The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-28

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contractor that thss u graats
demand for brick than hu ekisls
ioF he past eighteen months. Something
required N inflse new lilo into this city, h
~ merchants talk W the most despondln
lopes Of business and the hllum outlook,
Al oil factory will give mera hopeful cas-
and q better tone W business, lel II be- ereclel
NJ onoo, Tho general dependency that Pc
walls now y contagious and hurlill, An
should not DO INDUCED 10 BY merchants VIII,
have large Interests Al stake, The sleame
Wren, laden with merchandise ffpm ihIi
place 70 points on the sabine sank naa
Neblels iluii, IN ten feet Of wnlar hnnda,
asl, Her cargo was fully Insured N this city
tho agency OF Menard a uuinnari having
$1,000, Al tho time tho dispatch was 10
eelyed the cargo Was being removed an
Ih was supposed thai tho greater
part, u not Tho whole cargo, weuld be = GOV
cred In y damaged condition. The Wren
was an old boat, and formerly pllid between
lhl city aud Houston, before entering the
Sabine river trade. Fuller particulars are
promised to-day, IA iire occurred about
" N, tonight IN vacant frame cottage, tho
property Of Judge j, \, Jones, on Twenty.
ninth street. between avenues II and 1. The
flames .ere under full Roadway before the
lre department reached there and was arst
discovered by Ohlccr I'LL, who gave tho
aarn, but before ihe englnea could reach tho
scene the flames had enyeloped thu build
Ing and II wai totally destroyed, II u sup
posed 70 DO the work Of ineendlary. No
Insurance, --Fnz jasper, the negro who
was conspicuous In the negro row In Glow
ards alley" last Saturday, nnd played u
lively tattoo on the head Of johnson with n
drpy stick was arrested yesterday morning
by uillcop hafor and McGlnnis, md brought
10 the police station, whtsc the charge of ~.
aault with intent 10 murder was made against
him, and In default OF ball vast sent 10 lail,
lilo was brought before the Recorder yestor-
day morning. when ha case was sol for hear.
Ing on tho Goth. The other parties 20 the
melee were each aned So or i've days In jail
by his Honor who held quite n matinee yes
to-day mornng--Sunday night about o
o'clock officer Donagan discovered Seth
Lane lying In an eplloptc III nj tho corner OF
Seventeenth and Avenue NJ, aud conveyed
him 10 his house, corner Avenue l. an
Thirteenth streot.-----The little child of
r. u, Garrett foil twenty feet
from window, breaking rib and receiving
temporary conclusion VI the brain. II was
In n critical condition nj last accounts
Over two hundred BeheNinns arrived Sun.
day morning by Morgan steamer, A special
train was In waiting 10 convey them 10 Gif.
iercnt points W the interior. Their strange
and ouilandsh garb occasoncd many humor.
Gus comments. ---Carper, crazy fanatic,
Ia comforting with priests and ministers upon
the advisabilty Of serving out mn Injunction
against the managers OF tho Mal.Fest, ro-
straining them from continuing their festiyi.
tics on tho End, II being Sunday. Whether
no will succeed Is yet 10 DO demonstrated.
Six thousand dollars has been appropriated
TO make the coming Ma.Fest tho most at.
tractive ever given In this city, tho Gulf,
Colorado ~ Santa Fe railroad will run excur-
sion trains from BRENNAN TO Galveston dur
ing the festivities, while other roads will
give reduced. rates, The Galveston Colo
RADIO &..Santa Fe railroad commenced running
trains on schedule time from to-day TO Bren.
ham. Our Isaac Waltons ARE having rare
sport hoohing trout, pompno, reddish,
and sheephead that abound In our
waters; the famous Spanish mack
eral aud jewish have not yet put in
an appNarance.---Blaylock Of the Christian
Advocate, hooked u ten pound fish the other
morning, and was SO elated at the mas.
terly manner in which ho played
him. until no landed the splendid fish
all quivcring in lii basket, that he has not
fully recovered from the excitement yet.
and VIII Shaw, his matter-of. fact partner,
Is considerably exercised about his mental
condition. Ii your Dallas fishermen want
to win glory us Waltons, aud have some rare
sport with the funny tribe, now is your time.
Our crack military organization, the
Washington Guards, are drilling nghtlyun.
der the command of Lieutenants McMahan
aud Broussard, for the contest with the Hous-
ton Light Guards at the coming Volks-
Fest at Houston. Tho boys are de-
mined to come home With the
Fellows picnic to Dickinson
Bay gu yesterday WINS SHINY attended.
weather was the cause. "A
cargo of fine tropical fruits arrived from
Tuxpan yesterday, which has glutted tho
market and prices are CORRESPONDENCE low,
remains Of Mrs Burr were received
by sorr)wing friends yesterday upon the mr.
rival Of the 1880 n. IN. train, and conveyed
10 the Presby ter4n church where numerous
friends of the departed lady and her accom-.
plished daughter, Mrs NJ. w. Thomas,
were in waiting with II quantity of choice
lowers to strew over the casllet. Mrs.
Burr had been in bad health for some time,
and left two weeks ago for Sherman ex-
pectiug to be benefited BY the change. She
lied last Saturday, and after appropriate
ceremonies by DIR. Bunting, was followed |
% her grave by numbers of sorrowing friends. |
The Screwmens' Benevolent association
organized in 1866, will give their first pic
lic at.SchmidPs Garden on the 18th and 10Th |
VI May. Among the attractions there is to be |
| toot-race of $50 yards, between Ike Homer,
and Silyerrisen and Mat Faloes, for hand
,ome prize. a twenty-tour hour walking
netchopen to all Competitors. A sack, mule,
altman, and ladies race for valuable prizes, win
le run. Prizes will be offered for the best
ig dancer, the most graceful lady waltzer,
he finest looking six. nonths-old boy, the
most popular lady and gentleman, besides
'.her attractions too numerous to enumerate,
o close witha splendid pyrotechuic display.
his is the first picnic given by the associa-
ion. and the Screwmen are de-
ermined to spare no expense to
make it the boss picnic of the season..
.agle, No. 9, is the cognomen of colored
re company organizing in this city. They
ave been given an engine lately relieved from
nrvice by the Board Of Aldermen.----
4. Wolf, prominent boot and shoe man on
Iarket street, is closing out preparatory to
is removal to Dallss. Rev. Mr. Ward an
loquent divine from California, preached in
race Chapel (Episcopal) Sunday. He is
rother of the worthy rector.--A special
zach with Superintendent Hoxie and