New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-07
LETTER FROM JEFFERSON, TEXAS.

High Waterfall St0rms-BOats-Rates
Of Freight-Business-Sa Real Es.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
"Gate City,' Its Stores, Churches,
Schools, Etc.
Especial Correspondence of the Republican
JEFFERSON, Texas, May 80, 1871.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
Owing to the late heavy rains, the bayou
here had gone up to very nearly high water
mark last Sunday, but to-day it is again
falling rapidly, and has receded two feet.
Sunday night we experienced very severe
hail storm, which must have done consider
able damage if it extended far around.
This week we have had three boats at the
landing. The line packet c. H. Durfee
loading for your city. She leaves to-day
with a fair trip. The Carter line St. Louis
packet Oceanus. She was announced yes
terday as going to New Orleans, instead of
st. Louis direct, taking cotton at one dol
lar per bale, passage twelve dollars. This
caused considerable flutter among shippers
of cotton, but as there was not much to
go forward she got but little, and left late
in the evening.
At P. NJ. yesterday the swift line pack
ct Carrie Converse, Captain G. w. Rea,
blew her whistle. She LETT New Orleans on
Thursday, the twenty fifth instant, at P.
NJ, and Shreveport yesterday morning,
coming from there inside of nine hours, and
from New Orleans in less than three days
and twenty hours, including all stoppages.
This we consider good running for side
wheel boat She leaves here ON Thursday,
June l, being regular and reliable packet
and in good hands ..
Business has not been very lively for two
days, and the receipts of cotton have not
been very large owing to the heavy rains
Some sales of real estate last week show
considerable confidence in the future
growth and stability of jefferson. A sale
of lots, eighty by one hundred and thirty
five feet, on Polk street, between Dallas
and Austin streets, was made for $4,000,
and other sales on Walnut street at equal
prices. number of fine brick stores are
going up in various directions; most of
those burned are rising again from their
ashes. New stores are opening, and new
agencies and papers starting An agency
of the Continental Life Insurance Com
pany" of New York has been opened and
our people stirred up on that very impor-
tant subject, which should engage the at
tention of all classes. New railroad lines
are being organized, to extend north and
west, tapping upper Red river and also the
Central Texas railroad, building to Calves
ton; but the most needed road is the one
to connect this city and Marshall, which
will give, very soon, direct connections by
rail with New Orleans.
OF this beautiful town much has been
said and written, but the half has not been
told. We can not hope our description of
this, the "Gate City, of Texas, will come
up to it's merits, for it possesses peculiar
advantages in location at the head Of navi
cation of the lakes; its regular streets, all
with their names duly painted at each cor
ner; its neat and very comfortable dwellings
some with most beautiful flower gardens
in front, showing the refinement and culti-
walton of their owners; its stately store.
chandise, counters and shelves burdened
with fancy goods, as well as coarser arti-
cles of trade its merchants and their clerks,
polite and attentive to all customers: its
streets, lined with wagons all laden with
the ''feecy staple" or goods going TO the
interior in return for said staple. Its loca-
ton is regarded rery healthy, without any
local causes for sickness; its stage lines
and roads lead to almost every point West
and South; its hotels, especially the Irving
Hotel. kept by Captain T. Britton provides
comfortable quarters for visitors; its places
of amusement the most frequented,
the Skating Rink'l, conducted by
the courteous DR.. Rowell, afford re-
creation to all both male and female its
neat and comfortable houses of worship
show the community is religious and moral.
There are two PRESBYTERIAN churches, one
Methodist, one Baptist, one Episcopal and
one Catholic, with Sunday schools well at
tended connected with each. Its educa-
tional facilities are great; there are six or
seven excellent schools of different grades.
AS leHdlt Is ucdT W dll
and contributes joy, comfort, and happiness
to the domestic circles of life, making
homes earthly paradises, we must be ex-
cused from naming one here, which we
wish space would permit lis to dwell upon
as it merits, the jefferson Institute" con-
Quoted by Miss Eleanor Norwood, an
accomplished, energetic, and faithful
teacher its merits from the practical
course of study. though music and the fine
arts are not omitted, and it's unquestioned
discipline, commend it to the favorable re-
gard of the public. We speak from per-
sonal observation, and found ON our visit to
the institute classes of intelligent, bright
eyed girls, and heard music such as would
entertain all who love sweet melody, but
feel our incompetency to do justice to
Miss Norwood, her modest bearing, becom-
ing grace and ease. The foregoing are
some of the claims Jefferson has as a place
of residence and to transact business in.
We might speak of its prospective water
works, gas works, etc, but lest we weary
you and your readers will postpone SO
doing till another time. JUSTICE.
Correction.
The hest of cOmpoSitors will SOmetimes