The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-18
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DALLAS has no beggars We're all
wealthy.
PEpEsTRIANIsM is now the mellowcst
thing out.
Bur few kid slippers were ON the
streets yesterday.
A CHEAP kind of nolse-'lhe ring OF
the auctioneer's bell.
THE famous race horse Ethan Allen
IL en- route to this State.
OUR hotels are not large enough.
Where is Potter Palmer?
THE snow will help the wheat. Civ
Ing us snow-white bread.
THIS is a gossiping age. Even cot
ton has got to tale-bearng-"dog TAIL"
THE cupola on the new courthouse
looks like four inch hat on an eight
inch head.
WE will make il sickly for some
sneak-thef if he don't quit stealing
our exchanges.
Snow BIRDS are tapping at our win"
dow, as Poe's Raven tapped at his
chamber door,
THE last one of the "table shops"
were hauled of the burnt district yes
terday, by dray.
OUR auriculars are again charmed by
the promise of stupendous flour mill,
soon to be erected.
ALL the keys to the postoilice were
reset yesterday; and thanks to the
gentleman who did it.
THE civilian Tell' house still hits
the apple of the public eye. Bohny is
one of those men who never miss.
THERE was moro leather seen on
the streets, yesterday, than for many
weeks past. 1t was the leather Of boot
legs, however
WAS the sidewalk, from the Pacific
depot to Mr.. Bryants residence, built
for cotton teams TO stand on or for pc
destrians to walk on?
SOME of our merchants had their
lights knocked ont yesterday by snow
balls. 1t will be understood that We
mean their window lights.
A WHEELER d WILSON sewing ma
chine took "back stichr out of one
of the agents wagons, yesterday, in
crossing the street railroad track. 1t
fell out.
THE darkies assessed the labor Of
cleaning the snow from pavement
yesterday, as being "wuf' twenty-five
cents per pave. They "car'dn some at
that figure.
VAN-DIvER, of the Gainesville Sun,
ISL diver, who from the Vastly deep of
editorial life brings up many pearls.
And in one of his late solves" caught II
glimpse of THE HERALD whale.
a THIRTEEN pound baby stepped on
the stage of existence, yesterday, at
the house of our friend Crossley. For
the present, the young gentleman will
appear in Juvenile characters only.
ATTENTION is called to the notice of
Mayor Long, announcing himself as
candidate for reelection to the office
of Mayor of the city of Dallas, which
he has filled for several years past.
HORSE driven in q rockaway
slipped on Elm street near Fosters,
yesterday, and broke two of his legs. |
The occupant of the buggy was thrown
over the dashboard, but was not in
jured
The corner post of the awning to
Messrs. Keen d Nichols Flour and |
Grain depot, was displaced yesterday by
wheel belonging to wagon driven
by a Jehu Clancy freen-of where he
was going.
HENRY BOIL is announced in to-
days paper rs a candidate for Treasur-
er Of the city of Dallas, an Office
which he has held for four or five |
years, to the entire satisfaction of the
people, "a far us we have heard.
AN exchange wants to know what
Texas lawyers would think if Hon.
Lyman Tremaine, of New York, should
move to this State. Well if our law
yers had their wits about them, know
ing Lymans frequent rhetorical flights |
they would think that their profession
had gained distinguished case of de-
dram Tremdine(s).
a FARMER informed some parties at
saloon in East Dallas, yesterday, that
on going home on Wednesday night, |
about eleven o'clock, he saw two men
with crowbars drawing the spikes from
the rails of the Central track. lust
north of the Elm street crossing. See
ing him check up his horse, they
dropped the erowbars and ran.
WE take pleasure in calling attention
10 the card Of the new firm of Shat
tuck, Phares & Co., who have lust
commenced business as auction and
commission merchants, at No. ~ Main
street.-the store recently occupied by
Mr.. t. J. Frank. This new firm re-
spectfnlly solicit consignments, and
will pay special attention to sales of
stock. See card.