Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-06-28

Henry IL. cochran, son OF the labe Auul-
son Cochran. ESQ.,, is gaining a well de-
served reputation as a prompt business
man by his mastery management OF the
large oil business OF Chess, Corles Co.,
of Louisville, and Burton, some years ago
manager of telegraph "fiice i'll Staunton,
also prospers as manager OF w. u. lines
at Dallas. No Virsinian fails to meet
Warm wee M and 7very assistance from
these noble fellow si,ld their prosperity Is
well earned aud desel vfd. 'sVa'ley II. X. )"
EdmOndS who married tie WIDOW Cilcken-
barger near Mt. Sidney, is IN the city ex-
press line and also has Il Furnishing board
ing house in East ID lltas. and has gained
the confidence of all 10y his sobriety and
strict attention to business since he came
to Dallas. Parties coming to Dallas from
the V alley wonld do Well by enqEiring OF
the police at Union depot for him or at the
Pacific depot for Robt. Hansbargers s, from
near Mt. Crawford, who also keeps a good
house. BY doing this they will avoid the
Sharks and get nong friends at once.
heard direct from big Foot Wallace
the other day AID Col. Charley Merritt.
the leading merchant i'll San Antonio
big Foot" is off after the Mexican raid
ers as guide, and Col. Merritt and faml
ly well and prosperous. | could fill you
columns with the Virginlan's I've met
but this letter is too long already, though
wien get to talking to you hardly know
when to quit, especially on such a subject
as this grand and glorious State. So don't
'.cut me down" but let me have my talk
out with the 'old folks at home'' and
will drop you a shorter and a SWeeter epiS-
tie next time.
Politics are getting red hot in Texas,
but | think Thockmorton will be Cover
nor, and our Virginia Gen'l w. L. Cabell
-"Old Tiger" his soldiers called him for
his ''hold on qualities in battle, will sue
ceed him in Congress. Gent Cabell is a
brother of the Gen. Cabell. now in Con-
greSS from your State. and man of mark
here. He served with distinction during
the war, and has since been Mayor OF
Dallas, which he has governed with signal
tact and discretion, showing rare execu-
tive and administrative abilities. He was
too honest to steal and too liberal to save
'.big money!" amid many chances to do
both. His iberality to all hard up begin
ners would help to keep an AStOr poor in
Texas. Taylor Hoge is tanning leather,
ard carrying on the shoemaking business
successfully in Dallas, both of which
trades he has mastered, along with other
valuable experimental knowledge of how
to get along in life, through many hard
knocks in Texas. His long, black beard
has changed the boyish look he brought
from Va, but has not changed his big
heart in the least. He expects to pay his
'.old cronies'' In Virginia a visit soon.
Jas. A. Crawford has ''cut it fat" since he
came to Texas. He made ''big money! as
grazier in Dallas, and still owns proper
ty there that rents for 500 per month,
and has also followed the Virginia plan and
married most charming wife and has a
finp Mo nj ufJnn within, thrpa n1i1AS nf
Dallas. His wife is the daughter of
Judge Hood, the Oldest settler, and
one of the best specimens of Tex
arkaHized old Virginia gentleman, that
l had the good fortune to meet.
"Jimmy" has erected fine, large Augusta
farm house on his place, and will go into
the fine stock line ''heavy," and have a
big barn and bank account, like your solid
old man. and then he'll be happy as an
''old coon skim" as he deserves. Sammy
Webb and wife live near town and have
done well renting this year. But of all the
Augusta men who have lived here abouts,
Capt. Jno. W. Merritt. Jr.. is the best and
most generally known, and he was as pop
ular here as business and "boon COM
panion" as he is in Augusta and all over
the great West. His friends, Miller K.
Theirburn & Bro, formerly of Fredericks-
burg. often speak of him, and his jokes
are requested over and over, with ever
renewed Zest In the Dallas cemetery lie
the remains of ''Dick'' Moon, the new
telegraph operator, of Staunton. Poor
Dick Was quite popular and his sad fate
was generally reg cited: Would it not be
the thing for the old friends and especial
L, the telegraph operators Of Virginia to
raise the small amount necessary to mark
his grave? Ben. Stuart is making s'big
Ii Paw
Worth, aid samuel Miller is keeping him
and his six stalwarL boys. but if go on I'll
fill your paper with these successful Vir-
ginia boys and cause d stampede for, Texas,
which is not my intention, for all of these
had hard time to get where they are and
a man should look well before he leaps in
to this state, for times are hard and labor
saving machines enable one man to do the
work Of six and that throws thousands out
of work, and there are more enforced
''tramps" in Texas than IN Virginia.
About section picking time" in August
is the best time for laborers to come when
they can get steady work till January and
save enough to keep them till they can
[ am done. To-day the great Dickerman Il
Co.'s daily stage-line, from Fort Worth TIC
Fort Y una. on ,the Colorado, 100 miles
is to be opened with procession, speeches
&C., at Fort Worth. 1t leaves both ends
daily and makes the trip in ITO hours
Fare 10 cents per mile, or S1.70 gold. Time
10 miles an hour. Number OF horses re-
quired 2 100. Coaches 80. Drivers go,
regular and extra, each driving three
teams and getting from s35 to $40 per
month. This is the biggest and longest
stage-line in the world ard what does
Uncles jimmy Trotter, ''Dick" Hawk
ms, Col. Asher Hartman, and Slaughter
Ficklen thi2k of this for high old stag
ing ?'' rather reckon it lays over" any
thing on straight shoot" they have
heard of lately.
A. M. CARRIER.