The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-02-28
FROM DALLAS, TEXAS.

lefestln& WWielu my .no
Het 4 M abil ". Dallas il sitl Ated
% u Nss central RaifToa $50
miles from st. blnis, go from Calves
ton. Itis the present terminus of the
Texas Pacific Road, and will probably
continue so for some time. The loea-
ton is good, being situated on -undu-
latipg land, and surrounded with
gidves d oak ana eedaf timber, but
this.~timbss-is~ stunted- and -saruhbE,
and does not vie with our beautiful
kings efthe forest and eedaF trees in
Indiana. The city is distributed over
a large territory, comprising q miles
in length, and 2 miles wide. The
bottom land surrounding the city on
all sides nearly, draining it, adds to
its healthfulness.a Four years ago,
the City Square contained all the bus
iness houses, and Main street, now
lined with business houses for nile
Z in length to the depot, was dense
forest of cedar. These cedars are
light in trunk and attain their growth
in three or four years. Elm street,
running parallel with Main, presents
the same busy appearance. Business
is thriving, and at any time of day the
streets are. lined with corners and
goers. The. cotton trade is, brisk at
present, and wagon loads are constant
J " passing to the cotton yards, where
large cotton houses have agents buy
ing up and shipping it to its destina-
ton. About 10000 bales have been
shipped this season, and 10000 bales
arc expected to be shipped this year
from Dallas. The court house, built
eff stone, two stories high. surrounded
by trees, and costing about 100000
when completed, will be the finest one
in the State. Some one suggested that
Z the lawyers Of the city ought to put on
another story, " hon one of them sug-
gested they would put enough stories
in it without any on it. There are
two dailies and one weeklyIand a tenn
perance paper Just started-an organ
much .ieeded in this city. where a
temperate man is rara avis. y ~ III. /
o Intemperance' lis the great curse Of
the South, manly honor and dignity Of
the highest type succumb to its de-
/ grading power, and noble reason once
enthroned sinks to driye1ing babble
and worse; even the ladies regard il
as a familiar. thing. Where my soul
has sank toiI;:the uttermost depth Of
sadness at such. a sight, | have seen
the smile of case play upon my sister,
! f;,ces!3a - stiT8h5 OFT AIT 5aotl }
All religious denominations are
r. represented here BY a minority of the
Is people. There are seven churches
the Old School Presbyterian, Episco-
I PAL, Catholic, Methodist. Baptist
Christian and Baptist, (colored) The
i Methodist church yesterday contained
! in its congregation, a majority wot
L young men !; it did me as much COED
I 70 see that class so we'll representa-
Elat church, as the sermon. In proporr
K ton to the growth Of the city, thu
I price aoi land has increased Lot.
range from one hundred TO six Of
seven hundred dollars, away, from thu
Eahusiness portion of the city; improved
l.iaa from s25 to $500 per acre Rent
are very high, a small vottage. of foul
/ rooms, porch, and outside kitchen
rents for fifty dollars per month. TIL!
demand is so great at present, tina
[ landlords thrive. The garden at
tachcd to our housc-used at presen
for a wagon yard-rents for $50 also
making the monthly rent on this, on
/ hundred dollars. ~ % sIs,ii7st a55
IT, What is greatly needed in this coun
try, are conveniencies of every Kind
1t surprises me that people, having
| the aristocratic ideas prevalent ANON
| Southern people, can live this way
i aCupboards, closets, garrets, cellars
and cuddy holes, the pride OF North
ern p housekeepers, are unknown
| Houses are in such demand that the.
are put up at a week notice. Lum
Der is very high on account of TIL
most Of it being imported but in
few years, Texas will supply her owl
demand The weather has been un
Unusually mild this winter, and garden
and 'fieldsaare now being broken up
| Saturday, we drove, out over fou
miles Of beautiful prairie, TO a French
mans nursery, and there saw til
! beautiful little hyacinths putting fort
! their fragrant flowers, and little vie
D let's lifting their modest heads. al
mond trees were in bloom, and Natur
|dseemed alive. This gentleman iha
! collected about six hundred species Q
+ bugs, from the beetle down to tn
iniest creature. all Of which he ha'
4 pinhedt to tickets, the number of whic
referred to their name insa book
4 Though possessed of but ordinar
\ knowledge, he had done this by a lit
T. tie study and assistance b letter frou
II dentomologists. In yariaus sections.
p asee Il am making long letter. an
z, must leave other items for anothe
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:. This is the opinion. that an s.inde
4 pendent journalhas of country new;
= papers. Tt is from an editorial in. til
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