Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-06-13

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IA Washington sallei on oar ssieewed Reprssen-
,sli,e. iIon John II Reagan, whom found basily
sagagsl in kis congressional duties aud right here
let ne SAY. that fssas can have no more able. faith
lnl aud susyseis Representa- than he, Alsays Al
his pesi aud sisr rvaly 10 sd,Osats, with his se-
kuossIge abilities, abe ,Tae usTess Of his section
and State, he deserves the highst hensrs that can
be bsstawsl upon faithful Representative, While
in the city, Judge Reagan informed ne that he had
just succeeded IN Introducing ia Congress bill which
s u vital Importance 10 the uRtleT Of our State. II
provides for the appontmsRl, by the President. Of
commission 10 ascertain the amount due the citizens
for spoli.,ons committed BY the Indians on the whole
frontier, shl the Mexican border, since 1850. with
,isw 10 il,ir settlement by the General Government
This commission IL designed to assemble a, point
lon saeh II the rivers GTande. Colorado. Bfaios,
Trinity anil Red ani ecsiNe evidence and determine
lon the amount Of sPolalors. II passed. IL Sill be
an important in the direction Of paying cit
sens for their heavy loses Of the past ten years,
Cougryss, you Ni scs, is beginning to think Of adj
journiug. some tine in heIt month, II TOO much
tine is not consumed in dseussiI the resolutions Of
Mr. Davis. in the SJnare, 10th houses vail be ready
TO adjourn about the middle Ol Juue. ... .-'.
Was pleased TO meet. in Washington, number Of
TeIaus well known 10 the publie- among 'hen iiun'
T. 5. slOekIae. Hon, Forbes Drilton. Judge Crosby,
OF H. raso, twho, by the way, is NO" in this ei'y)
Judge Franklin, of Galveston, and Mr. stuait, OF
tue Chnan, there we're several others there whos
| did not see or become acquainted with. had not
tue pleasure VI meeting with either Judge iiemphl
o. CUl. Nsfill, or Mr. Hamilton, ! saw the two ior-
ner the vvr OF the Senate, earnestly listening to
| tue debate GU AIR. Davis resolutions
Visited AMI Jaw many VI the places oi Interest IN
Washington white there, detailed ace nut OF which
would take up too much space ia the columns oi 'he
Herald. may he excused. ho"e'e Tor uehuohi"o
the Two noble equestrian statues Of jackson hni
ash ngIon--the nrst, Ia President Square, anu tue
latter. further out Oh the Avenue near GeorSetomh
and both VI them the work Vi that celebrated scup-
tor, lark Mills, ESQ will not attempt to describe
them but would advise every visitor 10 the Captsi
ot the Nation, 10 see and examine them. The new
extension to the Capitol is alsu place Of Interest to
the stranger. Though not yet completed, the TWO
wings are far flushed us 10 permit the assembling
oil Congress in thrln The workmanship On these
new wings is ia the most superior niaDner, ANA tue
ir,scoiug aud floors superb-in fact. gorgeous. Ihe
other feueral pubic buildings arc also nearly all Ut
them undergoing additions aud improvements on
magnificent ben c.
left Washington on Saturday morning last. at
o'clock, coming directly through Baltimore aud Phil
adeipha without stopping, reaching here at o'clock
p. N: OF the sane day. Il went upto the Western,
an Uti fyori;e resort Of mine, aud after washing and
" fixing up" little, Sailed out to hunt up some OF
my old icquaintances and associates. 1 found my
Old ritnus Well-all surprised to zee me, though rec
ognizlny, I've On the instant. had not altered suih- |
GENTLY III six years tU outgrow their remembrance.
am staying ut the house OF u friend, who is |
chaperUung round in true Virginia style My |
nUuesty almost fVrbids my. saying anything Oh the
subject, but tue reception OF Jour issue OF the
9Th list. my friends insist On dubbnS me - Mnjor,
title which have rs strcnnousy INSISTED On cnew-
ing AZ last, have II title ...
/ In roaming over the city, OF course found many
clnnges aud alterations since was .last here; and
tv use M old expression the business VI the city has
svue almost oue OF town. The great otj' ct among
the merchants now seems to lie. to see who CALI get
the ttrthest up town. The old hau,Hs iot tlie- dry
gvUjs ub,ers npsarl, Willnmf aud other streets
below the Park, are cohpetcy deserted by thci now;
aud you may nl the ea,iest loObers at this tIpe us
/ lar up us Cuiul, and even farther DIP Brdhdwny-
Broadway, from the Astor House, up, hns becqme Al
n,st entirely renutltleu and Old citizen OF ternier
days Mould scarcely recognize it. New and irashlh-
cent pahlces Of trade may lie seen ON every land
mud p. equations TOR further improvements are con-
tiuually being made, lle haudsolnest cdhce that
., & seen, thus far, is, think, the extensive es'a'
lshiGnt br hessis. Lo. u L ylur, retail dry goods
merchants, gu Blondwny, near Grand street. Inc
Idle rlaee vf the Nlessts stuart, once considered,
the III tgGicent establishment VI the KIND III Inc
count " thrown far into the shade BY the hundi eds
of rival stores that Surround it ut every turn 10
note nil the -nfprO, eiuents that have taken place,
would lie an endess job, and IL pass them 10y. i M
tend to visit many places Of interest before | leave
here, and will probably give you the benefit vi my
impressions z. ',;':''
Last night in company with few friends, at |
tented the grand rally the Duug!nsites ut the CO.
per Institute. The Hall, ITSELF deserves II passing
notice. being not only the largest, but one of the hl-
est assembly rooms i'll lie clty It's noble struc-
ture, SITUATED 1T the junction Of the Bvwery aud
third venue, nd occupying an entire block. The
lecture ,or hail. is IN the basement OF the bull
ding, aud has seats to accommodate 200 persons-
| In this room held all the mass meetings OF every
kind. Que night you may find III it Il regular u mo
cratic lletng, and the next, an assembly Of the ULTRA
iactivn of Black Republicans. The upper rooms, (of
which there are large number, the building being
five soriesin height,) are occupied by offices OF ar
ferent kinls. constrained to say that the meet
ing ast night was as largeand nhusiastica meeting
ms eyerwitntssed in New York, and present
at most of the large gatherings OF the campaigns Of
l o4+ and 81 Immediately oyer the speakers stand
suspended hallasone bal her N it'll the inserip-
tcp, -. For President, Ste phcnA. Douglas, togeth-
er with the American flags drnped around. The
meeting was presided over by Hon Rrancs b.. CUT
ting, who opened the Meeting 10y n strong Douglas
speech asserting that he was for DoGgnst frst-last
--ercry time. The resolutions, which you will fiud in
the papers, and which of course conference.-the course
ot the Secedersi and sustained the . Lift Giant.
were unanimously adopted, not single !" no 'being
lutered. The meeting then addressed by Col W.
A. Richardson, of Illinois, Mr. NJ Matterson and
Henry S. Foote, Of Tennessee Hon. John Logan, of
Illinois, &c Marshall, of Kentucky, J. Larrabee.
Of Wisconsin, and I. c. Field Of New York.. in the
order in which have named them. The heat of the
room wis such that did not remain indoors longer
than to hear Mr. Cutting and portion Of Mr. Rlch-
i afdson's remarks. The outside meeting however,
4 was nearly MS nunerousy attended the inside
Speakers were holding forth from the portico, to the
crowd in the street aud what with the sky. rockets
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