The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-22
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The Gazette He6domadaire publishes
the results of a series OF investigations, con.
tinued for eight years, into the composition
OF the Paris atmosphere. 1t was found to
hold IN suspension cotton, hemp, wool
hair, down, pollen, starch, particles of skin
carbon, slick and various salts, iron, dead
insects, Ova OF intusoria, and especially
spores OF cryptograms and bacteria. The
spores vary from !, 900 in March to 81 600 in
June, ana moisture increases their number.
The mortality from infectious diseases in
creases with the number of bacteria.
William Pierce, for twenty-nine wears
clerk of the Massachusetts state prison and
regarded as an expert in the management
of convicts, marks his resignation from
office by expressing the opinion that senti-
ment has gone too far in the administra.
tion of penal justice. He thinks that fog.
ging ought not to be abolished. He says
that man will come ont of the solitary
cell limp and death-like in appearance
and yet without any disposition to improve
his conduct; whereas, the lash will in
nearly every instance bring him to ODE.
uience.
The membership in London clubs aggre
gates nearly 100000. Their property is
worth something over $25 600. There
are clubs exclusively for clergymen, and
others whose members devote their meet.
ings only to high gambling. A correspond.
ent of the Boston Herald says that draw.
poker is the favorte game. He saw Frank
Lord, from New York, lose $4,000 at
Brooks in one night; but subsequently,
he regained $4,000 at target practice with a
pistol. His adversary at carus was Lord
Rodney, captain in the Life-guards.
Since the repeal of Canada's insolvency
art in 1STl pnnfnpipv and I,l; l.
resulted from the operation of the different
systems OF collecting debts in the various
provinces. The Montreal board of trade
has issued letter declaring that the mer.
chants OF that city are of the opinion that
provision for the adjustment of debts and
the discharge of debtors should be left en-
tirely to the option Of the creditors.
The first Jewish marriage which has
taken place in Madrid since the expulsion
OF the Jews from Spain two centuries ago,
was celebrated few days since. The bride.
who was welded to her first cousin, was the
daughter of foreign merchant long estab.
lished in the Spanish capital. More than
fifty persons, including members OF the
very best society in Madrid, were present
at the ceremony.
"Pink'eye" is stated to be causing death
to a large number of horses in the south
Statiordshire and east Worcestershire dis.
tricts, England. 1t is alleged that the dis.
ease was imported into the Halesowen and
Rowley districts from Belgium, about two
months ago. Over thirty horses have died
from the disease. which now exists in the
dirtrct in an epidemic form.
Louisville is making great preparations
for an industrial exhibition to begin next
August Residents have subscribed $3.50.
NM N mt n a huill;nr 4. 4:
acres, and the railroad companies likely to
he benefited are expected to give as much
more. The show will last 100 days, and
cotton will be the chief feature.
From the annual returns of the British
army just issued, it appears that the aver.
age effective strength of the regular forces
during the year 1889 was 1885. This
number comprises II 900 cavalry, 80 ,397 ar.
tillery, 800 royal engineers, and 1872, 1872
infantry of all branches. The average num-
Der of officers was 1912.
While saving veneer from walnut knot,
an 1ndianian discovered in the twisted
tibres of the wood perfect picture of a
spaniels head. The lines are as accurately
drawn as il by the pencil of an artist, and
when framed, this natural curiosity has all
the semblance ofart
The Chicago college of physicians has
been sued by q student who was promised
a graduates diploma at the end of one
years study, The faculty dtc,iue TO keep
the agreement, which was made, they say,
by an individual teacher.
The sheriff of Northampton county,
pennsylvania, not only took bride of $50
for the service OF an execution earlier than
its proper turn, but defended the act on the
ground that his predecessors had always
accepted money under such circumstance.
Whittier recently received from Chica-
go woman 2eO OF her visiting cards, with a
request to write his name on each, as she
was TO give Il reception, and desired to pre-.
sent her guests With some memento of the
event.
A public speaker at Hamilton Depot,
Ohio, displeased his audience, and they
pelted him with eggs and other missiles.
The consistent police dragged him OIL TO
the lookup, but did nothing to the rioters.