The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-02

Of an lneendllry,----The three-slory brick
building known as tho Dargan a Tobyn
building was sold nj auction this morning,
and purchased by Colonel samuel Boyer
Davis, for $4,000, but for whom, he would
not diynlge, This Ia another evidence Of Tho
rapid decline In property, This building and
LOT could not have been purchased four years
ago for less than $4,000, To-day II brings
then held.--Whe business Is extremely
dull In all branches Of trade there seems 70
be 4 lively rustling among the dry bones, IN
the past ton days there has been shipped
from this port between 1000 aud ! 100 tons
OF bones. These bones Aro gathered from
tho pralres and aro brought In here
of tho Central and San Antonio railroads
and aT0 sent North, where they aro utilized,
In tho same time there has boon shipped
about forty tons Of scrap iron, and large
quantities Of rags, saclts and bottles, --The
Grant bOoa put u Quietus on the deep water
agitation but Ms this Is u question which
Rgitates Galveston spasmodlcally spasm
Is expected NJ amy time. Whom Calves
tonian can't talk anything else, he falls
back on tho "natunl advantages aud tho
grand future and greatness Of this city whom
they got doop water upon the baf On this
he Is eXhaustless, and in bis enthusiastic olo-
quenoe you 500 the city grow as II by magic
into magnificent metropolis, with Nilroad
and steamship lines terminating hero from
NIL point' OF the compass, aud the maritime
navies Of the world riding nj ease In her spa
cious harbor II is wonderful how graph
icAlly they can describe their superior loca'
ton and the argumentative force they can
bring to bear TO convince you that Galveston
is the only point on the coast designed
by God and nature for the great commercial
emporium of tho Southwest. That here the
general Government should concentrate Nll
their efforts and oXpcnd appropriations as
signed TO reXas for tho improvement OF her
rivers and harhors; md il Congress docs not
do this II Is lacking IN craftsmanship and dor
ect in their duties. You walk away dn2od
and daz2led and unoonsciously run your
hand down deep into your empty pocket do
termined, before you shake the sards Of TINS
beautiful isle of tho sea of of your feet,
you will be tho sole posscsor Of soNe
blocks and therein strike II bonanza that viii
send the Little Pittsburg" and "Comstock
Lode into the shade completely You are,
however, rather rudely checked in carrying
your rash impulse into execution by the num-
Der Of property holders that bcsege you, all
anxious to dispose of very valuable property,
very cheap and located in II very desirable
part Of the city. You investigate, and the
more you investigate, tie more decided you
become in your opinion not to be rash, but
wait and see what effect deep water will have,
and what effort is being made 10 secure IT,
Major Plumly has nov been in Washington
II month, and Major Ochiltree in his 'et-
constituted interview in the News Of Sunday
last, announced that no would start TO
Washington on the following morning, and
remain there until the lst Of June, and
would be free lance in advocating and de-
Tending Galveston's claims to recognition.
With two such stalwarts battling for her, il
would seem that the requisite appropriation
to secure deep water on the bar would be-
come Il practical reality. But there are many
here Of little faith, and think the city could
have sent better representatives. This
may or may not be SO. but IL is
another evidence of that lack Of unity that
begets great things .--Leon Blum is slowly
improving and is now considered out Of dan
ger ---lsaac Bernstein, of the firm of Bein-
stein & Co.. had the misfortune to lose one of
his children by diptheria this afternoon. All
that medical skill could do was done to save
the little ones life, but death claimed il.
The family are plunged in grief, and have
the heartfelt sympathies of their large circle
of friends. Among the arrivalsis A.Gullup
of Denver, here on pleasure bent. Stillwell
II. Russell, United States Marshal OF West,
ern Texas; Mr.. and Mrs. Schneider, of Dali
las; Mrs. G. M. Tabler and Mrs. Eli Barnes,
of Longview; Mrs. 7. Bensfeld, of Houston;
and w. Kee Cowper, of San Antonio. Mr..
Cowper defendant of the poet is a recent
importation from Britain's Isle, and has been
in the State one week, is utterly disguised
with this "blarsted" country, and like Phil
Sheridan, if he owned Texas and Hell, he
would rent out the former and reside in the
latter" He is now on his way back to
'Merry Old England" where no doubt he
will give graphic account of his hardships,
hair-breadth escapes and thrilling adventures
in the Lone Star State.