The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-05
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Letter from Texas.
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| september 10th, 1858.
Emigration has fairly Get 10: long rows Of neat
wagons, with good teams are passing every day,
which bespeaks good class OF emi2rsnis; 90 far
they are mostly from Missouri. / understand
from them, that there will be very large emiars-
ton from that State to Texas this fall let them
come, we have made plenty for them all; they
them at 30 cents per bushel or they can get 1t at
the stack at from Is to 30 cents per bushel.
Lns mast OF acorns and peeaDs was never better
Mnicn VIII make pork dirt cheap. We have "a
ahoms &c quan.i.y OF live oak acorns, whicE are
aoout as good to fatten hegs as corn; they are
now ripe, and the hogs are fattening fast.
me richest quality of uaimproved lands can hs
eousnt at rom 81 70 = per acre. Almost any sizs
ia.rU can 70 noasnt tast one may wish There 10
ieague OF iand within four miles CT town. on the
Lampasas which can be bought at s3 SO Der acre.
It contains about 1000 acres OF the best river hot
Ton. tree from overflow, plenty of timber. well
watered, several large springs about 20 acres un-
der fence, and two rough cabins on II; the title l.
perfect. e =
Wheat does we'll sowed any time from the lat
September to the 1st of March.
=, Methodist camp meeting has just closed near
tns place, which resulted In the conversion Of 70
Rsrsons. They had some very able preachers; Dr.
Il. Alexander, who has been preschfux In Texas for
more . than twenty years, delivered some ssls
This county is settled up mostly by emjersnts
from Tennessee, though there are a few from,
almost every State In the Union. A more moral.
order loving, community Lnsver saw A stranger
passng through our town on Court davs vou,d
NOT Know, unless he was told, that IL was a pubic
aay, as no person attends Court unless he has
ousiness, which Is more than / can say for some
counties 10 Old virginia. 1t 10 true there s great
many despesadoes in this State, but their day. ire
numbered; whenever they are caught and the
proof Is positive, they have to pull hemp. This
Couuty has never had the misfortune TO bsy 10
lynch any one yet.
There is considerable alarm SONS 90 or 40 miiss
ABOVE here about the Indians. Captain Ford has
mustered his rangers of service as their term OF
enlistment has expired. He kept them very quiet
ana gave them one severe threshing. lie killed 76
OF them and took 200 head of mules and hor sss
from them. They are thirsting for revenge. aud
1f Is believed that there will be great suffering
among the frontier settlers this fall, eniess q
s.rong force is sent out to protect them. / see
that "overnor kunnels has written quite spuuky
ieter TO Secretary Floyd In regard to the defence
oi tue iexas frontier. IL there Is not strong
force sent very soon by the general government
Texas will have to defend herself. and make UncIs
Sam foot the bill. 1t seems that nobody knows
anything Of the regiment OF mounted men that
we're to protect the frontiers Of Texas Regular
troops seem to do but little good after the Indians
II takes them too long TO get under way
An old Texan ranger get ready in ten min
utes-ali he has to do 10 to tie his wallet behind
ms saddle, with little meat and corn bread IL he
mas 1t, II not 1t makes no difference with him, he
can cat his meat without bread and that raw: his
arms are always in good order, and he 10 mighty
apt TO get few scalps. The Indians know them
well, aud fear them as they do the evil ops
Yours, PacAy.