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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-04
Philadelphis Cattle Market.

PHILADELPHIA, May 3.-UattIe moderately
active; prices steady; sales of 100 head st prices
ranging between 41&GS<c. Sheep without
change; sales 5000 at 59T5<e. Hogs firmly held:
sales 4, 900 head at Sl2.50Sl3.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-04
ny THOMAs DOWLING-

E0USEH0LD FURNITURE AT AUCTION.
THIS MORNING, (TuesdAy,D May 4, ISIS, at
lO0'clock, In front Of the auction rooms, shall
sell general assortment OF household goods. In
the collection are some Superior Hair Mattresses.
Terms cash. THOS. BOWLING,
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W EEKLX HERALD
sArumDAy. nAno,io, is,s.
from satuiday's pplly llonIli

From Saturdays pnlly llomllI
The buffalo meat cured ou the
frontier aud brought IN here hy old
hunters IL the sweetest Kind Of ment,
and very tonder
Mr.. Caruth's great farm, three or
four miles from Dallas, Is worth visit
Ing to see what II model north Texas
estate of broad acres Is under wise
management
The greatest improvement In the
farms around Dallas Is perceptible
The fields are full OF white men plough
ing and new fences are being built and
houses erected and repaired.
--Subscribe for the weekly HERALD,
price two dollars and fifty cents per
annum, and send ii to your old folks
at home ain the states" IL beats II
weekly letter for news.
-Alpheus r. Collins, ESQ., secretary
of the Texas Gift association of Denl'
son, ran down, yesterday, to take n look
at Dallas and buy heavy bill oflumbcr
for enclosing the Forest park of Dehi-
son, upon which twenty five thousand
dollars have already been spent. The
lumber market of Dallas is the best
in the state, ADD hence it attracts
heavy buyers. Mr.. Collins is one of
the live, original pioneers of the "ln-
FAINT WONDER and very pleasant
gentleman.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-06
Free Tras.e and wagoner.' Rights.

Lord Byron once said to the reli-
gious editor that Leander swan the
HeIespont whenever be was red hot
10 see his Herr, and his washerwoman
would give him a clean shirt on tick.
We remarked to George Gordon Noel
(peace to his ashes-we trust he is
SLOWED away where Harriet Beecher
STOWE can trouble him no more, that
was all very well I; but supposethe gal
liant Greek had lived in Tarrant or the
trans-Trinity department, and had to
pay toll both ways at the bridge every
time. he wanted to play keno, get some
Dlrham tobacco, go to the postoilice, or
see his Hero? How about that This
seemed to puzzle his lordship, aud he
waved us away. Well, we will tell you.
Buy the bridge. Throw it open to
Tarrant county, Ellis, Hill, johnson
and the rest of the world. Free bridge.
\ new war cry-free trade and wagon
ers' rights. The idea of driving away
trade from our young giant of a city,
with toll bridge Better pay men a
premium to cross it. Buy the bridge,
whether you put another. story on the
court house or not. Hearken unto the
religious editor-BUY TIE BRIDGE.
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n Pass Him Around.

One John n. Ryan is travelling
through Texas representing himself TO
be AN insurance agent, and has de-
fraudad several citizens of Marshall,
issuing policies to them in different
companies. He insured John II. Ma
homes new opera house for four thou
sand dollars in the North British, of
London, and the Peoples Insurance
company, of Newark, New Jersey,
taking Mr.. Mahone's note for the pre-.
MUM, one hundred and four
dollars, and very coolly endorsed
"Carpenters risk granted for sixty
days." acrosz the face of the policy,
Soon; after his departure for FeSark-
ana, Lane y MeGill, well known IN
surance agents in Marshall, received a
telegram from j ~, Warner u Co.,
prominent insurance agents in Mem
phis, TIE nessee: ARREST John n.
RYAN, and hold him MS swindier un-
til we communicate With You" This
telegram was shortly aiterward fol-
lowed by lerter from the same house,
>entilating Ryau's previous career IN
the insurance line. We givehim this
advertisement gratis, ard trust his ca
reer will be q short one.
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[From Sundays Daily Horald.l
THE LAMAR HOTEL.
Another Dallas Enterprise Now Going
Up.

NIessrs. w. G. Randall q Brother are
now building Il new hotel on Main
street, just below TIE HERALD office,
which has already been leased by
Messrs. Root " Shumaker and will
be ready for guests April II.
The Lamar hotel has front of sew
enly-five feet on Main street, with a
depth of seventy-iiYc feet and yard
seveniy-tve by enc hundred and TWEEN
ty-fve feet running back to Commerce
street. 1t will be three stories high
and have IL handsome Mansard roof
The dining room is twenty-five by
fifty feet; the ladies' parlor twenty-five
by twenty-eight; the billiard room
twenty-five by forty-tive; the office
twenty-five by fifty; the kitchen thirty
five by forty-five.
Every arrangement necessary for
ventilation, cleanliness and comfort
will be put in it. The house viii be
furnished from top TO bottom with new
and appropriate furniture, and will be
kept in first-class style. Messrs. Root
g. Shumaker are old hotel men, and
know how to keep one. 1t is their de-
sign to make the "I.amar' second to
no house in the state.
The enterprise of Messrs. w. G.
Randall & Brother in making SO large
an investment in real estate is u strong
proof of their faith in the growing
prosperity of Dallas, as they are, per-
haps, about as cautious and practica!
business, men as any in the state, and
merchants of high standing.
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ESTRAyS DALLAS COUNTY.

Taken up by william OFT aud estra red be-
fore John ID. KeTfoot, justice Of the peace pre-
clint No. ], one brown hor,., about years
old, about l5% hands high, star in forehead.
branded on lett shoulder; yaIued a. %.
Aiso one red OK. about IL We rs old, marked
hall Drop Bnd uDdeI1it Ia left aud upper half
crop and underbif in right ear, branded y V
on left hip; value at SO. 25sH
Taken up by r j, Jackson and esLrnyed
before I. l.. Flank Justice { the peace pre-
cinct No. 4, one bay horse, years Old. AZ
hands high, uninteliigible brand on left
shoulder, hind feet while. Also. one sOrIel
mar. mule, years old, IA hands high, brand
ed e d on left shoulder; both appraised at
500. 25:h
Taken mp by J. W. Siovall and tsiray ed be-
fore J. ID. Kerfoof. J. p. precinct No. l. one
bay hors., years Old, about IA hands high,
right hind foot white. tar in tore rea'',
branded f j. ON left shoulder and p on
right shoulder; appraised at $50. 25:st
Taken mp A, u. Ledhefier and estraye.i be.
fore Joon ID, kerfuoi, J, p, Precinct No. J, one
roam Dlare and snck ng colt, the mare aJout
ye~rs did, branded SO on neck and jill on
LEFT shoalis r; appraised at So. 24sst
Taken up by r. r. Moore, and estrayed be-
fore John ID. keffoot, J. p, precinct No. ],
one bay horse, saddle and harness marked,
star In forehead; aged -, about l41< hands
high, no brands, blind in one eye; valued at
S.. One gray horse, eight or nine years old,
ebouf Il hands high, branded. as we'll as can
be made, q, With half circle oyer IL, or len
shoulder, valued al siO izs-5t
A HARDWOOD.
District Clerk. Dallas Co.. Texas
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fffNn Wednesday bHlg iiefnldd
The dyll court " tolllng NJ That
everlasting docket manhilly The
work Is telling on bench, bar and jury.
The piles Of groceries turned out
10y Mcssrs. schneider n Davis yester-
day looked like anything tut dull
times.
1t will bo seen that presiding JUS
tlce, John ID. Kerfoot, Justice Of the
peace for this precinct, has resigned
his office, preparatory to entering the
campaign Tor the mayoralty. His res
lgnatlon will take effect on the cleo
ton aud qualification of his successor.
-"Bridge me yon turbid stream, Sir
Robert.n The city of Dallas should
either buy the present bridge or build
another. Everything cannot he done
ut once, II Is true, but II Dallas wants
trade from the surrounding country
Hin, Ellis, Johnson and Tarrant coun-
ties-she should remove everything
calculated TO hamper 1t. Bridge, bridge,
bridge. Buy or build another.
-Messrs. G. III. q l.. J. Mccormick,
manufacturers of the celebrated agri-
cultural OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, mowers,
etc.-publish paper called the Adj
vance, and distribute one hundred and
fifty thousand Of them gratuitously
among the farmers of the United
States. The paper is handsomely IL
Illustrated with engravings of all the
different agricultural implements man
ufactured by the firm. Mr.. T.. a. Me-
Nair, the general agent of the Messrs.
Mccormick, who has his headquarters
with Messrs. Snodgrass d Co., in this
city, is now distributing these papers
and other documents among our farm
ers, in anticipation of the coming har-
vest. We have this to say of the above
tirm-they know the good effects OF
the use of printers ink, and do not
spare it in making known the merits
OF their machinery; and, further, their
agent for this state, Mr.. L. A. McNair,
is one of the most thorough-going and
business men we have
ever met. We most heartily commend
him and his incompatible machinery
to the favorable consideration of our
planting community.
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Immigration not so full as earlier
in the fall, but still noticeable.
-Crops-Wheat all right; oats gone
up; cotton and corn, things of the fl
ture.
Our foundries, flour mills, plai,-
ing mills and tannery give our city
quite a manufacturing look.
The civil rights bill has not made
its appearance here yet. Our colored
people are, as rule, too decent and
we'll behaved to permit themselves to
be used by tricky politicians in test
case. The two races live in peace and
harmony here, the whites treating the
blacks with Kindness and fairness.
Your friends in the old states want
to know something of Texas, and es-
pecially Dallas. Send them the
Weekly Herald. Price two dollars and
fifty cents per annum.
The roar of hammers does not
seem to he interfered with by the fail
ure of the Texas and Pacific bill to
pass. Dallas is going it alone OIL full
hand.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Transfers of real estate, as recorded
in the Office of the district clerk of Dali
las county, from the 26th day OF Feb
ruary to the 4th day of March, 1870,
inclusive:
+. NJ. Hanks to William L. Hughes,
25T acres of land, 10 miles north OF Dial
las, 81 900.
Joseph Cotter to Susan A. Good,
block of land lying south of and adj
joining old town plat of city Of Dallas,
81, 795 %.
A. j. Cox to CASTOR & Thomas, 81
acres of land, ! I miles northeast of the
court ouse, $500.
s. j. Adams ct al to Augustus Block,
lot on north side of Elm street, 25xiO.
feet, $500.
ID. J, Sidney to NJ. J. Spencer, lot 8
block 8, of tho Dallas and Wichita
railroad reservation, 500.
w. J. Reattje and wife to f. L. Poin-
dexter, half acre Of land in east Dallas,
Sl25.
DC. Keenan, and NJ. L. Keenan, Ia
John r. West, lis Clio acrts cf land,
on Elm fork of Trinity, 81 $50
Adam Fischer to Mary Fischer, $50
acres of land, Is miles southeast Of
Dallas, 81 500.
Dorman, Holmes 4 Co. 10 J. 5. Bur-
ton, lot 25x100 feet, on afain street,
near the market, S450.
Samuel Coates and wife to b. L.
johnson, As acres Of land on Duck
creek, s229.
w. A. Bledsoe to NJ. o. Bledsoe, lot
III block S. town of Hntchins, 500,
~ 80. DnI.nnoa i'm
t,topgb, 80 acres of land on west side
Of Trinity river, 81 40
r. T. BaDdy to j. I: Laggblin, 40
acres OF land near south boundary Of
Dallas county, 800
ID. M. Waters to J. p. Laughlin, 20
acres Of land adjoining above, 800.
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-Anoiher nov bflck btildlng "
going ~ rapidly, nest 10 Messfs' w. w.
L,ioo n Cois, near the Texas aud Pn-
clfo depot
with our roads leading here turn
plked, and the bridge the property OF
the county, Dallas would command
more trade.
The work on the Dallas and Wichl-
ia railway II going ahead, thanks to
those energetic contractors, McsSrS'
Pointer, Shields Il Co.
Nearly every day wagon loads OF
emigrants and children are hauled
from the railway depots by their
friends who meet them.
The Houston fur grounds and
track will not compare with our Blood
ed Stock associations, now about TO
be erected here at cost Of about thirty
thousand dollars.
The general opinion seems to be
that Representative J. ii. Co ,hran has
won laurels by his sensible solution OF
the International problem, in the way
of his amendment.
If Block, Jet & Co. don't quit en-
numbering the sidewalk in front OF
their store with goods going out to the
surrounding counties, we shall have to
petition the city council to widen LII
mar street, so that passers along that
thoroughfare can pass.
Colonel John M. Crockett, of this
county, has been appointed purchasing
agent for the state grange, and will
make his headquarters in this city.
The colonel is well known to all our
older citizens rs a man of untiring
energy, and will bring to the discharge
of his duties ability anda will to carry
out the objects of the position to the
best interests of all.
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The active and energetic agent of the
Southwestern Life Insurance company,
of this city, left, yesterday, for Kauf-
man and points along the Texas and
Pacific railway, il. the interest of that
company. He will also receive and
receipt for subscriptions to the Dallas
daily and weekly HERALD, on the
route of his travels. The first above
named institution is sturdy infant,
fast developing into a young Hercules,
and the last has already attained n ripe
manhood of more than quarter of n
century. The Southwestern cannot
travel in better company than that of
the DALLAS HERALD, and the gentle
man whose name graces the head of
this notice is fully able to do justice to
both of them. We most cordially COM
mend him to the favorable considera-
ton of the people wherever he may
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. Justice John D. Kerfoot, of precinct
No. ], rendered his resignation, the
same to take effect on the election and
qualification of his successor, which
was accepted.
The commissioners appointed at the
November term, 1874, to review pnb-
lie road from the city of Dallas, in the
direction of Dunnville (Grapevine),
20 The Tarrant county line, reported,
recommending the same. The report
was adopted aud the road ordered to
be opened in accordance Herewith.
Bids were received and opened for
building an iron fence around the court
house yard. There are about one hun
bred different bids, Ringing in cost
from three to eight thousand dollars.
The court not having time to examine
all the bids aud specifications, the
mater was postponed until the regu-
lar session Oh tie last Monday IN this
month.
1t was ordered by the court that an
election be held in precinct No. ] for
justice of the peace, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Judge
Kerfoot, ON the 9Th day of April next.
Court then adjourned TO meet in reg
uIar session on Monday, the 18th day
OF March next.
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LFrom rnesaan,s paiIy Herald. !

The realestate continues firm, with
but few transactions, however, 10 note.
Main and Elm streets presented as
lively scene yesterday as has been
seen this winter.
Talk about March coming III like
"a lion. 1t waltzed In sunday night
worse than whole menagerie on n
spree. Eet
Five or six car loads of lrish pota-
oes and onions have 6e en- received
here within a week. The presumption
is, that these things don't grow in
Dallas county, but they do and finely,
too, but not enough evidently to supply
the demand.
DO you want bargains in all kinds
of jewelry Then go to Frank Aus
tins, 5l3 Main strecl, ANA buy dianinnd
rings worth S325 for $3.50; sets OF Jew
elry worth 500 for ST.; opera chains
worth 800 for S75; vest chains worth
sll0 for $50, aud every article Of jewel
ry in like proportion. Frank means
Just what he says, and you wiz do well
TO give him call.
There is dead composition lying
up stairs on the imposing stone. The
religious editor had written something
about 1.-THE trOussedu of future bride"
Qsl.a ororxy oou,r,sif,.r c,t m flo
trousers of future bride" Retribaliye
justice was wreaked with stereotype
column OF Vinegar Bitters' "ad,"
which fractured the epitaalium OF his
thorax, and caused curvature of the
vertebra, which resulted in a eomiiose
state of the diaphragm Of tlie pericsr-
.dium.
Sine grabbed Mandy by the ear and
whispered, "What fur you don't drap
q curtsy when you hand quality folks
anything, you mizbul little Niger? 70
mar ainter gwine 10 raise you dat way,
Is she, Dors rnassy, I'll burn you
wild chunk IL ever | sees you forgit
20 raisen agin." Mandy drew down
the corners Of her mouth aud opened
1t like a young mockiag bird, then
she shut her eyes, held her breath and
evolved from her inner consciousness
q yell that would make Big Tree blush
or a hotel drummer hide his dimin-
ished bead in confusion.
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H. H. Walton and wlfo t0O, y, Far
fnf, onsi half 0f lm W IN lllnck W.
Smith, Murphy, Martins additions 10
Dnllns, 500
Orange lleeord aud wife Ia NJ. q,
lilcdsoe, one lot in the town 0f Hutch
lns, sl2i.
4. II. Shepherd 10 W. IT.. Price, one
acre NJ land near Fair grounds, $500.
James Horton and J.. M. Newton 10
George Hanson, lot II In block ~,
town Of Eagle Ford, $40.
James Horton and r. NJ. Newton to
Il. NJ. Vlerknnt aud wife, lot u, block
II, town Of Eagle Ford, $50.
james Brntly Ia Thomas stewart,
lot 25xlO0 feet, on Elm street, near
HARDWOOD, 500.
4. j. Jackson and j. NJ. Brown TO
james Il. Barkley, 10 acres of land,
500.
John II. Hawpe to Bailey Dougherty,
lot on Main street 25X20O feet, corner
Floyd street, 81 900.
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Post ponement Of the Texas Beai Estate
Drawing.

Owing to the invariable custom OF
postponing drawings, the public will
not believe they will take place until
the expected postponement takes place.
Although literally patronized, we have
not disposed of quite all the tickets.
Owing to the above cause, together
with the unprecedented rains and
floods throughout the entire south, as
well as Texas, and as we are deter
mined to have'a full drawing, thereby
insuring entire satisfaction to all
ticket-holders, we have postponed our
drawing to May 13th-aboutsixty days
when every prize shall be paid in full.
J. f.. FOSTER, Manager.
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Would Never Use Them.

IF persons were aware of the inju-
rIous character of most Baking Pow
ders now for sale in every town in our
country they would never use them.
A baking powder to be good and whole
some cannot be made 10y ignorant per-
sons, who know no more about the
chemical combinations necessary for
such results than a school boy. The
only good Baking Powder prepared
by a physician, is Dr. Prices Cream.
And for his True Flavoring Extracts,
we have only to say that they are the
finest, purest, and best to be found in
this or any other country.
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Texas Gift Concert AssOciatiOn-S5O.'
600 For One Dollar.

: The whole state of Texas is wild with
excitement caused by the immense in
ducements offered by this association.
The capital prize is $4,000, aud many
of less amount, besides valuable prop
erty in the city of Denison. Parties
who invest may rely that the drawing
will be conducted with the utmost fair
ness and impartiality, and the taking
of one single chance may draw the
capital prize.
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az 4. con per day. Agents wanted. All
% " DIV classes Of working people Of both
sexes, young and old, make more money at
work TOR Us, IN their own localities. during
theft spare moments. or al their time, tbaI
ct any thing else. We offer employment
that viii pay handsomely for every hours
work. Full particulars, terms, etc. sent
free. send rs your address Al once. Don't
delay. Nov Is tue time, Dont look FOR
work OF business elseEhefe. until Fol have
learned what We ofIsr. q. STIEsns o.,
Portland Maine 1<81&vly
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buy the Bridge.

We have been presented with the
freedom of all the wagon yards in the
city in IL wagon trough, on account of
our spirited article of yesterday on
"free trade and wagoners' rights"
The presentation was made 10y the
"SYild WAGNER"
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Prom Thursdays Daily Herald.

The oat crop, the farmers sas, ,s
pretty much done for.
1fhe attendance at all Of our vari-
Gus schools is good, and the progress Of
the scholars praiseworthy.
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DvERTIsING. Cheaps Goo

DvERTIsING: Cheaps Good Sgnfes
n Gffc.-Al persons who contemplate
making contracts With newspapers for the
cents N Geo r. Rosrell 4 Co. Il Park Row,
New Work, for their PAMPHLET-BOOk
lHfHeir sercrln efnfonl. containing ISIS OF
ing the cost. Advertisements taken for lead
ing papers In many sfatF a. d treznenoous
Reelection froEa publisiisn' rates. GETInT
BOOK EGNit
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1t is rather amusing that, whereas
every woman in Plymouth church IL
ready to pledge her life that Beecherr
Is innocent, every woman OF them all
is quite suspicious that Mrs. Tilton IL
guilty. Just how they reconcile the
thing Is known 1 Portland Argus.
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Elm Creek Bridge Company.

There will be meeting of the stockholders
of the above named company held at the
law Office OF J. W. Payne, In the city OF Dal-
ios. on SATURDAY, March 18th, for the election
of Officers for the ensuing year, and for the
transaction of such o.her business us may be
deemed advisable. j. NJ. kENNEDl,
March 3, 1875. 2jw2t PRESIDENT.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue of authority vested in me by
deed and trust. executed by NJ. j. johnson
and $. r.. McElhenny, TO secure the payment
of n certain promissory note, therein de-
scribed, which said deed Of trust or record IN
hook X, pages Az aud ii5 of Dallas county
records, and in compliance witt, the request
of the legal holder of said note, VIII sell, on
Monday, the 22d day of March,. 1870, 10 the
highest bidder, for currency in hand, Mt the
court house in Dallas, Texas, all the house
hold and kitchen furniture, of every. kind,
lately in use In the Crutchtleld hotel, IN DIAL
las. Texas las described in said deed of trusD
and now in possession of Sion $. Record, al
ternate trustee. as follows: 90
Al Dedsteads, 81 feather pillows, 33 cotton
mattresses, y straw mattresses, ~ tables, leO
single blankets, 80 wash stands, 20 mirrors,
lounges and lounge mattresses, nne IN.
reauS, various carpetlng and mating, l
clock rs chairs, and II large lot OF tableware,
kitchen furniture, stoves, etc III snort,
everything pertaining TO the equipment and
OF u first-cuss hotel. Sale will
begin Monday, March 2ld, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
NJ The court house doorandwillb be continued
from day TO day until the property Is as
posed of. Terms cash on the spot.
SION s. RECORD, .
Dallas, March o, 1870 trustee.
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