The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-24

WFArnEuToRu, TEX AZ, Aug. y, 1876.
Editor Dallns Herald:
The completion of the Texas and Pa.
ciliic to Fort Worth and the approach OF
fall has given new life to business, and
u change in things is prrccptiblr nj
ready. Quite number of land spccu-
lAtors are visiting this county, and real
estate is being bought and sold at good
prices We learn that a private letter
from Governor John g. Brown, vice
president Of the FcXus and Pacific road,
to aciti1en of this place, states that the
Governor will be here in few days to
locate the depot grounds of the com
pany. Every one is confident that
by the first of May next, the Texas and
Pacific railway will be Completed to
this point, and by the fall of 1877 we
shall have the extension of the Houston
and Texas Central Tap to intcrscct the
Texas and Pacific WcathcrIord. from
her location, and the natural ndyun-
tnges and facilities surrounding her is
destined be the Chicago Of Western
Texas. She is III the center of fertile
region, and the country tributary to her
is possessed of unknown wealth in coal
and minerals
Col, John NJ Moore Of Galveston, has
Just returned from u prospecting tour
through the west, and reports copper
and coal a. Astounding inyast quantities.
The Colonel III opening copper mine
some seventy miles west of Fort Griffin
and seems to be confident of his mine
banning out" welt This city will of
course be the shipping and distri-
huting point for this vast region of
country west and northwest of Us
Dallas already attained n pcrmanency,
and with IA substantial town rs
Weathcrtord seventy miles west of her,
Fort Worth will prove to be nothing
but castle in the air;
"Or like the snow fall In tho river,
A moment white, then melts forever"
Dallas is already eXrrting herself to
procure the wholesale trade of north.
ern Texas, rs she IL now as well repre-
scented in this section by energetic COM
mcrcial travellers as st. Louis, and there
should be no obstacle in her way to
prevent her successfully competing with
the eastern cities, and we suppose her
bus ness men, will act literally and
push their claims for the northwestern
trade.
The NtrS formerly edited by Charles
IL. Cole, has been purchased hy II stock
company, but we know NOT who tn
editor is, The Times has again changed
hands and Mr. Mack B. Roach, its
former proprietor, with Mr. Il. G. Ross,
of Missouri, will now publish il. Both
of these journals have large circulations
IN western Texas and offer your mer.
chants good advertising mediums.
The great drawback to this county is
the lack OF court house The old one
was burned down some three wears
since, and no steps have been taken to
erect new one. A good substantial
structure would greatly enhance the
value of our town and county property,
besides giving tone to the country
Companies + and q of the llth In.
iantry passed through town Yesterday
en- route to the Black Hills, to Join Gen.
Crook in his campaign against Sioux
The command was in charge of Captain
Swami and Lieutenant Douuherty
Tn,se troops have been stationed ot
Font Griffin for some time and trouble
was apprehended from the Indians
along our border when they left. Lieut.
Dougherty informs us that there
is no danger of any outbreak as Mr.
Lo is satisfied and seems to have no in.
clination to be troublesome. This is
indeed encouraging, for any hostiltcs
on our border would greatly rctard the
settlement of one of the best regions in
the United States, 1t is greatly to be
hoped that all our Indian troubles are
forever at an end east of the one-hun-
dredth meridian.
Ex-Governor Clarke has been a guest
at Messrs, Champlin ~ pcck's hotel (tho
Carson y Lewis House). The Governor
was looking at our lands, and is very
fAvorahly impressed with Weatherford
and its surroundings, and we expect he
will invest in some Parker county real
estate.
There was quite serious row on Fri.
day night in town, in which several
were severely stabbed. The participants
IN the melee will be tried on Thursday
next before Justice Squires,
Wheat, old, is selling ut rs to 50
cents; new, 90 to 10 cents; oats, 30 to 81
cents barley, 90 cents, Corn dull and
nominal Sror,' W."