The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-09-12
SODA water fountains drying up.

Hotel, 81 per week.
FULLY thirty thousand dollars Il
poid out in this city monthly, torrents
TIE Galveston papers OF Wedies-
day deny the existence of yellow ieNer
at that place.
KAHN, the great candy man, has
got back from sweep around 'hecir-
Gle Of the middle States.
MORE rapid than the strokes OF
drum AT rereiRc, come pouring in the
boxes of new goods at Hollands.
ADALLAs mother spanked hcryoung
one with slipper, and danced with
that same slipper on,at that same boys
birthday party.
Cor. ]. NJ. EDDY and wife, with sew
cral friends, reached this city in a spe-
ci,l train from Marshall, last evening
They leave this morning for Sherman
a wilD pigeons nest, IN alrer near
Mr.. Stcmmons' residence, was broke
up by some boys, yesterday. n por-
ton of the nest was built out of the
seat Of cano-bottom chair
A CAREFUL Dallas housewife has
kept account of the loss she sustalhs
from her servant, by the breaking OF
dishes, throwing away spoons, &c,,
and makes il out, in three months, just
fourteen dollars.
WE caught sight, last night, of n
coat tail belonging to some fellow vine
had just got himself on the inside OF
the Christian church, through one of
the windows. He no doubt slept there
during the night.
AS u gentleman was crossing Gull
vert on Lamar street, last night, before
the moon was up, one OF the planks be-
ing lose gaveway as nc stepped on 1t,
and precipitating him TO the ground
slightly fractured the bone OF ms righl
leg below the knee.
A BURGLAR was frightened Off from
aCommerce street residence, the other
night, by very fat old lady waking
up and in attempting to turn over, the
bed gave way and she canning to the
floor with flop, the housc-breaker
thought II whole park of artillery had
been let loose at him.
WE saw yesterday II most superb
piece of work by the German artists,
Messrs. Mathcr X Bro, photographers
OF Mannheim, Germany. 1t was n
photograph of our townsman, DIR. Till
man and his beautiful lady. Mr.. 7. i
one of the partners of the extensive
merchantile house of Messrs. Cllmann
d Co., and has just returned from Il
protractcd visit to the old country.
A MAN dressed with the most gro
tesque extravaganza, afforded the live
Hest humor to several parties who
We're waiting for the noon train mt the
Texas Central Depot, yesterday. In
addition to the Out,c style of his cos
tune, his eccentricity was further
shown In strutting up and down tn,
platform with all the swell of II turkey
cock, and shouting: ~ shall be til,
next President, the next Presidentw
YESTERDAY u lady and gentleman
with their little daughter, aged fly,
years, started to cross the Trinit.
bridge, when 1t was noticed that TIN
child exhibited great alarm. Ascer
tanning that II was occasioned by he
fear ut crossing on the bridge, every ex
pedlent was resorted to to dispel he
apprehens!Ons, but all proved unp
vailing, and the lady was compelle
to drive across, while her husband cal
ried the child over in skiff.
HERE'S what the Dallas quaMntin
against Shreveport amounts to-: Tw
chaps In bed at hotel in this city. n,
!, "Good evening, stranger. and If ii
fur question, where are you from
No. ., (complacently), "Ob, / just g
In from Shreveport. Somebody aske
me TO sign an affidavit that had NO
been In there for twenty-one days, an
just slashed II down and came alon,
slick ~ grease. Lots of other DO,
did, too"
A DRUNKEN fellow entered the din
Ing room Of his boarding house yeste
day, while the guests of the house WEI
mt supper, and taking hold of one ell
Of the table, turned 1t upside down. o
the b0arslcrs recovering from their u
constituent and chagrin, they caugl
the offender, stuffed his mouth full ,
bread, poured an urn full Of hot Ia
down his back, then sewcd him up IN
table-cloth and rolled him out In Il
yard.
THE twelve hundred head Of cattl
except two, which passed through I'll
city yesterday taking the old Prest.
road, stampcded hear tile residence
Mrs. Haynes. The two that did n
take fright. had led The drove from t
time the owners inst started out vi
them, aald during the alarm Of the r
Of the drove yesterlay. stood motif
lees with the drivers vhohad The sal
faclieu Of sccIng the frightened cal
eventually retuyu and gather 'roy
tbe msse cour~eS lsadeFs