The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-25
HERE AND THERE.

san Jose. Cal, wife recently gave
her husband $500 on condition that he
should leave the state.
a sunilowcr II inches in diameter and
j3.l inches in circumference is one Of
the vegetable wonders of Los Angeles,
Cal.
Seven Green ibis were brought to San
Diego. Cal, lately. The birds are sell
dom seen in this vicinity except in
| winter.
An Indian runner recently Travelled
from the Clip mine to Yuma, Cal, n
distance of seventy-iivc miles in seven
hours.
Santa Rosa Cal, Cinnamon make n
lolg.ng-house of the courthouse in that
city. One afternoon recently the iani-
tor found no less than sixteen of them
asleep in various rooms.
A threatening storm-cloud alarmed
the worshipers at Il colored camp-moet-
ing at Green Camp, o., on Sunday, and
in their hurry to get away thirty-tw0
buggics were totally wrecked.
Grover Cleveland Mcqueen won a
prize ut the Lexington. KY, fair as the
handsomest baby boy under 2years old
There were seventeen entries, but Mas
ter Mcqueen had real Cleveland luck
and got there.
Just before congress adjourned Rep
rescntative Herman complained of ma-
larial symptoms. Take k'neen," said
friend. well. l WILL" replied Her.
man, thoughtfully. 1--WE been taking
quininc, but it doscnt seem to do mo
any good.
When the misspcNing of the word
"strychnine" in Il murder Indictment
will cause the rcasscmbling of grand
jury in special session for its correction.
us il did last week i'm Massachusetts, it
looks as though it were possible to
carry eXactness to extremes.
The Indians of Morelos, Mexico, are
said to be quite original in the art of
exchanging wives. When one of the
bartered females is considered more
valuable than the other by the two
contracting parties, a cat, a dog, or a
couple of pigeons arc given TO equal
ize the bargain.
A Georgia farmer has a goat that
joins gleclully with hound in hunting
rabbits. When on the trail he initiates
the dogs and runs with his nose to the |
ground, but when the quarry is in view |
up goes the head and tail, and he dash
cs after the unfortunate bunny regard.
less of his companions.
Policeman Hcancy, of Nanticoke,
Pa, was recently arrested on n charge
OF assault and battery preferred by A.
Hcrskovicz, a banker of that place. He
was held in $500 bail which he found
it hard to get, and was about to he
locked up, when the plaintiff himself
came 10 his rescue and became his
surety.
Two young men at Newport, r. j.,
recently obtained board in the families
of several well known liquor-dealers in
that city for the purpose of obtaining
evidence with which TO prosecute them
for illegally selling liquor. Tuesday
whisky merchants were
put under arrest as result of tue young
mems investigation.
Mccarthy is doing well. He is the
Boston man upon whom a wonderful
surgical operation was performed a
short time ago. He was unfortunate
enough to swallow his teeth while eat
ng, and skillful physician cut open
MS side, took out h stomach, in which
he teeth had lodged, and removed
hem from it. The stomach was then
,ewed up and replaced.
There is a tendency in London and
New York to return to Dutch colonial i
In London dingy old
squares are changing into clusters of
anlastic high dwellings built of light =.
ed bricks, with gables curved in Dutch
ashton. and in New York gables are
'pringlng up over the city. AS in
previous architectural fashions, the
tylc will probably be overdone.
A citizen of Olneyville, r. l., Dragged
hat he- could get Il drink on Sunday,
md TO prove it coniidentially asked
loctor for something TO brace him up.
Ihe doctor knew the man. and wrote
prescr ption calling for aqua purd,
he drugg ST saw the joke, and put up
he water in a Hat bottle, and charged
round price for it. The buyers re.
marks when he tested the dose are moi
cportable.
Henry Donnelly, of New Haven,
,onn.. heard cries for help com ng
rom Mill river, ran quite distance al
ull speed. reached the water in time &c
zee small boy sink for the third time.
lunged in. breathless as he was, with
nut removing even his shoes, failed &c
et the boy at the first attempt, dived
gain, and just managed to bear the
apparently lifeless body ashore when
is strength gave out. Donnelly was
ragged out fainting. the boy was re.