The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05

GALy ESTON.


Core pondenc of the Herald.
GALVESTON, June 3, 1850.
The telegraph line under construction
along the line of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe railroad has reached Sealy, ninety seven
miles distant from this city, and is in working
order 1t ~ill be pushed vigorously for
ward to BRENNAN. Texas Il st. Louis
narrow guage, now completed to Tyler, is to
be pushed forward rapidly westward to Cor
sicana. We have it from reliable authority
that work will begin on the line at Corsicana
in very few days, and the road pushed east
ward to the Trinity, then form junction
with the extension from Tyler. \ large force
will be put to work on the Corsicana end of
the line, which will receive the material for
its equipment through this port. Miss
Bette Brown, the accomplished daughter OF
j. M. Brown, is actively engaged 10 arranging
an extemporized art exhibition at her fathers
elegant residence on Broadway. The exhi-
bition will embrace some rare works of the
old masters in the possession of 7. Nichols
Stuart ESQ.,, a connosseur in art, and the
most merritorious works of Galveston
artists and amateurs. The exhibition prom
ises to be rare treat, and is given for tho
benefit OF the Episcopal hurch. Miss Brown
isa lad2 of rare accomplishments and is ever
foremost in good works. Expostions of tn s
kind ought to be encouraged, as they tend to
cultivate more aesthetic taste, and have an
enuobling influence. is rife N
this city as to who is to be the nominee Of the
Chicago convention. The dispatches fron,
Chicago HSe read with avdity. IestcrdN
pools were sold on the result. Grant as first
choice sid for $50 Blaine, Shcrmaa
Washburne sold together for SO, and an u
kno Hn for S4.--The enunerat rs are bus,
taking the census, Had it been taken tw
months ago this city would have registered j
much larger population. In the past mont
large number have gone North or into Tx
interior for the summer, TIE population 1t
the last census, in 1870, was 1888, and whe'
taken Ivy the city cnumerators in 1874 WI
nearly $4,000. VIVA. it will -
now is matter of conjecture --
One of the features of tn,
aunurl picnic of Steam Fire Company W
| or The 18th nnG Gosh at Schmidt gardes
ism ladies' aud gent! alrn's walking match ,
Up to this tine four ladies have entered an
quite uumber Of sonalmln - The whar
company are continually making imprvv"
ments for facilitating tn handling and SHY
ment Of freight. Thomas Dolyc, the upper
intendent Is now ongagld ia finishing tn
filing up t. grade he Hat end of the Ctutr,
wharf. with dredgings taken from To" slil
west of that wharf He is also building
switch from thu main line of TIE wharf tn 81
to tina Waters, Piece IL Co.'s new oil ware
house Mt the foot IF lath svrnu". -. III,
interest in sporting matters shows no signs q
hagginr a mitch h been made hetwcer
O'Krefp's "pai' " s'slliun and Frisbie's sor
rel mare, for dasn Of four hundrrd vsrls
for $50 side, to b, run June 18th. In tn
last rnce tnN mar" came in n winner hN tw
lengths The stallion is how in tn
hands of John PARCEL, al experience
trainer.--- boat race Is on the tapi
between Ike Homer, Billy, the Barber
Charles Westerlage and Billy Hanlan, VIII
have challenged two of the most rapi
sculiers Of Galveston torow. The challenger
propose to use one f the conical life-boat
recently brought here. brisk contest ma
be looked for, New Eneladd ice u g"
the beverage ol be Gtlvpst MAN is nov be
ing received by the schooner load, fror
Brewer, IN the Penob.cot river Th
schooner, Agnes L Grace, is row ut the ou
side bar.ws,iug for favorable tile Wcnm'
N and other schunners ARE on tn" way
The lAuX.ev'd Numthin yesterday reruv'
hWlu,br hrrc"'l. list from the arm W
child during the i.ltst.--The nntrl Oh
csgo sntist, ian is in the city and b" v'si
Galves,n N III" interest ot the Unit
STATES Census Bureau.