Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-28
CORRESPONDENTS.
REsURREUTED;
Our Texas Correspondent Recovering From
Obituary Attacks,

AusTls, TEXAS, July 18th, 1870.
MEssps, Eprroas Having just recovered from
u severe attack of obituary notices. the abuse Of
rebel newspapers, and the congratulations of
numerous friends, I, in thanlifulness, once more
address the readers of your paper. For nearly
two years have combatted the combined at
tacks OF outlaws dY avery grade, including el-
famous landlords whc have ASSAULTED me with
leaden biscuit bull beef, corn-dodgers and long
range potatoes which shoot from the eye.
| entered Austin June 18th, to be assaulted
with running fire of questions and cross ques-
tions from friends and foes, as towhy was thus,
and not floating in the Guadalupe" l soon
learned that l had been ''foully murdered and
..chueked" into ameandcring river. and my grief
at having to thus disappoint my friends found
vent IN aqueous apologies and n,imeruus prom
ises to never do int any moro any times
| Then followed long continued fusilade OF
''punches," toddieS. snlashes. sangarees, and
| lager for those WHO had been at logger-heads
concerning my fate. The Bell was toasted,
smashed punched and shaken till he was sadly
! ont Of time and felt as though he had been told
ltuiedb altogether to much. But survived even
| this attack and have since been quietly deyour-
ing my g,ui, de hotl ,p Mi-'ngef, fStringer is my
| lattllort) with intense dtsgusto
Our governor. Davis. by words inadvertently
uttered at the close Of political speech some
time since, brought the most dire disaster upon
the people of Austin-caine near i'll fact poison
ing the people of the entire city. He has al
ways been accused Of laundering but even his
best friends can find no excuse for the outrage
o,is rfnn pas he has committed In the present
case. lie wound MP lis speech with the empha.
tic command of "l,ltS, to your holes, and At
there was no antitleais 10 the command il was
supposed tole address cd to his coored auditory,
all of whom at once lied to the innermost re.
cesses of the earth AMI remained hidden for sew
eral days, causing servant hire to materially ad
vance before the governor learned OF the toe
literal plcatiun of his words and issued pro
camatien calling forth tie faithful from theil
retreats. Bit horrible 10 tell this was not the
worst that eiisued he people Of he city Jount
their cistei,as dm rths tMR Of dro'cn,d rats, ant
ii is the firm belief Of many that this was thu
effect of the governors speech. Now don't be
lieve the cause WAS adequate to produce thu
effect, and III this sustained by the first logi
clans of the place. still give the report to yo'
that YOU may see villa. absurd things may b.
} said by reason Of thonshtless prejudice.
Col. Lowe of n'rona,itic fame is here putting
up an ice machine. There is game out herr
called freeze out poker. and the Col. was as
, founded few nights since at receiving yisi
from a delegation Of Lone Star gamblers, VIII
proposed to charter his machine for "littl
game during the races Which were about t
come or The Col. received them freezngy
4 but they were not to he "bluffed' and Jelly re
| turned to the charge, when he coldly waved then
OH, and they left yowing vengeance. Since tina
period the Col. has frog" to his room.
+ There is much ring work here, there bein
Q about fifty railroad schemes on foot, but tn
, governor does not propose to give them bond
unless they persist III their attempts at bribery
! in which case their bonds may be Of a sort Inc
Il negotiable iii the stock market.
q There is now thrice the amount of crime con
mited that there was during military rule, All
Y unless the new Police lill proves more efiiciei
Il than it now bids fair to Texas will soon he con
o pletely given oyer Ia lawless mem sci on
next Weel. fur Delaware
!. Ever Nnni NALEInnSa COPE.