The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-26
CITY DOTS

|. yesterday q ueHhH''
d New line of cheap erature at Mason 81
d Erb's, ~ Main stree
The motion dock I was called in the
Coanty court yesterday.
/. X. L. cotton marking brushes at Mason
& Erb's, 7l2 Main street,
There are ten patients in the city hospital,
all of whom are doing well.
Fine assortment of toy books and games
at Mason il Erb's, 7l2 Main street.
Barnum is coming, but Jarrett is already
here with q car load Of pure northern lake
ice.
A steady rain began falling last night, and
up to the hour Of going 10 press was still
falling
Pay your city taxes or you will be adver-
tised as a delinquent, between this and the
first OF the month.
The Dallas & Wichita train brought in
one hundred and twenty b les of cotton yes-
terdsy from Lewsville.
Indelble ink, with glass pen, portmonaies,
pocket knives, albums, all new styles, at
Mason & Erb's, 10 Main street.
McEwen Scotch ale, delicious beverage,
highly recommended for those in delicate
health; lust received at L, f. Hughes, 100
Elm rect.
The HERALD tenders thanks to Mr.. Philip
Iindsley for magnificent pear grown by
him in his yard in this city. Finer fruit was
never seen than this.
Protestant and Catholic prayer books,
beautiful family bibles, and al elegant assort.
ment Of writing desks at Mason Il Erb's, 10
Main street.
A brigade of Barnum's bill posters were
busy yesterday putting up gaudy pictures
of the great show that is coming. A host of
email boys followed them around.
Ia The Trinity river is falling rapidly. The
water in Elm Fork bottom on the line of the
Dallas & Wichita railroad has receded, and
trains now run through to Lewisville.
The hogs and cows are running at large
contrary to the ordinance, and the yelping
Dof the dogs as they chase them through the
streets is enough to run one distracted.
Mrs. Carina Ross lectures for the benefit
of the Lamar Street Methodist church on
the 2Sth inst, instead of the 10th prox., as
Stated in yesterdays issue of the HERALD.
N Lazarus, prisoner at the station-house,
who was incarcerated for guzzling too much
of the oil Of JOY, has been put on bread and
water because he refuses to work on the
Street.
II Just received, brandy in bottles for
! medicinal purposes, ten years OLD; brandy
/ cherries, ire olive oil, Oyster Bay square
| Gan asparagus, French peas, at L. f. Hughes,
| 720 Elm street.
Ia Twenty carloads of iron passed through
yesterday for the Texas e. Pacific extension,
and twenty carloads are side-tracked in the
Texas & Pacific yard for the Dallas Il
|Nichita extension.
|N Yeargan Bros have opened frst-class
family grocery store, 625 Elm street, where
|Nthey will keep everything used in the gro
cery line. They invite their friends and the
|8public to call on them.
The opening of rhompson's variety theatre
Bst night was largely attended, the boxes
been fitted up in handsome style, and in the
glare of gas light looked beautiful.
| The farmers say that the late wet spell has
3greatly retarded cotton picking, and that the
staple has been damaged to some extent by
1.-THE rotting of the lower bolls which the sun
|Eould not strike. Labor is scarce and hard
% get at any price.
Thompson's variety troupe, numbering
some thirty in all, came from New York by
way of the Ohio & Mississippi, the NJ, X.
| IN T. snd Ii. Il 7, G. roads. They are loud
n their praises of the courteous attention
| 3hown them by these lines.
III J. j. Parker, the Texas humorist, was
Erected by large and appreciative audience
At Craddock's opera house last night. His
Elmpersonations Of character were good, and
bic manner in which he handled them
marked him as true humorst, eleciting
frequent applause.
Seventeen converts, that were to have been
| #tapGzed in the Trinity river two weeks ago
| &by the Colored Missionary Baptsts, but pre-
{sSented by the rise in the
liver, will be baptized to-day
~ their church house, on San Jscinto street,
h baptistry erected last week.
Colonel GeorgeW. Hynson and man nam
ID j. Aust had difficulty in front of Loeb's
Saloon yesterday morning, when the latter
m@bbed the former, who was unarmed, three
shines in the back, INJECTING severe though
Dot serious wounds. Q lionel Hynson is
doing well.
M The advance advertising car Of 7. L. Bar
fum's great show arrived in the city yester-
day, and throughout the day it was visited by
EfrOwds of people, who admired its marvel
pus beauty and the painted representations
Ri animals and birds that adorned its sides,
which were so true to life. Tho car leaves
'his morning for Denison.
The Dallas City Mission was inaugurated
Ra the 2i.h i, st. BY Mrs. NJ. V. Underhill,
llRs Mary V. Causey and Miss Bette Hell
hms, who open their dolly evening meet
PCS next door to the European hotel, on
hlaiu street, this evening. ALT christians
~ Dallas are invited to assist in this i'm.
EpOrtant work All communications should
e addressed to Miss Mary V. Cau;ey, $40
Pacific avenue, regarding the work.