The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Joe Leonard, hurry up with that
sixty thousand dollar opera house.
Only one case before Judge Bur
ford yesterday, and that was civil
case.
The registers of the different ho-
tolls continue to show fair number Of
daily arrivals.
III you are not on the dead
square," and are dependent on games
of chance, hide
knights CHEAP ones) of the Green
Cloth stand trembling, awaiting the
call of the officer on their beat.
-Ain't you sorry you bought those
boots with yellow tops? The mud has
dried up and your leather waits.
"Never too late to mend" is COM
mended to our city dads. Now is the
time to mend our street crossings.
The City Council will in all proba-
bility pass the building ordinance at
the special session neXtMonday night.
Those fellows of the Tice school,
who predicted II long rainy spell, are
in the market with umbrellas to sell or
rent.
% Let us prey n--ejaculates the
Main street fakir. And he preys--
upon all the suckers who stray in his
path.
We will publish the semi-annual
report of the City Secretary and Treas
urer tomorrow morning, or ON Sunday
morning.
Several itiuerant Italian street
bands have arrived in the city, and de-
light the boys and darkies with their
unmeodious music.
Hurry up, Colonel, with your coal.
Some OF your patrons are becoming
somewhat impatient ut the inferior
quality of your gas.
--rrausser, NJ. d., of New Orleans,
says the world is to be burned up, 50 il
your insurance has run out, the next
best thlng.you can do is to renew your
policy.
DO not forget the benefit of Edith
Maud Ellis next Saturday night. The
little beneficiary is deserving of a full
house, and should receive the encour.
agement of the citizens of Dallas.
If farmers who cultivate blacl;
lands want pillow that will suit them
to q dot let them consult Mr.. j. NJ
Payne, corner Of Sycamore and Elm
streets. lie has the identical article.
--Red-haired gamblers are at n ter.
rible discount lust now. -Four OF them
walked up to their fodder yesterday
evening, escorted by as many police
men. How they will come out is yet
in the future.
--Tennyson's "Queen Mary" has moi
been as successful as the friends of the
author could wish, but that Tennison's
saddles are all that the rider coult
desire, can be established at any day
by any one who has ever backed {
pig-skin of that make.
The reunion of the "Great Tx
pectation Club last Wednesday even
ing, at the residence Of Captain San
Adams, was thoroughly enjoyed by al
present. Those attending expected /,
have n pleasant time and their expect
atoms were verified
The City Engineer should tax,
warning from the almost impassabl,
condition of the streets, caused by tn,
late rain, and at once do all in hi
power to put them in condition t
meet the bad weather that will soor
be upon us.
Hereafter be careful how you &C
cuse policemen of dishonesty. Las
night Messrs. Spencer and Lott picket
up a sleeper on Main street who hat
five hundred and forty dollars In hi
clothes. He was so drunk that ho un
buttoned his shirt collar to find on
what time 1t was, and had not the Off
oers found him, would this morning
be wailing over the loss Of his ducnts
Tho weekly soiree of Prot. Georg,
will come off tonight instead of to
rlorrow night, as is usually the case
These pleasant weekly reunions have
become quite popular with the better
class of our ladies' and gentlemen, ant
most deservedly 20, as the Professor
spares neither pains or expense t
make his soirees pleasant and enjoy
able to all who attend.
III DuPre, OF the Austin Statesman
were forced to drink of all the fluid,
that 20 with him under the name o.
"Dallas whisky" maybe hedletup on
us little. The Mexican who performs
the centrifugal part Of the HERALD's
economy, met one Of the fellows who
play Good Samaritan, standing ~
drunken than a--well, say boiled owl
No other poultry would express II.