The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-14
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

The retail Ice depot opposite the
LeGrand does a big business.
If all signs do not fail In dry time,
the new moon indicates rain.
The walls Of Captain Orr's new
building are going up rapidly.
--Denison IL blessed with three town
pumps, and Dallas "nary pump"
Fix hatgulIyover Sycamore street
ore the city has to pay damages,
The newsb0ys last night, were
having little war among themselves.
We hope the next public building
erected in Dallas will be schoolhouse.
The Lamar rifles will have uni
form drill tomorrow night Attention
every member
1t won't be long now before the
first bale" will be received in the
Dallas market.
The ball club are practicing daily,
in expectation of the game with Deni.
son next week.
"A number of our citizens, who
have been abroad in Austin, returned
Saturday night.
1t would be delightful If we could
have a good shower and lay the dust,
Cotton needs rain badly.
--rhompson's theatre il crowded
nightly. This shows that the trade
from the west is setting in.
win not tho citizens get up prize
sufficient to induce the militia of the
tate TO visit here this fall?
The Denison club will be here,
certainly, on the 2lst, when our citi-
zens will sec good game of ball.
The lremen are called out so little
that were it not for their drills, they
would forget they belonged to fire
company.
--"Jaok Marliue," realistic drama,
with the scene laid in New Orleans,
holda spollHbound the audiences at
Thompsons.
We are Informed that the case of
Jack leardon, charged with the rob
berry of the state savings bank, will be
taken up tosday.
A Man, named Hawkins, was AS
rested by officer Carter, last evening,
and put IN the calahoose for improper
conduct in public place.
Letters have been received from
all the companies in North Texas, sig
nifying their willingness to cooperate
in forming third regiment.
MIR. u. M, Kahn, OF the popular
firm of Il. NJ Kahn Il Brother Is on
n visit to his betrothed, Miss Lille
Hunt, Of Jackson, Mississippi.
The selection OF the gentlemen for
examiners and trustees of the schools,
is most judicious, and speaks well for
the future prosperity of our schools.
Two splendid bull-pups attracted
considerable attention In Boge's yes.
day. A small dog, who ventured too
close, came near being annihilated.
IA Pantherville man In town yes.
terday was surprised at the amount of
business going on in the city, and the
number OF Fort Worth men and wag-
ons he met here. Selah
Meeting to-day, as usual, at the
Young Mems Christian association
rooms. "Aquilla and Priscilla" will
be the subject of the bible reading this
evening, and Gods method OF harden.
Ing the heart, will be the theme for
to nights discourse.
The man Klieber, at the market
bakery, was fined S. and costs, yester-
day morning, for creating disturb.
anoe, but 1t had no effect, rs he was
busy all day in doing the same thing.
His wife seems to be the main sufferer
by his little idiosyncrasies.
The engine and some Of the men
went round to all the hydrants, YES
day afternoon, and tried them. The
water which came out of the hydrant
Tor the first few seconds, was black at
Others red, caused by standing In the
pipe. Blocks OF wood, at some places
was found in some of them.
Deputy United States Marshal Mix.
on aud Attorney II. L. Ray, had some
words yesterday morning, in regard TO
an account. The affair passed from
words to blows, and the attorney lost
a little blood from his nose. Both
parties were arrested. No harm done,
particularly.
"A mule, just TO see what he could
do yesterday morning, ran of with n
stone to which he had been enchained
ON Main street, aud dragged it from
In front Of Reed & Lathrops, round
Lamar street 10 Elm street. II weighed {
over hundred pounds, and next to a
circus candy butcher mule has the
strongest jaw Of any animal we know
Of.
AT the couGsel meeting last night,
he city secretary, Mr.. J. b. Hereford.
applied for aud obtained leave Of ab. 4
enee for three weeks. Mr.. Hereford
las applied himself very closely to /,
BUSINESS fop'a long time, and doubtless
trip will do him good. He intends
'oing west TO get a sniff Of pure air,
y. wewish him pleas. o
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