The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-14

NNI'"lH W. - N'Wt'lA - l"Ii'y
recovering from his wound, and viii
soou be able to report for duty.
"Ihut dust settle w." as the small
boy remarked yesterday, as he went
tearing through the rain il his shirt
sleeves.
Now, grumhlo, you have your
wish the dust is laid. Two to one
you grow about the mud before the
day is done
"A heavy rain commenced to fall
ut an early hour yesterday morning
aud continued, with slight intermis-
sions, throughout the day.
The Changers Of Collin county hold
a picnic near Mckinney, Oh the LIST Of
September. Mr., w, w. Lang, Master
Of the State Grange, viii be present
The publication Ola new paper, to
be called the Plaindcalcr, Is to be COM
monccd in Madisonvilc, Madison
county, Texas, on the LIST of 5eptem-
Der.
Tuesday promises to be Il big day.
We have the Changers and the Tour
nancnt. Now let the Austin States
man "clminatep little of its bilious
envy.
Has IIibbler renowned his citizen
ship to the best government the sun
ever shOne upon? ELSE, why floats
the tri-colors of La Belle France from
his headquarters ?
Several business firms were Up in
the police court yesterday morning to
answer for not having paid an occupa-
ton tax. They secured the necessary
licenses and were dismissed.
The case of William Klnscy,
charged with having committed nm
aggravgnted assault upon negro, was
continued in Judge Buriord's court,
yesterday, until this morning.
--MeXia Ledger 1.-THE DALLAS HER
AID is one Of the largest, spiciest and
best edited sheets in the State, and yet
it is sued for libcing some female or
other. Damages laid ut $3l ,5OO.n
Some fellow came riding out of the
wilderness, yesterday, on an old gray
horse that didn't belong to him.
Sheriff Barley took both the fellow
and the horse in and cared for them.
-. "Scalpers" and "strikers" are
queer terms to be used in n legal doc
ument, yet the "hide ordinance" con-
tains both terms. Rise, gentlemen of
the Council, and have tarpaulin mus
ter to raise funds for the purchase of
Websters Unabridged.
Wilson, Mt the Eureka, on Elm
street, should be arrested rs danger
Gus citizen. He proposes to offer in
ducements to our Granger friends
when they visit our city in n body, on
Tuesday, to call at his establishment.
If they do, they'll he certain to get
shaved, or may perhaps dye.
---Jelersou Jimplecute: "The Hous-
ton Telegraph thinks the Hon. John
Henry Brown the hest man for prcsi-
dent of the State Convention. If past
service, experience and competency
are worth anything, he is the man. No
man in the body can be found better
qualified or more entitled to the posi-
ton.n
"A gentleman recently arrived from
Red River county, represents Clurks-
vile AS ahead of Dallas in this--thnt
the former place is completed, AS the
people have ceased to build or make
any further improvements, while the
latter Judging from the buildings being
erected and improvement going ON,
will never he completed,
For the information of those who
would have been compelled (elher
from want of an invitation or pressing
business engagements) to decline the
pleasure of joining the moonlight pie
mic which was to have taken place
last evening, the reporter will say
that, owing to the watery composition
of the clouds, it was postponed until
further notice.
That pun perpetrated by II gentle
man on the street, yesterday, was
good. He was talking to friend,
when a little girl walked toward them,
crying violently. His friend was
about to speak, when We seized him vi
olcntly by the arm and begged him to
remain quiet until the child passed.
Releasing his grasp after the child had
passed, lie turned to his friend and re-
mnrked: Proceed, the cry-sis has
passed"
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