San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-17
DALLAS LETTER.

lErom Our Regular correspondent.
DALLAS, Tex, December Is, 1890.
DAILY LIGHT:
The fathers" are trying to keep
before them "united we stand, di.
vided we fall" in acting on the
amen dments to the city charter.
They have unanimously agreed to ex.
tend the city limits. forming . square
six miles 10 q side, the new city hall
tO be In the center Tais extension
takes in West Dallas, across the river.
The square 10 to be divided in to seven
distric, 8, each district to furnish two
aldermen, seven OF these to go out an
nualIy, or be re elected, each alder.
man to receive So per session, the
numoer OF sessions per week hot linn
tied.
A w Childers presented petition
to the council I'd construct q cable
ailsay line on Elm street. The
fathers" wisely recommended that
the franchise be granted Mr.. Childers
since the same mad not been accepted
hy the Pacific Cable Co. A bonus of
Sl7 900 was asked, cash forfeit OF
So, 900 and aud p bond of $4,000.
Tue road to be completed by August
3lst, 1891. the line will he pushed
rightlhrough with Mr.. Childress at the
helm. Last year the bois dare pave
ment was torn up for months waiting
the action of the Cable Co who had
been granted franchise, finally fell
through, and the street was again
fixed only to be torn up now by the
nj nh 49,. h II
and whom the council know will
push 1t through.
Sam Jones preached in the First
Methodist Church yesterday morning,
and in the afternoon to men, only, In
the opera house The house was
packed and damned every seat was
taken and all possible standing room
1t was a tree lecture but collection
was taken up The reverend gen.
tleman thinks he would "he out Of
his sphere were he not after the mon.
ey," says" every body in Dallas is
after money. Conscience is dead. You
are about as low down as you
van get. aud 1 can't say any
thing to hurt today" He must have
felt like the teamster going up hill
with load of potatoes, the rear pole
gave away letting the contents Of the
bad fall to the ground. AS the pota-
tioss continue to roll down the hill
The farmer said: "roil Eaters, roll, I'd
cuss you, but know 1 can't do you
ia .tice I" He pitched into the morals
uf Dallas, talked of her saloons, keno
tables, upon which the officers recent.
ly made raid, and institutions of
depravIty. Upon the whole, this
reformer SCENE to have o very poor
opinion of the metropolis.
Postmaster Wilmer has written to
Congressman Abb TT, urging the
necessity tor an additional appropria.
ton TO enlarge the federal building.
The Grand Windsor Hotel property
was sold Saturday by Col j N.
Simpson to H. clark for $500 900. Late
saturday evening u fire wssdiscovered
in the large implement house of X: V.
TompkIns. An alarm was sounded
water was thrown freely and the fire
soon extinguished The building Is
the old Sangerfest building and COW
cred an entire block. No fire is ever In
the portion of the building which was
burning.
J. +. Mitchell, editor of the Green
vile Banner has been taking IN Dali
las. Mr. Mitchell says when q man
does not want a paper, see If you owe
anything, pay it, tell the publisher
then to discon tinue it, and be a man.
Martha Richardson, aged 81. was
adjudged insane by the county court.
She has been of unsound mind for
eight years. OF late she has grown
worse and dangerous, aud it Is neces-
f..Na h. H.. I1H,,r
w. II. Pattersou-Billy Patterson
is to take unto himself a wife. He is
to be married December oath in Tay-
Tor, Texas, to Miss Leta Florence
White. SH*