The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-14
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condition yesterday,
keno was all "noo last night, for the
city carried OF the "keyp part
FRANgIiN's new paper racket makes
racket among those who admire
tasteful work.
DrsfNEss on the Central rond has
increased IN the last week In q very
marked manner llNnH
sHeRiFF BARKLEy left yesterday for
Cedar HIN and tho country there
abouts, after taxes.
MAJOR ANGUS, the very able repre-
sentative Of the Central road, Is In this
city working like saw mill.
THAT misty scandal about n negro
woman committing infantlclde by sink
ing baby In the Trinity, was ghost
ly hoax. Hence horrltl 10 dream.
MAJOR SHoos, Of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, Is for u brief hours
In our city and has ahockingly neglect
cd TO call.
SEVERAL hundred convicts are to be
at once put 10 work on the line Of the
Texas and Pacific road 10 further I'M
prove the track.
COLONEL GEORGE IL. SWEET, of the
Texas New Yorker, Is In town, looking
M fresh ~ when he headed gallant
regiment Of Texas boys In the late
war. or..
THE lightning frightened colored
woman In this city ON Friday last, 30
that her craven locks' turned white ~
wool. That's how lightning hair dye
acts. Z
The gas furnished our city Is beauti-
fully clear, punctually lighted and Che
lamps are clearly and tldily kept, Col
onel Lockwood permits us TO "owe you
one.n
WEBB, the desperate, who menaced
the life Of Justice Coates, of this county,
was brought to this city and lodged In
jail on Saturday, by our excellent
deputy sheriff, Captain Tom Floyd,
MAJOR jules SCHNEIDER issues his
manifesto, by declaring that all who
do not come for their excursion badges
by tomorrow, will find their places
supplied by somebody else. Step up,
gentlemen!
The city engineer brought his 'lit-
tlen compass and chain to bear on the
lot on the northwest corner Of Com
merce and Lamar streets, yesterday,
fora two-story brick store house, to be
built by J. Il. ID. Blades,
A VERY handsome insurance dla.
gram Of our city Is being drafted by
that accomplished gentleman, Captain
Ed, g. Gay, senior Of one of the popu-
larinsurance agencies Of this city, VIZ:
Messrs. Ed. 8. Gay n Co. FK9
ApIsAwNy minded youth by the
name OF Brown, after having played
spooney To half the young ladies of this
city, and then not succeeding in i'm
pressing any Of the them into feeling
the"grand passlon,n has left nauseated.
o.! why did you give IL up 80, Mr..
Brown?
MAJOR JAMES ATKIssoN, represent
ing the substantial house of Messrs.
Lewis, Conoly h Swain, cotton factors
and general commission merchants of
Galveston, is stopping at the Com mer-
cial hotel. There are few gentlemen
in the state who possess as clear busi-
ness brain as Major Atkisson.
LIEUTENANT GOVERN OR HUBBARD
arrived In the city on Sunday. The
honorable gentleman's preponderance
ofunctious flesh must be an inconven-
ient quality this weather. His ascent
to the cupola of the court house and
the view therefrom caused him. to ex-
claim: "Would that / had seen this
before the supreme court question
come up"
Ex-GOvERNoR CROCKETT scotched
on his farm, yesterday, near this city,
n rattle snake measuring five feet in
length by eight inches in the girth, and
from which he extracted eight rattles.
He Is the same piiatical rascal who
swallowed a partially tame hooking
bird which had built nest in tree
in front of the governors residence.
On Saturday night, the door of the
ante-room of the Dallas County bank
opening on Lamar street, was set opel.
by one OF the clerks 'just for cool.n
A policemen discovered 1t and thought
he wasn't far from a bank robber. On
inquiry whether he was right or not
the clerical occupant said it was thus
ly only that he might take on airs"
evening airs, of course. Then the
guardian Of the "still watches of the
night dimly foated away.
Anew days since Messrs. Ross broth
ers presented us anotherlot of monster
tomatoes from their garden on Ross
hill. Yesterday they brought In six,
two ofwhich weighed one and three
quarter pounds, and the six pulled
down four pounds and three.quarters.
They are not only mammoth size, but
most luscious in flavor. Lazy people
sometimes say vegetables do not de-
velope wellin Texas. Such facts as the
above prove to the contrary. Proper
Industry and cultivation meets with