The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-04

Cloou.v reports come from Utah OF the
DISASTROUS effect upon the commoTciA H.
terssts OF the territory OF the present war
an freight rates between the Union Pacific
and tie Denver and Rio Grande roads.
Trade OF all kinds is al n standstill, and no
i'm provements 10 expected for :;;2ny months
50 come.
Any housekseper can prove the honesty
Of b, grocer, or his batter, by melting H.
Pure butter melted produces pure. linn
nd golden oil, and IL retains the butter
favor, Melt oleomsrgsrins and The OIL
anells like tallow and looks like tallow aud
a scum rises to the surface. Buttefine ~ a
mixture Of dairy butter ana iats. Melt
that and the buttsr oil viii rise 10 tho top,
Pour this ofi and you will lind lhe FATS Al
the bottom. wblilsh IA color anu giving oh
n dissgressb,e smell.
On Inc night oil tho 20,h ult. the large
mandatory OF the bsiabert & Fisher Fence
esmpaBy was totally destroyed by nre win
all II, contents. Ii was the largest nfe
Jolist, Illinois, has ever had. There we're
reYeniy-fve mschinss for drawing wire ana
thirty machines for the manufacture OF
barb,d.wir.. The total loss 10 estimated at
Sa25 90. with su inGai ance OF about Sl0O'-
0OD Nearly every Insurance company rep
resented 10 tao ely had "a on 1t, Inc
fire II rupposed 10 have originated near the
dryiug-kiln from Oysrhsated WoOdwoik
placed too close. ,.
cradle mum Der OF persons in Missouri aud
otb.r western and southern states. who
have neguu 10 take mn interest IN SIX cuI-
ture with is sdjuncts, worm-lssolng ana
cocoon production, We announce mat
fair Of the Women's Silk Culture associa-
lion will be held a. Philadelphia some time
in MAY next. The obisct Will be To inter
sst women in the employment, and to this
sHd there will be ALI exhibition OF products,
showibg what women eau do III the bust
mass with proper insiruotions. Inc exhi-
bition will embrace silk.worns, feeding,
the oocoons, the method OF hand-rssling,
steam filatufe reeling, dysing, designing,
twisting. winding and weaving IN all its
branches; and IL is COZ ndsntly expected
tina, the encouraging displays OF what in.
telligent women have accomplished will In
duce any others 10 en- bark IN the expert
mem.
In Maine cider, when sold In less qusnti-
ties than i've gallons, 10 be used as bev-
srsg- " is interesting liquor. according TO
the decision OF the supreme judicial court
Of Mains, In the case Of the State W. Roach.
Psnsacols, Florida, Will become in the
near future an important coal exporting
point, II the plans Of tho Louisville q kash-
Vile Railroad do not miscary. new cot
500 compress Is also about complet'd there,
and will greatly facilitate the shipment Of
cotton by sea and rail.
The empsror and empress OF Russia paid
q visit of Inspection, recently, 10 the sea
canal which 10 being constructed Tor the
purpose OF enabling ships oil large graft 10
come no 10 St. Petersburg, instead OF dis
charging into lighters at CronstAdt, ssat
present The canal, aud more especially
The port at the mouth OF the Nsys. has
lately been subjected 10 savers cri icism on
account OF its construction, but more terl-
ous doubts as to its ultimate success are
based upon the rapidly increasing compe'
t,iiop of Reval, Riga aud Libsu, which are
omen earlier aud close later IN tue year, ana
sfford a ms ore direct route TO the vest. Ac-
---asng 20 present arrangements. the new
port will D, opened TO paviga'ion next
summer.
Retail dealers ia oranges, at a distsncs
from where they tsrsised ara shipped,
prefer. il would seem, the smS -.
larger fruit. There are mU-e ,<soDs than
one given for this. In the hrst place, .
greater number can be packed 10 boz or
Barrel in the second, se the iruit - solo as
Q rule, at 30 much apiece IL i. simest I'm.
possible 70 obtaid On additional equivalent
Ter the 1areer-sized specimens. For this
reason chiefly. Louisiana orange raisers, u
10 said. DO not look % much 70 the siss as
% the mum bers.
An idea of the trade OF Valpsrsiso 10 fur
pished by the arrival In that port on Gay
Yssently Of sixteen sailing vessels, OF which
fourteen were British, one FRENCH and one
Italian. Eight were in ballast. nve with
sool and three with assort careoss-