The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-15
Letter from Rev York.


NEW YORK, August 5th, 1875.
10 the Editor Of The Dallas Herald
You no doubt begin tothinI that nv
promised communication should have
made it, appearance before this, but
when | reached st. Louis, ! met the
following named gentlemen who We're
en- route to Saratoga, to attend the
Banking Convention, which met on
the 10Th inst: Capt. j, l.. Leonard, of
the firm Of Adams " Leonard, Dallas;
Texas; James Il. Howensteiu, Cashier
Valley National Bank, st. Louis E.
C. Brcck, Cashier Exchange Bank, st.
Louis; Col. J. l.. Stephens, President
Central National Bank, Bonneville,
Mo-; II. l., McIilhany, Cashier First
National Bank, Springfield, Mo; ii.
NJ. Noel, Cashier Security Bank, st.
Louis; j, o. HoCkaday, Cashier Nh
tional Bank, Columbia, Mo-, and w.
+. Curlin, of Cross, Carlin d Co.,
JerscyVille, Illinois. An invitation
was extended to your correspondent TO
accompany them, which was promptly
accepted. This party Of gentlemen
left st. Louis on the evening OF the
18th in regular chartered ear. The
fist night after leaving st. Louis we
encountered a severe storm which blew
almost Il hurricane, while we were APP
preaching Il small station in Indiana
and running at the rate of thirty-iiVe
or forty miller an hour The wind blew
II box car on n side track across the
main track, while we were travelling
Mt his Dreot snrrd. comulntclv drmoi-
ishrd orr engine and brGuking fine box
cor in a Observation-Disclosures VIZ stron~n
tn saw. not a sinple sonl on thp car was
hurt and bpt very few PASSENGERS
r"n,y whit hoi nn,n,rrad ar Hon nn,r
thny warn to thn mimi, nf nternitv
thia ac.ident cmnsod no to ina DELAYED
snvoroI hnnr, bmt finally tho wr1cl;
wos novrd of, the Track auothpr en-
Time nyncnd 10 the trnin onJ we we're
soon sncedinr alone nj usual rate the
s,nn rs If nnthinr ind hnnuencd.
We'll. in dine conrse Of time we rGached
Nionoro FolIs whore we concluded to
slon oyrr and snrnI one day orr en-
tirt rDrtv slammed m thr DIternatjonnl
hoIri. where we were rivrD excellent
rooms We also founda well-suunljed
tobin and dpridpdlv clnyer uroprjet9rs,
who were inst thc kind Of landlords to
make their guests feel at home.
We viewed the Fails and saw all the
SIGHTS th,t wore tn he soon. and then
crossed over ON the Canada side. Some
fcw of our marty concluded thrv would
mako some Investments in y small
,vov in lhnt dnsrrintion of articles that
thny intended IN trnns,lrn nm os n mo.
mnnts of having been nt this wonder
FIJI nIncn va lid NOT dreom that the
limited States officers were as vieilant
49, NAV vnre for M sooner had we
ronrhSd lhn American side,
thon hrose bullpsp-s0uiut-
evcd oant commanded the
driver of The carriage TO halt-whirh
WINS done lie Then wished TO Know ifI
anv one had made any purchases in
Gaynn t,i, onn If o,,r nortv said vcs
md h"n,,ht f,rth rrnn bis side-uocllet
n mico or If eor-,inrs. thn officer
wished to know what he paid for them,
tho on.,ver w,. nrnmntlv mivnn. $500,
oval y sa;d tha o,,icnr ~ demand of
Won thirtv-tive por cent. nd valorem
3vtv IN gold ~ this comnlntelv thm-
der.strncI5 onr cuest, who said he had
M cnid mWo1l Won con INV In cur
ronou ar 1ol noynont odinIu--which
,vas Jono nd u,e wern allowed To
r, ., uun 10 s"ii NJ tho hast rnvernment
tt,o u,n,i Ii'1 oT vow k W 'rp' y "
w nro " J,,u ~ tn;a fashionable nloce soon
so,io S oS o' Wv 'i mortw that If we STAYED
o"v,' i' va, Pm9 i hn onmnelIod to
hy ,ons Jroft o c mo in order to ret
'"'N "i"l' '''''''" :"
"TFS. Nh rd;t,r ar orv fine read-
ort fST,,,, II,n hould visit Niornrn
EnIIa hanr Wv nnind thot Won must
oo "' iii ,,o',r mncl,ot mi If money.
oU,i'o tm a,' y" "u' innst NOT stov but one
I 1 snen yon ,'','' ';,,h H. nnt hovn the
,"odv MONS 70 yat away.
0nr neyt noinf wos Saratoga, which |
wa rnochSd In some fen hours after
leovin% The IEnlls On rrachnl Sara
t ona t, 'orn I,indlv shown Quarters at
~ III nito Nj Gtntn. h9tei Which IN owned
ond l,nmt w., Ar Mnrvin This IL one
u th no Ior 20 hntols in The world, as it
o ", ,r,o -, thnn iva ocres of ground,
md is fivn stories hiah.
IN Tho noyt dav nfter reaching this
nIacn thn RonEing convention met,
Will, ,vne no fino n hndv of gentlemen |
w n,,o m" So ." III" If wos n Grand success
10 vHv Sosmocf Almost every state
4" SS ronyrosnnted | shall not attempt |
to =" "iva Won the full proceedings, as you
~ shtn bnva Ind them from the |
N W"n. Vn.,, n;tv nnnors will men,
t me" tho "a ,oct lint ihe Texas delegation
m ,o on T and toasted on all
s;JnS and ns m evidence of that fact,
sues sues any 10 o ~" ,vns chosen as one
o W - ,. 49, i,v armament organ
i" T. tnu 'o, 90 vol 40 the third Vice
pp s"a,in,, ~ tha orc,nizntion. After |
~ o', n'I;nUr W. If the Convention,
ono nuJo"' n' mos riven bv the |
" DhiuueG was 81 H. Ia