The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-31
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dALyrsToS, March -, 1880,
Easter Sunday WINS bright, beautiful and
! hulmy, Tho churches were crowded with
deyout wor5hlpors, The toilets Of tho H.
dies were lorclhlo reminders TINT spring with
nil lis attractions wol0 here. The weather 80
clear md br ght aroused the pugnacious
shirt, and uuite number Of lights occurred
among men vino had old scores TO settle, md
while tho stronger element were engaged iu
pummGling each other beyond recognition,
| Inc spirit seemed 10 enter the soll0r sex, md
"A number engaged In lNir-pullius III these
! hGlgGrenls attended the nHLuoe held by the
| Recorder this morning H,d contributed their
mite 10 swell the Golfers otthc citS i cXohGQu,
er--Charlcs A, Rains, the pecuative youth
who has been systematically tapping the Till
In tho Western Union telegraph Office, has
given bnl In the sum Of 5000, and 10 again on
the streots.--Thed different Democratic clubs
hold meetings tonight to elect dole
gates 10 the County convention ~
he held ON the 3lst,--fRlhor Glynn WIS
buried in the rear Of 81, ntrcks Cathedral
this morning The ceremonies were very
impressive and witnessed by largo con-
course, ---Gmnt will pass through here on
his way to Now Orleans NJ noon tomorrow,
Mayor Tom Ochitpe left hero this morning
to meet Grant and accompany him 10 New
Orleans. The local editor Of the Civilian
tested the mcdiumislc powers of Mrs,
Aldridge aud declare her immense in tho
secret art of slate writing She is stopping nj
the Baldwin house aud draws wcll.--Hhe
spiking Of the battery OF the Old Guard in
the courthouse square, Mt Houston t~.day, has
excited much comment here, The dastArdly
act is generally condemned and the request
for section Of the Galveston artillery would
have been promptly forwarded in compli-
ance with the request Of 7, c. Walker, lieu
tenant commanding Old Guard Battery if
transportation could have been secured in
time,--The Fire department was called out
this afternoon to suppress small conllagra-
ton in the southeast part of the city. The
building, m old frame, was consumed, but
loss slight .---buprcz ~ Benedic's Ministries
opened ut the Opera.house tonight to II slim
audience, Among the advance agents reg
istered in to n are Frank Capham, Barlow,
Wilson Primrose " West, and Henry Wolf
sohn of the Wilhelm concert company, who
are here making arrangements for theirrespec-
tive combnatons.--F. \. Paul, Havory's
Juvenile Pinal'ore Troupe, after completing
arrangements for the appearance of the COM
bination, departed this morning,--A cruel
practical joke was pHrpetratcd last night by
number of his friends, ON Reld, n Lack
driver, well-known for his bibuous tenden.
cies. After purposely getting him dead
drunk, they carried him to the undertaking
establishment of Levy Bros. IL Owen. Trey
procured an old coffin, placed the limp body
If Redd therein, nailed Stats across it, and
rugged up high tin reflector that would
throw the light down on his face, and sur
rounded the coffin with candles. Thus hay
ing laid out Redd in state, they patiently
awaited the awakening, which was ludcrous
in the extreme.---William Mclaughlin
who attempted to murder Mr.. and Mrs. v.
p. Poole last Friday night, is still ut large.