Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-20
Letter from Texas.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazstte.;l
AUSTIN CRY, Texas, Aug. l0.-A certain
class of newspapers delight in chroncling every
little fstieuff magnifed into murder, as
"rebe outrage" Now this is all wrong: Radi-
cally wrong. know the people mere, and un'
hesitatingly assert without fear of successful
that they arc less disposed to
quarrel, engage in murders and outrages, than
auy people Oh this continent. [ mean the cltl-
zens. They are kind and generous to a-fault
vet courageous. They lead temperate, hon
est life and leave dissipation, vice aud immoral
itv to scallswags. You rarely hear Texan
indulge 10 low vituperation and billiugsgatc, and
such base falsehoods deserve the condemnation
Of all GOOD people. That murders are commit
ted here, 20 one will pretend to deny. but with
ali candor, and without prejudice, can, in
truth, ssy that there are more committed in the
one single city of New York, than in Texas
during the past veal; for corroboratlon OF
which I respectfully refer to Police News, Days
Doipgs ct al on,ni genus. But will resume.
Our cattle have become a dtsslderatun with the
specializing public. The grass in every quar-
ter is luxuriant, and the millions OF beeVes wal
low in their fat. witnessed herd on The
tramp for Kansas and California near Waco,
few days since, vending their way to the hupI;
ery, I do not over estimate it, when | say /
saw fifty thousand within distance OF twenty
five miles. Beet packing with us too, has DC
come an item, in addition to which the Baltl
moreans, alive to the Interests of the Monu-
mental City, have established steamship line,
called Baltimore and Texas Transportation
~ IL or chin a ratrJreTat-
ing aparatus whereby fresh beet can be convey
ed from Texas to New York or Baltimore in
its original purity. By this process of cooling
the air, the hold of the ship is kept near the
freezing point throughout trip OF twelve
DAYS, It is bound las We Wish the enterprlze)
to meet success.
By Joint resolution to day, the Legislature
will adjourn on the 18th inst, but members
are talking of q reconsideration Of the vote, land
resembling the resolution. The International
railroad bill passed the House, and will, beyond
doubt, pass the Senate. In some future letter
[ will give synopsis of the most important
bills passed and survey OF the polltlca! c!rcie.
incidentally touched upon the tact OF this
being grazing country. 1t ls emphatlcaiy
So and it would be invidious in me to deslg'
nate any particular spot presenting superior
advantages over the rest of tho State, yet
NAV be pardoned for venturing the remark that
the region Of country watered by the river Col
orado and its tributaries is pre- omlnently adapt.
ed to this business The cattle appear to grow
larger and fatter and come to maturity at least
one wear sooner than they do in the more
Southern countries, i. e. bceves three years
old are here as heavy as the fours ard lives IN
the lower country. Had the time and space
| might give you a table showing the increase
on 100 head of COWS for the period OF twelve
years-but my space being limited, as we'll as
my time, [ can only give the footings IS, 6S4
COWS, 4,349 calves, |, l63 yearlinRs, l62 two
year olds, S34 three year Odds, sos tours, 43C
fives and ITO bulIs-thus making sum total
of 1873 OF all ages; deduct for estrays and
casualties 2.79S aud you have - 900 head. L
wish had the space to insert this table Tor tho
careful investigation by one OF the champion
stock men of the Old Dominion showing this
immense increase on one hundred head. Now
we will average them at So per head and we
have thirty six thousand dollars.
In making these calculations, no mention has
been made OF living, but have allowed that
his stock will furnish the family with meat,
milk, butter and cheese, and with the assis.
lance OF one aboring man, they could raise all
the provisions they would consume; while the
stock range is FREE Cattle here require but
trling assistance. Instinct and nature guide
them, while the broad prairie supply them with
food, winter and summer, without cost. The
only thing necessary to provide is salt; The
only attention requisite on the part Of the OWL,
or is to ride around daily to see that his cattle
do not stray, and in the spring brand and mar K
his calves. In every county is Register g
Office to record your brand.
l write you no clap trap, nor do misrepre
sent facts in the remotest degrcc--a visit to
this country will convince the most incredulous
that it will far exceed the expectations of the
most sanguine. More anon. Hastily but truth
fully yours. PAM