The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-05-31
Tuhe Press Excursion.


E1itos Democrat.
After spending two days in the
quaint old city Of Monterey: after
visiting her capital building and in
specting the executive, Judicial and
legislative departments; after view
ing the famous old Bishops Palace,
which stands stately mass OF ruins
around whose base to day lies scat
tered the artillery which WAS used
in that memorable conflict nearly
forty years ago-after seeing the
many wonders and curlositics OF the
place, we bid farewell to the land OF
.the Monseznmas, and Al a. 10. Sat
urday the 18th inst. ne turn our
faces homeward, aud roll away over
the smooth track Of the Mexican
National railway toward the Unit
ed States. Arriving ct Laredo at
8 o'clock D. N. we stop only long
enough to get supper aud'get 10 the
international depot, where We left
cur sleepers IS we vent down. A
steady nights travel brings us TO
san Antonio for breakfast Sunday
morning. After an hours stop We
gain resume our Journey; reach
Justin about II o'clock, stop fen
minutes and move on to Taylor,
where we take dinner ut one O'Clock.
At Taylor we leave the faste We
Travelled coming down and proceed
up by Hearne to Palestine, where
We take supper sunday nlght. Two
hours or more we remained ia Pal
estine, which place we left about 10
G clock for Galveston va Houston.
We reached Galveston at 1890 Mon
day morning and proceeded to the
fremont hotel, where Ger party es
tablished their headquarters during
our stay in Galveston. Here we
had the privilege Of paying at the
rate Of $3.50 per day, and, while the
table is very well supplied and ev-
erything appears clean ana decent,
but little can be said for the polite
ness and urbanity Of the managers
Of the house. Your money is what
thew want and they take little pains
to disguise the fact.
Galveston is 8 stirring place. Lo
Gated, as is generally known, upon
an island bearing the same name.
the city is regularly laid out, with
broad, well-payed streets and smooth
substantial sidewalks. Many ele-
gait structures OF brick and stone,
both public and private, are here to
be seen, some Of which would be an
honor and ornament to any city in
the union.
Galveston beach is said to be the
fipcst in the sonth. A magnificent
hotel, costing many thousands of
dollars, is BOW in course OF erection
on the beach and wiz be finished by
fall
One Of the greatest Injuries Of the
whole trip was the surf bathing at
Galveston. There are two commo
dious bath houses bIilt over the
water, where bathing suits are kept
for rent at IS cents each. There is
nothing more refreshing and inyig
Grating than bath in the guilt and
our party enjoyed it to its fullest ex
tent.
Tuesday evening we were tender
ed by the officers OF the steam tug
"Estelie" tree ride on the Gulf.
- 1tfs .al slow to take advantage
N II, and az four o'clock we started,
This being TO many of our crowd
their first ride on the briny deep, 1t
is useless to say thai it was enjoyed.
There was only one thing TO mar
our pleasure during our stay in Gal
weston, and that WAS the musquitos
For quantity, number, size, activity
and general business qualifications,
the Galveston musquitos certainly
are ahead.
At l0:40 Wednesday morning the
18th inst, we left Galveston on the
homestretch. AT Palestine, where
we arrived at eight O'Clock p. IN,
q met with 4 most cordial recep-
ton. A committee of permanent
citizens met us 1T Inc depot and es
eorted as TO the international hotel,
where an elegant banquet was pre-
pared and waiting for us. The
crowd being seated, the mayor Of
Palestine, (whose name unfortunate
ly / have lost1 was introduced, and
in a short speech extended to our
party hearty welcome A short
response was made by Col. Ed War
rem, who then introduced Col. j. NJ
Harrel, of Hot Springs, who in .one
of his happiest efforts, accepted on
behalf on the excurslonists the hos
pita!lties of the good people of Pales
tine. To say that the supper was
served in magnificent style, and that
we devoured in the old Arkansaw
fashion, is but 10 state two PLAN
facts.
After spending an hour land we
all regretted that 1t could not have
been a day instead most pleasantly,
we bid adieu to Palestine, .the holy
land Of Texas one Of the liyelicst,
most prosperous and thrifty towns
in the state,
From here the homeward journey
was without incident worthy Of spe
cial mention. We arrived at Little
Rock at 2:l5 Thursday p. m, and
here our party separated, each TO
their respective homes in different