The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-09-19
Letter from Texas.
kAurMAN TENAs. Snnl. h |.

In accordance with my promise to
many friends in Franklin county, !
nave taken UP my pen this morning
Tor the purpose Of writing a communi.
caion tor your paper. But when il,
is remembered that Texas embraces an
extent Of territory larger than ali New
Enaisnd, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware,
aad El,t and West Virgini. togetucr.
and that have been in the State not
quite t.o weeks, nay inability to con
ycy an adequate idea Of tie ADVANTAGE,
which Texas Affords, will be readily
1orrei,ni.
Permit me, however. TO give = brief
areoont OF my trip to til, place, and
81 the impressions made upon NY
niud by nhSl | have seen sud heard.
Leaving Winchester at IL o'c!ork in
the morning on Thursday the ljlh OF
August, ! lost about SIX hours al
Stevenson, waiting for the Memphis
train. sud 'jX hours At Grand Junction,
waiting Cor the Jackson and New Or
leans train. and arrived At Crystal
springs, Miss, al 2 o'riocn Friday
aigh,. Saturday and SUNDAY ! rested
IN the hu~pitaOic mansion Of DR.. Stack
house, and WIS much pleased with tn"
Doctor and his family, Crystal Springs
mas a beautiful location, thirty or forty
business houses which 10 an extensive
business, many ologSut residences, ana
a productive country around it,
SUNDAY night at Z o'clock | icfl Crys
tai Springs ana arrived in New Orleans
Mouday morning about ten O'Clock,
zoo late to take the steamship for
Halvcston,) and spent the time till
Wednesday morning looking at and
admjrjng the stately buildings Of the
Crescent City,
Wednesday morning at seven O'Clock
we went on board Of the Morgan fer
~ boat at French market, landed on
the OPP ositc side Of the river just
below the city, and took the car, Tor
Bra,hcar CITY, the latter place being
about eighty mile, from New Orleans.
Arrived at Brnsicar City we went on
board the Morgan steamship "Jo,r
ph me- aud loft the wharf at : O'Clock
iDr Galveston There are two steam
ships on tbr- line, the "~Joscphinr' and
" City OF Norfolk" Tbry make two
trips crcIIa week. aud passenger, leave
New Orleans IA the Morgan terry boat,
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