Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-04-01

known in tho history Of the State. I
attended meeting Of the knight. of
Labor, several thousand strong in
Fort Worth, the other day. There
were half dozen speeches made all
conservative however. The Farmer
Alliance j. II powerful organization,
and should they combine with the
knights ~ Labor they would prove
/ formidable ina political contest. They
nave already instituted boycott sy.-
TEN. aud instructed merchants not Ia
scil Slct.on hat. and other classified
good. Some of the merchant, Ac-
cehrd. Others refused.
Whilst in Dallas met Sr. l.l'ns
Nullia,. Acknowledgements ;hr firm
uf raigett Bros y. very large Whole
! sale saddle aud harness house. hr.
/ Nuilin. ia tie .on-in-iaw of Hon. \.
j. Lax. OF Braur,gard. lie ,puk" IN
/ tie highcsi terms ~ Dallas, u, in'i,.
ing city and ~ gGoh II busin". point
~ there j. in the State. Dalla, i. sE-
prriOr To For. Worth In many respects.
LAYING tie advantage IN age, and pee
/ laps surrounding country.
was surprised on leaving Won't
Worth pn the 10th inst, for tbs .iiy,
! To- find 80 mouniJinOu, amt broken
/ country, between that point AMI Ahi-
/ lcnc. lcj miles due west from Font
| Worth. \ distance "f 10 mike, frun
4 Fort Worth tie lsnd is level aud fer
tile: then one sees Hills. rock4 and
mountains towering above lin ~"
huge bo,iicfs appearing ~ though
about e. fs,l anil crush III. train. Essr
nnt anon could be seen u plateau ~
| rocks, rising one abOyo The oillrr lise
st-ps, until the cyc could scarcely -cs
the tOp,.rom the car window. This suc-
ccrssiOn OF promOniories wa cOIs.cd
with huge bOulo,crs, red, ,Ate
colorcd, Lrown land white Ike
marble; some ~ tEcsr apparently
~ large Il, a room, with here q
nj there stray .Lccp gazing,
or q lonely cow eating tie green c..r-
tus or thOrn,d rsar growing ont OF
the ground. Then would spy"D. .oMc
I solitary hOUcuan, with Win,l',,er
ride and dog, standing Cn tie ,uguut-
ain s,,lc. Then would burst upon Tie
! gs,Uni-hrd vision a ,erit, VI abrupt;
Hills. ,tuddcdswi.h iu,iing ro,k., and
green ccigrS, with herr and i,icrr y
black crow, twhO ever cav a white
oncy. pcrchrd on top Uf tie iU:.igst
! pycripirc, reminding one ~ Grl.
/ sherman famous romlgk, Oh l,.- it,
famous raid through Georgia. Till
view continued Tor 80 mile, aEI wa.
the most beautiful! scenery ! ever te.
held. ~ '!m"s W., u".roll,ut
over tie munO;uny. then .,lig.iea OF,
tie ,ld,lcl variety ~ imagery, and
whilst wondering Why God, in lis
infinite mercy, should have created 80
barren aud unprudurtiyc ar, ,iOD. aud
what could have iHdu",d Lc TcyI'
* psrilic l.. X. Co.. 10 has. puIhrl
their road through those ROCKS and
owe. those pr'cipic,s the train sudden
~ burst upon tic open prairirs md
fields Of growing grain, busy p!uw-
mcu, lowing herds, and handsome
homes; then II prairie dog town; Il
grove ot mesquite: creek. who're
bosom was bare, and around Which
lay dead animals, whose tl.ir.t could
no; be GsSvagel; level fields. HE =
cArpc. ~ green. FOR mics refreshed
the eve; then tie Bga7u5 river. Who"
steep bank, and exposed bed, ~ rel
.s the blood OF Innocence murder.,
with - volume of water reduced To y
mere strrSHlrt. i'insliy, tliity milrs
~ opcn prliri".. and Abilene, the gate
- san Angela, thc Queen I iiy of he
praiglr.. 80 miles Inland. is reached
There ar" SrycrSi c'.racis i,lir- pe.
cuiar 10 tle sye.ssc Texan. whoa !
hall eVumerHt' in conclusion. Taay
never talk politics. Really. iccl ~
sea. hay" been 81 long .rru,tlmr.
+. tu political ,.is,d,,iuu,. tha; i U". atu,
almost uccr,sary. They tiE JU,ia- ,
here. and !'i ruli!!c, alone sensible
people. Tho Texan wi!luc G,r.si
~ Introducing Won go any uut: yuu
nE.; inti oiuc" yuGI eli. Sum ;im" .
- man ot SENSITIVE organism. ;hi. i,
embarrassing; they VIII wOt Iyitn yOu
10 their lomr-; Won en- 20. lnd vii
he welcome, but they will not invite
yOl. They will sp,,.,. 10 you without
having an Introduction, aud enter into
friendly conversation. No MISTER
what hi. occupation may -, H. vii!
be- well dressed. have vet tu .er a
shabby dressed man in Texas. They
have plenty oi money and purcLa {
the best o'cyrrythiug, and ,llCy ar. in
my Judgement, =, .hrcwd aud intyl,i-
gen; rs any people ia the world.
Taking Tire stage 40 Abilene, on
Saturday morning. ! arrived Of this
place sanday morning. after q vide VI
20 miles. cannot express thr aston
islmcnt | experienced when saw be-
fore me II ,critablc city, out on the
rrairir. go miles from any railroad
with waicrwork', handsome sturC.-
far handsOncr than any in Ha2ivhuit ,
NrOoklaycn or Tes,Un. Ice work .
three banks, two newspapers, mag
niilccnt hotel. etc.
In my next letter will ondeayOr tu
entertain tie readers OF Your valuable
journal with description o: this
wonderful city; IL cosmopolitan pop
uiation; Fort COuohO, just acrOs, the
river Concho, where ARE stationed 900
United states Whit soldiers; liz Mex
iran inhabitants: fair senOrita., ard .
variety OF topics. novel. amusing and
instructive. Your ob't servant.
&. a. HAMILTON.