The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-27
CITY DOTS.

District Court has adjourned until the
"a OF January, 1882.
"A happy new year" will be the next
greeting in order, and in emily few days.
The banks, postethce and railroad depsts
an took holiday yesterday and were there
fore closed.
Mr.. Burwell, of the New Restaurant, will
please accept thanks for elegant oysters
sent to the HERALD office last night .-----
Captain Billy Ross did not have his eve
put out, as was reported, on Saturday night,
but he very nearly had a torpedo put INFO
them.
Mr.. James l.. McCown continues to run
Mr.. Freemans photograph gallery. Hc
has been here since July last, and under
stanas his business.
The question will soon be projected and
practical, shall the City Public School. DO
continued longer than February? They
must be if possible.
George Il. Lane was arrested Yesterday
by City MARSHAL Arnold, on telegram
from Marlin which did not state the
ottense
pleasanter Christmas in so far as the
weather was concerned was never seen or
enjoyed here OF III any other State in the
| Union, than the present one
A new time card for the Texas & Pa
sltc Road will go into effect the first of next
year. through Lightning express train
from ST. Louis To San Francisco will pass
here Ill the morning.
Mr.. Penn, the postmaster ut Waxahache.
had some trouble with Robert Hannah on
the l7th, which resulted i'll Hannah assault
ing Postmaster Penn, who objected to his
throwing torpedoes in the mail sacks.
No crime, no court all peace and
quiet i'll Dallas save when some enterpris
ing hoodium finds am unexpodea lire
cracker and by main force presses into ser
vice the art OF the Monaghan hoise-niaker
Saturday evening Nessrs. Schneider &
DAVIS invited their employees to the private
office, where beautiful and elegant presents
tor each were exhibited. That they may
live long, under continued prosperity, was
the universal sentiment of the employees.
A hunting party, with great expectations
and sufficient commissioners, LETT Yesterday
evening for the Trinity bottom, TO disturb
the Christmas of ducks turkeys and SOUR
rels therein residing. We will know oil
their success by the number of game left
the HERALD.
Paul Erb never gives newspaper man a
knife-he says 1t cats friendship. But he
charges the aforesaid H. p. IN. five cents on
his books, which amount when he gets il
: will beduly chronicled. 1t was sharp"
thing, giving that knife to newspaper
man.
! Among the happy Christmas reunions in
Dallas, it is pleasant to note that at the
home OF Major John Henry Brown, where
all Of his children and grandchildren were
present, besides his sOn-n-lsw, Mr.. Thomas
Il. Mitchell and Mr.. CASTOR Mitchell, OF
Weatheriord, both nephews of Mrs. Brown.
These, with many local friends, made the
day pleasant to those longtime Texans,
Messrs. Schneider & Davis were the re-
cipients OF two beautiful gold-headcd canes
presented, in speech by Mr.. Van Slyke, in
behalf ofthe employees ofthe house. Nester-
terday morning the firm responded to the
more than friendly intercourse existing be-
tween them and their employees, and over
4 dozen krug, toasts to the prosperity OF
each were drank.
Last evening number of young ladies
and gentlemen gathered ut the residence OF
Colon Z. s. PlOuts, where they enjoyed
the kind hospitality Of the urbane
host and estimable hostess, and passed
NEST pleasant evening dancing, etc, be-
sides paying due respect 10 a most elegant
repast set for them. Upon leaving all
wished many more such gatherings.
Tho Encyclopedia of the New West, a
splvndid volume of about LOO pages, is
nearly ready for distribution. 1t is being
printed 10y Hodge 4 Jennings Bros, Mar
shall, Texas. 1t is the seventh IN Il series of
volumes devoted to the different States VI
the West and Southwest. The incoming
volume is teeming with biographical and
statistical interest in Texas, Arkansas, Col
orado, New Mexico, and the Indian Terri
tory. 1t is magnihcens work Of rare in
terest,
The Chicago, Texas L Mexican Central
Railroad track was laid yesterday to n point
one mile west of Alvsrado, and forty miles
from Dallas. The company have to put
down ten miles more of iron by January LIST
to secure the $4,000 bonus subscribed by
Dallas citizens. The track-laying force Is
now four hundred men with teams, and
they are working night and day. The
company feel confident Of reaching Gle
burnc by New Years day. One item OF
trouble confronts them, however, and un.
less this is overcome the iil(y mile post will
not be reached on time. They lack ono
mile of having sufficient iron. They have
endcayorcd TO secure the iron needed from
the Texas Trunk and other roads, but have
thus far been unsuccessful in their efforts.
They will try in other directions aud secure
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