The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-10

is beiog repaired under tho supervision OF
Mr.. inv. Grant, and whom finished with the
additions that arc being made will BIO bet.
Ter house than tho old ono which was par
italy destroyed by FRO.
The weather stll continues mild, and the
poet has sharppnod his pencil for tho enov.-
table ode On spring, whilst the anxious
father ga2eth upon thc docaying sandals of
his sportiyG offspring with the fond hope
that bsretoo,ed timeis ION the wing"
District court convanos nora Monday ut
which timo Special Judge Robertson Will pro-
nouuce sentence of death on Adam Ihomp-
son, oolored, who Is 10 hang for tho murder
of old man Shumaker. The Judge will
give the prisoner the benefit of sixty days in
which TO prepare for death.
Some impertinent cuss sends tho local the
following; "WhAt.wa, tho slipprios! dsy in
Jerusilcm!" Give it up, unless il was
when Balaam slipped through on his pony.
"What Ia that which has patch upon
patch and holc in tho middcY' Oh, We
knew that when boy--A chimney flow.
Mrs W. d. Fife, while out driving day be-
fore ycsterl lay, came near meeting with n
serious accident. The horse, q spirited ami
NAL, became frigbou,cd on Ross avenue and
tried to run away, but was conquered by the
superior cQuestrianship OF Mrs. Fife, and did
no damsgo further than to kick tho front
part of tho buggy to pieces,
Tho city election takes place early next
month, and still society is not convulsnd.
We want a quiet, orderly canvass and eleG.
ton, and there seoms to be desire on the
par. OF our people that such state of things
should prevail No black gunrdism or ruf.
tlsnism, but calm and dspa3siou9!e sup
preston Of popular choice is VIVA. wo must
havo,
We are requested TO state that tbo tender
Ing OF the "gAto money! - the FREQ Reading
Room is y purely complimentary arrange.
men, originating entirely with Tho gcntle-
mon who SrrRpgoi for tho "mstch".
Mr.. MouinCef desires ia 70 state that no
rants the hall at so much per night and has
nothing to DO with tho proceeds arising from
the walking match.
1t Is rumored that Wiliam Shelton, editor
of tho Falls County Index. pi blished u.
Marlin. who had an examining trial before
II. 5. Commissioner Burlori here somo two
wooks since, the charge being that he had
bulllozed U. s. commissioner Of Falls
county, is charged with murderin Mississippi
committed several years ago. Tho rumor,
however, lacks confirmation.
Tho report is that the strawberry crop is
very unpromising. Tho reporter re- oices in
thu fond hope and invites correspondence on
the subject with tho locals Of other journals
II 10 written in tho good book that ''msr
live,h not by bread Alone" but we are FREQ ,c
confess that II was not intended that churches
should wax and grow fat on this anti-re.
portorsl berry. Try sparrowgrass or some,
thing else for variety.
U. $. Circuit Judge Mccormick has beer
passing on accounts Of officers Of tho United
States court and will conclude his invest tior
this forenoon. Tho principal accounts were
those Of tho marshal and deputies. We ccult
not understand what tho charge Of ton
deavor" WA for until II was explained that Q
deputy Is allowed two dollar, a day for BIZ
'endcavor"i in getting up and running down
caso--honeo 80 many ''cndeavors."