The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-14
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, Oct, u, $780,,
Yesterday was a beautiful day, and our
streets were enlivened by large excursion
from Houston, who wandered by the sad sen
waves and viewed the various attractions of
our beautiful city. The 1929 craze has
struck Galveston, and to the unsophisticated
yesterday on their way to church, was a
source of curiosity and enquiry. The tails
manic figures were conspicuous everywhere.
The County Commisioners convened to-day.
but in consequence of the absence of Judge
Williams, no business was transacted, and
the Court adjourned after receiving and filing
letters from Judge BalliDger, and the Clerks
of the Supreme and Court Of Appeals. The
matter of removal of the Courts will be
considered at meeting Wednesday next what
the result will be is difficult to predict
Twelve cases we're before the Recorder this
morning, principally drunk and down. Seven
of which we're dismissed, and the remaining
two were fined $l5 and cost. -
A report has reached Galveston that. John
Medley, young lawyer, recent practltion-
er in this city, had been arrested in Dallas
for robbing man of $50, and that he is now
in jail in that city. Medley is ayoung man
who bore an excellent character in this city,
was respectfully connected, and has many
warm friends here who are 10th to believe he
is guilty of the charge preferred against him.
Michael Drew, An old fireman, lately as
sistant engineer of the fire department, was
buried this afternoon at 4, p. m. He was an
old and well.knovn citizen of Galveston
Miles Juvenile Pinafore troupe opened to
night at Ire mont Opera house. The house
was iammed with a delighted audience.-
Shaw of the Evening Journal, wa. agrees bly,
surprised and delighted to receive an excel.
lent cartoon from Austin, delineating mod
ern Aj4x defying literary lightning. 1t is an
admirable portrait of Ex-Governor Lubbock
WHO'S represented as the modern Ajax. Tie
Governor has struck defiant attitude, with
his arms folded across his breast, and a sterne
unyieldng expression on his determined face,
with wreath girdng his shoulders and fall.
ing across his loins, aud each hair perpendic.
ulsr. lie stands seemingly unconscious Of
the hurting shafts of lightning that play
about his head, flushing from mass of dark
clouds that are piled up in their inky black
ness in the background, while in an upper
corner the SUMS disk is rising in msjestic
grandeur above the dark mass, and across his
broad face, in bold type, is penciled the
"Gslveston Daily Journal" The whole is
admirably executed, and the "Modern Ajax
is an excellent portrait of TIE sturdy old
Governor Shaw would not.part with it at
any price, and is having it e1Quistely framed
to hang in his sanctum as priceless souvenir
of his journalistic csreer.--Mrs. L. E
Spencer, nee, Adah Purdy, called upon her
husband this evening between whom there
is considerable enlargement, and was arrest
cd for tres,psssing upon the premises of E,
P. Clegg, by officer Murphy, and the inter
esting question will be tried before the Re
corder in the morning whether wife has .
right to visit her lvwful husband at his place
of business without subjecting herself to the
indgnity of an arrost.-W Within the past
three days John Lynn, Frank latham and
an unknown man have been picked up BY
the police very sick and sent to the Hospital
for trestment-Politicsl meetings are o.
nightly occurrence, and three are billed fol
tomorrow night at various places in the city
Candidates are active and saloon keeper
are happy over the improved condition o
their business. The Hon. R. Q. Mills was il
the city yesterday.