The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-19
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gent Hanging or Shooting. or Both, OF
Freedmen's Bureau Aaent-Three Repre- |
sentative Fast Young Men-The Old song
Sew Days" Rendered In Prosecution
and Corn Crops, and Political Sentiments |
Of the PeOple-(;old and Silver ms n Circ"'
lRting Medium-The Removal of Governor
Throckmorton.
MuIIcAN Texas, August 8, 1867
Ny present place OF writing the northern terminus
OF the Houston and Texas Central Railroad In few
days this terminus Will be at Bryan twenty miles aooyS
here Some three hundred are at work on the
road slowly but surely hurryng II forward r. CON-
petion to its ultimate destination the Red y.ver At
Bryan the lower border of the wheat counYs reached
and thence in its progress through tho great
wheat region Of Texas tho iron BIAS already been
bought for fifty miles additional OF the road
incidentally rich field for transportation is
laid open, whose richness viii increase in an
incalculable degree the road progresses 10 lite
terminus II requires sharp stretch OF obser-
walton glance tnss this road and its ccntem
plated branches including the Harrisburg and Colorado
road form ample facilities for transporting all products
between tho Trinity and Colorado rivers and that this s
Its bounden destiny. Here is region only vas, in
extent but the richest In the world, embracing
sixty counties, and an area Of over $4,000 square
miles Al Hampstead there Is already branch running
to Brenton, which Is TO ba continued Austin From
Novosea this side there will be smother branch TO Mar
Shall whichs being graded The Houston and Texas
Central Railroad important enough at the close OF
the lnd he confederacy s debtor 10 tie amount
Of and half millions, and efforts have been made
~ get State THROUGH obedience to whose orders this
Indebtedness accrued saddle leas. half it but the
ogsat, no have able thus far the point
| though with the application Of proper lenses, sucn
Northern railroad lobbyists use II is not impossible
that she ocular acuteness Of future legislative BODY
| may be improved 70 the seeing point
Mircan as the railroad terminus years before the
wsr and during the war; and since has become quite
commercial emporium in its way. There are, perhaps,
forty buildings IN it, all ranged IN opposite rows on one
sree but with the spacious width Of hundred yards
between them Pulling and whstlng, and the bell ring.
ing and 60 out this street and run back and
forth occasional trains With each morn train
wave oEexcemont rolls over the town, the most slug.
glsh slowly rise from their and take look, and
then again. and tho active take walk to
The depot TO what Is and having picked up any
newly scattered items of gossip that may be aca return
their accustomed ounging places the hotel stoops
to undergo repetition Of the same physical exertcn
store perch IS full Of these Idle sitters Taking poiscs,
inerlaried with smoking chewing drinking and SWEAR
ing Is evidently their principal occupation l hearv, q
group talking the Of the Free5men's Bur
agent.
or that's So I'm who'll half put rope ID hi
neck y remarked another.
ttDcnn me II would shoot him on sight, l.rcel,
.iand so would IT, said another Three 4 runke,
theow Of this conversation at this point by rectIn
general attention TO themselves One OF them wsithou
notion to blow tho TOP Of his head Of with Il rs,oIver
One OF his comredes told him the niger vs. sayin
LOOT out TI shoot YOU" was the snswsr 10 got
These fellows in which they subsequently, toinet
expected there would b pistol practice before they
their srree but fortunately there was
and bad whsksy who are tho terro-s Of fexas
/ .one undertakes TO demonstrate with then
one he has conm.tea CRIME, is sure death II al
I the hotels in Aiican are like the Exchange Hotel
traorainary dsoomforts;' IL as tumultuously noisy
crowd circulates about every night II burglars ar
though happily not como Of the Victims very clonr
y showed; tx the all ights csngor OF car bells sne
cidal propens kiss all Ilavs say for one is that
never grow los before am Obliged to give the benest
Of my presence ,and patronage again. But Milcan ar
thing Of the pa h That old song sew DAYS" II not
exactly the pres rnf vocal rage, certainly most sug
Merchants ling their goods cheaper because thew
are going to In few days Tho hotel proprietors
keep Their srasr uS s sc.nt Of provisions
keeper for some randy and be will produce some worn
fence whiskey eai VIII KIN around two corners and
sock run low, nything out but ths going TO move in
few days" Farm ers bring but little in their wagons be.
cause they Know the people will only buy enough 10 last
| them few days And this few days is no fiction A
few days more and only the ghost Of will remain
here Nearly every building. all excepting the hotels
| story 6ock houses-wil be pulled down and taken
to Bryan ,snd there rebuilt and as another terminus
other remo a and 30 on to the end OF the railroad and
OF tho chapt or.
From Ho sstan here is . very pleasant Journey
pleasant as uuTeying by railroad goes There Is far
ss dust than prevails on ordinary roads, the cars are
large, anoI VOL ventilated and from the tra being
and uoo.h tho trains move along with far less
of jarrnE mott sn than is generally experienced In this
mode travel Passing OF the city The cars 60 hr
ing through beautiful pine groves and then dart
INTO broad open prairie. The sensation 10
like leaving city steamer and binding oneself IN
tho broad bosom,pf the ocean On either hand o. op
see, is' vast plain, extending In uubroken
rev 70 she lar AVA horizon where the blue arched
azure ca and the Armament above IT, Through nfty
mites Of ms praire country our journey opens Oc.
the eny OF the view, while oil along tho engineer
keeps up shr. wftstlns 10 frighten from the track
the thousal s CT grazing cattle feeding either side
Hero aud IL sre small farms under but
not many. sope in this country do ike TO touch
the beat pr Srio lands r Illinois and Kansss while
thore so no ph bottom land to spare which yields
counties-Harrs Austin, Crimes aud Brazos Counties
Nearing Hempsca d. in Austin county come
bottoms. The coriN a. all along. has sufficiently
mstureds DO unds arb,d by any future vagares Of
ccedingiy WELL and very IiGlo Of the cotton worm has
shown itself In this secC e good crop is looked for
though Of course the pre- Nm bright prospects may be
Island Cypress, Hochley, Hampstead, Courtney and
Savarotaare all small and tsent TO the passing travel
Ter no features OF special Msrest We crossed tho
savarota river 80 called Bill Art would say, but why
so called would puzzle hya nepaihist % understand
In tho present low stage Of water very feeble gym
mast could jump H. and II tn, nsh they
must keep up perpetual collision ~ fms fren Of
sea room In all tho counties have named The regis
tors are at work There 10 not that dis yesion 10 regis
ter particularly among the white popu sion, there
some TIME ago owing 70 belief that H. II is thought
hereafter they VIII vote against Athe names
VIII DO scratched from the list End this belief Ia be-
coming quite general and II In rapidly grow a.
/ cd Ia man Will |
Whom was talking on this topic, 'hat the ro listers
'assing upon the qualifications OF those VIII have
"a Stored, when they come 10 correct their l.ys. are
oing 70 be influenced at all by any considerations as TO
Nv p'rsons arc going 10 VOTE but simply pass upon
iei ds' 70 register and vote under the Reconstruoon
w."
owhlsrsuch should DO The course takon BY all no