The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-09
CITY BREvIrIES.

Mel Wellborn was arrested and jagged
yesterday by the police, as drunk and
down.
City Engineer Thatcher is constructive
street crossings of rock and gravel in the
business centre of the city.
Kirk Levi is getting up pound party for
the poor, and he is pushing it with his char
scteristic energy. Dallas has her share of
suffering poor, and the cause is worthy one.
Deputy United States Marshall Poe
brought in yesterday two prisoners from the
Panhandle country charged with violating
the revenue laws by selling whisky and te-
bacco without license.
City Marshal Morton was on the trail of
one Porter Boucheau last night, who is
charged with forging an order on Mrs. Sarah
Collins for flour and groceries, which he used
on Mr. Ogden, an Elm street grocer.
A lot of coal arrived yesterday, but it was
not half bucket full all around. The
drsymen struck from twenty five to fifty
cents load, claiming as the reason for such
action, that they had to wait SO long for their
turn.
Mr.. G. K. Hosmer, of this city, has been
sending the HERALD to some friends in Phila
delphia, and they have, so he is informed by
letter, one and all caught the Texas fever
from reading it. They will come down this
next spring to seek homes.
The following officers of the Indepenpent
Order of the Free Sons of Israel were installed
by A. Mezer, past president Of the order:
A. z. Rosenthal, president; Leon Kahn,
vice.president; s. Adler, secretary; E. Nit
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secretary.
Company B, sixteenth U. S. infantry,
under the command of Lieutenant Lassitur,
passed through the city yesterday morning
from Fort Reno en- route to Fort Davis.
They 60 by rail to Esstland, aud from there
will march via Fort Concho to their place of
destination.
If there ever was q man that knew how to
run lunch stand and restaurant combined,
it is Charlie Petrie, who hangs out on South
Main, near the corner of Poydras street.
There is nothing that the appetite of man can
conceive but that is to be had, prepared in
the very best style. His oyster omeleites are
fine.
One Of the soldiers of company B, Of the
Sixteenth infantry, got beastly drunk and
IusulIeu eeVorhl lduieo s6tLuB In tuo lholtb
room at the Union depot yesterday. A pc
liceman dubbed the animal, which was taken
before the mayor, but on the promise of the
officer in command to punish it, it WAS re-
leased.
The management of the Water Supply
company, desiring to keep pace with the
growth and industries of the city, have de-
termined to duplicate the machinery now in
the water works and place it at point be.
low the gas works, to draw supplies from
the Trinity river In case of fires and for
manufacturing purpos s.
Yesterday morning Mike Dillon, brake
man in the Texas s. Pacific yard, had the
heel Of his right foot cut off by the wheel of
a car. He was coupling two cars when he
slipped and fell, the wheel of the advancing
car catching his heel before he could recover
himself. He was removed to the boarding
house Of Mrs. Coleman, near the oil works,
where no received medical attention.
Attention is called to the advertisement of
Goldsmith, Rosehthal g. Co., of the dollar
store, who are closing out their mammoth
stock. This is one of the largest and most
reliable firms in Dallas. Their stock is not
only immense, but it comprises everything
in their line, and is select and recherche in
the extreme. Ifyou want bargains go to the
dollar store and get them, and rest assured
that you will get goods at extremely low
prices, but they will be just what they are
represented to be.