Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-08-29
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q a. Eiii..Ts q h. Railas Hrralls
& A week aga this day wrote You
from this paint giving you suell
items as lhonght would prove in,
tercstlng tn you aud your numerous
I readers, aud while | eannot promise
Won much Ia addition Ia my former
letter, ! may still give You a "newS
item"
business continues dull hero and
there Is constant complaint among
nll classes of commercial men al
hart times, aud a noticeable want al
1 confidence among the whole bust
ness world.
Tho rich men of the South, that
~ cnt their largo and continually in.
crrasing ihrinncs here at The North
previous To the war, are all now in
n state of bankruptcy and ruin, aud
I the consequence is that tho vast
sums that IN ihrmcr times were so
cxtiavaganlly lavisncd and used for
living and dressing, are now cut or.
Large incomes have been taken
from this people aud heavy taxa
tion inananra,cd instead; and no
marvel tla, they cry "hurd times. "
These are some Of the fruits of the
late war. Thousands of Southern
cotton aud sugar plantations, the
innumcrnblc profits al which were
used TO build up northern trade and
commerce are now lying IN n state
Of devastation and ruin, and the
soil, which is second To none the SUN
ever shone on is producing now, in
stead of sugar aud cotton, briars
and bramb!c, and the probability is
that tho cry of "hard times is not
likely soon TO be hushcd. ...
This is Sunday, and is one Of the
longest, dullest and lonesomcst days
that come in this city of seven.
business alLhushcd and the bon tons
and dcvotccs of fashion arc out at
Central Park, or some other Of the
many Imagined pleasure places of
resort, in striking distance Of this
Gotham; while the more pious and
moral, are to be seen vending their
way to the places Of worship Of
their respective choice, where in
their easy cushioned pcws they
souncHy sleep, while their worthy
pastors musical voice lnlls them to
soundcr rcpose, ai',l they dream Of
the nico and delicious julip they
took behind the door in the morn
ing, in spite OF the terrible excise
law, which forbds the opening of
drinking saloons, in this city and
the sale Of Intoxicating drinks on
the Sabbath, which is doubtless n
good law, as the only drunk men
have seen here has been on Sunday.
The presumption is that during
Saturday they LAY up" for Sunday
use, and having it in larger quanti-
ties they imbibe more freely, while
those Of US who do not wish to be
forced to buy more whislcy than
will suit our appetite and purse, arc
driven to the necessity of going
across the Hudson, to the Jersey
side, where We for the time, can
consult both. &t-
There is much less political excite
ment here than would be supposed,
the fact being attributable | think
to this, the people here of all par
ties are determined to vote for Sey-i
mour and Blair, and try change
of party, and abide the consequent
ccs, believing as they say that it is
impossible to be worstcd. There is
n deepseatcd determination here on
the part of both Republicans sand
Democrats, to stop this eternal rob-
bing of thogpeopie. The most SAN.
guinc of the Republicans say that
so far as the North is concerned that
the election of Seymour is seated |
fact. 80 srt .srtf i
God speed tho day when the hard
rule of ,radicalism will be over
thrown and n more generous and
spirit will be mani-l
testod toward one whole people in
tho spirit of our rulers, and the
country be able to arise from it's
present state Of peril, to its former
beauty and prosperity. sue
The funeral of Gen. Halpine
("NIiles O'Reilly'D took place in
this city on yesterday. The pro
cession,S which. extended up and
down Broadway as far as the eye
could reach, was one of sublime
and was at tho same
time quito solemn and imposing.
He was an old and honored soldier
and government official, and his
death seems to have cast a gloom
over the entire country.
You have doubtless noticed that
PhilsSheridan, while out west for.
got whcro he, was and, turned some
Post Master ont from his premises
and was ousted, and fined therefor
one hundred dollars. lie thought
he was IN the 9th military district |
and that his Head Quarters were at
New Orleans, where such an act by
him, was commonplace. He can
turn out Governors in Texas and |
the South but he ean'ta littleP. NJ. |
up north. =
Never mind, Phil, your party will !
pay atsfne4you7 were only try
ing the thing on in the wrong coun-
try, A slight mistake that's all.
L dent feel like would be doing |
my. worthy host of the Lafayette
Hotel justice to close this my Sec |
ond communication since my stay |
here without saying something of
the very kind and. courteous man. |
ner in which he uses allhis patrons,
among whom are many Texans.
The hotel is situated on Broad !
way, and isin the very heart of the
city, it is new and the rooms are \
furnished, and kept on I
Lho Enropean plan.
The beds are magnificent, cover ]