The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-20

-" i"'N ~ pow III 'WlNt UifffHi ff"f
no sroni Ia Io c1liprohep0od by
ia'y' nniah'.of dfatui-n ,ad wA.Duer
~ tld' city
ipw ~ sf,o,'.' Nr.,,t npurs
our merchants tnSt Ou. pos.o 1ivs must
grow. PostmasterJones might hsArken
to this with an advantage both TO the
appellants and himself
As the tariff on cotton liz now uni
form Oh railroads running out of this
city, there II but very ineonsiierable
difference IN tho amount taken Off by
either
A CAPITALIST, from Memphis, has
purchased track Of ground adjoining
the old Hospital site, and intends
erecting thereon several large brick
business houses.
In ito cotton interests, In this city,
the Central road has been shiy aud In
dsfatigably represented by Special
Agent. Angus, seconded BY the more
intimate local knowledge Of Freight
Agent Eastop.
The politicians having had their day
through the HERALD, this paper pro-
possesses now to give the material I'm
provements Of the city and country
show. TO politics she now excisiIns,
'Gst thee behind me, 6stanw
MANY Of our most prominent mer-
chants aud citizens have expressed
themselves in neither limited or cold
terms against the zeal exhibited by .
few members NJ tho City Council In
tryinv 10 hedge about the working
room Of the Pacific depot, and drive II
further up town.
THERE was no noticeable variance in
the buoyancy Of commercial matters In
this city, yesterday, from the remainder
Of the week, Every business house
neutrality-suspicious. Of being ovsrworked.
1t was business, business, business. in
whatever part Of the city you cast your
eye.
ONE Of our most chatty exchanges,
the Jefferson Tribune, whose CHEEKY
colunans always
"RrsstAea sa srornstic rsdolsnce,"
and which we have missed 90 long,
was discovered, yesterday, glowing
among our exchanges like recovered
ruby. Warmly do we welcome you,
Mr.. d.
The Markethouse was sold ~ the
city day hsfass yesterday for seventeen
thousand dollars, OH three Year, time,
payable in monthly instalments OF
$500. We have not this time or space
In thin issue to 90 into demonstration
Of the profit of the purchase to Dallas,
but can say thst IL the funds " the
city ore always w wisely invested as
In this instance, csrping Taxpayers
will be scarce.
While the passenger train on the
Pacific road WAS standing at Gladew ater
OH Wednesday,, Mail Agent Heath OBJ
served stains of blood on the side track
and inquired the meaning Of II, and
learned that the night before 2 murder
had been com mittsd there, without the
knowledge Of the towns people until
the body was discovered the mex,
morning An the train halted but q
few minutes Mr.. Heath was not able t.
learn any of the particulars of the hon.
icids
Yesterday afternoon, the msttlesome
horses Of the famous furniture dealers
Of Main street, Goslin & Co., frightened
at = piece of paper which the vixenish
wind tossed beneath their heels, just
as the driver was dismounting from
his seat, preparatory to hitching them
at standing post In the rear Of their
owners establishment. Taking .
quick turn, their eight hoofs struck the
ground like the rattle Of SO maIy cas-
tinets as they dashed with most shock
ing accuracy toward the fruit stand Of
Mr.. Gsrdella. There was . general
shout Of Look outw Then a sudden
splintering Of one of the supports Of
Gardella's awning, q giving away Of
any numner Of slaves to ~ many barrels
of apples, also, we are sorry to say Of
the stock in trade Of Gardella,
aud then big red wagon mot the "lit-
tie red wagon" this time), on its
side with the upper wheels making
the startling revolution Of some
three or four hundred miles an hour
, and . span of trembling fear
stricken animals with nostrils dis
tended and eyes flaming like Goals, alta
tiopary in the tolls Of tangled harness.
II was the most thorough and most
damaging run of, In proportion to the
time consumed in the escapade, that we
have ever seen, and while we bsmoan
the injury sustained by the proprietors
of both the horses aud the fruit stall,
we felicitate the crowd that stood d.
rectly in the route Of the headlong run
Always that none of them this morning
are chilly 'corpuses" or bate for worms.
This Is not good funeral weather by q
dsrned sight
The attention Of our merchants Ii
called 10 the following communication
from Mrssrs. d. F. Luce d Co, Of this
city, soliciting contributions Of mer.
chandiss or money, to aid the people
Of Clcburne, Johns"n county, In build
ing church edifice In their town. The
appeal 10 . deserving one, and VIC ask
the earnest aud hearty cooperation Of
our people In the undertaking: