The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-01
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Crime has Of late been alarmingly on the
increase IN Germany. Desperate murders
and robbersS are of almost daily occur
renee.
Mrs. Cooper, one of the best lady riders
in England, died on the evening OF the 18th
from injuries received in hunting in Ches-
hire that day.
During lSS2 fourteen wills were proved in
with personal property exceeding
81 5000 In ISL there were only three
wills over that sum.
The nominal capital the new companies
brought out in England in lSS2 was $751;
10000. About one.iifIh was OF companies
dealing with electricity.
The new German army list shows that,
besides the emperor and empress. the
Prussan army numbers among its officers
nine princes and two princessss of Prussia.
Mr.. Crawford, GLASGOW merchant, is
about TO present the city of London with a
statue Of Burns, at cost OF $4,000, Mr..
Crawford is an Ayrshire man, as Burns
was. The statue will be placed in the
Thames Embankment garden.
Hungary never had so good year as last
Her exports reached ia, 500, 600 tiorins. Her
exports will still further advance when the
great elevator at Pestb, with capacity for
storing 10000 cwts,, is completed.
A citizen riding to Lafayette. Georgia, re-
ports that from point seven miles north
OF that place he met eighty-seyen one-gal .
Ion jugs in wagons, ard seven on horses,
all going to the dry country" OF Ran
dolph.
The legislature of Nebraska is seriously
considering the question OF abolishing the
grand jury system. The friends OF the
movement say 1t is useless inquisi.ion
and means OF persecution, and for carrying
out the aims of malice, revenge aud dis
honesty,
At kirawall, in the 0rkneys, ccording
to ancient cnstom, the men play at foot.
ball on New Years day. They meet at the
market cross, All living above the cathe.
dral play to get the ball up town; those Iiv-
ing below to get 1t seward. The game is
played by persons OF all ranks through the
chief streets.
A friend went to see Nine. Damala NEE
BernhardD and her husband on New Years
day, and asked the latter what he could
wish him. The ex.actor (for he will never
tread the boards again) responded after re.
1eoting for some seconds: wish me
patience" Sarah is trying, when in bad
temper.
A great temperance work is being accom-
plished among the Catholics of Montreal by
Father Martineau, and the interest extends
TO other denominations. Father Martineau
has obtained between five thousand and
six thousand signatures TO the abstinence
pledge. A temperance revival is also IN
progress at Ottawa, Under the leadership OF
Father Malloy.
According to the Publishers Circular, the
number OF religious works which saw the
light last year in England Was 7S9, while the
number Of novels was only 420. After this,
remarks the London Truth, We shall, per.
hapsb hear less about "the pernicious ten
dency of modern literature, f" very fayorite
topic with sundry Journals.
The young freshwomen at Vassar ore
now required to submit to process called
"squelchlng," which, judging from the
vague accou- ssat hand, appears to be some
thing in TIL ss.sfure of an extra course in
rhetoric. They are represented as very
wroth over tue indiction, and have even
gone so far as to suggest to the faculty that
"hazing" be substituted as more humane.
There are four ladies' now living in Gin.
clrnati, each OF whom have locks Of hair
cut from the head of the prince of Wales,
while he was visiting that city in 1859.
There was great deal Of anxiety at that
time to obtain relics OF this prince, and the
enterprisng barber who shaved the royal
head Melted some $40 over and above
the $40 he was paid by the prince.
George III. ordered that he should be
buried alongside Queen Caroline, whom he
survived twenty-three years, q side of each
OF the collins to I've removed, in order that
the cerements might be in actual contact.
About thirty-five years ago the vault was
opened, and it was found that this had been
done. The distracted sides of the coffin
rested against the wall.
1t deserves noting, observes the Pail
Mall Gazette, as a very curious coincidence
that at this moment three coroner's in.
quests are being held in and near Lonon in
each of which the reputation of profes.
sional man is at stake. At Lambeth the
divisional surgeon Of the police
force is accused of having caused the
death of a constable by neglect. At Houns.
low DIR. Whitmarsh is charged with driving
his partner to commit suicide, and at West
Mailing a clergyman figures as having
poisoned-it would seem entirely by mis-.
take-a child in his Sunday school.
The court at Pekin has received elephants
in tribute from Burmah ever since the
Ming dynasty. The other.dsy the keeper of
one of them was unable to control the ami
NAL, and it seized Several individuals, who
have died in consequence. One man was
actually torn asunder,. the Infatuated ami
NAL having caught his legs: In conee-
quence of these fatal issues, the elephant
had his eyes gouged out, but as it was
impossible to kill him on account OF the
thickness Of his skull and hide, pit was
dug in which he was placed with the object
of starving him to death.
1t is sixty years since the last war with
England. Young men of that day would
thousand men engaged. Now, however, it
is found that the pension roll, under the
bill to grant pensions to survivors of the
war of 1872, and their widows, contains the
names of $4,000 persons. Probably a cor
respondingly remarkable circumstance will
develop under the movement to grant PEN
sons to survivors of the Mexican war. 1t
Will at least put the government on guard.
It will take oNr $l02 900, 900 to pension sol.
diers of the Mexican war, according to the
commissioner Of pens
1t is the common observation that the
standard of natural health and moral &C.
tivity among American women is being
lowered by the influence Of false ideas and
habits Of life, engendered by fashionable
ignorance and luxurious living, 1t is a
happy circumstance that Mrs. Lydia Il.
Pinkham has come to the front to instruct
and cure the sufferers Of her sex.
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The Improvement Of the sues Canal
PARIS, Jan. 9-'rhe works committee Of
the Sues Canal at their sitting this morn.
ing, under the presidency Of N.'Fsrdinand
de Lessep,, adopted unanimously the pro.
gramme Of improvement works presented
by the board OF directors. The cost Of i'm.
provements Is not to exceed 5000, OOC
francs. which the board OF directors were