The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-27
ABILENE.
INDICATIONS OF PROSPERITY
Its situation for Business and Its Water
Supply-Its Churches and schools
Congressional Contest-Per-
sonal and Political

ABILENE, Sept. 25.-LCorrespo .ndencel
Business of all kinds in abb one isran.
idly improving. 1.-THE du' SIMMER
months have gone, land fro n averx, ouor.
ter comes the cheering W ord 0hnsinoss
is much better" Our ,,stmostor in
forms US that the am' unit of mail. mat.
Yer nahuleu az IN IS Office has of late
LATELY lmGi ~ s and that the business
ment during the last tan DAYS is much
in excess OF that. of any previous peried. |
Inns iact may ae relied upon as an in |
uicaeion Vi " owing prosperity. While |
enoIo aio III Il so many buildings in |
course Oh GO instruction at this time as
neio mele year ago, during our great
Tooni, yet the character of the present
inipl9ITep tents Is much better, consist |
ny Gnle dy of brick buildings many of
"uulcn are models Of architecture.
Shln Piles of water from the wells Of
n f,e ne have been sent to Prof. c. G..
uoW ard, analytical chemist of the
olu ting Medical University at Column
Du !, Ohio, for examination. Prof. How
d has pronounced these waters
dgood quality, suitable for every do
nestle purpose, and the water of one
lwell, especially. from which the people
j of Abilene are chiefly supplied, he says,
T. is equal in quality to the water of CO.
ic lumbus, Ohio.
4 We not only have good water in Tay-
lor county, but an abundance Of it. No
well in Abilene has yet been dug in
IA, which water has not been found within
=, thirty feet. At the beautiful village of
~ Merket, in the western part of this
st county, most excellent water has been
10 found at a depth of twenty feet. In
al many portions of the county everlasting
AZ springs abound, and the vicinity Of
~ Buffalo Gap is famous throughout
~ Western Texas for its cold, sweet
VI waters
H. protracted meeting is now in session
W. ut the Methodist Church, South, and it
~ is announced 10 continue for week or
W more. Rev. A. NJ. Graves, of Comanche,
W is assisting the local pastor, and by
nd well concerted work quite an interest
,Jiua has been awakened.
81 Our city schools opened one week ago
o,r last Monday, with over 800 pupils pres
~ Nv ont. Competent teachers have been Sc
10 cured, our buildings have been en-
larged, rehted and comfortably
furnished, and every child of Abilene
can now enjoy school advantages equal
at to those of older portions of the State,
dy The Presbyterian high school at Buffalo
Ne Gap has recently opened with $50 pupils.
This school enjoys an enyiable reputa-
shi ton, and receives students from a wide
ooi extent of territory. Other schools all
M over the county have opened, and from
me every quarter comes the cheering word
ny that the cause OF education is well cared
me for.
Oh The twenty rangers who for somC
en- months have been stationed at Abilene
ell have departed for fields of greater use
her fulness. Capt. Gillespie, with part o
the force, has gone to TT. Davis; Lieut.
Platt with another part, has gone t
& Hamilton county; 'the remainder have
ties gone to Brown county.
DIS Our brilliant young Statesmen, Hon
5. w. L. Lanham, addressed the peopl,
- of Abilene last Monday night. He dis
ner cussed national issues entirely, payin,
OF special attention to the tariff question
'rs which he handled in satisfactor,
Sth manner to those of free trade pro
all clvities. lie declared the doctrine O
IN Democracy to be tariilio revenue only
re- and said there was no such thing a
at present as free trade in politics.
1t is announced here bv leading Re
publicans that Mr.. Lanham will hay
an opponent for Congressional honor
j at IN the person of Col. w. A. Saylor, Co
nco lectOr of Customs for this district. II
&c has written to friend here that he wi
VII soon stump the district as an IndopOn,
elan ent Republican, Hud viii make the fgl
,ont principally on the tariff issue. But NJ
and turhcu 10 Congress,
,rod Col. John +. Elliott, State Commi
IN a Slonpr 10 the New Orleans Exposition
we're delivered a most interesting adore,
the here Tuesday night, giving full informs
ton regarding the coming World
Fair, lie dwolt ut length upon the in
portance of having a good exhibit irOl
Texas, thereby inducing skilled lab,
and capital to come and develop OF
vast resources and make Texas VIII
she should be-tho leading state in Il
Union.
.oes AttOrncy-Gcneral j. ID. Templeton ~
loon his ottorn"ou nv SSnng I W,,i.
to rain setting In at the appoint,
shoe umo of the meeting only an Ordina
audience WIS present. lie conhn
,lec- his discussion to state political ISSUE
[. and devoted nearly the whole of his d
80 mastery argument maintained the u,
"f' ley of the lease system, He said {
and Democratic party was bound, by [
- A. platform of the Houston convention,
Wv " give the lease law u fair trial, and urg
tho western people to- instruct their n
, ono resont0tlNos, not to work against I
Kills lease system entirely, but TO work
such changes and notifications in IL
Paint will bo for the best interests of Il
nous. western country, which will be for
best interests of tho entire State.
IT. IL GOV. llreland is announced to spo
,cted hero on the Both inst, Tho Outburst
opposition To tho State ticket immed
tely after tho Houston convention
haNe considerably quoted down, and VIII
"io tho noncs of November shall have con
good round majority for Ireland fr,
iture Taylor county win be announced.
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