The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-06-02
DALLAS. TEXAS,
LOCAL JOTTINGs.

The past two days nave bevh very
warm and sultry.
The police have their eyes skinned
for bear.dog fighters.
The streets were thronged with
country wagons yesterdny,.
Fourth Of July Is approaching
Let's celebrate.
The small boy with n "nigger
shooter' IL the Inst nuisance,
--Cucumbers are IN the market, ana
cholera medicine IL expensive
The street force was out yesterday
cleaning the streets and cutters.
The bill collectors were out In full
force yesterday interviewing the pub
lic
The inmates OF the calaboose held
high carnival last night In making u
terrific racket
Country produce hawked about on
the streets meets with ready sale NJ
very high prices
Jupiter Pluvius has been threaten
ing TO shed tears for two or three days,
but II raineth not.
Farmers state that the cotton and
corn never looked more promising
than at this sens0n.
The street sprinkler Is the hest
thing seen this warm dusty weather.
Let II DO kept up.
City Assessor and Collector Bogel
is busy In his line strengthening out
his books and papers.
"A seventeen pound heir made its
appearance at the residence OF Leopold
Bohny yesterday morning.
The water question seems to have
been lost sight Of since the beginning
OF bank suspensions and the railroad
gobble.
The newspaper gamins were out
drilling yesterday evening. What
this mysterious movement means Is
hard to say.
There nre some local bets on the
race to come or ut l. ouisville between
Ten Brock and Mollie McCarty, indie
pendenoe Day.
The sheriff and his deputies have
begun summoning jurors for the dis
trict court, which convenes on the
7th instant.
William King for getting glorious
iy full and eavorting about the streets
like an Arapshoe Indian yesterday,
was jerked and jagged.
"A magnolia Ia in bloom in the
flower garden OF DR.. Newsom, who
resides In the Cedars. 1t Is the only
one known to be In bloom In the city.
THAT Chinese wash list published
In the "oflicial organ Of the city," ~
the reports OF the city secretary and
city treasurer, would puzzle wizard
to unravel 1t.
"A rotten awning on Market street
between Main and Elm fell with u
crash yesterday evening, but fortu-
nately no one happened to be passing
mt the time.
The agitation of the hog question
ought TO result in keeping loose swine
from our public streets, hut 1t don't,
for they are again at large in several
parts OF the oity.
AT the 0pon air Murphy meeting
last night, a light occurred between
two outside parties, terminating in
free flow OF Ciaret, which was i'll suited
for the occasion.
The man with the lishing-pole now
HES away 10 the river, sits there all
day, and then hies away-home Not
much, but TO he market, where he de-
poslts his money like little nan, and
takes his choice OF fish.
The stanewall Greys aud Lamar
Rifles are working away at company
drill, aud mean to show the compan-
len that meet at the military encamp.
meat something of the manual of
arna.
There wah 81 little fistic encounter
Ut the courthouse yesterday, between
prominent attorney and gentleman,
which term mated foul fight, friends
separating them before any damage
was done.
-Parson Hachariah Parker still land
cuisines in jail. He does not like the
sceoHnt Of hi3 little game as published
I'm The HERALD yesterday morning,
rs well as he does pension money. He
got awful mad when he read 1t.
Alderman Holland presided In the
mayors court yesterday morning. He
disposed Of two cases. He presides
with much dignity, and q number Of
persons we're heard to say after court
adjourned that he would make splen.
did mayor
Tho newsboys have formed com.
panies ana have captains. Their unis
forms consist Of linen cap. No spurs
are worn, and no arms carried, but
they can make grand charge.
Just wait until watermelon wagons
come In, and see.
Yesterday evening on Commerce
itreet, an old lady might have been
'een marching with the step of a ,
with q cowhide In her
land, preceded by small boy who !.
iuug bis head as II he regretted having -.
one In swimming. =
THE CITY counei met last nipht