Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-01-24
From T4noa Again.
CoRsIcANA, ian. 20. 20.

CoRslcANA, Jan. 20, ~.
Editors Banner:
Several days ago left your
city in the wee sma hours of
the morning for Northern
Texas, and thinking your read
ers might take some interest in
what l have seen, have con-
Guided to send you some dots.
I breakfasted at Hampstead,
and having several hours to en-
JOY in waiting for the train, l
took stroll around the city. 1t
has improved considerably since
| saw it three years ago. l did
not see anything of the one
! legged railway, about which
you and Hieronymus have writ
ten SO much. Isit possible that
it has hoped Off
l did not notice any material
change at any of the towns
along the road until l arrived at
Hearne, at which place l stop
ped for few hours. 1t has
changed but little; like all towns
of its character, it seems to be
possessed Of spirit of restless
nrss-everybody seems to be
in hurry to go somewhere, and
afraid somebody else will get
there first.
The trip from Hearne to
Mexia was made in the night
SO cannot speak of that por-
ton of the country, nor of the
trip, except to say that it was
toberably cold and they had
big fires in the stoves on the
cars, which made the cars so
hot l like to have sufocated.
What a pity some way cannot
be invented to keep the air in
the cars from becoming SO dry
and sitting. Mexia is quite a
prosperous city is substantially
built, and seems to do a good
business. Next to Houston and
Dallas it can claim the cham
pionship for mud. The Ledge, is
flourishing under the able man
agement of Capt Fishburn.
From Mexia to Corsicana the
country seems to be prosperous,
though there is plenty of room
for emigrants. From there to
Dallas the trip was made in the
night. I found the queen city
of the north, as she loves to be
styled, instead of being nestled
on the banks of some lovely
stream, where all was peace and
quite, sunk in a mud-hole from
which she was in vain trying to
extricate herself, twas muddy
beyond all description. I left
there and returned to this city
where l found plenty OF mud,
but not in such never ending
quantities. The soil in the
streets here resembles that at
Brennan somewhat and does
not stay muddy long. This is
a city of about 1000 inhabitants,
is right prettily located and is
right substantially built, most OF
the houses in the business
portion of town are of bricks,
while the residences are nice
frame buildings There are
seven churches, two or three
schools, and lodges of the var
ious secret orders. The most
exciting thing that | have heard
of here is in regard to certain
manifestations that are claimed
to be seen and felt by some
members of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church mot the
Presbyterian as most papers
have it. It seems that they
have been having protracted
meeting here Tor sometime past,
and that some of them have
been praying fervently, devoutly
and persistently for the confer
ence of special gifts, as of
prophesy, the power of healing,
etc. Now these prayers have
have been long and frequent,
and as an answer to them, some
claim to have been sancti6ed, |
Others that they have seen pro-
phetic visions and others yet
that they have received the
power of healing. These are
the facts as l got them; l give |
them to you without comment. |
Our old townsman Mr.. L. N. |
Halbert is doing well on the
Mdes; he is making first class
paper out of it. TIMoN.
- Columbus Ghseu:- There
has been quite a number of
changes in real estate, and con-
siderable improvement is going
on. Farmers getting ground
in shape for coming crop. -
Receipts of cotton to nth inst,
Io,44I bales. - Robbers at
tempted to break into Roses
saddler shop in Weimar.