Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-06-05
Letter from Austin.

Gran, and Narksn- Cutie bring Drircn
No,fb-Sy Tmproriag-Raiiroad Pro,.
p,ef,-- CLa,v Biiiv more, 10 the City Csmc.
.i,rv-Sp,,I Di,k nj Ioiites-etc., etc.
,,.,,v T,x,s Nav o, 1879.
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DEAR hERALp'-Humors are rue ,ha'
tho rust has destroyer Tue Shen. crop !"
Northern Texas III uamhgeu, 10 wha' OK
tent! It's matter OF some monen' even
ITO this portion OF the STARE MS IN FORMER
years u was supplied WIN honr ~ par.
from your section. Inc wheat ana Va'
'crop here, Learn, s almost ues'ro.e' ny
rust. The mos, nauering prospect lot corn
and COTTON drhgh's 'he farmer MANS
continue ana the grass ana Vsge'ao'eS nrs
hne. We now get the mos. ae''eions oee'
aud mutton and good variety OF hne veg
etab'es IN our market ana your correspcn-
dent is really growing ia' on Inc good Nv
ing in our city. =;
thousands OF ca'tle are bc'ng driven 70
a foreign market from western Ieans'
scarcely day but drove passes, and
stranger would Imagine that beef milk
md butter would be scarce and high, but
the n0mbcr Is no, missed, anu the market
not In the least affected.
Our city still improves, and many arc
clated at the prospect Of securing the
Headquarters Of the Army OF Texas, but
San Antonio struggles hard to retain IT,
and we'll she may, for II Is her very Nfes
blood. Some prospect Of the Railrond;
news reached us some days since that ive
hands were now at work on the extension
from Brennan to this city, and that two
more would 60 to work.as soon as they
could borrow tools. This news conruised
our people with frenzied excitement, and
real estate rose to fabulous figures. Why,
sir, in my Imagination, | could hear the
rumbling Of the cars. See, they come,
loaded with passengers and freight; oil is
hustle and excitement tho little news
boys are running in every direction with
tho morning papers from Galveston aud
Houston. This is life for you. You must
stir, move quickly or be run O~er by the
pressing crowd Of business. Capt. Josse-
lyn. that sturdy, consistent and able editor
al the Gazette, looks younger, steps more
tightly and expects to take the morning
train for Galveston, aud after tea, call on
Hamilton Stuart Of the Civilian, for whom
lie has the highest appreciation and de-
s;Ic TO cultivate.
The CITY was startled n short time since
on the announcement that Carpenter aud
L;s wife Ind broken jail. They were there
on the charge Of numbering a little child,
n ID the old man had been sentenced TO the
p.ni,cp,inry. but was awaiting the deci-
sion of IN appeal. The old lady's trial
was posi ponci, and on several occasions
sbe feicncd ms ,nity in the hope Of cscap-
inc punishment. The jailor allowed her to
h,ye her knitting TO occupy her time, and
abe with the needles, and the old man with
F.. cedar chin, made an opening through
which they made their escape, and for
whom Gov. Pease offers reward of three
hundred dollars apiece.
Do Won know Icrazy Billy" the county
man maker. who has been in Austin many,
MANY wears? Everybody who has visited
Austin much has seen him, and know
where and how he lived. He is evidently
unbalanced on some subjects, and is more SO
a, times than at others, but is entirely
harmless and inoffensiye, and occupies his
,;me in gathering scraps of paper about the
.;,v and making maps. learn he has re.
Gently been disturbed ia his rude home.
tn nxner Of the lot, or something troubled
R;ly and owning a lot in the city ccme-
.ary MAYED all his effects TO il. Disguised
,,.,hsns with the living he moved to the
,;,v of the dead. and erected himself tenn
$500 CHARTERS. This freak Of uncle
Billy is truly remarkable. learn that
s,snd;ng he owns a lot there, he is not per-
mi,ied TO occupy it till the vital spark goes