The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-24


you hfly cents for yourself and trunk
from The depot, Galveston goes fifty
cents better aud gOuges you for one
dollar. Moral, Avoid the Galveston
transfer comrany's omnibus when you
70 down 10 the sea.
The Mckinney Enquirer says that
u petition II IN circulation In that
county calling ON Gov, Throckmorton
10 become a candidate for the constl-
lutlonal convention, We would re-
Iooe 10 see him In that body, aud trust
that he may consent to DO q candidate
Every place where u candidates
card can be stuck up IL gnrnished with
from one 10 dozen. Many OF them
have regularly billed the town for their
next performance, There viii he many
gnashlngs of teeth the day after the
election. Blessed IL the man who IL
not candidate, for he roots ''under his
own vine and ng tree with none 10
make him afraid
"A glazed cap individual walked In
10 Fields theatre, during the dance,
Monday night, aud gently depositlng
the aforesaid glazed cap, picked up u
line hat belonging 20 u gentleman
present aud started 10 walk of. lie
was detected, however, and brought
back, when, making restitution, he
was allowed 10 depart, with gentle
admonItlon In the shape ofa well mer-
tied kick.
II. u, Donald, Esq, requests us To
state that he does not expect 10 remain
In our city more than month"; having
made his arrangements TO move 10 u
frontier county, hence he could not
consent for his name 10 be used M u
candidate for alderman of the third
ward at the coming election. AT the
same time he desires TO tender his
thanks to those friends who have
named him for the responsible po-
itIon.
--NIessrs. Clark, Bryans ~ Blake to-
day begin the work of removing their
immense stock Of goods into their new
store rooms adjoining the postoilice.
The HERALD will inform It's readers
when this firm gets fixed up In its new
quarters.
"A handful bearing the following
Is being distributed in the city: "Pro-
clamation: Whereas, Johan Won der
Bergen, the chimney sweep, will be In
the city of Dallas shortly, and remain
about eight days, it is hereby ordered
that the citizens generally have their
chimneys cleaned" The pronuncia-
mento is signed by Mayor Bogel, Mayor
Cabell and Mayor Kerfoot What 1t
means no one knows, and everybody's
curiosity is aroused pending the de-
n0uement.
According to the report of G. y.
Mayer, Esq, general agent of the
depot town department of the Texas
and Pacific railway, there were erected
In the city Of Dallas, during the year
1874, two hundred and thirty dwell
ings, four hotels, five school houses,
five churches, eighty-one store-houses,
two crockery stores, three harness and
saldlery stores, twelve saloons, two
public halls, two banks, five wagon
shops, five market-houses, one cotton
gin, six mills, two livery stables, and
one cotton compress; making total
of three hundred and thirty-seven
buildings, being one hundred and fifty
five more than in any town or city on
the Texas and Pacific railway. Terrell
comes next, with one hundred and
ninety-two buildings Of all kinds; Tex
arkana next, with one hundred and
slxty-six, and Sherman next, with
ninety-three buildings. The whole
number of buildings erected during the
year, in all the towns along the line of
the Texas and Pacific railway, includ-
ing the Transcontinental division from
Sherman TO Brookston, inclusive,
was thirteen hundred and fifty-two,
with a money value of Sl,36l 800, Of
which Dallas built a fraction over one
fourth, at money valuation of $780,
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