The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-29
DaIIas a. WIchIta HALLWAY
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Cool and pleasant last night.
The courts ARE dull and void OF
news.
The prairlea are covered with
nowora.
Come, leps whoop upa Fourlhloi
July celebration.
There Is nothing OF special inter
est In court circles.
notwithstanding the fine weather
there nre no suicides.
Ripe apple0 ARE getting common
AT the stands on the streets.
Everybody pronounces the sprlnk-
ler blessing, and 10 II H.
Squirrels are said TO DO very nu
merous In the woods this season.
:. IA force waa out yesterday cleaning
up dead animals about the streets.
Young society Ia busy planning
moonlight picnics for next month.
The blue ribbons ARE fast increas'
ing and the Ice market Is looking up.
There are eight cases In the city
hospital, seven men and one woman.
The average candidate IL begin.
ming to cast himself about In various
places.
There were about six hundred
bushels OF wheat on the market yes
terday.
The small boy with the tin pan
looks upon the stump tail dog with
feelings of disgust.
Fishing is good at present In the
river and lakes. The fish bite well,
but the mosquitoes beat them.
Two houses are going up near May
fields old lumber yard, on upper Main
street, the property Of Johnnie Thomp.
son.
Strawberries are now retailed at
ten cents II quart. This price places
them within the bounds prescribed by
the economist.
The wheat in the country is being
rapidly threshed out, and it will not
be long before it will begin TO pour in-
to the market In earnest.
The mosquito force has been
largely reinforced within the past few
days and the war continues undated
against man, their common enemy.
Lizzie Davis, colored, was up be.
fore the mayors court yesterday,
on charge Of using obscene language
on the street. She was fined three
dollars and cost.
The plank walk on east Main
street, between Field and the market
house, Ia In d bad condition, while u
large and dangerous hole exists that
may cost some one limb.
"A negro playing banjo in front
Of an Elm street grocery, yesterday
evening, with number OF intoxicated
countrymen cavorting around to the
music afforded amusement to mum.
Der Of persons.
A number OF negroes who raised
row at the dance house on Market
street, Monday night, were arrested
yesterday by the police and put under
bond. The place remains closed and
the marshall says it shall remain So
-~"Look out for paintW ID u Sign
numerously duplicated in this city just
at present. As u general rule, you
never discover the warning sign until
you have reason to believe that such
sign ought to be around somewhere.
"A notice will be found elsewhere
that Captain l.. f. Smith, late OF the
law firm of Hurt Il Smith, has associa.
ted himself in the practice Of law with
Colonel w. S. Crawford. This makes
a new firm which is tower of
strength, as Captain Smith Is regarded
as one OF the ablest young practilion,
ers at the Dallas bar.
The Murphy meetings held at the
First Baptist church, corner OF Syca.
more and Patterson streets, and the
East Dallas Floyd street Methodist
Episcopal church last night, were both
well attended, and a number signed
the pledge.
"A large pond Of green, Shiny
water has formed in the middle of the
street at the intersection OF Lamar
street and Ross avenue, which ought
to receive attention of the city authors
ties at once, as II is not only an im-
pediment to travel, but will pro.
duce sickness.
Yesterday evening on the corner
Of Austin and Elm streets drunken
son of the Emerald lies raised Cain
by cursipg the whole of creation and
himself In a most disor.
Derby manner. Officer Cornwall took
him In tow and landed him IN the
calaboose, where he registered as
Patrick O'Leary.