The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-09
TEXAS PRESS OPINIONS.
THE CATTLE EMPIRE.


wool growers the fortunes made in the wool
business are small compared with the vast
fortunes which some men have madein cat.
tie. Mr.. John Stone, of Cooke county,
Texas invested $4,000 in cattle in 1879,
and after carrying on tho business less than
four years, sold his interest a few months
since for S850000 cash. This large fortune
was not all made out of the increase of his
hrst purchase, he having bought and sold
price of beef cattle makes the cattle bust
ness one of the most lucrative in the state.
--[San Antonio Times.
INTERESTING AND PERTINENT.
The Galveston News and the San An
tonic Express show lraternal solicitude
for each other. The News wants to know
how much Hubbell money the Express got
for its support of Edmund J. Davis, and
tue Express wants TO know how much of
the Hubbell money the News got for sup
porting Tom 0chiltree. The inquiries are
both interesting. Houston Age.
A GRAVE CHARGE.
There appears to be very strong i'm
preston in the minds of those who watch
the progress of affairs at the mouth OF the
Brazos river that the engineer in charge,
Colonel Mansfield, is laboring to retard the
removal of the bar instead of doing that
which the government has intended.
be secured on this bar, and the citizens OF
that section should lay their complaints
where they might do some good. Colonel
Mansfield has spoken positively as to the
possibility of removing the bar and unless
he meets public expectation, based on his
own opinions, somebody else should be
placed in charge of the work. Colonel
Mansfield looks after the works at Calves
ton, but somebody might say we are unjust
tutA hn a hat IA, tt,ttr
connection with the deep water family on
Galveston island makes him slight other
coast improvements Austin Statesman.
A DARK HORSE.
Judge Hancock, of Austin, is spoken of rs
the next speaker OF the house of represen-
tatiyes. His friends think that on account
of the probable bitter contest between Car
Isle, of Kentucky, and Randall, of Penn
sylvania, that his chances are good as COM
promise man. Corscana Observer.
WHAT CONSTITUTES A RIPPLE.
A double hanging, by Judge Lynch,
which occurred last week in Comanche
county, caused, so says the Chief, "a rip.
pie" of excitement in C0manChe. A coun-
try where such things stir the placid sur
face of public sentiment to the extent of "a
ripple must be desirable place for ner-
yous people, who value human life,
90 emigrate to. Small affairs
will not annoy them. The
poor devils who were hung had been
charged-not convicted-of stealing cotton.
Il Waco Examiner.
GIVE IT UP.
Statistics show that more than 30 per
cent. of the negroes over 10 years old in
northern states are unable to write, whereas
the whites over 10 years old unable to write
amount to less than per cent. Still there
lisa great deal Of stuff about discrimination
against the negroes in the south in the mat
ter of education. The per cent. of litter
scy among the negroes in the old free states
IL six times as great rs among the whites
whereas il is less than three times as great
in the old slave states. What might be the
educational condition of the negro were the
race as numerous In the north as in the
south?-I Austin Statesman.
SHOULD NOT RITE AT THE BAIT.
The democrats of congress should not
bite at the bait OF abolishing the internal
revenue. There must be sweeping re-
form in legislation all around, of which that
will be only q part Colorado Courier.
NEWS INDEED.
We regret to learn that numerous bust.
ness houses in northern Texas have been
compelled to close out and suspend on &C.
count Of the unusual lateness OF the cotton
crop and the consequent lateness of the
farmers to meet their obligations, which
they could only do with cotton.-[ Ennis
Commercial Recorder.
VILE PUN.
Keigwn, of the Kosse News, says the
Post IS repenting of its past sins. Wonder
II that paper can ever get its sins washed"
away ?-[ Pamela Waterman.
GOOD OUT OF NAZARETH.
IL is an old adage that minister's sons are
generally good-ior-nothing fellows We do
not place much confidence in the adage, il
we did, We would be compelled TO pity the
United States generally, and New York and
Pennsylvania particularly, for the president
OF the United States is the son of a minister,
likewise are the governors.elect of New
York and Pennsylvania.-[H Houston Sun.
LEADS THE UNION.
Texas leads the Union in crops this year
According to the United States crop re.
ports Texas scores nothing below 90, and
runs from that, the lowest, to l06, the high.
cat. Other states get down to los and SOS
and sometimes crawl above 100 in one arti.
Gle alone. But there is not one in the
whole list of thirty.cigbt states which has
tho general average given to Texas crops
-IBelton Reporter,
SHORT TIME AND BEHIND THE sCHEDuLE.
Congress will be In session only three
months and the republicans will have tC
WORK like Trolans II they accomplish much
in 80 short time, They will have to come
square down TO business and stick to it, In
their last hours of power they should acQut
themselves well for the respect they owe to
the country. Fort Worth Democrat.
THE COLOR LINZ.
There Is contention in st. Louis on what
is called the color line. A Mrs Nash sends
her two children to the white school. IL is
quite impossible to discern that these chill
drcn are not white. The question has t
be treated as one of pedigree. In that Mrs