The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-19

tenary will be celebrated ia this city at Ar
tillery hall, Sunday, June 9th. All schools
will participate. City of Norfolk has
been pulled out of the trade, and the Harlan
substituted, between here and Indianolo.
The City of Norfolk goes to New
Orleans for repairs Tile connection
Louisiana and Texas ~ New Orleans
railroads on July lst, audthe line practically
opened to business. --Company "A" of the
Twentieth United States infantry, under
command of Captain Patterson, will arrive
tomorrow, en- route for Fort Brown -
Colonel William Stafford one Of our promi-
nent cotton men, leaves Wednesday next for
Europe, and will be absent until the lst Of
September. child of W. d. Cleve-
land, the leading grocer of Houston, is lying
dangerously i'll at the fremont house. -
While affairs In business circles are excessive
ly dull the numerous buildingsin course Of
erection throughout the city afford work for
Il large number of mechanics and laborers,
who have in past seasons been comparatively
idle.-To-morro night a rehearsal Of the
living chess game will be given at Artillery
hall preparatory TO its presentation to the
public and the First Baptist church
entertainment to be given at
the same place on the l7th.-
In conversation WITH prominent
business man this afternoon, your
correspondent wa. surprised that there was a
favorable feeling prevailing in behalf
of the popular banker and tinan-
cier of Dallas, Samuel j. Adams, to nominate
him for governor, in the event ofa prolonged
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frequently for this place. In reply to my
interrogstory if Mr.. Adams was seeking the
place, or mad any knowledge of this
feeling, he stated emphatically that he had
not, but that no man was more popular
among the commercial and financial men Of
the state than Captain Adams; that his splen-
did financial and executive ability was recog-
nized, and that in all respects ne was the
peer of any man whose name was mentioned
Ia convention with that exalted place, and
that in the event of dark horse, no mans
nomination would be hailed with more pleas
ure or give more universal satisfaction
There are few men in the state that
possess public confidence and respect to a
greater degree, or who have more devoted
friends than Captain Samuel j. Adams.--
Twenty-three bales of cotton were the total
receipt of to-day. Hides and wool, however
are being received in considerable quantities
Bones still continue to accumulate and there
are now two or three ship-loads Of horns and
bones on the landing east of the brick wharf,
awaiting shipment. 1.-THE Democratic
delegates will leave for Cincinnati
Wednesday next. Much of
of Tiidens literature is in circulation in this
city, in which his claims to the presidential
nomination are strongly setforth, The Sage
of Grammarcy park must have tapped the
bar'l, rs such literary efforts cost MONEY.
The indications are strongly against his
nomination, and the expression among the
Democracy here is almost universal, that if
"Uncle Samuel is the nominee, they will
not vote for him.--The sale of stands fer
the Washington Fire Company No. l.,
to be held next Saturday and
Sunday at Schmidta garden took place
to-day, and Melted S435.--The tracks for
the ladies' and gentlemen walking match are
measured off. The former are to walk six
hours and the latter twenty.four hours. There
are six entries for the ladies' championship.
The French benevolent association have
postponed their annual picnic until the 9th
and 2Sth, in consequence Of No. Is pic
nic.--Jerry Flynn, night clerk at the pc.
lice station, took the census Of his negro pets
that inhabited the cock-loft of the police
station tonight, for the census-taker. Jerry's
force showed up well in illiterasy,