The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-16
GALVESTON
Correspo ndence of the Herald.

Correspondence OF the Herald.
GALVESTON, July Is, 1850
The excursion from San Antonio pulled
out from here Sunday morning for the Alamo
City with about lbs "excurters" aboard
with the expectation of taking on another
hundred at Harrisburg, who are anxious to
do the wonderful views of the Alamo City,
and gaze in wrspt admiration on the beauties
OF San Pedro park and the springs, and
make q "mash' on some dark-eyed senorita.
The Sabbath passed without an event Of
any general interest. Unlike its predecessors,
no one was drowned or assaulted,
and quiet and peace was the order of the day.
Only one stray Bohemian from Houston
found hisway to this quiet city by the ses,and
he was aHardcastle, and not castle in the,air,
built by so many of us in our adolescent
days. Sunday morning, Captain Joseph
Atkins, the chief fpolice, was the recipient
of dispatch from his son Henry, who re-
Gently went to the vicinity of San Antonio for
health and recreation, announcing that in
stesd of improving, he had become worse,
and urged his father to come for him as
speedily as possible. The dispatch was
received here at o'clock Sat-
urday night, but from negligence
at the telegraph office, Captain Atkins
did not receive the message
until few moments before tho departure of
the excursion train, and as result the cap
tain was detained until the 5 o'clock train
yesterday morning, he and his family in
the meanwhile laboring under the most dis
tressing state Of mind regarding the welfare
of their beloved son-the result of the delay
in not delivering the dispatch. The de-
ayed New York steamer Carohdelet came to
her berth Sunday with large cargo of
freight, among which was 2l0 tons OF rail-
road iron for the Gulf, Colorado g. Santa
Fe railroad company.-Tbe steam,
ship San Antonio is outside and
will come in with the tide this
morning, as the Carondelet goes out.
The San Antonio has also a large cargo.
These steamers came out with full cargo
but return light.--Last night about IL
O'Clock an alarm of fire broke the stiffness of
the night, and to which the department
promptly responded, but before they cached
the scene they were met by the report that it
was extinguished 1t originated in Mr..
Boeche's house, corner of Strand and TWEEN
ty-eighth street, but was promptly extin-
guished. Origin of the fire unknown
As the excursion train was passing off the
trestlework, along the bay front, an enter
prsing darkey was seen to fall from the train
down through the trestling into tho water.
The train was stopped and the negro,
when got out, got aboard of the cars and
proceeded with the train, he having charge
OF the relreshment car.--The commission
ers court held q meeting yesterday and trans
acted some business OF au unimporlaut char
acter.-Tbe district court was engaged yes
terdsv in hearing the case of the city of Gal
weston vs.. T. j, Heard, q case wherein many
property holders of this city are vitay in
terested, in peGuniary sense. No decision,
however, was reached. -An enthusiastic
and largely attended Republican ratification
meeting was held at Turner hall last night,
and was addressed by Colonel William IL.
Sinclair, n. w. Currey, Ex-Governor Pease
and Judge G. B. Sabin. The lateness of the
hour at which the meeting adjourned pre-
vents report of the meeting and speeches
to be made in time to catch the outgoing
mail. A full report will, however, be given
in my next.