The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-10
THE NEW CITY DIRECTORY
Tho REGULARITY ~ some ~ tha Names
"A Neat work Ia Every hespeei nnd
Reliable Ia ilH maka,up,

Tho Peculiarly ~ Some ~ tha Names
"A Neat work IN Every hespeo' and
heiiabie Ia iiH Markedly,
The HERALD acknowledges the re'
oelpt OF O. ID. Morrison ~ CO.'S "Gen'
eral Directory Of the city Of Dallas, for
l878,7O.n
Aside from a few Typographical or
rors II IL very complete. II Ia neatly
printed and substantially bound, and
reflects great credit upon tho compllers
~ well M the printers, Mesars. Jen'
Mugs Brothers, Marshall, from whose
press II IL Issued.
Unlike any other directory ever be-
fore published for Dallas, the names,
streets, public buildings, trades, pros
fesalons and pursuits are systematically
and conveniently classified. A very
fair proportion OF advertising OF our
leading business houses appears be-
meath ils covers.
The advertisements aro well dis
played IN modern styles Of type, and
add no little TO the general attractive
neas OF the volume.
There are In all two hundred and
6fty octave pages, set In long primer
type, inclusive of the advertisements,
and tho binding In OF board, covered
with heavy paper, with leather hinge,
The population, taking the ratio of
three and u half TO the name, which Ii
conceded TO be low one IL shown Ia
DO fourteen thousand three hum
bred and ninety two within the city
limits.
The "hlstorlcal" pages OF tho city
are faithfully and correctly compiled,
and evince that the writer IN careful
and paiDstakiDg, yet the portrayal OF
this, the great central city Of north Tex.
as, IL gratifying In the extreme,
AZ Adam was the beginning Of the
human family his descendants direct
are shown TO be ten here In Dallas In
the frat two pages. OF the prophets,
we have Abraham, onej lsaacs, one
Jacobs, two, and Daniels, four. OF
names great In history there are Alex
anders, three; Washingtons, two, and
Napoleons, one. lllus.rious names In
war are represented by Lees, eight
Grants, six, and Jacksons, eight. OF
colors there are Whites, thirteen
Blackmane, two; Greens, eleven
Grsys, four, and Browns, ilfieen. OF
the trades there are seven Wrlghts,
two Wheeiers, thirty ak Mlllers, four
Miners, seven Turner's, twelve raylors,
seven Fishers, seventeen CINrks, four
Bakers, three Coopers, three Cooks,
one Weaver, one Carver, seventeen
Carriers, one Scriber, six Shepherds,
one Sawyer, one Carpenter, one
Butcher, one Granger, two Grubbe 3,
four Porters, niue Potters, two Slzers,
two Slaters four Buffers and three
Masons. nationalities there Is one
Britton, one Dane, one Ireland, two
Flanders, fifteen Scotts, one Yanke,
one Spain aud one English. There
are three Sharpa, one Wolf and seven
Walkers; one Ray, two Moons and one
Starr; two Rectors, three Parsons
and three Bishops. OF animals
there are two Bucks, niue Foxes, one
Bear, one Jack, one Hart, one Beaver
and one Lyon. There are two Brooks
and three Wells. There IL one Rice,
three Wheats and one Corn. OF mu-
steal instruments there are two Horns,
one Fife, one Harp and Eine Bells.
There Is one Brick and nine Stones;
one Branch, two Roots and one Bush.
or dignitaries there are eleven Kings,
five knights, one Prince, one Duke,
one Ensign, one Major and four Mar.
shalls. There are two Marbles, one
Kite, three Diamonds, ten Halls, two
Hoppers, four Lanes, three Marks, two
Loves, two Hooks, two LemmOns, and
iifty,tive Smiths, two OF whom are
John. The aboye are only the "strik.
ing names" in the directory.