The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-04

The front of q building fell l:,to
the street last night at about half-past
ten o'clock. Fortunately no one was
passing ut that late hour.
Mr., =. ]. Wolf, will open a saddle
AID harness store in few days at 3O7
Main street, with full stock In his
line. See his card elsewhere.
An unusual number OF wagons
filed the streets yesterday. They were
variously loaded with wheat, straw
oats, watermelons, onions and peaches.
Sundays issue of THE HERALD
will contain, along with other matters
OF general interest, u tabulated state
ment of the death rate for the month
just ended.
"A wagon load OF lumber was spill
cd in the streets near the market drug
store yesterday. When last seen the
empty vehicle and the horses were dis
appearing In the dim distance.
Mr.. Miller on the east side Of the
square, is one of our cleverest dealers
IN groceries, fruits. etc, and deserves
the liberal share which he gets of the
public patronage. See his card in an
other column.
"A mistake was made yesterday in
calling attention to Mr.. G.. NJ. Hib-
bler's card relative to the sale of I'M
claimed baggage. The auction comes
offthis morning, Saturday instead of
yesterday, as heretofore announced.
The Home Insurance company OF
New York is one of the most substan-
tial and reliable corporations IN the
country. The company is represented
In this city by that excsllent and
thorough going business firm, John ID.
Kerfoot & Co.
AT about half-past eight o'clock
last night rain cloud, dripping with
heavenly moisture, passed over the
city. After close sultry day It made
the working hours of night II thousand
times more pleasant. May we receive
many more such blessings.
- In another column will be found
"J0hnnies' - card. Johnnie has re-
moved his first.class barber shop to
the building adjoining Williams Il
Tolliver's drug store. If the elegance
Of his new sign, that adorns that part
of Main street, is any indication of the
tonsorial treatment his customers re-
celve, no one should hesitate to give
him call.
1t Is hard boys, to sec the closing
hours OF long and pleasant vacation,
but harder things yet await you, and
you will yet live to feel that when you
were u school-boy, you lived your hap
piest days. The different schools are all
advertise in the columns of THE HER
AID, and by reference to them, par
ents may be guided In their selection
"A letter addressed to Edwin Archer,
Dallas, Texas, was lost between THE
HERALD office and the postoflice. On
the outside of the envelope was the di.
rection, "If not delivered In ten DAYS
return to J. w. Staples, Cherokee
Nation" The finder will confer u great
favor by leaving 1t either at the post
office or THE HERALD building.
"A prominent young Main street
lawyer, wearing new hat and Dor
rowed coat was observed yesterday
afternoon issuing from certain well
known c0nfectioners, accompanied by
eight young ladies. Each of tie party
was literally supplied with that con-
fecti0n known ~ cheese-cake. The
young gentleman, literally and tigura-
lively speaking, had his hands full.
This evening the first edition of
the Evening Bulletin will make its
appearance. Messrs. Harris and De-
Prieste, who have charge of its edito-
rial columns, were for some time con-
nected with THE HERALD, The record
which they made on this paper is suili-
cient guaranty that the Bulletin will
DO alive and a lively sheet. The Bulle-
tin will be an evening paper, issued
daily, Sundays excepted, and will, THE
HERALD hopes, meet with the success
and encouragement 1t merits.
In spite of the vigorous, though
spasmodlc efforts of the city authori.
ties to suppress keno, the seductive pas
time still continues. Would 1t not be
well for the authorities to determine
at once, upon line of general policy;
either totally and entirely to suppress
the scourge, or permit 1t to have I'M
limited sway. The people are becom-
ing earnest about this, and. while gem
orally satisfied with their officers and
their conduct, would very much like to
have their employees and their chill
dren protected from bad examples.
Next Monday, the 9th instant, is
the day upon which all our schools
throw open their doors to begin the
fall session. The benches and desks
will DO busted off, chalk, pencils and
states will be brought out of their mid
summer retirement, and the chasten-
Ing rod will receive few preliminary
hourishes to see whether II has lost
any Of that elasticity and spring which
few mouths ago was wont to make
the school boy skip like the risky