The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-24

tached u I'm ear to The gentlemAns
head-piece.
Mr.. $. Y. Stratton, the grain man,
Is putting up job0n the rats that have
hitherto fcasted upon the cereals stored
within his capacious premises. Every
hole and crack big enough for n seed
tick to crawl through IL being securely
plugged up, and the rodents will have
to hunt n new free lunch route.
"A party of hunters returned to the
city Sunday evening with n heavy bag
of prairie chickens, ploycr and other
feathered game. Barring the loss Of u
fine double-barrcl Parker gun, the trip
was one Of unalloyed enjoyment to
the ardent Nimrods who made up the
party.
Mr.. Nicely has returned from Aus
tin, whether he went to convey Mrs.
Kennedy to the State Insane asylum.
The unfortunate lady seemed entirely
satisfied with the change of residence,
and ii Is hoped that ere long her men
tai condition will be sufficiently i'm
proved to warrant her return to family
and friends.
--Jehu of Nimshi set n bad example
when he used up blacksnake whip
in pushing pair of circus horses
across the plain at n speed exceeding
seven miles an hour. a feeble imita-
tor ofthe renowned j. paid ten dollars
and costs yesterday for making n race
course Of Main street Sunday when he
should have been Mt church.
"A boy came very near being
drowned yesterday afternoon while
bathing in the river above the railroad
bridge. The little fellow cannot swim
and got beyond his depth, and but for
the eXertions of his comrades would
undoubtedly have drowned. AS it was,
he was insensible when taken from the
water and was with difficulty restored
to consciousness.
is it money or morals? The police
force declare that folks are Keeping so
quiet that there's hardly any use of
walking beat. 1t il true peelers oc-
casionally walk n beat into the lock-
up, but the enforcement of the vagrant
law has even sent the professionals
into obscurity, and, with Othello, mot
the painter) the guardians of the peace
cry ont that their occupations gone.
Again, is IL money or morals that's the
matter,
Attention Is called to the card of
Mcssrs. Hunt Il Sheldon, attorneys,
which appears in another place in The
HERALD Of to-day. OF sterling integ-
rily and marked ability, these gentle
men are rapidly attaining II high posi-
ton in the bar of the State, and those
who intmst to them their interests
may rest assured that nothing will he
left undone that will tend to advance
the business in hand.
DR. c. X. Wilcox put In nine good
solid hours Saturday night rcsuscita-
ting n social evil named Emma Land,
who had taken II spoonful or two OF
rs u ferry-chock for old
Charon. BY the use of the electric
battery, severe negotiations and CO.
pious hypodermic injections of neu-
trali2ers of the deadly drug, the good
Doctor saved the unfortunate woman's
life. She was out of danger at four
o'clock Sunday morning, aud denies
hat the stuff was taken with suicidal
intent.
lily you had wife with nose sharp
enough to split matches on, and fell
low would halloo after her 500 it, old
blade !" when she was chasing
a refractory hen, wouldn't you put
head onto him ? OF course you would.
Yet there is u warrant out for man
who acted that way under that provo
cation, but as he slid out for Waxa-
hachie yesterday, he is not liable to be
picked up by the officer who bears the
writ.
Mr.. Bennett gnaws file. He is
now working out fine imposed for
Mrs. b., md will have TO
appear before the mayor this morning
and show cause why he should tear
down and destroy Mr.. j. II. SCOTS
fence. His cousin, who publishes
little paper called the Herald in New
York is not able to pay these fines ac-
against Mr.. b., and the
best thing he can do is to let up, or
move to Waxahachic.
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