The Texas Monument. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 16, 1851 Page: 3 of 4
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and away skipped the damsel, congratu- is
ures are homely,
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and vigor, will
The steamship Pacific, which sailed
from New York
erpool, took a fire
at the World’s Fair.
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BameOr, Thofl.
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its citizens manifest, indicate that it will
soon become one
and populous towns in the Brazos val-i
ley. — T'digraph.
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Cribup.—The premonitory symptom
ofcroup is a thrill, sonorous cough.—
no fever, as
some one
hevejstealthily approached him.
Peter Duffie
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is i<« effect*, aad nsvsr failing to Magastne being
W. H. GENTRY* burgh edition.
Agent far the Stats of Teras j
r. Sinks, LaGrange; J*»hi
field, Cunningham** ; Reyno!
al . . ..
of Hites’ syrup to be continued
as the cough remains. 1
Inge flies, his foeman’s hand to seize;
wanted, and have now qq (he
Shoes, 1
*y. Goods, GrOcer.es/Hwd-
lery, Castings, Ploughs, Steves,
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winning
appear®.
ot her as the “ magnificent woman and
the hole a box or boxes, con-
large amount of mo-
a million of dollars
in gold sovereigns. Having accomplished
1 as
and who they
from whence they came, therek<,uu-
A sailor left bis native land,
A simple gift lie. gave;
lost through neglgct and
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The Murmur of the Shell
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t ions, and from the experience .of
jrvho has served his country in v
«just received in
H. ROHDE.
jp m!9tf
Ploaghs!! Pionshs!!!
briber will, during this we<A
Pope, Jobery
PouDcev, A Wl
Powell, Sam’l G.
Perry, John
POet Master
Tor’s.
Roberta, M.
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dp. Ale,
do. Cider,
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‘Site of Paradise.—Col. Chesney, wlio'
commanded art expedition, sent a few
rhe estate of Albert!
uneersignsd by the honorable County Court of
jjllSSI, all per
;cr.3 koWio< claims against saifi estate are hereby
notified to present them, duly authenticated within
H. TAIL, Eweetris.
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CANDIDATES.
Legislature.—For Governor.
U* W| authorised to announce Col. P. H.
Bill as a candidate for re election to the office of gr
Governor of the Stair,
O’ We are atrhorhed to announce E. M. Peaje,
of Brazoria county, as a candidate for Governor.
For Lieutenant Governor.
O’ We are authorized to announce James W.
Hende|r«on a® a candidate for the office of Lieu
tenant (Governor-
For Senator.
some !
was sentenced to twelve'
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fK INC AID’S celebrated PLOUGHS
ever offered in Fayette county, which he
will sell on reasonable terras,
keep a supply on hand d^ringr the
year. JAMES C. ECCL
Natural Waists, or no Wives.—
in bis excellent work on
“Matrimony,” after discoursing eloquent- prevent the depredations of the grasshop-
ly upon the evil consequences of marrying Per?» "’bo are very destructive in
for money, makes the following sensible
remarks upon a fashion which, in limesI
past, has been too prevalent:
. Marrying a
Attachment Ronda,
Capiases
^f^xftrutrons,
i CommiMiun* for taking
’ I bbl®. Chelk, just received
’a little less than ten months.
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the 20th c/ February last, with but little
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tools, except anvil and vice, cutting wood,
burning coal, and boarded and lodged
themeelveta \Ve are informed by good
authority that they made forty two dia-
mond ploughs from tiie bar laid with
steel, and finished complete in seven days,
in the latter part of November, commenc-
| ing at sunrise and working no night after
. 9 o’clock, the ploughs averaging thirty-
five pounds. This, at a cusjjpmary price,
material $270, leaving a nett
$1200-4 ' ■ .w
ever madle by two men, by fair mechani-]
cal labor, 1., Z___,t____ h. TW.J|
ritory; aid ^redoubt very much if there,
is a paral el ease in any country.”
. Auriate of Phesident Madison.—
" The following aru said to be among the
hsi sentences which were committed to
paper by this illustrious statesman arid
pure patriot. They are worthy of all
acceptation: *
“advice to my country.
. “ As this advice, if ft ever see the light,
will not do so till I am no more, it may be
considered as issuing from tire tomb, where
ruth alone zean be respected, apd the
bappiness of man alone consulted.
will be entitled therefore, td
’ weight can be derived from
Being !
the west bank of the river, the prevailing attempt to murder, in Travis county.
> warm season sweep t-he
miasma of the bottom to the opposite
bank, and its inhabitants are almost en-
a short I
ROBERTS & CO., Hiwwh
gust election,i be will be supported by
Many voters.
are a^tWorieed to announce
candidate t<y represent Fayette county
the lower branch of the next Legislature.
IT We
H. Tailor
of Fayt tte in the next Legislatarfr.
‘TT We are authorized to arVrotfnce Joseph R.
; RoBixsio.v as a candidate io represent the county of
I ayetti in the lower branch of the State Legislature.
For Commissioner General Ladd Ojfce
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he largest * amount o
rfuel t *’•
Two sons of chivalry, of late, ?■
Grew wrathful on the Qongrcss floor; .
fngp, in the heat of the debate,
Insulted Stanley’s honor sore.
—ere morning broke
Esch hastens early from his bed ;
They meet and fire; the harmless smoke
Ctfrls slowly round each unharmed hea^. I
5'upon.
i M^rdpr ix Amite County, Mu&r-Wc
rapidly learrj from tb« Natchez Courier that, on
i$ re-
siding in the upper part of Amitecuufcty,
400 yards from his residence, was
\ ' Mr,
learn, had probably hiddeiv
sted, fgll-chested having wooed 1
girls, would Persua^ed her to accompany hi
wives, and
Words cannot express the
depth of our indignation at the evil in-
. Aided on the rising generation by this
f3, _!.n. tTurae of curses. It is high time to speak
[out. ’ Still the men are mainly to blame;
“The advice nearest to my heart and'
deepest io' my convictions is, that the,
Union or the States be cherished !
and perpetuated. Let the ppen enemy I
to it be regarded ex a Pandora with her gcof, Mass The I v
box opened; and the disguised one, as ’
the serpent creeping with his deadly
wiles into Paradise.” | .
A good Paite for Music, Books, etc.—
Vi ben made in the ordinary manner, paste
soon ___2/'
jn warrp weather, loses its sticking power, appeared
Dissolve about an ounce of alum is
quart of warm waler, when cold, add
gs, extras,
resorted to by (he softer
and those who Use them must be employment of these mild agents
t in tfieir “upperstory” f * ■
—only destroy the very beauty for which that
upon health. That these things
Bonner, E. F. Nelson, James M.
Baylor, E. J.- Mr*. Norton, Edwin
Baylor, J.
Bridges, Wm,
BurkeAnna Miss
Crutcher, Geo. L. 2 P
Callison, James 2
Cerrer; John H.
Corrt, Thus. T. Esq.
Dana, John Mr. 2
Drake, Orih Mr. M
District Clerk of Swil Un* Ballon
Fayette countr. Sharp, |
Faith^Cathariw® MrsaSeUers,
Grater, WUliam ■ Scanner,
Gollothan, Jas. W. Terretl,
Grover, Mrs. B. H. Todd, Jrib.
GnebneiyJ^dF. Rev.Tnrnef, Robt. W.
Green, A. M. Willoughby, Leciper
Wham, G. Mr.
White, Thoe. J j
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Kemalainf _ _ ______
Jlat Mareh, MSI, tdfeF, tiwSA®* oft I
months, W forwUkMHFft* Snaeral Fl^
m d®a4 IvU®*®, -»>«:
JlfplL, 3 Milter, Willi art
Andersort, J ob» B. MUter,*
Apples, Rajsins, Pepper, Spice, Pickl^f, ‘
Sarris s«.k »iwder, B. B. K Murray, J, j.
} Boom,Gerr®tE.Mrf.Miltef, E.W.
’f - —— SL MiVer.Aartitel *
Burleson, Cummings MafckGhoid, JHkn'
** ** Montrose, A-
Nabors, J. M.
T a I Ute .
••1IG.
Mil-
ROBERTS & CO., Houston.
Blackwood’s Magaziaot
AJID THS
British Quarterly Beviewal
RAWING te th® lata ravolstioa® aad eaaiMar-
VF ravolutioM among tha nations of Bums,
which have followed each other in each quick 'aac-
eeaston, and ®f which **ehe aad MuetyeS,** th®
leading panotiiente of Great Braain her® b®cmao
i nrseted with a decree of interest bitpeito unknawa.
Th®y occupy a middle ground between th® MSty,
disjointed, and nocaanenty imperfect roeordn af th®
newspaper*, aad th® elabotata and poodaroea tea®,
time to be furniahed by the historian al a fakura
day. Whbouar reads these pariadiesb obtain® a
correct and connected account of all the impot ant
political areata of the old world, aa they occur, sod
learns tn* variooe eenclusions drawn from than i by
th« leadinf apmss ef the ng®. The American rub-
Ushers thetdibre deem it proper to anil renewed
attention to the works they tepubliah, aad th® vary
low prices at which they an offered to auboehbers.
The following is «beir lint:
Tie Londu
The Er/4abm
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Read 1 Read 1
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TUST received in store • and lor sate,
lo\d prices, a large supply of
FAMILY qroceries,
Sneh as Coffee, Sugar Flour,’Tea, Dried-
Sardines,Mucker®!, Tubaccq, Soap;, Starch-
ctc.r etc., together with a full assortment of
Liquors and CigaTs. P hive also*On' hand
i ^annwriWEiwii' m ' ~i
Bbe Charleston News hae-tbe fohow-
U upon th* late bloodless
t. < t
the traveler slakes his thirst at the well
Jacob. The gorgeous piilace of the
wisest and wealthiest of monarchs, with
the cedar, and gold, and ivory, and even
the great temple of Jerusalem, hallowed
by tile visible glory of the Deity himself,
are gone; but Solomon’s reservoirs are
as perfect as ever. Of the ancient archi-
tecture of the Holy City, not one stone
is left, upon another; but the poo) of
Bethesda commands the pilgrim’s reve-
rence at the present day. The columns
of Perse polls are mouldering into dust;
but its cisterns and aqueducts remain to
challenge our admiration. The golden
house of Nero is a mass of ruins; but
A^da Claudia still pours into Rome its
liuipid stream.' The temple of the sun
at Tad mor, in the wilderness, has fallen ;
but its fountain sparkles as freshly in his
rays as when thousands of worshippers
thronged its lofty colonades. i It may be *O. S. Fowler, i
f improving, i
been erected, and an Academy estab-
lished1 that promises to become one of the
most flourishing in the State. Riclimond
is admirably siiuaied in one of the most
healthy and fertile sections, watered by
. The town is so, elevated
lit is stated will’now tfote against the bill, that it is neves liable tw be overflowed,
1833, when nearly all the valley of tire
lower Brazos was completely submerged,
Richmond was several feet above- the
surface of the river. Bern? situated on months service in the penitentiary for an’
, I A A A J, • _ r f, ___ I
— J ^e<hi*«d«y, ’he 9th of April n*xt. > will
vF sell to the highest bidder, for cuii, at the
• . * . Ti j Fourt House door, in the town of La Grange, three
IS before the 1 enn- Spanish horses, the same that were posted by me
1 on the 8th of April, 1850
—^—saaasaag1 April 2d, I85t. REDD1N ANDREWS
Hark, Hark, Hark,
THE BELL RINGS.
HAVE just received a new supply, and skaff
after this keep constnntly on hand ®«oo4sa-
sortment of Dodge's justly cellhrnted Cow Fells-
Dodge’s Bells are unsurpassed ; in faet very supe-
rior in workmanship, durability and strength of
sound,-the largest of which, under favorable cir-
cumstances, may be heard fqur and five miles,
and the time,'labor nnd vexation saved by the use
j of such Bells are incalculable. To the wise, we
! need say no more. J. C. ECCLES.
La Grange, March 26. > m2G tf
$5 Reward.
HE above reward will be given to
person who will deliver to me an
jmare,) olf a
other particular murks except
The liair has
uroiiocnan, Jm. w. lerrell, Henry
GmverrSal>itha Mr®. Thompson,Gidfeon P.
Grover, Mrs. B. H. Todd, Jrib.
Goebner. J1G.F. Rev.Tornef, Robt. W.
Green, A'. M. Willoughby, Leciper
Hamilton. Mrs. L. Waihw»«. .fosVrtlr
Harrell, Mr. Wm.4 White, A. H. i>r.
Hall, J. M. Wham. G. Mr.
Hall, Benj. F. ©r White, Thoa. Jj
J. E. Webb. White, James '
i, colored man.
Whitley, Marti i
GERMAN Lrilf.
df cream;
dered resin as will stand
two or t^re*e
tency, stirr|n^
for 12 inohr
softened with water.
Parodi.—This lady-bird of song is
golden opinions wherever she
The Richmond Enquirer speaks
J
noble queen ofwng,M and is satisfied that
ia her peculiar style of vocalisation, she
has never been equaled in thia country.”
■jThe Wa?bi
The smoke has cleared; the weapons drop;
And Stanley finds the pistol’s pop
into his narrative recently published,
speculation on the probable site of Para-
dise, which he believes he has satisfacto-
rily ascertained to be Central Armenia:
and the “Land of Eden” is there actually
laid down on the index map. He identi-
fies the Halys and Araxes, whose source
exists within a short distance of the Eu-
phrates and Tigris, with the Pison and
Gihon of Scripture while he considers
the country within the Halys as the land
Havilah, and that which borders on the
Araxes. as the remarkable and much
disputed territory of Cusln-=-Scientific
American. ■ >
•
The Sertk British Mfvln®,
ThWeatatnaStr ffevwto, and
E^hnhargh
\n the*® periodical® *r* coataMM th® to®*®*,
'Leniely, ibo*(h toeerty and firmly elf raaaad
j the three gneet partu** m England—Tory, W
HE *ub®criber~will, during tins we<Ac,! and Radtoei—Blaekweod hod th® Loadou Q<
be receiving the largest assortmr nt of I Bre '^ory ’ Ediohurgh Review, Wt
Brttieh Review owe® it® oetabliahiMCt to the
He will J not ultra in it* view* on any one of the grand
i origin,
N, B.-He h., .1.0 forjjfte . fine lot
I ia of the very highest order. The Weottaie*
J though reorinlrd ander rhat title only, i® pabli®
in fact a Pinion of i
I w«e review* lorateHy ^iow^ed aad reprinted um
j aeparate title®, jt hea, therefor®, th® advaMgo
! thi® com bi nation, of uniting in one work th® b
! faatwro® of both as heretofore taeaod.
, immediately on their arriyal by th® Britiah
temete y*< offered to the public, being | and are faitMbl copies of the originate. Blank
J aa exact Jne ®*®nle «f to*
T burgh edition.
I, I TtlM*.
ja A. Red- For any one of th® four Review® ft 0t perann'to.
t Giihspie, Bae-1 For any two ditto S 00
. . ■Mte- I For any three ditto 7 00
Q2F Orders for package® of five bottle* will be For *H four of th* review®, 00«>
rwerded for four dollart «Maekw®od’® Magaaine ’ 3 00
2®- For Blackwood and three Review* 9 00
For Blackwood A. the foot review* JO U0
Taymtni to te made in ail ease* ia fl
______cuntetn*
en granted to th* ’ Fonr e®pto® of any or all of th* abana work*
be eent to one addrefl* on peymer*
_J_ ‘ i Worth
«• Remittnim*® aad oonunn*
Vogelsangs Au piat
M egen berg. Mr.- F.r
Seitz, George
z XL Dr. Mensing, A.
2 Siemon, Christi tn
Persons calling for any of the above let-’
ters will please say ** Advertised.”
D. G’. GREGORY, P.|M.
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Swede and Tennessee IRON.
, La Grange Feb. 24.
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Stewart’s
Celebrated SYRUP for the Cure of
CHOLERA,
ID’
[ . La Grange,, March 24, 1851.
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Dr. D. Jayne’s Family Mediciias.
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TAYNE’S EXPECTORANT.—A very v*|u-
RF able remedy for coughs, colds, consuiiptioti,
ikthiitn, spitting of blood, erwup, whooping cough,
bronchitis, pleurisy, inflammation ul the iusgs or
thro*', difficulty of breathing, iheumalism, and all
diseases of the pulmonary organs. Thia midictne
produces a free and easy Expectoration, uitd never
fails to cure asthma', or relieve a cough/ U’ See
Directions.
JAYNE’S TONIC VERMIFUGE)—A certain
ahd pleasant remedy for wornty dyspepsia, pile®,
fever and ague, and all disease* ol debility, eepeci-
al'y Of the stomadh and bowels, and organ* of di-
gestion, and many other disease*. This is a very
mild bttt efficient Tonic, and uaed in conjunction
with the Sdnatite Pills, very |*eldoin tails iu re-
moving Dyspepsia. See Directions.
JAYWFrtJ CARMINATIVE BALSAM.—A
certain cure tttr bowel and summer complaints,
diarrhaajdysentery, colic, cramps, sick and nerv.
ous headache, sutfr stomach, cholera morbus, vom-
iting, and all derangements of the stomach and
bowels, nervous affections, &c. &.c.
JAYNE’S SANATIVE PILLS, for liver com-
plaints, jaundice, dyspepsia, fevers, nervousness,
impurity of the blood, inflammations, co^uveness,
pains in the head, breast, side, back and lir*rb««f fe
male diseases, etc, etc, etc, nnd whenever an apC
riant, alterative, or purgative medicine may be
restored. A very *wte and valuable family medicine.
jSee Ztweetten® end PffUtu-ks o/t Xtete Cswsfoi^.
• «W wv • a-e ex * ••• • •• • • I ■* . _ *
combines all the medicinal- virtues of those articles
which long experience has proved to possess the
most safe and efficient alteiaiive and deobstruent
properties for the cure of scrofula, king’s evil, white
swellings, ulcers, scrofulous, cancerous, and indo-
lent uttDorsi mercurial and syphilictic affection*
rheumatism, gout, scurvy, neuralgia, or ticdolou-
nux, cancer, goitre, at bronchocele [swelled neck]
enlargements of rhe bones, joints or ligaments, or
of the ovaries^ liver, spleen, kidneys, etc. All the
various diseases of the skin, such as tetter, ring-
worm, biles, pimples, carbuncles, etc, dyspepeia
and liver complaint, nervous affections, dropsical
swellings, constitutional disorders, and disease*
originating from a depraved or impure state of th*
blood, or other fluids of the body. A great miny
very extraordinary cures have been performed by
this alterative. See Directions.
JAYNE’S HAIR TONIC. This valuable pre.
paration dxcitea the scalp to a new and healthy
action, cleanses it from scurf and dandruff, prevent*
the hair from falling off, cure®
eases which often appear upon the head, and in a
majority of cases produces a fine growth of new
hair; it also gives the hair a rich, glossy, and beau
tiful appearance, unequalled by <ny other article of
War-
ranted, it strictly applied according to the directions,
to change the hair from any other color io * beauti-
ful auburn, or perfect jet black, without staining
the skin.
JAYNE’S AGUE PILL*. A p Mitive cure for
fever and ague, chills and fever, intermittent fever,
esc. These pills are warranted to cure fever and
ague, and when the direction* are followed, and a
cure is not effected, the money will be returned.
Sold by ROBERTS A Co., Houston.
Sio REWARD
B'S offered by the subscriber for the delivery at
JL my house, or information, (ao that I get them,)
of two brown horse mules; one, an American, (old)
and the other a Spanish, (young.) unbroken, fat-
tened together with a rope. The old mnle ha* no
brand, but marked by gear. Th® other ha* a
Spanish brand but not known, was brought from
Cuero settlement, estrayed or stolen in January
last.' THOS. D. FISHER
March 13th, 1851. m26 2i«
T SHOBfll
800 pair assorted Shoe*,
store and for sale by
March 19, 1851.
Ploughs! T’ w.
E subscriber will, during
. The Nuptials.—A youngScotcbman
a pretty buxom damsel,
im to a
Scottish Justice of the Peace, to have
the ceremony , performed. \They stood
very meekly under the operation’ until
the magistrate was laying the damsel
under obligations to obey her husband.
“ Say no more about that, sir,” said
‘.he half made husband, “ If this right
remains upon this bodv, I’ll make
me!” ‘ > I
“Are we married yet?” said the ex-
asperated maiden to the ratifier of cove
nant between man and woman.
No,” said the wondering justice.
Ah! very well,” cried she,
quarters.
It as said that Barnum has been offered
S3ChOOO in Europe, for the last fifty nights
. Marrying alamall waist is attended °f -engagement with Jenny Lind/but
• i *' • I « I he ?ef uses,
withcpnsequences scarcely less disastrous.1
A sea-shell gather’d by his hand<
From out the rippling wave ;
Oh, love, by this remember me !
Far inland thou must dwell,
But thou shalt hear the sounding sea
In the murmur of the shell.
Ah, woe is me! with tatter’d sail
, The ship is wildly tost!
A drowning cry is on the gale,
They sink—and all are lost!
While happy yet untouched bv fear,
Repeating his farewell,
Poor Mary smiles, and loves to heap
The murmur of the shell.
The tidings wrecked het; simple brain;
And wnilihg now she goes,
A mad girl-*— reckless of her pain—
Unconscious of her woes ;
But when they ring the village chimes,
That toll’d the loVer’s knell,
She sighs and says she hears at times
Death-music in the shell I
I and examine thmn. ap9 tf
erFe?!
P. V. SHAW
ow receiving their Stock of
I SPRING & SUMMER GOODS,
Med to their former stock, renders
1 a short I are co0^’ ^,s ^dce not flushed, possibly a i
Beware of them,"therefore, unless sl,ade Palef ,han naJura1' This soli'ar.v
symptom mdy last for days, with no ma-
terial increase of abatement, and without
attracting any notifce, suddenly however,
the disease, hitherto latent, burst forth in
all its fatal fury, and too often continues
its ravages unchecked, to the dreadful
ffmHn il «ni- consummation.
; The remedies for this first symptom of
i croup are simple, rind in most instances
J
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others,
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D. G. GREGORY. P. M.
Ploughs. I
30 PUragha with steel pointe iu®t received
in store and for sale by H. ROHDE.
~March 4th, 1851.- • m5[tf
IBM^HITE LEAD—2 ton® ut ASnue Lei d,just
▼ v received from New York, and for iaie by
ngn ■ I ROBERTS A C°. Houiton.
A DVANTCBS made <y.i Cotton
-lA- signed to hi* friend* fit New Olean*
or New York, or at the continental mi xket* ,
of Bremen and Hamburgh, by
HENRY ROHF E.
January 22, 1851. j22 t ‘
J ntoN,
POUNDS MScrteii Iron and
Steel just received m ®tor» aod -
for tale by HENRY ROH >g.
February 18, 1851. , fl! tf
"D0TAN1C MEDICINES.—N f«rljr
JL# all the articles used in thfi BoXenic
Practice ih thi* Stpxe, and tx arranted genu-
ine, for sale at jy20 VAlLiS
WM7M.,BAILEY’S MEDICINES.—ge
> fiflirfcaparilla ; B®Hev’» TonteAtiatte*
ilyj tf ’ ROBEUTB te (j
arSaFarilLa—014 Dr. j|
O TownwndX » mod superior irj
for ®ale by the agents,
fo ROBERTS & CO., Houn^
A FRESH SUPPLY OF
DRUGS AND MBDICI1T
Just received from the North.
We have been thus early in our I
chase®, from the fact that the winter adi
is the best time to lav in stock® for
Spring trade.
ft ------------, ~
TUST received and for ®ale—
al 10 bbl*. White Wtee,
30 do. Vinftgar,
20| pipes Brandy,
200 bbl®. Flour,
30
. 25
For sale on the most reasonable terms
ft
HIM • T — T —.~r----1
- - Mexico*-—r-A correspondent, of the
Brownsvillb Sentinel writes as follows
from San Luis Potosi, under d^te
March 20:
The news from Mexico is gloomy.—
-'I Manv of the members of the House, who
were decided to vole for the reduction in ■ <r«u
the tariff and to abd&sh the prohibitions, the Brazos.
j ...in. ___:__t .l« uui Lt._, -. :_L_.
| -----o ; ----- .. ..
j The Cabinet stat^dto €Tongress that these and durin
were the only resdbrees it could depend
Alas I many evils do 1 fear from
i the conduct of the legislators! The
a. i i f.- t«»- t- « • - 5 country is on the verge of a precipice,
AbtlmfortUhuInge-unes. I . and needs only a slight bt-MIr ta »ink it
Useful and the Beautiful. J c.omple,el-v’ without a Fpe °f h'3 *°lva-1 wi.nds of ,'h?
tomb of Moses is unknown ; but:
..........I of I
“lliere’s
But as the | latest “Parisian
T~[ AS just received and
JL.l. from New York an
a!
styl^ Spring ^oods, consisting in part of
Jaconets, Swiss, Book, Mull and Cross
Barred Muslins; Bishop, Victoria and Lace
Lawns; Fancy and Embroidered Lawns;
Scotch, French and American Gingham*;
a creat variety of Fashionable Prints, Bob-
binets, Lkdes, Linen Cambric Handker-
chief®, and a great variety of Hosiery and
fancy articles too numerous to mention,
together with a large assortment of Cutlery,
Hardware, Log and Trace Chains, Weed-
ing Hoes, Manilla Ropes, and all kinds of
Carpenter’s Tools, all of which I offer to
- my old customers and the public in general
on the most reasonable terms. J
La Grange, April 1st, 1851^ wl
M. Cavanagh
- - now permanently located in the town of
lating herself on her narrow escape. ■ La Grange, on the .comer
------ I, i Opposite Carter’^ Hotel,
Definitions nf important Characters Where he \yill keep constantly on hand a
geheral assortment of Goods suitable for the
man who adver- country, which will be sold on as reason-
man who able terms as anv*other establishment can
1 f»r. In addition to my present stock,
courting your sister. I shall be constantly receiving from New
r I ,
th d may be
' w iv, Boot*,
C othi i»g, , D
wire, Curl
iron, Steel, Nails, &c. tec,
CF" Call and examine my Steck no
trouble to show Goods, A share of patron-
gc is solicited.
La Grange, March
quarter deck'; I
Attachment®,
Citation®,
Subpoenas,
Affidavit®, i
February 3d.
•—i— ----U-
' 'I
I
impurity of the blood, inflammations, cosUvenew,
male disease®, etc, ete, etc, nnd whenever an a pi
restored,
JAYNE’S aTteRATIVE^ j*11
J. K.UF6EIX
Fayettq, Bastrop, and Caldwell.
O“ We are authorized to announce J. W. Dancy
as a
au<^ j American mule, (
color; no <
that both fore feet are shod.
a new
4
those eruptive di®,
he
hair; it also give® the hair a rich, glossy, and beau
the kind.
JAYNE’S AMERICAN HAIR DYE.
to change the hair from any other color's a beauti-
A’e
phen Crosby (the present chief Clerk in the Gen-
is lively, per- j of the general Land Office. at the ensuing efedtion
Fyr Congress.
are authorized tu announce H. N. For.
of Galvrtton, aa a candidate '0 represent
s*
. ’ 1
The report of the Surveyor General of (
1 va i »■ 9 u vnnuiuu I Vrt LIIW Ik C J/1 C ? v 11 ' u 11 « Cz ’ • n I • *
branch cf &A Srate Legislature, at the ensuing Au- j pulling. The mule has been missed from
I this town about 10 days, and I have not
'beard of it since. I will give the above
John Bay. reward of $5 to anv person who will bring
e county in , sa;j mulc back to me.
r J. ROfENFIELD.!
are a|uinonzed to announce Christopher I t r’ -loe-. e
as a candidate to represent the county ‘ ' a ranf?e*» March 24, 1851. 1)1.6 tf
any
dark brown Hainison, W
Jackson, Kobt.
Johnson, Ann E. MissHenkle, Mr.
Jernes, Judge W. E. Megenberg, Madant'
Ingram, John
Kelsey, Theron
KeykendoU, A.;
Laffertv, W.
Legg, John
Martell, Mr. Escp
suddenly
were, or
is at present qo means of ascertaining.—
We have heard vague intimations about
■ pirate who buried <i»e money, and who
afterwards lived and finally died some-
where in Njew Hampshire, xm* somewhere
left^directions for ttic
A bill for the registration of births,
deaths and marriages is
tirely exempted from the bilious and Legislature. j , ■ |
years back, by the British Government,, ;n
to explore the Euphrates, has introduced gjnC{» tbe rj
JLichmond.^—We are happy to learn
that our sister town, Riclmiond, is i
Several new buildings havi the 18th ult., Mr. George M’Minnts.
Miss., while out turkey hunting, aatii not
over
shot by some person unknown.
M’Minnis, we 1
himself in’order the more easily to suc-
ceed in his bunt, and while in that posi-
tbe tremendous freshet of tion was shot by some one who must; several p^sces of excellent rrtatting suitable
• for carpet flooring, which 1 offer to stell
a low price. . J. RO^ENFIELD.’
La Grange, April 1st, 1351. a9 8w
i Notice.
i ’Lerarely, ibcMqh toesrly and firmly expra®i
> | the three geaat parties m England— Tory,
is we<Jk, i end Radicto—Blackwood ted the Lateea
-■—--7 V — • ~ —— — wW
and the Westminster Review, Liberal. The
great ecclesiastical movement ia Scettend,
the whole P^menm of bnman knowledge ; it wan 0
is conducted by hi* son in tew, Dr. Manna,
a__ —_ . r ete. _ ‘a. _
I is of ths very highest order. The West
"* 'U '•
I in Engfo'd un<ier tlie “,le **• foreign Q
j aad Westminster, it being ( -----—
review® formerly
this eombiuation, of uniting in one work ike
The above periodicals ar* Psprtntedia N**r Y'
jY8ENTERY and _DIAKRH(EA, the best | U1 * beautiful clear type, on fta* whit®
tr d 1 11 B f Ysme^t ^rs
Hats, Kea ay-made quick and ecrtai® t__________,L_____________
cure. Sold by ' W. H. GENTRY,
Also by (». W- Sinks, La Grange; Jv»
n*® ; Reynold!® A Gill
Crop; and Roberts A Co. Houston.
forwertied for fonr dollars
Price—81 per
NOTIC:
ETTERS testamentary <
I L Vail, dee’d., having
Fayette county, at hs March
sons
1
th* time prescribed by law-
An amply developed chest is a sure sign ;
of a naturally strong constitution, which
implies a strong hold on life; whereas a ™.crol?P 18 ? sonoroit
small waist is an invariable sign of small le P#l,cnt ,s not s,c^ "as
r and weak vital organs, of a delicate and j o‘ten ,n a c<>mmon cold is
sickly parentage, and other things being '^aPs gayer than usual
1 z- 1^4 1 zr • I arr* cnnll his fdcp nnt flnchz*r1
equal, of sickly offspring, and
j life. 7 * ‘ '
you wish your heart broken by the early
death of your wife and children. Some
of the Rochester ladies have wisely adopt-
, or nn
adopt ihe equally ?
. « A f A J A AA
no wives." Tight lac’rn
cide; and, what is <
impure desires^
The object of the ladies in this fillin
out some parts, and compressing
, not better, but handsomer.
Now these corsets, Cotton stuffing —
&c., &c., tec., 1
sex
hen strew in it a® much pow-
on a shilling, and
t clove®; bod it to a consi®-
ag all the time. It w[“
th®, and when dry, may be ney-^some say half
thus much, the strangers disappeared
' as they came,
remi tie nt fevers that occasionally prevail
in tire extensive bottoms of the Brazos.
river has been navigated by
steamboats, the commerce of this town',
has been extended, and is connected with
several of the rich planting settlements
the San Barnard, Caney and Colo-
The energy and enterprise that
of the most flourishing
O I
jr or aenaior.
LT W* are authorized to announce Capf, Wn,.
- I liam J. RuesEi.L as a candidate to represent the
—’ -- i I | Senatorial District composed of the counties of
' . Fayettd, (Bastrop, and Caldwell.
on the 19th nh.,for Liv- I are authorized to announce J. W. Dancy [
engine for exhibition a* a candidate to represent the Senatorial District |
j composed of the counties of Fayette, Bastrop,
1 Caldwell.
For Representative,
t ne report 01 me ourvevor oenerai 011 n m t? r n n- t- mat-oom tore teet are snoa. 1 ne nair Mas
z-, ,-r • 11*1 • • “ L McFarlax®, Esq., will suffer his nnme I , iljit 1 U • 1 , 1
Caldornia recommends the extensive in- to be tuji ns a candidate for th® Representative . en riJhbea ott on both sides by hard
troduction of turkevs into California, to
we
will finish the remainder to-morrow!”
treasury, which recently took place in the
thriving village of Swampscot. The
becomes mouldy, and by fermenting ritory as we hear it, is that two strangers
. . . ® ; jn swamp®co|, and obtained!
To make paste to keep, make it thus :—j board in a private family in the village.
jn a! After some delay, they procured proper tises in the
as 1
1 ed the motto, “ Potal abstinence,
! husbands." Let men a
important moilo, “ Natural waists,
» ♦* * * •< • •
Jo1 ~ I
quite as bad, kindles ’
perfectly efficient. They are, a mustard
poultice, or a strip of flannel dipped in oil
of lufpentine, or spirits of hartshorn,
pplied to the throat, arid nauseating doses
1 as long
$y| the timely
1, a mul-
titude of lives might be saved every week,
. . . . 1 are
they labor and suffer. Beauty depends i delay.
.k-,L .1.1.^, injure!
the health is unquestionable. They
make them thin, scrawny, pale, (nor
can rouge supply the place of the rosy
cheek ol health.) and shorten the period
of youth. Better far adopt the Chinese
fashion of lacing the feet. Excepting
the head, the compression of no part I*
half so detrimental, for it retards the
action of these vital organs which give
life and health. The best recipe for pro-
moting beauty is, abundance of fresh air
Those who, bv
! “
tools, and proceeded to a spot knowrbas never refuses to lend vou
- z~* _ r * .1 • SB b 1 ® r® t ■ _. • . ■ 4 *
they commenced Acavating, and after
sinking some feet, they discovered and ,vh?reads'r<"inane«'i
took from I
ill keep' lining, it is said, a
life and health. ’The t est recipe for p
land vigorous exercise. r~’
[these and other meafis, keep up their
physical tone and vigor, will be interest-
ing in looks, and sprightly in walk.—
Even though their fea
their freshness, their wjde-awake
ance, their “ naivete,1
make a far deeper impression than laced,
but sickly, beauties. I never see a tight
laced woman without thinking
a fool. " Z U_
fashions” discard tight lacing, it is to be
hoped that this crying evil of our land
will be arrested. Had it progressed
twenty years longer as it has for twenty
past, it would have killed off all our
American ladies, and our broad-built,;
: Dutclfrrigged, large-wai;
u k« » u- ’ . • hearty, Irish and German l...
ho has served his country in various ‘ , i r. r •
.k- .. k re. 1 alone nave been left for wi
snuom through a period of forty years ; mot|)er8 RTr * I
w*o espoused in bis youth, and ad- • -
l*e*ed through his life, to the cause of ,
liberty; and who has borne a pari in ih •
mos'of the great transaction, which will '“™ ^“7 h 18 h'?h. ",me “! ,sPeak
confute epUS of iu destinv. . out. Sull the men are ma.nly to blame ;
“ The advice nearest to mv heart and1 beca5«e.wo"'e" would never dress thus
deepest in my convictioa, is, that the*^"P‘ ,n obed>ence 10 he la!le gW-
Mystery tf Money Digging at Swamp-
jynn Bay State gives
us the following story :
“ We have heard a i
tion to| the discovery and removal of a
thriving village of Swampscot.
Fine Fellows.—The
Monument,” the
i money, and'se
j vuiuj ctuu cis «».• v/ never icinoeo
much flour as will make it tire consistence ’Grass Head,’on Farmer’s Beach, where the fellow who is <
/Wnsfriow PcopZc.—TheVoung lady I Yl’rt anJ BHo',> e.’ery.v,rie'y ofGor-«>»
, in bed. The friend i
who is always engaged when vou call,;
and the correspondent who cannot find
time to answer your letter.
Unpopular Personages.—A fat man I
in: an omnibus, a tall man in a crowd,
and a short man in a parade. !
1 Dignified Men.—A cit. in a country [-
town; a midshipman on i
and a school committee on examination |
day. j ' | '
Mean People.—The man who kicks
people when they are down; and daddy
wheo he refuges to lend you money.
are authorized to announce Capt. Ste-
erul Land Office,) m a candidate for Commissioner
. his hands j’ll AuwJ9t-
XT >Ve
the Western District of tbm Stat® in Congress.
Ijr We
McLeod n* a candidxie to represent the Western
('onerqssional District of Texas in Congress.
(KF )Ve. are authorized to announce Judge Wm.
Menefe*. <f Fayette county, as a candidate'to re-
presen* the Western District of Texas in the next
Congress cf the United States.
D*We are authorized to announce VOLNEY
E.' HOWARD a* a candidate for re-election "to
represent the Western Congressional District in
t’ongnw, at the ensuing August elec ion.
*1 t"1 ‘"I I ' ' ' I
M NOTICE.
ANA WAY from the subscriber on the
Jp JRte 2d instant, the negro man BEN;*)8
rears old, about 5 feet 6 inch®® high.ii*' k
He will probaWy p*se by name
I of HENRY, and deny that he belong* tom®.
A liberal reward will be paid for his apprehen.
! sion, ledge® in some jail, or delivered to Powell A
‘ Brighahi, Matagorda, or at my residence 35 miles
North uf Matagorda, on Bay Prairie.
A. W. BRANDON.
Wharton County, April 6, 1851. ap|6 tf
JOHN SHEARN ’
, ESPECl'FtrLLY tenders his thanks to the
j durinjFihe past winter, and begs leave to inform
: them ijhat he is now receiving a fine stock of
Spring and Summer Goods,
Which he in satisfied cannot fail to please thD*e
who will ca I
Cheap
I -A- | 9^S JL
I which, ad
it complete. Our Goods have been bought
for r^ady Cash, which will enable us to sell
very {low for the same.
tSF* A jrood supply of Books, Station-
ery, and Gneffenberg Medicines.
N. B.—All those indebted to us for last
year’s accounts, will please come forward
and settle the same. ap9 tf
Don’t neglect to read this!
Joseph Rosenfield
I is still receiving
_ from New York and New Orleans,
large assortment of fine and of the latest
st '
Jaconets, Swiss, Book, Mull
that London will share the fate of Baby-
lon, and nothing be left to mark its site,
save mounds of crumbling brick work.
The Thames will continue to flow as it
doetnow. And if any work of art should
still rise over the deep ocean of lime, we
mar well believe that it will be neither a
pa lade nor a temple, bufcsome vast aque-
utuct or reservoir; and if any name should
still flash through the mist of antiquity, it
will probably be that of the man who in
his day nought the happiness of his
fettoto-meti, rather than their glory, and
linked his memory to some great work of
nntioofll utility and benevolence. This
h the true glory which outlives all others,
nnd shines with undying lustre from
generation to generation; imparting to
works something of its own immortality,
and in some degree rescuing them from
the nibi which'overtakes the ordinary
monuments or historical tradition mere
of magnificence.—Edinburgh. Review.
M ffratiklin Little, of Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia, and Charles P. Lud-
wig, of Bl Josephs county, Michigan,
have recently left Oregon for the .States
• « s « a jS • a
me ring, m
They cotnnenced business together
a ~ • • w® * aS* *w•
i>»ilding their stop, making their soft in(leed, al least
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