The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-18
FROM GALVESTON.
The CsEtral Afra.r--Ths Way Calves
t0a s--P0I.sisal Reflections and
ConcI si0na-- usiness, cto.

Special Correspondence to the Herald,
GALVESTON, Tex, March 10, ST.,
The good people Of This goodly city
had not much more than settled down
to the peaceable possession ftheir souls
in patience over the result of the presi-
DENTAL election, and reached the con
clusion that the world still moved on
just as before, whom all Of ssudden they
are turned topsy.turW over the at
tempted grab game, in which Messrs.
Phelps, Dodge d Co., Of the first part
and Commodore Morgan of the second
PARTIAL of New York city were the
"dramatis personns" and the Houston
and Texas Central railroad the prize,
Your correspondent, who is merely a
Cooker on in Venice Sud therefore
not INTERCEPTED either way, has arrived at
the conclusion that it was grab game
on both sides, and it was only question
as to who should have the first grab.
every man for himself and the devil
take the hindmost'' seemed to be the
principle Of both parties, This is evil
denced from the abatement that about
the Same hour, on the same day, that
Mr. Dodge made application before the
court at Austin for theappointmentofa
receiver. Commodore Morgan's brokers
put him in possession Of bonds sufficient
to make him virtual owner OF i've
eighths of the road, 50 it was Greek
meet Greek" and from present appear
ances it seems as if the commodore had
out,genegaled the podge party, as they
are now endea9oring % make o COM
promise. Galveston Is, Of course, sulky
over tho result. Houston Is jubilant,
and would much prefer that the whole
thing should be sent to "Davy Jones
locker" than that Galveston should
profit ono iota by il. Certain it IS,
Morgan gets control he WHY use, "
1 subserve his own en,,s, reEaraless
a either place. lie has no kindly ieell
. for GalyestaG, sno IL will be a sorry q
for her whom the transfer is made.
With the exception of this matt,
, this city is gradually settling down
her summer repose. The Strand Hwhe
merchants most DO fongregate," is b
ginning to put On q holiday appearance
and soon whiting on the boxes, fiji
ping nickles for the drinks. and makii
estimates of the next Drop, will be III
only occupation OF the cotton mel
whose faces are now drawn out to th
last notch, on account of the depressio
in the market. Sometimes, when "
get especially blue, we bewail our povel
ty-stricken condition, and halfwa,
wish that some Of thpse rich old eottoi
kings wero In jail and couldn't get GU
till thew divided with US; but then again
when cotton is going down, down. enc
sixty day bills are maturing thick ant
fast.-we are disposed to take comfort
in the fact that BLESSED are they Whe
have nothing, for they shall! not lose
anything These poor fellows have our
heartfelt sympathy. Our troubles are
but a. little difierentthey grieve over the
loss of o few thousands; we over ING
want of little old dollar on ivy, ~, !
suppose 10 all COMES right at last on tne
general average. Human Ire ID "vV
90 one.sided after all, When wo all como
to putt cur burdens. our ailments and
sorrows TO make cxchangc with others,
we arc the more qf W., with our
Var q honliiy, and 50 will quit that
ubjeot short of ,,,,o., 4
- /" down In those ends ofl
90 s' osrth. don't suffer our riehte-
~ ~ souis 10 be vexed about h. q
- J, u.s liz Language OF several years r
=, = u iii ~ want p o 10 he lat alone d,
r. Prudent T :IIayaag,!l only Shiny on 4
own own side' and 70. us do tho same, We ~
ii not wishhold spy credit Or support
a. L Due n' 1ssrdics ,iI tb hon propose
give ~ ~ hsys vivid rsooiieesio ~, ~ orr
' ak IL our youthful day Of q story ho'