The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-04

AK old negro named Ben Rogers,
living near this city, died suddenly
yesterday. Ihc singular thing about
Ben's career was, that although
living in the same house with his wife,
he had not spoken TO her Cor four
years. The cause was, as he says, that
"yars go, Deele made II mucilago
nuisance, hc meant Of herself
one Of The wretchcdly spirited drays
ran away with another gentle-blooded
Dallas horse on Commerce street. yes
terday afternoon. The dray ran until
II was out Of breath, and the horse had
to divide himself into pieces In order
to distribute himself loose from the
hard-hoarted dr0y.
WE know that the superior wife Of
Major l.antz will overlook our scarcely
cXcusable carelessness inpermitting the
types to say Xantz instead of Lantz, in
our repor. Of the Festival, when we as
sure her that the Major has duly
thrashed us with much splendor for the
commission Of the mistake.
THERE was much sass between two
frall friends, yesterday, at a certain cs-
tabllshmentnea the Central depot, over
the ownership Of soveralpolmds ofhnir
aud two poignards cleaned like stecly
ladders In the hands OF each Of them.
The matter was settled, however, by
the intercession OF several Of the isis
terS.n
a FAMILY man IN this city, who
owns u kitchen TO his house, lost, n
night or SO ago, q shoulder of bacon
from that apartment, and the second
night played sentry aud sat up with II
pleasant-disposed and healthy gun for
the thief. We are sorry to say that the
thief returned and found the sentry
asleep, and swcctly carried oil the gun
IA n companion ior the bacon.
WE have heretofore failed to notice
the removal of the Texas express COM
pany's office to their new and enlarged
quarters, on Commerce street, whore
every facility is offered for the prompt
dispatch of business. We are under
constant obligation to the company for
favors granted the HERALD office, for
which the thanks of the HERALD is
rendered to the gentlemanly officials
here.
GEORGE WILSON, one of the most
talented of Ethiopian performers in
the south, and who has been connected
for some time with the various music
halls in this city, fell to the ground last
night, while performing on the tight
rope, which was extended from Kel-
ler's parlor hall to Messrs. Williams
Bro q store. He was agile enough in
his descent 20 break the force of the
fall by partly lighting on his feet.
YESTERDAY afternoon, as DR. Sutton
was riding in his buggy near the resi-
dence Of Colonel Hughes, his horse
frightened at an approaching hand ear
on the Pacific road, and instantly
struck off some highly florid gesticula-
tons with its heels, throwing the doe
tor from the buggy to the ground, in
which precipitation he receiveda pain
full confusion on one of his legs and a
severe injury to one of his feet. The
astonished animal was finally caught,
after he had finished what he had
started in to do, part of which was to
detach himself from the buggy by I'M
buckling the harness with a few slams
of his feet, and then making hole in
the prairie air by q blind run of about
FIVE hundred yards.
ASIAN evidence OF the spring OPEN
ing Of trade in Dallas, We may men
ton the follow ing facts: Messrs.
Randall Bros, dry goods merchants,
Elm street, on Thursday last, shipped
goods to the following points: McKin-
ney, Ennis, Lake Fork, Montague,
Aurora, Wise county, Terrell, Corsi-
cana, Mineola, Gladewater and Mans
field, amounting in the aggregate TO
near six thousand dollars. Messrs.
Block, Jet ~ Co. grocers, made ship
ment of coffee to SarcoXie, Missouri;
(the HERALD got subscriber at that
point the same day. Mr.. IL. C. Hos
kins, druggist, shipped goods to north
Arkansas and to Wise and Navarro
counties, Texas. Dallas is steadily ex-
tending the arms other trade in every
direction.
WE published yesterday a brief
statement Of the objects of the Dallas
Homestead Building association, to-
gether with the proceedings of the
meeting organizing the same. The
charter of the association, in pamphlet
form, which is being printed in the
HERALD job rooms, will be out IN a few
days. THE main object OF the organi-
cation Is to enable men of small means
to become freeholders, by the purchase
and Improvement of homesteads. This
feature was wanting In both of the
other building associations of our city,
hence this company was inaugurated.
The capital stock is to be not less than
one hundred thousand nor more than
five hundred thousand dollars, divided
into shares of two hundred dollars
each. Az funds accumulate they are