The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-29
DALLAS, TEXAS.
LOCAL JOTTJNGS.

Very warm,
Freights are moving on the Cen
trail
Very little doing at the courts yes
terday,
win the Altna boys ever get their
hose cart?
Lots OF business done in Dallas
yesterday.
Election Of officers of the fire com
panes next week.
THE streets were crowded last night
until n late hour.
Extensive alterations are going on
at the San Jaointo Hotel.
The ice machine IL at work, con.
gealng the aqueous fluid.
Eleven boarders for supper Mt the
Hotel de Garter lust night.
Our city ia very quiet but for the
strike news would be scarce.
Agent Whileman has received or
drrs to sell tickets to all points east.
Would it not be IA good idea to
start II microscopic society in our
midst.
From aprivate letter, we learn
that there are 10000 citizens under
arms In st, Louis.
There was very pleasant party at
the Odd Fellows hall, last night, given
by Prof George,
Blocky Morgan, the avenger, Is
the next blood-curdling sensation, at
Thompson's theatre.
-" How many glasses Of lager left
I'm the grand tank p' is the anxious cry
OF the average Dallas man at present.
The Sunday law il not liked by a
large number of citizens, and numbers
have signeda petition to have II re-
scinded.
Fort Worth ~ huiled, because the
buffalo hides are being brought here,
and the hamlet ON the bluff left in
the cold.
There will bo no excursion to-day
on the Dallas and Wichita. All the
rolling stock is engaged in transport
ing troops,
There IL band OF horn blowers,
who make the air resOund, on the We
randall of Clark, Bryan " Bros store,
every night.
We have seen nothing yet, which
indicates that fair is to he held here
this fall. What is the directory doing ?
Anything at all
Our people are beginning to feel
the want of ice, and they look ut the
situation in many ways, mostly
though In glass
There will be wedding among
our Hebrew citizens to-day, conducted
in the orthodox style. We return
tHhiho iOi III iuNIthllobs
Now that the beer has givengou
In the Fort, where, oh where will Pad
dock procure the inspiration which
nerves him for his daily tasks?
The stopping of freight trains have
had the effect Of bringing large NUM-
Der OF wagons from the country. les
terday our streets were rs nearly
blockaded as in tue height OF the cot
ton season.
-Parker's band, which left here
some weeks ago, are stirring San An
tonic with their music. They are
meeting with such success that they
have determined to settle there anC
send for their families.
"A negro child swallowed a silver
quarter, which stuck in its throat and
endangered Its life. Several of onl
physicians proceeded to the place, NJ
the operation of tracheotomy will
have to be performed.
1t takes a woman to settle dis.
puted question. One of the dear crea-
lures discussing the strike the other
day, when told that the men were
striking for bread, replied that II she
were them she wouldn't stop at bread,
but while about 1t, she would strike
for Ice cream and sponge cake, and all
the nice things.
Services at the Floyd street church
to day are ns follows: Sunday school
Mt ga. am; preaching atll am, by
DIR. A. C. Allen. Subject Christi
Spiritual Kingdom. Prayer praise
meeting at SIP. m; preaching at $3.50
p. m, by Rev. John r. Allen. Subject,
The Resurrection. Services through
out the entire week. All are invited.
Quarterly Meeting.
Services in the Tabernacle Methodist
Episcopal church. DIR. VIM. Brush,