The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01
our TEXAS LETT ER.

Dickinson-The Fostish Acts Of Some
D,mocrats--an Oklahoma "Briggs Cdse'
etc.
Ep,roR OF TMEs.--Thinking few hnes
In the TIMES from Texas might be OF interest
to your readers, concluded to write Tor
their bene6t.
The oat crop in Northern Texas was the
noorest have ever seen, both in quantitylI
and quality; the yield per acre did NOT
average over forty bushels, then tho rust
-r.-v--a- havoc ~wish- crop. The acreage
planted 10. oais this year was not 90 large rs
last year, and in the face Of this the price
has been rather low, 1t having ranged from
10 to % cents per buehel
Wheat was remarkably good in sections.
In the Panhandle Country the yield was
short, but many farmers who raised wheat
for sale have found il "drag," on account
of the general supply and the scarcity Of
money. The highest price paid for wheat
was about 80 cents. A great deal has been
sold for much less. The prevailing retail
price of -four is $l.75 to $2.25 per hundred
pc unds.
The corn Drop is not as good this season
as last, though there is little doubt but
what there will be plentiful supply, in this
onrt Of the State, at least. The farmers are
selling old corn at 25 to 80 cents to make
room for the new crop.
Texas people are turning out TO the
Worlds Fair pretty well. great many
have gone already and many more will fol-
low. saw it stated that Texas was send
ing more people to the Worlds Fair than all
the other southern States combined. I can
not say whether that is true or not, but 1t is
fact that many would like to 60 who cannot
afford the expense. John Il. Dickinson, the
secretary of the Worlds fair Commission Is
a Texan, and O jolly good fellow he is;
he was in 1879, when knew him. Thomas
A. Rice, aud Samuel 8. Farrar, Of your
County, will doubtless remember him. Mr..
Dickinson was al the Commercial College,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, with us in 1879.
| WAS dui,e we'll acquainted with him; we
were on a committee together for while :
prior to aud during an anniversary celebra-
| tion of tho founding of the Eastman's busi(
ness College. Mr.. Dickinson was SecretarJ
| of the Capitol Board, at Austin, Texas. in
| 1888. He filed the place so well, that
Hons. Abner Taylor, and John v. Tarwell
and others from Chicago. who were the con-
tractors and builders Of the State Capitol Of
Texas, successfully pressed his claims for the
Worlds fair commission Secretaryship. He
is a lawyer by profession. He recently
married rich widow in Chicago. With his
splendid qualifications, ability and wealth.
| he is at once an influential and prominent
| citizen. -
| II is indeed strange what strange things
somU strangc peupie do; we oftentimes say
or do strange things, and are surprised after,
q sober second thought at the very acts Of
ourselves One Of these curious puzzles to
me is, why people will grow mad and becomsS
transported with passion, aud commit SONY
rash or foolish deed, like the hanging, shod
ing and burning Of the president of
United States in effigy. Some Of the demdV
cratic Sovereigns Of Bowie County. Texas,
are charged with this foolish act. Why hold
Mr.. Cleveland or try TO hold him up to the
scorn of the American people for the strin.
gency in money matters. He is not response
Bile for it, either directly or remotely, still
he is at this time between the "Devil and
the Deep Sea" having, as it were, the AMI.
silver meu on one side and the pro-silver
men on the other, clamoring that "Some-
| thing must be done at once" What Is it
they want done? l was talking to-day with
man whom l consider as possessing good
common sense, ant he belongs 10 !. sood oid
Virginia family, about the unreasonableness
| Of some linen in the country burning the
president i. sfIisy, atn He said that he
would prefer to burn Cleveland himself!
And so it goes. l am free to admit that the
financial condition of this country is deplora-
Bile, but would like for some one to tell me
how Cleveland could be blamed for it. 1t is
only the ending of what had commenced
|
will tell you of q Briggs Case" up in
Oklahoma, aud then close. When Okla
homa was opened David l., Briggs, Professor,
School teacher and local congregational
preacher, settled on fine claim near the
village of Downs. Some months ago he and
a widow, who also owned q fine farm, mutn-
ally agreed 10 join their hearts, hands and
farms for better or for worse. This arrange
ment, no wever, did not suit them exactly,
and early in June amanda s. Briggs petit
toned for divorce from David 8. Briggs.
The divorce was granted in the same month,
but once parted they pined for each other,
and in exactly fourteen days they we're
remarked. Now in little over one month
they have again fallen out, and AmaudaSa
few days ago filed petition asking the
courts to release her from the irksome yeke
Of wedlock.
am personally acquainted with man
out here who has married three different
women, has been divorced three times, aud
still has wife. J.S.C.