Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-07-25
Letter from Galveston, Texas.

Mr.. EDIroR: Thinking perhaps you would like
to hear aifew items from the Lone Star State,
(Which, ifsyou see proper, you can place in your
paper,) I do myself the honor to write you short
letter.
We are having at present extremely warm
weather, but still do not think we suffer more
from heat here than wo did in Carolina, as we
have stiff breeze nearly all the time, especially
at night, which renders our slumbers very pleas
ant Our little City still keeps up business ap-
pearance, considering the dull summer months.
Drays and hacks are continually rafting by, and
men are ever hurrying along the street as if on
some important errand. With oil, Galveston is
business place.
I have never been further into the State than
this City but SEQ merchants and farmers from
the interior nearly every day, and of course en-
quire after the crops, as tits essential to every bu-
siness for the farmer to be successful. The per-
sons from the interior, Of whom ] have made
mention, speak encouragingly of the crops. Their
idea is, that there will be half crop of Cotton
made, il not destroyed by the worms; although
great deal has been thrown out on account of the
heavy and excessive rains md the non-!abnuripg
freedmen. Texas, in my opinion, is good coun-
try in which to make money,-proVided person
coming hitherhas capital to start upon. If he
is minus that great essential, would advise him
to stay where he is. But perhaps 1 an little
too fast 1t is possible that it doea not require so
much to live on iu the interior as it does in this
City. A person here can make money at most
anything he has n mind to strike Mt, if he has,
as have said above, capital to start upon. But
it requires good round sum to live''on in this
beautiful aud pleasant City. Necessarily go,
from tho enormous rents which tenants are COM
pelled to pay. It is this item which causes
mau's pocket to wilt, and not the living alone.
We have on excellent mFqarkst,==ish, beef, veal,
mutton. porl, all ranging from 10 to 20 cents per
pound; fish, according to size, from so cents to
l,5O each vegetables in abundance; and have
mover seen in all my life such quantities of choice
melons.
But enough of thia. am not much of poll
tcian, and caro- very little iOrvoting, but lnotice
fro;, tho papers that Throckmorton is elected Gov
ernor of Texas on the conservative ticket, for the
next term.
suppose ere this reaches you, you will have
seen lator accounts from Me1icothnn can give
you. The Liberals are now in possession. of Mat
samoras. 1 have seen lately refugees from Mata-
amoras, and an officer from the Imperial army.
say let em fight.
hope our mail rdu,e will be somewhat shor-
tened BIZ tho re-opening Of The Berwick's Buy
road which will 81 so-ten the time to New Orleans
by "a hours. This, understand, will 80 into
effect next week. Your paper will always reach
us then .iust "a hours sooner. The Adrcrfser
meets with warm reception from Carolinians here;
every ono Of is ouger to get hold of it first, as
if ready to devour paper and print. We all re-
joiCo ever to hear from old Edgefeld. By the
way, this reminds me of the sad fate my old
birthplace has met with. 1t makes me feel sad
indeed to know how poor Newberry has suffered.
Now little of ourselves, our whersabouts, con-
dition, health, &c. Our friends,Dr. j. and Col.
G.. arc very much elated Mt their fine prospects
for "a cotton crop. Their corn crops are splendid,
and the grain already nearly hard enough to
make meal Col. g. says he has only thirty
,-es of corn planted, and he will make more on
that than he did on his whole plantation in Edge
field last yenr He paid us visit last week, and
seemed to be in fine spirits: his aDliyas we'll as
himself were oil we'll. Mr.. M. and Lieut.. JEFF
Ns-who have been farming on the Trinity this
year,-have purchased place on this Island,
about six miles from the City, where sickness was
never known, and where mosquito cannot get q
chance to put his legs down, on account of the
incessant breeze Which is strong enough to blow
a PERSONS fest from under him. Chpt. I. A. R.,
who lstsis paid visit to Edgeasld, and who had
previous 5to that time persuaded !ofsEdge-
fields faircst daughters to ,emgrate to this beau
tiful Seaport, continues with J.. R. Jaynes Co.
They are very energetic and enterprising gentle
men, and ore doing Aourishing business. W.
D. J. & Co. are etill in existence, and looking
bopefully forward to the fall trade. DR.. j. and
family are all we'll. And indeed the carolinians
generally are inigood health, and have the ap-
pearance of being in fine spirits. la
I.should not forgetto mention tho Fourth Of
July in Galveston. The Freedmen made great
display with banners, sashes, swords, drums and
fife. oh, parapols, white dresses, frOck coats,
and big dinners, and black niggors and white
Yanks! Yours, truly,
as- Timothy Driscoll, of Mobile, committed
suicide "beoauso the musguitosS 'botharsd' him