The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-03

Remember the great pow trial. on
Thursday, at the Coruth farm, by
Payne a. Milne.
Mr.. Whiteman, of the Texas and
Pacific, and Mr.. Angus, Of the Central
railway, will please accept Tar HER
AIDS thanks for appreciated courte'
eies.
Mr., Wheelock, agent, sends THE
HERALD the following M the correct
Centennial rates; 70 New York aud
return, $Si 90; TO Philadelphia aud re-
turn, $40 80.
The ceremony Of laying the corner
stone Of 81. Matthew's Cathedral (Epis-
copaD will take place on Thursday
evening next nj one o'clock, the Right
Rev. Bishop Garrett officiating,
1t Is high time n fence was put
around the City Cemetry. II Is Il dis
grace TO have the graves OF our dead
trampled over by stock and subject to
even worse desecration.
Why not buy four seci and
Havana cigars instead OF three for
twenty-five cents, and try Theo
Reinecke, 800 Main street--oldest to
bacconist In the city I'D.
Our German friends are very much
elated at the prospect OF hearing and
entertaining one of the finest military
bands In the service Of His Imperial
Majesty, the Emperor of Germany.
"A grand wedding Is to come OIL
near Terrell on the 24th inst. The
prospective groom Is a prominent Gal
weston business man, and the bride the
daughter OF wealthy and influential
farmer Of Kaufman county.
--DeStefeno Bros, 1913 Main street,
are In receipt Of q choice lot OF Messina
lemons and oranges, cocoanuts, BAN
anas, nuts and fruits of oil descrip-
tions. Those In want of fresh fruits or
nuts should give them call,-Ad.
Mr.. Martin, the great Baltimore
amateur tenor, did not arrive last
night, and great was the regret Of the
Chopin, Schuman, Gounod disciples
When he does, there will be specia
nj Getting called of the musicale.
--Bradleys' Croquet, the very bes
made, and cheap, now at Reed u La
throp's. Also on hand and daily arriv'
ing, fresh invoices of blank books
Office stationery, wall paper, bast
balls, and printers material. Prices
low.-Ad.
Mr.. Slaughter has recently re-
painted his beautiful residence out by
the Fair grounds, and Colonel Hughes
has added many little embellishments
to his which are very tasteful an,
pretty.
He hitched up his "galluses,'
drew his arm from the elbow to thu
wrist horizontally across the end OF hi
nose, and said /: ut peers to me like
folks ainter gwinter be able to breat
tharselves, If wheat Is feelin of the
rust and money is scarce" and ther
he drove pensively away.
j. J. Lloyd, Agent for II. III. LloyC
Il Co.'s map and charts, is In the city
for the purpose of getting subscriber
for them. The maps are excellent, thu
very latest, and evidently accurately
designed. Every business or profes
sional man should have one. Apply
at The HERALD office, or address pos
tai card to j. J. Lloyd, Dallas, Texas. -
I'D.
If you want over two hundred o.
of the latest and most elegant patterns
of wall paper to select from, 60 to f.
p. Lyle, bookseller and stationer, SOL
Main street, where you will find th,
largest stock In the West, and prices
at the very lowest. No extra charg,
for trimming. Also a large stock o
rustic shades constantly OH hand.-Ad
On Monday night the following
gentlemen were elected directors o
the Gas Company: w. ]. Keller, ]
L. Schneider, Alex. Sanger, S. ]
Adams, J. l.. Leonard. On Monday
between IL and 2 o'clock they viii
meet for the purpose of electing pres
ident, vice-president, secretary ant
superintendent of the gas works. Tn,
board is composed, 1t will be seen, o
some Of our staunchest business men
which Is sufficient guarantee that tn,
affairs of the company will be wisel!
and capably managed.
"A large advertising chart has beef
recently gotten up and worked of il
the office of the Commercial. In 1t i
the business advertisement of TIL
HERALD as "the leading Demoorati
paper of Dallas" About as contempt
ble.a piece Of petty venom as has eve
been perpetrated in that office is tn
placing of an interrogation point {?
after the word Dallas, doubtless will
the intention Of bringing discredit up
on The HERALD, and belittling tn
claims of paper that has been tn
standard bearer of the Democracy 70
thirty years to the distinction Of beinl
"the leading Democratic paper Of Dial
las"
We look forward with unusual In
terest to the proposed lecture of Philil
Lindsly, Esq, upon the "Life, Time
and Influence of DR.. Samuel Johnson.
Mr.. L. has delivered this lecture befor'
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