Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-03-13
Letter isom galveston.
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fAe Political hsIiIaA 10 clear ne efT-
taihly az hamilipRs riesiiea "a GsEFTHeT
phi she sispli0n n its seHsiiiaiiea is
locked upaa as a lsliiieAl ssnessiiy aai
hsHes agTpsabls 10 eFsTg szs ssdsr ,hs
si'sansiaRsss, b-ksE . slesiisA y aiss ~
snIieipalsi fact,
ihs CoAsETssiiss Democracy sHd inlesd
all other parties sIsrPi the sssl-iysi sAa-
Ial 40 ATmsirous's -ilsisisH ideas, Thew
Is hasrEeT FinhRs inraeaee ~ ssIk 10
AmAlF.H.is q Psn Il she ceHssTsaiiEs
hepGblieAHs with The kadiesls 10 dsissi
h-ksF % the L.Polhssis Iha, as iianii-
taAs slsslleh a. sehaler gill leave The
Lieutenant G0yrrssF, sA-ofhsie, GassgRsF,
sId that they gill thereby have isVsr-
Dor not Shly pledged 10 ''iisisisnN bat M
der ,hsir swn ssairol hksT sanIei Is
used BY them, aud they knos a,
shaker 10 . eiIiIvR u ihis city, has heeh
a siIiIsA Of fsNa. thirty Yeas, and al
itoush opposed 10 The var IS snlsidal 10
the eonRiTy, conducted himself ia saeh
sAy durins the saT as 90 mainiaia the Ee-
spreI Of the South, while be lest hane 81
he puslige Of Lis A1tessdenis vita the
rRspubllean parry, lie l. yissel by all as
sound to- the Sonih, while be ~ ibe sAns
time advocates hrnly, yet respectfully, the
rseonsiruciioa lass Of congTsss as the ehly
hore for Texas 10 the PTsssnt crisis lie
believes shd advocates the repeal Of The
"lroa Clad al the hrst possible moment,
aud the rems,al Of all disabilities. Ills
energies will be dirrcIrd 10 this movement
ms ,osu ss be IL ih l0silioh 10 make that
endurance effective, We hear, from ihfeF-
inAiion We have from different paris of the
country, that his friends are sanguln Of
lis election.
we would much prefer 10 have given you
the Lieutenant uovrrnOr from the East,
but We could think Of no Que In your SEQ
ition, Of Reconstruction politics, Who We
conceive would DO as safe for all parties,
So please take the will for the deed aud
help rs ont.
. We have but little lo,al news that would
itikely interest your people. II II supposed
nov tiiat there sill be 100000 bales Of cot
,sn shipped from this point this year. Over
100, 00O bales have already arrived here,
and tho Trinity river bOais, for the last
: fur weeks. have been adding largely 10
the receipts. We hope soon TO have con
isin nj counuun iealion with your beautiful
ciJy and others along the Trinity river,
Speaking of steamboats, reminds one OF
steamships, and the mere mention Of
Steamships at once induces the thought OF
ship channels. Ship channels are all the
| talk in our sister city. A Board OF Direc'
TORS was elected aud the ship channel COM
,psny regularly organized in Houston a few
days since, so that nothing remains now
Z Out 10 put il through" When tho work
-, shall be done 10 already settled, but there
seems to be some difficulty as 10 how II
shall be done. Several plans are suggested,
but the most feasible one is that offered by
Summers Kinney, and the one which will
probably be selected.
Kiuney's plan deserves credit for its in
genui,y and originality. lie proposes TO
have gigantic dredging machine built for
..lbe purpose, but instead Of using the scoop,
D.. 10 have a shovel in front, say thirty feet in
diameter and thirty long, the shovel to be
-'Eois.ed and lowered on he scoop principle.
-'1hc engine to be Of ten thousand horse
: power, with IN elevaiing power Of nine
T, hundred thousand pounds.
The company are 10 borrow from the
United States one Of its largest class gun
boats, one capable Of throwing ten tbous-
T66l pounds Of metal at broad side. This
O must have q force pump on board capa-
bib Of exhausting ten thousand gallons
:, water q minute. She is TO be 80 constructed
that the guns can be thrown Instantly from
, one side Of the boat 10 the other, 80 that
! tic weight will careen her or throw her
upon her side in IN instant. She is also
:, 10 be ara nged so that she can be scuttled
and sunk in the shortest fraction Of time,
with q sslfncting trap door, which will
= shut itself, when the boat is under water.
The gunncrs are all to have diving bells,
2 end waterproof cartridges.
ia They are then TO borrow or build another
I vessel or ram, after the model of tho Man
i. sssas or some other approved pattern, with
fine speed and irresisti' 10 motion power
and tencnts. This vessel they dub the
f'rButlcr.'
~ The course of the channel being desig-
mated all being ready the vessels
come up. The gun boat throws herself
found and with tremendous broadside
loosens up the earth to distance Of ten or
fifteen feet. She Immediately strengthens
herself, careens, opens her trap door and
.alipost instantly hlls with water and sinks.
Then comes up the dredgs, her shovel in
front, ut steady speed but tremendous pow
ei, and just behind her comes on furiously
y and irresistibly the "Butler," which &C.
o scording to previous arrangement is to
!, sousc into the stern Of the dredge just as
:, her shovel is touching the earth to be pom
.otrated, and thus by their united power
-spplied At the same moment, the shovel is
'sdtiyen home full thirty feet by thirty feet
The drcdge then hoists her shovel empties
herself and preceded by the "Butler,'
/, moves slowly and majestically back.
:, Having passed back over the gunboat she
by means Of her diving bells, gunners and
! waterproof cartridges is already loaded
and ready for action again, starts her pow
srful pump to work, soon rises to the sur
!. face again and ready for work.
The company have not yet determined
whether the excavated soil shall be thrown
GU either side as an embankment to pre-
Vent overflow or whether il shall be emptied
.finio sma II boats and carried to this city to
elevate the Island. That suppose will
depend upon the consideration. Kinney is
, sa,fsfed that the whole work, boats includ-
'Sel, can be done for fifty thousand dollars.
'Capt- John thinks It win cost more. Kin
ney 10 10 command the gunboat.
PHOENIX.
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ala Cleveland gentlemen, while
ccrpssing the Atlantic, sealed bot