The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-28
LOCAL JOTTINGS.


Hotel men say that travel IL fair.
Some of the wheat Ia now ready TO
be harvested.
"A force was out yesterday cleaning
out tho CUTTERS.
--Hackmen complain that business
IL dull with them.
Lamar street was thronged with
wood wagons yesterday.
This Ia the day that bad little boys
who go fishing get drowned.
The city IL fast improving, In the
way OF building, In every direction
There was very little business
transacted In the various courts yestcr-
day.
Straw berrles are pouring into mar
ket, and the price is falling correspond
ingly.
Elm street in East Dallas has been
ditched, under order from the city en-
gineer
The calaboose holds three white
women who insisted on pulling each
others hair.
Elm street In East Dallas was
thronged with wagons from the oOun-
try yesterday.
The city was very quiet last night
even rumors concerning the train rob
bers were scarce,
The dedication of u Swiss flag Mt
the Tivoli beer hall, last night, at
tracted quite crowd.
The pupils Of Prof. Tooley's school
enjoyed themselves yesterday with II
picnic at the fair ground.
Mr.. Leon Kahn, is building u neat
five-room dwelling, on the corner OF
Young and Ervay streets.
The receipts OF wheat were very
large yesterday, there being about one
thousand bushels on the market.
The small boy la an ardent admlrer
of Sam Bass and his gang, and dime
novel OF the daring outlaw is now in
order.
The ladies aid society, of the Pres
byterian church, will give an ice cream
festival, Tuesday night and Wednes-
day at noon.
MIR. Atkins, OF the late firm of At
klns " Alstead, Is erecting a nice two
story building on Ervsy street, between
Young and Wood streets.
The Howard OH company intend
erecting large gin stand, for custom
work. 1t will probably be the most
extensive fany in the state.
San Antonio may boast of her tiger
and bull fights, but nothing can COM
pare with The HERALD's Tom cat in q
pitched battle with dozen dogs.
"A great many Of our citizens will
attend the Maifest at Waco, and re-
turn in time to be present at our Mai
fest, which occurs two days afterward.
One Of the Iowa editors In the ex-
curslon party yesterday remarked that
he was struck with the absence of
drunkenness on the streets, so com.
mon to most cities.
The Sunday school OF the Floyd
street Methodist Episcopal church.
East Dallas, will give picnic Satur-
day near the terminus of the Dallas
and Wichita road.
Prof Gallette will give exhibitions
this afternoon and evening with his
wonderful trained birds, at the Central
park. Good music, dancing and other
attractions. Admittance free.
Deputy Sheriff Spencer lost a red
morocco pocketbook, yesterday, con-
aiming five dollar gold piece and two
en dollar bills. The finder will please
cave 1t at Justice McLures office.
The building on the corner of
Main and Lamar, the property OF Mr..
Underwood, and lately occupied by d
darsalis and Howard, wholesale gro q
ers, has been cut up into three stores, 4
which are nearly finished. I
In the district court yesterday Ma a
haniel Middleton, colored, charged 4
With assault with intent to kill, was n
to bail in the sum of five
hundred dollars. The rest of the day
vas consumed in hearing motions, and
he trial of Cases of civil character.
Sanger Bros, a.
Ladies Just take glance at Sappers, p