. City of Houston . ighty to ahundred feet high, and are of extraordinarygirth; and they bear the fragrant flowerwhich is their characteristic as large assix inches in diameter. Intermingled withthem and contrasting charmingly withtheir glossy leafage, are holly, bay, pine,cedar, oak and other varieties of shade-tree, many of them veritable monarchs ofthe forest, majestic, aged and beardedwith long festoons of Spanish moss, in theprevailing mode of these subtropic woods. ers. The road has been well built andcompletely equipped, and is in every par-ticular a first class suburban road. It is six
. City of Houston . ighty to ahundred feet high, and are of extraordinarygirth; and they bear the fragrant flowerwhich is their characteristic as large assix inches in diameter. Intermingled withthem and contrasting charmingly withtheir glossy leafage, are holly, bay, pine,cedar, oak and other varieties of shade-tree, many of them veritable monarchs ofthe forest, majestic, aged and beardedwith long festoons of Spanish moss, in theprevailing mode of these subtropic woods. ers. The road has been well built andcompletely equipped, and is in every par-ticular a first class suburban road. It is sixmiles long. It is a standard gauge road ofheavy steel rails, beginning at Commerceand Fannin streets in the heart of the cityof Houston, and running to ConstitutionBend on the river, and cost its projectors$80,000. It will, be extended, under theprovisions of its charter, as business mayrequire. The pavilion, which has been built atthe park, is octagonal in shape, and is 70feet in diameter. It is of modern architec-. SCENE IN GLENWOOD CEMETERY. Beneath them the ground is carpeted withferns and trailing vines and wild flowers,as innumerable in variety as hue. The managing officers of the HoustonBelt and Magnolia Park railway are J. , president, and S. B. Strong, secre-tary and general passenger agent. Thedirectors are Messrs. Brady; Traffic of the M. K. & T. road ; J. , Land agent of the H. & T. C. ; S. K. Dick, of Inman & Co. ; T. , banker of Houston; C. H. Milby,of Milby & Dow, and R. B. Morris, of Morris Sons, wholesale hardware deal- ture, two stories high on the land side andthree facing the water. It will be usedfor concerts, balls and other diversions,and will have its own special orchestra,restaurant etc. Col. Brady, president of the Belt andMagnolia Park Railway Co., is one of thebest known lawyers of the state. He hasbeen practicing in Texas for thirty-threeyears, and has been a member of thelegislature twice, in 1863 and 1864,
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