The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-28
r,e,,er. from the Texas Tourists.
lCorrespondence Of the Richmond Bispa.cn:1

AUSTIN, EAhsy uAoJ ~
The Texas Central railroad, running LUZ ny, =,
and south, very nearly btsects .ne a,u ~ ba
its most fertile section. IL Is uestiIu
r,es throneh Which will. flow at no distant
t,ny wealth. Of which the half has not yet
been told, Waco and Austin are thus con-
ncctcd with this great trunk. hv
traveller between these two noinls w
rail passes through Calvert, Nayasota, Bryan u.
lI.mps.ead. Brenham, and nnhDcl v,
other places, varying in populatlon 'i ILL., .
fen hundred to four or five thousand. ue 's.
nre usually county seats, having nca'Iy'ou,s.'
residences and stores, mostly .Woou' anu
yerv comfortable, despite the IMPRESSION
generally current that IcNah IL ous'' 90 : 40
pens with shed roofs. e,, i'm.
Thrse towns provide market LOT al .lh
| ,,onse trade in cotton and cattle, ana TUT
nish supplies 10 hundreds OF miles OF paeh
| country. ,,s,;t. oon,b;li.
Itics. that among those supplies when they
huv we find bacon from CInclnnatl, inea
from Chicago, -four from st. Louis, anu
Goshen butter and condensed milk ro ~
New York. They begin now, we near nr "
give attention to greater diversity VI etO
'' Rnt If Austin we intended to have written u
| pow. VlrginiaDs love Austlo, III III, CIV"
deserves the soubrquet OF 1ne a;dnr, from
and in this particular widely d'ner' ot thors
""e ~ nit;aa or The plain" which all the otneis
INC eIe0 W numbering as lucy
a ~, ~ oh0 Is constituted largely OF WEI
e'a'n i n;,Ier directly or remotely descenueu'
h'aus' 80, t,, - situated on the Colorado rllel'
a l':,,iu hnjt of white and yellow masne-
- so, limestone, which is inexhaustlD!e tneie,
s. .,n Of crealn.colored brick. Inc ota,o
a.m;,oI the land Office, and the governors
mansion are severely plain ana uhpie'on'
''I ~ the ve-iIl,ulc Of the capitol Is an inter-
ost;ng monument, which was maze irotl tue
(jshr,s NJ the Alamo, and placed there TO
commemorate the 151 VINO consthu.eu Iho
Try,n forces stationed at THIS lort III gun
Antonio. every one of whom were h'"ssacleu
by the M-x,cans under Santa Ahna' ~ W.
man and child only escaped. ,;,
Tnis monument Is four-Slueu p!.a!niu,
nlaced on q square pedestal, ana III auultioh
70 the names Of the murdered, alu appio'
nriare devices, has the following inscrlp'
tions ,,d froo u
:: To the God of the fearless ana Tree Is
dedicated this altar, made frcm the rulns Vi
. Blood of heroes hath stained me. Let
fine stones OF the Alamo speak, that thelr
i,nrnolation be not forgotten"
:. rhermopyl9 had her messenger OF de-
feat; the Alamo had none.'
BE they enrolled with Leonidas IN the
pas, of the mighty dead"
Prominently are placed the names OF
Travis, Bonham, Crockett, aud Bowie, who
ara so reyered in Texas, and who lost their
lives in the Alamo.
The principal religious denominations
have good church accom- modations in Austin.
I ne Catholics are now building splendid
c,iiice.
Asylums for the blind, the insane, and the
deaf mutes are beautifully located near the
city, and are judiciously managed.
The State Military Institute, now in its
sixth session, has handsome buildings and
q ounds, and is succeeding well. AS CO.
Incidence of which we may be proud, it may
be stated that every professor of this insti-
tution is Firginian but one, and he was
lcug a resident there.
The business in Austin is chiefly in cot
ton, of which they ship vast quantity.
Herds of cattle, numbering sometimes
1000 to $4,000, are seen in the vicinity OF
Austin.
Among the things curious the traveller
sees In this part of the State are various spe-
cies of cacti, the taurantulus, the centipede,
and the horned frog. The latter are quite
a oundant, and are in some demand among
tourists. Flowers and shrubs are in great
profusion, and their growth more luXuriant
than in your State.
Business and enterprises Of every nature
have received new impulse since Governor
Coke's administration begun. BE is no.
ble old Roman. In pleasant reuuion with
Or. I. G. Jones, his college-mate, and other
he was touchingly cordial and
courteous. RANGER.