The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-17
LOCAL BREVITIEB.

--Croquet.
Coming.
In the oedars.
The street sprinklers are doing no.
BILE service.
One arrest by the police up 10 sun
down last evening.
Hats Of all kinds and styles at
panic prlces NJ Pages.
The Dunlap silk hat at Carpenters,
under the San Jaointo. lisa.
Merchants anticipate good sum
mer trade, II large stocks are critic
rion.
Boots aud shoes, In any style,
made 10 order at the shortest notice at
Pages. '
The weather continues delightful,
and children, grasshoppers aud garden
truck grow apace.
Tho largest and cheapest stock of
straw hats In the city just received ut
Pages, COS, Main street.
See notice 10 another column OF
valuable improved property In 81.
Louis for exchange for Dallas city
property.
No reception was held by his hon
or, yesterday, the police having failed
to furnish the necessary material for
him to work on.
silk hats, silk hats. The Dunlap
Fifth Avenue, and Broadway, silk hats
just received, by Hamilton h Co., Hat
tiers, Main street.
Very few wagons In town yester-
day, the cause of which may be ex-
planned by the fact that farmers are
busy planting cotton.
"A gentleman on introducing q
friend yesterday, remarked: "He is
from North Carolina, perfect gentle
man, and always plays blue chips"
--Antoine's hall Is being greatly inn
proved In appearance by the applica-
ton Of o new coat Of paint. Several
buildings In the city might be similar
ly improved without detriment to their
appearance or durability. IS
The proclamation of the mayor
against the dogs is being vigorously
enforced, furnishing numberless oppor-
tunities to the energetic" reporter to
get off dog-goned abortive attempts at
wits, and drop tear Of melancholy on
the shrine of departed worth.
"A young gentleman in this city
is about to apply for letters patent for
anew, umbrella. A pane Of glass is
inserted In the front breadth, through
which to see the way, and looking
glass attachment Immediately opposite
In the rear. Reversing 1t the holder
can see what the boys are doing after
she passes, and correct any little de-
rangement Of her drapery.
"A spelling "skule'' is badly needed
in Jefferson. Leader and Hawley in
variably address their paper to us,
"HERRALD.n The Simplecute does bet
ter, however, and strikes boldly out
from the shoulder with "HEARALD."
They are nearly as good spoilers as
Tom Bowers, of the Pamela Waterman,
who Is at present manufacturing can
didates for the constitutional conven-
ton. fA
al AS the fire company have decided
not to attend the Houston celebration,
why can't Dallas have little San ia
cinto celebration of her own? There
are the Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights
OF Pythias, Hibernians, B'nai Birth
and other benevolent societies, besides
the firemen and soldiers, who could
get up grand procession, have q pic
mic, ball and supper at night, etc. 1t
Is easy enough done, II some energetic
individual will just take hold. Start
It, gentlemen.
The reporter was yesterday shown
at the store Of Colonel II. s. Ervay, q
large pelican killed In the northern
portion Of the county. 1t measured
nine feet from tip to tip Of wings, and
: nearly six feet from point of bill to tip
OF tail. II was purchased by Mr.. John
Ehadell, Of the Bismarck saloon, and
placed In the hands Of an experienced
taxidermist, who viii proceed to put 1t
through that mysterious process where
by 1t will, for years to come, retain its
natural appearance.
Douglas Bros. continue to add to
their already fine stock of file dress
goods for gents wear. They have In
stock the largest assortment Of French
and English dIagonals, worsted coatings
ofthe latest styles and all the novelties
Of the season In pants and yestings.
The Douglas Brothers now being well
and favorably known TO the public for