Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-17

The satfT in distance Travelled by wagons iron
each of theSo places to the points ut which theil
wagons at Jjresent discharge, is in no case less
than firteet miles, and in some it is lort oI fifty
1t will ut once be seen that the trade the ruac
will do mubt necessarily be immdiise
Like all enterprises Of b:s.Hature, the diiicul
ties in its prosecution hays been not those Of ma
ture alone, but mostly those created by rival in
terests in tho ownership OF the work. Neither
the stockholders or directors have pulled together
with any good will until the present year. One
misunderstanding has succeeded another, and one
difficulty another, which with any other mer
than suoh as were determined to put the. work
through, would have stopped it long ago. But
both parties haye>lad this determination. AT the
present time we believe everybody connected with
the company is satisfied
The future progress uf the work will be, it is
expected, much more rapid than the past. Al
present, Mr. Bfemond has contract for q mle'
on the fourth section, which he is to complete by
the month@ @of NaxenS9eT.5 lie will doubtless sue
ceed in doing this, as he has large force at work
and the iron is purchased. Beyond this u miles
there are some five or six miles graded, on the
Adams contract. The country on is somewhat
better adapted to the easy building of the road,
and no doubt u contract will be make on iavora-
BILE terms, at an carly day to push it ahead.
e' Those who have heretofore 30 literally subscri-
bed, have doubtless seen to their satisfaction that
their money has been applied in good faith to the
work, and -bNready to lend it still further
aid The income of the road, though good, is not
enongh to meet the expense of construction at the
rate Of 25 miles year as the law requires. The
use of bonds in construction can only be made at
a sacrifice 1t would bs much better for the
tock-holders to double their subscription at
once. If this could be done it would put the
work so far along that the income each year
would bnild the section required, till the whole
is completed.
The work is great one. 1t ought to have the
help of the whole people, and we trust it may
To the enterprising nlen whose hearts are in Its
rapid progress we}tas, God speed. May they live
to see tho reward of thoir labors.-H0uSton Tel.
WHILE in the Choctaw nation few days since,
we had an Interview with Capt. Burk Colbert. OF
the Light Horse. He says there is an escaped
criminal from Orange county. Texas, lurking
about in his vicinity, who gives his name as Pet
Hardin, alas Sam Houston Ashwood; that he
was arrested in Hopkins county, and taken back
to Orange county, where his father bribed the
tailor and he escaped. ~
Mr.. Colbert says. If any one should apply to
him, having requisition from the proper source,
ls would easily procure the arrest of not only
this one, but of any others who may seek an asy-
lum among them. The authorities in Texas have
q mistaken idea of affairs in the Nation. They
imagine it is impossible to recover an offender
after his crossing Red River while, in fact they
are much easier secured than in the States. We
were assured by their "SIyrmidons OF the Law y
of their entire willingness and desire to give up
offenders, and that it is almost impossible for one
of them to escape the vigilance of their officials
--BonLon Era.