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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
rhs Pri-oaer. At,.mp.so ure.l jan

Sunday night the prisoners confined
Ia the iron cage at the Jail attempted
tn effect their escape by saving through
the Iron bars that compose the cage.
During the night the guard on watch
thought he heard q noise as though
some one was pricing with some metal
against the bars, bat on going in to see
the cause failed TO find the least thing
that indicated anything wrong WAS
going on. The prisoners confined In
the cage were apparently asleep. Yet
his suspicious were somewhat aroused,
and when Daylight came, on going 10
10 at the cage again, he was not sur
prised to discover that four of the thick
Iron bars had been sawed la two, max
ing hole nearly large enough to ad-
init the passage of mans body. The
prisoners confined Ia the cage are those
who are considered the most danger
Gus, and who have been before caught
trying to escape. II they had gotten
out of the cage into the cell, they
would have necessarily been compelled
to make dash over the guard, who
sets at the head OF the stairway, for
their liberty, as there would have been
no other possible outlet for them. They
were thoroughly searched for the saw
and file with which the work mus,
have been done, but. strange to relate,
the most diligent search has failed TO
dnd the instrument with which the
work was done.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
Ihe s-w s.a.soni.-.

The above building has been com.
rleici In compliance with the agree
meGt had With the department., and
has been pronounced by General Ed.
grrton, the special agent Of the DEPART
meut, Que Of the best In the State. The
location l., perhaps all things consid-
cred, the best In the city, and lmmeas-
urably superior, Ia all respects,
10 the present, situated as II
Us A. the extreme western limit OF
tht city. Tue building, as we have
said, 10 ready, aud the citizens are
anxious for the removal, A. that will
serve the best interest, Of a ma.
Jority OF the business men NJ well AZ
citizens generally. We do not under.
stand clearly what the causes OF DELAY
are, but 30 far as we understand mat
ters, they cannot he sufficient 10 retain
th' postoilice 10 it, present inconven.
ieut And remote locality. We hope
tie department will take Immediate
steps TO have the removal m AIDE at a.
early adsy ~ practicable, aud we can
ss-ure them that In doing so they will
De -nbeervins the best interests OF the
people ~ Dallas. ~ well ~ majority
or those OF the county, and indeed ali
having business with the Office.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
Iron sunday. pal,yl

Strawberries are ripening.
-Nefy little cotton came In yestsr :
day.
The Independent voter Is very
fresh"
The fruit stands are doing thriv-
ing business.
The dust has commenced 10 move
shout nearly ~ lively NJ ever.
Tn Re were quite a number of
! wagons In yesterday from the country
EARLY vegetables are plentiful in
the markets.
The policemen are making 1t warm
for the tramps.
There are At present seventeen pa
tients Ia the hospital.
Farmers report the oat and rye
crops - looking splendid.
Flies and mosquitoes are begin
ming 10 get their work in."
There was no business OF special
importance before the courts yester-
day.
A residence Is going up on Main
street adjacent to Csnerou's Ium Der
yard
-Johnny Shea Is building a neat
cottage on Wood street near tie cotton
seed oil works.
The email boy pronounces this
royal fishing weather, but the school
house iIteTfeTes.
There was fair quantity Of hay
on the market yesterday. bringing
from eight to ten dollars "A ton
The streets are thrUnged with hoes
10 such 81 extent that Dallas has the
appearance of a hog rsnche.
-Messfs. Hoyt & Coffin, druggists,
have moved into the new storsroon
Of Justice Peak, adjoining the Medical
institute.
"A young man OF an inQglring
turn of MUD wishes to know ifa man
goes on the street IN his shirt sleeves |
could II be expected that candidate
y would tuition Ia IL him.
When business man Iuts his
goods out on the Sidewalk, not for /
shipment, "a tor exhibition, tbe IA ie |
ana female pedestrian has 10 csrom II |
n barrel, aud .neu A. "A % d pDx, aud /
from thrr, cushion on the lamp or
Az iug p7st ~ orGer to set sruu al tn. |
nb,Jfuc.isr Toe si1ss>z X <nruld To-. /
cleared o. sue ,5-tru ',iOus.
Ii IL r Jsaufifol .iLur L, see ths |
crowd. NJ yourE is3ies aud N-a,l4meu,
lite girls sad h.ys, q: rr All.u's |
college, scatleriYE Ia TIE. hoGes IT
the disn isssl of senool 4as repuia-
ti"n THE college Is givinx d Has a. an
educational point, is 10y uo means one
Il the least Indications OF the city's
future prosperity.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
WORK of IN. 0n.ar

Sunday night Bob Brown and Henry
Wilson, both colored, got into fight
st the Cstiin house, corner OF Pacific
avenue aud Broadway street when
Wilson was cut by Brown. The cause
OF the fficulty was Browns meeting
one Fletcher, towards whom he enter
tsined an old grudge, when he at
tempted to wresk revenge on the spot.
Wilson caught hold of Brown, telling
him that he should not fight in his
house. when Brown whipped out q
razor and cut the little finger OF his
right hand nearly of, after W hitch he
cut long cash in the upper part Of his
left arm. Brown fed as soon as the
deed as done and has not been foaud
since. Marshall Morton arrested VIII
son who gave bond for his appearance
IL court
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
Point. ofIat.re.s Go voters.

10 ne Editor OF The Herald.
TEASE inform an anxious public
what The requirements are TO vote for
day.
Seroud-Does q man vote in the
ward IN which he eats OF the one An
which he pleeps9
wards. Irs
ifseaiy.one years old, twelve
months Ia the state. sIt months in the
county AMI ten days 10 the city. no,
an idiot or lunatie; psuper supported
~ The county or city, nor q convicted
felun.
sooond-If q married man not sepa.
's'ed from his wife, where his family
ies.des; liza single man, where he
'D4rd, and sleeps. Ifhe boards In one
N'rd and sleeps In another, then In
'he ward In which ne sleeps.
thlrd--First ward, river on the ve-t
me corporate line on the south, Aksrd
eo1 sycamore streets on the east and
lin street on the north. Second
ward begins At the river on Elm
sDsst ard runs with Elm stree,
70 sycamore street, thence with Syca.
t1ote 70 Hoes avenue, with Ross av.
shue to Mastsn street. with Mssten "a
NAiiAs branch, thence with Dalia.
o'anea to the north line OF the city
-au Thence with said line to Trinity
river and down the river to the BEGIN
h'ns. Third ward, east Of the Second
nsrd aud Sycamore street, and north
~ Elm street. Fourth ward, east o
ths First ward and south Of Elm
Ireet.--ED. HzaALp.l
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eem.hoax,. r,I.~

The Arkansas City fNebraska) Trav.
Ter says: A white child. little girl
about ten years old, has been hawked
about our streets for sale by 8 dirty.
filthy, lousy Pawnee Indian named
Fawnee Pete. He claims that he gave
two ponies to Cheyenne Indian for
her, and has had her in his possession
for about Eve years. She has dark
brown hair, hazel eyes and = fair skin.
considering the life she has led IN the
Indian camp-smoked. tanned and
sunburned. innocent Of the use of soap.
This poor child has been with these
dirty. filthy devils since small babe.
No doubt her parents were killed by the
Chcyennes or Pawnees before they
came to Nebraska, as they brought her
along when they came 70 the present
fawnec agency, sexenty>five milessouth
Of this place. She has tina misfortune
to be white. The poor thing knows
nothing of her own race or language
no one to pity. no one TO console this
little wait out in the cold
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
. arurI Iathsr

t".y FvHu'ng, Jane Comas, cul
ur.. 80. ur-s-fsi on q warrant t..u.g
ir.u JI. w- Peaks court, charging
boz ... Uu treating h-r child only
fu rrar old. MAJ Burke, and Colo,
Oh. r.r- Ieukio-, vino beard the
NJ The cbdd hurried 70 fhe
t...a 'r m where they cam- and
fu.| .Hr woman Is.hi1g the chlid
v..a E-- uerk-d, with Ia leather
srl VIXEN they forced her 10 desist.
e.- hpd whipped 1t until 4 bad be.
c..aa -o exhausted that IL could no
Hasgr .ry. When arrested the Wo>
u"u COVE bond. SUCH cruelty as this
t.ryrs rIS,i punishment at the
tsnI- ntt o. law.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06

t.w % gsUtlsmsu Who came Up the
Ctls road Friday, We le rn that
ollhe 2oru u.t, about eight miles ems,
oi NrXiq, q negro nau named Dick
johnson went 10 the house Of AL old
man named Wynns aud attacked him
with Oh AK, k.lling him. Aftsrhehad
killed the old msn he attacked hl.
wife, striking her a blow with the axe
badly cutting and fracturing her right
arm. Her cries aroused her son. a lad
Of some twelve years, Who was Ia bed
sirk, aud he attacked the negro with a
pistol, when he fied. Next day the
negroes succeeded In finding hin,
where they hung him. The negro
u-e' 20 live In this plsoe several years
ago. and went by the name OF One
handed Dick, one 81 those members
being missiLg. lie WAS an exsconvIct.
snd u Is supposed that Ne meant To
rob Tie house
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
From Tuesday = Daily,


This morning about one O'Clock q
raw occurred in the Tivoll sa Don In
which one Barney Cunningham
stabbed a man named Morris Lacy in
the breast, lnficting bad, thou gh not
serious wound. Cunningham was
sitting IN the rear Of the saloon In a
drunken stupor. and on being awoke
by one II the men about the house he
came oeligerent. Meeting Lacy he
began to discuss the election, aud Lacy
not agreeing with him, an argument
ensued when he pulled his knife and
stabbed Lacy rs above stated. Officer
Atkins arrested Cunningham who gave
bond for his appearance.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
Tue Dsss.

The streets are becoming dry again
since the recent rain, and the dust 10
beginning to prevail once more to q
limited extent. Those doing bust
ness In the business portion
OF the city should sprlnkIs~ the
streets In front of their stores regularly
and keep the pest laid. 1t is not only
disagreeable TO the general public, but
Injuries their goods when the streets
are not properly sprinkled.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06

The following resolutions were unan.
imously adopted by the Lamax Rides
at g regular meeting held the first
Monday evening in February, 1878.
WHEREAS, The retirement Of Cap
tain g. T.. FELTON, and Lieutenants
Fswcet and Birmingham, as officers of
the Lamar Rifles, presents q suitable
opportunity for expressing the esteem
In which We hold them M faithful
Officers and courteous members. There.
fore, be IL
Resotrcd, That our thanks are due
and are hereby rendered TO them for
the able and untiring efforts they have
displayed TO promote harmony, mill.
tsry dlsciplins and the general efiicisn.
cy Of the company.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06

N Office Is HEREBY GTvEN-THATI
court OF Dallas county made on the 2Ist in
stAptr an & ectfon will be held on Saturday,
the Goth day OF April next, for the purpose
OF determining by he voice OF the quslifed
voters therein, whether hogs shall be per-
Altted 10 run at large In the following su D.
vision of said county OF Dallas, to-wIt .
beginning on the east boundary line of said
county al the point, where the Texas am
fsci1c railroad enters said county thence
along the roadbed of said railroad west until
y teaches the trinity river thence up said
river with its meanderings to he Elm FORK
OF said Trinity river thence up said Elm
torx with It's meauderings to the coiluty
line between Dsl as ana Denton counties ;
thence east along the north boundary line
OF Daifasconuty 10 Rowletts creek thence
down Rowleits creek with Its 'neanderinRs
70 the east boundary line of Dallas county ;
thence south rlonE said east boundary line
To the place OF beginning; except 81 much OF
said above described suo-d vision as IL en-
oracsd Within the limits of precinct No. /, OF
said Dallas county.
Said order having been mads upon the pe-
tition OF twenty freeholdsrs Lying in said
subdivision, asking for the enrichment of q
STOCK law under chapter ninety eight, of the
general laws ofTexas, spsssed by the FIJI
tenth legislature; said election to be held
at the places named below, under the So
pervision of the following named persons
appointed by said court ts hold the same
to-wit: X. Il scott, at Poortown Mac E.li-
son. AT Farmers Branch W. ]. Wheeler, Al
Richardson Wan. Lovelace. at Upper Duck
school house; Benjamin U. Lanhsm, al
Battles School house, aud Thomas u. Coats
at Long Greek.
Attest: AHAR9 GOD,
County Clerk,
By W: u. TaAoKkB, Deputy.
M Ry-fflN ~
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
sAhbAxf,r rsrsfs

Friday morning Deputy Sheriff
Longmier arrested a man named
Creig Bullock, living on Elm Fork, or
charge OF cattle stealing. After the
srrest had been effected there was
strong talk among the friends Of Bull
lock, who tbrestened to release him,
but the officer msnsged to elude them,
arriving 10 The city yesterday morning
with his prisoner who, In few hosrs
after their arrival, gave bond In the
sum Of five hundred dollars In the dis
triot court.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
a Hsn.troAfty

Dallas has a curiosity In the person
of u negro boy, Robert Landy, only six
years of sge, who Is Ave feet four
inches in hight. His head, hands and
feet are those Of one of his age, and his
unusual hight gives him the appear
snce of a living skeleton. Quite q
crowd collected around him, to his
great em barrsssmenE
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
nHtntha Pnnr Lam

F.ay uiFht, Tom Brown. assistant
..a...- 10 the poor farm, left with
r..s Migrants for that iuSt.tutiou.
I..s rlIuyf, pli ~ whom ATE healthy
yUlUg msu, vii svri. Tie number IT
vyfsIlg hands to tSenty-ihree, there
ready bv3ug uufjseu sble bodied
men ur the farm. There are eighty
acres % wheat "a cu,tiy alton, beside.
seventy Hcrr- ct corn, both Of which.
are doing Neil a good garden l. also
Tu cultivation 90 supply the hAnd-
vl.uv.s.lab.es aud possibly a portion
Of fHpUrfN.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06

Yesterday morning the case OF the
State vs. DR.. walworth, charged with
having performed an abortion upon
young woman some two years ago,
was tried, and there not being sufii.
cient evidence before the court to war.
rant his being further held In custody,
he was discharged.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
a.rrinr Hnnrm.Y-

IU.a1 evening, there was u live.
E runaway On East Dallas. Tao
lu-,- standing attached q a wagon
%. i.u street became frightened.
when they d,shsd down the street.
ruuIrg sxHiu-t a water main, sever.
bog fut coupling ami lsAvtLg tue hind
part 90 tls wagon. Turning up the
trrrTsI railroad track they continued
N.Ir fJxat, running against "a tree
vuH -Hea force that they w,Te knock.
fa I'WU. when they acre caught ana
IH.i ny sutus parties who happened TO
Do Dear. TIE wagon was a CON pIrte
u....
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westward I wessuarAl

On or before the 18th OF April, 1878,
we shall leave for western Texas, TO
locate western land. We will locate
land scrip at reasonable rates. aud
Will furnish. II desired, the scrip or
certificates, and locate them. wewill
only locate good tiuahls land, and II
practicable we intend locating, next
autumn or spring, colony on the
came. All @hv desire Ia ads call At tho
ONCE OF r. N Gano q SoOa, 6g7 Main
street, Dallas, Texas. SIS v2f
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
surrsp1ere<f.

Robert Rowland, the man who shot
aud wounded Nike Mahon several
days ago at the "Y" saloon, in East
Dallas, after which he fed, returned
to the city yesterday, having given
himself up TO constable at Richard
son, where he was placed under a five
hundred dollar bond.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
- an.nr,r rrn,nIr.

IHs lbwiuE 81 the proposed new
U4-nuIs temple - nov on sxhibition
BOB iHs -how window OF Knepfiy 4
-.rs irNrjy store on Main street. II
-suu- specimen u drawing 10 Iudis
Ius r0..--, add Was executed 10y Mr.. J.
b. f.sutHr. architect The indlca.
goes -Te favorable that this beautiful
t....Hra vii he constructed at au
.#.t day
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The Nranr Caur~~

Chicago Tribune If Mr.. James q.
Blaine ever had any prospect of becom>
ing the nominee of the republican party
for president in 1880, he will most
etfectually destroy all such probabilities
if he persists in his present course in
making enemies among the prominent
men of his own marty
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
A Place for Packard.

New Orleans Democrat: Two letters
received at the custom house yesterday
stated that Packard had been rendered
a position as register of deeds, etc, for
the District OF Columbia-a federal ap-
pointment-at salary of from sl2. 900
to SIS. 900 a year. aud one of the letters
stated he had accepted the position.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06

Philadelphia Times: William Pitt
Kellogg is one of the authorities for the
statement that the release of Anderson
does not let Wells out of his trouble.
Anderson was accused Of changing con-
soiidated returns, while Wells i.
charged with having altered original
II ans The Indications are after ali.
that reconciliation hasn't fully recon-
ciied things Yet.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
lsSpisa Trsmps.

rrHss Isht, ~ Assistant ovsr-eer
Tom sB wa- making hi- way with
aloe prisoners for the poor farm
fau.l the crowd that througed the
r...Nrm ~ the Union depot, to take
al a-. three ~ them lodged OF into
f.a rraaI, losing themselves TO the
.....r spt making good their escape
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
NetComuepo.b,.

An attachment to the National
party, in the shape Of secret. oath
bound society, with grips and pass
words, will not commend the new party
to democrats. whose memory runs
back TO the political decentralization tina.
followed the advent of the Know Moth
inEs, twentysfour years ago.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06

Louisville Courier-Journsl Eng
lands intention is to delay, that she
may complete the grooming of her dogs
OF war, There Is no evidence that she
will be satisfied with anything short of
war, which she has been counting for
the past two months.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06

Ihs Bssrott Frs Press says; In addition
70 se.ooe UntvsrsAl AlmAnaes Just publi.hed
o. tas sxtsnaivs seed house q d. u. ferry
2 %. ~ our ctty, tas nrm are nov Duhaias-
ins for sratnit0ns dfstr1bation an edition Of
iee ete sesd Asnuala fhsts Snrmsx pnniisa-
IONS hays bssn unsaxyesasd, hauk ths pse-
eue one pnontses - exesi III o1hsss u uttl-
~ and eseeeaa sxssatsnas. u viii = nauea
- 70 III ADDaieanns.
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Reliable help for weak. and ner-
vous suffers. Chronic, painful and
Frustrating diseases cured without
medicine. Pulvermacher's electric
belts the grand desideratum. Avoid
limitations. Book and Journal, with
particulars, mailed free. Address Pull
vermscher Galvanic Company, Gin.
cinnsti, Ohio.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06
sLe Deg Tax

The general provision for the taxing
OF dogs, ss defined In the revised code
Of the city ordinances, should be more
rigidly enforced. II the ours are not
thinned out, Dallas will be dog ridden
ere long
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-06

-"Oh, my back =" HoT often We
hear these words. Pain In the back
ARISES from kidney disease Hunts
remedy cures all diseases of the kid
neys. bladder, aud urinary organs.
Family physicians use Hunts rene.
dy. -apl. d-W.lw
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B,y Yesr Tlel.ts aaa sAip Isup vrsssA,
HoEton and Texas Central RallEal

bsen establishing By this Company. where
Information may be had concerning nor
only the h. a T. B. Railway. but Texas gen.
orally:
FL. MANCHESTER, Eastern Pas.enss,
Agent, Az Broadway, n. Y.
A. ALIKE, Northwestern Pass. AGENT, Inl
Clark street, ChfcAso, III.
NICK HOLMES, Southeastern Agent NJ.
K. and T., Burnett House. Cipcinp Att, Ohio.
A. FAULKNER, Southern Passeuger
Aeeof Atlanta, Georgia.
Inform stfop may also he had az the aeon.
Q - Of the NJ. X. d T. Rail way in New Yorf
ciicaGe, Cincinnati. Hsnribsi anc st.foui,
GENT Pass. 4 Fre.ef. Ac. u~r-t~- Tara.
A. H.FwASsOS,
s.-0 ,--zt Wra -.~eapsvsfrs
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