The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-02
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

III uull IN tnelr line,
Physicians state that the health o
the city Is very good.
The city Is fast improving In tn,
way ofgood sidewalks.
strangers say that Dallas IL the
liveliest city Ia the state.
Some very large fish are being
caught out of the Trinity.
The willy Bass will have to leave
his old haunts In Denton yet.
The train robbers are being thor
oughly discussed by the average citi
zen.
The trains of the different road
are arriving more on time than here
tofore.
High winds prevailed yesterday
blowing clouds of dust through tn,
streets.
Dame Rumor is busy circulating
false reports concerning the trai n
robbers.
There was no business OF much
Importance transacted in the courts
yesterday.
The Presbyterian church festival
Tuesday night netted nearly two hun
dred dollars.
The horses of Sider's transfer
buses have their heads ornamented
with red p'umes.
--Parker's brass band of this city
has no equal, in musical sense of the
word, In the state.
The candidates for county Offices
are beginning to nerve themselves for
the coming race.
The United States grand jury at
Tyler, are said to be men who are a
terror to evldoers.
up to three O'Clock this morning
nothing new was to be heard concern,
ing the train robbers.
"A runaway team, on Main street
near the LeGrand hotel, made things
lively yesterday evening.
Colonel Tom Smith Is having u
summer house added to the rear of his
building, on Main street.
The city physician is determined
TO enforce the health law, and all subs
ject to it had better take warning.
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low the bridge, and travellers are avail
ing themselves of the free crossing.
The privileges for stands at the
coming Maifest, We're sold yesterday
evening on the grounds, at Longs
lake.
The Lamar street Methodist church
Sunday school will have an excursion
ON the Dallas and Wichita railroad on
Saturday.
Judge A. Bledsoe, OF Hutehins,
commenced cutting wheat yesterday
morning, 1t will average twenty five
bushels to the acre.
"A number of small boys have been
seen lately in the river bottom every
day. Is tpossible that they are play.
Ing hockey from school?
There Is great complaint among
the citizens regarding the loose hogs
A number of fine gardens have been
literally ruined by them.
Major Jones and Captain Lee
Hall, of the frontier battalion we've
suddenly called to Austin late yester.
day evening, and left last night.
The coming Maifest promises to
be success. The Turner's are having
platform erected on the island in
Longs lake for dancing purposes.
The market is being supplied
with vegetables of all kinds. The gar.
dens in and around the city are in
hourishing condition and give prom
ise OF large yield this season.
The north-bound express train on
the Houston and Texas Central, due
here at half>past seven O'Clock yester.
day morning, did not arrive till $40 in
the afternoon, owing to a slight acct.
dent to the train near Bryan.
Yesterday evening an express
wagon in charge of a'politceman, stop.
ped at the calaboose and dumped John
Jackson and Jack Wright, both of
whom were drunk and down. They
were found sleeping on the sidewalk
In the MONDAY sun.
Lieutenant Peaks camp is about
four miles out on the Dallas and
Wichita road, and is very simple, con
sisitng of q single tent in which the
stores for the company are kept. The
men sleep on the ground with nothing
save a blanketto cover them.
The county along the line Of the
Dallas and Wichita road is perfect
picture OF prosperity. The rich rolling
'rairies stretching away In the dis. ,
ance, are filed with waving fields of 8
'orn and golden grain. The open q
'aririe is being fast fenced IN, and a I
eneral Improvement is going on /
mong the farmers. u