The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-10-07

fhuU1h tH5 poiiteue-- 81 Colonel 7.
IA Murray. -a.e 81 Inspector OF the
1ex.. Fni Gari5e rahyosl yoUr cor
re4parfcVt with q party ot several 9TH
-f4 took uiea-frs excursion to Fort
W 1sll. gu tho -Sth Instant.
Upon EetNhi,ng ~ the depot prior
to iur departure yithr trAin at S.30a
a, yec uIud Governor Brown. Colo
mol Murray, MFlor Long. Major Wash
iu-r, fAe b"cpmm odsting rDnduetor,
tsrs.tt besides the guests invited for
tbe excursion assembled.
Alter leaving the Queen Clty, we
t.1-oi through tile section of farm
uT ,nJntry. Ftyld- ct cotton aud corn
nesting iu valleys between belts a..
umacr, aud hundreds OF cattle grazing
nn the bills on either side. showing 10
ta'se who stop % reflect, how adyantsg.
c4uN Ca Della a. pvint 81 supplies, the
nptaIng upoi such a section % country
Us means Of railroad l.. la What
seemed a very short space of time,
"lhe Future Great" according to the
Pauthpyviiliaus vrr-iuni could t'e seen
in the distance crowuing the summit
OF tGr H'uils overlooking the west fork
az Che Trinity, and so uesutiful
was ths lanoyama that one almost rN-
r'ctFd 80 see IL vanish as = sairsg-, Oii
nearer approach. However It dId not.
bu. proved by the numerous sounds q
bsumcr aud saw, and the busy
thruugs ga It's streets that 10 Is sun
s-sutisl little city Just " hat Dallas
ilr would like Do o. prove aud should
sincerely Itay that just such satellite,
arnIpd Dallas mry every year 10
crease.
49,. ....,. .....f....Y L., ut NNs...tF a..
vrr, received in carriages and driven
over the city, which j. decidedly Il
slightly aud beautiful place, aud Uut
presenting WUrc of the appearance Of
thrift aud business than any other
place / have seen outside Of Dallas.
Niter our dive We were landed AZ
the Iran-ouutineutal Hotel, where Ne
were received by the urbaue host,
Colonel Fairfax. and where We we've
goEsd with the good Thugs of tii.
life "a she shape OF solids and iluids
until we were from sheer necessity
compelled 10 or, quits.
Among the many uatables to whom
We are indebted for the huspitaOl,
treatment ! must mention Captain
Paddock, the gcntlemauly e1itol
ct the Font Worth Daily
ID moersi, who received u'
kindly, treated Us well, show cd rs the
exact spot where the panther iail
down, aud ia company With several %
The fair Oucs aud Colonel Fairfax. @
tie Fort, escorted us home, with ui
due rercW0Uy, making the ttip lively
with their witty sayings.
cannot close without compliment
ug the owners aud officers OF this road
several uf - homlwere ON board the car
for BE- they are universally as polite
and affective 10 the requirements o
thpir pas pnCers, aud from sige.E GERM
WIOle-sa'ilgi natures 10 cannot be 9th
. srwise, this road must te = success
above and beyond ali other roads, 90
more rol rteuus SIT OF gentlemen
new iari, and that is quality apVFe
eiNtd ty Tie travelling public far NOR,
than the uiH bale of many roads thiHk
Nith many thanks on behalf Of th,
party 10 Murray, 20 ALL am yours,etc.
CHAbI.Fs r. $ DAKE
a short ~ ioura at si.e Thriving Tow,
OF E~sreii-tne Coti1u rreP-Gusi
nes- Esisk-- Substantial ImDESr c
meHis- PVFsannl. FIc
TsEsEL., 5 pter1her -. is7
To tine Editor of Tho Herald:
Ioar correspondence has to-day inter
Viewed uumter Of tAe merchants o
this cuttFprisiug and ilnurlsblug town
aud .-uTuS that business has open e.
trsaiy. Cotton comes in at the rat,
81 some di,y bales per day, and one
dgy CIhufsdayl 0i this week. ninety
TWO bales were received. The bnlk o
this staple Il shipped Ia Galveston, Wis
the TrNas and Pacific aud Information
nj and Great Northern railroads; son
goes 10 1T. Louis and Shreveport. il
nay tramp around town, | found sOn
large aud handsome stores, aud eTten
siNe stocks Of goods, aud II y claime'
that goods are sold at = very snail
margin. Cotton was sold here tO-da,
&c H87 100 The town has improve,
areutiy siuce my last visit. ANON
the recent new bunldinga erected, are
block OF fine two-story bricks on tn
nOrth side of the rsiirbad, comprising
i've stnFes, occupied respectively b.
Messrs. Rainey q Russell, grocer; I
V HAS * S0ii, general merchandise
] ~. Base n Co, druggists; aud d N
Chilircs- d Bros, bankers and geBeT
al mtruhandize. The latter firm 90
cUpy part Of Que room as "a hank. " bic
j. lifted up Ia excellent taste, and wit
all facilities for a general banking hy
siHess; the other room and the rear ,
the bank rom u occupied by them q
general merchants, In which ther hRv
" large stock of new ard hands m
goods Of every kind. This store
roomy and ntted up Us tastefuliy d
any store ia Dallas, and the firm sect
10 be- doing good business. Ceriaial
the brothers, Of which there are thre'
aud their corps Of clerks, are NJ ge'
slemauiy set az men as | ever me
on the south side OF the railroad "
block og three t,yo-story brick bull,
tugs, occupied by Messrs. Naples, Wei
x Co, general merchandise "a heav
and responsible house. OF which NJ
J. II. Meckleroy, formerly OF kau
man, - q meInter. The next u T.
wards * Jones, dealers In general me
chaDdise, and t'ulli- Il Co, grocers, n
large houses and doing good bushes
These are all the brick buildings
present erected. The brick wit
which they are built il made within
mile of this place. and seems to me
be Of AN excellent quality. There .
several other large houses In difierei
parts Of the town; among other
Messrs. Rushing Bros, who have hui
up large trade from u very small b
ginning, and now rank among q
first houses Of the place. Another ne
merchant who has just cor
menced business here Is II
old Collin county friend, Ca
tain John X. Bumrass, who
inaugurating good business al
buying piles upon piles of cotton.
write in haste, but caunot clio
this without making honorable me
ton OF my old and valued friend, Ca
tain Jasper ". johnson, the POSTING
ter here--an old aHte-helium frien
whom all know and apprecisi
And, hy the way, should any OF q
Terrell friends OF THE HERALD wish
subscribe 10 II, my friend Jasper "
take pleasure in taking aud forwar
ing ,heir names 10 the Office.
TIsE HERALD aud Its uuequaled
ciIities for suppiyb z all North Tex
with the latest news by telegraph
advance Of every tther paper Is begi
ming 10 he appreciated, aud will SO
yield sbundaDt fruit. USo.
A surn mary OF ssetsx~-ep I'm Ksufsni
County "a rsusansf Doehes -t.ras-ssa
per.-Da- Appreciation of Jcnys'
i-sie Superiority.
KArFn ~. september 20. ls-s