The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-28
Tur weatheris grotesouly warm.

TIE weather IL grotesquly warm.
PROFESSOR HoLLoMAN leaves for
Sherman ON Monday.
DALLAS will soon be the leading
lumber market In the state.
THoMpsoN's coliseum" continues to
outswell the toad In the fable.
The Dallas peanut rooster will soon
cast the smile of victory over the soda
water man.
WHY should ladies be called the ten
der sex when they have so many rugs
among them ?
THIS solemn sewing machine men
have the virtues of their "merchines'
impressively set forth in the Chinese
language In Dallas.
The Philharmonic society will meet
ut the store of Messrs. Dorman, Holmes
d Co., on Tuesday next.
THAT cotton stalk hanging In Gross
mans Lone Star saloon isn't II repre-
sentation of the cotton crop that be-
longs to the invalin corps.
CONDUCTOR MEREDITH, of The Texas
Pacific, one of the most atlable and
popular conductors on the line, is stop
ping in the city for few days.
Mr.. HoPPIsoN, living on Commerce
street, carries n bullet in one of his
legs which lodged in that member
when he was eight years of age.
A GENTLEMAN came into the city
yesterday afternoon with two blood
hounds, one of which weighed one
hundred and seventy-hve pounds.
ARE we taking steps for a course Of
lectures this winter? There is Cough
and Curtlsani Billings and Anna Dick
inson and all the rest of those boys.
A CONVEY of quails halted for u rest
yesterday afternoon, near Messrs.
Grove n Watts mills mot long
enough, however, togive "Bob White
call.
THERE is not manulactory estao-
lshed In this city, after six months
business, that cannot honestly declare
that 1t has done twice as well as IL ex-
pected to.
A GENTLEMAN who reached this
city yesterday evening from WaXa-
hachie, reports two deaths from
diptheria, four miles west of Dallas on
"Wednesday.
The Houston papers shouldn't read
this: Several of those who were known
us among the livest and most progress
sive citizens of the Bayou city, are now
residents of Dallas.
"STEEL Pen" erst of the Houston
Telegraph, not having been in our city
for few weeks past, was reasonably
bewildered in the labyrinth of our new
brick blocks, yesterday.
SOME very handsome wainscoating
work is being done at the new saloon
adjoining Morales II Bonmati's ci.
gar store. The material is furnished
by Messrs. Grove Il Watt.
THE 1.-TWO Brothers. will occupy
the splendid new building of DR. Slzer
now under construction on the burnt
district, and design fitting up one of
the finest saloons in the city.
A LUNCH, most palatable and deli.
cious, is served daily at Messrs. Boyle
d Riddle. Frank Duckworth, in
charge of the bar, Is an artist with the
liquids and u courteous gentleman.
The stock of queensware, furniture,
ETC., of Messrs. Steagall Il Co., which
was attached few days ago, was re.
moved, yesterday, to the store room
adjoining Bohny's hall, ON the east
side of the square.
ONE of the most elegant and stylish
residences now under construction in
this city, is that of DIR. Jefffies, on Ross
avenue. Its architectural character is
a combination of striking beauty with
the utmost convenience.
DALLAS is so situated that there is
not city In the state which contains
a greater number of eligible building
sites, or those which can he improved
upon in the most highly elaborate
at very slender outlay.
In another column will be found the
advertisement Of "a gentleman wanting |
4 situation as a bookkeeper or sales
man. The advertiser Is business
nan of experience and eminently
qualified for either position.
y BAKER's wagon broke down near
he site Of the old hospital yesterday
bout noon, and dumped the driver out
D the ''dery street." In a roll OF about