Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-11-24

The Texas Almanac for 1867.
The .rxas Almanac lar isa7. wil' it driayVd in It's
publication 10 The latter part Of November, IN order
that il may give complete synopsis of all III" Laws
Of tn. present Legislature that may be pass up Ia
that date and also. the Tables of Statistics Of all The
Councils.
This number of the Almanac will he larger thar
any former rlit on Us Il will contain in a,ldiii N IL
The H. WA and STATE and County STATISTICS, full de-
scrpIion OF NIL he Counties organized aud unorgan-
iz,ai and of all tn. territory OF the State. the de-
scriptio,s of the Countie~ having been furnished 10y
their Respective representatives. TO the Legislature.
and of the rganz"d CountIes and Territories by
gem lemen Mho have been engaged for years past, IN
expt,ing aud surveying hem. Thiswill constitute
the lipy, complete drsrrip ever given OF the
tire Stale. showing ior every Conn Its Topography
-wheh level or lilly, wo d"nd or prairie-is
soil climate rivers. minerals springs. manufactures
If anvil piodnc ion, OF all knls--ns cotton corn.
wheat Er pes, catl lie. hnr-es sheep hogs. e'r-mnr
kvt prize every irlnc,, amount produced per acre.
and m,re- culiva ed per hand distance and cost OF
ing market, rroh,s Q, agriculture an" STOCK
raising population aI stare Of society, number aud
conf ion of freedmen, schools, churches, towns, aud
posioifics S, Lniiding material and cost number oi
saw aud -four hills III auy.) value oflands, etc.
The Almanac III also contain the usual variety nj
his orir.I ,k.tcjes of Texas. and biographical
tires; a table giving the Offices OF every COMFY;
table Of VII the pus' ulic''s oi every county 'tp'r
III aIi the Jrliria Districts oi The ne AK "rganzrd
by he pr,seui Legislinr,. with ibr judge, aud 9TH
~ officers rrrms { cour', &c., tn" Congressional,
Dstrir and counties Of each. nS nrsnhizrd ny M
present LEGISLATURE; Judges and other "lfcers OF me
Supr., Court, Places nf holding cnnrt, terms, sc
all III members of the legislature their os olhres'
Sr the Ex-rnthe D'im imrnt ~ Austin. 'ihrcs'
clerks and salaries; the Asynms Of he STATE (; me
Psni,en,iaiy OH rial reports Of all he railroads
.ength Of each road Sc. sealoris and c'inr' ce al
She Sta e; reports II Treasurer, Comptroller AM
Land Oifire; taxable property of he SAFE for lsh
aud 1856 aud compI statistics Of all the coun ir-
for 1865 AMI 1856, sources ~ irvehne, &c.
Tn. Am mae will con- iu,l" with he most import
ant statistics Of III, uni,e'i States for rcf'rence
The Map of the STA viii h. published ~ nsnal TO
accompany he Almanac. with all the corrections It,
The rresrh' dave, carefully made by Mr. Pressier, "i
he Iai'd Ofcc
The Ananac viii probably contain over 300 close
IL prin ed pages, each page containing about twice
as much ~ pageof he $ ate laws.
We would sck knowledge our obligations 10 ne
members of he pres. nj Legislature III he kindness
u ~ haye manifested IN furnishing Ms VITA "a" de
scripiiobs Of their respective ruin'ies. These de-
srriplinns. with lie sta isics, rmfie ana re>"ntte
Of estry potion Of onr ate, will go I" he pnl,ii'
with The md rs.nnf of the representatives VI The
pc iple rs ~ heir hcrnrnv.
The univArrai de-rc hut has been manifcs'cd-nnl
nnl, In throthsf Sou l.rn airs, but in olhrr par
- M Union and in Enrn,e--tn ol,-nin correct in
..rnafin- al Texas. and at our in-xharriahir ~
sources. induced Us To appl, directly iotle rep esei
- ives o the people from all parts ui 'nr Sin'r' ~
the anly picfi,' bic means Of giving such. int rms
lion wi eni ite accuracy. ola country 81 vast in eN
-nt. covering nm area ct nearly i,"" miles IRON
North To S.,uh, and extending half way rom M
Gulf the Pacific. with hr nal va irty Of clnp'i
.,ii aud productions, over msny degrees OF Ia i
'ne aud longitude.
The Almanac will also contain an article on She !
II-bsndiy IN Texas. by one long experienced ~ III
I,usinc,s. Also. ode on stuck Raising, showing "
great profits au,l yearly inrr asing Importance, an
The i'm m.n>e van IT cur cattle trade An ariirir y
80 being prepared lya gentleman well arlnth'e'
with The ijer', gu The extent SOD grea, pr" 'hr
liveness Of The wheat region Of Trxs>. The Anna
nar will have many other articles which We capno
nov rnunis rae. lsimo.l