The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-03
TnE district court, Judge liarlssdale,
nresldInu. opeug on Monday,

TnE district court, Judge linrkSdale,
presiding, opens on Monday
FULLY two hundred bales OF cotton
were received IN this cIly yoatqWlay,
4. ID. STANFlELp, Of the Decatur adj
vance Guard, Ia With IN for few days
THERE Ann no street crossings In
Dallas that wagonera ARE bound to re-
spcct,
WoRM on the sidewalk from Bur
ford's grocery store east, commenced
yesterday.
by an accident ON the NJ, Il. aud IT,
yesterday, the Central train was noar-
~ fous behind.
The temperance society Of this city
has membership OF one hundred aud
~ constantly growing.
Rev. Mr., CARnARrhas gonoto Aus
tin TO be present ut the dcdicalory SER
vices Of the new Methodist church In
that city which resteth upon n dozen
or two Of hills iLi
TOMORROW will be Sunday aud the
crowd Of demonstratIve coughcrs who
viii DO compelled to leave church and
repair 10 the nearest saloon for relief
will not be small.
CONGRESSMAN MILLS passed through
this city yesterday On route norlhward.
The Mills OF the democratic gods
grind slow but lao grnds up little rad
icals exceedingly small.
YOUNG MIR. RIoIb has passed from
behind the counters Of Mr.. Loeb and
opened a new and well stocked store
In East Dallas for himself, May he
accumulate ricks of money.
1.-THE Changers churn" made its APP
pearance on the corner of Elm aud
Lamar streets, yesterday. Several of
our purest grangers hung around it In
u fatherly manner most of the day
A DALLAS merchant uses his chill
dren rs advertising mediums. When
one Of them was asked by school
teacher the other day, "What is the
chief end Of MANI" the urchin's re-
ply was, "My pas Is quick sales and
small,proiits.'"
CRIMINAL court ends its labors to-
day. Judge Hare retres to the shades
of Sherman, the district attorney can
now rest on the new sofa of his office,
and the lawyers who glared at each
other from the opposite. side Of cases,
will embrace and mingle their tears of
contrition.
"a FALSE weight is an ahominatlon
to the Lord" was what a conscientious
wife, in this city, wanted her husband,
who sells goods from the scale, to hang
upon that furniture, but before he
could get 1t up, various small children
from the neighborhood dropped in
with their respective bundles, saying
"AIa says this is II little short" His
wife, from that moment, has only
quoted Solomon to him, "Spare the
rod and spoil the'-man.
The composition roofing put upon
the banking house of Messrs Adams
& Leonard, stood the fire test on We'd
nesday morning last, admirably, resist
ing the intense heat that almost en-
veloped the building for several hours,
perfectly. 1t will he seen by the no.
tice of Mr.. Diboll, that he has still fur
ther reduced the price of the roofing to
SO per square. Persons intending to
build would do well to call OH Mr.. d.,
before contracting for their roofs.
SEE the advertisement of the FL
Paso mail company's stages in to-day's
paper. Fine four horse coaches lea, e
this city every morning at OILS a. M,
via Eagle Ford and Johnson's station
for Fort Worth, and every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday for Weather
ford and Jacksboro. The accommoda-
ting agent, Mr.. c. X. Reaves, may be
found at the company's office, 210 Com
merce street, opposite the court house,
where tickets can be procured,
WE invite special attention to the
advertisement and special notices, in
to.day's paper, of Mcssrs. Prather &
Murphy. These gentlemen are noted
for the carefully selected stocks they
always bring to our market. Their
present stock, now opened, selected in
person by Mr.. w. l.. Murphy, whose
tastes has long been acknowledged to
be of the first order, Is complete and
large in all the lines of goods in which
they deal, and the ladies will know
where to get good and cheap goods.
Give them call.
Election of Chief OF Fire Department.