The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-06


The ladies OF the Episcopal church
viii have strawberry festival soon,
Frost has damaged huIttoa con.
siderable extent in Pennsylvania and
New York.
Owing to the scarcity Of locals,
we are tempted to resurrect the poem
OF beautiful Suow.n
"A man was arrested last night for
creating disturbance near the depot,
and taken 10 the calaboose.
Last night was the liyeliest Satur-
day night In point Of people on the
streets, OF any for u long time.
Why don't some enterprising in.
dividual start huIled corn, vermecil-
la, or macaroni factory in this place.
We wouldn't be surprised IL Gen
eral Johnston thanked our citizens, aud
dropped in on them when they least
expect him. ....
Wheat viii he ripe for the sickle
In few days, and the way the reaper
men are humping themselves, is II
caution to snakes.
---"Smith's Alternative aud Correc.
tive" il world-famed tonic, but IL
didn't agree with gentleman from
Alabama, who took dose of it yester-
day.
While the reports from the eastern
states are all Of a diseouraging nature,
regarding the fruit crop, it is crafty
ing to know that fruit IN Texas never
looked better.
The Marshall base ball club vii,
play in this city next Wednesday, after
a visit to Fort Worth. BY the way,
the Pantherburg club are not to be
sneezed at. s...rt.I H,.. .....
"A gentleman whowent up to : her
man and back yesterday, says the
crops between here and there look
beautiful. Wheat is magnificent, and
the corn ia from two to three inches
high. ....
The new rector of st. Matthew's
will be here in time to preach the SER
mon two weeks from to-day. Bishop
Garrett will preach next Sunday, and
Mr.. Richard Morgan will conduct the
services to-day.
Would it not be good idea to get
up an excursion to Galveston, includ.
ing a steamboat ride and a visit to
the beach, during the latter part of
this month. Some society, by taking
hold of the matter, could make money
Respectfully dedicated to the Dali
las base ball club:
What is the difference between a.
printer who works without rolling up
bis sleeves, and the captain of a base
ballnine 2 Phe one muses. his cults,
and the other clisses his mutis.-ElGx,
The Stonewall Greys to morrow
will carry in their ranks three bullet
SCARED, battle-beaten banners, one of
them having been guidon Of the Fifth.
Alabama battery, the other of the
Sixth Missouri cavalry, and the other,
the Colors of regiment in Hoods
brigade. rtb4 Gis " *
Cannot Red River be turned into
the Trinity, and that stream made
navigable to the gulf We undersndta
that parties are going to float down the
river on a prospecting tour. II the
journey Is profitable, there will be a
tri-weekly boat put on. 1t will go
down one week, and try to get back
the next. .-, 49, -. 81. Ia, r.a..-,
"A new dodge was played on the
settlers last night. The steps off the
stores In the block opposite the Lamar
hotel, form good seats for loungers
during the evening, who can take
their ease and listen to the music,
when "the band begins to play" The
concert hall men, or some other in
terested party evidently didn't like it.
and to prevent their sitting their, they
poured water all over the steps, and in
the darkness they found the seats
rath er uncomfortable.