The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-06
ABILENE,
The Capital Of Taylor-Its Trials aud
Iriumphs.
Tn, WoSderous Growth Of tho Wild
Ncsi.
Notes ,ha, are Surprisingly Suggestive

ABILENE, June i-tCorrospondencs. J.
The rains have ceased, the clouds hav,
broken and passed asny, and the warn
smlsa OF nature again besning forth upot
the helds OF Y owing grain, make the farm
st's heart leap Tor 10y. Monday nisht ant
Tuesday morni X unususlly heavy rain
Toll IN this locality, and ali the streams o
Taylor county we're GU, Of their banks
Many families living on the low ands Dor
dering the streams sere obliged IN lice u
tho hills for safety. Monday night Cedsl
creek rose so rapidly that. before the poopl,
living In the bottom were aware, TIE
water bad risen TIL II stood from thr's
TO four feet deem upon their hearib.tone'
and they were by necessity compelled e
| climb TO the honss.tops No lives we're lost
and, 70 far as your correspondent has beer
abb" to learn, no live stock has been de-
strsyed.
Tne stage between Abilene and Ans IN
| owing 20 tho high waters, for more tnan n
| week has ceased to run. The ConchC
sage hss continued, with but few irreeu
lsrit'e., TO make Its daily rounds-the mai
o. the Colorado river being transferred by
bosts. Mr.. Barnett, msnager Of this stag
line, dcserves great credit for the punctu
shty with which the mails have bseo car
ried, In despite OF muddy roads and swollen
streams. He hne on this route the best
stages and finest stesds that can be found
anywhere In this western country.
| Because o! this bad and uncertain wealth
81, but little wo / has been brought 10 msr
k~t for ten days past, but as the weather
nov pr ,mises TO be fair, We may look ior
large receipts In few days.
The Fort Worth GIzstts has man here
TOR the purpose OF writing up our town for
their annual edition, bat 80 far he has met
| with little encouragement, as our psople
| propose to patfoniss A homo enterprise oil
like kind, which " II be an Annual Spt 4.
cisl Edition" Of the A bllene Reporter. Nc.
Gilbert, the ever-enterprising editor, II
cow rapidly pushing preparations for tbi.
edition OF the Reporter, and he expects 10
hsve Is published by the lst of September
1t will contain about l25 pages, will b.
neatly and attrsctively prepared, illustsat
ed with map, photo eieciTotypes OF many
business and dwelling house, in Abilene,
will contain full statistics OF western enter.
prses aud ruch inform alton com plete as ali
persons attracted west ward desire to know
In short IL will be one of the most coal l re
publications ever issued exclusively Ia the
interests OF north-west Texas Already or.
ders tor over 600 copies have been Gent iD,
and Mr. Gilbert expects that not less than
2OOO copies viii be required TO supply all
dem ands.
TIE Taylcr county expedition society s
now well organized and I'm full working or.
der. A large number of COMMITTEES have
been appointed, end are actively ut work
making collections OF specimens represent.
ing every branch OF industry carried on In
thli country, and every subject o. lot r.
est connected with this portion OF the siafe
No subject will be neglected and no psins
spared 10 make O crediiaole exhibit at the
c ,niDg WoIli's fair. In order to more OF.
fectively accomplish this purpose the SC
ciety Is row making arrangements 20 hold
a county fair someti me In Septem Der. Our
business men are contributing literally TO
this end. Premiums will be given literally
for tho best products and produc ions Of
every kind, and it Ia intended that, from
the exhibits here made, the most WORTHY
shall be selected as q part OF the exhibit to
be made at New Orleans. And here we
may say, renthstically, that this county
fair is to he the beginning Of a .rsgulsr az.
nual Taylor county fair. A movement 10
now ON foot n form = stock compsny for
this purpose. Large grounds will be pro
cured. fenced and iully eq1ipped for every
purpose, aud bv smother year this county
will give an exhibition Of home industries
Of ~hoh the whole of north. western Texas
may Justly feel proud.
As tss election begins TO dawn In the dis
tant horizon, numerous candidates for the
various cffices, county, district snd ststs,
like the Of res Of mother Earth which Deu.
Gallon and Pyrrha cast behind them, sre
spripgisg no ss magic things Of life. Their
bsAming countenances, fiatteriug tongues,
bswitchinR smiles. ana double hand .shskes
enspa.e the unsuspecting at all opportune
times. Already six have announced for the
office OF district Judge, ani We are given to
Z understand that more are to follow. A
small minority of these six ara men Of
some qualifications, of whom Judge Charles |
|. Evans deserves especial mention. He is |
= gen'leman OF rare legal attafnmeuts, and |
would Il the office, hould he be elected, |
with credit both to himself and to the peo.
Pile OF the district. OF some Of the other,
the beet In their favor that can be said IL,
hat they arc perpetual ollice.see kerr,
chrome bores wbcsa legal ettcinments un.
ht them for even n Justice OF the peace on
r)B,isr settlement. Neither blushed at
reouke nor chayrlned BY defeat, they per-
sistently endsavor to force their unwonted |
services upon nn intelligent people. Had |
some OF these woult-be district Judges the |
least pemblance OF modesty they would |
blush With shame ut .heir own presumption !
D. g. Uul, OF Abilsne. IL the most promls- |,
ng candidate for di,tr.ct attorney. He is q |
IA appearance. forclble speaker. aud able |
awyer. X. X Legstt, OF the law firm Of
5poonts q Leget', is now favorably spoken
II for an alector from this congressional |
district. He was unanimously recon-.
nsnded by the county convention, and is
me OF the rising young men among the IL.
yal fraternity OF western Texas.
Colonel J. I. Berry, OF A bilene. has been
lppointed honorary commissioner from
Taylor county for the New Orleans expo
ifion. Colonel Berry Is one of Ab'lsns's
nest enterprisinG citizens. and has exerted
10 small inf uence towards the rapid dc.
'elopment which has characterised this
own and surrounding country.
DR.. Isbel' and wife have returned from q
Ivs weeks trip TO Hot 6pringL Ths doc.
or took his wife to the springs for the i'm. l.
rsvement OF her heslth. and they both
anne bsck looking fresh and blooming,