The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-05
CITY BREvETIEs.

Connor's lsctometer still holds its own.
Building paper at G. f. Vreelands paper
warehouse, 407 Main street.
A train load OF ties past westward over the
Texas & Pacific railway last evening.
Sam Scott, the driver of the east Dallas
fire engine, is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
Attention Is called TO the advertisement of
j. 0. Orutchfeld, Offering farm lands for
rent.
The feed store Just west of the courthouse
is undergoing extensive repairs. Com
mendabe.
Thejustces' courts were engaged yesterday
in the transaction of civil business OF minor
Importance.
Only two cases of meningitis are reported
in the city, SO far as the information of the
health officer extends.
A perceptble improvement in the quality
of milk is discernible since the recent trial
before the city court.
A wholesale disposition of stock, by auc-
ton, somewhat disturbed tao usual quietude
VI the public plaza to-day.
The cutters are again receiving attention
to-day. 1t is hardly necessary 10 add that
they are sadly in need of it.
A small fiat key was picked up on tho
streets last evening, which The owner may
procure by applying at this office.
Mr. j. p. Myers, and not Wells, as erro-
neously stated, is undergoing trial before
the mayor for illicitly peddling the tactical
fluid.
Two belligerent fellows contested for a pu>
gilistc championship in the Apollo hall last
evening, But little damage resulted to
either.
The street cars on the Main and San Js-
cinto streets yesterday ceased travel during
the buriel of MIR. Ed Keller, out Of respect TO
the deceased.
Jake Grossman the popular saloon man,
will in 81 few days occupy the old stand of
Kent, corner of Murphy, and the latter will
remove one door east
Mr.. John McNeal died at the residence of
Tom Worthington, a farmer of this county,
yesterday of consumption. He leaves two
children 30 mourn his death.
We would suggest to the authorities at the
calaboose that if lust a little more courtesy
was extended to visitors that Institution
would become more agreeable for persons in
quest of information.
James Vass was arrested and deposited in
the county Jail yesterday, upon the charge of
committing an aggravated assault He was
captured by an officer at "Sapfoot," an Gu
phonious village adjacent TO this city.
The horse attached TO the Elmo laundry
wagon became frightened last evening on
Lamar street and crested quite eOmmotion
lt.l
oughfate. Injury resulted only to The vehi-
Gle to which the animal WAS pitched
Mr.. A. Brownlee, contractor on the
Texas 81 Pacific railway, is in the city. lie
iniormers rs that in about len days The con-
atrucLion Of round house at Baird will be
commenced. Thst station is at present the
terminus of the western division Of the road.
The funeral Of Eddie Il. Keller yesterday
afternoon was one Of the most largely at
tended ever witness in Dallas. The Knights
of Honor attended ia body and paid their
respects to his memory. His demise is uni
Versally regretted on account OF his many
noble virtues
Messrs. Schmidt, Steiner, Davidson and
Gibbs will leave in the morning for Austin,
whittier they journey for an attendance on
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows, as delegates
from the local lodges of this city. The
grand lodge will convene on Monday, and
the HERALD will contain full report of its
proceedings.
Two women attempted, late yesterday to
walk the trestle of the Texas & Pacific rail
way spanning the Trinity, at tho same time
TO coquette with several laborers engaged al
work on the "6ll' now in progress under the
bridge. The sequel proved in effect to be
that one of them lost her balance and fell
headlong to tho ground, sustaining serious in
juries. Her physiogomy was terribly mu-
tilated and her collar bone broken.