The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-28
PITnY PARAGRApns.

more, the other day, lot OF old tomb
stones were offered and found ready
purchasers.
William II. Vanderbilt is not the rich
est man in the world. Lord Ruperts-
wood, of Melborne, Australia, is said to
be worth S2OO,000,0OO.
The Atlanta Constitution makes the
grave charge that General Butler shayes
the top OF his head in order TO win the
sympathy of the Chinese.
A Liverpool bicyclist, who was riding
down a steep hill near that city, was
shot through cottage window by the
breaking of his machine.
The district around Galena, Kansas,
is credited with being the largest zine
producing locality in the world. Last
year 10000 tons were mined.
Queen Victoria has issued command
that when the Prince and Princess of
Wales dine out in London the number
OF guests invited to meet them is not to
exceed fourteen.
An enormous ranch i'm Mexico has
just been purchased for E2OO.OOO by a
syndicate Of English and Scotch specu-
lators, Of whom Lord Tweolmouth is
one. II extends over 1900 square miles.
Geo. W. Cables new summerresidence
ut Simsbury, Conn, is close to the cot
tage of Sallie Mclean, who kicked up
such fuss and cost her publishers SO
much by her book about "Cape Cod
Folks"
Mrs. Cyrus II. Mccormick, of Chicago,
has added $4,000 to the endowment of
the chair IN the Washington and Lee
University, Virginia, which her late
husband founded aud endowed with
$4,000.
Tho dog, says the Boston journal, is
the only animal able to follow man as
far and as high as he can go, but the
| nner breeds of dogs canot long endure
the conditions Of height of more than
1900 feet,
The Duke of Marlborough made his
maiden speech in tho House of .ords on
the Franchise bill, IL is described as
lord Randolph Churchill and water
The Duke is the head of the house OF
Churchill.
Two Danes have undertaken the tasl,
OF padding, in q skin covered canoe,
from Alaska to San Fronciscn,a distance
OF about 300 miles. The canoe is nine
teen feet long, and covered with the
skin Of sea lions
gen. Booth, of the Salvation Army.
| intends entering London nj the close ol
his provincial tour at the head of lOU
| brass bands. The Home Secretary has
I been appealed 10 70 stop IL, but has dc.
clined. The crash must come.
| The State Treasurer OF New Hamp.
shire has issued notice to the Select.
men Of town that in presenting claims
| Tor hountieS on wOOdchurks they mus
certify that none of the animals wer,
/ Killed on sunday, else the claim will
/ not be allowed.
! Lord Potre, who died I'm London IN,
other day, had family of twelve child.
/ ren. Three of the eight daughters are
nuns, and the eldest son, Who now sue,
cceds to the title, is q priest of tho
/ Church Of Rome and the principal of n
| Roman Catholic school.
A member Of the House of Commons
/ when recently complimonting popular
/ actor on his clever creation oi n new
/ part in which Inc has made a great hit
! concluded n lively criticism of The inn
/ person0tion with the characteristic re.
mark: But what | admired most oil
! all was your shirt front. DO tell IN,
whore you got that shirt?n
\ order was recently received hv a
London publishing house TO print d
NtIN tltbotute anu expensive mlSgnl hi
French. One of tho directions con.
nected with the elaboration of mas,
should have read: "Ici 10 pretre ote sa
calotte' (hero the priest takes off Mi,
skull cap) but the printer made il read
thus; "lci lie pretre ote sa culotte'
(here the priest takes OF his breeches.)
Part Of the Leicester, England, race
course consists of globo land belonging
TO the living of Daddy. The present
vicar does not disapprovo Of racing, but
with view Of preventing disagreeablt
consequences which might occur II his
successor were 10 be more straight
laeed Individual, the Race committee
have induced Cannon, well-knowr
Jockey, to buy the living.
| a curious, yet true tale il current al
Munich. King Louis, of Bavaria, Is
eaten up with debts. Some DAYS ago nc
tried to effect a loan with the famous
Berlin banker, Herr Won Bleichroeder
and also with the Darmstadt bank. I'm.
successful In both applications, the
King, refusing TO comply with the pro.
posed conditions, sought three Munich
bankers, and has settled with them by
giving portion of the Crown lands as
security.