The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-02-07
INV wind nut on airs from The north

TIE wind put on airs rom the hor'h
yesterday,
A FLYING report-IIhe song Of bra
on the wing
THE Bremond troupe will ripple US
all over with laughter next week.
THE hens are laying eggs ut twenty
cents dozen. Their owners keep the money
for them.
DALE, who waxed things through
tho Wnxahaohie Democrat, VIII hereafter DO
heard Daley through the Commercial
THE best balanced man In this city
IN the fellow who has q carbnncle on one OF
his heels and wart ON the end OF Ills nose
THE Signet, late of Wcathcriord, we
have with IN. Its crusade IN an Immortal ana
n holy one Here IL our entente cordlalo,
chivalric tolers'
A coIoRED man received some severe
injuries yesterday on Swiss street, by being
thrown from dray, the horse Of when was
performing fantastic Terpsichorean feat
10 runaway.
DEFoNTAIN, the boss bill poster OF
thisend Of America and landlord of all the
bill boards In the city, threatens TO butcher
legally anybody who uses those boards for
"theli stick"
A STRANGER by the name of Buggh'
In steppng out OF street car yesterday WINE
II was In motion, stepped the wrong way
The result was that he was looked upon M
the earliest tumble l,uggh out.
In digging up garden plat In East
Dallas yesterday, n gold thmblc was found
"A foot and half under the surface On the
outside OF tho thimble was engraved the fol-
lowing; "From Samuel 10 Mary. Chilli
cothc Ohio, May ., lSi7'
A CHILD jumped from its nurses
arms out OF street CIR window yesterday
10 the ground, and II gentleman picked II up
and restored II TO the nurse, Just NJ that at
tentive female had discovered that some
thing was wanted In her lap.
A GENTLEMAN stumbled over stone
In front OF the Episcopal church yesterday
morning, and falling TO the ground broke
breastpln containing diamond setting.
Damages about forty dollars and very eI-
pensive "trip" for 80 short q one.
A WOMAN on Bryan street was
thrown into commissions yesterday from the
application of salt on her arm where she had
scalded II. On recovering from her convul-
sion no evidence of the scald was to be seen,
and the pain had entirely ceased.
A "DRUNK and down. was picked
up In front OF one of our photograph galc-
rles and demanded to be released on the ex-
PLANTATION of his lying ON the ground In the
aforementioned spot, that he was having his
photograph taken "in the attitude Of re-
pose"
The donative of young whale
about the size OF gallon measure, which
the owner received from II friend while in 81.
Louis, some two weeks ago, was carried by
the former gentleman through the city yes
terday in n tank about the size of an ordi-
nary dry goods box, the same being hauled
In wagon.
AN engine conveying car contain
ing some Of the officers Of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas road and corps of surveyors,
ran OF the track by the displacement OF n
switch on Thursday night, about u mile
south of the Central depot. The engine was
ditched: the engineer and fireman were not
The passengers on tho morning
express yesterday. on the Central road owing
to an accident to train bound sonth, had
IN nj n tin frnp, 1, at To,
eral hours, or walk that distance In. Most Of
them chose the latter horn OF the dilemma,
and took another "horn" on reaching the
city.
We understand that the following
proposition was submitted to the City Coun-
ell last evening. Itspeaks for Itself
DALLAS, Texas February 8, 1874.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board OF Alderman
Of the city of Dallas:
GENTLEMEN--I have hereby the honor to
mike the following proposition, to-wit:
Tint in case your honorable body are not
satisfied with the steam fire engine sent here
by the Silsby manufacturing company, which,
l understand, weighs over six thousand 1--WE
hundred pounds, ! would most respectfully
suggest that yon defer accepting said engine
for thirty days. and, Ii consistent with your
wishes, will order from the works one OF
our pistoil eHelnes, weight only UNe tnOu-
sand six hundred pounds. and submit the
same to a competitive test between the two
engines, the city of Dallas agreeing to pur-
chase the engine that does the best work at
any test that your honorable body may sug-
gest, either at the river or otherwise. am,
very respectfully, yours, etc.
j. W. SCHENCK,
Agt. Clapp 4 Jones Manufacturing Co.
liz no eases are the beneficial effects OF
William b. Parkers Compound Fluid Ex-
tract Buchu more strongly marked than In
the numerous maladies coming under the
head OF "Female Complaints" What wo-
man has not suffered more or less from them?
BY the use of this compound for limited
period tue eOlorless cheek becomes tinged
with the hue OF the rose and the bloodless
lips assume the bright red indicative OF good
health. For sale by all druggists, every
where.