The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-03
DALLAS DxurrINss.
Yesterday was es.rsy sale day.

Yesterday was estrsy sale day.
Since the rain the voice Of the frog Is
heard.
The police are still busy serving sidewalk
notices.
For water and gas pipe, 60 to Burnett, Sill
Main street.
The police are ie;ving sidewalk notices on
property owners.
The realm Of yesterday carried great deal
ofhlth out Of the city.
Yesterdays rain brought the rats out of
their holes and the dogs had picnic.
DR.. SsmField, the newly elected health Off.
Ger, entered upon bis duties yesterday.
Order good copper lightning rod of 8.
Y. Burnett, BIZ Main. street. Don't delay.
Justice Edwards i'sued q warrant yester>
DAY for the arrest of Hayes Hawley, who is
charged with the theft Of $40 from ]. Mantle.
The evidence in the case of. B. Splitter,
charged with passing counterfeit money, Is
being heard by U. s. Commissioner Bur
ford.
Major S. +. Spencer of Colorado, lis a
guest OF the Grand. Windsor. LIE hss just
arrived from Colorado, and reports matters
as houriihing in Lesdville.
In the case of James Brooks against the
Texas u Pacific railroad, in the district court,
suiug for damages sustained to his person,
500.
The probabilities are that il the city coun-
Gil does not repeil the ordinance prescribing
the duties OF the chief of the fire department.
and requiring s., 900 bond of him, the fire
department will disband.
Yesterday morning MI. Robert CLARK.
recorder Of Dallas lodge No. 1870 of the
knights of Honor. received the sum of
$2'0O0., which will be paid over bv the trus-
tees to the widow Of Edward II. Keller.
Allen, West & Co., Of S. Louis, have
nled papers in the federal court against
Richard Harroli, Of Greenville, Hunt county,
for $40 600 on account. The case comes Ip
before Judge Mccormick at the June term,
Colonel John Stone, the mayor elect will
institute proceedings in the district court 10
gain the seat to which the council decided
he WAS not entitled TO. Messrs White s.
Plowman and Judge Bsrksdsle are his attor-
neys.
The employees of the Texas g. Pacific
railroad company have raised fund and
telegraphed to St. Louis house for full
set OF table silverwAre, including costly
service, to DO presented to Colonel George
Noble, the retiring superintendent.
John Preston, who IL one of the most no.
torious aid daring horsetheves in north and
northwest Texss, was apprehended on the
streets of Dallas YESTERDAY morning by
Deputy Sheriff Mckenzie and Constable
Dean, and arrested on papers from Mon.
Ttague county, where he is indicted. He was
lodged in the county Jail to await the arrival
of officers from Montague.
The Texas Trunk is pushing ahead at a
speedy lick. The twenty. third mile of track
is being laid. There are thirty cars ..of iron
now In the yard Of the Texas Central for
this road. This with what iron they have on
hand will more than finish the road to Kauf-
man, to which place the management expect
to have It completed by tine first of June
the distance being..thirty.ave miles from this
city.
Yesterday morning Bill Tumlins, notori
GUS thief, enticed a stranger named Scarrell
from Underwood's saloon, In Esst Dallas 10
the Pacific railroad near Pearl street, and
went through him for $40. officer Clapr
came up on him and Tumins ran, but was
caught on San Jacinto street and locked up
In his flight man named Huffman tried ia
stop him, when Tumlins struck him in The
head with brick.
George Record and - knight, boil
colored. were arrested and Jailed yesterday
BY Deputy Sheriff Mckenzie, for tb,
alleged stealing Of steer from John Sparks
premises on the line Of the Dallas & Wichits
road, six miles from the city. The steer wa
sold to a butcher in this city by Record AMI
Knight, and as the animal had been stolen
the criminal phase of the case is stron,
against the prisoners.