The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-06-03
HAnyrsrEns are IN reauesl.

LIGHTING bugs are out carrying
their "lightningn whercrailroad trains
carry their "bulls eye
A STEAMBOAT for the transportation
OF wood on the Trinity Is now being
built by Messrs Wharton a Chamb-
lin.
a TASTEFUL aud roomy storebonse
v going up ON Elm street, next to Mr..
Menczer's grocery house. Mr. Dono-
yer Is the owner.
FECrNp blackberry bushes in fence
locks and corners, are making the nine
o'clock hour for opening schools just
two hours too early.
A WHOLE street eur load Of men went
up to the Central depot yesterday TO
see lady who was reported to be the
handsomest woman IN the south.
The fire engine was filing the pub
lie cistens yesterday, much to the dis.
satisfaction of the Trinity fish, who
already complain Of shallow water.
COLONEL NJ. BRowN in control
of the Texas Pacific warehouse, offers
an attractive and useful lot of articles
Tor sale cheap, In another column.
TnE civil district court opened on
Monday, Hon. ii, Barksdale presiding,
Tho business OF tho court is moving on
without any special incident worthy Of
note.
SOME very desirable Main and Elm
street lots will be sold this morning,
by those extensive real estate dealers,
Messrs. Join Henry Brown & Nena-
BILE. See their advertisement.
a NEGRO man In this city has his
two arms swollen double their normal
size, by being poisoned from vcgeta-
ton growing IN an old wood pile, the
sticks of which he was removing.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BOWER has
eschewed his legal functions for the
time being, aud has gone to Houston
to minglc with the masonic brethren
in n meeting which Is now being held
In that city,
LAST evening, about six o'clock, as
n colored boy passed up Elm street
posting some dodgers advertising
fruit trees, two boys followed cautiously
behind him and tore down his bills rs
rapidly as he put them up.
THE whistle on Nlessrs. Grove \
Watts new steam mill was once used
on a Mississippi steamboat, and was
dubbed by men who knew what
whistle Is, to be the "all ilredest'
screacher ON chat stream.
DIR, FORD breaches especially to the
children at the Babtist church this
evening at s O'clock Z. NJ. Every boy
aud girl in town are invited to come
and hear something good, as the doc
tor knows how to talk TO them.
DALLAS church congregations are
famed for having from one TO six IL the
audiences who are sure to accompany
the minister In poetical quotation,
with drowning cough, or turn an elo,
quent period with him with blow OF
their nose.
ONE of tae most practical business
men in the city of Dallas was once pat
tedonthe head by l.ongfellow, the poet,
after he had read some boyish verses
which this gentleman hadwritten, aud
informed him that by sticking to It," |
he would become one of the greatest
poets in America.
THE revival meetings at the Baptist
church are exceedingly Interesting
the ministration of Rev. DR.. s. Ii. |
Ford being quite attractive. These SER
vices will be conducted during the pres
ent week, and continue next week at
10 O'Clock A. NJ. and half-past S o'clock
Y. NJ.
THE roof was removed from the gro
Gerry house of Messrs. Block, Jett & Co,
yesterday, preparatory to the erection
of another story, heretofore spoken of
In our columns. The iron front which
which is to replace the brick one, we
are glad to know, has been purchased
Mt the foundry OF Mcssrs. Hershey.
Brown 4 Christopher, OF this city.
WE call attention to the card of the
new house of Snodgass, Jett & Co.,
dealers IN choice family groceries,
Lamar street, near Pacific railroad
depot. One of the members of the new
firm Is well and favorably known ms
being for several years in the house of
Block, lett & Co. We very cordially
commend the new firm TO our citizens.
THE Pilot Point Citizen should be
more careful in its credits. That ma
per copies n very complimentary no.
ice of THE HERALD. taken from the
Rockwall Banner, and credits II to the
DALLAS DAILY HERALD. That blum q
Ter of the Piot Point man places TuE
HERALD In rather an egotistical posi- |
ion, and Is almost lnexcusable.
AN IRISH family living in the north J
ri part of this city, spent their sun.
az IN getting themselves fondly on /
he ,elltside of ten bottles of whisky. i
When Monday night came round some
eighbors by chance discovered that
hey were still asleep, and on their at
smpt to awake them, found them to r
so supplied by their potions that Il k
as thought that all but one would !,
lie. 1t took six hours TO get them up Il
gain,