The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-16
LOCAL JOTrINGS.
M. r. Monday night.

--Antoine's water works will enable
him to dispense with city water
works.
Mr.. j. II. Long nire, Of farmers
Branch, has filed his bond rs deputy
sheriff.
Mr.. Theodore TlltOn returned here
from Fort Worth and left for Corsicana
last evening.
Galveston entertained the military
delegation right royalty, and Dallas
should bear this in mind.
- The many friends of Mrs. Judge
Good, among the old settlers in this
city and county, will regret TO hear of
her serious illness.
The Stonewall Greys are ordered
to meet at their arm0ry on Fridny
night ut 1880, and the Lamar Rifles ut
theirs on Saturday night at 1880.
TO look at the Trinity now one
might well wonder there was no
wharf with IA dozen steamers. Zen TO
one in II week it will be fCrdable.
From fifteen to sixteen hundred
dollars seems to be the salary the
average Dallas congregation can afford
to pay. The Lord knows it's little
enough,
There is no opportunity to discuss
the volume of trade, the course of eX-
change, the feeling in cotton or the
rise in wheat. Business of every kind
is mud.bound.
Major Barley contempiates talk
ing his racing stable to Galveston and
New Orleans. The weather has greatly
interfered with the training and exer-
else of his horses.
The sun seems TO be waiting ON
the high joint commission before shin,
ing. The past week has been one OF
the muddiest, cloudiest, wettest,
dreariest weeks imaginable.
Tonight, at the Lamar street
Methodist church, the meetings under
the direction of Messrs. Cree and Hall,
of the national Young Mems Christian
Association commence
1t does seem queer paradox that
with u Jail full OF prisoners none of
them are put to work on the streets
The inscrutibility of the workings OF
the law is zone Of those things no fel.
lab can find outn
-"TaX-payer," in we'll written
letter to the Evening Commercial
dominates ex.Mayor Henry s. Ervay
for mayor. His tribute to the merits
and good record Of that gentleman i:
true.
On Saturday the High Joint
Kangaroo commission will bring the
County Attorney CT. al. before its
august tribunal. The talent Of the
State has been engaged to prescribe
the defacers OF the g. III.
The friends Of Captain w. c.
Sickles are endeavoring to induce thai
gentleman to run for alderman la his
ward. The captain has the requisites
for good one, If he runs and /.
elected.
john Adams, one OF the wards o.
the nation, will have to explain, this
morning, before justice of the peace
n transaction of his in clothes, where
by they were spirited away from theil
rightful owner into the possession o
j. A.
Thomas Walker, esq, of the firm
OF Conner d Walker, has purchased
the new brisk cottage residence built
by DIR. Wiley, on Ervay street. The
Cedars gains another solid citizen and
good neighbor.
Manager Elkin informs us that
Mrs. Chanfrau's dramatic company
will certainly be here about the mid,
die of March. Mrs. Chanfrau has Ions
been known rs one of the cleverest
and prettiest actresses on the boards.
News, reliable news. This "new
principle, new way" Dr. ]. Ii. Me
Leans cough and lung healing glohule.
cure coughing, hoarseness, bronchiti,
and consumption. Trial boxes by mail
twenty-five cents. DR.. J. Ii. Mclean
3li Chestnut, ST. Louis.
Lieutenant Colonies Bower ant
Eblin bear their blushing honors thici
upon them with smiles that are chile
like and bland. II the war hadn'
closed so abruptly, they would have
gained their present rank during the
late unpleasantness, or become "dem
milton damp bodies" In the effort.
Some wag, yesterday morning, pu,
up u sign with the legend: "Treat
lightly; the city fathers sleep here, )
over the mudhole on Main street
where two prairie schooners have foun.
dered. What effect this will have us
warning to those anxions to be alder
men deponent saith not.
The salary Of the Rev. Mr.. Carhart,
OF the Methodist Tabernacle Ia report-
ed raised to fifteen hundred dollars.