The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-18


upon Its accuracy.
The different military companies
seem to be striving to perfect them
selves in drill and military efficiency !;
three or four times week the court
house is lighted up and the steady
tramp and loud command attracts the
attention OF the passer-by.
MIR. WOhl, the clother, GA Elm
street, has just returned from New
York, where he has been laying in for
one of the largest and best selected
stock of goods ever brought to this
market. He reports business very ac-
tive east, and much easier feeling in
financial circles.
The Criminal District Court, Judge
Sllas Hare presiding, will adjourn this
afternoon, aud will not be in session
again for several weeks. Judge Hare
will, we understand, 90 to Austin,
where he will recuperate from his late
lobors by mingling with the great
men of Texas, who are now gathered
together at the Capitol.
The Allen Theatrical Combination,
from Austin, will certainly appear
here during the race week. Weunder-
stand the beautiful play of Rosedale,
written especially for Lawrence Bar
rett, will be the chief attraction of the
week. Some Of the troupe are really
meritorious actors and as such deserve
to be encouraged by n liberal patron.
age.
Attention is called to the card of
Burke " Kearby attorneys at law. Ma
jor Burke has long been memb Der of
our bar and is well known to all the
business men of Dallas. Major Kear-
by is comparatively stranger here,
but he is well known in our eastern
district ms one of the best State attor-
neys In Texas, The success of the new
firm Is not ofquestion.
The Great International Circus is
coming, and will show here on or
about the first of October. Messrs.
Cooper " Baily have succeeded in
joining together ten allied shows in
one, and they promise performance
unsurpassed by any travelling show in
the country. Their Western and
Southern tour has, SO far, proved u
magnificent triumph, and they fiat
ter themselves they will gather new
laurels In Dallas.
Yesterday afternoon gentleman
from the country came to Captain Gas.
ton, of the well known firm of Thomas
" CASTOR, bankers, and begged him to
lend him n maidstone that he has had
in his possession for some time. The
man applying stated that four persons
living few miles from the city hat
been bitten by n mad dog and it wa.
for this purpose he desired the stone
1t was given him and he immedlatel,
hurried away. Late in the evening W,
endeavored to gather full particulars
but were unable to find Captain Gas
ton, he having gone to the country.
The Dallas store, at 6O8 Elm
street, which has been remodeled an,
enlarged to make room for their in
coming stock of fall goods, which ar,
now on their way from New York, il
one OF the institutions of our city. Mr.
"A. Mittehthal has just returned from
the East, where he has been purchas
ing fine, large and well selected
stock of dry goods, clothing, boots
shoes, hats, caps, etc. Their specialt,
is to supply full suits of ready mad,
clothing at lower figures than has eve
before been offered.
The races to-day will doubles
attract large attendance on ac
count of the well-known hors
es who are to contend for tn,
trial purse. AS this is the initia
race of the great week, commencin,
September 18th, the management nat
uraliy desire to see some adequate rec
ignition ofthis endeavor TO please tn
public evinced by good attendance
They have been to considerable OK
pense in putting the grounds in prope
order, have erected several com forlabl
and roomy stables, and have otfere
purses to the large amount of two thou
sand dollars.
We notice that the wall of Chea
Johns auction house, which fell som
days since and nearly buried Will
Swindells under its ruins, has been r,
built and now stands like death tra
ready to endanger the life and limb
of more innocent victims. Dallas ha
most certainly laws which can an
ought to prevent such miserble rattl
traps from being erected. Our cit,
fathers have hitherto won the conf
dence ofthe public by their promp
action In all matters that effected tn
life and safety Of the people, and W
are certain that all that is necessary t
remedy these kind of evils Is simply t
call their attention to them.
The first thing that attracts a per
son when he enters the new Delmonlc
Restaurant Is the extreme cleanliness
of everything. The knives and fork