The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-02
LOCAL BItEVITIES.

The good work still goes on in the
Lamar street Methodist church.
The dust is now at its maximum
state of nuisance. Hurry up the WA
ter-w0rks.
Have your watches and jeweIry
repaired and warranted NJ WcbHs, sos
Main reet,-Ad.
The Police Board have dismissed
policeman Rice from the police force
upon II charge of receiving bribc Of
five dollars.
For eleven dollars, on the second
of August, you can 60 to Galveston,
stay thirty hours and return. EXcur-
sion is the reason.
The weather still continues to
be exceedingly warm, with but little
prospect Of II change. The rain pros
pect is particularly slim.
Tickets to Louisville S33. This is
what Johnson ~ Manget are doing for
you. They buy and sell railroad tickets
to any and all points. Id.
--DeStefano Bros, BIB Main street,
keep the most complete stock of fruits,
nuts and confectiOneries. Lemons 10y
the dozen or box ~ ecalty.-Ad.
For only eleven dollars the oxcur.
sion train will take you to Galveston
and ba on u tirst.ciass train. The
regular fare Is about thirty-threc dol
lars.
Excursion tickets TO Galveston
and return will be sold up to the day
the train leaves. They can he obtain
ed at w. V. Cleveland's, near The
Union Depot.
The extremely low fare, only
eleven dollars, for the excursion to
Galveston is very strong inhucement
to take this delightful trip. We advise
everybody, who can, to go.
Mr.. w. A. Rankin, the lee mis-
sionary, Is in luck. His chief MIR.
Stevenson the "Arctic," has presented
him with twenty dollar ring, for dis,
tinguished services on Hot Sunday
The excursion train to Galveston
must not be overcrowded, and persons
are requested to buy their tickets by
Saturday, July Goth, that ears may be
provided to amply Accommodate all.
The free bridge question Ia now on
proper business footing. All that is
now necessary, is the six hundred dot
lars month to pay for the lease. Who
is to pay it,.how and when, are the
next points in order.
Wrapping paper, Irvine, paper
bags, croquet sets, wall paper, all
kinds of stationery, select and fresh |
stock of the latest literature, ut Reed n
Lathrops, sos Main street. Call and
examine their stock.-Ad.
The gladiatorial form of Jud Free
man, keeper of the Royal Cellar TO His
Most Blessed Majesty, Rex, who is
home again, was visible to the naked
eye corner Of Main and Lamar yester-
day. Let II be recorded.
Ladies' wishing pure and healthy
candies, made fresh every day, will
call upon Greeves ~ Co., successors so
Douglas, Whitny " Co., No. 3l3 Main
street, opposite Cosmopolitan Hotel
Balls, banquets and parties supplied at
Wholesale prices. I'D.
Joseph Graham, an old and ex-
perieHced California auctioneer, is
now fitting up large and extensive
establishment on Main street, adjoin-
ing the Texas Express office and OPP
poste the Lamar Hotel, where he is
receiving extensive invoices of Casters
goods to be closed out at great sacrifices.
Every character of auction goods are
solicited and satisfaction guaranteed. -
Ad.-3t.
The Stonewall Greys and the La
mar Rifles have their rifle match on
Monday afternoon, lat the Fair grounds.
The following gentlemen form the re-
spective teams: Stonewall Greys--B.
b. Buck, George Waller, Henry Wal
Ter, Tom Scot, John Work, James
Arnold. Lamar Riiles-Captain j. G.
Eblin, j. A. Harris, j. y. Thatcher,
James Chambers, j. w. Overland, j.
c. McNealus.
Mr.. Joseph Graham, agent for the
celebrated Belle Piano Company, of
st. Louis, whose instruments have at.
tanned such a worldwide and deserved
celebrity, is filing up his ware-rooms
on Main street, adjoining the Texas
Express Office, where he will offer for
sale upon the lowest terms, not only
the Belle piano, but organs and all
classes of musical instruments gener-
ally, FROM the best manufactures.
Ad.
About two hundred colored people
proceeded by brass band, among
them benevolent society carrying the
American flag, and float tastefully |
decorated upon which sat number
of well dressed children, and u Base
Ball Club, proceeded to providers
springs to celebrate by picnic public &
speaking ETC., tho emancipation of The Z
West India slaves, The procession In I