The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-06-08
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

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The Lamar Rifles had uniform
drill at their armory last night.
The street crossings are almost I'm
passable on account Of mud,
Colonel Sam Bass should hav'
stayed west and grown up with the
country.
These muddy days are ones which
make the clothes-washers hear
leap with joy.
Like Othelo, the occupation OF the
street.sprlDkler Is gone, until Thu
wet weather let's up, at least.
The streets here and there are
filled with large pools OF water, show
Ing the necessity OF good drainage.
The plank walk on south Main
street, between Field aud the market.
house, Ia In u dangerous condition.
= The Rev. Or. Allen will preach
Sunday morning at the Elm street
Presbyterian church, In the absence OF
DIR. Smith.
Great fears Bre now entertained
by farmers that the heavy and con
tinuous rains Of the past week will
prove OF serious damage.
1t 10 pretty well understood now,
by the Calder-Harris gang, that they
cannot get their clutches on those city
bonds, hence they are not happy.
Captain Peaks rangers are still In
camp twelve miles west Of here, on
the Texas and Pacific railroad. The
swollen streams prevent his reaching
Denton county.
The market report of the Associat.
ed Press from New Orleans quotes
Texas wheat yesterday at / 05. This IL
the first wheat quotation that has
been received from that point.
About noon yesterday the sky he.
came overcast with rain clouds and
shortly afterward light rain began
to fall which continued at intervals
up to the hour OF going to press.
"A number of citizens who are
large creditors of the Dallas aud
Wichita railroad, are keeping q wary
eye on the movements OF the Calder
Harris gang who are strutting for q
day.
The train on the Dallas and WITCH.
tia road due here at $3.50 p. m. had not
arrived up to this morning at two
o'clock, and 1t Is thought that there is
either washout on the road or a
wreck.
-Stork, the real estate agent, was
fined twenty-five dollars in the may.
or's court yesterday, for an assault on
Mr.. and Mrs. GrouGe, mention of
which was made at the time. He took
an appeal.
The 1880 west bound passenger
train on the Texas and Pacific road,
which was nearly two hours late last
night, was wrecked near Eagle Ford.
The wrecking train left soon after for
the scene.
1t was rumored on the streets last
night that the sheriff of Denton coun-
ty and party had come up with Bass
and gang when fight ensued. The
rumor could not be traced to any reli-
able source.
The east bound passenger train on
the Texas and Pacific was one hour
late last night, and the west bound
train nearly two hours late, owing to
the unsettled condition of the road
over which they ran at slow speed.
No more iron to lay on the COB
bled Dallas and Wichita, and It may
be safe for the other railroads center.
ing here to put guards over their track,
for there Is no telling what might hap.
pen, judging from what has hap.
pened.
The hot weather is now here and
our nobby young men have to change
their piccadilly ear ticklers for the
more popular turn down or else labor
under the Inconvenience OF ALWAYS
having their neck linen in creases and
full OF moisture.
The city council passed sometime
since law prohibiting hogs running
loose on the streets which has never
been enforced. The streets are
thrOnged with them, but this is not all,
they are doing deal OF damage in
the way OF destroying gardens which
causes a great complaint.
Two specimens of the feline tribe
and evidently descendants of those Of
Kilkinney fame, lifted up their voices
in battle on the sidewalk in front of
this office last night. The way the fur
flew was a caution, and the caty cats
evidently enjoyed the fracas. A paper
weight put them to flight.
Two small boys pugnaciously ia
clined and with very nervous tenn
peraments, but with great respect for
each others pugilistic qualifications,
stood with rocks in their hands, on
Ross avenue, yesterday morning, for
nearly half an hour glazing and firing
up as II one were Vesuvius and the
other Etna, but paternal progenitor
Of one Of the twain parted them be.
fore any damage was done.