, 1880-04-02
TEXAS.
Col. Chambers, tho Greenbaok Candi-
date for Woe President.
"Dig.Foot" Wallace and the Ingratt.
tude Of Republics.
Wintry Weather and It's Disastrous Ro-
suits upon Vegetation.

ault8 upon VeEetatlont
Spstta' Cotrtspond<nes q. The Chicago Ttibtne.
TEXAS, March .4-ADout thirty niles so,ttt-
cast Of Fort Worth, and two miles west OF Gle.
btlrtc, In whnt IA known rs tho Elm Valley, Ia n
| pretty llttlo hotneacnd, consisting Of two
stnry brick h0tIBo. built something OH tho atylo
| ofN Moxlcnr hncien,la. and a number OF oit-
buildings, NIL set down Upon vcvcty pint Of
! green. I'ack from tho building rolls mile after
milo Of Ecntle umiuottng prairie, larxe i,or-
ton or which Ii devoted tn Rt0ck-ratstng, whlb
hero and thora nre patches of corn nud
onta. showing that agriculture ~ not
wholly neglected. Tho view from the
roat OF tho ho,sso IL nust picturesque.
Ton miles to tho i,orthwnrsl tho ego is caught by
what Ii knuwt, a. Cadsfo Peak; 10 tho westward
tho rsdgo Of The grind valley prairie forms tho
horizon: to tho eastward lies tho grcnt Tpxas
Cross Tlmbcrs. with knotty nrsns extending Into
tho valley, scm-clrci,lar frum northeast to
southwest; ard twelve tntlrs 10 the southwark
Ito tho Mesquite Flata, oxton,llnE to tho 1lrazos
River. Such Ia the home Of tho distinguished
Texan,
cot. \. n. CHAMBERS,
nominee of tho Union Labor 1roenback pnrty
for Vicc-P President, ms seen by your correspond.
ont during hla rrcent visit to Clcb,irnc, Mt tho
ttn,o Of the hanginK Of Samuel 1Ionktnn Myers,
f,ill particulars Of which wcrc ut tho tino telo-
graphcd to THE Tribune.
Col. Chambers Is in tho GID year Of hisage, erect
md supple in limb as MI Indian and pnin and
unassun,,ng In department. 1Ip hns biuc-Rray
eyes, thin lips, Bnlatl nose and mouth, md a
sduarc, we-shap.d chin. forming prcpossess.
tnE conference.-the. llc WIS born In Montgomery
County, Kentucky, Dec. 4, 1877. Ills father was
fnrtner and cmgratcd from VIrEnia among
tho earlier settters OF Kentucky. Ills n,othor'a
maiden M name was Matnorahcn,l; sho was born
In Scott County, Kentucky, and her father wins II
IN .no t ,, %ar an WIS wtn
Chambers laborca on hIs fathor.s fnrm until tho
Hss G ~ when he IN the Texas
.'. un anu ".sasnea 1or tcmporary guy IN inc re-
Gsut'nx e. service 70 INC s.an OF MS uncle, Yen:
In Aprjl, 1857. In 1870 he mndo hi,
wuv n tho fronttcr. nnd ioco,cd +, 1,ot,ortann
County as prasticai surveyor, which business
ho followed ten ycnra. lIo was thon elected to
tho o1lco OF District Surveyor, his district com.
thia business ho Ind TO ponotrnto far Into what
s @ n. af tno
1}cudc d,no-novul ubnractcrs In stho hlnah.
1,.., .ue a",o .. LUZ oNM "ar no Rratco TO
st.s. 49,, |".s, ""u opo!.cn !ntsl' purify eo'
in conjunction with col ". F. ilonicrson, ono.
snt @ sas y. Nv a rrS. u u ,s7 70 Mton sno eomn.y
st.' s.: WIS te..soseo ~ ioo'' Ho taen cohaaetca
.no business Oh thoFehaloisinS, 10 connection
with his farming, for about thrco yGAts. In 1R7l
ho opened 4 private cxchapKo and banking Office.
Thls hs c)osct] In III. and retired tn Tho fnrm'
whcro hc still lives. ~ '1o '''''
yn.st,r nf III, rsnnt,nn ,vs ~, tns
legislation OF tho Confederate Stntea.
HE rf,sr y,r. .,,r IN the fA,rsr
o,s oi+ho,,,h o,,o ~ t,n ,xn.',s.a., .,.,. J..
nnnec,I to snniinv md M u wrt t"ct' c; ~ Sroa mS
tnmt S"s.;u ~ ,,,,,t "u Mu u;tecsy ~ Iaess
tSn vorthy T. ~ H. ~ nS',ac " ~ oL
I'm cirMmt a. nrasiiout +, Ira1 M T. unet.on ~
,hi,shnI In thn fini,,ro - ~ u, IT. H.. i.
Glisn,,s"Int, ~ tatost ~ H.. @ - IaS , un,
ni,a ~ n,n i,,,.t s,tfso, t,sa IN
hiuhnr EhrisijTn rctISinns ~ hrsstfnH ,fnwn
~ y,htp II ~. a ILL., ~ nso.
shoIr ,,,f'r ,r,i, t7s,1 ~ ue soc Mnstnor
ewn thfs ME o,,arhfra, pSan,sc "