The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-04-19
LOCAL NEWS.
J. N. nAnTHoLow, Local Editor,

The smaHeht ihOuo OF trhusPor'h'io"
"going out on q fly"
Report Of Council meeting will come
Ia Tomorrow.
The weather has undergone some re-
pairs and presents dIifsrent appearance
Fishing parties are the popular way
OF killing time just now.
The city treasury, which for some
time has been In decrept state, is right
ing up again.
Several of our Germa n citizens, rs
well as q number Of our neighbors of
Frenchtown, are booked for foreign slimes.
The piers OF the r. P, Bridge, on the
Trinity, are in position, and the piling
through the bottom west TO the highland,
is about finished.
Notwithstanding the bitter weather
Of the last week, city vegetation shows
favorable symptoms of peIfecting full
growth.
The citizens Of East Dallas held
meeting last night and organized for
vigorous campaign of building this
Spring and Summer.
That gutter between Thompkius d
Littlefeld and tho stand formerly oceu-
pied by swarthout 4 Burbank isn't bit
swecter than 1t ought to be.
"A man by the name of Miller had
leg broke near Browder Spring early yes.
terday morning by fallinga from tree
which he Ind assembled to capture coon.
II ever there was, an amused coon it was
that coon when the tree let go the spOr-
tive Miller,
-Whiskey and man falling to agree,
epileptic fit steps in and decides it. sed-
wick and Elliotts bill for coffin, two dol
lars and something,
The Library Amateurs will produce
the splendid drama Of "Michael Erie
tonight, concluding their performance
with the lively farce of 'Little More
Rope"
A little boy while playing on the
bahk of the river yesterday after
noon fell in and being observed in time
was rescued by negro man fishing in the
vicinity.
"A passenger on street car at the ter
minus last night, had dispute with an
other passenger and assaulted him with o
cain, making an unsightly cut across his
FOREHEAD. The dispute arose from some
misunderstanding of political nature.
A marked Improvement is noticeable
in the superintsn1ency of the Library
Mr.. Shelton, the present Librarian, is a
gentleman, who by attention, pollteness
and good judgement, is not only winning
many friends for himself, but making as
many for the literary principality over
which he so acccpiably reigns.
We inadvertently erred in statingi
the other day, that tho operation of re-
moving piece of skull from the head of
the man who was beaten by some drunken
negroes near the dedot, was performed by
DR.. Foots. 1t should beve been DR..
Campbell; the former simply acting in
consultative capacity.
All who remember the delightful re-
union of the parishioners Of the Baptist
Church in this city last spring, in which
one of the most agreeable entertainments
ever given in this city was the result, will
be happy to learn that they propose hold
ing another festival en- the 9th and 7th of
May, next month"; and will be ready to
participate in, and thereby aid the early
construction OF the chief necessity Of this
parish, viz; fine church.
MIR. ]. W. Wright, of the Nashville
Life Insurance Company, has located in
our city as the agent Of this company for
Dallas and the adjoining counties. The
popularity of this company is clearly in.
dexed in the fact that it has already over
FIVE hundred policy holders in this State,
to which will be added, no doubt as many
more by reason of it's character and the
energy of its resident agent.
Betsy Fuller, who besought us that
her name was Bet Fuller acquainted us
at the Depot, yesterday, with the melting
fact, that her Sir Calidore had not only
stolen her heart but her purse, and want
cd 10 know where the soothing syrup of u
policeman could be found. We tearfully
showed her ''the way she long had sought
and mourned because she found it not
when she Immediately, in view of our
kindness, invited us to take drink. Tie
fact OF the matter was Miss Fuller was drunk
and had accosted several individuals be-
fore with similar fiction and u ditto re.
quest.
IT gives US pleasure to state that Capt.
I.onard of tho ho nh ;no hauoa nf Ado,,.