The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-22
HERE AND THERE.

n man was nneu SlO In HuusOn, ono
day last week, for peeping through the
blinds of a house.
Near Binghampton, N. T., last week,
was captured an eagle that measured
nine feet from tip to tip of wings.
Caleb and Giles Kornegay, brothers,
are the opposing candidates for the
Legislature in Wayne county, South
Carolina.
A scientific and statistical hair expert
says that bald. headed men are more
plentiful in New York and Boston than
N any other cities.
1T used to be said Dead men tell
no tales but this" says The Toronto
Globe, was before the author OF
Called Back died"
New Haven, Conn. is trying very
bard TO establish free public library.
One man has donated one hundred
volumes rs starter.
The first brick house ever erected in
Americas, Ga, was built in the sum-
mcr of 1851, and still stands on what is
known rs the Cranberry corner.
Bitter political enemies as they are
in private life Lord Randolph
Churchill and Mr.. Labouchere are init
mate and even confidential friends.
Capt Jack, of Mount Airy, N. j.,
rests his claim to everlasting fame upon
the fact that he has frequently eaten
one hundred oysters at single sitting.
There are thirty-four coffin factories
In, nil Stnt nd fhnu .nnnh
turn out one hundred and fifty collins
daily. Chicago uses on an average OF
forty day.
1t is estimated that 200, pretzels
are devoured in New York city doly,
or 730,000,0 900 year, costing the
saloons and stands over 100000 and
the public twice that sum.
In one of the New Haven, Conn,
public schools on the Goth ult. bright
boy asked the teacher if the earthquake
was coming at O'Clock why they were
not given one session.
Allegany county, New York, has a
"potato buyers union" and it has
given notice to the farmers that the
buyers this year will raise the standard
two pounds per bushel, and will buy no
other weight.
The geological museum of Berlin
has lately been enriched by the collec-
tons of the traveller Richard Rohde,
who has returned from his successful
expedition to the Gran Choco region of
Paraguay. Herr Rohde will soon start
on another South American tour.
Washingtonians patronize the soda
water counter at the Ebbtt house drug
store twelve months in the year, not be-
cause its carbonized waters are better
than those dispensed elsewhere, but be-
cause they have discovered that it is as
good as bar without being bar.
Henry Dumble, of Kingston, Canada,
is 69 years old, and four years has
been perfectly bald, but last spring
hair began to grow on his head, and
now he has fine crop of elegant
black hair, and his whiskers, which
have been gray for twenty years, are
turning black, too.
L. 4. Barnard, of the Vanderbilt
observatory, Nashville. Tenn, reports
the discovery of new comet in ten
hours, thirty-six minutes OF right as
censon and north declination no
degrees and fifty-eight minutes. This
makes the seventh comet discovered by
that gentleman
Mrs. II. Hensaw, at Cold Springs, N.
Y, gave birth last Monday to a male
child with four feet. Otherwise the
child is well formed and healthy. One
leo is but two inches long, and pro-
trudes from the lumbar vcrtebre. The
child is able to move them with almost
as little difficulty as its natural limbs
The Womens Christian Temperance
union of Burlington, n. j., some time
ago announced that they would give
$50 in gold as prize for the best
specimen of drunkard 10y the saloon
men. The tavern-keepers have dec ded
20 take up the offer and will take
their pr re topper to the Mount Holly
lair for exhibition.
At n. horse-trot in Belfast, Me-, the
other day, Isaac A. won the first heat
with ease in 2:33. In the second heat
he lead to the last quarter, where he
faltered. His driver whipped him, he
responded gamely, passed under the
WIRE second, and fell dead. The crowd
at once made up purse of 500 for
the owner. and the horses entrance fee
was paid back.
Mrs. Alice Mann, of Cleveland. o..
has begun suit against the Cleveland,
Columbus and Ind annapolis railway for
$50, 900 damages. The plaintiff says
She took the train in Cleveland for In
dianapolis. Ind. Oct IL. 1881. Her
husband was with her, and they sat on
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