The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-23
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Enthusiastic aud Popular Weleome ~
streets strewn with Hoses for the
Iottering Foot steps same
OF tho Noted Characters,

, SnrRMAN, April al Special, To-
day viii bo ono long to bo remembered
In tho annals OF sherman. Lafayette
in hia second visit to America was not
greeted with moro Of an ovation than
was the greeting to-day extended 10 the
'Old Veterans" At 10 O'Clock they
were assembled In the courthouse aud
presented banner by J. IL. Dills, in IA
feeling and patriotic speech, and Gen.
Lane, who can yet fight longer than ho
cantalk, received IL and promised toplaco
IL omong tho archives OF tho association.
As they were about To leave the court
room 10 form In tho courthouse square,
tho infant drummer, Guy Button, WAS
placed ON tho Judges stand and boar
the long roll aud received tho hearty
hurTah OF tho Veterans, waving OF hand
kerchlals OF tho ladies and the thanks
with baud, shaking OF Gen, Lane.
Leaving the court room thoy formed on
tho east slide OF tho square, while tho
children Of tho public schools, followed
by the pupils OF Prot. Nash's female COLI
lego, tho North Texas college, undur
caro- of Jun go Onions, tho Sisters
school, and Austin college, marChoI NA
them and when tho head OF the cOluln
reached The opera house they opened
ranks and tho old Veterans marched
through between, over Il path sirCNu
with tluwers cast ny their young hands.
But lGw dry Dyes were % b. seen as ,he
old veterans marched ON, some huin-
supported by their younger comrades ,g
arms, others led 10y friendly hands, be-
tweon children who were scGrteri.E
ilnwers In their path. Old Henry stout
of Wood county, lCd the column. Henry
was ranger m 1870 and captain 81
rangers in lSlOi engaged in Il shooting
match with Davy Crockett In Red River
county, in 1856, was wounded in ths
Denton was killed, and lay beneath q
tree, his companions, in th0lr rough
way, dressing his wound, while Gen.
Den on was being buried within 80 steps
OF him. Aud some 10 years ago, going
back 10 Denton county TO Identify II
skeleton eNhumed, aud supposed 10 DO
the bones of Gen. Denton, knowing
from tho LEGALITY that it vas not Gen.
DantcA'5 remains, he then leads tho
Identifies it by the stones thrown into
the forks of the roots OF the tree under
which he lay wounded And Gen. Den
TOMS bones were resUTrected, and are
now buried at Denton, tho county seat
of Denton county. Arriving at tho
opera house, prayer was offered by Rev.
j. NJ. Binkley, ard an address OF wei
come by Mayor G. n. Buckler, which
was responded 90 by Gen. Robinson, Of
Goliad.
A memorial was then read hyJ. Ii.
Dills, which on motion OF Gen. McNeely
was placed among the archives of the
association. Il. U. billiard then deliv-
cred the annual address, after which
the veterans were marched to the ban
quet hall TO partake OF the good things
prepared Tor them. Among tho incl
dents of the day was the exhibition by
Uuucle Bob wheat of Davy CrOckett's
blade is about five and one-half
inches long, the point is bro
ken off aud the edge badly
capped. The handle is Of bone
and shows old age. The rust has never
been removed from iG. The next Oldest
veteran is Phillips, OF Brazoria county.
He is the first man that raised the Lon
Star flag on the Rio Grande river.
TIE DAY AT PALESTINE.
PALESTINE, April 2t.-LSpecial. THE
celebration OF the battle Of San Jaciuto
to-day, by Hope Hook and Ladder COM
pany No, was a success. All Of yes
terday was devoted by tho maidens and
mgtrOns OF Paiestine-bost looking in
the state-in decorating Firemen's hail
with uaSS, flowers, StfIaEus, ever
greens, notices, otc. Over the roar en-
trance was in gilt letters tho magic
name OF the father OF Texas, Sam Hous-
ton, while on top and at The sides OF the
hall were United States flags, and in
prominent position was the Lone Star
lag of Texas, under which Sam Hous-
ton aud his noble soldiers achieved the
independence of Texas. Ex-senator
John Y. Gooch. District Attorney Faux
and others made addresses. The pro
cession consisted Of county and city
authorities, city council and mayor.
brass band, firemen and the Palestine
rifles. There Is grand BALTIC night at
tho opera-house.