The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-14

Yo,r readers that oil reports are not 10
bs given full ofedenoe,
Speaking NJ Texas wool In connection
with the two assignments ~ wool dealers IN
Texas, call 10 your nina the fact Of my re-
ference TO the high prltoJ paid for WOOL In q
previous letter. | made round among
The prominent wool brokers aud added up
the total wool sales Of the week which
amounted 10 elghiy.nye bags; while con.
yerslng with Mr.. James Lynch, the most
prominent broker here, was shown q
sample Of wool for which ~
cents was paid in Texas, ard
for which New York buyers offered 2lc as
the on side price. No QUE purchases more
than for immediate consumption, one pur-
chaser ~ special who usually buys l,OOO
bags or 80 sent III his customary order ra-
duccd TO 20 bags. So you can iIrm an IDEA
OF what the WOOL trade bilbunts 70 mere.
Texas news is exceedingly scarce. The dlf'
ierent dealers in Texas lands and securities
all report no business; OF prominent texans
in town have no knowledge from the fact
that none known are in town. All keeps
pace with the present stilstand.
While visiting young legal iriend
whose office is in the American Lincoins
inn, | had my boots polished by darkey
who certainly for high-sounding phrases,
assumes the cream TART" after paying the
nickel for the job he presented his caro-,
which certainly is unique and worth re-
peating. 1 quote it yer batim, viz;
pedal teguments artistically nlumihae-
ed and fabricated for the infinitemal re-
Enumeration OF five ceuts per operation; an
tiquated tegument (pedal or super-pedall
expurgated judiciously and resuscltateu
with expedition for nominal compensation;
irrefragable evidence of the veracity OF the
foregoing will be promptly adduced on ap.
pication tc Professor Bismarck, Borell
building, lis Broadway" Thisis certainly a
neat way to express shine, scents.
A bit of social news, like little non
sense now and then, is relished. by the
wisest men. The Newport season is now in
full blast. and the depopulation OF social
New York will soon be complete. Up 10
now but one Texan has taken possession OF
Newport cottage. Colonel Charles b.
Stevenson, of Dallas, arrived at the
Cram cottage on Saturday last. Inc
Cram cottage is one of the most
beautifully situated on the shore. new
port, by the way, is most Deautliul seq
side resort, situated in the extreme south-
western portion of Rhode Island, WIN ha
beautiful sea beach. 1t is here that the
Goulds, Vanderbilts, Paran Stevens, Rus
sci Sage, etc. ,languidly pass away the warm
summer hours. THE fashionable portion OF
the town isknown as Bellevue avenue, Where
beautiful villas and artistic gardening par
file ali description tor grandeur. or hotels
there are several good ones which offer &C.
commodations from So to $40 per day. Inc
daily routine is far too lrksome 10
give but a shadow OF chance i0l
Remuneration. tor instance, one usually
rises at 8, and after additions breakfast at
q. then dress for promenade; returning, q
change of costume; then luncheon; after
this short nap; then at about or O'CLOCK
another change of toilet for the drlVe,
which usually occupies two hours, and an,
other change for dinner at 6; after the mea
short recline on the piazza; then the ma
change of costume for the garden party
german, or perhaps concert or theatricais
This is the daily routine. You mign. ASK ASK
come in? This, by the, bye, is
secret that will never be disclosed
House wives will surely be interested &c
know how their sisters in the north conauc,
the table, and, therefore, moment on tna'
most important subject will not be amlss
Porterhouse steak costs twenty-three
cents per pound, roast about twenty Genus
mutton from ten to twenty cents, chlcKens
FROM thirJy-two 10 thirty .five cents pei
! pound. Chickens, therefore. at TINS Season
| become food solely for the gods. Battel
sells tor twenty. five cents and vegetables a.
| VARYING prices-new potatoes at about 81. =
per peck. My beanery, or rather the COO
| fish ball foundry where l regale my lam
| ished appetite, is not regulated by I'M
market rates but rather adopts the polcy
ofHenry Ward Beecher of living, at the rat
Of sixty cents per day. strongly contem
plate change.
We are having capital sport in racing
baseball playing, rowing, etc. The stables
running at the courses here are well repre-
sented, aud fast time is daily occurrence
1t is customary that everyone who can al,
ford the time and necessary six: bits goes U
the races. However, the chief ATTRACTION
has been abolished-pool-betting. Book
making is forbidden, and betting OF al
sorts is think of the past, yet eluded TN
vigilance of the police. l bet a fellow
glass of hard cider, while the policeman
back was turned, that my horse Woult
come in last. As usual, my pick Away
won the race, counting from the tail-end
and with fast beating heart l took TIT
drink, lest / should be arrested for gamo
ling. So we live and still we are unhappy
What would give for but days soJourI
in Dallas linked arm in arm with pretty
ERIC EsTEY.