The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-05-05

9 nm aArfxeAD.
Il - nsst intrrssdns and delightful
parsiss Of pleasur ,ha. has ever been witnessed
| IN Harrison county, came Oh on sst>dT ls't
We Do sot spsak form actual kno~'ctxe lot
was no, our good fortune to bs present. but
~ pasasal acquaintance with ,ho~' who were
there. aud the enthusiastic description Of several
Of cur bachelor friends, We feel warranted IN say
| ipe that thcrr have been few occasions In tbs
county ia which thc young have been offered
day Of ssch anaoycd pleasure.
The party was given by the young ladies' OF
the Hale and Le Vert Societies, IN compliment
! TO their Honorary merabcts. These honorary
! members. be il remembered are nearly oil gentle |
men. and many Of them young. aud doubtless
r~dy TO he cnsnarcd by the delightful v.gafies .
Of leap year. This last, however. IS mers sur |
mise for which We do no, sish 10 be held at
coantab'e.
| Aboat eighty ladies and gentlemen from MAJ
shall and vicinity got sl,oar., Of the cars OF the
| !. T.. Railroad, between s aud O'Clock In the
! inofDhe. anu III "" UiHuie> "'i' W ..slf way
to Swansons iap'.ng on Caddo Ia.'.e, The ter
minus Of the : outhcrn Pacific Ra .lrosd They
were joined oo the way a, Scot sviic louisville,
and other points. by tweni y or thirty othersv
/ The railroad is in excellent order The acting
Superintendent Mr. 6. ". viyion. aud the Con
dueior, DR.. Stewart, proycrhialy polite, Kind.
| .nl .t,.,ttvs ItI ,t.,. k..., - ,.,.L. al .ntn
Portable and added to this, the large elegant
new pssseny r. car, beautifully painted, and with
nicely Cushioned seats, had just been placed upon
the track.
The railroad now runs smooth, and the time
siAde Is equal to that Of my Southern road
, As an evidence Of the earciuness with which
everything is managed, It l. worthy Of note, that
an acciden, has never oecund upon the ; 7.
Road.
The run to swanson. is q miles which was
soon made Arrived there, the gag crowd d.
! vidcd 90, into squads. some be,aking themselves
to the bon 8 and riding upon tbs Iake, Others to
fishing. while the greater number remained IN the
capacious grove, which overooks the Lake and
upon the velvet green, under the inspiring notes
= Of the violin danced the merry hours away.
The dinner hour a, length arrived Ample
4, provision had been made for all. Each young
lady presented . basket Of ediblcs and deieacics.
which, wher united made ftast- more than SUI
feient or the company present,
In order to properly appreciate this pic nic
party il }, necessary 10 take into accounts all that
tended to render It delightful. The day, bright
d and beautiful The earth clothed IN its rich
regalia of grasses and flowers the trees in their
new dress, casting their outrageous shade and
h mcllowing the rich light as II tell upon the va
a rievaed landscape the balmy air, iragran,
b wiih thousand sweets the mclodicus chor's-
' tiers who tuned their untatored notes, to add cx-
au.i,e harmony to lovelncss and added to all
these the presence Of fifty or sixty Indies, who
for beauty aud intelligence cannot be surpassed
Is it reasonable TO suppose tina, IN such II
n scene marked BY such associations. and in such
. an asscmblage. that Cupid was an idle spccia-
y tor? We venture to say there were
Eyes that looked love To eyes that .paAe again
(, But he it understood, that il there is any dis
h pute about this little matter, we shall not insist
e upon it.
The return trip is described as delightful,
No, a single unpleasant incident occurred du
ring the day. Ii was empha,cally a day Of
pleasure, and one which will be long remembered
BY those nho had the good fortune to be present
Pauric RAILROAD BiiL.--The latest nteffi-
gence from Washington Is To the effect, that the
friends OF Mr. Wiglals Pacific Railroad bill
are at prcScn, more confident OF success than
' they have been Il, any time during the session
Now IL the time for the friends Of this measure
IS to press II earnestly before Congress. Members
= dare not 90 home and face their constituents
IS when the iac,s presen, this state OF the case +:
that ii they had sustained a Northern and
:. Southern road, the bill would have passed
I. bat by insisting upoc sectional view. end
c onl, one road that il was defeated The pecessr
h ties of the country demand the passage of this
IS bill, and il will pass Il properly sustained
~ The Louisiana Legislature, at the last
" session. passed resolution requesting the Sen
g ator and Representatives in Congress from that
d State TO use their influence in procuring the
&C transportation o! the nails from New Orleans
n to Shreveport, by the Great Northern Road to
Jackson, Miss thence to Vicksburg, and from
, thu, city by ths vicksbarr, Shreveport, and
!, Texas Railroad and by stages TO Shreveport.
|, The malls would reach Shreveport by this route
/. in three days and half
\ A RrAcr,osARy MovwxsSr.--1'he Black Re.
pnblica,s have bern defeated in Wisconsin, in a
= contest for the election Of Judge Of the Su-
premc Court. This was an important election,
for the reason that the Supreme Cour, Of TINT
State, in the trial of Booth, a year or two ago,
decided that the ugt'vc slave law was aEconst'-
tu,ional The people Of Wisconsin have, in this
election. placed the seal OF their disapprobstion
upon thai decision.
DgAru or Groaag :. Observation-Disclosures
/. wa. received n New Orleans. on the night oil
the 2lst ul,., OF the death Of George y. ferger'
of Mississippi. Mr. Yerger was ont hunting
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