The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-04
HOUSTON LETTER
Federal 0Aiflals aFe Mourning RI lieus'
i0n's Aafr0W Gauge Railroad
LFrnm nnr apeelal p0naspanafnl.I

from Gus special ppHfspondflil-l
llpUsTos, I'ENAs, Opl T., isii'
Houston has been IN some sllr lnr
a few days past, growing pul pl pc
presene9 III Two detectives hell nul w
lhe government from Granlyllls, u
mean Washington eilyJ 70 lllulfe
into tbs dOings and mlslplllgs u lhp
federal officers in IeAas lhey nave
been closely examining mo records ~
Harris GOunly ip spg IN themselves
The showing Of lhp rasealllles Alll
lhefs perpplraled by one ~ ~ inll
late radical sheriff ana phn, u y
Whiilehey, late treasurer liAll -
now postmaster NJ tialyehlpli ana u
deiauller % the Slate Ahl county W
Harris near slOOOOO, WhlIlle'
soy was defauller ~ treasurer
over $4,000, bul WIS lnhle Wy
the county court ~ discharge lils
Ill,gOiten gains, The impression here
Is that both THESIS repr0bales WI pe
thrown overheard w lhe anl llorillen
at Washington, 40 the radical parry
la this state think they are too heavy
u l0nd ~ carry, Aud then M0fl0l'H
boasts that tht radical party purge ",
self NJ ila thieves must W. mate kpun
you know, seemingly dnn Knows !
II did ~ purge Itself, lhcle .Woulh not
be- any of lhp party left II preallnl'
able ihai the collector 0f llle port dalT
weston will be given lilH walking pl'
perH also Though Tom Oohlllree u
considered safe, ~ he hah the presl.
Dental car, and IN free VI the charge Ol
fraud from all parties, Tom has
enough blue blood IN his veins 10 be
honest, 10 far IA stealing ID concerned,
No bOlalering or quasi publication WIZ
help the radical party IN Texas, linnlds
Baker was right when he said there
had been six hundred pollllcal muir
ders IN Texas, only he dldll't put inc
figures large enough, ThewhOlerhdlchl
party 90, 900 strong, was slaughtered last
December al the ballot box, aud only
II few struggling ghosts are uhlapplly
wandering around, hutunllke old John
Browns soul they are not marching
on. The putrld carcass Of tho dead
body will be hurled next November,
nj the congressional election, hnd !
think | will write IN elcgy 10 compose
these unhappy spirits 10 quiet NJ lumber
Houston II lively mud gay, aud every.
body In busy, Tho city council WIN
vote II subscription Of one hundred
thousand dollars 10 the capital stock Of
the Narrow Gauge railroad 10 run to-
wards New Braunlcla aud the pan
handle of Texas. After this II done,
work ON the rond viii forthwith COM
mcnro, aud early Ia the coming Senr
the cars viii he running 20 the lirnHoH
river, There N u concert Of action he.
Ing had among the business men o'
this city 10 pntronilc home Industries,
aud hereafter the manufactures Ol
Houston viii loo pNlr0nIacd In prefer
cncu 10 those out Of the state,
Gcn. Robertson, tho supcrlnle ndeni
of immigration aud his clerk, b0ll
will leave this city on short trips d
business for the bureau, Capt. II. w
Taylor will look after the Immigration
Interests OF the state In their absence
This with
FOsTER's EMIGRATION BUREAU,
one of the established institutions %
our state, viii keep the people outside
of Texas well posted as 10 the advnn
tngcs Of the Lone Star state. Capt
c, Fosters real estate drawing lakesp
on the I'D of this month, when til,
STAG 900 worth of prizes viii be distri
buted. The immense wheel made OK
prcssly for the occasion 10 turn out thu
prizes IL ready for use, and oil IL II
readiness for the great event.
SAXEr.