The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-24
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

-DemuTbhh III opoIh W-hiH""
The fourth OF July should be duly
celebrated.
Let the city DO kept clean. twin
pay In health.
Let everybody give the fiIemen a
helping hand at their picnic.
The plum and apricot trees In the
city are weighted down with fruit.
"A bridge over Five Mile creek, on
the Cedar Hill road, Is needed badly.
"A horse attached to "A wagon fell
dead on Elm street yesterday evening,
Police circles are AZ dry as the av-
erage election hummer after nap on
the streets.
"A subscription 10 being circulated
30 raise funds to buy instruments for u
colored Grassland.
The Texas and Pacific railroad has
placed excursion tickets to 81, Louis
on sale at reduced rates.
business with the retail dealers IN
quoted duh, and an the dog days APP
proach II Is expected to be duller.
An enthusiastic admirer OF Brig
noll was heard to remark last night
that "as tenor Brignoll is brick"
The Murphy movement Ia spread.
ing fast throughout tho CITY, and COM
siderable interest Is being manifested.
High winds prevailed during the
greater part OF yesterday, with the
sky, for the most part, obscured by
clouds
"A drunken individual steered him
self into wagon while 1t was navigaS
ting on upper Main yesterday evening,
and got worsted by the operation.
The first car load OF new wheat for
Galveston was shipped yesterday by
the Dallas Touring mills. The wheat
was bargained for by one OF the mem-
bers OF the recent excursion from that
city.
Yesterday evening Marshall Nor
ton arrested five men in the Trinity
bottom, on charge OF vagrancy, two
OF whom were subsequently turned
loose, while the other three were Gala.
boosed.
TO give the public an idea OF the
desrth Of news, u newspaper reporter
was seen yesterday eDdeavoring to fol-
low a redNheaded drunken man on
horseback five blocks with the expecta.
ton Of getting an item.
Another street nuisance the police
aud the health officer should look az.
ter is the numerous chicken ocops on
the sidewalks In front OF retail grocer.
les. The etluvia emanating from these
nuisances Is anything but pleasant, and
may possibly produce sickness.
1t was rumored on the streets late
last night that Chief Conner, of the
fire department, thought OF resigning
that position, owing to the position he
holds as president OF the Dallas Water
Supply company. Chief Conner has
made SPLENDID officer, and his resig.
nation would proves great loss to the
fire department.
of the idyosnacies tn at character.
lie human life, Dallas h as its share.
The noticeable character since "Texas
Joe" has left, Is "Cherokee JIM
colored, who wears rings in his ears
and parades the streets in various col.
ored calico clothing, Jim loves the
military and says he Is going to Hous.
ton with " de soljars."
Yesterday evening while Justice
Peak was trying case an old gray.
haired man named Shepherd Rose
popped his head In at the office door
and asked to see him moment, On
going out to him he pulled marriage
license on the justice and asked that
he be spliced at once to Miss Mary Il.
Saunders, which the justice did, per.
forming the ceremony In most pleas
ant manner. The groom is nearly
eighty years old.