The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-03
THE MAIL BAG.
Sweet Warbllngs from "iho Belle City
OF Texas"
glimpse Iu,o In social and PoIiilca
Circles.
SEINE Other Interesting Paragraphs.
CLEBuRNE.

CLKBuKsK, NAV l.-TCorrespondeuo J.
An tbs song birds Narole their sweetest
notes. and tho wild flowers bloom VA the
sunlight oi this charming May morning.
loading tho passing zepbyrs with their
sweet perfume, am constrained {, drop u
line TO your dessrgcdly p ipnlsr psper from
thi, "lhc Belle Ory OF Texas" When |
use this appellntionl bnt repsai the uni
versal exclamation at all obscrvers and Wis.
itors who have rap urously viewed the
"Testeyn queen" en,hIoued on an admira.
BILE eminonce ~ the Junction OF two beauu'
full creeks, bounded on tho cassidy immsnse
tracts OF farm dotted woodlands,
dulatins prairles alive with stock,
aud echoing the Hong oftae busy has aud.
man. And not only /. she u belle" Of
beauty, but the ringing OF the church bells,
and the lofty spires, indicate the prevalence
OF religious Influences the well attended
schools indicate thorough moral and In
tellectual training Of youth; tho court
state denotes the fact that IL Is commit
nifty 10 which Justice Is administered; while
the excellent newspapers published hore,
'The Chronicle "rhe Telegram" and
"rhe True Democrat" show that ours Is an
enlightened and progressive city, Notonly
ihis, but our county can justly boast OF az
much, and as hpe loyal talent, psrhaps, az
Patton, whose recognized ability and popu'
larity have 30 suddenly u.hered him into a
distinguished and widespread notouety'
gratifying to his admirers, aad almost UMPIRE
cedented in history. Whose modesty VIII
not longer prevent his numerous friends
| from pushing him forward into the race ior
| "state land commissioner" for he has OIL.
| ready signiied his Willingness TO accept
| the nomination " rendered him" Our
| county IL also the home OF ex secretary OF
etate.
Colonel A. W. DsBerry, who IL a promi.
nsnt candidate for judge OF the dist .cl
court; whose legal learning has been ripon'
ed by long years Of ptudy end experience.
and who has been honorsd in the pact.
Our county is also proud Of the residence
OF another worthy candidate for Judge
Of the district court; that oil
Colonel j. II. Hsll, the profound lawyer,
gallant soldier aud christian gentleman,
whose armless sleeve il to dsy sad and
silent reminder OF the late bloody struggle
for Independence aud Of the no flols sceaes
enacted on tina bsttlG'slained helos OF VIZ
ginia twenty years ngo-long ago, and yet
fresh in tbs memory OF every pa'rios VINO
suffered for the "lost cause"
Colonel NJ. NJ. Crane, Il popular ana Vol
ented young lawyer whose voice the writer
predicts. will some day be heard In the ma
tional councils. and the brilliance OF whose
| genius VIII DC llNtttu oNti W." ph'y', Nv
q candidate for seat in the legislature, !.
also one Of our citizsEs, OF whom the people
| itel proud.
Our wide.swske merchants are doinG d
tsir business, considering the fact that the
formers arc utilizing the pro
pitious seasons now blessing theii
industry by remaining ut their work SOW
ing the sseds which they have reason 10
believe will produce oountiful harvest IN
due time.
The Clcburno city waterworks have been
and are bang tesred and by many who
before their com pletion pronounced them
a fai ure and bumbug,. are now COM
District court, with Judge Abbott pre-
siding, is still in session, having just dis
poaed Of the GAUGE entitled The Anglo
American Land and Claim Association,
against Il. M. and o. 8. Heath. u
which more than uaual interest was felt
for the reason that 1t was hut ties
case OF quite q number. involving In al
some $4,000 in notes given by subscrlp
ton, as fnduoereent tor the b@Ailng OF tn
old Chicago. Texas &c Mexican Central rail
road from Dallas To Cleburne. The oaus'
was ably msnased and argued by Coione
J. Is. Simpson, OF your city, ana hlctar
land aud Green, OF this city, for plaintiffs
end Brown, Ramsey IL Crane for defendants
The Jury, after about an hours delibere'
ton, returned verdict "for defendants"-
based on the ground that the road was no
com pleted according to contract. .,
Workmen ara beginning to rebuild, Will
two.story bricks, the burnt district OF
south eide OF the square.