The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-08

for Fort Griffin. The lumber was pur-
chased for the use OF the Government
When Is work to commence on the
extension of the Dallas City Railroad.
1t Is too hot and dusty now to walk Ia
town, and IL will soon be too cold and
muddy.
Sheriff Barclay sold quite guam
tity of real estate in front Of the court
house yesterday. Some property went
at great sacrifice, as is too often the
case at sherifi7s sales.
The splendid two-story brick resi-
dence of Mr.. II. S. Ervay, which Is
now receiving the finishing touches OF
the plasterers brush, loom up beauti-
fully in full view of THE HERALD
Office.
--The LeGrand will be ready to ac-
commodate guests in very few days,
and will surpass any other hotel in
Texas in all its appointments. Colo
mel Tom Smiths guests will soon be
able to testify to the truth of the above
statement.
1t is due to witnesses and others
Interested in the proceedings Of the
District Court to correct an error which
appeared In yesterdays edition of THE
HERALD. Saturday ofneXt week, and
not Saturday the II tn inst, will be the
last day of the present term. A wink
is as good as u nod to blind man.
--Messrs. Leigh e. Carnes, Insurance
agents, are doing thriving business
whose scope is increasing with the
growth OF the town. THE HERALD
takes pleasure in recommending them
to the favorable notice OF our business
men. Their card can be seen by refer
ence to another column.
"A large amount of fresh beef, al
ready butchered, was brought into the
city to-day, and met with ready sale
ut fair price. This is quite encour-
aging to neighboring farmers aud stock
men, in as much as their profits will
be much larger by this method of ham
ding beef on account of the smalle
rates of freight,
The Governor, we are informed,
has appointed Messrs. John Eakin, OF
this city, Mr.. Fonills and Mr.. Swhor,
cotton weighers for this city. The
prospects are that they will have their
hands full during the winter season.
Dallas expects to ship no less than
fifty thousand bales of cotton this year.
We are calculating on twelve thous.
and from Johnson county alone.
The Dallas Blood Stock Associa.
ton is making every arrangement
to get ready for the fall races, which, II
Is believed, will be the biggest thing Of
the kind ever before seen in the State
The stock will consist, not only of oui
own Texas horses, but the fast-goers o.
many other States Will be represented
1t is to be hoped that Jack Hardy will
sustain the reputation of Texas AS gal
lantly as he did last spring.
Dallas boasts of permanent sar
casm. On various trees that surrornt
the court house are nailed board,
bearing an inscription warning all par
ties that u penalty of $5 will be en-
forced against any one hitching hi
horse or animal to the aforesaid trees
Many of our Changers must not know
how to read or if they do they pay bu
little attention to the notice. Atal
events the enforcement of the warnin,
is beyond doubt dead letter.
The HERALD returns thanks tC
the managers of the Lamar Rifles bal
for an invitation to their entertain
ment tonight. The ball will tax,
place in the west room of the Court
house, where every preparation ha,
been made for the comfort and con
venience of the guests. Clouds of cali
co, muslin and heaven will float
around the hall to the time of merr,
dancing music, till the morning hour,
announce that this, like u thousant
other transactions, has become n par
of an irrevocable past.
The ladies of Dallas will probab,
be interested in knowing that the
hair-dressers of Paris recently held ,
meeting, when number of new style,
were exhibited for the coming season
the most OF which provided for the
wearing of a large quantity of false
hair. The coiff'uers have been dis.
gusted lately by the adoption of {
classical method in the arrangement
of the hair, which literally takes theil
occupation from them, and they will
make a desperate effort during tn,
coming season to re-establish the SUI
premacy ofthe chignon.
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Personal.
His many friends were gratified tc