The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-27
AFFAIRS Al ABILENE.
%or HURT BY THE GREAT STORM.
The Man With the Plow Opening
Up the Virgin Soil of Jones
County Railroad, Political
and Personal Gossip.

ABILENE, April 25.- Correspond
ence. Reports from the surround ng
country show that the late storm has
not been as destructive as at first sun
posed. The loss among cattle and sheep
has not been heavy and little or no
damage has been done to prope rty. The
absence of loss to cattle can be ex-
planned by the fact that The country is
covered with rich,e green grass and there
was an abundance of WAGER in the
streams, and the unfortunate beasts
were not compelled to remain near the
banks as they usually do, and thus es-
capped being carried away by tho flood
which followed the terrific wind storm.
10 Is estimated that 10000 acres OF
| farming land has be9n opened up in
| Jouos, the county adjoining this on the
! north, this spring. About tine
same amormt has been opened
! up in this county and
! between 10000 and $4,000 in Runnels
county, masking nearly 10000 acres Of
forming lana additional tributary to the
! CITY. Nhis means cheaper living in the
near future and an absence OF hard
times. Kentucky continues TO send the
bulk of immigrants that come t0 ihB
county, but Missouri follows closely be-
htud tho Blue grass state, and Two of
tho large, Older s0uthOrn-staJe4 arc not
far behind. The immigrants compose
the very best people from the states
named, aud viii 90 much towards max
ing tue country blossom ike tharOso,"
so 90 speak, a favorable indication
aiao is the large number Of newcomers
from the northwestern states, who haye
become disguised With tho brutal so
verify OF their winters. These people
arc hignly pleased with west Texas.
They say tho country is sun.
GENTLY braCing for them 10 do
the severe est Kind of work
and they enjoy even better health than
they did in the regions tributary to
Chica2~ and ST. Paul. They are noted
for their Intelligence, energy and So
briefly, and are highly welcome acqui-
sitiCns.
The delegation consisting Of Col.
J. ~. Berry, G. w. Merchant, Hon.
*. X. Logott and j, W. Red, which went
: 10 BrownwOOd To confer with the repre-
sentative mon of that town about COOP
Grafton In getting the Cuff, Colorado q
Santa Fe railroad to como through this
section Of tue country, has returned to
the city. Several OF the delegation have
also aeon the railr0ed officials, and are
convinced that the road will come
line already laid ont
Judge NJ. y, Spoonts has left tho city
for protracted visit 10 New Orleans
and oth0r gulf state points. Mrs Spoonts
and the little ones of the family also
went away.
Miss Bell Bracken, charming young
lady of San Antonio is
In the city amending
some time at TIE residence Of X. V.
N0rthington, esq. Miss Bell is the sis
ter of Mrs, NorthingtOn.
The Taylor County News, Abilene's
! bright, new eight-page weekly, reports
the discovery of quartz on Moro noun
tain, and will have shortly, Tor exhibit
ton, some of the valuable material.
Mesars. Geo, =. Phillips, y. Mont
gomery. y. W. Wrisien, Terry Houser
and j. G. Camp, the newly elected alder
men, have been sworn ia by Mayor
COrley. Mayor-eect kirkland was sick
at home, and was unable to be present,
hut has signiiied mis- intention to he
sworn in In time Tor tho
first meeting OF the new board. Retir-
ing Mayor Corley, who has filed the
place Of chief officer of this city for SOW
oral terms, delivered AN address after
the ceremony ofiustaning was finished.
le alluded to tho financial status of
the city government, gave sound nd
vice and information about the school
systems and offered many valuable
suggestions 10 the incoming officers and
recommended q change In the form of
| government from q town To that of "A
city. From his remarks it was learned
that al of the public institutions OF the
city were In .hrst-class condition, es-
| pecially the school system, OF which any
city In tho state might he proud.