The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-16
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per cent yesterday.
BASE ball and foot ball were set aside
for snow ball, yesterday.
THE wind was from the northeast
prezackly, all day yesterday,
Ir was u difficult matter TO tell of
which there was the most in the city
yesterday, snow or cotton,
'LEr w sleigh! was the ldpSuS HguG
of christianity pdtcr .fdmRids as he
knelt down with his family to their
devotions, last evening.
PASSENGERS on the mixed train, on
the Central road, going South yester-
day, reported the snow as drifting
heavily all along the line north of this
city,
COUNTRY horses can't get accustomed
to the street cars, aud make II an eX-
cuse for frequent 'run offs, which are
sometimes attended with no little
damage.
ATTENTION should have been called
yesterday to the advertisement offering
for rent the New York store on Elm,
between Austin and Lamar streets
See notice.
Iris problem with US whichwerc the
most grotesque, the improvised sleighs,
yesterday, or their occupants. We
have no doubt, though, but that the
old Petrie sleigh was the highest spirit
ed.
The notice in yesterdays HERALD
headed ''Look Out, " and addressed "To
the People of Dallas County," should
have been signed u, +. Coombes in
stead of j. Il. COombes.
WE were shown yesterday, by a near
neighbor, hen egg measuring eight
inches by the girth and nine inches in
length. All ha how we know where
our barrel of lime has gone.
JOHN s. NJ. RECORD, an old citizen--
though young man-of our city, is
ANNOUNCED rs II candidate for Marshal
of this city at the coming election.
John is inan who would ill the posi-.
ton well if elected, and has many
friends among US.
SEE notice in our special column, Of
Mr.. ]. n. Whitley, who is canvassing
our city for Mark Twain's humorous
books, together with many other meri-
torious works by the most popular
authors of the day. Hewill remain in
the city but few days.
THOSE clever gentlemen, Messrs.
Howarth & Douglas, merchant tailors,
whose card has always been in THE
HERALD, are prepared at all times to
give you Gifts" Give them call on
Lamar street, next door south of the
Dallas County Bank, in THE HERALD
building.
\ GENTLEMAN in this city, sent Il
dispatch to n friend yesterday after
noon, saying that there would be sleigh-
ing in this city by night. About two
hours afterwards the question came
back, Is it on account of the election,
and which do you suppose will lick
the Democrats or the Radicals?n
THERE Is another announcement in
our columns to-day--th0t of our friend
10. l.. Fisher for City Assessor and
Collector--to which we ask the attcn-
tion of our readers. Mr.. Fisher is one
of our eldest citizens, Il man of strict
integrity, and would fill the Office with
credit to himself and profit to the city.
ATTENTION is called to the statement
of the business-liabilities and assets
of the City Bank of Dallas, as required
by law, published in THE HERALD
this morning. The exhibit is an excel
lent one, showing balance on hand
to cover all drafts of depositors that
may be made, and this is the case at
all times.
The battle which took place yester-
day, on Lamar street, between several
of our young citizens, in which the
only balls used were snow-balls, was
distinguished for the celebrity with
which the braves got their hands "well
in"--the snow, and for the complete
manner in which the contest ended by
grounding not only the contestants
arms, but themselves.
AMONG the new announcements to-
day will be found that of General w.
Il. Cabell as a candidate for Mayor of
the city. The General is known of all
men whowerc wont to follow the banner
of the South during war times, as "Old
Tige," and to the people of this CITY, of
which he has been a resident for about
two years, and frequent visitor among
US before that, heis known as a man OF
strict integrity, acknowledged ability,
and one who would do honor to the
Office OF Chief Magistrate of Dallas.