The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-17
LOCAL JOTTINGs.

The FACE for mayor Is gettiag
warm.
TIE Trinity IS ~ ing to get cut Of
It's hsnks.
Several young Vlrginians are here
with view Of locating.
--Basiness Wei the mud has set
tied that Tor some days.
Any effort to move the postofflce
into more central location will tie
heartily approved.
The Dallas aud Cleburae Railway,
&c Is reported, "a aboat to assume a more
decided aud tangible form.
1t is rumoret taat the reception Of
Rex on the fourth ~ Ap Ri, here, viii
eclipse Galyesion's side show.
The hotels ani boarding houses
are crowded with prospectnrs, most OF
them seem to be from the West.
Now that the railway has reached
San Antonio, let's see whether che
will go ahead and build up 10 rapidly
as Dallas.
Formers report the wheat crop
doing we'll, and the prospects for
pitching more cotton than last year
excellent.
--"The Problem OF Life" growing
up with the country without becom-
ing p!ous fraud Or making home
stead failure.
The Phoenix planning mill has
changed hands. This tiiae Messrs
Will aud Stair fall heir to this shining
institution.
Cotton fla wagon with half
had ventured on Elm street YESTERDAY.
few tuyers would have been bold
enough to wade to Il.
The district court was occupied
wiki the criminal docket, the case of
Jim Crutrhhald charged with murder,
being under consideration.
The general health Of the city con-
tinuss good, with the exception of
some cases OF cold and pneumonia. at
trIbutabIe to the present beastiy
weather.
To say, "Ano,her good woman
gone into the Kitchen" is not very
cheerfui way OF am ouncing a fashion,
able marriage, but it describes the ie-
cal situation often with realistic ae-
curscy.
The HEKALD's sanctum is now
adorned with liue likeness Of Geueral
! Wade Hampton, Governor of South
/ Carolina, the "noblssi Roman Of them
ALL and the foremost man in the
I South to Gay.
/ Judge Hord, for many years one of
TIE HERALp's staunChest supporters,
was in town yesterday, looking male
and hearty as an oak. The Judge has
one of the best farms In the county
across tie river
Sam Spencer has been looking
puny and iow-spirited ever since he
allowed his pet panther to go up to
| Pauthcrville and give tone to il. The
prodigal beast has returned, and the
fatted calf should now he killed.
In the military convention, held
at Galveston, Captain l.. q. Bower, of
the Stonewal Grays, was elected lieu
tenant colonel Of The First regiment
Texas State militia and Captain ]. G,
Eblen lieutenant colonel of tie Second
regiment thereof
Our military companies are we'll
represented in the military convention
of Galveston. The Stonewall Greys
have Capt. f. q. Bower, priyates, A.
} J. Jett and David Repley. The Lamar
Rifles, Capt. |. g. Ebiins, Lieut.. Z. j.
Smith and sergeant f. c. Ellis.
The horses stolen by thieves, who
entered the stable If Mr.. Peter Bruen,
at the foot Of Main street, Tuesday
night, were found by Mr.. Bruen, three
miles below the city, in the Trinity
bottom. No clue to the thieves except
the footprints in the mud.
-Messrs. Cree, II all and Stewart will
be here tonight and will open relig
ious services at the Lamar-street Meth
odist Church on Friday, February Is
at 10 o'clock q. m. These gentlemen
have had crowded audiences all
thr ugh the South, and will work es.
pecia!ly in the interest of the young
; men OF Dallas. Let all attend.
Mr.. II. D. Coe aud DR.. Silas Reed
OF st, Louie, are consulting with Mr.
Henderson, of the Daliss and Wichits
railroad, on the best means of tapping
by rail, in the interests of ST. Louis, thc
cream OF the North Texas trade. Oul
New Orleans friends had better bestii
themselves If they want to be counted
In. There is enough business and pro
duee in this section to warrant biz
effort being made for it by the riva
cities. New Orleans iaboFs under lhs
grea; disadvantage Of not having direc
railway connection with Texas, whiis
: st. Louis has it and is working u,
more.