The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

visit to the city.
Our schools were never In n more
fiourishing condition.
The dust contested with candidates
yesterday for supremacy.
The Trinity seriously indisposed,
and is confined to Ito bed.
Now do thoughts OF Mardi-Gras
give way to cogitations political.
st. Valentine, You stand a very
poor show about election times.
After to-day candidates for mu-
nlcidal offices will be OF some import.
Nothing TRANSFERRED yesterday be-
You'd electiOneerlng and few fights.
Polls open at seven o'clock this
morning; be there with your votes.
The old-time election hummer gets
his work In to-day. HoOray for ------.
Prof. George will give q hop at
Odd Fellows hall tomorrow evening.
The tickets printed for the cleo
ton number about twelve to one OF the
voters.
The Commonwealth Commercial
College has added telegraphy to Its
curriculum.
Our industries thrive apnce. The
Todd Mills are being run to their full
est capacity.
If you have the slightest interest
In the welfare OF Texas, vote for the
new Constitution.
If swollen head or two shows up
this morning, don't attribute 1t to any
thing but the election.
Genuine Pebble Spectacles cut
from stone In fine steel frames for
three dollars at Webb's.
just wait until the twenty-fourth
ifyou want to zee what Dallas can do.
Elections are too common.
The little folks forsoOk marbles
aud dolls yesterday to follow Tom
Thumbs car riage and ponies.
Wesley Jones ia improving in
health, and may yet live to adorn the
end OF good hempen rope.
Cast your vote for the new Con-
stitution, that Texas may be redeemed
from the last relic Of Radicalism.
If you are in doubt as to what
manner Of ticket to vote, go to the
postoiiice aud ask the delivery clerk.
--"But me not butts" but walk
square up like little man and vote
for-the best you can pick out.
"A bootblack knocked the scalp of
q brother in the polishing line yester-
day. DR.. Lee repaired the damaged
caput.
Colonel Colt made the best repeat
ers known to the world, but his make
will not be found trying to "repeat"
to-day.
Railroad men complain that inn
migrants crowd their coaches. Well,
II the coaches can stand it, Texas can,
no come on.
There's many n slip 'twixt the cup
and the lip, but there weren't many
slips made yesterday. The cup gener-
ally got there.
If the voters of this county have
read all that has been addressed ia
them, their heads are well stored with
vituperative slang.
--Postoflice clerks worked steadily
yesterday, and managed to hand out
three thousand six hundred and seven
ty-nine valentines.
Those wishing gold Filings ir
their teeth to last life time, are hav
ing 1t done by Snyder Il Adams, at thu
LeGrand hotel.-Ad.
"A reception will be rendered Mr.
and Mrs. J. w. Keefer, at the resi-
dence Of the BRIDES mother, Mrs
Mary A. Berger, this evening.
MIR. Stratton, otherwise Tom
Thumb, won game at billiards last
night ut the LeGrand Hotel, cleverly
beating one ofthe best amateur players
Of the city.
OF the numerous good hotels In the
city, none rank higher than the st
Charles. Colonel Lloyd has lately re-
fitted and refurnished the house
throughout, and the weary traveller
will and no more hospitatle roof Ia
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