The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-11
THE NEW cry DIRECTORY.
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TIE HEaALD acknowledges the re
eeipt ofC. ID. Morrison Il CO ; Gen
ersl ID rectory of the city of Dallas, fol
1878 10"
Aside from few typographical err
rors 1t is very complete. 1t ia neatly
/ printed and substantially bound, and
reflects great credit upon tho compiler.
a. well as the printers, Messrs. Jen.
nings Brothers, Marshall, from whose
press it Is issued.
Unlike any other directory ever be
| fore published for Dallas, the names
streets, public buildings, trades, pro-
fessiops and pursuits are system tically
and conveniently classified. A very
| fair proportion of advertising OF our
leading business houses appears be-
meath lis covers.
The advertisements are we'll dis
/ played in modern styles of type, and
add no little TO the general attractive
ness Of the volume.
! There are in all two hundred and
/ MY octave pages, set in long primer
type, inclusive of the advertisements,
and the binding lie OF board, covered
with heavy paper, with leather hinge
The population, taking the ratio of
three and half to the name, which is
conceded to be u low one, is shown to
be fourteen thousand three hun.
dred and ninety two within the city
limits.
The Historical" pages OF the city
are faithfully aud correctly compiled,
and evince that the writer il careful
aud paiDstaking, yet the portrayal of
this, the great central city OF north Tex
a., Is gratifying in the extreme.
As Adam was the beginning of the
human family his descendants direct
are shown to be ten here in Dallas in
the first two pages. or the prophets,
We have Abraham, one; Isaacs, one !;
Jacobs, two, and Daniels, four. OF
names great In history there are Alex.
snders, three; Washiugtohs, two, and
Napoleons, one. lllustrious names ia
war are represented by Lees, eight !;
Grants, six, and Jacksous, eight. OF
colors there are Whites, thirteen :;
Blackmans, two; Greens, eleven !;
Grsys, four, and Browns, rifteen. OF
the trades there are teven Wrights,
two Wheeiers, thirty-six Millers, four
Miners, seven Turner's, twelve Taylors,
seven Fishers, seventeen Clarks, four
Bakers, three Coopers, three Cooks.
one Weaver, Que Carver. seventeen
Carriers, one ScEiber. six Shepherds,
one Sawyer, one Carpenter, one
Butcher, one Granger, two Grubbe {,
four Porters, niue Potters, two Steers,
two Skaters, four Buffers and three
Aasons OF natIOuaiities there is one
B!i.tOn, one Dane, one Ireland, TWO
riuuueEs, fifteen ScUtts, one GanEe,
ne spain ahd cae English. There
.ae three SNAPS, one Wolf aud seveG
Walkers; oue Ray, TWO Moons aau one
san; Two Rectors, three Parsons
and three Bishops. OF animals
mere ars two BUGS, nine Foxes, one
Bear, one Jack, one Hart, one Beaver
aud one Lyon. There are two Brooks
and three Wells. There is Ole Rice,
tbFee W heats and Que Corn. Or mu
sical Instruments there are Two Horns,
one tlie, one Harp and line Bells
There Is one Brick and nine Stones;
Que Branch, two Roots ana one Bush.
OF uigaItarIes there are eleven Kings,
iIve Knights, one Prince, one Duke,
Que Ensign. one Major aud four Mar,
shalis. There are Two Marbles, one
KITE, three Diamonds, ten Halls, two
hoppers, four Lanes, three Marks, two
Loves, Two Hooks, Two Lem mons, aud
nty.nve Smiths, two OIL whom are
JOha. The aboye are only The "strik
iDg Dames" III the directory.