The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-10

largest Cunard steamers have been
Wlthdrawn from service between New
York and Liverpool, because when
loaded they could not enter the harborI
/ Houston Chronicle.
FOR specimen of unripe statesman
ship, commend us to the Chinaman who
IS our present lieutenant governor elect.
Lord! Lord!! but Barney is steering a
course which will sooner or later legis-
late himself out of Office, and then what
Will become Of the Wanted civilization
Of the nineteenth century. Examiner.
An Iowa man has figured up the cost
OF Keeping dogs in his state, and finds
that they eat enough annually to feed
lU0U00 workmen, and counting in the
damage they do to sheep farmers, the
dogs cost the state $90OO,0OO, while the
education of all the children in the state
Is less than half that sum.-[Grapevine
Telephone.
Throughout his political career, Gibbs
has been frank, square man. He
hasn't been afraid 10 say what he
thought. He has done as much as any
other man in the state to bring about an
understanding between the tree-grass
men and those who are in favor of the
lease law. The Time has watched him
closely, and if he has "put his foot In IL,
IN any instance, Il hasn't been able
to discover the time and place. Gibbs
Is Dig man, In moro senses than physi-
cally. LSan Antonio Times.
There has been shipped from Sulphur
Springs during the present season, 7,lO9
bales of cotton; there are now 1919 bales
awaiting shipment, making total of
o,lSS bales received. Mr.. Rodgers, the
public weigher, thinks there are 900 or
lU0 Dales yet in the country that will be
uellVereu mere, leaving tho total number
400 or QUO short of last season. Sulphur
Springs Gazette.
Charges have been preferred at the de-
partment in Washington against our
WeDD Flanagan that may cause him no
small degrec OF trouble. 1t is said that
III lSO9 Nv hat are we here for?" was ell
gagged IN the illicit distillery business.
we do not know whether the charge is
true or false, but we would like to bet
dimes TO nickels that Webb will estab
fish ga alley BIZ" Eth, Webb?"-(PaIes-
tine Advocate.
The old Alcade went to New Orleans
to attend the exposition the other dav.
ne DALLAS HERALD grasps the oppOr-
tunlty to poke fun at the honorable ex-
governors famous jack rabbit. The
Aforesaid rabbit has passed into history
ana the old A!cade has passed out OF pol
ltics, and that being the case we do
think the papers ought to let both rest
III peace MeSia Ledger.
The Yukon river, in Alaska, il so long.
says Lieut., Schwatka, that if its source
were in Salt Lake its waters might
empty into New York bay, and jts
mouth is so wido that New York would
be on one side and Philadelphia on the
other. Alaska has q coast line greater
than that ofall the rest Of the United
states, adding together the Atlantic,
Gun and Pacific sea-bOard5.-I Brenhan
Banner.
Ihe names OF Jesus and Christ sound
very sacred TO English speaking people.
nut among this Spanish both are com
mon names-givon aud surnames. Al
Laredo the other day Jesus II. Christ
was registered ut ono of the hotels, We
remember noting few years ago that a
mexican nameu Jesus Christ had been
hung for horse stealing, Truly there is
nothing in name.- Brazos Pilot.
One Of the grand duties OF the present
congress ana all succeeding Couur-sses
Is and will TO TO keep the land sharks
OH from tho inviting carcass OF the In
dian Territory. The Dallas UEEITD
aud the BrClham Banner oppose the
locating Of the Indians by granting
them land in tee simple and opening he
territory to the world. Thoy hold thai
the poor Indians would soon DO diSpos-
5eessed and would perish They PROPOSE
,hGt the lands b. divided up among Tho
indians upon the life pl+u,and when The
aully dies Ou5 the land TO revert 10 tho
government. There is good sense in
me proposition, though not entirely sat
iactory.-HOustOD journal.
c, Il. Gilbert, Of Abilene, iga caudi.
late for United States marshal. George
Tancis Train was once o candidate t1r
ne presidency. There lis no lazy an trjs
country Oprsvent it, Fort Worth Ca
lotle' Tho &uimus OF the Gazetle "a
prompted Ivy the hand which GIlbrrt's
paper, me Abilene RepurtertoUk against
rec grass, ana this spIteiul opposition
~ lAo uullonaIas will really commend
llih 10 nlne-ttptbs OF tho people OF
4 eAaS' III requires q Lttieugss truly
lIIiIul % enable q man TO DO profess
,ioral brother such wrong IA "a IN.
ln the coupling OF Ia q name
with that OF Train. Gibertisa gentle.
nan, hJAg5taud capable, aud worthy of
me appointments Laredo Times.
In ill Pa70, Texas, q Mexican dollar
s worth So cents. In Paso del Nortr.
usJ across the river, IN Mexico, mn
american dollar is worth s. cents. Not
ong a.o % cowboy took IL cent drink
d whiskey IN AN El Paso saloon. lie
endared an American dollar and re-
hNed a Mexican dollar, equivalent
here T. 90 cents. lie then crossed over
D the Mexican tptUu mud fC,ly ,r.,i..
rink OF tho same stun. lie passcd I
yer The Mexican dollar and received !
or change an American dollar, epu.v.- !
ant there to - ceuts. lie c ,ntinut d this |
pocation all day, and at night was
ound dead drunk with his original dol.
lr IN his pocket. Kaufman sun.
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