The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-05


much In vogue at present, with those
who have them.
THE HERALD Is glad to note the
fact that His Honor General Cabell IL
convalescing.
The ladies will exercise their leap
year prerogative at the military ball on
the I'D, and conduct the exercises Of
the evening.
As soon ~ the financer OF the city
will permit coat or two OF paint
could be judiciously expended on the
desks in the Council Chamber.
Governor Richard Coke will hold
u friendly conversation this afternoon
Mt . o'clock, at the Courthouse, with
the honest yeomanry Of Dallas.
1t was rumored on the streets last
evening that u man had been shot and
dangerously wounded at an Elm street
restaurant, but investigation failed to
corrob0rate II.
"A proclamation from King Rex,
defining the duties of "Hogbarrib,
Lord Chief Chambermaid," IL the
next thing in order. VIII His Majesty
rise and explain?
One poor unfortunate was picked
up on the streets last night and ten
dered the Inequalities of the city.
Too much fluid or too many candi-
dates, or is it both?
"A large train Of wagons, with from
six to eight yoke of oxen to each
wagon, arrived in the city yesterday
from Fort Griffin. They will load with
lumber and return in few days.
Have the officers and stockholders
of the paper mill quietly given up the
project or have they merely succumbed
to the pressure of the times and the
stringency ofthe money market?
Lancaster should take census to.
day. The candidates meet there this
morning, and it will be some time be-
fore she can again present so good u
claim to metropolitan proportions.
The itinerant wanderer from the
sunny slopes of far-off Italy is once
more in our midst, accompanied, OF
course, by his orchestra and boon com
panion-the primogenitor OF our race
according to Darwin.
The Turnverein propose giving,
some evening next week, a calico hoI
at their hall on Commerce street. The
fact that Messrs. l.. Il. Bohny ant
George Blume constitute the commit
tee of arrangements Is sufficient evi
dence that the affair will prove n sue
cess.
The colored citizens met in con
vention at several different points in
the city, last evening, and after flxial
up Dolly Warden ticket and listening
to few buncombe speeches from as
many jack-leg lawyers, quietly adj
journed to the peaceful precincts o
their happy domiciles.
The grounds attached to the Court
house are excellently located for /
wagon yard. By-the-way, the count,
might possibly derive handsom,
revenue by leasing them to some en-
terprising individual for that purpose
They seem to DO used principally 70
that purpose, and the county shoult
have the benefit of 1t.
The difficulties which for SOM
time past have existed between TIN
officers of the Dallas and Wichita rail
road having been adjusted, it is to b
hoped that work will be commence,
at once on that important artery to tn
commercial prosperity of Dallas, ant
not be permitted to lag until it shall
have been completed.
The power of the King is unlim
tied. From our usual incorrect even
ing contemporary the information i
given that "Hogbarribs" is "Lor,
High Chambermaid." Whether thi
individual is to supercede Bogharib
Lord High Chamberlain, or whethe
the Commercial mans association
with the class of maids that "Hog
barribs is presumed to be Lord Higl
Chief of, led to the eri II, an anxious
public wonld probably be gretified I,
learn.