The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-28
CITY DOTS.

A force of men were engaged at the court
house yesterday hanging the mammoth bell
and other attachments of the city clock. 1t
will announce the time Of day in a week
or so.
Miss Ella II. Rives, the Texas csntstrice
writes friend here that she will sing in this
city on the night of August 10th. Ample
preparations will be made for the occasion
and splendid programme announced.
That band of Dallas Nimrods. Billy Camp
bell Fred White ana George Hughes, must
have had a mos. elegant time in the wilds of
Kaufman yesterday, "hunting shelter" on
that big prairie, where they went to bag prai.
rie chickens. Shouldn't wonder if the rain
caught 'em in that open wagon.
Harry Thornton, John Lynch and -
Mcpherson were tried yesterday in the dis
trict court on habeas corpus proceeding
and admitted to bail in the sum OF $500
each. They are charged with burglarizing
the American house in this city, about six
weeks ago. They are still in Jail.
a large. number Of rel cedar telegraph
poles were loaded on fiat cars here yester-
day, near the Trinity railroad bridge, and
shipped westward to extend the wires along
the line of the Texas Il Pacific The poles
are furnished by Billy Miller, from his brake,
about three miles from the city.
The colored church people are interesting
themselves very much in the spiritual well
fare of Allen Wright, TO be hung on August
10th. Wright generally msnlfests cheer
ful disposition, and participates in the Bible
reading and praying The colored ministers
frequently exhort in the Jail TO the negro
prisoners, and Allen is an attentive listener.
During the past year Dallas has "put in
her work." on new. buildings. Agentleman
thoroughly posted, yesterday informed a
HERALD reporter that the full number cree
tee, including all classes Of buildings, would
be near $50; that it had averaged close on to
one building permit per day, excluding Sun
days.
The rain which set in about 9 o'clock
TUESDAY, morning, continued almost inces-
sanity till o'clock IN the afternoon, the fall
continuing about thirteen hours. The storm
was general throughout this section of
Texas. 1t did no damage to cotton, the
farmers say, as it is still growing and not far
enough matured to cause the bolls to shed.
Alex. Holeuist proprietor of the notori-
GUS Point Breeze saloon, was arrested yes
terday, taken before Justice Edwards and
placed under bond for appearance for trial
to-day. He is charged with getting drunk
and sssaulting and beating German named
Jensen and cursiug and using abusive Ian
guage TO j. A. Carter.
The Binkley house, at Sherman, was on
sort Of burst yesterday. The large water
tank in the third story split, exploded or
deluging the dining room and other portions
of the building and grounds. The guests at
table made rapid exit. Tom Smith got soak
ed and came very near having his best suit
destroyed. The baby got ducking but es-
capped drowning, and things generally were at
fl yod tide and high water mark.
The case in the county court in which
Wash Wynne and Bishop Jim Leilly APP
peared as appellants and Rev. Ammon Scott
as defendant, known as the Stringtown At
rican church case, was decided yesterday,
Rev. Ammon Scott and his followers being
left in undisputed possession of the building.
Yesterday brother Ammon was in his glory,
and said he would have been willing TO give
six months of life TO any one sooner than
lose. He proposes commemorative his vic
tory next Sunday at Csrrollton by baptiz-
ing dozen converts and preaching jubilee
sermon at the church on Sunday night.
The two Thompson Brothers, arrested on
Monday on suspicion of being cattle thieves,
are still in Jail, with apparently strong case
against them. The one who went TO Poor
vile to prove the innocence of each made a
failure of it. Sheriff Moon learned that the
yoke Of steers that they were trying to sell
were estrayed cattle, the owners being I'M
known, and the prisoners took them up and
proposed to be that much ahead. Thomp-
son was taken very suddenly sick" at Poor
vile. and told the sheriff he could not pos
sibly return to Dallas, but Captain Moon by
"moral persuasion" improved his health
sufficiently to enable him to make the trip
which he finally did. Yesterday Justice
Edwards issused the necessary papers for
the arrest and detention of the Thompsons.