The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-06-11
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On the most unproductive land IN
this county, sixty bushels Of corn to
the acre IL calculated on, this harvest.
THE "Scott house, ON the corner of
Market street and Pacific avenue, Is
undergoing very tasteful improvements
WHEAT will average twenty-five
bushels to the acre in this county. And
yet you hear the farmer now crying for
mOtper
In IL considered great triumph of
American skin, In this city, TO be able
to kick n man down stairs without re-
su!ting in giving businessto the UNDER
taker
TUMoRs above the eyes Of q white
woman, living near the Central
road north of Pacific avenue, are grow
Ing 80 rs to completely cover both of
them.
DALLAS has man growing his Soc
ond nose. What n man to constitute
II smelling committee! And suppose
those noses should both get u cold in
'em the same time!
A PAINTER of this city 'dld' n man
In color, on Main street yesterday. He
dropped II bucket of paint over him,
and the man said something like
"Christmas jerusalem
WE had the pleasure of an introduce
ton, yesterday, to Major Sutherland,
formerly at the head of the education
al board of Memphis. Major Suther-
land is n gentleman of talent and
scholarly accomplishments.
A CROSS, belonging to pearl neck
lace, was lost on Tuesday evening, in
the neighborhood of the post office. II
Is the property Of Mrs. Blohm, and the
finder will be literally rewarded by
returning the same to this Office.
CITIzENs residing ON Griffith and
Lamar streets, would esteem it partic.
ularly high, If Il policeman would drop
up In their neighborhood during the
middle hours of the night. The one
that does, though, ought to learn how
to dodge bullets.
The steamer Charles III. Durfee Cap
tain Aiken, leaves Thursday evening
on the arrival of the Dallas train, rs
will be seen by advertisement in to-
days paper. The Durfee is No. |
passenger packet, aud those wishingto
so down the river will do we'll to go by
her.
"A FILE DE JOE, In attempting yes.
terday afternoon, to scale the rocks ly-
Ing near the retaining wall, collided
with u snag, and fearing general
damage to her garish garnlture and
asmearing of herself over the street,
expertly extended her arms and made
as enhancing hand spring us ever
these eyes beheld.
WEsAw yesterday, fourteen pieces
OF "old scudo," and six "Maria Theresa
dollars" Austrian coin; four "rupees,n
Hindostan coin; and two "double
milreis," Brazil coin. We might add,
also, that we found distressed looking
nickel in our own pocket, which wa,
Immensely more astonishing than al
The balance put together.
a LADY, residing on Ross avenue
while sewing yesterday, had her atten.
ton drawn to her foot, which felt MS ii
something was lying on it, and in
looking down, she was Mortified to see
a big snake coiling around her shoe.
A quick spring of the Indy released her
foot, and the serpent went kissing
away.
a DOG, with the rabids, bit a pointer
belonging to Mr. Boulwere, at the Cen
trai depot yesterday and that gentle.
man made u speekled mess of dog flesh
out ofboth of them in less time than /,
would take them to wag their tails
when living, at the sight of u bone
Mr.. Is executed their mutual destruc.
ton with his diminutive blunderbnss
A LADY in this city, ON returning
home, yesterday afternoon, after few
hours absence, found hole in tn,
front door other dwellinglarge enough
TO admit her No. slipper. On enter
ing the house and passing into the din
ing room, what should her presenc,
Tighten from the table but four wood
peckers, who were devouring loaf o.
bread.
"A FAMILY carriage was driven
or yesterday, somewhat mysteriously
from the open lot on Lamar street, and
towards evening the owner was sur
prised to see 1t returning, driven by
a colored boy about ten years old, with
about twenty more darkies inside rang
ing from stockings up to the pro tenn
owners age. To the question where
they had been the imam at the heinz
replied, "Dis var crowds bin black
berryin'."
GREAT presence ofmind and expert
ence In the management of horses,
preserved the lives OF whole family
on the Trinity bridge yesterday. The
wagon contained family of movers,
with the man driving, and when with
in few yards of the west end of the
bridge, dog ran suddenly up on to