The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-24

In the city VIII doubtless tend TO bring
about competition that viii materl-
ally rebound TO the interests of factors
and producers.
The election fever Is increasing,
aud knots OF "polltlclans" stand arouhu
the street corners, descantlng on lhe
merits Of their candidates and demer'
ils of their opponents
Tickets TO New Orleans, fifteen
Collars. For sale by Johpson N Man
yet, LeGrand Hotel. They buy and
sell Railroad tickets TO all points.
County scrip Is wanted by them. I'D.
"A few struggling wagons arrived
from the country yesterday, loaded
with the staple which WAS anything
but lleecy after u several hours drive
through drenching rain.
The completion Of the elevator
will largely increase the grain trade OF
Dallas, and he the first step toward her
permanent claim a. the chief wheat
emporium OF the great State of Texas
Freeman, at the Senate, has thou
sand-do!lar solitaire ring, which he
proposes TO rattle of. ITS Il magnolia"
and we wouldn't mind taking chance
II we thought we could throw over
fourteen.
No better sets OF teeth can be had
at any price than Snyder Il Adams are
making for ten dollars. Filling at
half the usual rates. Rooms 3 and b
San Jacinto Hotel.-1dU.
Can't the present dearth Of amuse-
ments be in measure supplied by an
entertainment to consist Of, say, Shak-
sperean readings? Dallas boasts, or
rather some of her citizens do, Of rare
q histrionic talent
Judge Burford is having certifl-
Gates of election printed and Will com
mence distributing them about the
10th of April to the lucky holders OF
prizes lin the drawing Of the 18th OF
February.
Mrs. A. Ii. Bowman, sister Of Mrs.
General Belknap, died In Harrodsburg,
Kentucky, on the l4th. The deceased
lady was the mother of "A young gem
tleman connected with well known
hardware establishment in this city.
-DeStefano Brothers, 1913 Main
street, having an extra fine and large
lot of oranges and lemons on hand
offer them to the public at from five
dollars and fifty cents to six dollars
and fifty cents per box.-AdO.
The mob are again ut work. Some
scoundrel entered the new brick build
ing on Elm street. adjoining the Dol
lar Store, Wednesday night, and rob-
bed the carpenter chest of Mr.. Davis,
one of the workmen, of some twenty
dollars worth of tools.
The concert and ball Of the Swiss
Glee Club, at the Courthouse to-mor.
row evening, promises to be II rich
musical treat. The club are deserving
of q crowded house, and THE HERALI
trusts they will receive 1t. Tickets
can be procured at Conner Il Walkers
drug store.
--Messrs. Reed IL Lathrop are in re.
ceipt of some very fine lines of wall
papers gold-mica tinted, gorgeous and
beautiful to behold. All wanting such
goods are invited to call at sos Main
street also full stock of curtains
Al.
up to the present hour of writing
the rain has poured down in torrents
for almost twenty.four consecutive
hours, with little signs of abatement
The streets are flooded, while the low
lands about the city are overlooked to
such depth as to make pedestrianisn
a matter of impossibility.
: The reporter must confess that the
tales related to him within the pas
few days have terribly shaken his faitl
in the morality and virtue of many in
dividuals, whose hitherto irreproach-
able conduct had led him to believe
they were most exemplary members
of the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton.
-Messrs. Prather, Lyte and Shepard
having been appointed the committee
of appraisers for the assessment for city
taxes for 1876, it will be well for all
who have not rendered their property
for assessment to call at the City Hall
any evening between Two and five
o'clock and see Il. ]. Keeton, City AS
SCISSOR and Collector Ad.
-Rumor has ii that party of enter
prising capitalists of this city contem-
plate, provided the right.of-way can
be obtained, the construction of mar
row-gauge railway - similar to our
street railways--to the village OF Fort
Worth. 1t would doubtless prove
paying Investment, and unquestlona-
bly, be source Of considerable con-
venience to our suburban residents.
"A conundrum: BY what process
of reasoning does candidate reach
that happy feeling of confidence and
certainty of election that seems to an
innate each individual aspirant? There
are twelve or fourteen candidates for
City Assessor and Collector, and moth
ing but an official count on the 4th of
April will convince each one that he
was not the almost unanimous choice