The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-26

tlvsl on next. Monday night-Rey. Conn.
haney, who returned from short visit to
MeNla yesterday, expresses himself As in the
highest degree delighted with the cor iial
hospitality OF that city .-There Is much
speculation rife as to the authorship Off Ger.
tain article which appeared in the daily Con.
rier some time since signed Convert" -
very intorma! but most delightful little
gathering occurred NJ the cosy residence Of
Colonel John Morris last night The colonel
and his accomplished lady most thoroughly
understand the art of entertaining their
irends.--Lusty prayers for rain are now in
vogue in religious circles. The enumer-
aior has finished bis work in our midst, and
We begin to su pGct that we don't amount 70
us much AS we used to.-We are panied TO
learn of the serious and protrae,ed illness OF
our friend Mr.. W, Il. John, and wish him q
speedy recovery /. w. Char, in our
midst, seems bound to hinder the enterprise
OF our street railroad company rs much AS in
him lies. 1t is to be hoped that his efforts
will meet with the deserved failure. -The
Fourth Of July celebration is beginning TO
boil in our midst, On every side We NAV
note evidences Of diligent preparation which
give promise of grand success, Reduced
rates have been made by every railroad into
the city, and doubtless there will be q crowd
here such as has never gathered IN our city
beIore.--Mr. Hardy Thomas was in the
city yesterday creating boom for himself
as our prospective sheritf.-The south.side
barber-shop has been removed to south
Travis street, on the west'side.---ltis Just
little late, but rs this is our first opportunity,
we must congratulate Mr.. John Kennedy on
the recent accession 10 his family in the way
Of II young lady John hardly speaks 10
common people now, and don't walk on the
same side of the street with bachelors. We
dom blame him very much under the cir
cumstances, for a prettier little maiden never
opened her eyes upon earth life
Over near Point Breeze negroes died last
night very suddenly. There are suspicious
of foul play, and aCoroners jury is at present
investigating the matter.-A Young scala.
wag is amusing himself and lettering his f.
nanci,l condition by stealing pet birds in the
south par. of the city. A sound thrashing
might have good effect on him.-Our coun-
ty Democratic executive committe met yes
terday at 10 a. m. and transacted the usual
routine of business "A sister of Mrs
Hernslsdt, of this city had very narrow
escape from death by q runaway yesterday.
Very fortunately the lady who was thrown
from the carriage, escaped with but few
slight bruises.--A most quiet and elegant
private boarding house is that over which
Mrs. Helklin presides, on w.
Mulberry street,--At the Binkley
house James Z Newcomb and
wife, Els Beall, Gainesville; = A Be-
meht, Austin; H S Sanborn, Houston; j F
Munson, Denison A Goldsmith, St Louis S
Miles. Philadelphia; NJ Lubick, New York;
7 S Byars, Indian Territory Z + Williams,
St Louis; J II Shelley, st Louis Ralph
Church, Texas; George Anderson; Texas !; G
C Burk, Texarksns j T Murrell, Marshall
J A Fitzgerald, city; A B H Riley, Atoka,
| /; A Y McAdams, Boliver; W l. Evans,
st Louis; NJ B Lloyd, Fort Worth;J TTrice,
Mississippi; M Ii Smith, Huntsville, N {; w
II Day and wife, Austin; John FL Mclean,
Paris; n II Moon, NJ G.