The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-20
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Fine weather.
Council tonight.
Grand jury In session.
All things are quiet in local circles.
Two fine bands have been enga 1ed
for the carnival.
The churches were all well attend
ed on last Sunday.
There are not enough flags dis
played on our streets.
Ladies', which ofyou will be chosen
queen at the carnival ball?
Quite number OF ladies attended
the picture sale last night.
-Milliners are receiving some very
line goods for the spring trade.
Fort Worth is having hot time
over the election for mayor.
Don't forget the district Sunday
school convention, on April 9th.
--Elkin's benefit, Wednesday night
Already half the seats are taken.
Dust is becoming intolerable, and
measures should be taken to abate
ii.
The nights are getting mild, and
the poor front-gate will have to sui.
fer.
Read the proclamation of his
majesty, the King, and pay the royal
warts
Pay your tribute to His Majesty,
the King, when the collector comes
round.
The "rwo Lives of Mary Leigh"
VIII be the programme on Elkins,
benefit night.
Local option has not found much
favor throughout the State, 80 far MS
heard from.
The purses at the spring meeting of
the Jockey club, will amount to three
thousand dollars.
M Ns. remember the meeting is
postponed till Thursday night. Don't
forget to be present
The fair directory are hard at
work, and this fall will again cover
themselves with glory.
The darkies failed to hold their
usual hurrah on Sunday, at their
rendezvous, near the Tabernacle.
"A Michigan company proposes to
furnish - complete fire alarm anna
ratus for sixteen hundred dollars.
-Th ere should be law to preyen
the wanton killing of birds, except for
game, and then only during certain
seasons.
Public schools and the vote on the
school question, should be kept In
mind by our citizens. The vote comes
OF next month.
"A neat four wheeled hose cart
would be well for the department, now
the water works are in operation. II
could be made crack company.
The Friends of Temperance were
rehearsing the play OF "Ten Nights in
a bar Room" at the opera. house last
night. 1t is to be produced ON the
night of April the I'd.
The marshals OF the day procession
represent all the different nationali.
Ties and all the trades. This fact alone
VIII tend much towards making tho
day procession success.
Every man who intends to make
Dallas his abiding place, or who is in
business here, is interest ed in the car.
nival, and should walk up and pay his
little assessment to his majesty's war
tax.
dating up Washington specials,
clipped from New Orleans papers. Ia
not journalism. The intelligent news.
paper reader invariably detects the
fraud.
McWhorter, the horse thief, was re-.
manded to the custody of the sheriff OF
this county on commitment from
Justice Peak, and will be held here
for his assault on Messrs. Armstrong
and Parks.
There will be meeting OF the base
Dali club to.night.at Firemen's Hall.
-Emmet Thornton, a clerk of Mike
hoe, fractured his leg by falling down
stairs, at Thompson's varieties. last
Saturday night.
james Smith got into a dispute
with money-lender on collaterals-.
James Smith cussed, James Smith
swore, James Smith conducted himself
ina manner In violation Of the peace
and dignity of the city Of Dallas,
James Smith was arrested by officer
Edwards, James Smith gave bond,
and James Smith will answer, to his
honor the Mayor, for his obstreperous
conduct at the city hall to-day.
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