The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-10

ton no made M application 10 become .
member Of Company No. ., who elected
him last night. ON Monday last y
freoked faced woman called Mt tho hon,o OF
Adam Howard, oolored, Al the intersection
Of Avenue II and Ninth street, with An n
fAnt about month old In hor
arms, aud requested Towards mother
to take barge Of the Infant for n
few moments until SHE could ~ to the city
hospital, The request WAS complied WIN,
and that has been the Inst seen ~ the wo'
man with fro killed. face The Bank Reform
Is rppdly going 10 pieces and,whlo the steam
lighter Peggotty 10 doing her utmost 70 haye
tho cotton, and Inns saved b6S stray bales that
have become detached from the cargo arc
frequently picked up In ihe bay, The gulf
has been very rough to-day, and indications
are that II will be quito l0mpestuous before
morning. ---lmproyem0nh have become 50
rnre In h II city that II Ia n pleasure 10 ChTon'
iclo anything new IN this line, A largo OIL
reservoir Ia In course Of erection NJ lho
foot Of Bath avenue ana the IN
torscctlon Of A, The building IA ~
ak foot front by l2O feet deep,
aud II 10 b of brick-n0 wood 10 be used
except In tho noor and roof The founda
ton h ~ bo concrete and will have reservoirs
holding 10000 10 10000 gallons Of oil, which
will be- pumped into them out of tho roscr-
yOIra aboard tho ships The ralroad will lay
"A track 10 tho entrance Of tho reservoir build
ing md m apparatus will DO engaged 10
pump the oil out Of tho reservoirs into the
tank on the cars for transportation into tho
interior The floor will be ten feet above
tho mean level OF the bay nj high tide, md
tho roof sixteen feet above tho floor, The
building when completed, will present u
unique appearance and Ia to be
completed al cost not 10 OK
coed $4,000, The nuptlal ceremonies of
Benz, H. Wolfe, prosperous merchant OF
this city, and Miss Jennie Cartwoll, n bloom
INK belle of MayWille, Kentucky, were celo,
hmted In the latter plnce on the 3lst of
March The huartost wishes OF the many
friends Of Mr.. Wolfe, of this city o out In
Joyous congratulations 10 him in this new
departure and trust that his "Cartwell" will
nlI his future life with unnllowcd and con.
tinuous happiness The minstrel troupe of
Mcssrs, Barlow, Wilson, Primrose ~ Wosl,
closed their engagement here TO night 10 u
decidedly slim audience. Galveston has bo'
nomo nauseatcd with minstrel performances,
and any troupe, no matter how morltorlous,
will not successfully draw moro than
one night blind Tom gave two cntr,
tainments, ono in the afternoon aud
ono tonight Mt Artillery hall, TO large and
apprccative audiences. lilo leaves IN the
morning for Anstin.--- Barlow, Wilson,
Primrose " West 20 from here 10 BRENNAN
The fine weather for the pust week has
made sailing on the bay pleasant paslimc
ind yesterday mn excursion party from Aus
tin chaperoned by o. H. Dorranco, esq
General Superintendent of tho g., G. " ).
Il. h. r., had u delightful sail, and II Is sug-
gestcd that the delegates to the Democratic
State convention Mt the close of their hboIs
be treated to an excursion seward, md give
them Nh opportunity TO sec with what energy
Galveston is pushing forward her harbor
improvement that is to make
her the great seaport of the Southwest
w. D. Houlahan, the irrepressible "gcttor-
up" Of excursions, opens the season vi tn one