The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-10-08

GAINESVILLE, TEXAS, Sept -. 1858.

Correspondence Of the Texas Republican
GAINESVILLE Trxas, Sept ~, ls5s
FRIEND I.ouGHrRy When / left your
Young and Z. wing city promised To
Dot down anything that might present,
itself which would probably be interest.
INK to yonr readers. soon reached
sarpyille, and stopped with DR. Taylor,
good place for man and horse when ia
! ugucd and hungry ! still continued my
| course. following the star of empire"
and twenty-five miles brought me to
>tarrvillc. Here found three churches
and female high school Under the juris-
dction Of the NJ + Church. souih-a
| good place Tor young ladies; community
moral; the town Incorporated. with law,
.h.eh Is observed, prohibiting the sale
ardent spirits, and the health is very
good j. NJ. Gill keeps good house at
tbs place.
now took the Jordan Saline road
mc very good land on this road and a
irge territory Ia settle some day Forty.
Hc niles brought me 30 Saline, where |
stopped and examined a little Found
ne man making salt, boiling the wa n
IN common wash-pots He had SIX Of
hcm; said he madc $50 lbs per day
TIE water yields ono pound Of sill o. six
q water The salt saw looked clear.
AMI Is sand TO hc good have M don't t
some day i, VIII hc worked prof,ahly
The 'end III the vicinity, on the road
okcd poor
EIghtccu miles brought me t. the Prai.
r, Witch Uu'u t1t tt,titt tsltt uHHh'u
5t,n and animatiur ~uil sandy for
.,uc distance Twelve miles brings MS
H. Cedar Grove a small. ylllage ia the
mer of Kaufman county some i'm
uycmcnts are still going on; business
M dwelling houses are going W. From
what could see ! should judge morals
4r not good; too much wiiskcy and no
Aurch. 4 schooi-hnusc il now being
ait. The land is ,elcrably good
Seven miles from this place ! left TN
IDalas road, turned North Oh the Caddo
IFork Of the Sabine, IA Judge Saunders
acghborhood. and attended a CampMcct-
lag All went en well: quite number
united with the church. heard the Row
Mr. Boyd state on Monday morning that
In of the eleven mourncrS in the altar
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went from here to Mex nnry, county
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Inpi,v Thrrc are some improvements
here IN ,hc ,,av If hotels and family resi-.
ienccs The C,nrthouse is a small frame
lniili,,e in IA, ccnt,c of fine snnore in
dilanidatcd condition. think if the
UNITY cannot build better Che citizens
E.hould do i, by suhscrip,iou. This is one
of the richest counties Of land in the
State and shot,ld have better public
uillnrs There is not a church house
W the place. and no school OF, note as
learn sce n rood many groceries for
The Mace which arc nrobabiv sustained
and there has been a rood deal of horse
Eracing This f,l, hy travelling sportsmen
and thcs,, things never add ANYTHING e
the morals Of a community.
Invent West from here sixteen miles
into the "ilats.' The people are clever
and have fine lands. Thence ! turned
Worth. ffty-fivo miles, to Bason SPRING.
i Grayson county land generally good
Here the community was good deal cx