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DALLAS
DALLAS TEXAS TUESDAY MOHNINGr MA11CH 4 1873.
VOL. 1.
NO. 19.
THE DAILY HERALD
niiuiau vBt noninso.
JNO.' W. SWINDELLS & CO.
JXO.W.SWINUKLLS.
n.UCAlEs)-
Term. t ftub.rripiion.
(fAYABI. IM A.VANil.)
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On. y.nr
SL mouths
Tbre. inuuthe..
Atlrerliaiug.
on. h ("" of !V' ''M TK).?.n"r"
Hon $1. .absequeut lu.erliou W cents.
Soecial Notice. next to reading urn tter.tt IW por
Muar. each ins tlon. Local Nolle In reading or
S?rJrilcoln.n..liBc.nw Pr liue each insertion.
-Snlal reduced rmtn made fur longei periode
BarAdvortlseui.uU payable ill advauce unless
wuti thos. doing a regular business uudor contract.
. THE WEEKLY HERALD
II FUBUilD KVEKV SATURDAY I10BNIS0.
t. a 60 isr """' 0f l for
ill
niourbs In advance.
J.V7.HWIN1I!LLSC0.
Ofllcinl pircclorf.
BUTR1CT OfTICF.nS.
lion. Haiou Uaut Dallas Judse Uiii Judicial Die.
jHor.'T."ACl-' Esq. Pallas District Attorney.
orrioBna o ali.a coi-nty.
t.- T ir.rnnT. Dl II J. r. rreriuci .
Koar.nt 8. Om Lanruetor
2.
MKnrmtH Mvi;R
Willi ah J. 11 umiLi
8.
4.
t.
Jon0!; m"i!a"w! Clerk or th. BUIr.. Court
I pcputy Clerks.
Hbnbt Boll j
Jr.m. 51 Blows. Sheriff.
M. V. t'oi.i TreiMirer.
' N. A. Kkk Connly Sorreyor.
CITY OKKIOEHS.
B . I.ono V .vor ! ! a. H. K!nn City Alfy
.. ll.. . 1 .dinir. TllOK. KL1NM. BlBrbh.l
0. 8. Mneittti. I"- KioA'or Afull'or
Ai.ut.k.- I. P. Bryiin C.Cnpy. 0. M. SwInk.
Vrnik Aiulln N. Tn.vii"'l1 w. n. union
Laio A M. Uochrin
SOCIEXIKS.
.a nAUUlvnvllT V A. K nlffhta Tmin
Inr will mevt at the A)iuin In the town of
i IIhMbi on theTbiiriny Aiier in. inn oniiiraiiyi
. ...-.I. I.. .. .l 1-1 !.! t
in .iwn moiuui i
K. U. BJWEH E. 0.
J. K. BAniHT Eecorder.
Companion. Von are hereby .nmmonod toil-
teud a stated convocation of Online Chapter
No. 47. on Momlnv eyeulnir lieu. 80 1872
at early candle Ucliilng. I'j command of ttie
. n n...u iv it iri'ii u..n...-
Jl.lli.II lllKfO. TIAlHIAIIiOIVICIMI
TA WKIllLTj lOItQE No. 62 F. A. M. mention
the aeoond aud lat Sati rilay of each niopth at
ID. HB.OlllO HKil
IIENUY BOLL W. 11.
Bichabo Mokoak Sec'y.
IHDOKIiT BNCiMPMKNT No. S. I. 0. 0. T.
nieeit . the (lrnt aid tliird Friday night of
each mouth at th. Odd Fi How.' Mail.
f. A. SAVHK.C. P.
Atleitt J. D.Bi'03TScrih..
DLLA8 LOHQE No. 44 I. 0. O. T. meeti on
.T.ry W.dn.aday uiicut fit tne uou ioiioiv.
Ball. E. W. UUKT.N. 0.
I. U. UiTBHUlT Bccntary.
a A. wi'.li Teiai A. t. sum Illinois.
yyius is BKEDE
LIVE STOCK
Commission Merchants
CHICAQO ST. LOUIS
Aud KniiHaM City.
9-AII bnelnri. trnnnactcd it th. Kama l Stock
Tilde Kanau. City Ut. I Dec 14-I4:tf.
M
ES. M. J. JOHNSON
BMixietfilW l.forme th. 'nubile that ike ha.
received her fall ttock ol
MILLINERY GOODS
Coneiillng of
Ladies' & Misses' Hats and
Bonnets.
Together with Trimming of Every Kind
towhlch h Invites the attention of her friend
md the public generally ller.hop ie Intho Crutch.
Held Uoue it the HouiIoh St. en Iran .c. 6:tf
LIBERAL REWARD
WILL h. paid for th. rutnrn.nr Infirmatlon that
will laad lo Ike recovery of the followim dlnrrlbed
animal tiolen from th. undersigned at IWk Mllle:
A moute colorod mare tnnle cleanly roaehod and
irlmeil.and branded D Don left ahonliler.
JNO. W. ROWLAND
Ilallae Texaa; or
M.A.TURNER
rebS-7Mt Bock 11 ills Texaa.
J)KNNI & SIMON
Manufacturers e
BOOTS AND SHOES
North Sins of Comheice St.
A few doors East Public Square
DALLAS . - TEXAS.
We keep fnll stock of the best material on hand
t all times mil ar. prepared io do the heat of work.
Special attention paid ta In. work and repairing.
OW. us. coll DENNI k SIMON.
June I 187i.3'tf.
I. r. luci...
.. j. c. WAtuni
F. LUCE & CO.
Cotton eSc Wool Factors
AND QENEIAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Ttrmnxu U. J- T. C. JR. R.
Corslcana Ennls and Dallas
Special attention paid to raclvlngand forwarding
pKxvt nd proilarv. Connff nminti ioipcrrti)ij
ciiuuy w
4tti tf
lictwi. wwArebouit sour dvpoi.
jQR. WM. UE-NRY
English Boetor from Lundnn will prattle. hi.
profeesloa i Ihi. enyi truttng eroule dieeitaes of
II kloiwaeaspKialily. Haw 11 visit the raaidene.
In Ihlselly audaslaU rr adjroe. May b lioad
I tkeMaraaof Dr. J. Wi Uit aa au4 as U
(o.kiMAH..aBia.ret. fib. IImIItc
a.i.miorr - """sol
gLLIOTT & STEVINSON
IltALKRSlN
Medicines Paints Glass Oils
TE 2T T 1 us
FANCY GOODS Ac
In their new Dulldlig North (id eof Square
DALLAS - - - TEXAS.
Would respect fully Inform th public that they
have now and will continue i " hntid a M 1
supply of "very kind of goods In llielr line mid
wuuld.olicita share of l'nl'lio patrouage. Their
drugs ro warranted freak nu
An experienced Drngglst 1' present to Oil
Phy.iciaiis' Prescriptions.
aug. :il ltia-.)l;emos.
Estalilislicd January 1st ISfiC.'
1 C. JORDAN & UU.
It. P. AIXSPAIGH -' - (ashler
HUNT CUSS PAI'KB Ul l'" TE1 AT KKASOV
ALiLK HATKS. tOLLEtTIOSS 1UUK on all
purls of Ihc Inlon and rrmllled for proiniuly.
OOI.D S1LYEK AND Cl'llllBSt'T
BOUGHT AND 01 D
We draw at light for Geld aud Curtenry in
omoautn to enit ?
fwrrcpomlmti.
KEWYOKK
Swcnaou PeiVine Co SO Wall St.
ST. LOUIS
lliialmun'e Saving; Iimlllnlion.
NEW 0HLEAN8.
IVrkini Swomon A Co.
GALVESTON
Ball lliitchingi t Co.
OPEN FRO itl 0 A. M. till 9 P. 1(1.
INSDRANl'EDETARTMENT.
We ire agent fertho following Flint CIaib Ii
aliranc. Couirnuie. and lake Hike at ritci eitah
lUhed by the Dallaa Board of Uudarvrritera !
FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE (X.
ol Philad didiia Awl 53316316 ti
RAUTFOHO ULEINSUHANl'ISCO.
of llartfoi . .Conn. AueU $2(00000 00
STATU INSURANCE CO.
of Hanikal Mo. Cwh All JOOO.OOO DO
MERCHANTS MUTUAL) LIPS lNSl'IIANOK CO
nl'llilviKtiin.CaHi AajiMnlfall pui -' J..iiUWU UO
TFXAS BANKINO AS 11 INSURANCE CO.
ofUilviMton Cull Capital 100000 00
PLANTK1W INSURANCE CO.
Of liouaion Texaa Caall Cipital $250000 00
X. C JOaVAM di t'O.
TlnS.divly
1)
ALLAS
Tlio rth Annual Sowwion
WILL COMMENCI IN TUS
5e College BuilJin j Ion Jay Sept. If !Si2 k cine JuitS '73
Setond Ttm Beyint Jf onlay Feh 3 1878
Rev. W. H. Scales A M. Princip'l
Mi M. E. IluriNoN A..3L . Ansistftnt
Mihh Eliza J. Mat. Ami Frtmarr lfi)'t
MRS. MARY tilTTON . . MtlliO
hates or tiiiion
Per Term of Four and clfalf Months
i.
Preparatory Department
. $10 oo to $14 no
Academic Penartlnent
io twt Hon
... 20 0010 22 00
Collegiate Deparlmeut
Music ..
Use of Piano
1150
6 no
100
Contingent Fee
Latin or Oreek On. Dollar rarinmilh eltra.
Tuition naynhle iu aold. helLTr n. l.lf In
aivanc. ; and when not thusuid interest at 10
peroedt. till paid. Pupil chaired from entrance
to in. close oi th. Teri. Dolictlon only for ah
senr. by sicklies of two weeks mr.
Board in good famllie. at Hi rp tnaath on.
i r
linn in nMwti.Bj t
SMALL BOYS ADMITTED.
AuU.17 187i-49:tf
f
rpElAS
LAND LOCATING COMPANY
' om Willi Anlt JiBlio A Ault
DALLAS i TEXAS.
John Henry Brown rri.iieii W. F. Cummins
Vlco President J K Hkin 0.neral
Agent Pierce W BiOOTrensui'.
W 11 Ault ffWHary.
i
DIRECTCKN.
John Henry Brown k- W. F. Cummins
j. r nawKiiis i w B- An
0. H. Jenkins
i. W. Duucan
Plerco W
Thlncompanywaaorganlieland chartered for
the sole purpose of Locating Ifjuul Land Certlllca-
les on (.'iinimisslon. Coninihn one-slxth Inter-
est In the lands or where ainu as a League and
labor la given ll) cents per Io
ah cuuiniunicai.ou. sboilUbe addressed to
.to was a rrar fffl
II. U-AULA.
Becl'y Texaa Lantllocatlug Company
Feh-$13-ly
1
TO THE FARMERS p Dallas Kauf-
man Tarrant aud Farker counties.
- J
TIIOS. FIELD Dallu T.n 0i. agent for th.
ahov. named eonntie. for
WALTBB A. W0OI' CtltBRATKD MOWERS
N 1 HEiRs
Every Machln. .old will kllirntRea 0
goHi as my Mowing md KH. Mchin. I th.
world. "
SEND IN TOUR OBUbsKABLY.
Th. Machine will be .obi trm. Tin
billowing named farmara ha vYood Ma-
chine i i
II r. A.J. Jeaper
Wsi. IIhRIki
J EJaikson.
Col. It. Woglesby
Dr.Chaa.E. Keller
Mr. Jno..lordon .
J. 8. Frost
tear BrKk.nridg.
Piano.
Dallas -Iimk
Creek
Mosojuel. Creek.
TOS. FIELD
tort.l4Ilrther.
"ai'krat Dallaa. Tun. .
nbaSTMrn
I.J Ground!
g S. JONES & CO.
DALES IN
FAMILY GKOOERIES
-AKD-
Provisions.
NEXT DOOM TO ADAMS t LKN01IDS HANK
Elm Street - Dallas Texas.
vl-ua-llly
gTOCK DEALE113' HOTEL
THE BEST HOUSE IS
re the
GRAND CENTRAL
KLLHYVORTlIj
Opened January 1 1873.
TWO STORY BRICK
NORTH MAIN ST R El IT
A. LARK1X l'roprietor.
Feb. ll.dlrao
pIPrY PER CENT. MADE ON
SAFE INVESTMENT.
I will eellmy Store llumn on Ulm slreut oppnilte
iiiura .Jen a 1.0 s nuxi noor ro uirilnglou Mar-
Willi A Co.'s now occupied by M. Wlil and routed
until Octiibor at on. iiuuilrud dollars per uionth
In advance. The House Is J font long by ii wiij
lot 100 Icel.
Will lie sold forii.MH BiM it Hie ho-irt of
the business center of D.illas and the lot alono iu
a short time will be worth lbs purcli aa. money.
S. I- ItLAKU.
Apl t llessra. JelTrlei t Terry or Block Jell Jt Co
jjjlSSOLUTlON
Notici Is hereby given that the fo-narlnershin
herelofiii-n existing t-elween Walter and W i 1 1 iiuii
Caruth under the lli m n una of VV. Caruih k llru
Is tlilsday dlseolvl by tuutiial consstit and that
the eaut Hatter uirutti alone is authorixvu to set.
tie tit. outstanding liiwiusis of salt' llriu. lie may
he found at the law office of R It Coujiliauonr In (lie
city of Dallas on Monday mid Saiuuluy of each
Keek uniil the loth day of March next ready to
make and receive payments alter wlileli time fur-
ther Indulgence will uol be giv.n this Feb. II Uti
AI.TKK 1 AttU I II
Hn2.dwtra WILLIAM CAHUTH
CALL.
Vt the nnderatKiirid hero by ruHpeut fully cft)1 I
mifPllm of the tom lnri of J)itUi cuuury to us
w-iulilt) in the court Iiuum at D illiii City on gutur'
tJiiv tlio'iid iiHt. tit ten o'clock' m.
tlio ubjrct of the mofinf( will bj to din.nviri tho
Hltimtiun of Htliuol auittori In our midU lu inlttr
change with frnudoui our sevnral vhwr ami tUui tu
pruduco uuKniinity ol net Ion of tciiclieri iu tit
urDitliiK tuiucatioual crMi
Cltienituti tho protV'.HiotmliHti nra invited to be
Uncustcr. Txa 1 J. W. JACKSOX.
yob. tt. ura. J f. mmitu.
QEO.W. GRAVES
A Rent for S. It. RatHam It Co.. Stove llaiiufacturera
Alblliy new lork Is in this jmrt or the Htate. enrl
reports the sale of their U(KII) tTILI. ('UNSl'l &
CONUADCOOKINd STOVKS as having a large
sale and giving perlect satisfaction. W. A. JOSKa
& CO.. of thi. uityure aole agents fjr tho stoves lu
lliis section. u3lt
TT A XT "AC I W.ar. the Agents of tk.
rAXUVOe CELEBRATED
ARION PIANOS
of Naw York wh lib we are Belling At mmafac'
tunr' nrtcM. For dnrabllitf iwefttipmi full-
ripua And richnp" ofton. workmiuiHhln nd 11 n-
InIi lliy arenot mtrpaiiaedly any InttrnmenU
made in tbta country. Avoid tlis dltiy and
rUk of alilppliifC hy uircli;iii.x of Hit. E'flry
Piano UgHarrtntPpd.and the thoitsandt of tham
now in uie and the encomiums of leading artintu
aa to the nivrlta of tha rianea ouylit to aaUuly
the umiuiom coanoiMenr.
I'lKROK k LTLK
noll:6mofl. Main itroet Uallai
D
IICOS AND PI10T0UI1APHIC
STOCK!
Williame & Crowdus
i.i.wiuuiia1 twctmon t0 ' . '
J. W. CKOWnuK ) 'ait"l
WILLIAMS & MASTEN."
Will keep csBslaotly on hand a oom
p'ele Btook of . .
DRUGS PAINTS OILS
DYE STUFFS'
FANCY TOILET ARTICLES
Stationary and Tobacco.
Alao the only Complola Slock of
FH0T0G R A HIC MATERIAL
in Northern Texas.
We wilt sell as Cheap aa the Cheapest
Give ii a call be lore purchasing elsewhur.
Place of business Cor. Main and Jefferson
Streets Dallas Texas. . 22:tf
jQR. J. S. S1ZER
Dallas Texas
Recently ef Jackson Mississippi
Will give strict attention to any hneines. entrusted. ta
blni In neat fcstnto auu commercial matters.
REFERS BY PERMISSION TO
Hon. II. M. T. Hunter Va.tPrltchaid Blckham
N.O.illon. Wni. L. Sharkey. Washington. D. (V
K.J. Hart k Co. N. 0.' Hon. A. 0. Brnwn Miss.!
Piko Brother 4 Co. Bankers. N.O.; Payne. Dameron
k Co. N. O.i W. II. Srhleltehll A Co.. N. Y.i T. II .
J. 11. Allen a ro. n. .; enryoca x iiowiaiin. m
Louis. Ho.: Itichardaon May N. 0; Wlisebirh
Kin lav A Co.. N. 0.: Ball. Lyons A Co. N. O.t lto.
eugarten k Sons Pliila; Warren Mitchell Jt Co
Loulaville Ky.t J. B. Bowman Lexington liy.;
P. Mcllrayer liurrodeburg Ky.; David Laddie: h k
Son Phils.
Business Correspondence promptly obeonrod wher
post expenses are aiivunced.
Ofllce for th. prasent under Dallas Library.
TA KE "NOTICE.. .
Wa also represent i drat class Life Tne. ' o. ud
will eoonhav. the Agrucy ioraito.1 Klre ins. i'o.
Mil J. 8. SIXER.
JAUFMAX COUNTY LASD AGENCY.
DASIIEILL 4 WATERS '.
REAL ESTATE k INSURANCE AGENTS AND
BAKKill ;
..... :.. KAvrai ' .. . Thai.
W i rapruenl for onrwliM ind as Agent. over
40.0O0atre. luKaufm.iieouaty. '
S . Jone.
THE DAILY HERALD.
II. MoCALCH Kdttor.
Our Aficuti
Wharenillhorlr.el to receive puhscrtpttonil
ind
adierllsitiK for tho Dally and Weekly 111 bald:
J.l'. Chew. HI Broadway New York I 0 P
ibinalli Co. 41 Park Row New Yoikij Co
Went hen ll if l'o PhllaileidMa! tlrlfnn i Hoffman
llaltlmoroi T. Utlntyre New Orleaual H U
Cuabiiigi.Lloitston. j
Hutchin'g House. ' :
Houston Texas Fob. 28 '73.
Diar IlEttALD ": Your recders
will know from tho Herald that
this writer loft tho goodly city of
Dallas yesterday morning and ho
purposes even this early to inflict
upon them a lottor; not that ho ox
poets to onlighton thorn any' but
perhaps it will do to fill up bo mo
snaro corner and answer I tho
'Devils" cry for copy that horify
ing cry to all editors. As tho God of
day was tinging tho East with rosy
rays yesterday morning ''Witlio'
and I soatod ourselves in Capt'.
Works comfortablo omnibus at tho
Crutchfijld IIouso and were soon
transported to tho 'Contra! Depot
The morning was decidedly cold so
much bo that wo weroglad to enter
tlio depot building and warm up.
Tlioro woro quito ft nuinbor of pas-
sengers waiting lor tho train which
did not arrive until some timolafber
six o'clock both passenger cars be
ing already iioarly full j but ailurgo
number of thorn getting out a t Dal
las tho Central City of Texasj Wo
all found '"comfortable Jouar-
lors and were Boon steaming
down tho track nt tlio ratQ of 20
miles an hour. As tho sun roso
and wo conld distinguish tlio ea
tares of our companions; 1 looked
around to see who jf any of my ac
quaintuneos weri to bo my com
pany to tho Gulf cities. Among
the fumiliar ones in out' car I found
our townsmen Capt. W. II. Gaston
and Mr. Dveyfus of tho Cosmopoli
tan Hotel the firstj en route for Pal
estino and "the 'latter for Calvert
It was not until thb'brcakfaot hour
L ' ' j' 1
rollod round that I found that
I bad made sad roiitake
in . tho putting up of my bug'
gago and that wns I had forgotten.
to lay. in a supply of proTisions
Thanks however do myi friond
Dreyfus I was soon leasljing on
broiled prairie chicken light broad
etc. and it "has boon ' some time
sinco I have made up as 'palatable
a breakfast and so good did I fee
after it ' that I dctor'minod'tliat it
was my duty t commohd ;iny
fnonds to . Liia. when thoy wan
somothinggood to eat.:
' On tho train 1 also found jseveral
members of the logislaturd who
takon advantago of tho holiday on
lawmaucrs nad givon tnomsol ves
had ran to their homes instead of to
tho grand " spreo " at Galveston
They were Senator Evans .from Tar
rant and Mr. Bordeaux" from Cook
and wo had tho addition at Corsj
can a of Col. Winkler tho fat gen
ial great hearted and. chivalrous
Colonel of tho 4lh Texas Hood'
brigadgo. Judgo Pondorgast ; of
Limcstoiio and Mr. Kemble -:. of
Ellis. Thero mav have boon other
niombors on board but If so I did
not meet them. ' With fiuch pornpa'
ny uuu a bright Bunslunr duy.uow
could ono help but bo entertained
and the day passod ploasantiy
enough. At Hoarne wo parted ct;in
pany' with Capt. Gastonj' who 'tool?
ilto International roaa lor jruiistine
but we had added 'to tiit) passen
ger-list Dr. Ii. H. Jones lattfly of
Jjaiius wno uecompuiuou us w v;oi-
vert and here wo lost Dr. Jones too
I enmo near forgotting to say that
it happened to bo about dinner tun
when wo rcaeliod Hearnoj andilik
all persons; again getting 1 ungry J
invested a silver dollar frr Well
will not ay what I c?uld bu t
merely mention n remark mad by
Col. W. ho said thatr ho had pity
for a man who dined there on'co.but
for any person ' who; ! repieated tho
operation he had no By'rapatliy
This was' my first offenco adl was
tiitiud. .. ..
Some fow'railos abovo Hempstead
at ateoat I. o'olooJcnra bead lath
road we had a torriblo and Mai;
occurrence which was sickening
to behold. ' As we turned the bend
tho engineer discoveroda man lying
on tho tractcj and ati once cheokod
p the train aiublow tho. "dan
ger" wbistlo but alas; toolato.
Before ho succeeded iu stopping
tho engine and all the cars' save
one had; passod 1 over' the body
;.. I t;. 'i.irn- .
iuMVUwa.Atifi ..yivitttijUiijr auu wt
cqurso killing him on tho spot. One
wheel pnssod over tho head and tho
other severed onq of Liis jiiiibs from
the body Ho was fouifd to bo a
strangor (a white man) and lroui
w.bat we loarued at a house a short
distance down tho road had left
there very much intoxicated an
hour or two previous. Xlo nover
knew what killed' him as ho was
evidently a sleep at tho time of tho
occurrence I did not go to boo
him it was too Bickeniug a sight
for mo. Supping 'at Hock'
loy wo traveled along to ; this
city which-wo reached at bulf past
nine o'clock and horo I am at tho
Hutchins House foasting upon tho
good things furnished to guests by
that prince of landlords Capt Ed
P Turnpiv It is not necessary for
mo to speak of tho llutcliins llousu
to those who have visited it but to
thoso who havo not I would say
('call jnd soo'' 4( It) is. ducidediy the
IIouso ot lexas. un the uontral
Train 1 found our young friend
Mr. Sawer formerly a olork in tho
Dallas P. Oi Ho is now l-outo
agont ori the road from Corsieana
lo Houston and a bolter one I
buy this fl'om actual knowledge of
him can not be lound in Texas it
aa good.
1 havo called on a few frionds
here to-day among them Mr. E. II
CuHhitiff. l uki intend to say
something good and deserved of
his establishment but if 1 com
meneb 1 would not know where to
stop ; so I will resorvo that for
another loiter. 1 navo wnuen
enough already lor this timet I t
( To iborroW'iriornintf' will either
find mo in Austin or GuUosiod
1 do Mot'knot? i-'yot. which j Good
bye lor a day or two. y. j. y s.
GRANT'S riEE. i'
f.lil 1
Burning of the President's Missouri
: The tcountry residonco of Presi
dent Grant oil 'his farm du.tbo
Gravois road was destroyed by liro
vestordaj'. . It was a commodious
brick-houso two stories in bight
and wasknownns"W ish-ton-Ayish
ltiommonced burning at noon yos
tordaj and was in ' ruins at four
o clock."' ' '" i ' 1 '
i. As moro lliuQ .ordinary interest
attaches to :t on nccount of the olo-
vated position of" the owner' and
tho fact that tho; J'rosiaent'aiitici
pated ovontually to retire to! it wo
entor.iuto some detail regarding it.
.Tho farm is one of 800ciie9 ton
a .i..' r . -..-i. t it.
muen iroiil niy uruvumiuuu in im
county' and is'a lino tract of land
throuuli wbich; Gravois crock pas
ses watering it very well. A por
tion of it is heavily timbered anc
about ono third is in a high state
of cultivation" Thoro: wore two
residences upon it and this one wns
anon tbo summit of tho hill x It
commanded an excellent' view of
Carondolot tho Illinois bluffs an
tho country about tho Insane Asj
turn.' It' was ia tno Boutnwosier
nart of tho tract and about half
milo from the other building. It
was erected by Mr. Dowis Dent i
1848 or' 1849 andi.wos.-ljuilt of
what is known as "stock; bricK
Tlio'- ffi'onnd between it and the
.Gravois jeoad was finely sot' with
BiiruoueryoeuuiB unuu uuu vui
o'us kinds of shadotreesj ' " l
; Tho houso bad doublo piazza? br
porches and( wjai designed' with an
'LI" ""IThere Were on th irround
floor of the main building a largo
parlor a wido hall ana a sitting
room. On tho samo floor in the "Jj'
was tho dining-room and tho kitch
on was in tho basomontof tho same
riartof the building. ; Thero wer
three chambers in the second story
'f hq plactf had boon fancifully fin-
ished and 'thera was a good deal of
clocanco about It."" Jars drant oc
tupied tT during part of jho war
and at tho time of tho fiijst election
f her hnsbnnd. Upon removal to
th"e"Wlille""Tfou8d" a Mr. Edwards
was nlaoed in the building as ton
ant io tako care 6f it but during
tho lust two. years Mr. Simms has
been I in. .charge of it lie with his
family occupying three yooms.1
iTlio furniturq In those belonging lo
the Pretfidoht was paoliofl up anc
nlnccd in other parts of tlio build
ing.' 'The parlor was always kept I
n ordor as a reception room for tho
visitors who called there in summer
to sco the houso. i
Tho building cost Mr. Dent $4-
000; thero was at least not less
than 3000 worth of furnituro belong-
nir ta tne I'rosiuont and a quanti
ty belonging to Mr. Simms in it.
A few valuable articles had boon re-
moved to Washington." " " '
As stated boloro the fire com-
meueod at 'noou. . It is supposed
thut it originated front tlio kitchon
tiro as it has not been customary
to boat tho .parlor. It trained con-
Bidoiablo headway there being no
BJJUUUVl UpLlllUllOUS LO CJLllIIgUlBU lb .
and as. .thoro was quito a breeze
tho names wero too. poworful for
the simple moans at bund.' There
is a cistern near it and onerL'olio
efforts woro made with buckets to
eubduo tho fire but without elfoot.
The. roof loll in and tno tiro kept
burning nntu o clock when the
building .was thoroughly guttod.
The length- of time which ensued
Lcloi'o the roBtdonco was destroyed
enabled tho parties at tho Bcone to
roiuovo a lagre portion of tho lurn
turo.' Tho loss would probably be
about $5500 and it is Btated thore
was no insurance. '- ' - :
Thero was tfo alarm given to the
fli'o department of the city. If one
had been soundoa irora the box at
tho insauo asylum it would have .
been responded to and two onginos
sont out though thoy might have
boon ot no use owing 19 ue dig-
lance of tho farm. . t . v
Tho othor residence which was
not burned was considered more
valuable than tho brick one It is
u frame ono niuok larger and was
built by Mr. Wm. L. Long father
of Hon John P. Long in 1814. It .
was greatly improved in 1818 by
Mr. Thomus Hynt and was then
considered 11 magnificent country
residonco. It was still further im-
proved by Mr. Frederick Dont father-in-law
of thePresidontinl823
aud has always been kept ia exeol.
lent condition It is known as
"Whitohaven" and is about half a
milo from the Bite of tho othor real-
denco. Tho situation of it is about
500 yards wost of the Gravois road ..
and on a country road known as
the Grant ' road ranning through
tho farm. 1 Mr. James JSlrod who
has been 'manager ot tho farm for
four orfive years occupies it. . It is
' . . I 1 I . ..l' ..! .
ouiit upon m styie ui u piuuianon
residence and its valuo is estimated
to bo .about $6000. JNoar to this'
building aro a burn and stables
which woro oroctcd thrcoyears ago
and cost 153000. In the stables are
kopt tho President's line horse
stock." White Clouds Pilot Tem-
ples Gold Dust and Bashaw. Thero
aro also on the farm somo valuable
imported cattle. High fencing runs
botweon the two buildings and tho
destruction of the- barn would be
almost euro to follow the destruc-
tion of the frame bouso. In this
part of th e tract are a fino well and
eistorn.--' ;- ': r 1 y"! -"'
Tho President remarked last sum-
mer to Judgo Long.nt Long Baanch
that if he wero not re-elected ho in-
tended to make Wish-ton-wish his
homo within a few months after the
expiration of his term of offloe. Ho
not long since wrote to the samo
gontlomon that ho intended to mako
a visit to St. Louis early this spring
immediately after the inauguaa.ion
but tho Southern tour bad not then
boon talked of. ;.
. I '
i The following lutlor we clip front
the Topeka (Kansas) Common-1
wealth. i It speaks something for J
Dallas and illustrates exactly the
views entertained by Mr Goslln of
opr situation ; "' fl
Dallas tcxas ttn. zu 1013.
To (ht Editor q tht Commonwealth :
Leafing Topeka the early part of Feb-
ruary partly for the benefit of my health
and partly to ea the oouotry I can give
but lb very .best report of Texas. W
are baring the finest woather warm and
pleasant and the grass ia already visible
every where. This is a thriving town and
in abont ten days we expect the M. K. tt
T. railrniil to clve ui throuirh communi
cation with Kansas. Finding myself in'
the midst of business everything prosper-1
. ... i . : : 1 u. ih.'
ing inn vuugritbiuii uuriuy ia vy
hundreds I oonoluded to open branoh
bouse 011 a large soale in house furnish-l
lug good. I bought out the extensive
bouee of Blades & O'Connor and took
possession at once. I eaa give but the
most satisfactory reporla of busmen an
welt as the sociability of the people. Wei
expeot to have the first ear of furniture j
that will be shipped into this part ef tha
eon 0 try until I have arranged everything
in a satisfactory manner I will be eom-j
pelled to be absent from my old home
where Mr. L. Benjamin will officiated my
place. Our business in Topeka will noi
be in any shape effected se we have it ar-
ranged so that one can easily superintend
It. We respectfully ask a eontinnance ot
the patronage we have so bountifully en-l
joyed for the past three years.' Mr. Kelly
will superintend our furniture and up-
holstery department and Mr. Benjamin
tho auction business Hoping that wil
soon be again in jour mid il
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