The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-31
DEL. RIO.

DEL RIO, KINNEY Co., March q, 1884,
| TSpec,al CORES ,ondence. The name Of
Paucbo together with his writings are
strangers TO the readers NJ the HkRALp.
Yet, from this forward, they NAV he road
frequently, and In this, nv sslutatory, al
low me to assure each and every one Of
them that Paucho never writes anything
TO = frst-olsss paper except what 10 true (;
and though be very often branches or on
politics, yet he only does 30 when the i'm
portAnce OF the subject iastines It.
In fact. at this time OF the year, there
Is nothing more interesting to us out here
on the border than "political gossip"
just at present Del Rio Ia TOO dead to
kick" on account of nearly oil the citizens
having gone to the county seat, Bracket,
IN attend district court. But alter the
Nineteenth Legislature meets We hope and
expect tn have new county, which will be
called Val Verde. made out Of this portion
Of XII rney ana lower part Of Crockett, with
Del Rio a. the county seat, thereby saving
our citizens hundreds and even thousands
of dOllsrs. Bracket is thirty miles from
here and the verv idea Of having our oiti-
Gems taken away from their business twice
a wear TO attend court thirty miles distant
is simply preposterous to submit 3, II any
Longer.
The sll-sbsorbing subject during the last
two weeks has been
THE TRIAL or Mr. CART
of this city, for the killing OF Holmes, which
occurred here last winter. He was tried
Monday and Tuesday. and the Jury found
verdi OF of NOT guilty" We have no
and very little rowdvism, except in the
Mexican part Of town called San Filipe,
which 10 about ~ bad as anv place In the
the state, except Fort Worth.
When say bad" | simply mean that
San Filipe is one OF those necessarily ap-
pendsges' to q community wherein 10
found nothing except gamblers and the
like.
About once month they all come over
before mis- honor, Justice Block, and con-
tribute handsome sum to the county rev.
nue..
We have nice little Jail here containing
one nice young man from San Filipe FOR
carrying q six shooter"
Considerable anxiety 10 oeing manifested
over the idea OF having two state conven.
lions. We only want one, unless the
one to nominate state officers can be held
at San Antonio, for any other place would
be too far away.
The rules for the government Of the dem
ocratic party as published In the HERALD
are worthy = careful consideration by the
executive committee and II adopted would
give general satisfaction. The two third
rule" Is about "petered out" (no allusion
whatever to my,cld law p-ecsptor, the hon.
orsble mayor Of Fort WORTH and the day
the majority rules on that day will all the
dark horses take the epizoo'ic and die.
The people out here want and demand
John Ireland for governor. He has made
as good governor rs our Lone Star has
ever had, aud the masses appreciate him
and want him for a second term.
In every place l have been, from Texar-
kama to the Rio Grspde, IL seems 70 be the
universal wish aud a foregone conclusion
in thasa maria that ColOnel 7 EIliOtt
will represent US as
CHIEF COMMISSIONER AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
have known Of bets NJ ten to one made
in Saa Antonio aud this place In his favor
and consequently I will hope to hear in
few days Of his being appointed.
merous ont here for county offices, and 1t
il reported on good authority that the
Hon. Solon Stewart WoifSoalner" - he
was called in the 18th legislature) ID . oan-
didste for the house from this district.
The convention 10 not very far of now
and 90 the rules for the government OF
sa'' and S0'y submitted SsSs '''p 's ns%it
the following ticket and will say that II it
be the choice OF the party IN convention as
sepibled, that It will carry Texas by = ma
joritv I'M, recedented:
Governor, John Ireland.
Lieutenant Governor, Charles X. Gibson.
Treasurer, F. r. Lubbock
Comptroller. w. J. Swain.
Attorney. General, John d. Templeton.
Commissioner General Land ONCE. l. A.
Patton.
SUPERINTENDENT Education. B. M. Baker.
honestly believe that II this be the
ticket for the Texas democracy In the com.
ing campaign the majority will not poll
q vote under 5000.
Consequently, pull off my "aombrero"
and give three CHEERS Tor tue names anovei
More In fsw days. For the present,
adi0s. RANCHO.