The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-12
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md TeXarknnn, to Sherman. The
party consisted Of Colonel Thomas A.
Scott, President Of the Texas aud Pa
cIHc roRd, Governor John G. Brown
and Major Frank s. Bond, vice'presl'
dents, Colonel George Noble, supetin'
tendcnt, Colonel Murray OF Mchin'
ney, Mr.. Newman, general passenger
agent, Captain Washburne, resident
engineer, General John O.. Walker,
Mr.. Sturgeon, governmental railway
inspector, Captain Bullinger, long
Unidentified with steamboat interests
on the Mississippi, Governor James
w. Thr0ck morton, James l.. Scott,
Esq, son Of Colonel Scott, Mr. Julian
Fields, Of Fort Worth, and THE HER
AIDS reporter. The train Of cars were
those made specially for the convent
ence of the President and his suite, and
comprehendeda drawing-room ear ele'
gantly appointed, dining room
car with all its admirable
ConveuienciGs attached to which was
the Kitchen and wine.ro0m, and II
sleeping-Gar, which could be convert
ed into u second drawing room should
occasion require. Every convenience
that ingenuity could devise for comfort
was provided for In the construction Of
these cars, from the large mirrors, to
the buttons vt nearly every facing OF
the windows, pressure upon which,
summoned walters and pOrters at Will.
The txcursion rolled out OF Dallas at
8 O'Clock p. M, on the 9th, bOwled out
some twenty miles to the open prairie,
where the train switched oil for the
night. Early on the following morn
ing, after delightful breakfast, the
train moved out for Marshal, at which
point il arrived ut 1880 o'clock y. M,
having run down via Tyler and
Troupe, over the international and
Great Northern roads. AT Marshall
the party were conducted through the
admirably arranged shops Of the Paci-
fic road, and spent an hour most agree
ably amid the whirring machinery
necessary to the proper working OF Il
great railway line. The roaring of FORCES
the lathes cutting through iron and
brass, the ponderons trip hammer strk-
ing blows that would nave shamed the
one-cyed cyclops Of Lemmos and Lee
pari, the powerful engines, all con
tributed TO make the scene one well
worth remembering.
Taking carriages the party were
driven to the Capitol hotel, where an
excellent supper was discussed. After
supper the party were escorted to the
residence of that most genial and hos
pitable gentleman, Colonel George
Noble, where they were received 10y
his very pleasant lady with all that
grace of manner that il ever the attn
butte of cultivated aud accomplished
woman. In his spacious pnrlOrs and
upon his broad and cool yerandah, the
guests grouped themselves III sociable
knots, slipping iced rudesheimer and
champagne, until late hour in the
night. A breakfast next morning at
the hotel, hosiery by the by, second
to none ia Eastern Texas, and oil for
Texarkana, as swiftly M steam and
fire could carry III. At Jefferson, that
we'll known lawyer and pleasant gen
tleman, Colonel b. III. Epperson, was
taken on. Arriving at TeXarkana, the
cars were speedily reversed ON the
turn table, and the trip over the
Transcontinental commenced. This
road runs southwest to Sherman from
TeXarkana, through the counties OF
Bowie, Red River, Lamar, Fannin and
Grayson, all rich, prosperous and fer
tile. For about forty miles the road
runs on the ridge dividing the waters
of the Sulphur and Red river, and for
some sixty miles in the timber. The
stations westward from TeXarkana ARE
Whaley's, New Boston, but short
distance from Boston, the present
county seat of Bowie DeKalh, new
station from which some ten thousand
bales OF cotton will be shipped this
year, Douglass, Walkers, Clarksville,
in the prairie, an enterprisng place
of some two thousand people, sur
rounded by wondrously fer
tile county, Bagwell, Ben.
nett, Blossom, Prairie, Paris, having
six thousand people, one of the most
beautiful cities in North Texas, and
the home of Senator s. b. Maxey,
Brookston, Honey Grove, Doods, Bon.
ham, another pleasant town Of some
fifteen hundred people, surrounded by
rich country, Savoy, Washburn,
Choctaw and sherman, which is just
one hundred and iifty.four miles from
ltAuI hbIu.
AT Paris the party remained all night,
being invited by that prince of hotel
keepers, Colonel Mcleod, to partake
of his hospitality. Here the excur-
sionists were serenaded, and pleasant
speeches were made by Colonel Scott,
Mr.. Epperson, aud Governor Brown.
Senator Maxey boarded the train at
Paris, and made n pleasant acquisition
to the party.
At Sherman Colonel Scott drove to
the prolongation of the road, some
eight miles from that city. Dinner at
the Southern hotel, u parting glass
Of champagne at the cars, and
the reporter, Governor Throckmorton
and Colonel Murray bid their friends
adieu, taking the Central train for Nc.
KINNEY and Dallas II hna pavar