The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The County Convention meets at
the Courthouse ut Il o'clock to-day.
Cigar. retailed ut cost at Il.
Relneclte's cigar store, 800 Main street
I'D.
The camp meeting at White Rock
will 10 the great religious event OF to-
morrow.
The nomination and election OF eX-
Governor Throckmorton Is foregone
conclusion.
Have your watches and jewelry
repaired and warranted al Webbs, 800
Main street-Ad
Mr.. Noise Kahn and wife ARE an
nounced by the Fort Worth Democrat
M among the latest additions to Fort
Worth.
The most delicious candies are
made fresh every day ut Greaves ~
cos. 3l3 Main street, opposite C0smo-
pOlltan Hotel. Nd.
The Custer Light Horse meet to-
morrow night at Fields Theatre. The
ranks OF this company are lllling up
rapidly, we understand.
--Grcaves ~ Co.'S. candies are made
of the purest sugar and arc perfectly
healthy for children. Send the little
ones to 3l3 Main street. I'D.
The members of the Schlecher
Reception Committee, as well as our
citizens, are to meet tonight at eight
o'clock at the Turner Hall,
Competition IL the life oftrade. The
New Orleans fruit store, opposite lie
Grand Hotel, is selling choice lemons
at forty.hve cents dozen. Come one
Come all.-AdU.
The members Of the Fire Depart.
ment are requested by their worthy
President, Mr. Ullman, Esq, to meet
at Fields Theatre on Monday night ut
O'clock.
Twenty dollars for IA ticket to
st. Louis, now is your time to get II
ticket cheap. For sale by Johnson and
Manget, Office in LeGrnnd Hotel.
They buy and sell tickets. I'D.
Judge Norton, our worthy post
master, fetched us up standing this
week. Cash in advance for postage.
All right, Judge, do your duty; we
wouldn't say word If II went to sup
port Tilden instead OF Grant
EARLY yesterday morning our city
was visited by II violent thunder aud
rain storm. The rain came down in
torrents, and WAS most welcome, not
only to the dusty and hot denizens OF
the city, but to the farmers.
Wrapping paper, Irvine, paper
bags, cr0quet sets, wall paper, all
kinds Of stationery, select and fresh
stock OF the latest literature, at Reed "
Lathrops, sos Main street. Call and
examine their stock. I'D.
We had tho pleasure last night OF
seeing IA very beautiful and tastefully
arranged boquet Of waXen flowers, the
work OF Miss Katie Cabell, who recent
ly carried oil the frat hOnors at the
Ursullne concert. This pleasing proof
OF her skill and taste IL to DO exhibited
ut the coming fair.
Mr.. Smith, formerly clerk Of the
Lamar and more recently proprietor
OF the San Jacint0 Hotel, has taken
the City Restaurant, Main street, thor
oughly overhauled, cleansed and fur
nished 1t. He is IN experienced caterer
and will doubtless keep u first class
house.
The Southwestern Life Insurance
Company IL going right ahead. She
has taken over two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars Of insurance this
month, through the uid of her good
and energetic agents, and the untiring
efforts Of her Superintendent, General
Hawthorn. 1t is one OF the institutions
of this State.
The action of the County Commits
sioners' Court In ordering the occupa-
ton tax to be paid in money, and de-
barring the use OF county scrip for that
purpose, Is looked upon US n hardship
by many holding scrip, or wanting to
purchase 1t at great depreciation to
use for tax-paying purposes. But If
people will stop and think of the needs
of the county for money, they will see
that the court could not have acted
otherwise and provided for its current
expenses.
The HERALD regrets to learn of
the present financial embarrassment
OF the LeGrand Hotel and it's proprie-
tor, Mr.. Tom Smith, aud hope that
they are only temporary. Mr.. Smith
lisa man Of indomitable industry and
administrative tact and taste. He has
ia6ored faithfully to maintain among
usa first class house, and we are salts
fled that II any man can "make the
landing" Mr.. Smith can. He has the
nerve and grit aud deserves success.
We say give Tom Smith helping
hand, for he IL Il worker.
Fair.
Major NeYOr. Mhn made nannnuinnnl