The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-03-31
FROM GALVESTON.
The Central Anair-The Way calves
ton Feeis-PolfticsI Reflections and
Business, etc.
Special Correspondence to the He add

GALVESTON, Tex, March 10, ST.
The good people of this goodly city
had not much more than settled dow n
to the peaceablc possession of their souls
| IN patience over the result of the presi-
dental election, and reached the con
cluslon that the world still moved on
just as before, when all of a sudden they
are turned topsy-turvy over the at
tempted grab game, in which Messrs
Phelps Dodge * Co, of the first part
/ and Commodore Morgan of the second
! part--ail of New York city were the
tfraMatis persoane, and the Houston
and Texas Central railroad the prize
Your correspondent, who is merely a
| locker on IN Venice" and therefore
not interested either way has arrived at
the conclusion that II 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 parti $. This is eyi-
deneed from the statement that about
the same hour. on the same day. that
Mr., Dodge made application before the
| court at Austin for theappointmento of a
receiver Commodore Morgan brokers
put him in possession of bonds sufficient
to make him virtual owner of five.
eighths of the road, so il was Greek
meet Greek, and from present appear.
anees II seems as ii the commodore had
outgeneraled the Dodge party, as they
are now endeavoring to make a com.
promise. Galveston is, of course. suiky
over the result. Houston is iubilant
and would much prefer that the whole
thing should be sent to "Davy Jones
locker" than that Galveston should
profit one iota by it Certain it is. if
Morgan gets control he will use il to
subserye his own ends, regardless of
either place. He has no kindly feeling
for Galveston, aud it will be sorry day
for her when the transfer is made.
With the exception of this matter,
this city is gradually settling down to
her summer repose. The Strand "where
merchants most do congregate," is be-
ginning to put on holiday appearance
| and soon whiting on the boxes, flip
ping nickles for the drinks, and making
estimates of the next crop, will be the
only occupation of the cotton men.
whose faces are now drawn out to the
last notch, on account of the depression
IN the market. Sometimes, when we
get especially blue. we bewail our power
ty-strieken condition, and HALFWAY
wish that some of those rich old cotton
kings were in Jail, and eouldn't get out
! TIL they divided with us; bat then again,
when cotton Is going down, down, and
sixty day bills are maturing thick and
iast-we are disposed to take comfort
IN the fact that Blessed are they who
have nothing, for they shall not lose
nything. These poor fellows have our
heartfelt sympathy. Our troubles are
but little different, they grieye over the
! loss OF few thousands we over the
want OF little old dollar or two; SO I
suppose it all comes right at last on the
general average. Human life is not
80 one;sided alter all When we all come
to put oil our burdens, our ailments and
sorrows. to make exchange with others,
we are the more contented with our
own lot. But i did not intend to de
liver homily, and SO will quit that
subject short of.
As to the political situation, we
Texans. down in these ends oi
the earth. don't suffer our righte-
Gus souls to be vexed about it.
To use the language of several years
ago. all we want is to be be let alone
If President Hayes will only shiny on
his own side and let us do the same. we
will not withhold any credit or support
that is due him. but we don't propose
to give in our verdict till the end of four
years, for We have vivid recollection oi
reading in our youthful day of q story
called The Spider and the Fly" and
have grown too old to put too much
faith in soft words and fair promises
After the heat of battle is over and
the smoke has fairly rolled away, mer
will return to reason and look ON thei,
sayings and doings and will regret tba,
they made such asses of themselves
Some of the brethren who are weak il
the faith will surrender themselves
body and soul, upon the first offer o.
some fourth-rate office thrown out as ,
bait; others, of the milk-and- water sort
will swallow all the platitudes and fin,
promises, and maybe in ; few days sin,
. hosannas 10 his traudulency: others
again, OF the red-hot stripe, who thinl
all men are rascals who don't think a
!, they do. will work themselves into Fl
of frenzy and probably do somethin,
very desperate, as one poor silly fellow
down in one of the lower counties VIII,
resigned his place on the Democrati,
, committee of his county, because b,
felt that he and the party had been dis
graced by the action OF our leaders a
Washington ! don't believe our rem
, resentatives would have done a the,
, did. if they had thought it would driv,
i 49, Il \ L. u
Then, again, there are Others, and the,
alone sre fit to be leaders, Who ar,
calm, prudent and conservative stand
. ing on the watchtowers, ready 10 a,
prove whatever is deserving. ans
ready 10 denounce and protest agains
the wrong. abiding their time Az /,
my own feeling. 1 have 'sblowed oil al
steam and settled down. and woult
T square accounts if Hayes would onl,
send to persiition (polificallyl all tha
class of men that Carl Schurx. in 1874
, denounced a. "the most yillsipou
scoundrels that were eses allowed I.
: disgrace great and noble COUNTRY.
But must close this epistle. alread
drawn out longer than at first intendsd
The weather y fne-the hs wers ar
! bloouling-the trees are lea6nQ. u,
festive srasshopper cometh up and iloul
isheth. But more anon. ALPHA.
& Charleston News and Courier III
/. cleArAncee from this port for the q,
( week were thirtysiiv bags Of SEA ISLAM
4 cotton. ]. ~ betss upland cotton, ,Oa
Heroes riea 4ss easks Of spirits of IN
z lpsntinAs hoerels rosin. 1, ,l5O tor
4 yoek - sundIisa