The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-03
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Lovely weather.
Goodbye, hopper.
Prepare for tho Mal-fest.
--Flremen. have gone TO Marshall,
Uniform drill OF the Lamar Rifles
last night.
Tho council have done nothing to-
wards draining the city.
-Crozer has disposed Of the "Minp
to gentleman named Oliver
Free lunches are looked forward TO
by the boys who are out of n job.
How soon will the Main-street
cars be painted and ready for duty
again?
"A great many Michigan people are
coming to Dallas, and intend settling
In this vicinity.
General Cabell was ut one time
the intimate friend, and quartermaster
of General Joe Johnston.
Let US have some public drinking
there are plenty of others.
Farmers are jubilant over the
prospects ofa good wheat crop, and
the advance of price for that grain.
Fox distinguished himself yester-
day, In auctioneering of the pawned
articles in the charge of Uncle Meyer.
The new ice house on Wood street
10 being filled with Ice brought from
the north. 1t is owned by Quincy
firm.
John Thompson and company
are at Fort Worth, and con Hand" to
take in the ducats Of the denizens of
Panthercrat.
Marshal Morton Is absent from the
city, on particular business. What
that business Is, Is conundrum.
"Give it up"
Dallas horses have carried oil the
majority OF honors in the New Or
leans and Galveston races. Hur-
rah for Dallas
Unless the Dallas nine retrieve
Themselves in Marshall, we disown
them. Levi, the captain, goes on to
Memphis from Marshall.
"A motion to increase the police
force was conceived, but fell still
born. The force should certainly be
augmented, or abolished entirely.
DIR. Wheelock, of Central New
York, who has been spending the win
ter with his son OF railroad fame, will
preach for the Tabernacle congrega-
ton Sunday morning.
June Peak made up his mind that
he didn't care to go to Marshall after
all. Perhaps the action of the council,
Tuesday night, had something to do
with his change of heart. Quien Sa6c.
The single representative from the
fire department in Fort Worth,
changed his mind, took Off his uniform
and went In citizens clothes. We
don't know whether he took horn or
not.
"A gentleman who was MARI ed
the day before was at work in his ac-
curtome1 place yesterday. The lady
who married may be sure he will be a
good provlder. We are frank about
this statement.
Loves young dream is, indeed,
beautiful. We saw newly married
couple enjoying drive yesterday
afternoon; but the surroundings had
but little attraction, they were SO
wrapped up in each other.
Yesterday noon the horse belong
ing to the American Sewing Machine
Company, being hitched to an awning
post, pulled back and tore the post
from its fastenings. The post fell upon
the sidewalk, but no one was hurt.
-Etna No. 2 wants u hose carriage,
and with little encouragement from
the city, they can get 1t. The heaviest
Taxpayers in town have signed the
petition to the council to buy it, and
are willing to be taxed to pay for it.
-Croquet, swings, plenty of good
music, vocal and instrumental, good
eating and bushels Of fun at the sun
day-school picnic at Hutchins, next
Saturday. We have no doubt large
party will go from the city. Professor
Lawrence's silver band have volun-
teered their services, which will add
greatly to the pleasure of the trip.