The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-01
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
JOCKEY CLUB RACES.


Two or three May.day celebration
Will occur to-day.
The wheat crop In the county vii
DO unusually large.
Tho civil business Ia the court
was lively yesterday.
The mosquitoes are becoming yer!
bold In their operations.
"A library association with muse
um attached IL talked OF.
Main street was thronged with tn
fair sex yesterday evening.
The dogs are nearly M troublesome
as ever. Go for them again.
The mayors court adjourned from
yesterday 10 Friday morning.
Tropical fruits IN great profuslol
ARE to DO had at the fruit stands.
Privileges Tor the Mai fest Gelebra
ton will be sold at the lake to-day,
There are large number Of Idle
people In The city, looking for work.
About two thousand bushels o
wheat were received IN the city yes
terday.
Judge Patterson has II new dwell
Ing house on Camp street nearly com
pleted.
The greenbackers have an organ
In this city now, called the Texas
Greenback Herald.
Some man would make money
with line OF sprlnkling carts on Main
and elm streets.
In compliance with the orders OF
the health officer general cleaning OF
promises ID going on.
"A large number Of Dallasonians
are now wearing straw hats, linen
coats and mint. juleps.
The festival given by the ladies of
the Presbyterian church last night was
SUCCESS In every particular.
The irrepressiole bore who squats
himself In reserved seats was out in
full force at the opera house last night
The usual number Of uDfounded
rumOrs were prevalent on the streets
last night about Sam Bass, that awful
man.
When Dallas has paved streets ii
will be very pleasant city. The dust
makes one wish for winter, and in
that season the mud causes longing
for summer.
Don't forget to save up all your
spare change for next Friday night,
for the strawberry and ice.cream
festival of the Floyd street Methodist
Episcopal church.
Mr.. McFall, living ten miles from
the city on the Cedar Hill road, COM
menced harvesting his wheat yester-
day. His crop will yield eighteen
bushels to the acre.
Captain w. M. Blsir's funeral was
largely attended yesterday evening.
Services were held at the Presbyterian
church, by DR.. Smith, who delivered
suitable funeral discourse.
"A search warrant was sworn out
by w. II. Kingdom yesterday to ex.
anime the premises Of John Gray, who
Is suspicioned rs having stolen lot of
silverware from Kingdom.
The city council will meet next
Friday night to dispose OF the water
question and take action on several
other important measures, among
which will be the appointment Of u
city chemist.
The compositors OF THE HERALD
return thanks to the ladies of the
Presbyterian church for q bountlful
supply of cake. An excellent lunch
will be spread from twelve to one
O'Clock to-day.
William Scott, who was attached as
a witness to appear before the grand
jury Of the United States court at Tyler,
returned to the city last night, after
having given his testimony in the case
Of the United States vs.. Samuel Pipes
and Albert Herndon, charged with
robbing the United States mails.
The State Association of the Con-
gregational church is now In session at
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton hall. Meetings to be held as fol.
lows to day: Nine a. M, two D. m,
and at eight O'Clock p. m. there will
be a grand mass meeting, to which
everybody is cordially invited.
DIR. Madara IL known to have left
for good, as Barndollar, the young
man who pretended to he victim of
the dashing doctor, also left the city
yesterday morning. He shipped what
effects Madara left behind, and paid
Bell, the livery stable man, the sum
owing him by Madara before leaving.
1t is thought that they have gone to
Colorado,
Revenue officers are on tho look.
out for violators Of the internal reve-
nue. law. 1t is said that number of
arrests will be made In this city.
among the retail shop keepers, for
'uch offenses as having In their DOS.
'ession whisky barrels from which the
yaugers stamp has not been erased,
lnstamped tobacco boxes, etc, unless
he matter Is reinedied. Nearly all of
hese offenders are Ignorant OF the