The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-30
An Interesting Letter from Mr.. c. L.
Emanuel.

EDITOR MANNING TIHES:-Accord!ng to
promise T will give yon short account OF
NV trip to Texas. I left Charleston on the
morning Of January lst with Mr.. j. q.
Hickson, Chief Deputy Marshal Of Sohth
Carolina, and step-son OF United States
Marshal Hunter. Our business to Texas
was to bring back prisoner. q. I. I'LL
many, who was convicted Mt the November
term Of the United States Count in the IA
nous Barrett conspiracy case. and who, 1T
was supposed, was at the time OF court q
fugitive from justice, as he was under bond
and did not appear for trial. Through the
United States Marshal of South Carolina.
lYllman was arrested at Port Lavaca, and
was lodged in Jail at Victoria, Texas. Our
trip to Texas was pleasaat one, as we had
pleasant stop-over at nearly all the larg-
est places We We went through.
After arriving ct Dallas, Texas, one OF
the many teiegrams that were sent to Mr..
Hickson, along the route, WAS one notify
irp him of the sad and sudden death OF his
mother. Who died on the night OF the day
we left, with apopleIy, and he, OF course,
had to come back to south Carolina by the
first train, and her body was embalmed and
sent TO Lancaster to await his arrival be-
fore burial. Mr.. Hickson vas the only
living child by her first marriage, and a
noble and devoted son, writing to:his mother
at eyery stop along the route. not knowing
she was dead. AS Mr.. Hicksou as called
home before our papers were liked, there
vas nothing for me to do but to remain N
! Texas and await his return.
I took advantage of my leisure time and
took a birds eve view OF the finest part OF
Texas Nv stopping place, Victoria, is q
town of about 5000, on the banks of the
t;andalope river, twenty-eight miles from
the Gulf of Mexico. The population Is
about equally divided between Americans,
Mexicans, Germans, and Negroes: Some
of the largest cattle men live In Victoria,
and it is nothing unusual to have million.
aire pointed out to you. and by the way,
saw the cattle king Of Texas. Who lives
near Victoria, and is said to be worth from
three to FIVE millions. The farmers held 8
meeting whileJ vast here, ,andthey are going
to plant largely of tobacco this year. E1
perts say the finest grade can be grown
there. saw cotton in Texas that had the
appearance of not being picked at all, and
in some places I saw where they were
thrash,ne the stalks and turning 1nder as
much as one-half bale to the acre. | also
noticed that in Louisiana they had moi
gathered more than two-thirds of the suga!
cane alonesthe route, andI was Uniformed
that syrup was SO low that some who hao
already made it, turned it, out on the
ground rather than 60 to the expense OF
! buyinp barrels. Texas is certainly the
coming State of course. I found the hard
times general. but from all appearances, less
complaint in Texas than elsewhere. saw
old men who had never seen pound o.
puano. and that being the case, they stano
r;gbt now where We did when cotton wa:
OF 8 cents per pound. for they can make
more per acre without anything under i
than our lands will produce with all the
fertilizers we can get; taking that into con
side alton, they will flourish making cts
cotton, while We would starve to death
Texas has its Disadvantages, OF course, Du
were asked for advice, SIN OF the op!n
ion of Horace Greeley, when be said, "Gt
West, young man.
Nv advice to the farmers here is to plan
more small grain, for do not think l saw
as much as one hundred acres on the whole
trip along the railroad, and in fact die
not see an acre of small grain while II
Texas. While the future looks very darl
from q financial standpoint, with our Soutt
| Carolina climate and lands that will pro
duce almost anything. there is no reasor
why we should not be the happiest ant
most prosperous people anywhere. Rais'
some Of every thing that we can posslbl.
make, especially since cotton with US is NJ
longer king.
In conclusion feel it my duty to say
few words in reference to my prisoner, Mr
Tillman. ,At the time Of, or prior to, hi
arrest. be was working in Texas. for tn
Georgi. Co-ope,atire Loan Company, 0
Atlanta, and in daily communication will
said ompany.Le never once changing nj
name. VI course will not pretend to So.
whether be is guilty or not, for the Grim
OF which he was convicted in mis- absence
but from letters, ETC.. his excuse for not be
ing at his trial. appears to me. good one
and am confident that he will have NJ
trouble in getting a new trial. BY SOM
change in the business he was working
ne Was forced to give it up, and at the tim
of his arrest be was clerking in hotel 10
his board. not being able to get back to hl
trial. Istopped in Atlantis with Mr.. I'll!
nan to see his father, who is Methods
minister. and a splendid man. His broth
er, Mr.. Chss. Tllman, Ia q merchant OF AT
lanta, and don't know when have met {
man with whom was more impressed.
. TonrS &c