The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-02
LOCAL JoTTINGS.

iOOhh VOt ih'N''
To-day will toll the tale.
The nlghts are pleasant,
City council meets TO night
Judge Hunt viii take up the civil
docket In the district court Wednes'
day.
Our city enjoye the distinction Of
having colored candidate for mar
sinai.
Vote for the man ihat you think
will be the right man In the right
place.
during the past week Sambo has
been fondled and embraced as he never
was before.
. The Sheriff began yesterday ~
summon Jurors for the unexpired term
of the civil court
"A railroad war has broken out NJ
Cincinnati, and passenger need pay
but eight dollars from that city to'New
York.
There Ia no telling what amount Of
physical labor n man can stand, aud
how much liquid he can take on, until
no becomes a candidate.
Yesterday was stray sale day.
There were some fifty horses and mules
put up, which brought very fair prices.
Work animals brought good prices,
and were In demand
Two negro men had a set to yester
day on the corner OF Main and Market
streets, all about the election. They
fought In their usual STYLE INDUCING
In the usual amount Of biting.
The beer gardens were filled to
overlooking Sunday, and drinking beer
and betting was the order Of the day,
while the average candidate circulated
with celebrity truly astonishing,
The eDgins on the Texas and
Pacific road were draped In mourning
yesterday, in honor Of the death of J.
Hanglin, master-mechanic of the
road, which occurred OF Marshall, Suns
day.
The north hound passenger train
on the Central road was several hours
late last night, occasioned by the
wreclsing OF box car on the south.
bound accommodation train below
HutchiIs,
IS. w. Morrissy and Charles Coy,
had n flsticuff on the corner OF Main
and Lamar streets, yesterday evening,
all about the election. Officer Scott
arrested the belligerents and placed
them under bonds.
1T was reported that man whose
name Ia unknown was run over by the
south bound passenger train on the
Central last night near Plano,
and killed. The train passed Over him,
severing his legs near the body.
Yesterday was April FOOLS day,
but the Elm street man who meant to
put a five dollar counterfeit bill into
his neighbours pocket for joke, sew
the fool, but failed to discover the Joke
when he found he had made a mis-,
take, having Inadvertently put in a
good bill.
"A negro boy threw stone at a
crowd at the Wichita depot Sunday
evening, and struck q chiA OF Mr..
Asa Bates on the mouth, inflicting
very painful wound. Mr.. Bates
chased the negro youngster several
squares before he caught him when he
gave him sound clubbing.
"A meeting OF general freight
agents OF the different Texas lines is to
be held on April 18th, at the LIndell
hotel, In st. Louis, and the general
passenger agents. meeting will be held
the following day, April 18th. The
meetings are called for the purpose Of
readjusting rates and divisions of the
tariff now In force.
"A ludicrous scene was presented on
Main street, near the First National
bank, yesterday evening. A negro
driving a wagon load OF trunks ran
over dog, which caused one of the
trunks in the rear end OF the wagon to
fall off That undermined the whole
pile some forty or fliiy-whIch fell to
the ground, negro and all.