The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-09
TEXAS CORRESPONDENCE.



Friend SANDERS: Nearly three weeks have
elapsed since l babe you adieu in your "Sanc
tum'' at Evansville. with the promise of writing
when | should have reached my destination,
and although several days have passed since
my arrival here, i'll health has prevented a
compliance with said promise, until nowas ~
left Evansville, as you remember, on the
magnificent David White" A finer boat; with
better men, runs not upontl2e Western waters
| Capt Mac. and Billy NJ are each, within
themselves, "a host" and never have | seen
Captain and Clerk domore for the pleasure and
comfort of their passengers than did they.
We were not crowded, but perhaps were the
fgayest, jolliest party that ever before met upon
that or any otherb boat i1t vzsnEH
We reached New Orleans without stop or
hinderance, and all ''put up at the st.
Charles FEa i q rsS
The City was very quiet, it being early IN
the season. and the great influx of strangers
not having commenced, it was not uncomtor-
ltably thronged.
After enjoying the good things of New Or
leans and seeing as much of the Elephant
as possible, for and during the space of three
DAYS and nights, we parted from owe very
pleasantcompany and left on the steamer Linda
bound up Red River for Texas. At Alex
andria, we ''embarked'' in an apology for a
stage coach, and then commenced one. of the
toughest Journeys that it has ever been my Ut
fortune to make From Alexandria to Sabine
Town, the roads are the muldiest-the coaches
the poorest and the eating houses the mcanest
that can be found, will venture to say, either
in Europe or America. But at last we arrived
at Nacogdoches-=old "time honored" Nacog-
, doches Situated in one of the loyeliest vallies
the sun Shines upon. This is an old Mexican
town, settled, l believe, in the same year as
was Philadelphia, and has been the scene o.
many bloody conflict of early as were as late
e times 1t is now and has been, for many
wears far noted for its excellent society," and!
am certain that more refined and educated
: population cannot be found in any place of it,
= size in the United States. x < ~ Z
= Yesterday attended the funeral Of Richard
, Parmalee, better known abroad as Richard Z
b Robinson, and saw depositedsin the grave by
1 the Masonic brethren, his last mortal remains
: and as | beheld his coffin slowly vanish from
. sight and heard thesdull, heavy fall OF the
! cIod upon It, from my heart echoed the pray
i err. rest thou in peace!", 1t must have graft
, fication to his friends to observe 50 large
! number following the remains of the decease(
- to hislast resting place. -. =. -.
: sa Mr. Parmalee had been resident OF Thu
/ lplace for many years, and during the whol
Il of that time had enjoyed, TO an eihineht. de
! gree, the confidence and esteem OF his fellow
! citizens, who had, on several occasions show
!. their confidence by placing him in positions o
:. trust and of honor. He wasa man of a warn
!, heart and liberal hand, neitherof which wer
: ever closed at the call OF distress.
i To the community, his loss is a severe an
- a serious one, and much time Will elapse er
. his place can be filled. You will remembe
y that he died at the Gait House in Louisville
y some time in August last, but perhaps ma
: not he aware that his widows With noble de
- yotion to the memory of the dead that wesel
:, dom see e1ualled, alone and 2ilacconlpaiafe,
:, iourneyed from this to Louisville and returned
=, - day or two since with the remains of her dc
" ceased husband, that they, might rest with hi
a. klfIdrvtI. \
- The weather here is Delightfully."- wlrm an
=, pleasant flowers of many varieties ia ia
:" bloom in the gardens, and much Of the yege
: tation still wearing its foliage Of green.
= But have spun out my letter to create
: length than had intended, and will close.
= shall leave, after the 4kellidays, forlSln Ante
Of MO de Bexar, from which place | will writ
= you again, until which time .Adios,
lg An Appeal to the Wings by Loco FOcOs GeAs1all.
n Dear sConstitutional:'-W hipsi-InT ssacl,