The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-21

Reported Daily.l.

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Reported Daiiyl SHERMAN, April 10, 1880.
Deservedly popular is the New Southern
hotel, and mine host, Guthrie, is growing
wealthy--or at least he ought to be.--The
weather so hot for the last few days, has
cooled down considerably under the inhuen-
COS of bowling norther that swept over us
last night. - Yesterday was dampener on
piety, and no mistake. Hot, windy and
dusty, as a natural consequence the usual
number of religious church-goers was very
considerably diminished -Johnny Be-
lands temperance proclvities have kind o.
petered out, as it we're, since he WAS beaten
in the race for City Marshal. At any rate
John has once more been drowning his sor-
row and bereavement in tie flowing bowl ,
and as he never does anything BY halves, the
said sorrow has been drowned with ven
geance For which cause John once more
lsngushes in u Denison prison-house. -
DR.. Halls health is improving, aud his host
of friends look somewhat more cheerful to-
day.---Jo. Gunter and Dem Golden Slip
pers are enjoying the sea breeze at Galveston
Just at present. ---Parson Carbry may be
we'll posted in some things, but when it
comes to horses he is sadly left behind. Far
further particulars enquire ofR. G. Hall. ----
The genial face of J. 4. Mcrryield adds sun
shine to our streets to-dsy.--A pile of
bricks on the north side of the square indi-
Gates the immediate erection of some more
business houses in town, while over at the
gas-works they are digging new well. New
awninss are being built all over town. In
short we y, are having regular im-
boom.---A free lecture
and musical entertainment trsnspires
at Cumniins' hall tomorrow night.
On Saturday wagon load of health-seekers
passed through the city. They hail from
Hunt county, and are bound for Lampssas
springs May they be more than satisfied.
S. Mercer, of the Hcnrietts Shield, is
in town. The pleasant gentleman is as fat
and hearty as of yore, and proposes 70 par
ticIpate 10 the coming State convention At
Galveston. he reports w,ll Of bis new en-
tsrprise in the West We are glad to see
him, and wish him an abundance Of prosper
ity. On next Saturday night the Sherman
lodge OF Odd Fello va, No. As, will celebrate
In due form, and with becoming festivity, the
sixty-drst anniversary OF the Order. There
will be music and speaking and eating, in all
OF which members Of the Order in Sherman,
and visiting brethren, togsther with their
wives and daughters, will participate -
Candidates for county offices are coming to
the front with alarming rspdity. Grayson
has IN unusual amount ofmsn who seem will
ing to sscrticethsmyelyes 10 the public good.
Tom Smith, Of DslIas, takes charge Of the
Blnkley house to-morrow, while Mr.. NC
Leod, who has heretofore presided over the
destnies OF that excellent Institution, goes
down to DAllssto engineer the st. George.
Things over at tho Mayors court are
Frightening UP little Of late, and the fnan-
cial condition of the city bids fair to improve
very materially II some unforeseen spell Of
morality does not strike III soon. Now there
Il 5ilss Douglass. who does not seem in inn
minent danger Of suffering from the atore-
said spell, al least not asiong as whiskey !.
e. be found in the Isnd. BE walked up and
deposited three dollars BY way Of stonement
for hh little jsmhcrec II yesterday. Mr..
TsmpletJn. sfsass M. Douglass and Hweni
him Two better, for Mr. Temple.on's whis'
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