The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-22

twenty-iour TO thirty cents per pound
We now have forenoon and an afternoon
train going west to the new station Of Medar-
is, twenty miles from here. We believe they
carry people on the cabooses at ninety
cents aud there are hacks usually Mt Medaris
to take travellers TO Weatherford. There will
be no time card irregular passenger train on
this extension for some days or till the line
is opened 10 Weatherford.-The nj. 4,
church meeting closed last night with TWEEN
ty-hve conversions all told.-Mrs Under
hill will return to Dallas this evening Miss
Causey will remain here As pastor Some
swan skins full-fledged, aud four thousand
pounds Of dried buffalo. meat arrived from
the far west yesterday Three droves of
cattle of upwards of four thousand passed
North to-day --There will be a Sunday
school picnic at Red Wing, seven miles north
10 the Cross-timbers to.morrow.--There is
to be picnic at Woodlawn tomorrow, hf-
teen miles off. The candidates will be there,
and timber dancing will be in order and
general good time is expected. THE Wav-
erly honse is one of the best have ever stop
ped at The attention TO the wants of guests
cannot be surpassed. The table
is full of everything deslrable.-------
Over thirty cars Of ties from Van Zandt
county were at the depot this morning for
the front. Eighty-hve ties on car would
make quite number. This shows that tim
Der out west Is unsuited for ties.-To-dsy
we had some good shooting, that compared
favorably with the tournament. l.. ii. Wat.
kiDs, of Dido, was in town, and on called
| shots rang the bell, 33feet distant, six times
in succession. He did ring the bell twelve
times successfully by taking deliberate aim
DR. ID. ii. Bentor, of Dallas, arrived in
the city this afternoon on professional bust,
ness.---A large drove of horses passed
north to-day, en- route from Hamilton county
| to Colorado. construction train did
not 90 west this afternoon, having an over
supply of iron and ties at the 'front.'
Captain Goody and family, of Marshall, are
in the city. He will soon go to the front in
the interest of the construction company.--
A day before the execution Of Isam Capps,
a fellow made his advent into Fo't Worth
and put up tent on Main street, near the
! III Paso hotel. Your reporter thinking
there was going to be a fat woman and big
snake or something of that kind exhibited,
introduced himself to the man driving the
tent pins. We were told told to wait awhile
/ till things were fixed. After breakfast we
went back and found the sheebang ready for
business In the rear OF the tent Is u sltp-
| like frame, on which is arranged lot OF doll
babies; in the front, or entrance, is large
crowd waiting their turn to throw rubber
balls at the babies, which privilege costs the
m odest sum of ono nickle, and every time q
baby is knocked down the lucky throwist
draws a cheroot. We have tried to inter-
view the proprietor, but he is kept too busy
to tell where he came from. His phiz shows
that he is neither Jew or a Yankee. With
out better information. we can only guess he
came from North Carolina. He says Fort
! Worth is the best town tie has ever struck
did not intend 10 stay after the hanging, but
| ha. been induced to locate permanently, pro-
vided the hotel men, cowboys and candi.
dates for the Legislature continue their lib
! eral patronage. AT the Waverly: j L
Davis, L & P extension; George Bauer, DIAL
las; Volney Robinson, citv; j B Wilson, Dali
| las; NJ Hall. L & extensions; j w Hill,
Comsnche; b Smith, Marshall; Q M See
gar, Texarkana D II White, Cincinnati; t
White, Cleburne; d Cooper, Dallas, Henry
Smith, Dallas; w R Gaddis, Sam Edwards,
Lynchburg Ohio; B + Caperton, st Louis;
II L Fggers, Marshall; Il b Hall, Dido; w
Hedrick, Weatherford; 7 Miles, M Math-
any pity