The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-16


Glbbs. of this city, and In answer TO The
| Castle the Colorado Clipper very pointcdly
ssy,: The Fort Worth 6azstte takes upon
Itself tho self.imposed task OF arrAisninf
Hon Bsrnett Gihbs. ~ Dail,r, Tor enicr
lainlng the members OF the pTsse nj his res.
idence during "sickness In his family
II the Gazette had taken the pains TO en-
tighten itself sbout mstters, II need NOT
have been 40 isrocious Ia stiecklDg gen
tleman's private affairs The roprehent,'
tive OF 'h6 Clipper mad The honor Of being
entertained by Mr.. Gibbs during his Walt 10
Dallas. and on the day In qnesion he'd the
pleasure OF dinihg with hre Gibbs. Al
though too indisposao 10 appear III COM
pnny, she was not too NJ 10 aid her husband
IN rare compl mept TO tn press oi rrxos,
aud TO show tbs native hospitality OF every
true southern lady. II the Gazstto would
pay moro attention 10 the sx,ermina'ion OF
that gang OF thieves and cu;'throais who
infost her streets and depct,, and several
other malterr Ia which the Fort could be
improved, and leave n mans private affairs
10 his own manage nent, II would imof0ve
it's usefulness ard responsibility. III we
mistake not, the correspondent Of tho Ga.
ze.te was one OF tho active participants IN
the hospitality Of Senator Gibbs, and this
return Ia both offensive aud illjudged.
LIT TEXAS DIsPLAY HfR WEALTH.
Colonel J. #. Il lott, editor OF the Dallas
HEgALD, chief commissioner o! the state
for the great Worlds exposition a. New
Orleans next winter, informed the writer
last week that he would Immediately 20 To
New Orleans ana confer with the managers
OF tho expedition, arrange Tor the ground,
suitable buildinr, etc get oil Information
that would be valuable to him ia the nro9e-
cu,ion OF th.s work, and on retire 10 Texas
call the ASSISTANT commissioners together,
Ia, La. .E ff.r
securing as good an exhibit OF Texas re.
sources, capabilities. advantages. etc., ss IL
possible TO do, with the available means.
He thinks The amount appropriated by the
state $50 000) Inadequate 10 the greet oh.
ject In view and hopes the liberal people oil
Texas will supplement 1t with contributions
OF money and assistance. To that end IL Ia
suggested that the people In every county.
particularly In the larger towno should
have local organizations and committees TO
further the work. IL 10 important, and will
be OF very material advantage TO Texas II
the display at New Otlenns is one well
worthy OF so great stated state so rich In
undeveloped resources and go much IN need
Of more money, brain and Drawn. Fol- the
stsie appropriation Texas will DO we'll re-
paid in increased values, taxe9 and pro-
duets, and Just as we'll cEn ID Q Individual p!-
ford 10 contribute to tho upbuilding OF the
country around him. and Ia so doing add 10
his own prosperity aud happiness gener-
aly.-[Abilene Reporter.
MORE GOOD WORDS FOR DALLAS.
TO say that we were really entertained at
D,l.ss Il jast feeble way Of expressing 1t.
Mrs. q. Benton invited the association 10
attend the theatre IN body, aud We did,
and IL was most magniiceDty rendered
OF any theatrical or operate performance
We ever mad the pleasure OF witncssiog,nnd
speaks In terms oil saccesc-stronRer than
r. IL IN ..t hal lad
has achieved with her 800 ohildren. On
Tuesday night banquet was given by the
people OF Dallas TO the association, and the
tables were filled by everything that WAS
good to ca, aud drink and several we're the
toaets that were offered on that occasion.
The association lasted three days, Monday,
Tnesday, and "Wednesday, end on
as followg: W l.. Hal, Dallas HER.
AID, president; J. Il. Davis. Greenville Her
aid, J. w Booth, Decatur Tribune. II. V,
Hamilton, Tyler Democrat and Reporter,
vice presidents; @. Il. Gilbert, Abilene Re.
porter. secretary; l.. d LiIlard, Fairfield
Recorder, treasurer, and returning than 10
to the city of Dallas for their hospitality, to
Messrs Hall, of the HERALD. Steret', OF
the Times, Norton, OF the Intellieencer,
Rust, of the Mercury, Jones, of the Union,
aud to Mrs. Charles Benton-tsnd es.
pecially TO the Houston and Texas Central
rsilroad)-oi the opera house, the associ.
alton adjourned, TO meet in Houston. AT
2 o'clock on Wednesday We met at the
Grand Windsor hotel To take drive around
the city, and we must say that The progress
OF that city IS astonishing. and In the near
III tufe she will be the city OF Texas. While
on our drive we passed field where they
were exhikiting the Monroe riding rotary
harrow and cultivator, manufactured by the
Dallas Rotary Harrow Manufacturing CON-
paoy. which we'll paid us for few mo-
mertt' attention. On our drive we also
visited tho residences OF Judge A.. d. Nor.
ton and Senator Barnett Gibbs, (the next
lieutenant. governo,), where we received
som ething to nourish the inner man. The
Judge has paperO printed in 1868, and his
two rooms Of books and papers can be just.
lv entitled 1.-THE Old Curiosity shop" At
s so D. m. we boarded the southbound train
for Houston, on wsieh We spent n pleasant
trip, with such whoe-souled, Jolly iellows
ss Captain steret,. Judge Davis and Dr.
Cran6lI To smues and entsriain u.s. Van
Alstyne Enterprise.