San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-24
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Tex, Aug. %, 1892.

San Antonio LIGHT:
After an absence OF weeks, we are
again in Dallas, hale and hearty.
Right glad we are, too, to be back in
this heslth-giviDg section. After q
months sojourn in the malarial belts
of Arkansas and Texas, we concluded
1t might be conducive TO wealth, but
not to health, to reside in the swampy
districts where the old fashioned
quinine jar is an indispensable friend,
and occupies prominent place on
each mantel. The people can continue
TO raise cotton and take quinine If
they like, but for ourselves, we shall,
If need be, go to the printers stick
and types, or maybe degenerate and
become the printers "devil.n
Arkansas is fine state; so is east
ana northeast Texas, and we are con-
tent with our own section. And now,
since We have an assurance of a'good
supply of clear water, we can speak
in more pralsewortny terms of our
city.
After a slight shower and few
cool days and nights, we are ex.
periencing sweltering weather. There
Is very little business being trans
acted. Money is not changing hands.
Very few real estate transfers and
very small sales are effected by the
shop keepers and merchants. The
summer girl, whose purse pro-
hibited her taking a summer jaunt,
lounges in the hammock, handling,
but not reading, q summer novel and
after an experience of an outing for
the two past summers, we are safe In
saying the home girl keeps cooler and
enjoys herself more than her COM
panion who sought pleasure away
from home-We could have lived at
ease and in comfort had we remained
here and spent our money wisely.
The anti.railrOad commissioners are
jubilant over the decision of Judge
Mccormack. The Clark men are con.
fident this decision will prove very
beneficial to them. And Hon. J. M.
Mccormack, a leading republican,
pays no heed to the comments of the
editor of the LIGHT on ]. E. Johnson's
letter on the 'Nugent Party" but
says, the convention at Fort Worth in
Ssptem Der will endorse Judge Thomas
l.. Nugent for governor and that
rs, 900 republicans will vote for him."
He, Mccormack, further says that
Col. A. J. Houston, Lilly White cam
didste for governor, will not poll more
than 5000 votes in the state"
Mr.. Mccormack has evidently for
gotten the fact that "a house divided
among itself is sure to fall"
Laying republicanism aside, Judge
Nugent will poll large vote. Many
democrats who wanted neither Hogg
nor Clark will vote for him, and If
what Mr.. Mccormack says be true,
Nugent will be our next governor.
Mr.. L. B. Tresdwell, of New York Is
in the city looking in the status OF
that long contemplated, much talked
of and much thought of, and much
worked on Elm street cable line. The
power house for this line, fine brick,
has been built for over two years. A
great deal of the line has been COM
pleted. much money has been ex-
pended on the enterprise and it does
seem too bad to let it all go for
Baught even If 1t does ruin the only
drive way in the business portion of
our town. Mr.. Treadwell Is
confident the company, OF Whlcn
he is president, will not hest
tate to guarantee the payment
of principal an interest on bond suffi-
cient to complete and equip this line,
after receiving his report. He asks
the cooperation of the people here. 1t
il said the Dallas stockholders are
willing to cancel their claims and
turn the property into the hands of
the company.
J. f. Hess, vice president for Texas
of the National association of letter
carriers, left for Indianapolis to repre-
sent his home branch and Galveston,
sherman, Denison, Gainesville and
Houston branches of the association
at the convention being held in In
dianapolis.
The we'll known lawyer, Colonel
Stillwell H. Russell and Mrs. Matte
Bee were married at the home of the
latter a few days since. Col. Russell
is q candidate for county attorney.
Col. J. p. Lynch, acting chief of
artillery on the staff of Gen. Polk,
died at his home in North Dallas, Aug.
Goth. f. A. NJ.