The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-08
Minor Topics.

Minor iOptcS.
Another runaway smash up YES
terday.
.-Bachelors' ball tonight, at the San
Jacinto.
--"Eurl that bannern--and send IL
to Georgia,
The city council should provide a
pair of horses for the AGtna fire engine
No. 9.
The ladies OF the Catholic Church
give their supper aud festival Wednes'
day and Thursday before Christmas.
This evening Friday there will
be IA sociabe AT the East Dallas College,
for the benefit Of the East Dallas
Church.
This morning the irrepressible
Johnny Thompson comes into the
county court again, under the charge
of keeping disorderly house.
LAMPS should he hung at night
where the bitches dug for the water
pipes are liable to be driven iato by
vehicles. Accidents may thus be pre-
vented.
Why don't the owners Of the stores
in the brick block, opposite the Lamar
Hotel, put cornices In the front OF
them? a few have, the others
should.
In Justice McLure's court yester-
day, Molly Smith, charged with rob-
bling c0untryman of forty dollars, was
bound over in the sum OF two hund.
red and fifty dollars, to appear before
the district court.
- Every farmer in the county will he
in town between this aud Christmas
Merchants with holiday goods will
consult their interests by advertising
them in THE WEEKLY HERALD.
Mr.. l.. NJ, Common lost his pocket
book last night, containing 500 and
some Of his business cards as drug
gist. The party finding IL will have
excuse for not returning it to him,
next to the postOilice.
The County Court was engaged
yesterday with the lien case (keeping
u disorderly housed. Mr.. lien has
monopolized about enough Of the laws
time, and the chances are this time
things will be squared up all around
On the 3Oth of Deem Der, til,
Swiss Benevolent Society (Grutl
Verein ),give their third annual ball u
Odd Fellows Hall. Our Swiss friend
know how to enjoy themselves, an,
this ball will be 40 doubt very pleas
ant affair.
The receipts of cotton are heavie
than at any previous time, and tn
streets are CROW ded with wagons an,
full OF people. Every train bring
numbers of immigrants, and we motto
new faces of the better class of peopl
ON our streets every day. The mer
chants are enjoying harvest of coul
try trade.
The busiest man In town is CAP
tain a. III. Shepherd, the author of tn
proposition to send u banner to tn
State giving the largest Democrat
ma ority for Tilden and Hendricks
The old gentleman, however, is cor
4 siderably torn up In his mind, FOL
, mind you, he is II Georgian by birIl
but has been many years In Texa
and next to Texas, glories in Georgi
O getting the banner.
3 The necessity for an aid soci' /
e becomes daily more apparent. Hun
+ dreds of immigrants arrive here ever
week by rail and wagon. Many {
Q them, Impoverished in the Soutl
: have meSaged to get this far huntin
, worE and have not found 1t. Will
). there are q good many tramps an
: drunken bummers, there are also d.
. serving, respectable laboring mel
with families, who need II little timel
l assistance.
On Tuesday night, at Fields The,
r ter, the ladies OF st. Matthews Cattle
: dral will give n supper. Those VIII
have hitherto been permitted to paI
take OF the elegant oollations prepare
by them will remember the occasio
and attend. All the delicacies of tn
season will be prepared, while til
u honor Of being 80 daintily served cal
y not but enhance the pleasure of tn
feast Of good things to be bountifull
spread.
Perhaps in no art, science or pre-
fession are there so many who profes
to be proficient In their specialties Il
: In that class of artists upon who's
skill and natural talents so largely d,
, pend the appearance and comfort {
the city gentleman, and nothing
moro conducive of discomfort an
bodily suffering than bad job OF hal
cutting or rough shave. For
stylish hair cut or luxurious shave cal
at Johnnie's shop, opposite the l.
! Grand hotel, Main street.-lw
Personal.