The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-21
Report of tho COlportagc work of the
American Bible Society in
Texas.
What Exchanges Say of the Coming
Races and our Population.
John Heath Again Gets Into Trouble.
This Time for Burglary.
Mr.. Gibson Declines the Nomination as
Alderman.
Other Interesting Local Gleanings.



There are sixty telephone wires passing
in front Of the HERALD office.
The county court took up the civil docket
yesterday, but did little during the day.
The case of the state VS.. II. Il. Cowart,
charged with murder, is set for the second
day of May.
Fatty McGinnis had fight al the Union
depot yesterday with man known as
Red" and was arrested and put under
bond.
A negro tried to get into a residence on
Houston street Sunday night, but was
for the police.
Colonel II. S. Ervay was put in nomna.
ton at the first ward meeting for alderman
Saturday night, but declined and his name
was withdrawn.
The Lamar Rifles will have an elegant af.
lair OF 1t on next Thursday evening. Tickets
are being taken by some of our best people,
and delightful time is anticipated
The grand Jury adjourned Yesterday
until next Monday when IL will convene
again for the consideration of any further
business that may come before it.
The grand jury visited the new iail yes.
terday and examined II infinitely and thor.
oughly, and no doubt will give their views
and conclusions concerning the same in
their report at the close of their labors.
There was just little bit of exciteme Mt
on Lamar street near Main yesterday af.
ternoon over the bucking of good-looking
bay mare. Our reporter could spread ont
astory about the affair, but not equal to the
one the mare did.
Mr. Frank NJ. Cockroll says II impossible
Tor him to accept the nomination for alder
man Of the first ward. He expects 20 be
absent from the city good deal and can.
not, therefore, give the position that atten.
ton 1t demands, should he be elected.
A woman had Officer Hodges TO arrest a
man yesterday, for entering her house and
making improper proposals to her. After
ne was arrested, the woman backed out
and wanted him turned loose, as she did
not want the notoriety that o trial would
beget,
There was small sale Of attached prop.
etty at the courthouse, by Constable Dean,
yesterday, Some one owed Mr. Living,
none,, OF the Delmonico, and he had at.
hohed b cdstcad or two, some mattrcsse.
anu some chairs, and they were being sold
under execution.
The Waxahachic Enterprise saws Tim,
captain W. q. Veal Is preparing a brief On
appeal from the decision OF the Northwest
leSas conference, In expelling him from the
Snurch, TO the general conference, which
nas appellate jurisdiction, and which will
meet at Nashville, Tennessee, in MAY
The fourth ward will have TO hunt I'm
another democratic candidate for aldcrma an.
s,r. Gibson declines the nomination, DO.
sause he will be absent from the city the
must OF the time from now until IN Septem
yer, lie has to erect cotton seed OH mill
" PALESTINE and others at other points.
The HsRALp Is indebted 10 Mr.. c. II, Ed
WARTS, dealer In pianos, organs, sheet
ssmmsc ETC., rs Main street, for copies OF tbs
.ollowng choice selections: Leave Nc MOI
y, ma Anger, song; Take Ne Back 10 Home
=, suu Mother, song When the Leaves Begin
VI, rni yong; Message IT Love, polka. An
sesof Dawn, waltz. Mr.. Edwards keens ,
;a aa supply OF all the latest music, vocal AND
s,seuumental, as well as all manner OF in
shuments In his line, aud holds them Al
'ue lowest market prices.
An exchange says "The Dallas races. A,
o se spI,ng meeting 20 come on on the iitl
~ pri, are attracting attention all oveI
az Ms.e, aud viii be visited By thousa nd
ON ps'tators, every one q whom will spend
AZ. sn average a. least 90 before Leaving
fr,.y. There u do doubt Of the truth.
nns q The above. The heres that A.
"" ~ Houston will oil be hers, aud II /,