The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-09-08
ON THE WING.
a Chafty Letter from the Capital sfsy
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ArsrIS, september 4. hi.
To the Editor OF The Herald:
Your correspondent has no doubt
lest his reputation for promptuess, for
il hiss been a long time since you have
heard from me, though | am satisfied
when you are informed that the reason
has been that ] have been occupied TO
such an extent that have been unable
10 write, you will excuse the DELAY
Even now know not how I am 10
prove myself of interest to your reads
ers
arrived in this beautiful city yester-
day and assure YOU il is quite a dull
place compared with Dallas. The crops
here are cut short by drouth and
worms. The cotton crop will only yield
one-fourth of a bale to the acre. The
people here have not yet learned TO
produce grain to that extent that they
do about Dallas.
see by your paper the farmers about
Daiins are spending their grain money
! fJr Injuries and expect to purchase
supplies with their cotton crops, all OF
which is good indication for better
times IN your country, while the farm
ers hereAbouts will do well indeed
should they get out of debt with Their
cotton crop Their grain only brings
about enough TO feed stock
/ The month OF August Just passed
/ has been designated a. the rainless
T August, 1t being the only August for
/ the past twenty years in which no rain
( hrs fallen.
The hand grab case has become quite
stale, the general impression being tina,
( old man Groos has been derelict in his
duty, not from any want of desire to
/ do wrong, but that be has been
( cursed with an abundance of indiseree-
/ friends Ireland's friend Of the Seguiu
Times, who waded into Colonel John
=. Elliott, editor and proprietor OF the
/ State Gazette, finds poor consolation in
( the colonies reply, as he tthe colonel
uses him very much as the paddy did
| when the mule kicked hini---considers
the source. know nothing personally
As TO the origin of the structures upoI
the colonel. but suppose they are eact
able to settle The matter without pistols
and coffee.
There is considerable railroad tail
here just now, II being generally sup
J lOStt lilal the IHLtfDatiDfiai Will sO0I
make an onward move towards Sar
Antonio, There are many reasons VII,
this road should GO to the city of tn,
Alamo. First, they would double thei
stock business second, save their char
ter, and third, double their through bu
siness on this division.
There is considerable gossip in raj
road circles that the Missouri, Kansa
and Texas have let or are about to lie
contracts TO extend their road to Min
cola 70 connect with the internationa
and Great Northern, at that poini
soon. Should they do SO it will redouu
greatly to your city, as it will make tn
Central come to tsrnls, and seek t
force trade to Dallas by low freights.
! am strongly inclined to think this
Dallas has far greater future befor
her than her most sanguine friend
have ever dreamed Of She certainl
has more reputation to-day than an
city in the state, not excepting CALVES
ton
The health OF the capitol is good, ar
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES look TO
ward to an early session of the legisis
ture Us their only salvation, in which
fear and hope they will be disappointet
Colonel \. NJ Hobby arrived to-da
for trial here in the land grab case.
Until you hear from me again, an
yours, sIJIxGo.