The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-10
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
M. r. to.pigt, 7 sharp.

Candidates for mayor and recorder
are coming TO the front.
Several exCuTsi0nists for Calves.
ton leave tonight to witness the Fat
Tuesday festivities.
The receipts Of cotton yesterday
were very small, aud did no give the
buy mouthful apiece.
The prospects for homemade
whisky increase. The walls Of the
new distillery are going up rapidly.
The county comm issiqpers, It is to
be hoped will not forget to open the
new roads to Rockwell and to Grape
vine.
More residences, small and com
Portable, could be built and rented
here, and the investment would
pay.
Judging from the piles of hides
around Littlehales warehouse, he j.
about az busy as IL hide man can
well no.
Owners Of gravel beds need not
put up the price just yet. Work on
the streets has not yet been com
menced.
THAT pool OF stagnant water and
filth next to Lively hall. win the
proper authority require 1t to b,
drained or filed up?
Mrs. farley having covered her
sell with glory, without sacrificing her
moustache, now rests on her laurels,
particularly those appertaining to tn.
feet of the Cardiff Giant
Mr.. Lewis. u brother Of Mr.. J. M.
Lewis, OF New Orleans, IL now lying
at the point of death In thie city. He
has been u resident Of Dallas about a
year, aud was Interested in the LIE
Grand hotel Mt one time.
DIR. ], III. Mclean, the great medi.
cine king, has confidence In his new
principle remedy for coughs, cold,
and consumption, DR.. J. III. McLean's
C6c;h aud Lung Healing Glohules
They certainly do real wonders Trial
boxes, by mail, 20 cents. DIR. J. Fl
Mclean, 3l4 Chestnut street, st. Louis,
The war between Elder Caskey
and Rabbi Browne has eliminated IN
column letter from the latter to the
Galveston News, in which the elder IL
handled without gloves by the rabbi
Both gentlemen are well known here,
where they have spoken, and we re
greet to see 80 much feeling manifested
between them over u mere theological
point.
Notable forensic efforts have be en-
made by several members OF the Dial
las bur, In the various cases tried
during the last week. The closing
argument of Robert Cowart, Esq, H.
the cause ofthe State Us. Thompson, IL
spoken OF as u mastery and brilliant
effort, compelling the admiration ana
encomiums of all who were fortunate
enough to hear this eloquent advocate.
Mr.. Cowart Is one of the ablest OF the
young members Of the Dallas bur
which numbers on Ito roll some of the
finest talent In Texas.
Yesterday the representatives Of
the Board OF Underwriters, of New
York, accompanied by w, Z. Conner,
ESQ, chief Of the fire department,
made critical test Of the water works.
A number Of hydrants were tested IL
different parts OF the city, and it wa.
clearly and satisfactorily demonstrated
that water could be thrown AZ far, and
rs high as was necessary for the con.
trolling of fires. The gentlemen rep
resentIDg the Insurance boards ex
pressed the ;nselves satisfied with the
test. IL is estimated that $4,000 OF
$4,000 will be saved In insurance
alone, by the reduction Of rates con.
sequent upon increased water facili.
ties. A still greater reduction will b.
made when the streets are graveled
and made more passable.
Our enterprising townsman, J. A.
II. Hasock, esq, In addition to his
land offices at Jefferson, Dallas, Fort
Worth .and Texarkana, has recent
opened an immigration office, with
Messrs. 9. w. Ohrudorf and G. N
Winner, near the corner Of Walnut
and Fourth streets, st. Louis. He IL
endeavoring to place upon his counters
at st. Louis maps Of all the counties OF
North Texas, In order that the immi
grant may see at glance the charac
ter OF the country, Its rivers, streams,
railways, etc. These maps, which can
DO printed at cost Of about tive cents
each, will to distributed by the thou.
sand over all the United States, and
many of them will be sent to Europe.
II 10 highly important that our Dallas
commissioners should at once take
steps to have map Of this county
made, to DO placed In St Louis and
distributed with the maps Of other
counties. The Texas and Pacific road
IL also having hundreds Of these maps
printed. and we have no doubt but
that Dallas county, for On innnitesi-
NAL sum, could arrange either with
the road or with Mr. Hasock to have
It's map executed. We direct tho at.
ssntion Of our county officers To this
matter. t,l..