The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-14


CoMpouNDERs IN this city OF house
plasters, should take example from the
Indians and put more hair in their
work.
The crop of peanut shells has visibly
increased since Dallas boys have re-
covered from the whooping cough and
are able to be out.
THOU CHEEKY Millican, of the Fort
Worth Standard, was seen TO clrcum.
volve mountainous height of hash
down his pharynX. at one of our hotels
yesterday.
DIR. DE VOTE, vice president of the
Baptist convention, is expected to re-
main over Sunday in this city, In
which event he will deliver u discourse
at the Baptist church.
A MAP of this county is about to be
issued by Mr.. Duncan, of the firm Of
Cummins & Duncan and DR.. Swindells,
of Lancaster. Coming from the hands
of the above gentlemen, its accuracy
is admitted.
A "BLINp drunk' laid down on an
open lot on Lamar street yesterday af-
ternoon, next door TO pair of horses
heels, the heels suddenly sending him
about ten feet Off against tree, the
blow at once entirely SOLDERING him.
THE friends and relatives of Mr..
Joseph III. Trimble, brother of Mr.. j.
IL. Trimble, connected with Mr..
Wards drug store, are DESTROYS of as
certainiDg his present location, rs no
intelligence has been received of him
since July, 1878.
THAT sold reliable" book and sta
tionery house, Pierce & Lyle, Main
street, opposite Fields theater, is re
ceiving heavy invoices of all goods in
their line, as per special notice in to-
days paper. Give chem call and
look over the handsome goods.
THE VERY snowy and handsome
business houses now being constructed
under the auspices of our public spir-
tied citizen Colonel Hibbler and Mr..
Ogden, of Austin, on Elm street, are
additions of conspicuous architectural
merit to that splendid thoroughfare.
A GENTLEMAN on visit to this city,
received, while in Galveston recently,
an elder duck. AS this bird is only
found In the Shetland islands, he is
anxious to preserve it until he gets
home and so has it packed carefully in
ice. He was offered $50 for it yesterday,
but didn't sell.
EX-GovERNoR THRoCKMoRToN spent
yesterday in our town, but was dsap-
pointed in his desire to be present at
the reception of the Baptist excursion
lists. We are glad to say he is in fine
health and as full of vim for the glory
of Texas as in days of yore. He left on
the four o'clock train this morning for
Marshall.
The AUSTIN street chap who carries
a squirrel on his shoulder and cult
Yates a bond of fellowship between
alligators, centipedes and other dove
like animals, is in Jail for an attempt
to throttle an unprotected and worthy
woman residing in the suburbs of our
city. The crazed Hotspur's antic will
be analysed by the grand jury.
THREE ROLLS of chintz were picked
up on Main street, east of the Central
railroad, yesterday morning, by little
girl apparently about eleven years Of
age, and by five O'clock the same fe-
male with two smaller sisters were on
the street wearing the material made
up into extravagantly founced dresses.
HENRY MULLER, Esq, editor of the
Deutsche Zeitung, of Bastrop, was vic
torious over various glasses of Dallas
beer yesterday, and also, like a royal
hearted German, looked on the sunny
side of our naughty young city and
pronounced it "good!' Let the Ger
mans of Dallas club together and ad-
vance the standard CT the Bastrop lei
tung.
OUR citizens should not forget tie
festival to be given by the ladies for
the benefit of the Catholic church. on
the Goth instant, next Thursday week.
1t will take place at Odd Fellows hall,
instead of at Fields theater, as hereto
fore announced, and will be an affair
deserving of liberal patronage in
every sense of the word. Let our
Catholic friends receive a generous
benefit.
Two furies from bagnio near the
Central depot, started out yesterday af-
ternoon to raid OH an old widow
woman, because she declined to fur
'neA "arh LOT Them until they settled
up @a arrearage of considerable
amolnt. Hearingof their intention a
couple of well-diggers at work in the
neighborhood gave them to under
stand that if they laid their hands on
the old lady's gate latch they'd hang |
them to the first tree, thereupon they |
turned back.
STRANGERS visiting Shreveport
should stop at Vietor's, "a Milan
street. Victor is noted as one of the
best cooks in Louisiana, and gets up a
meal in first-class style. ]. Lamerese
Is the proprietor of the establishment,
and Victor Calvaysac, manager. Fur
nished rooms, with fresh and clean bed