern are used IN Aus
| tralia.
The Bon Marche, the largest dry and
| fancy goods store in Paris, had field day
on the 18th Of last month, Its 5000 EN-
ployes were kept busy from O'Clock IN the
morning until nearly II O'Clock IN the even
ing, and its receipts on that day were nearly
| 800 900
The shipment of slate over the Lehigh &
Lackawanna railroad will be very heavy in
the course of IA few weeks. There are large
quantities OF slate along the line OF the road
ready to be shipped AS soon as the weather
moderates sufficiently to permit handling
without damage.
Since the formation OF the Canada North.
west Land company, eight months ago, it
has sold 90 600 acres of land, at net profit,
after rec0uping original cost, of S35O,UO, or
over six per cent. ON its paid.up capital.
Seventeen notices OF the discovery of gold
in New York state have been FLED with the
secretary OF state since January |. The
latest claim Is that filed Monday by Henry
MCGuler of Saratoga Springs, who claims
to have found lode or vein of gold and
silver In the town ofGreenland, on the land
of John Daniels.
Hundreds Ofthousands Of cedar hop-poles
are being shipped from Canada into New
York, mostly by way of Ogdensburgh
t,l. n..l
part OF the state by way OF the Rome, Wa
tertown & Ogdensburgh road. The high
price OF hops this year has stimulated this
industry, and every man who owns sec
oud-groWth cedar grove has Il bonanza.
Several California quails have arrived at
lDvesary Scotland, having been sent over
by Lord LOrne In the hope that they might
be permanently introduced into the high
lands. At present they are housed in the
duke of Argyle's pleasantly ut Glenary,
and in May they will be turned out. Wild
turkeys have also been imported by the
duke. These have already been set free.
but 1t IN too soon yet to judge Of the success
of the experiment.
The imports of last week. compared with
those Of the preceding week, show m in
crease in both dry goods and general mer-
chandise. The total imports were $ll $780,
Col, against SO 027, ll5 the preceding week,
and $9,7l0,0H two weeks previous. The
exports for the week ended March 9Th
amounted to %,720,703, against 5000, 400
last week, and s6063GO0 two weeks pre-
vious.
An exchange says: "More than two
thirds OF the anthracite Coal-ile in Penn
Sylvania and IL larger proportion still Of
mineable coal are owned or controlled by
eight corporations. They mine copper cent.
ofthe entire production, and control the
remainder. Five OF the eight companies
now pay dividends. The production is
now restricted to the consumption, but it
rs believed that in half n dozen years it will
not be possible TO supply the demand, pro
vlded the coal does not become too dear.
The average price obtained by the Hudson
Canal company in 1882 was $2i5 per ton.
An increase in the net earnings Of % cents
per ton upon the production Of 1889 would
add to the profits of the Lacknwanna, Hud.
son and Jersey Central companies over
$J,0VOOO0, the equivalent percentage on
capital ranging from to 5G6 per cent
The old zinc mines at Dubuque, Iowa,
have suddenly attained new importance.
OF late this mineral, which il the carbonate
OF zinc, has been in demand from the smelt |
ing furnaces OF La Sale and st. Louis, and |
tho miners are impressed with the idca |
that the proprietors of these works are
with homo speculatorsto control |
the trade to their own advantage. There |
are millions of tons OF this orc lying In the
worked-over and abandoned lead mines, |
IL was formerly thrown aside rs worthless
material Tho purpose now is to establish |
" fairly competitive home market for this |
ore, and, II possible locate smelling works |
to reduce il to zinc. The business il as yet |
IN Its infancy, The supply in that locality |
is said to be almost inexhaustible.