The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-21
LOCAL JOTTINGS.


LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Cool and pleasant.
City remarka bly, healthy.
Mosquitoes had n chill last night.
The health Of the city Is excel
lent.
Last night was good night to
sleep.
--B usiness Is decidedly on the in
crease,
The hotels are all doing Il good
business.
Indications are, that we will have
more rain.
"A new livery barn is In process OF
erection, on Camp street
The "Frohsln'' tonight at Charley
Meist erhan's pavilion.
There has been but one alarm Of
fire in over six months.
Only ten patients in the city hospi
tai and no serious cases.
The sudden change in the wealth
or, has produced numerous colds.
Cannot Dallas have a military In
stltute as we'll Oh Austin and Bryan.
-Watermelons are now plenty and
cheap, and the pigs are in their glory.
--Messrs. Clinton and Good have
opened neat cigar stand in Johnny's
shop.
When the road gets to Denton, our
citizens should get up grand excur-
sion.
--Hackmen are wearing smiling
countenances. Probably business Is
good.
Officer Dunn arrested drunken
negro woman, and took her to the cala-
Moose.
There was q fight on Elm street
yesterday evening; it was soon quelled
however.
The police board have not yet I'LL
ed the vacancy caused by Duncan's
resignation.
When does the game of ball be.
tween the Dnison club and the Stars
take place?
"A new drama Ia to be brought out
at Thompson's theatre tonight, enti-
tied "Mexico."
"A railroad man offered to wager
now hat that the Pacific road would be
in Weatherford In eight months.
The water works well will soon
be down to the required depth, and no
further interruption.
"A balky horse, In light wagon,
Interested number of spectators near
Sycamore street, yesterday afternoon.
The wagop-yards were tolerable
well filed last night, and they have
been doing a much better business
lately.
Garter says the city hotel has been
refurnished and improved, but some.
how, boarders are not as plenty as
formerly.
Nearly every visitor to this town
calls Dallas the young Chicago, and
is astonished at the growth and pros
perity Of the place.
Fort Worth claims to pay five |
cents more for wheat than Dallas,
p'-raps 30. The home consumption
there in liquid state, is enormous.
From gentleman who has just
returned from trip to the west, we
learn that there has been no rain In
Montague for eight weeks.
The rumor going the rounds that
Mrs. DIR. Mary Walker has been APP
pointed on the diplomatic corps, is in
correct. Nevertheless she "pants" for
1t.
The new swimming hole is nearly
completed. 1t will be 35x75 feet, and
divided into two apartments, one for
ladies the other for gentlemen. The
water will range from four to six feet
deep In one department, and three to
five in the other.
We are informed that the military
companies Of Austin intend to issue
invitations TO the militia of the state
to attend their fair this fall, and that
big premiums will be offered to the
best drilled company. Now is the time
for the Dallas boys to begin to drill up
for the contest
Attic Tabernacle Methodist Epis.
copal church; Service Sunday morn.
Ing 1890, by the pastor. Evening
Sunday school, children's meeting
Programme to consist Of short address,
singing and Bible reading by the en-,
tire school. Seats free. Public cor.
daily invited.
Our citizens, both in the county
and city, are turning their attention
to raising hogs. A large number of
fine pigs have been imported here, and
the demand for them Is increasing.
We hope that some enterprlslng indi.
vldual will start an aquarium and mt
all the loose swordfish In Il that now
run around, and are commonly called
razor.backs.