The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-06-07
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

n-The hot Wentnef' continues 10 ne
come more interesting M II
were.
-.Mosquit0es are on the war'path
worse than ever since the late heavy
rains
Another old citizen has gone. He
had fishing pole and has likely gone
fishing,
There IL n bad hole on Elm street
In front OF tho medical institute which
needs filling,
The sound Of the bull frog in the
flats Ia heard now, since be has water
In which to cavort.
The hogs continue to prowl about
the streets contrary to an ordinance
claimed TO DO In force.
The book agent has evidently been
squelched, for none have appeared on
the streets for sometime.
The residence OF Mr.. William
Campbell, on the corner OF Elm and
HARDWOOD streets, is nearing compile
ton.
The mosquitoes are becoming I'M
bearable. They first stick their bills
through the bar aud then kick their
way In.
Judge Silas Hare, candidate for
congress in this district, will address
the people ut the courthouse Friday
afternoon.
Creditors OF the Dallas and Wichi.
Ia railroad have rights which even
receiver" and rolling mill are
bound to respect.
The peanut parcher MSiy turns
the roasting crank this weather and
signs for green fields and II bath In a
clear, cold creek
Engineer Duncan Is superintend-
ing the walling of the sewers and the
filling up of the large holes washed
out by the recent rain.
The gamins adjourned to the west
ern portion Of the city yesterday and
INDUCED in the luxury of u good bath
on the bosom OF the turhid Trinity.
If that bridge on the Dallas and
Wichita road Is washed away, what
will the Harris-Calder gang do for an-
other excursion y with two kegs of
beer?
IS. w. s. Duncan, city engineer,
has fitted up n neat Office in the
room formerly occupied as a barber
shop, on the east side OF the courthouse
square.
The state Sunday-school oonven-
ton IN eets at Waco June 10. Schools,
churches and counties, should be- re-
ported at once to u. S. =. Wright,
Waco.
"A stroll over the bridge in the cool
of the evening is most enjoyable, and
q great many persons avail themselves
of the opportunity to WOO the gentle
zephyrs.
The colored boys are happy in the
possession of n set of fine new brass
instruments for u band. They were
furnished by G. II. Edwards, the mu.
sic dealer.
Officer Alkire disturbed the peace
full slumbers of a "druuk and down"
near the Lamar wagon yard, on Main
street, yesterday evening. He was
landed in the calaboose
The bridge on the Dallas and
Wichita spanning the Elm Fork has
withstood the storm of water, and no
fears of its being swept away are now
entertained.
Mention was made in these coll
umns yesterday morning, that the
Christian Temperance Union would
be held in the Cathedral" 1t should
have read Tabernacle"
The Jete chanpetre at the residence
of DR.. Bell, corner Of San Jaucinto and
Masten streets, last night, in behalf OF
the Baptist church, was success and
most enjoyable affair.
The well-known voice OF "fine,
very fine" has not been heard on the
streets for week or more, owing to
his being sick. He IL convalesoing,
however, aud will soon be perambu-
lating the streets as of yore.
Some very choice explectives, des-
criptive in the extreme, and very EN-.
phatically delivered, have been i'm
dulged In recently by some Of our most
respected citizens against the Calder
Harris scheme to gobble railroad.
Farmers report that the recent
rain and wind storm did considerable
damage to the crops. Corn and cot.
ton were laid flat to the earth, and
fears are entertained that the rain
will sprout the wheat which Is mostly
standing In shocks in the fields.
James A. Duncan and John s.
Peacock, members Of the Lamar Rifles,
while out at Longs lake practicing at
shooting yesterday evening, saw an
alligator in the lake which they shot
and killed. The shot entered the
head near the right eye killing 1t in
stantly. They hauled it ashore and
measuring it, found it to be six feet in
length. Two were seen In the lake
the same morning by fishermen.