The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-12

cut of the state, building up cities who's,
taxable wealth contributed not penny
toward the msinten nee and progress Of the
state. Mr.. Sealy candidly admitted all this
but said 81 am not prepared to talk now
say to Dallas she has no reason TO be despon-
dent let them meet the company with prop.
osition, through committee of responsible
citizens. and the committee who have power
to act for the company upon such matters
will give it respectful consideration" "Well,
MIR. Sealy, what do you think will be the &C
ton of the committee on such proposition
should Dallas see the Fort Worth and Gle
burne proposition and 90 one better, which |
pledge you trey will do if this will secure
them the read ?" "Well, that is a question
l cannot answer, as am not n member of
that committee and cannot speak for it.n
but you draw as much water as any man on
the committee or in the company. What is
your individual opinion" "a don't know
about that You are ascribing more inau.
ence to me than | am entitled to, and | can
but reterate what said at first" well.
then you will not be prepared to talk to.
morrow on this matter 2" "No, | will not
talk unless have something definite to say,
and ! won't have then" Bidding Mr.. Sesley
goodnight, your reporter went homeward TO
his frugal meal, while Mr.. Sealey entered
the portals of his pleasant and transformations
home on fremont street. While home
ward bound, your reporter wondered if he
had been too rash in his statement, THAT
Dallas would see the Fort Worth & Gle
bulne proposition and 60 one better" 1t
spr ng from desire to SEQ Dallas
realize the full acme of her ambition and
become the proud, wealthy ana progressive
metropolis of north Texas, believe the frui.
tlon OF your brightest hopes can be realized
If liberal proposition, accompanied with
carefully compiled statement of the volume
of your trade the resources and product
billly OF the country tributary to your city,
and especially of that through which the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fs will have to pass
to reach Dallas, is.presented by an able COM
mlttee OF live representative men. But Dsl-
las cannot afford to DO dilstory
in this matter. Other places are NOV
ing to secure the road, notably Waco, whose
committee have gone home hopefully i'm.
pressed and reasonably so. Let Dallas act
decsiyely and at once, and from the assur.
ances given your correspondent the action
will not be in vain.-Hon. w. X. II. Ho.
man, Major B. Rusts and NJ. j. Mulcahy,
the two latter leg slative candidates from
this city,sddressad II heterogeneous crowd of
Greenbackers, Republicans and Democrats
Thursday night. Senator Romans speech
was devoted exclusively to a discussion Of
state politics Roberts administration
was graphically portrayed. He
made strong, dispassionate speech
from his standpoint. He was fol-
lowed by Plumley and Mulcahy in brief
speeches, who announced themselves as can
dldates for legislative honors, and briefly
stated what they would do for the people if
elected. After promising more elaborate
speeches at some future time, they
retired and the crowd quietly dis
persei. Purdy, nee Mrs. Spencer,
will appear before the recorder on the
charge Of "dischsrging firearms within the
corporate limits" Mrs. Spencer, who re-
sides on the corner of Bath avenue and @,
has been engaged in pistol practice nightly,
disturbing the peace and quiet of her more
respectable neighbors in that locality. Thurs
day night she fired shot, the ball entering
and passing through thin closet and split
ting it in half, one half falling at the fest of
Mrs. Burkett, who was sitting with her hus-
band and children around small table in
her sitting. room. Mr. Burkett sprang up
rushed to the door and saw female form
disappearing from the second floor gallery
of Mrs Spencer's residence, Mrs. Spencer in
explanation to the shooting says that some one
was robking her clothes line in the yard and
she came out and fired to scare them away,
she however shot wide of the mark and came
very near doing serious damages This
shooting ia a nightly practice with her, and
especially VIXEN she has been drllking to ex
cess. She has recently shot twice Mt her negro
manseryant, and afterward laughingly said
she only done it to scare and not hurt him.
Josephine Wilson, q colored servant at
Roso's, The photographer appropriated a
silver knife valued at 81 and gave it to y
colured swain, who was attempting to dispose
Of it on tho street yesterday. bet ctiye
Mountain having been notified of the loss,
came up on the gentleman of color during
his negotiation and took him iN charge,
when he poached on the dusky Josephine,
who, when confronted, admitted the theft
She was not arrested as tho family refused
to prosecute meetings are the
order of the day, and Judge Price is making
Wig rous canvass for county Judge, speak
Ing nightly in all parts of the city, 3ds
for paving Strand street between Twenty
first and Twenty streets, must DO in
by the lSth.-A rumor is current on the
streets that the International IL Great
Northern and Gulf Colora 20 ard Santa Fee
have combined against the G. II. e. H., ant
II. IL 4. c., and New Orleans and TeXs
roads affecting their interests. BY the ten
ure of this combination all cotton along the
line Of the &. n. must come to this city, via;
the &. G. & S. F--The work of preparing
lines for the removal of the telegraph office
from present quarters to the southeast cor.
ner of 2l.t and Strand Streets, is steadily go
ing forward. When the company get late
the new building, the business office will be
on the ground hoor, and the office will bC
quite convenient to the Cattle Exchange.
The Big 4, Minstrels, closed their engage
ment and left this morning for San Antonio
The Berger Concert Company, are nov
occupying the boards at the opera house. -
The Miles Juvenile Pinsfore Combination
will begin m engagement Monday.-Cot
ton coming in rapidly,-Local items of In
tarest extremely scarce.
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