The Texas Countryman. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1867 Page: 2 of 4
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«diacharged Vy th# mag
_ Fj result that seemed to meet
hHiiaiiial the pablic approbation
Farmer. — This
>magasinefor J^ine b*8 fyeen
nerfni and, aa canal, it ia well
atond with original and aeleeted ar-
many articles on
tobacco culture. Uve
fcorttaJfue, thf dayy, lady's
¿US, with numerous il-
Ipatialinna of agricultural implements
«id machines. It is published by
0. Sands KUQa £ Co- 8,24. Oslvert
«beet, Baltimore, at fl 50 per annum
VRural New Yorker," (the
fgrl^ultoralx literary and fam-
ily weekly^ pice $3, and the "Mar
yland Fera^" price $1 50, ftjrqish
fflypa year fry $.3 50,
fti¿tóy.T-W« nptice a" number of
\dings which have probably
atood for years in a rickety,'slanting
and falling down condition, which is
an eye-sore to b?th $itiz$n and stran-
ger, and can hut have the effect to de-
fer the latter from taking up their
fesideace where the people appear so
slovenly as to allow sitch things to ex-
fat right among them without an effort
to remedy the evil.
Weed .—Another bad sight which
YbfkeOthe stranger on entering Bell-
ville the rank growth of weeds
that meet his eye on all aides, evi-
dencing, ceitainly, a lamentable lack
ef ptlde on the part of onr citizens or
those whose duty it fcto attend to it.
Where are the town authorities ?
22qb—-The weather for the past
«wnth $ps beep most «welteringly
fpd oppressively hot at times, alter-
nating to rain. to he succeeded again
hy Old Sol's ¿freest rays, making
the shade from the grove i$ which
Bellville Kes and the sea-breeze high
dee^rable4a^d appreciable,
Lnmpv—We have been enjoying a
Succession of uninterrupted betautifu
mgbta, seasoned by the full-orbet
poon's aerenest beams, imparting a
delightful* calm and quiet appearance
to the landaeape^and)U8tanch as woulc
induce a man to' travel, if for iy> other
jraipose than to enjoy them, together
with the beauties of nature thus
brought into bold relief in their grand-
est and moat ennobling aspect.
Crop*..—Before the last heavy rain
ef Tuesday the cotton crop had been
Oo badly given to the grasa and weeds
aa to have laid by a number of fields,
and we hear it expressed sines this
latest rain that there will not be twen-
ty bales «sisad in. this immediate
neighborhood,but we are glad to learn
that such is not the case generally in
the county, for though petto wss
greatly and generally grown up with
•grass and weeds, previous to the last
rain, and much more so since, both
asusta combining to prevent its hein ;
worked jqst now, st jll, without an; -
father riin at present, it ia not too
lata for it to b? successfully worke<
and yfcW a good supply of the fleecy
Staple. We have also heard that
pome corn had been laid by from the
asme causes^ though, if so, which we
indine to think is an exagerated fear
Of such a result, H certainly can
amount to but little or nothing, for
every other account we have receive(
mes to show the corn crop most prom
ping _and secured, notwithstanding
the ram would have been more in sea-
son it it had come two weeks later, au<
probably gave a small increase in the
yield, though it will be large as it is.
Ad i ñty.—Quite a stir in town has
heen obBerverable the past week or
two, in the number of people in atten-
dance on tbe County Court, whilst
ptheia have come in from the country
to attend ta> their mylar ordinary
A stranger reading the
dyinan this and fpr tbe_past few weeks
end & a distance from the scene of
inblication,might be led to suppose or
conclude that our citizens were ago a-
ead, active, stirring, business, enter-
prising set of men, with a vim end
aboqt titetp calculated to put to
shame more pretentious localities and
cause them to blush for pur more rapid
strides in the march of progrese and
improvement. Not so,howeversbiit,on
the contnuy, directly the opposite.
There i$ no spirit Of energy, enterprise
industry pbseryahle whatever;
in fact, a spirit gf do nothing and lazi-
ness seems to hayetaken possession
of the entire community, andno effort
made raise themselves put of the
slough of inaction to which they have
so easily ity# willingly given hp to,
and seem ra%r to court than exert
themselves to the building up of the
dace. It' ia tins that has induced
ns to note everything of a public na
tare^oiag.on m BdUvUlesnd Austin
Ooonty in the lite numbers of the
Jountryman, and to urge on in
works of internal improvement, with
a view snd in ordej to. stir up a feei-
ng of pride and ambition that shal
«ring qnt the latent Resources of the
town and county, both above and in
the ground, to tna ?nd that Bellville
may soon attain tq and assume that
K>gltion to which nature unerringly
toints, if we but make a proper use o:'
the means and advantages placet
within our reach—t^at of a thriving,
prosperous city, rivaling all and far in
advance of most of the interior towns
of the State, for many and cogent rea-
sons, not least among the nnmber be-
ing our near accessibility to market
the health-giving influence of our cli
mate;particulariy the fine, healthy anc
apd elevated location of Bellville; sit-
uated as it is, on the highest ground
i or miles around; commanding a view
of the whole surrounding country for
a radius of fifteen miles; snugly en-
sconsed within a shady grove, the um-
)ragepus shadow of its branches
covering and encircling the town
within its inviting folds,with a thous
and merry songsters keeping the air
stirring and ever alive with their
constant melody, and throwing
halo and a degree of interest arounc
the place calculated to charm the be
holder and win him to take up his
abode among us^ with plenty of gooc
fresh,wholesome water,having only to
dig 12 or 15 fifteen feet for it; in the
centre of a rich agricultural country,
already becoming thickly populates
with a hardy t thriving, and industri-
German element,always good citizens,
wherever they settle, and forming a
nuclens around which .rally and grow
the better classes of society every
where, and of which we have onr fair
share and proportion,in town and coun-
ty; with constant accretions from day
to day—what is to prevent Bellville
from becoming what nature has so
unerringly pointed the finger to and
marked ont as her destiny, with the
completion of a railroad to this point,
which can never go beyond, for many,
many years to come, at least, and per-
haps never, making it the tnrminus,
with all the advantages and riches
that usually follow in the train and
consummation of so desirable an un-
dertaking? Nothing! verily—noth-
ing ! Let us, then, be up and doing.
One lin£ in the chain, then, that Í9
to give these results, is the neces-
sity of a tap road to connect with the
iron-horse at Hempstead, bat without
the co-operation óf the Hempstead
people the project would be rendered
inoperative, and yet, with a united ef-
fort, by all putting their shoulders to
the wheel, results might be accom-
plished that would startle the unbe-
liever out of his shoes abd add four
fold value to county aqd ten fold to
town property.
We have no reliable data on which
to predicate the probable cost of a
railroad from Hempstead to Bellville,
bnt it can Bafely be computed to
amount to n-)tmore than $400,000,
8100,000 of which ^empsteád could
raise alone^and Bellville,together with
the rest of the county, apother hun-
dred, which would be half the whole
amount at once, sufficient not merely
for an organization of the company,but
put it on a sure, firm bans, a sound
and permanent footing^nd a certainty
of its being completed, with a com-
mencement giving a better showing
than any other company-in the State.
Who'will be the first to move in the
matter. The cause is a good onev and
every landholder owning a dollar's
worth of property in the western por-
tion of the county, and particularly in
the vicinity of Bellville, will Lave it
doubled in valuation the moment an,
organization of the company is effected
and the first lick is strnck upon the
road, and worth four dollars to one
when completed. Who will subscribe
$10,000. in money or in land (for land
is Just as good as the money, as it will
bring more actual cash in an enter-
prise of this sort than it otherwise
could command. We know one man
that will* knowing very well, as he
does,( that the balance of his lands
will be woith more than the original
entire body, whilst lie will also have
the $10,000 o&rtOck in the road. Who
will be the next to do likewise. Let
there be a movement made immediate-
ly and in the right direction and the
object íb consummated and the end
Atu>in6d. W&ke up, you Hempstead-
ians and Bellvillians! The project is
feasible and within jwor grasp.
«ngon it We now hear that Austin-County:
recent nse,previous to the la-1
of Tuesday last, Hill's feny
v«y| We noticed among the wagons I Af«*te.—Not artificial, but natural,
* Agy brazos from tbe rami ¡n toyp one dev.this weel a number 1fim;tted from the angel-throated
£5í¡í1r¡U£rtaüL2£íL -«««°f
pi>, « mdenniMd óf riety of bird, in Ike pov. ">d
Jin a, am ,f TC.K.kuxUtl . KB in wbich the quiet denizens of Bell-
ville are euscpnsed, including the
sharp, quick, shrill and sonorous
notes of the mockingrbird; the shriller
strains of the jay; the low, plaintive
cooing of the turtle dove; the bob-bob-
white of the yellow-breasted fee-lark;
the wail Qf another for which we have
not the name; the screech of one ye
knew no other name for than thp fork-
ed-tail bird until we came here, where
it is considered a species of the mock-
ing-bird and called the; forked-tail
mocking-bird^K> denominated,we snp-
K e, not from the similarity of their
notes to the veritable mocking-bird,
: or they have a harsh, ungainly shriek,
>ut probably on account of their simi-
larity in appearance and from their
"hprding" together; and some others
we might name^ll together keep Bell-
ville resonant with the muñe of their
melcdeous strains,both night and day,
even to annoy us a little, particularly
at night, or about the office when we
are at work, though we don't know
whether anybody else is likewise af-
i ected. Still, we like to hear them and
doubt that any other place in Texas is
as favored ia this respect as Bellville,
they building their nests and raising
their young on the trees right over the
tops of the houses, where they live all
the year round.
Raint.—The rains for the past week
scene of annular unfortunate! have been almost incessant,eapb being
circumstance, which also came nigh I superceded by another in quick suc-
ending with loss of hfe. The boatl cession and «tuning down in almost
swamped while crossing, tho current I endless torrents, culminating Tuesday
oing at the rate of five miles an hour, I in a regular deluge,- nearly drpwning
the eight persons on board barely es-1 ont those unfortunate enough to be
caping with their lives, and the wagon 1 without water-proof roofs and cover-
and team floated down the river and ings to their houses, the least imper-
wtsre lost. We have not learned lfection or flaw in this respect being
whether either wagon or boat have I an invitation and signalfor the watery
>eep recovered, but presume not. 1 elements tó marshal their forces', make
Thus are we deprived of the only two I a breach and "nun down" upon the
; erries that this section depends on for 1 devoted occupants thereof,
the transaction of its commercial ie-j ■
ations with the outer world, and will I Brazot and Mill Creek Overflowed.
>e necessarily .compelled to remain so I These streams^aye hoth overflowed
until another boat1 can be bnilt or their banks from the heavy rise occas-
spme other means is improvised to I ioned by the great fall of rain both
answer the same ends. In the mean-1 in this vicinity and above. This makes
while the Brazos keeps so high by the third deluge within a month, and
the incessant rains as to effectually I we believe as many overflows of the
preclude the making of any boat on or I Brazos and creeks, whilst the prairies
launching into its bosom. have heen kent completely inundated
y ■ I with mud and water, thus retarding
Vegetable*.——The people of Bell-1 travel, and preventing persons from
ville have been luxuriating for pix I returning to theiifhomea on both sides
weeks or two months in all the cereals I ^he river, protracting their absence
peculiar to this section, with but few £r nearl7 at time-
I nae oneiise iiad time to cotnmenc6 te-
exceptions, a large and weU ma- Lding ere another has followed inw
tured growth, in almost endless quan-1 mediately after it, and no time , for
tity and variety—such ss cabbages, I above a month but the Brazos has
greens, redoes, lettuce, potatoeE. ?6t,been BwimmingJand nearly out of
naoa . I its banks, whilst most of the time the
P ' f I whole bottom has been overflowed and
anq in a couple of weeks therp wjll he I the prairies in a corresponding condi-
ahy quantity ef the finest roaBting I tion of mud and water.
ears, water and musk melons.
Weather-bound.—There is a num
7 _ .ber of wagons, loaded and unloaded,in
Ruled.——Xl may not be generally I and around Bellville and at the differ-
known outside the county, and we ent ferry landings on the river, wait-
therefore give it ss an item of ipfor-1 'n6 f°r transportation across, some of
«nation, that the late and heavy frosts whiclí have Jeen thus waiting and
, , , camping out for over a month, and
of the past season entirely destroyed DOff thoU not in the immediate vicin-
the peaches, while|it killed the more ity of Crump's flat-boat will have to
tender fig trees outright* I undergo a further detention since the
' I sinking of both ferry boatB. until they
Oy/r Jail.—Whatever induced the "6 ^ ÍA operation-
erection of such an ungainly, unsight- Changing Hands.—Within the
ly looking structure as the Bellville 11®8* month or two there has been quite
jail 1 A people are generally judged a changing around in the ownership
, j X . , of property, amongst which we may
by the taste displayed upon theirpub- me£ti£n t¿e KBÍ¿e of Dr. yiolett
lie bmldings, and especially in thé and a house sold by Mr. Palm to law-
care and attention bestowed upon yer Fort, who has repaired and fitted
their prisons and inmates, and ours IUP ^or a residence for himself and
reflects but little credit on the county Other changes and improve-
■ , , , ...... met? in property have taken place,
both as to build and the dilapidated I gncli as repairing houses, fences, and
condition it has fallen into. | building new ones, but we have not
the names or places to enable us to
New Market.—Our friend Slade is I particularize. ^
engaged building a new market house I |y We J would remind/our con-
in tbe rear of John Bell's store, and temporary, theiJGalveston Civilian,
contemplates opening|{out by next that the. Texas Countryman
Tuesday. Success to trade, say we, published in Austin'County, not Fort
and competition is the life of it. Beef Bend, as recently ^noticed in that
will now be plenty to satisfy all de- paper.
mands, and at a price within the reach
is
^ A cartful pe$usual£af our
of all, for he has 3001 beeves to slaugh- advertisements may perhaps] be of
ter and dispose of in this way. j intereat and profit to our numerous
readers. The Commission Houses
Jjively. The sound of the wagon-1 of Rankin & Henderson, Hempstead;
er'8 whip and the artizan'a hammer IA SeeEum8 & Co ^ M Kopperlt
are almost constantly heard in Bell- lf GaIveston> are ^ reliable and
ville, giving a musical cadence quite J ^worthy firms, and our|planting
hi consonance with the life of trade ld farraing fliende would do well to
and the ideas and desires of those who fayor them w¡(h their commiesion
like the busy hum of commerce. | transactions.
Repairing.—In our rambles about I. Thti' Saddlery and Harness business
town we have observed quite an 18 WtíU represented in our columns by
amount of repairing going on, both of J. C. WilsonJ^of Houston,] and H
houses and fences. A little more of Kastrop of our own town. Wilson's
the same sort would not be out. of establishmpnt ^ one cf the finest
place, however, add materially to the
appearance and tend to advice the r«xas- and wtere M maJ be 8Ulted
value of property in general. It is not in variety, quality, or quantity of
the improvements that one or two add I articles wanted. Mr. Kastrop
to their premises, but what forms thel known as a clever and experien
of this and rival each other in "plac- local reputation. His work is got up
ing their house in order," when it is in a very tasteful and ornamenta
always easy to find a purchaser, in! style.
case one would wish to sell out, by The readin of the advertÍ8emeat
the attractions thus formed and I ° '
brought into full view to the traveler I of Spherffius & Barnard suggests to
passing through, who at once con- the reader that their warehouses are
dudes that where everything is neat, stocked with the articles most needec
clean, tasty and in good order, there I to the development of Texas—ag-
must be refinement, liberality, socia-1 ricultural implements. Every im-
bility and benevolence, and forthwith provement that lessens the amount
elects to cast his lot among us, indue-10f labor must commend itself to tbe
ing others to do likewise. I sensible mind. The improved im-
I plements that Scherffius & Barnarc
Goqdt Arriving.—Goods continue 41:0 introducing in our State must
to irrive from the coast to our mer- P^e a boon, considering the mer-
chants. "We note several arrivals I ^ty of farm laborers in these days
by wagon trains during this week and Tfaere ^ ite ft number 0
the past month. Among the first to ~ ^
thus obtain their goods have been the rail fences stareing at one as he en-
houses o.f Lubn& Miller and John Bell, Iters Bellville, right in . the heart
and perhaps others that wemay have 10f town. We submit if this is
overlooked; but within the last weekly Eclated to have an injurious ef-
r -pon,he
• , templating settling amongst us, or
Business.—A number of buyers looking round with a view of settling
from the country have added interest somewhere,and who might be induced
and tended somewhat considerably to to b Uphere but for this and simi-
enliven our market tbe last few days. | ^ QQattracÜTe featare8.
|y What has become of the Bell-
ville barber? We have not seen him
for three weeks, and believe he has
left ns for good, and this is to inform
the world thst Bellviila is in need of
the services ef a tonsorial knight, as
«Icn a tailor and many other masters
of profession!.
Wood.—We saw a long train of
wagons coming into town Wednesday
loaded with wood, and have observed
many others on the streets, evidently
showing there is a good sale for it in
this market. This reminds ns that
with the article right at our very doors
and in inexhaustible supplies, it yet
commands the exorbitant price of two
dollars a load.
Solvent.—Notwithstanding tbe de-
>ressed and tightened strait of the
money market and the distrust evinced
on all sides, we note, as an evidence of
the high position and consideration in
which our merchants are held by the
wholesale houses in the cities, that
their draft is good for any amount of
;goods 'or which they may order.
Summer Business.—The summer
trade is not as active as was expected
and given to hope it would be, though
the crisis through the derangement of
the currency, public debt, bad orops
last year and expected failure this,
through the indications of the early
spring, the failure to raise sufficient
breadstuffs for home consumption, and
the necessity to supply the deficit
from foreign sources, and the conse-
quent flowing of specie from Ameri-
ca to Europe, together with the send
ing away of our own specie from Tex-
as,to purchas goods,which has drained
the State of its real wealth and sub-
stance and left no value received in
return—though all these causes have
failed to produce the crisis that has ap-
peared impending over tbe country,
and which we now seem in a fair way
of escaping altogether, yet has the
summer business set in very dull for
Bellville, with no better-prospect of its
immediate mending.
The Spring Trade.—Was rather
more active in Bellville than was to be
supposed under the weight of the
causes enumerated in our article on
the summer business, calculated to
keep down any manifestation of activ-
ity, though, in some respects, our mar-
ket exhibited the same lassitude and
dull routine observable elsewhere.
ty We observe the establishment
of Mr. Smith is turning out and keeps
constantly on hand a full supply of the
home manufactured article of tin-ware
stoves, and every other article usually
found in an establishment of this kind
for country use.
••••••
Ltdvworm.—Why, are the citizens
and business men of Beliville so bsck-
wark in extending their favors and
patronage to tbe Countryman. Do
they not know e community is rated
and prospers in proportion as they
show their liberality as shown in the
colsmns of their local county paper by
the amount of patronage bestowed
thereon.
Extremely Healthy.—Bellville is
so extremely healthy we hear it is in
contemplation by the proprietor to re-
move the only drug store we have to
Hempstead.
••••••
Schools.—Bellville is well supplier
with schools, having a first-class Aca-
demy, in a large, handsome and ap
propriate Academic building, giving
ing instruction of a high order,
presided over by a competent
teacher^ Professor Prouty, a schoo
for small children kept by Mrs. Hepp,
at her residence,and a Germrn schoal
in Mr. Nitzke'a building.
^ Hunting and fishing is a sport
indulged in to some considerable ex
tent around Bellville just now, both
fi«h and game being in abundance,
such as deer, rabbits and birds of dif-
ferent kinds, and fish of the nsua
variety to be found in our rivers ant
creeks, including eat, buffalo, trout,
perch, etc. Why do not the citizens
of Bellville join more in these sports
than what they do. It is healthy
and recreative, and we are surprisec
that they do not. The tables of our
citizens might canstantly be suppliec
with these delicacies by simply a lit
tie exertion.
Urfnisked.-—Them are several near
buildings in town left in a «tato of un-
finished incompleteness, giving j
a bad appearance and a bad appear-
ance to things in generaiin and around
their immediate neighborhood, as well
ss to the whole town,taken in a collec-
tive sensatas would be applied by a
stranger, remarking the characteristic
end distinctive features of a place
with the view of settling, and reflect-
ing but little wisdom on the paif of
the owners. Among others maybe
mentioned our friend on tbe corner,
next to onr office, Mr. Nitzke's, and
(re. Pilley's, in the edge of town. <
office Sen king.—Thurlow
Weed, speaking from a life-long ex;
lerience, has written this excellent
comment upon office seeking:
Parents in moderate circumstan-
ces, or even in prosperous business,
who refuse or neglect to give their
sons trades, doom the most of them
to a life of dependence. A reliance
upon clerkships, at the best, is pre-
carious. Still more precarious is the
ife which so many live, of depend-
ence upon office. This, whether
seekers of high or low office, is the
ast fete to which a thoughtful pa-
rent should subject a son. But, gen-
erally, the worst thing that can hap-
ten to this class, is success, Onoo
"bitten" with a taste of office, all le-
gitimate occupations become Irk*
come. The man, old or young, whp
jets into office, and as an inevitable
corollary gets out, is unfitted fog
other employment for life. It ia
rare, indeed, that a man who hae
reea a few years in office ever set-
tles, or even endeavors, to settle
down to laboK. It is painful beyond
expression to see the miserable bat-
talions of idle men who beleaguer all
the public offices for employment.
And this in a country,, of all others,
where labor is not only in request,
but is largely remunerative^ and
where land teeming with wealth in-
vites labor and offers homesteads.
The Coming Fail Trade.—Bids
fair to be good, both from the large
crop that will inevitably be harvested
and other indications pointing that
way. Let ns all, including our mer-
chants. be prepared for the good time
coming.
Vermin.—Flies, musquitoes and
fleas are a great annoyance just now
in Bellville, especially the latter, we
having been nearly eat up alive for
a few days past, scarcely sleeping e
wink for two nights. They are the
greatest pest that ever afflicted any
one, and worse than the plagues of
Egypt. MusquitoeB have not be.
come very troublesome yet, but n$
doubt soon will be.
Lost and Found.—Our Publisher
going out a hunting on Wednesday
on foot, and staying out till yesterday
evening, the town people became
alarmed lest some accident had be
fallen him,and had commenced to pre-
pare for a search for him this morning
by having hand-bills struck off ap-
pointing a general rendezvous at the
Court House at 10 o'clock, for the
purpose, hut all anxiety for his safety
was put at rest by his turning up all
right last evening,tired nearly out and
his feet so lacerated with walking he
will not be able to get about for a few
days. Though within a mile and a
half of town the morning of the second
day, he straggled off down Mill Creek
bottom, till put upon the right road
by parties who found him thus wand-
td^To judge by the amount of shin-
gles on the ground where Miller is to
eiect his new house we should sup-
pose he has enough for several houses
and intends the most for sale.
CP" We observed the first week of
our coming to Bellville a train of wag-
ons freighted with corn threading their
way to a market from Austin County.
To judge by the looks of the present
crop it will, be the case again next
season.
In Bad Condition.—Ourattentiou
I has been called to the lumbered up,
Wagons from the coast and
the interior country around have been
an every day occurrence for a month. ... . « c
or two, and there appears to be no fal-1 trashy and filthy condition of some ot
ling off or diminution in the compara- the streets, alleys and by-ways, which
tive number in town from week to caug for act¡on on the part of those
week, sometimes nearly blocking up attend to it.
the passage «cross the public square. - " * m
G^Bellville combines country with
Good.-.—We hear there is a flat-boat I city specialities. Iwice within a
at Crump's landing, about ten miles I month has our attention been attract-
below Bellville, which h,aB been en-1 td by the rambling tinkling of a bell,
gaged crossing wagons backwards and I as of an auction in larger towns, such
forwards over the river since the sub-1 as Galveston or HonSton, ana each
merging of the two ferries on which I time, on looking out, have discovered
the people of Bellville and vicinity | it was nothing but the hiving of a
relied. ! Bt(ay swarm of beeB.
Odd, But The Road to Wealth.—
Who has not taken notice of a small,
light wagon, fitted up with a tongue,
intended to be drawn by two animals,
but instead a horse working on one
eide and the proprietor on the other-
irksome,probably,but proving the man
a yeoman, aye, a lord, who will get
ricli^now how to enjoy it,and not look
down with contempt upon his more
unfortunate fellow mortals because
they had it not nor yet the faculty of
making it as he did.
A gentleman was one winter's day
looking in at the window of a print
shop when he felt Bome one at his
pocket. As there was only one by-
stander, he instantly turned round,
and looking him full in the face Baid,
"Your hana, sir, was in my pocket "
«Was it, sir?" the other very calmly
replied, "I really beg your pardon if
it wafc; but the weather ia so very
cold one íb glad to put one's hand
anywhere.'*
We have frequently noticed of
late wagons hauling lumber from the
mills in Montgomery County. Wben
our railroad is bnilt this trouble will
be obviated.
• • • • • • v
More New Buildings.—We ob-
serve the blocks on which is to be
erected another new building on Mr.
Miller's premises, together with the
other materials already on the ground,
whilst a wagon with other blocks
passed our office for still another, on
Wednesday.. Lumber is also ready at
hand and on the premises for the put-
ting up of a new house on Mr. Palm's
lot, alongside tbe one just erected.
ld^"The doctor business is so unre-
munerativein Bellville,in consequence
of the extreme health, that one of our
resident physicians, Dr. Yiolett, has
been compelled, to prevent Btarving to
death for want of patronage, to pull up
stakes and migrate to a place more
congenial to the practice of his pro-
fesssion and offering a wider field. For
this purpose he intends ''fetching up"
at ColumbuB.
Our German neighbor, next to
the Planter's Hotel,we see,has a large
lot of home manufactured shingles,
made by hiB own hands out of the na-
tive blocks, and has a joiner and car
penter's shop turning out all needful
things in the line.
• •••••
Supplied.—Oar merchants are now
all well supplied with their stocks of
summer goods.
We learn, says the Houston Jour-
nal, that Col. Bice is now connected
with the Houston and Great North'
era railroad as chief engineer, and
having nearly perfected the survey
of the bayou, will soon begin the lo-
cation or survey of the line of the
road.
The company has been fortunate
in securing the services of Colonel
Bice. His well known ability and
great practical experience will do
much towards giving confidence to
this important enterprise. He will
employ an efficient corps of assist-
ants, and through his talents, expe-
rience and energy, we anticipate a
rapid progress in the prosecution of
tbe work.
The following line* were writte* and
dedicated to tho Sixth Louisiana battle'
flag during the war:
TRIBUTE TO A BATTLE WORN FLAG
bt MISS WELTHEA E. hrvant.
Hark! 'Tia the ennnou's dread reaound.
That peal* in notea of shrill alarm}
It seema to matter, «ad and alow,
Go arm, ye Southrona! quickly arm*
Grim vieaged battle reigna supreme,
And blood and carnage now are rife?
And brothers lift tbe avenging sword
In freedom's consecrated strife.
The gallant "Sixth" goes marching past.
Whose streaming banners gleam aloft,
Einblamatic of high resolves,
And proclaimed in lore notes soft-
A shining banner waves above,
Where thirteen silken stars unite.
To form in unison a bond
Of faith and love, of truth and might*
Still onward sweeps that glorious flag.
Enveloped now in smoke and flame,
Now riddled by the leaden shower.
But ever leading on to fume;
Still onward press those fearleaa men.
Though war's dread missiles thin their
baud;
Still "Onward!" shout the leaders brave,
"StriAe deep for this, our sunny land."
Beneath that flag there fought and died
Full many a brave and noble man.
And neath it, too. < ur Stonewall stood,
' And tonght, the bra7est of the van.
Yes, Stonewall saw its tattered shreada,
Its stained and bloody sil&en bars,
And he shall say, with Southern pride.
Brave men have died beneath tby stan.
McArthur, on his mi'lt-white stead.
Speeds o'er Winchester's red plain;
His long blac¿ beard hangs to Lis waiat,
And mingles with his charger's mane*
On, on ! he speeds, still ever on !
'Till forth the fatal missile darts,
Then, glancing at the flag, he sinis,
Inseusible to human arta.
'Twaa gallant Smith who onward rushed,
And bade them Lght aa aeldiera should,
'Till high above the din waa beard
The thrilling "On!" from heath to wood.
He fell on Port Bepublic'a plain,
But lived till victory's shout rang elear;
And then Death claimed him aa,hia own.
And bore hia soul from earthly fear.
Where rise the Everglades to view,
Far in DeSoto'a flowery land—
There Seymour once had nobly fouht—
There onward cheered a patriot band.
But on Virginia's hills he fell,
De fending all his heart held true;
The fearless snow-haired hero san*,.
And whiapered there hia last adieu.
Yea, Seymour fell at Gainea' Mill,
But died he with a patriot's pride.
For. as he sank, he saw the flag,
And fe.lt 'twould still to glory guide;
He saw the rent where hundred baila
Had pierced it liAce the driving hail,
Aud then, with one, last, loving looA,
He lelt us there his lost to wail.
In twenty fights, amidst the band.
Its sil&en told s right graceful hung,
And waved o'e rSharpsburg's bloody heights
Where Strong's load voice so feartul rung.
He also tell, and heats besides
Were jarred by many a fatal stroke;
Tbey fell while hearing cannon's peal,
4 midst the fire aud 'midst the smofce.
But officers fell not alone,
For hundreds' blood bedewed eaeh plain.
Full many a one lay dying there
Who ne'er the morn would see again.
Bight nobly had they fought and died.
While o'er them waved that banner proud;
Ah! wouid that it were large enough
To form their winding sheet,their abroad.
Flag of the free, these are the deeda
That consecrates thy tattered ahreads.
And may those cling around thee still
Who o'er thy form a halo sheds.
Now, honored banner, fare-thée-well,
But wa&e sometimes the hero'a thrughta,
And tell him how, beneath thy folds,
A thousand brave men nobly fought.
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Osterhout, J. P. The Texas Countryman. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1867, newspaper, June 14, 1867; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth180266/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.