Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-06-29
Editorial Cnrrnsnnndnnon.

eve, with no cloud TO obstruei the heat ahd
the reflection from the white rock pave
ments but adds to the intensity Of the heat.
Such has been the appressiyeRess Of the
weather since my arrival that have moved
about but little, keeping in tho shade as
much as possible, and vainly endeayorlng
to ''keep cool" You can imagine the effects
of such weather upon my fat friend the
of my stage trip from DALLAS
lie certainly suffers aud have great sym
patty for him.
It has been my pleasure since reaching
here to form tho acquaintance Of tho heads
of the various departments of the State Gov
eminent Ills ExcOllcncy, whom ] am hon
orcd in claiming as an old time and valued
friend, is without exception, as acknowl-
edged by all, the hardest working Executive
the State has ever had. When tho vast a
mount of labor which he hns performed in
the last twelve months for the interest OF
the State, arc made known to the people
the assertion | have made above will be
proven. Capt. s. Crosby, tho thorough
Commissioner OF tho Land Office Major
W. NJ. Walton, the accomplished Attorney
General; Major Mart. II. Royston, the eff
fcient Treasurer; W. S. Rohards ESD the
Comptroller; Major Alex. Green, the Sec
rotary of State, are all efficient officers. and
thorough gentlemen. must not however,
forget to name among the State Officers,
that old servant of Texas, Geo. j. Durham,
now the Chief Clerk of the Audtorial Board.
Coming to Austin with archives of the Re
public of Texas, when this city was first
made the Capital, he has ever since been in
some one Of the various departments, and is
to-day, perhaps, the best posted man in
public finances in the State. have visited
for few moments only the Geological
Rooms, undercharge of Dr.. s. B. Buckley,
where may be found specimens of the min
eral wealth, of the State. To do justice to
this room, one might spend hours and days
in examining the various specimens, with
interest.
The Capital and other public buildings
are now undergoing repairs, painting &c.
The Representative Hall is completely bare
of furniture, carpet sc. and the sound OF
the carpenters hammer is heard reverber-
ating through the building.
A grand ralley of the Radical forces
(whitc and colored) of Travis county came
off near this city on Wednesday last, the
10Th inst There were present on the &C
casion, exclusive of the military, perhaps
as many as fifty whites, some twelve OF
fifteen of whom were females; the balance
of the crowd was composed of negroes-men
IF all ages, women of all hues, and children
of all varieties known to the genus. AL
told, tho number was quite three thousand
Speeches were made by Judge Jas. IL. Bell
Judge l. A. Paschal, of San Antonio, Amos
Morrell, Esq, of this city, and Mr.. Spencer
Hardwell colored. AS was not present
and did not hear the speeches, | cannot, o
course, report. understand, however, thai
they were extensive, and clearly foreshad
| OWCu tllG ODltClo uuu VI phooO WIN
have appropriated to themselves the sOl'
and exclusive management and controle o
the colored voters, to-wit: the triumph o
the Radical party.
Every thing passed off well. No disturb
ance whatever; the tables and the grounds
were strictly policed by the military author
tiles, and the most perfect order was ob
served. A colored voter we hear, was tiet
up by the thumbs, by the guard, for appro
priating a small cake from one of the tatNs
not being invited thereto.
Ihave heard Mr.. Hardwell's speech spokel
Of as the best of the occasion.
l have had the pleasure of making the &C
quaintance of Cupt. Robt. Jo5selyn, the abl
editor of the State Gazette, at this place
and also renewed my acquaintance, will
Jos. Walker, Esq, the industrious publishe
proprietor Of the same paper. Capt. Jos
selyn's ready and graceful pen has adde'
largely to the interests, of the official Stat
journal. am agreeably surprised at tn
amount and quality of the work now beini
done for the State in the Gazette office, a
mong the books being published ma.
name the 26th volume of the Reports of tn
Supreme Court, and Hon Jno. Sayles neN
work "a Treatise on the Civil jurisdiction
of Justices of the Peace and County Courts,
both of which are new being issued. Tn
typographical execution of these books, a
we'll as the binding will vie favorably wit
any law book published in the North.
Col. Jno. s. Ford formerly resident
this city, but now residing some where Of
the Rio Grande, is now here, on brief visit
looking in fine health, and as full of energ
as ever.
The United States District Court, Judg
Duvall presiding, is in session here. Tn
Grand Jury have found bill Of indictmen
against Judge Devine who was Judge of tn
Western District of Texas, during the day
of the Confederacy, on charge of "violat
ing the laws of the United States in variou
and gundry cases." He was arrested o.
this Indictment a few days ago. The Ga
zette of to-day, in speaking of the arres
says: -,
aAt the term of the Federal Court, he'll
last January, an indictment was foun
, against the Judge for treason, under tn
law as it existed previous to the Act Of le6.
For some reason, unknown 10 us, no arres
: was made under this indictment, althoug
the Judge has been at home in San Autoni
, ever since. On the 9th of last May, he OF
/ tanned a pardon from the President OF tn
, United States, in the usual form. At th
present term Of the Court, another bill
I Indictment was found against the Judg'
: under the Act of 1862, for aiding and assis
! ing in the rebellion. Coming to Austin o
last Monday, the Judge was arrested her
, and taken before the Court. A motion
admit him to bail was entertained by Il
B Court, and, after consideration, the amour
l was 6 xed at $4,000 for the first case an
7 $4,000 for the last, making the round SUI
os 100000. We are happy to say that Ii
bail was promptly given, and the Judge
: now at liberty. The following gentlemen
!. all Of this city, with nobleness which dot
: them great credit, signed the bail bond
4 F. W. Chandler, George Hancock, Geo.
More and c. r. Johns. Two Of these ger
tlemen are we'll known hs original Unio
men, All, as we believe, are now devote
] and true 10 the Government and COUNTRY.
o The Austin Republican, the organ Of q
!, Radical party Of the State. has made i
|, appearance here. II is as extensive in
policy as the worst radical could wish.
7 succeeds the late Austin IntelliFeneer, th
}, sheet having been bought out by the par
in this city. r0n have seen il before no.