, 1879-08-19

rosdt-the Texas d Pacific and tlle Houston It
Texas Ccntral-crUes at this point, reaching ont
IN alj directions Into the rich and fertile country
" which Il Is surrounded ant1 supported. This
flcs section, which Is naturally tributary to
Dallas, Ia ample In extent and fertility Ia sup
port commercial and manufacturing centre
co9taiolnE at lcast 1oo. 600 peoplc.
:, N stEAkiHg of CROPS have little to pote but
esa aEe full uf Representations OF an tpcreaso
thls Jear tycr the crOpk Of last. and hnye rot
70 near contrary opinion c1prcssed. Il II true
thht eotsoh las been somcw hat damaged by the
| weeks during The carly part of The season: but
thc jarKe1g.JncrtAstu acreage will atone f,r the
deficiencies produced by the weather. The nrsl
~ 1a.e ~ u ING 1csGv stable vas received hero on
| received 1sbcru1 reward. 1t ts tie custom In
this country to raise by sHbacripi|on A. iaFro nn
amount ol money as possible, to be ,;!vcn to the
eotton'grower Who ratsea, gins, and markets The
ti'at eotton has found market hero t,y cicht
days, the dEst ba!o last year striving on Ii. 10, II.
lfe want Of rain and the prevailing
hot Weather arc opening tlc. bolls soon-
10 cut the crop short where s,eh state Of affairs
exists. Had general good rain visited Sorth-
west Texas ehrt'er. the crop would have ps1t,ned
out better; hut' Notwithstanding sfl This, those
o,e.th:rd lasrcr crop this year Inn, la.t. Cot.
ton.pfckcrs arc now in good demand. The
hort1es Of &ramps who hare Infested this country
during the butnmcg.montbs no longer can etr,
"Nothing 70 doV' And well might the n,a.teF
under the present circumstances ask, ''Why
sta1uf &c all day t!fo1'' The cott,f-buyers and
spcculators who hare boon North spending the
summer arc returning; otlices that hare hecn
uEoccupac1 for months are being opened; scales
that have become rsstcd from long non-t,se orc
bcluE oiled: conlpresses arc bchlg renovated; !;
1ucrcllanta arc laying in large stocks IF bavgirg
tics, a!,sl q new Improvement on hooks, prcpar-
atosy to The opening Of this year'scotton season.
No lonKcr-fur lew mouths, at least-Hfti We
lave rlnu ID our ears the complaint Of Uard
ttmcs md no money.
Hancock or ThurInan,-that'a about the only
Presidential racket in Texas worth mcnttpnlns.
Thu former made himself extscnetr popular
throughout this State md tl,e South Ly his zen.
esous course toward the pconle while in COM
f,and uf tie Department Ut Louisiana, antl
tcetus to be the favorltu candidate FIR nomna.
% ton at the hands of tae Democracy 1t, tc pres.
dental contest next year. The Greenhack
herc.Y, shorn of much tlsat made II subject Of
rdlcule. J. bcgtnnng to command considerable
strength In thls State. There IL qrcnt DETECTION
amnng thc masses Of tho Democracy Of Texas,
co1nfaantfthe admiration OF tho world. II the
crrutso The nnkt are not retrieved, Democratic
!najor1tc* wll continue to grow beautifully lcss.
Dnunt!ul politicians arr very CONSERVATIVES: an,l,
should lias'l bb put on tap down here, can't
fo.ctell what the result might be- Walt tt..deu.
was shown yesterday what Is undoubtedly
the last OF The Starg.alt:- lars Tint led the Con-
fstlcrate hnssH to battle. As relic Of the War It
possesses value that is almost inealrulab,c.. 1t
is tn !,oetessfnit df .Iohn T.. barsnw, tankcr
Of Fort Worth wlio lIu.srlf ht,re u in the !ast
Hight In A}ahafna, tuet as ti,r ctoss of tic Wars
and It nlay be Ra:d with truth that tlle Contcd-
crate cOlors were never tsIrbc by a more cojra.
get,ua a'tl gatlunt ores. Mr. Rartow wns tic
co|drbrarcr Of Writ Atau1s' casnirv regiment,
which experienced great dcul nf hart! services
'nhu made many gallant lights during the War
In thr last bInt In which Harlow carried these
colors. Cant: Is. u. Paddock. present editor
"t tlc Fort Worth Ntmtcrdi+ commanded the
a'lrancc.Guard Ut tie charging column which did
most ot thu hghtin. ,lurIs the dav. 10 tl,f
history Of ten. y. L. Forrest mention fb made
ul This cugaEcn1c1t, the historian gazing: s'(;en
Cro1toD, utter destroying the factories ut Tus.
caousa. moving westward sulight to strike md
break up the Mobile s. Dhio I:arouu lgnm Co.
9un1hus to Meridian, hut tuu. Writ Adams,
tlett At West Point to r1,artl that ro4d, Threw
hfnlsclf, with nhaut ll .a,ue farce, across Crux-
tons, meat, Sirscy GiveF; mil, after u warm
combat OF about one hour, tho Fetictnis were
drvcu back. with loss ot about lOo ;lllet, and
cahturcd. 1hts was ttlG lust engagement Of the
Mar cast OF the MissiSsippt.n
This piece Of bunting, though badly d!st1Earea
from ioEg u,n! aettyr service, will long bu ure-
served By afr. Hariuv Us relic of tie Lost
Cause. C, " s: