Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-08
IoUR HOUSTON LETTER.
IlousroS, TExAs January 22, ls6

land, laden with railroad iron, for
the next section of the Central Road
above Bryan, has already warned
tho denizens of that classic city 10
get their castles on wheels, and bo
ready TO move them further into
the bowels of the land. Already
the site of tho next city, to be called
Calvert City, is fixed, and corner lots
aro in the market. IL is possible
the name of tho city may not yet be
fixed, but rumor gives il as | have
it. So with steady progress goes
this great enterprise to its goal.
And so, | wot, do the hearts OF all
the good people of Dallas rejoice
with equal mind, and enlarge with
hope of the good time coming.
Houston is the city 9i various en-
,crpriscs. Lang Syneys was the
bayou city then the RAILROAD city;
then the Forest city; always the
muddy city lately the city Of fac
tons. Just now it is the Conven-
ton city. Three separate oonven-
ltions sit this week in our midst, to-
wit: First. the Conservative pollti.
clans of Texas, represented by Col,
Gillespie, Col. Ashbel Smith, judge,
I Rep ~un, Hon. Sam Maverick, and
others of various minds. About
two hundred delegates are present
and it is most respectable body OF
men. Second, the original Union
Reconstructionists, represented by
Judge Hancock, Maj. Moses, Col.
Cowen, and abont fifty other gentle
men of standing, who, having reas-
serted the Declaration Of lndepend-
cnce, adjourned yesterday. Third,
the Loyal Radicals, consisting OF
Gen. A. J. Hamilton and j.. IL. Bell,
who occupy their portion Of the
field in solitary grandeur. We ought
to be excited with all these things,
but | cannot see that we are very
much. The city keeps at work
minding its business. The city
Courts put the customary grist OF
criminals each morning through the
mill. The city banks display tempt
ing piles of gold upon their tables,
and trade rs usual in acceptances.
The hucksters stores dispense chick :
ems and eggs. The more portentous5
mercantile houses are at their usual
work, receiving, selling and ship
ping goods. The doggerios are in
continual full blast, and the negroes
congregate in sable crowds at every
sunny side of the streets, and lolter
rthe days away in exquisite insensi-
Ebility.J
Various editors arc all around
about and naturally we shall expect
to hear all they have to say by due
course of mail. Among them ! have
seen Richardson, Stuart, Whilden
and Cherry, of the four dailies at
Galveston; Logan, of the San An
tenio Daily Herald, Mcclure, of the
Palestine daily Advocatc,-well, if
it isn't daily it will be some time
the three daily editors of Houston,
and various others. Why didn't
you come down bro. Swindells
The daily Dallas Herald, as is to be
should have been represented.
Garden crops are now all the eX:
citement in agricultural circles, and
it is to be hoped that they will ex,
tend trife beyond mustard ano
cabbages. There IS no such coun
try on earth for gardening as Texas
and none where the art has less at
tention than here. Nearly every
thing is in season nine months n
the year. l had tomatoes, snap
beans, green peas, lettuce, cabbages
beets. radishes, and turnips all De
cember. / have now as fine spinach
ettuce, cabbages and beets as you
would wish to see. | have my to
matos for the Spring crop under
glass, eight inches high, and l ex
pect 10 have strawberries, greer
corn, etc., from the lst of April al
along. And then too the roses, the
cape jasmincs. the thousands O.
Towering shrubs and ANIMALS thai
we can have so easily 1t is won
dcrful how people can live in Texa:
and not have the good things that
are SO easily made abundant to then
hands.
/ see the gas company is very
busy building its works, laying
down it's pipes, etc, in this city. i
will not be long before we shall have
an abundance of gaslight all ovcl
the town.
In theatrical affairs we have wha
is said to be the best company nov
in the South, that of Capt. Crisp
1t is winning golden opinions a
well as great applause from the pia.
going citizens, Should any ofyoul
frionds come down, tell them no
to miss the theatre.
u CAPTAIN JOHN.