The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-25

.yu.th the tunuol would be about halt
90 Ih t.uuaTitri Ola mile, aud, IL 10 likely,
thorough some pretty extensive beds OF focEi
on ihe oompan, are anxious Tor the piiyi-
'tle, while others In and out Of congress
are bitterly opposing II, IL II certainly a
uuyel reject ana shows to what power Hnd
rrttls'tuuy hu railroads have grown, thai
fury demand OF c0ugfefs the right 10 bore
though The very pedestal OF the nations
fra. ftet and mubt historic structure, some
or. U.t lute fhaky at the probable sue
c.if oi Ola, scheme, n attempted, aud doubt
iU. capacity o.. The most approved plnur 20
...p ihH ecu pnisp Oi this most stupentou1
rf human piles, II a long tunnel Is
ran thrnuAh the nil Their fears uIe
|U.r. however, and It's more than likely
.l.t ,rr long tle ron lCy.AthAu Oi modern
commerce aul trade will rush thundefirg
.v .du ihr yAit foundation strata OF the
..W Ruriu'- most historic aud mgguia-
cent. uu, q. say sacred structure
NuIAL TAR EUlHAHcE
Npttr. enterprise is also undergoing uu-
other 10 .a historic aud beautiful envltons
70. NtHrr lt.r, U1thinrlesF than tho ioto-
..Irl... This NlverY aud placid stream, ,
,|.uII. rftC.'ul'v through no famous val
i.y au. r. hills lUd haml,ts, hallowed IN
I yuWrN oil. tory, when 10 reaches the
U.la. city ed iao nation, performs dou'
UI. rrtrHiu! uri useful service In furnish
E
.ftr splendid water aud fine fish. When
|I,rr8tHes Washington, % the ornamental
|B.u historical a. adds the use
| tul toe indispensable. But here
lis where fhe assault upon
| 900 purity Hud utility ie made, The river
| b. is discovered, O.. rapidly becoming injured
| terc both ilr drinking aud cooking pur
/ poses Hnr .s q home for fish, hy q vas' De-
/ pcRlt Of G. or gsS Tar rom tho Washington
! Ammonia Ntrss and the Washington and
! GeofgetoWn Gaslight companl- 10 works
! Ia consequence of numerous complaints q
citizens about tht bed effect ON tAs N.l
by the gas Coz dumped int thl
river by the Washington GlslEht c.m
uAuy, and GltO on Complaint OF ;lc fffdE.
lea, a. work 90 the hIts that 10 had 6coJnu
lated iuthn bed OF tho river % such .u ty
tent rs 20 inter ere with their work Ia,
district conn isginne-s cent a letter 90 Pro.
tr mp BAirU. commissioner OF iish Gnu fish
eric. Tor an opinion q, 10 the extent OF TIA,
tsmag, d0rc The hsh.
Professor Baird has replied that IL Is d
matter OF the most serious nature, and thai
congress should be asked to move ~ once
in the premises.
'NtLAriA" SOMEWHAT or A MYTH.
The health OF Washington is pronounced
bE zoe health officers 20 Oe, az present, tx
Ceptilnrlly good, withstanding the
ever stiug talk about malaria here
| II is doubtful II they know
anything abolt malaria here. A good
Texas doctor would laugh at the homt a..
lpay bic doses OF uuinine administered here iol
"Dad eases Of msarisl poison" One oI
our Toxa. praines would show moro
malaria in a week than is doubtless seer
here IN a month, but that is fashionable
diseas', and when one suffers from any
cause uot % ouce apparent lsziness OF
what not. malaria must bear the re.
sponslbity for Is all The city is in q very
healthy condition, clean and well drained
and swept. the garbage collection, etc, sat.
isfgctorily carried on, and the city Is m all
respects in as good q sanitary condition and
az well prepared for the edven,
| OF GUNNER as any city in the
country. TAere ~ not much pneumonia
which Is generally so prevalent at this time
OF year, and IN fact, 10 disease is so gen.
eral gs 20 cause anxiety. Daring the past
month there were 400 deaths; among the
! principal causes were consumption, from
| which there w-re 70 deaths, pneumonia,
| ~; scarlet fever, 30; heart disease. 10; old
age, l6; apoplexy, 10; violence 10"