The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-02

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Butter, Cabbage, Onions and Apples,
at l07 Market street.
Next Monday Duprez Il Benedicts
Ministries will open at Fields Theater.
This troupe is lirst-class in every par
tlcular, and is nightly greeted with
crowded houses, no matter where they
exhibit or how long they remain in
one place.
"A match race has been made for
purse Of one thousand dollars between
the well-known horses, Santifee ana
Chance. The race will he run next
Thursday at the track Of the Dallas
Blood Stock Association. The horses
will be on the ground promptly at
three o'clock.
Have you secured your seats for
Fields Theater next Thursday night :?
Maud Edith Ellis, us 'Irma the Waif"
supported by a well selected stock
company, will do her best to give the
people OF Dallas a delightful evenings
entertainment, and from the we'll
known talent of the young artist her
efforts Will no doubt prove successful.
The first day of November was II
gala ~ day before the Mayors Court.
Eighteen offenders were arraigned be-
fore His Honor, all OF whom were
charged with various minor ofienses,
DRINKS and downs predominating.
The whole crowd were in u distress
ingIy impecunious state, and but little
wealth was added to the city treasury.
Hamilton, the younger brother Of
the firm of Hamilton g. Co., grossly
insulted Major Brooks, the well known
criminal lawyer, yesterday afternoon,
on the corner of Main and Lamar
street, and received II well merited
chastisement in consequence. Major
Brooks struck him several times with
his light walking cane and then per-
mitted him to depart.
Some twelve or fifteen ladies and
gentlemen Of this city, will go to Cor
sicana to-day to attend the Odd Eel
lows ball, which will come Off to.
night. Prof George and his band will
go with the party, having been en-
gagged to'furnish the music for the oc-
casion, Extensive preparations have
been made to make this bali a mag
nificent success, and good time will
be had by all who attend.
We were informed by gentleman
who wasa eye witness to the occurrence
that quite IN exciting runaway occur
red on Elm street yesterday afternoon.
A horse attached to an express wagon
became frightened and dashed up that
street at frightful rate of speed, on
arriving opposite Sanger Brothers he
turned suddenly and attempted to en-.
ter the door, with the wagon still at.
tached to him. He succeeded IN get
ting in and overturned u show case
which was placed near the entrance,
but the wagon coming In contact witt
the door stopped him and he was
caught and led out of his new quarters
DIR. s. III. Watson exhibited to the
editors of THE HERALD, yesterday, /
sweet potatoe raised by him in Dallas
that eXcels anything of the kind VIZ
have ever seen and is la fact perfect
wonder of the vegetable kingdom
This potatoe is five feet long anC
weighed eleven pounds. The vine
from single slip is twelve hundred
feet in length, in one hundred and
eighty-nine different branches. An.
other one taken from the same hill
weighed eleven pounds. This is an
other remarkable instance Of what the
soil of Texas can produce when prop
erly cultivated and is about as good an
advertisement for Dallas as we could
possibly desire.
Mr.. Edwin Brown, business
manager of Tayleure's New Orleans
Variety Combination, informed Us
that he thought it scarcely probable
that Mrs. Chanfrau herself would &C.
company the troupe to Dallas. While
we regret that we will not have the
pleasure of seeing that splendid actress
herself we console ourselves with the
fact that her place will be most wor.
thily filed by Miss Ada Monk, one OF
the most graceful and pleasing young
artists on the American stage. She
has been for some time with the Fur
bush Fifth Avenue Theatre Combina-
tion and has made u national reputa.
ton by her exquisite rendition of the
fashionable wife in the great society
play of "Divorce.n
James Graham, better known as
''Comanche JIM" will open tonight
his parlor gymnasium, over Ryan's
billiard hall, on the south side of the
Courthouse square. Mr.. Graham will
also give instructions In the "noble art
Of self-defense," aud will teach fencing
with foils and broadsword II suiil-
clent number of gentlemen join his
class to justify him In going to the ex-
pense of purchasing the necessary out
fit. Mr.. Graham has determined to
keep place of amusement and recre-
alton for gentlemen only and under