The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-21
LOCAL BREVITlES.

Spelling match at the court house
tomorrow evening.
Hats Of all kinds and styles at
panic prices at Pages.
The Dunlap silk hat at Carpenters,
under the San Jaclnto.
The frosts of the past week did no
damage 10 growing vegetation.
Fresh groceries Of all kinds for
sale cheap ut John Trotman " Co.'S.
--"Whon IL the next excursion, and
where does II go?" II the way II IL put
now.
Boots and shoes, In any style,
made to order at the shortest notice at
Pages
The Dallas fire department Will
probably visit Shreveport on the ith of
May.
Finest old Virginia chewing tobac-
co just received by j. w. Trotman
IL Co.
Two negro prostitutes were taxed
five dollars ana cost by his honor yes
terday.
Country produce, vegetables and
poultry always for sale by J. w. Trot-
man Il Co.
She would not marry him. Why?
Because he did not wear one of Ham
ilton's hats.
The largest and cheapest stock of
straw hats in the city just received at
Pages, sos, Main street.
"A heavy rain fell yesterday morn
ing, but the sun shone out bright and
beautiful in the afternoon.
Why do the ladies of Dallas look
so sweet at the young men? Because
they wear Hamilton's hats.
The Lamar will soon be ready for
occupancy. Crozier will have II fine
billiard room attached to it.
-Thirty-nine years ago to-day the
battle of San Jacinto was fought. II
decided the independence of Texas.
ID. V. Botto's ice cream parlors are
fitted up in tasty style, and his cream
and soda water are delicious. Try it.
Two negro women appeared before
his honor, yesterday, on charge of
fighting. Their cases were dismissed.
Why do the merchants of Dallas
look like New York merchants? Be
cause they get their hats of Hamilton.
The walls of the new block on
Main street, commencing at the cor
her of Austin, are beginning to loom
up.
The Lamar rifles met for drill last
night at the court house. Nearly
thirty members were present, and
went through number of company
evolutions.
There are three questions that the
reporter shuns as he would deadly
pestilence-the city finances, the
Beecher-Tilton trial and the Schleis-
wig-Holstein.
The price of reserved seats to-
night, to see Temptation, is only
seventy-tive cents and not one dollar,
as was printed by mistake on some of
the programmes.
The San Jacinto hotel is to he i'm
proved by the addition of verandah
around the front of the building, and
inside blinds to the windows on the
Lamar street side.
Hotel runners are becoming such
nuisance that Siler petitions the coun-
Gil for redress. He claims that they
are nuisance to the travelling commu-
nifty as well as himself
Dallas boasts Mulligan Guard |
company. The officers, including a
0itdndiere, have been elected, and soon
the streets will resound with the mar
tial notes of this warlike band.
1t is to be hoped that the citizens
of Dallas will be furnished as soon as
practicable with a statement of its fl
nancial condition. The matter of the
issuance of all outstanding bonds and
scrip should be fully elucidated.
The Salvinis should have n rous-
ing house tonight. They present
John Brougbam's beautiful comic.
drama entitled Temptation; an ori.
ginal poem by Mrs. Welthea E. Ora
ham; the Maniac, by Joe G. Booth,
besides other attractive features.
Attention is called to the commune
cation of Messrs. S. l.. May, w. L.
Williams and G.. T. Wilbur, in re-
gard to college under the auspices of
the Baptist denomination in this city.
We have only room to call attention
to the article, and will have more TO
say on the subject tomorrow.
"A little excitement was created yes
terday afternoon, on Lamar street,
caused by an indignant mechanic
knocking dilatory contractor down.
1t seems that the contractor had been
paid off for his job, but declined TO set !,
tie with his workmen. The refractory