The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-08

gon factory. Dobb. & Rsislnger's bent wood
works, Bsliz h Flanding's tanning mill,
and though thu department was promptly
on baud the weather was NO cold that the'
could do little The fire was hnslly check
ed by tho bursting OF the steam heating
pipes In the bnildlng and allowing the
steam to escape. Tho loss OF Blaley Bros.
IL $1,000; principally on machinery; July
Insured, Bel'z & flsnding's loss Is nomi-
nal; Doobs 4 Rsisinger's $1,000, VITA no
insurance. The thermometer was 10 , be
low zero. Uhisf Cunning, OF the iirr de-
partmen', had one ear irossn solid aud
several hfamsn had feet and hands frozen
Others had 10 have their clothing cut on
IN piices after The fire. is being noEvn 10
thslt refslu.
sr Louis, Ian 6.-In tho fire lsst riSht
the Ga pot house of R)senthal Il CO. re-
ceiyed grtRftr camage than was on ifsi
thought. rhcir stock, estimated H. so.
600, was dsmHgCd, principally by water,
perhaps $40 90; insured for $4,000
Another lire between and O'Clock this
morning destroyed four or five little shops
aud frame residences on Chouieau avenue,
between Twenty.sixth and Twenty'seyenth
streets, total loss about $4,000 insured lot
5000. Nine ilrss-in all.
A brief report from Jerseyville, llinoi-,
says the court house and jail were burned
tonight. Fonr prisoners IN the latter were
suii0cated TO death.
NEW ALBANY, lND., Jan. O A hre yes
terday, which started from an ovefhenied
' owe m passenger car In the switching yard
OF the Louisville, New Albany Il Chicago
road, destroyed four passenger cars, DAM
nged one sleeper and also damaged tke PRES
iiont'E car "MonOni" total Ices, $4,000;
July insured.
rnE COLD sEAP.
CHICAGO, jan. 6.-fne weather has mod
Grated considerably to-day. At midnight
the thermometer was SIX below zsro. Ad-
vices from other points IN the northwest
indicate rising temperature.
ST.. LOUIS, G.-The weather has moler-
sted very materially here and throughout
this region to-day. A. midnight the mor.
curry stood i've shove, showing a rise OF
about thirty derreeg
PETERSBURG, Va. Jan. O The thermon.
oter last night, in exposed place., register
ed five below. The river Is frozen aud nav
igatlon impeded.
CnAhLrsrog, s. C. Jan. G.-The th,r
mometer ava o'clock this morning was
o itteen degrees above the coolest weather
In enc huudrcl and thir y-iiye ers.
WHITEHALL, n. Y. Jan, 6.-rherniOmetsr
at dawn thirty below.
cAUsL or DIR. LstKER's DEATH.
NEW YoHE, Jan. The autopsy on the
body OF DR.. Lasker, who died suddenly
condition Of tho bluoi vessels, softeutAg Of
the brain In two spots, u dilsted heart with
fatty degeneration OF the muscular issues
of the heart and an election OF the lungs.
The result Indicates that the deceased wss
n victim oil ntart disease in an aggravated
form.
STRIKE THREATENED.
MONTREAL, Jan. g The uuion prlnters
oi L'Amtr.que and LaPairie threatened a
a. 81 m
not abandon their sy stem OF exchanging
set matter
NRw YORK NOTES.
NEW York, Jan. @. The four hGudredth
anniversary Of the birth OF ZSinglius, the
Swiss reiormer, was celebrated to-day by
the Swiss residents
The theatrical employees have organized
an association for mutual protection aud
benefit!
Az AMERICAN PRIMA DONNA.
PARIS, Jan. 6 An American young lady
named Wheelock, who has been studying
music here, recently attracted the attention
OF the director of the Italian opera and was
engaged by him for his company. She
made her debut Saturday under the
name Of M nile Valdi, as "Evira" in Err
mani, and was fairly applauded. Most
of the critics say she learned the parts too
quickly.
SEVERAL WOUNDED.
New YoRK, Jan. 6.-Johu Hewlett, color
ed, went to the house OF william Henry,
of Brooklyn, 10 look for his villa who ban
deserted him, A quarrel ensuing, Hewlett
fred several sho,s from q revolver, wound
ing Henry and wife aud brother. Honry's
wound is serious.
PROBABLY MURDERED.
ELNIRA, Jan. G,-There is great excite
N ent over the discovery OF the body OF
young ana well dressed woman frozen solid
In the ice of q stream IN TIE suburbs. The
body was recognized as that OF woman
from Watkins, who was at the Homestead
hotel on Monday wit9a man with q, whom
murdered her and threw her body into the
creek. There is an ugly cash in the wo-
mans right temple.
MEDIATION.
LONDON, Jan. Cit is ststsd that Tseng,
the Chinese EN- oassador, will shortly pro-
pose.to France the mediation either OF EnR-
laud or America In the Joaquin question.
MURDERED.
ROCHESTER,, Jan. 6.-Benson Hawkinsan
old well.to-do farmer living alone at South
Bristol, was found dead in his bed. IL
head and face were horribly mutilated.
Robbery was the motive. The murderer, a
man named Francis, was arrested.
ATTACKED ny A MOD.
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, Jan. 6.-Jacoh
SnafKley, JOnn tienter hnu cniiu Weis ret
iously njufed by drunken mob in Hun
garisn b0arding-house. The mob attacked
the house, breaking the doors aud windows.
Several arrests were made.
RESULT OF A STRIKE.
HAVANA, Jan. 6.-The strike of the cart
men is doing considerable damage to bust.
ness. The wharves are full OF provisions,
which the owners are unable to remove
and vessels are compelled TO stop dischars-
ing.
FAILED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6.-The failure OF
the District Company, Wholesale Dag ana
canvass manufacturers, IL announced; ia
bilities, s3l6 coo. assets, $3is,oo0. They owe
in New York 100000.
POUND.
WiLKEsBAHE PA. Jan. 0.-The bodies OF
Alice Major and Sarah Asrsden, drowned
reaiardaY wnrn fnnnd haneAth the ice.