The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-21
LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS
To the Editor of the Herald.

ST. IollTi msJ ~ iS'''
The grand parade of the German Catholic
Association of the United States took place
here yesterday. Over 10000 men were in
the procession. and it was considered the
largest demonstration Of the kind that ever
occurred in st. Louis. Many hundreds of
delegates from Ohio, Indiana and other
neighboring States participated in the pro-
cesson. Immense crowds Of people gath
cred along the line of march to view the
parade, and much enthusiasm was mani
tested as the procession moved along. The
German Catholics of this city had made con-
siderable preparation to make the event a
grand Jubilee celebration Of the 25th annual
anniversary of their association, and they
have every reason for feeling gratitied over
the success of their plans.
On Saturday an interesting exhibition of
the practical workings Of the Cowles Il Ben
ners improved fire-escape was presented to a
large number of underwriters and business
men in this city. The workings of the in
vention were gone through easily and salts
factorily, and those present seemed highly
pleased. 1t is considered to be superior in
every respect to all other hre'escapes.
The negro exodus in this direction from
most Of the Southern States Is apparently on
the increase. Many families are daily passing
through st. Louis on their way to variou,
points further TO the north and northwest
"A great deal of dissatisfaction
exists among these poor deuded
people Many complain of having been de-
ceved by their agents and loud are their
regrets of having been induced to leave their
homes.
The Republican of this morning contains
the following humorous sketch: a stout
red faced man wadded into the Four courts
yesterday morning, and, entering the office
of Sergeant Chapman, Secretary to the
Chief, said ne wanted to send away tele-
gram. The Sergeant intmated tfat he had
no objection, and pulled out blank. The
man said he wanted to have it sent to MRS.
Caroline Schu tz, 100 Main street, Cincin-
natl" and dictated the following: "Have
arrived here. Am feeling we'll. Will start
for home tonight AuGusr.' Sergeant
Chapman then handed him the telegram and
asked him to please take it to the Union
depot. The man ted away apparently
satisfied that it WAS necessary to go through
such II preliminary in all large cities before
telegram could be sent.
The little pistol and We bowie knife are
quite as much il not more frequently made
use of in this city us in all Texas. The daily
papers chronicle every morning from two t. u
dozen shooting or cutting scrapes. Yesterday
morning at II o'clock an old man of seventy,
by name of Driscoll, aud residing ut 1909
Broadway, was brutaly assaulted by two
roughs under the shadow of his own roof,
and was seriously stabbed in the neck. Two
private watchmen employed by the Iron
Mountain railway engaged in fracas last
evening, which came near terminating ta-
tally TO both participants. One struck the
other over the head several times with an
iron link, which caused the assaulted indi-
yidual to whip out his pistol and fire two or
three shots at his assailant. For some time
to come the former will carry in his shoulder
an ounce of lead while the owner of the
pistol will 90 about with his head band
aged up
AT Schneider's garden yesterday dunken
man got into an alteration. and WAS
sienced by heavy lager beer glass, which
made hole in his head two inches long and
near an inch in depth.
To-day an unknown man with his throat
badly cut turned up at the office of DIR. Md.
elet, on North Fifth street The throat of
the wounded man presented terrible sight,
and SO weak was he from loss of blood that
he was altogether unable to give any account
of himself, or now he came by his injury.
Business in its various departments for the
past week shows but few features of interest,
though something less OF the usual stagnation
at tits season has been manifested, because of
the barge number of strangers now in our
city. OF he Texans sojourning in ST
Louis yourcerrespondent has had the pleasure
of meeting Messrs, Horace Tong and Oliver
Rice, of dallas.
Improvements are continually going on in
all parts of the city, and in the central part
OF Town there are few vacant buildings,
while the demand for residences
with modern improvements is
in advance OF the supply.
The unsigh,ly ruins of the Southern hotel
are rapidly disappearing, new and hand
some tdtce is being hastily, yet substan.
TALLY, erected on the site.
IL IA tumored that the new Southern hotel
will be completed BY January, 1881 The
entire building will be constructed of iron,
brick md stone. Next door, and occupying
the corner Just south e the Southern, Is the
well-kncwn and popular enterprise OF
TONY FAUST.
In the opinion. of many there is but ono
quiet place OF recreation and rest in this
city, where one m 60 Vt sullry evening
and feel ~ peace with himself aud the world,
and that Is Tony Fsusts mammoth e,tab-