The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-13
fspec,ai correspondence OF shs DIspa,ch.l

fsc~e,a; Correspondence OF the Dispasch.l
Waco, TEXAS, May 8, 1883.
Waco Il n modern city Of about 10000
The streets are wide. An
omen suware, from which the streets radi-
ale. Il tiled every day With wagons, which
bring cotton and other produce to market.
The public buildings, hotels, and stores are
substantially built, and, with the houses
OF worship, make an imposing appearance.
MAY OF the private residences are very
handsome, and TIE large yards are now
reSolent with beautiful and fragrant flow
ers. The Waco Examiner, daily paper
OF spirit and enterprise, unfortunately
agreeing with the Dispatch on the tariff
question, has rs Its city editor
BONN r. LUNsyoRo.
born In Norfolk, young, courteous, and
intelligent, who Is Of the stock OF virginia
Lunsfords--one Of whom was incarcerated
in Chesterfield Jail for preaching the gos-
pel. The postmaster, Mr. Leland, Is de-
scendarst Of the family OF Lelands the
most distinguished of whom was imprison-
ed in the Culpeper Jail for the same offence.
Waco University Is prosperous, and was
the pioneer in Texas OF cocducation OF
the sexes. Alexander NJ. Harris. Esq, a
distinguished graduate OF Richmond Cox
leoe. a native Of Culpepcr, is one OF the
professors, and one OF the most popular
Young men in the town. Three railroads
converge or pass here, and the telegraph
ard telephone-wIres remind one OF large
city. THIS Is the centre OF one OF
THE RICHEST AGRICULTURAL
sections in Texas, but very wisely the en-
terprisjne people are beginning TO Duiid
manufactures. A cotton and cotton
seed-oil-factory have been built, and a
woollen mandatory is soon to follow, as
this is a large wool-growing district.
THE MAYOR, DIR. WILKES,
native OF Giles county, Tenn, was n
Confederate colonel. He is wide-awake
and progressive, and takes the deepest in
terest in securing the real prosperity OF the
growing city. With enthusiasm he told
me that few years ago corn grew on the
sites of the principal hotels. A few months
AGO the taxpayers voted tax OF so cents
on the 500 for free-school purposes.
Senator Coke, born in Williamsburg. the
brother OF John A. Coke, of Richmond,
lives here, and will entertain his colleague,
Mr.. Maxey, and Governor Joe Brown, OF
Georgia, who are delegates to the Southern
Baptist Convention. which meets here to-
morrow. Texas hospitality will be stretch
ed TO its utmost tension. twenty-five hun
dred names have been sent to the Commit
tee on Hospitality. With Texan big
heartedness nearly every house has been
thrown open. Some families entertain five
guests, some ten. some twenty, some forty,
and one has agreed to take sixty.
The remoteness of the Convention dlmin-
ishes the
REPRESENTATION FROM VIRGINIA.
Drs. Hatcher. Topper, Jones. and Curry,
and Rev. Messrs. Turpin, Carroll, Lawless,
Dargan, and Smith are here or on the way.
William Eliyson and Manly Il. Curry are
among the legal gentlemen attending this
religious convocation.
The Baptists have just completed at great
cost splendid house OF worship. 1t has
not yet been used. Hon. j. l.. NJ. Curry is
to have the honor Of making in il the first
address. Tonight, on urgent request, he
delivers bis lecture on Gladstone. y.