Year: 1874

instance had large wagon trade with the
surrounding country; the railroad came,
cat of much of this trade and leaves the city
to-day piping after her former prosperity
and greatness. The railroad has greatly
injured U.S." is the common talk about Jef-
ferson now. But il gave to Marshall a
large increase Of population and solid
basis for future prosperity by locating here
the office ana machine shops for the whole
line There has been a steady growth foc
the past two years, and with good local and
country trade and great resources OF build
ing material in the immediate vicinity,
and tine facilities for manufacturing. it
promises the same steady growth for years
to come.


A destructive fire lately swept away
nearly az entire block, but the unfortunate
owners are already clearing away the
debris and much finer and better block
will soon grace the spot now marked with
ruin.


The Capitol Hotel is the fines. building of
the kind in this part OF Texas, and is very
well kept; better table Is seldom found in
country town. On the opposite side of the
street, in a new brick blockis the Iron Age
establishment. This paper is conducted with
good deal OF enterprise, is heartily devot-
eG TO the interests Of the people and is
making itself quite conspicuous by persist
ent attacks on intemperance.


The crops in the surrounding country are
looking well, but the continued drOuth is
beginning 20 tell seriously upon them. If,
as is SAID, the present hot weather is due to
the passage of the earth through the tail Of
Coggia's comet, it is certainly giving US
hot squeeze here. For such wither:ng,
scorching weather as We are having aston
ishes even the oldest inhabitant perhaps,
though, Tor the twentieth time IN his lite).
Everybody says it is awful hot, a score of
times every day, but i. don't get any cooler
for all that. Every Gay the sun follows his
burning course across cloudless sky-the
burning sands catch up his rays and seEd
them back with the glow of a fiery furnace
-'the very winds are withered in the stag
nant heat the cotton is shriveling and
shedding its boiis; corn is dying, and fruit
yet unripe is dropping from the trees. If
rain does not soon come, cotton will be
failure.


Fruit is very plenty. Peaches are uausu-
ally large and fine in quality. They can
hardly be sold for fifty cents a bushel-in
many places they lie rotting under the trees
or are fed TO the hogs. Figs and grapes
abound. Melons can scarcely be sold at
any price.


This congressional district has not the least
desire for the patriotic services Of the present


member Of Congress-Mr Heindon. The


Democratic convention tor Harrison county


has instructed its delegates TO vote for


General Lane, of this place, who served in


the Mexican war, and covered himself over


with scars in the late rebellion, and is now
very anxious to serve his country little


more at Washington City His scars seem


to be his chief qualification. His chief op-


ponent is Colonel Cuberson, of Jefferson.


He is spoken of as man of marked ability.
The jefferson papers speak Of Congress


man from their burg as an absolute neces-


si;y in order to bring back their lost pros


perity. The connection between these two
things is not very evident; but believe the
dry little creek or bayou, which is navi-
gable in very wet times, Las something to
40 with It.


From present indications. the Democracy
OF this part OF tie country certainly have, to


put il mildly, leaning toward pros Grip
ton. Harrison county is largely Republican.
and elected number Of Republican Off
cials. Bat the Democrats have entere d
upon vigorous determination 70 get rid of
them. They disposed OF Judge William son,
the distric. Judge al Austin, last winter,
through the Legislature, Judge McAdoo, of
jefferson. shared the same fate. The Legis-
lature also passed law requiring the sheriff
to give bonds IN the county in which he
held Office. The present incumb bent of that
Office immediately compiled with that re-
quirement OF the law by securing bonds


men IN the county. several of them Dem
ocrats; out these bonds were also attached
at the present session OF court, and the
judge, an appointee of Governor Coke, has
just decided that they are not sufficient,
and ordered new bonds to be given.
Whether Colonel Russell will be able to
give them remains to be seen; but the
animus OF the party opposed to him is only
too evident; they mean to have him out


because re is a Radical, and they will leave


no stone unturned to accomplish their pur-


pose.


great many rumors are ahoat OF i'm
, pending trouble between the two races, but


so far as can learn, these rumors have no
foundation except in the wild Imagination


of the white people. Lately telegram


was sent from Eallville to Marshall, stating
that 500 negroes were IN camp near the
former place, drilling and preparing to
break up meeting which was shortly to be
held at Marshall. Immediately, some of the
| leading spirits began to fuss and furry and


prepare for the great encounter. But il
| turned out that the 500 was only camp OF
dozen who had gone into tina. part OF the
| country to look al some land and spend a
| few days in hunting.


| am satisfied that the coIored people are
very peaceably disposed, and that if there
is any shooting it will have to come from
| the other side.


TRAVELLER.