The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

was picked out Of the east bank OF the
Trinity, yesterday, three miles up the
river by some boys who were fishing
1--WE shall meet, but we shall miss
him there viii be one vacant chair''
Our tenderest sympathy IL extended
our friends, Mr.. and Mrs, Blake, on
the death of their sweet aud intelll-
gent little son, Charlie, whose burial
took place on Sunday.
AN old Indy In this city, whose h'Is-
band was formerly minister, and one
Of the sledge hammer, sllm-bang KIND,
tells w that she always made him car-
ry an extra pair ofponts to church with
him, for fear he might preach one pair
entirely of.
THE night express on tho Central
road, Sunday, had three sleepers at
tached toi We saw one of its occu-
pants kiss his girl good night just ~
the train moved of. We supposed
they were not married, as he kissed as
IL he wasn't in n hurry to get through.
Mr.. JAS. II. TEBDs, agent of th7t
sterling democratic sheet, the ST. Louis,
Times called on us yesterday. Hell
travelling through Texas In the interest
of theTlmes ~ well ms the 81, Louis
Journal of Agriculture, and Will call
upon our citizens for subscriptions to
those papers.
STEVENS d BEdUN's great hippo
drome and worlds congress of trained
animals will exhibit here on Saturday,
April 25th, rs will be seen by the adj
vertisement in to-day's paper This
show has been recently thoroughly reor-
gained and equipped, and has just
commenced its spring campaign in this
state.
SEE advertisement of Messrs. En-
bree " Branham, giving list of the
notes stolen from Mr.. John =. Embree
on the night of the 9th instant, on the
east side of the public square. These
gentlemen will pay liberal reward
for the recovery of these notes by
leaving the same at the HERALD
Office.
A RELIGIOUS fanatic was making Il
! great deal of bazaar demonstration, OH
Houston street on Sunday afternoon,
IN which, among other things, he de-
clared that Christ would soon visit
Dallas. AS for ourself we know of no
gentleman to whom we would more
cordially do our share Of extending the
freedom of our city.
AN Elm street clerk started out, SIM
day afternoon, with his girl to their
trysting spot. When nearing that
"bower of joy" his girls hat blew OIL,
and instead OF passing the rem ainder
of the evening in sweet converse with
the owner of the hat, he was occupied
in chasing up the hat
OUR dry goods dealers are making
preparations to do large wholesale
business this season, and New York
drummer informed us that Dallas has
purchased in his city, this year, five
times as many goods as she ever has
before. And yet there are skim-milk
and moss covered who
call us no great shakes.
JAMES II. TEBBs, ESQ.,, is registered
at the Commercial hotel, from the St.
Louis Times. The st. Louis Times is
a pretty good place to come from.
Just step up into our office, Tebbs, and
twist n journalistic smile (do you take
sugar?) with us.
N. b. Since writing the above, Mr..
II. has called.
On u recent trip through the interior
of the western states we We're surprised
to find the great demand for William
B. Parker's Compound Fluid Extract
Buchu. At places remote from rail-
road or river it Is found to meet with
ready sale. The amount of kidney dis
eases in farming community Is great,
and the farmers have found that no
medicine is so suited to their various
wants, or gives such prompt relief as
this valuable extract.
ATTENTION is called to the card of
II. Hirsch 4 Co., state agents for the
HOadley and Baxter steam engines,
Halls cotton gins and pulsometers,
Diamond cotton choppers, Brinly
plows and other agricultural imple-
ments and machinery, Galveston,
Texas. Mr.. Fl. Hirsch, the senior of
the firm, is extensively known here
abouts as q strictly reliable business
man, and orders sent to them will be
promptly attended to.
THE work of laying the pipe for gas
commenced yesterday at the city gas
! works. The main pipes will be laid
through Houston andCommerce streets,
thence through Main, Com nerce, Elm
and Pacific avenue, and on the cross
streets as far east as Poydras street.
Mr.. Lockwood, president of the COM
pany, informs us that he will be able
to turn on the gas through these streets
by the first of June next, at furthest.
1t becomes the duty now for the city
government to make arrangements for
lighting these streets. The company
is prepared with all the necessary
fixtures for the purpose, and we pre-
sumo the city will at once enter into