The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-13

on the Mckinney road, aud
being frightened by u dog, on Cochran
street, scattered IN various directions
and disappeared,
ATTENTloN Is called TO the special
notice Of W. q. Graham, United States
who wants one hundred
mule and ox teams TO haul govern
ncnt freight from Dallas 10 Forts Rich
,rdson aud Grlllln, see notice.
a WHEEL came oil wagon coming
INTO the city, yesterday, and when the
driver, who was asleep ut the time of
Lhe accident, woke up he found him
self lying IN the middle Of the street
and his horses aud wagon two blocks
oil.
A STUMBLING horse precipltated his
rider over his head, near the Central
depot, yesterday afternoon, and then
fell himself The rider received no In
iuries, but one Of the hoois Of ono OF
the horses hind legs was partly torn
OIL.
A RUNAWAY horse, dragging the
remnants Of buggy, passed down
Cottage Lane, yesterday, at n tearing
speed, and when last seen was going
at the same rate up the grading Of the
Wichita rond Where he come from
nnd where he went, we were unable to
learn.
The man who sercnadcd his enemy
In this city, night before last, with II
comb wrapped in piece of brown pa
per- went home after the first tune
with a slice Of his drawers and the
principal portion Of one OF his legs
gone. II WINS due TO the attention of
his foes dog,
A WINDOW sash Of II boarding house
gave way, yesterday, from the weight
of man Leasing against II, and that
man made II circular turn backwards
into the street He was picked up for
dend, but Immediately revived on the
approach Of friend, with whom he
had often drank, witha glass Of whisky,
"MAN'S inhumanity 10 man makes
countless thousands MOURN sighed an
east end man in this city, yesterday,
and then went home and emptied
pound weight Of lloar out, and
loaned his neighbour the dust which
had accumulated in the sack TO make
II loaf of bread out of.
a HORSE thief 10y the name of Kite
was pursued through this city ycstcr-
day, 10y some farmers living near
Richardson, from one of whom he
stole the horse he was riding. If
caught they intended to hang him ON
the spot He would then not be the
only Wo that has been strung p1
THERE was n large number of emil
grants on the Texas and Pacific railway
train night before last. a number Of
them came up on the steamer Bryar-
ley to Shreveport, and thence over the
Texas and Pacific. Some of them got
of in Kaufman county, but the larger
came through to Dallas.
a SQuABDLE over pen-kniIe In "A
family, near this city, has sent one Of
them to sea, induced n daughter to run
OF with the wrong kind of man,
pitched the old man into the arms of
John Barleycorn aud very nearly tumb-
led the old woman out second story
window of the house. Even the dog
went mad aud the eat had fit.
The attention Of our readers in
Kaufman county is directed to the
card of the Terrell institute, Rev. John
Portmess, principal assisted 10y able
teachers. The first regular session of
this school will commence In the flour
ishing town of Terrell, ON the 9TH of
September next, aud continue ten
See card,
"A MARRIED man of this city has been
furnished with a chile" IL is
a little out of season and he forgot all
about il yesterday, and sat down on il
md then swore. His wife hearing i'm
precautions stepped in the next room
where the griefstricken man sat, and
asked what sacrilegious tongue was
that she had in her house. "Wen,
Maria sighed the thougthless. minded
husband, "the truth is forgot whether
he bile was on the chair or on me, and
was not proud, my dear, to find it
vas on the latter
Sen card of the new town OF Law,
'ence, john A. Francis, Trustee. Law
'ence is situated twenty-eight miles
'ast of Dallas, on the Texas and Pacific
'ailway, and is being brought rapidly
INTO notice. Possessing many natural
advantages, which are being largely
,dded to, Lawrence will be one of the
important places OH the Texas and Pa
,itio railway. The attention Of emf
grants particularly is directed to this
advertisement. The association has
Tor sale twenty-five thousand acres of
Inc farming lands near by Lawrence,
which they are offering at 81 50 to so
per acre.
The attention of cotton buyers and
shippers is called to the card of r. p.
Aunspaugh, late cashier of the CITY
bank of Dallas, now representing the
cotton lactorage and commission house
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