The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-12
BY DAN PATCH
Failed 10 Break tie
& Record.
WERE DISAPPOINTED
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For real live to date provincIaism and simon pure
ignorance the people and the Of New York
city are entitled to first prize in any kind Of contest
OF those who believe that the center of every
thing good bad and Indifferent is to be found in Manhat
tan viii be dreadlly shocked by the presumption of The
Post in making such a statement as this: but to true
Americans who all acquainted with the facts in the
case the allegation that New Workers provincial
viii appeal ncontrovertible fact Speaking gem
orally of course It may said that the New
Yorker knows less about the United States than the
average inhabtant of the smaller towns of Texas
The New Workers. knowledge is bounded by the confines
Of Manhattan island usually although occasionally man
may be encountered who knows something about Ho-|
hoken and Jersey City and, possibly Brooklyn, And
with due Difference to the greatness of the newspapers of
the big city be admitted that they are not much
better than the individuals.
An instance OF the truth of this assertion fur.
nished recently by a story in the New York Sun in
which marvellous statements regarding empera
ure and the bayous and fishing and other things in
Louisiana set forth Other New papers copied
the story very generously and It remained the Louis
lana journals and the Washington Post point out the
absurd untruths in the article
Another in point closely concerns Texas.
The New York Telegraph of last Sunday contained
feature story regarding former resident of Houston in
which are made statements concerning and
AFFAIRS in this State that far from being truthful
and accurate anything Of the kind could well be- OF
too much should not be expected of the Telegraph
which incidentally should be confused with the Tele
gram, the evening edition Of the Herald.
The former resident of Houston already referred to
is spoken of having lived at Shooting Corners Harris
county, Texas" After relating of alleged early
history of it's subject, the Telegraph goes say
10 financial straits he decided 70 take trip North
p aud while in this place Ben Davis then city marshal
man ali over c Gifted States and Would XIII human being
as quickly as take q drink Of whisky
in Billy Simms rec and easy resort when Davis and his
round Of drinks was served 70 the Davis crowd when
ne bad Man anounsd m loud voice hat he was looking
you Jim Curtin and the pack Of - With you
Thus was the signal and in second all hands had out their
shooting irons Pao'e TSsulied and inside Of fifteen seconds
u tJ {uugq u. aN gn L Mhen tn s,aG,ion WAS
who present had been shot at least 81 OF the
in the heap Of dead lay Davis and FIVE more Of his
This remarkable fight is said to have taken place in
il 1855 Without reference the details of the
encounter concerning which the of Post may
q be safely IN their own minds It may be
y incidentally stated that Austin is in Travis country and
S that 1t e reasonable to suppose 1t has alwaya been
II there at least that 1t there in SS5 But this of
n course, triAe which will worry the New Yorl,
n paper.
4 After telling how Mr. Curtin was elected sheriff Of
Harris county reward for his bravery the Davis
affair, the Telegraph to relate tho astonishing
story Of his long chase after notorious John Hardin
Wesley whom tracked for nine months with blood.
s hounds and finally caught in ewamp Pensacola
Florida Wesley the thirsng reader is told was wanted
for "twentythree murders and thousand other bad
things, and hanged after "a trial lasting two hours
All OF which is calculated to make John Wesley Hardin
who killed in vi Paso considerably than fifteen
; years ago. turn in his grave
/ few more details OF the story could be given but
they might prove too narrowing and any event the
people of Shooting Corners Harris county Texas" no
doubt have other things to think about Just now.
After reading this tale and others like ii which are
constantly appearing In New lie hard
possible that viii attempt deny the statement
N that New York provincial And should some yerdant
Texan refer TO the Fifth hotel as being on the
corner Of Park Row and West One Hundred Forty
sixth street, surely in New York will have the
assurance call him provincial
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