The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-27

lHe receipts yesterday were ~, ii0 80,
The agriGullurists Of the country
turned ont In force yesterday.
Professor Leslie walks the rope every
day between two aud four O'Clock.
-Four thousAnd dollars worth OF
pools were sold yesterday on the races.
The seventh day of September the
first nail was driven ut tho Fair
Grounds.
"2he biggest thing In Texas" was
the unanimous verdict OF all ON the
ground yesterday.
Teachers are granted the privilege
OF attending the Fair with their
schools on saturday.
ltwas announced from the stand
yesterday that the Collin County Fair
would open at Mckinney, on Wed.
nesday, the Slst instant, and continue
iour days.
a platform at the east end Of the
Amphitheater broke down yesterday,
ANA one lady, whose name the re-
porter could not learn, was slightly
hurt.
The improved churn of Mr. Jordan
continues to attract great attention.
Mr. Jordan sells State and county
rghts; southern States, and ia now
selling California and Texas by coun,
ties,
There viii DO competitive drll OF
the lire companies of the State for the
gold medal, ut the Fair Grounds, on
Saturday, at four o'clock p. m. The
DalIao boys are requested to note the
fact, for rHG HERALD would not like
to see them beaten.
An announcement was made from
the stand on the race track that j. IL.
Brenuan had lost his poke. book, a
red leather one, with papers in 1t, val
liable to no one except himself, for
which he will pay the returner OF it Il
reward OF ten dollars.
Parties going out to the Fair ground.
VIII una the new arrangements of sell.
ing tickets At the Pacific depot is quite
u convenience TO both passenger and
conductor, When You do ret your
ticket, tor goodness sake have trend,
! when the conductor calls out "ricketsr
The Collin County Fair, tbroug
j. courtesy to the "lhe North Texas Fai
Assoeiatior," has been delayed unit
after the CiJse OF our fair. Parties d,
, string TO exhibit In one of the best an
most cnterprising counties in Texas
, can have their entries made on appli
cation to the secretary of the Nortl
Texas Fair Association.
The premiums and diplomas wer,
awarded upon yesterday to Messrs
llay es n Co., steam candy manufac
turers Of Dallas, for the largest nnC
finest exhibition Of homemade can
dies. Their establishment is at No
BIB Main street, and Is doing an over
whelming business, the orders bein,
much larger than they can Ill.
The long.expected baby show vii
positively come of to-day at twelv
o'clock, in the Main building. w
tremble for the committee. The frs
prize will be "A pair Of gold armlets o
bracelets; the second, u silver knife
fork and spoon; the third, II fifteel
dollar dress. The committee will
spend the night before in sackclotl
ard ashes, prayers and meditation
The trouble will begin at twelve
sharp.
II. V. Tompkins' display showed t.
fine effect to-day, all the reapers ant
engines, and the cotton gins, will
press, being in motion. A large mum
Der Of people visited this exhibition
and we commend all strangers to cal
upon Mr.. 4. We hope in our next is
sue TO give our friends more Thorough
description ofthe varietyo of machiner
displayed.
, Mr. Joseph Ollithorn, who h,
. charge Of the cotton cleaning machir
I on exhibition at the Fair grounds, W,
hut while explaining its operation
1 In picking up an arm full of cotton
run through the machine, piece
/ iron bar, about six inches long, WI
thrown into the machine along wit
}. the cotton, and when thrown on
v struck Mr.. Ollithorn on the head, All
knocked him down; fortunately it d
It not hurt him seriously.