The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-30
AFFAIRS bI ABILENE.
NOT HURT BY THE GREAT STORM
Tho Man with tho Pillow Opening
Up the Virgin Soil OF Jones
C0unty--Railrohd, Political
aud Personal Gossip.

ABILENE, April 25- Correspond.
ence. Reports from the aurroupding
country show that The late storm his
not boon Is destructive as at first sup
posed. The loss among cattle and Sheep
has not been heavy and little or no
damage has been done TO property. The
absence OF loss % cattle can be eX-
planned by the fact that tho country is
covered with rich, green grass and there
YVES an abundance of Water iu tho
streams, and the unfortunate beasts
were not compelled 10 remain nuGr tho
b. = Ss as they usually DO, and thus es-
capped being carried awRY by tho Hood
which followed the terrific wind storm.
It is estimated that 10000 acres Of
farming lana has been opened up in
Jones, the county adjoining this on the
north, this spring. About tho
same amount has been opened
up in this county aud
betwoen 10000 and $4,000 in Runnels
county, making nearly 100000 acres OF
farming land additional tributary to the
city. This means cheaper living in the
near future and an absence of hard
times. kentucky continues TO send the
bulk of immigrants that come TO The
county, but Missouri follows closely be-
hind tho Blue grass state, and two Of
the large, older southern. states are not
far behind. The immigrants compose
tho very best people from the states
named, and Will do much towards max
ing the country "olossom like therose,"
so TO speak. A favorable indication
also is the large number of newcomers
from the northwestern states, who have
become disgusted With the brutal se
verify OF their winters. These people
are highly pleased with west Texas
They say the country is sufli-
GENTLY bracing FOR them to do
the seveIest kind of work
and they enjoy even better health than
they did in the regions tributary to
Chicag' and st. Paul. They are noted
for their intelligence, energy and So
briefly, and are mighty welcome acqui-
sitions.
The delegation consisting of Col.
j. Il. Berry, @. w. Merchant, Hon.
X. X. Legett and j. w. REQ, which went
to Brownwood to confer with the repre-
sentative men of that town about co OPP
Grafton in getting the Gulf, Colorado ~
Santa Fe railroad to come through tbts
section Of the country, has returned to
the city. Several of the delegation hnve
alsO seen the railroad Officials, and are
convinced that the road viii cOplo
tlr1ugh this part of the state over tho
'iGa already laid out.
Ju3ge M. A. Spoonts has left the city
er % protrRcted Wait To New Orleans
aud other gulf state points. Mrs. SpoOnts
end the little ones OF the family also
went away,
Miss Beil Bracken, charming young
lady of San Antonio is
ia the city spending
some time at TIE residence OF X. V.
Northington, esq. Miss Bell 10 the sis
ter OF Mrs. NorLhinsLOn
The Taylor County News, Abilene's
bright, new eight-page weekly, reports
the discovery OF quartz on Moro u4oun-
tain, and viii have shortly, for e4hibi-
ton, some OF the yalusble material.
Messrs. Geo. p. Phillips, FL. Mont
gomery, d. w. WristeD, Terry Houser
and J. G. Camp, the newly elected alder
mon, have been sworn in by Mayor
Corley. Mayor-elect Kirkland was sick
at home, and was unable TO be present,
but has signihed his Intention to DO
sworn i'll In time for tho
first meeting OF the new board. Retir-
ing Mayor Corisy, who has filled the
place of chief officer of this city for sew
eral terms, delivered an address after
the ceremony of installing was finished.
He alluded to the financial status OF
the city government, gave sound adj
vice and information about the school
systems and offered many valuable
suggestions to the incoming officers and
recommended change in the form Of
government from q town to that of q
city. From his remarks it was learned
that all of the public institutions of the
city were In ..first-class condition, es-
pecially the school system, OF which any
city in the state might ne proud.