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GALVESTON TEXA.S....TUESDAY JUNE 19. 1855.
NO. 15.
GALVESTON NEWS
rmajsiiED aatx tosdat.
UV IIICIIAU11SOA J. CO.
w. Kiciurjso.IT.... d. siaurasos
. .. rumi m Vnrclni .nd Domtttie:
to the Commensal UteUtanre from the pnnapil
Muteu 01 the world: to the Unnluiil Interesu
of the COTitn to the Improiementi and ducorann
tlutmaybe made cmluclTetooiirAjriralturaUnd
Commmlal rrosneriti: to Politic! onu ao far Im-
xwtrunt rn.aarf B ot QoTernmenl are thereby affect
ta : to Miscrtleneona artidea In reference to on VM
hlrtorr : to Blottwhlolitetcheiof nreatmen o this
..ad other count.: to Anecdote and Tale .1
numor occasionally; " rTuutu"i;u V. -V.-T-ill
and to personal reflections on private character
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ana naKiraicu"n"-
Singl1 subscnbersat a distance may. at their plea-
inre. either make us remittances at oar net. by pail
or procnre such private conveyances a they may have
eonfldenceln as being bothsafe and expeditious.
BOOK AND JOB riHXTlAG
BLANKSBILLnEAD3CARDS aRCCLABSTFAM
BOAT HILLS. MAMMOTH TOSTFRS. 1l.
Executed withneatness.a3a on the rawtUberal terms
tSafoesfon Scius
TIIGTlinGb OP OTHER DAU
The pleasant things of other dsys.
How hive they passed away
How faintly to our straining gaze
Returns life's tunny ray..
As dews before the morning son
Cera after gems depart
Uois blouoma wither one bj one.
And fade upon the heart.
Th voices sweet of other years
Their tones so soft and low.
That wblsper'd music In our ears.
Are silent longsgo
Tbe hearts that shed around our own
The sunlight of their rays
The eyes that fondly warmly tLone
Are fled wiih other days.
Tre pleasant things of other da) s.
iney turn inem raaiy dock
To trace amid the misty haze.
Their bright and early track.
1 hey fee the light of sonny skies.
They watch the opening flow re.
And seek amid their crimson dye
The bloom of vanished hoars.
They steal with soft and Silent tread.
Thro memory 'a dim domain.
Like shadowy spirits of the dead
Mourning fori fe again.
The past Lath op'd Its mighty tomb.
And o'er the present strays
Those rfjtral forms but ah I thrirbloou
Una fled wlib other days.
The pleasant things of other da;
They never msy return
Uumin'd with those sonny rays
That o'er youth brightly tarn
Tbo" ail the morning glow Is o'er
Still thro the twilight ptavs
A blessed eleam like that of yore.
tt hich lighted other days.
The Legislature of MasMtchnselta which Lbs Jatt
closed lu inglorious career pa-sedan act to amend
the State conUtotloD prohibiting naturalized citi-
aens from voting or hoVmg any effice in that com-
monwealth. Those nstnralized however before the
intendment to the constitution Is adopted by a vole
J the people are to be allow t to vote but not bold
office.
A lad was lately flying a kite from the lop tf an
engine houee Philadelphia when he stambteJ and
was precipitated into the bnryine groundofSt Paul's
chnicb. a distance of C5 feet He alligbted on his
feet and strange lo eay escaped uninjond
There is said to be actual physical suffering in
Randolph County Alabama for the necenariet of
life and a Commute has been appointed to rolicit aid.
A pub!l meeting us held in Mpuomery. on ihe
Hii to reepnnd to the call
The locust which appeared In some parts of A la-
bama about the 1st Instant are dyiag out. In some
places the deed locusts coyer the ground.
Tbelae Taaca ln Lidieo. The influence
aLd action tf the Liberiaa Bepublic upon the slave
t.ade has beeodrcidod expensive and rflectuaL Not
a slave mart or baraeoon now exists from the British
colony of Sierra Leon to Cape Palmar a distance of
six bncdred miles. Prom this part uf the Unt
Coast before these re.tlements were made 801)03
Africans were annually laktn for slaver.
V The BoGtoo Toil uys Mr. Fillmore has not tone to
Turope to ict ss meditator between the belligerent
powers but to initiate Victoria into the my tier res of
know Nothingitm. All her ministry a-e natural
members
A convspondeut of Ihe New ork Hemld says it
I: remored In Boston that 'Mr. Fletcher TTebsier has
resigned Lit ofice or Surveyor of Iblt port on ac-
pocDt of his connexion with tne Kinney expedition.
The IT" pr""LT"''fJ "-- a r -ltillt'l"'p'"
by both honH-s of the ConnecJcut Legislature on
the SSI nlUproriding thstGei rge Hojl and others
of Aorfolt be permitted to enter their petition for fi
lswretating to rtejrftartar evrtmia IkeSsentf
ry'i eJRc. ny role or law lo the contrary notwith-
standing.'" Tna Uf ts or AnvaEftTT.-" A physician in large
practice in I cw ork was asked by a stranger If
New York was healthy. He replied : "Unu-uaUy so
the extravagant col of provisions has ch eked the
deposition for overfeedirg from which ordinarily
ue aerire most of ou- praci:e v
Tne latest novelty in connection with the Toole
murder is the publication of an engraving of the
murdered man1 heart as it appeared when the fatal
bullet was laid barp bj the disieellnz snifc.
One-half of the edition tf the Louisville Courier
of the Eflib nit was printed en paper Dade of flax
and the Albany Journal Is now printed altogether on
basswood paper.
The Common Council of Buffalo has prohibited
shaviugon Sundsy. In Rochester a similar prohi
bitlon is lu force.
The Boston spring trade Is said not to be raore
tfaia half the tales ct last year and the jobbers do
pot expect to do better till after Ire coming crops are-
secure Santa Anna it Is said by writers from Havana Las
made a tender of naval aid from Mexico to General
Concha In case of any tctual war difficulty between
Spain and the United Stales and bence the arrival of
me rieajnrr nania ja on ine mui inu.
There is a strong suspicion among the modutin
t guished refugees in New ork that tho recent at-
tempt toaitaetmate Lotus hapoteon waslmtlgated
at bis ou-n segge-tion to create edat for himneir and
tatiejjf ihe vanity bf the French people. .Voai rer-
The Attorney General of the United Sla'es has de.
pidedlhata treaty constitutionally cunclcuded and
ratified abrogates any faUle law r federal law
whether w rittcn or unwnllen which may be in con
Cict with IL
A dupatcb from Kantss says the Leavenworth
district pro-slavery ticket is elected by alxtj-nne ma
jorily and r ro-eUverr men are elected in every dis-
trict. Thus has Gov. Becder been again fulled.
The Philadelphia orlb American as made the
ImiwrUntdiFCovery that 'wha'erer power to exist Is
doomed to perish by nature and eternal law " Who
would have thought it?
?ous rent In New York has Ullcn from 20 lo 25
cent w ithin the last four months. At the present
ilme there are nearly four thousand dwel Ing houes
olet and vacant in tne city.
A SELL. The city roaishal of Bangor Me seeing
man drinking something out of a bottle oCarei
hip three dollars to loll hero he got It at. The
xaoney was pa'd over and iockettd immediately.
The marshal was shown to the pump and the bottle
con'ainedwEter!
BaooM Coat This plant is native of India and
was Introduced into tLIs country bj Dr. Beijamin
rranklln who lound s seed In an Imported wlfc and
planted it and Trom this small begmntn arose this
valusblc ptoducl or industry.
A Capital Idia. new clock bis been manufacj
tured down Ernt in tboee Stales in which the Maine
llqnor law ha teen pawed fjpon lh dial the flg
nrcs Indicating 71 and ocock are omitted and
(bns the hippy possessor tf the time piece failing
to be reminded f the accustomed hour of refresh.
ment forgets thai he is dry.
iVasblrgton correspondents allege thai the Prest-
deat has resolved lo remove M r. Ferry from the Sec
etaryshtpof Legation at Madrid on account tT his
ecect letter exposing Mr. Soule
The following toast given at TMjmoulh lately. Is
excellent . "The American lair too wise lo take the
veil and too bcaalirut to need 1 1 "
Jt is Ihe opinion of the doctor that Ihe lawyer gels
his living bv plunder while the lawyer thinks that
the doctor obtains the means of life by pShge
A Madrid letter savs the Span Mi Ministry has
found It necessary to remove several persons from
high offices l the coart where they exercised an ln-
uaence pernicious to ice nation.
The quarantine laws went Into effect at Philadel-
phia on the IfllusL
TaoTTtto The New York Mirror says il Is rumor
ed that Hiram Woodruff has In tranlmr a horse with
which he in'ends attempting the leat of twenty
mites in sixij minutes
An inccnluus chemist has sent a bottle of Loudon
fog to the Paris ihibUion as a specimen of the raw
material.
A German named Lawrence Sterner on the Slth
ult. In PL Louis entered his residence and step-
ping in front ofhlswife eyed her Intently for a few
momems sou cm nis mroai wtm a razor from ear
to ear
A writer in lheCalifonlaPionepraavslhl.nii th
plana: road near Southwiek's Psss an Inn or hotel
lakent bv a native American Irishman. hni lo-n
exhibits the harp of Ire'and encircling the shield of
ErIn goUnum "
EFIuribusBregh.'"
DlVOKCX DCSTXOTS A WlPOW's ElOET Tn P.
510a A d vorce cannot retlore a woman to the
eirhta of widowhood. In Other wurda. tholVrnimia
inner ofPrnaona has decided Ibatlhe wldnr nf
deceased soldier having married again and having
neen uivorceu iruw in rrvunu nuigand is not en
titled lo bounty land in right of the Qrst huband.
Rilvertnthe va'uo of SI 1000 has been ritmi-'M
from the cofper taken from the Lake Superior mine
Fduricg the past winter.
Thoe 0.000 American mulcts which s'tn-wJ
mysteriously into n RuMian port are said to be a
pari of the celebrated Crspcshol's cargo.
Sineelhe 20lh of April at least 2 W0 Immigrants
have returned tolhrir fatherland rrom New ork
while the d minulum in the number arriving as
compared with last year. Is flfiy per cent
Tamotx TcitrLc Boto. This new and mag-
ntflcent ediflce la lo be sold at auction the liabilities
against the estate being $1650000.
TheUon 8. A. Douglas has been Invited by the
citlxens of Nebraska tu deliver an oration at Omaha
city on the 4inofJalv It Is expected tne corner
atone prihe capltol will be laid on the occasion.
The Washington Union says that beastly drnnken
nets Is alarmingly prevalent among the boys of the
CaplUl.and calls on the au.harit.es to takemeasare
to atop the evil n is no wonder that the boys fol-
low the example of their seniors lu the CapUoI.
TUESDAY JUNE 12 1855.
FaoxTBK Rio Gaixnx The steamship Nautilus
CapL Thompson arrived last night from Braios San-
tiago and left toon after for New Orleans. The Nau
tilus left at the Brazos the schooners E&Kttd Bat
nari for New Orleans Swca for Mobile and .Vmno
t$ciafcr lor New otk A Mexican steim&hip was
laying rff the Mouth tf the Bio Grande.
--
t Gov Herbert of Louisiana has iuc 1 a proc-
lamation by advice of the Board of Health enforcing
quarantine under the Stale law for not less tt an ten
days egain.tall vcsels coining from any port within
the tropic or from Charleston and Savannah. This
quarantine is enforced without regard to the liealih
of the TesseKand some of the N. O. papers complain
of It as a very unreasonable and severe embargo on
their commerce as the restriction will apply lu
about one third of the world embracing a gnat uum
berof thepart with which .Sew Orleans carries on
an extensive commerce.
----
17 The publisher of the fjuolsrllle Item hi dc
trnnined on holding on to bis business We think
be has made a wise resolution.
t
t7Mr. m. nolman of Ontrerill charged
with being concerned In the getting np and issuing
of fraudulent laud certificate ha been arrested in
Easlern Texas.
tT The steamship Louisiana leaves New Orleans
for 2kew York direct on the 7th of July. See ad
vert i-emei t.
!--
E7 Tho City Hotel In New Orleans is lo be re-
opened about the 1st of October by that excellent
hotel keeper Mr. C S. Morse mine host" of the
Arcade and formerly of the old St Chirks.
s- ---
23 Heavy thiproenta of cols continue to be made
from New York to Europe. The Baltic nailed on the
Oth ulL writb. $1700000 In specie. However tho
money market Is not affected The an ply i abund
ant and rates or Interest low.
-)-.
GP The Bark Neptune Captain Datyen arrived
to-dry from Bremen withlhlrty passeiieerf.eomHRo
ed to L. Kaufman k Co.
--
Uf Ve are lurormed by CspL Chapman that ho
j Is in receipt of letters by Ibis mall which give full
assurance that the Galveston Houston and Hender-
son Railroad will yet be built and that the first
twentj-flve miles will be completed before Ihe ex
piralion of the time limited by the tixUen aeclon
bill. Capt C says the iron Is now on the way nut
from Englat d and may be expected here sLorily
--.
T3T Judge Boswortb In the caseof Kmery Mat
thews againt the New York Sun for libel gives the
following as the lawof libel: The law allows a mm
to publish aujlhing tf another provided It la true-
end it is complete defense that the article Is true."
It Is so in Texas by express etatute.
t-w-i
ty It ii said that one of the incidental recalls
of the Japan expedition is the discovery that Ihe
Zodiacal Ighl is a belt extending entirely around
the t-arlh after the manner rf r alurn rf rig. The
tnatUr has excited a good deal of Interest among
the astronomers and rrtfetsorPl'reo.of Cambridge
Cuuslders the fact establi-hed by Ihe obeenation
taken.
aw o
17" MiJir Burr Porter who Uf. New orkeomo
months since to Join the Turkish army is now a
LleuL Colonel commanding one lhoQand men at
En-at oris and tuitainlng the character of one or
the brave-t and moit efficient or tl e foreigners in
the Sn'tau'a tt ice.
J3 There is great activity anxngthe gun manu
facturers of the Ifortb InJucnl by We Europeao
ar A company at Windsor t has mt contrac
ted wiih a London company lu manufacture the Min-
nie rifle with some modifications to the amount of
half a million of dollars. Several other companies
have also contracts in English account
CFThe New School Presbyterian Assembly in.
Its late silting at St. Louis reaffirmed the annual
revolution declaring the sinfulness of slaveholdlng.
The directions however arc marked by great tern.
peraletiets of expression and learntpg The Assem
bly at the same time denounced the fc ocjty if thr-
nllra Abplitloniats.
Tax Focrth cr Jclt. Tho Fire Couipacy of this
city has commenced preparations for a becoming
ce'ebratlon of the anniversary ?f American Inie
pen Jen ;e. Tne balresloa PcarJ tho IsUuu Oily
Divb)on of tho Order of the Lone Star the Masons
Odd FlIIow and other societies hare been invited
tjJlnia Ihe proeertinn srd rCflTionl
Hocstok June 11 18K.
Ewtoes Nans' Gen. Houston delivered his
prom'scd adlrees last Friday afternoon to a crowded
audience In Ihe Lutheran Cfauich. Though It was a
buiy day among our merchant! yt I the popularity
of ihe speaker drew forth a crowd among whom vras
a fair proportion of the clieof tLe city and quite
a tprtiikl'ng of Ulles. The General seemed In floo
health and spirits and was quite at homo on the
various subject! to which ho adverted. He tdmln
iatertd a somewhat severe but richly merited casti-
gallon lo u (IIoustODlins) f r the bad condition of
the roads In the Immediate vicinity of Ihe city. It
Is hoped that Ibis portion of his Speech will bi. Mo
warJly digested" by these more Immediately inter-
ested. Of Messrs. C J. Waiker and T. Butler King k
Cothe General seenej to h&d tupw ran opinion as
he had of Franitin Tierce to each as I of all tue-c
d gultancs he dealt come severe blows.
He complimented the Governor of Texas highly
(who happened to be present) on his prudence Si
gacityand firmness In rejecting the profered depos-
its for Ihe Paafic Railroad contract. The Gen1! made
an uufortunate(in my estimation) allusion to "Lynch-
ing." His remarks on that lur-Jecl might he con
strued ioto a justification of that outrageous cus-
tom which I think deserves the aevcrit condemna
tion cf erery good citizen and especially of those o
whom Providence has asgoed ft social position of
a commanding character. With this V ew f the
uVJect It Is fitb extreme regret that I ever hear
the practice of Ivnettirgalladed lo otherwise than
In the aevtrest terms of denunciation.
The General was entirely silent In regard to Know
Nothlngism the American party and tcmreranco
alias legal prohibition to all which he la said to
be favorably Inclined.
In Ihe close of his sptech the orator paid a hand
some compliment to the female part of his audience
and made come appropriate and Forcible remarks in
reference to female Influence and the importance of
having It t xerted in favur of every good cause. He
avowed his purpose lo retire to private life at the
close cf Ihe present year said that he felt Ihe shad
ows of lifo were lengthening that Lis earthly pil
grimage was drawing to a close an 1 be doubtless
feels a desire to spend In quietude and retirement
the evening of his dsys In the bosom of his young
and growing family.
In his closing remarks Cen U professed lo hare
"burled the tomahawk" (made place) with all his
eremles to cberiah no other than kind feelings to
wards any of Ihe human family said that his desire
w as not lo Injure any but lo tencct alt. Put as there
were scleral present hi sometimes late "notes
and upr.nt temi I will leave to them the task of
filling uptny oml"jions aud of expanding my con-
tractions The wagon are rolling Intothls market at a rapid
rale Smce Ihe abandonment of all hope of naviga
tion"the farmers hive determined lo haul their
produce to market. Many of the wagons which now
arrive give evidence by their contents vt three to
Ave and eight bales belonging to smalt farmers ucn
who cannot afford to let the.r cotton l'co.tr unll
fall; but are obliged lolare tho proceeds of their
crops lo procure the necessaries of life A bmfc
summer's business II being dice In our cilj and a
Continuance of It Is confidently anticipate. Gin
eral health prevails. Our late rains have been
abundant Harris County is good for the largest
yield of corn ever yet realized in one season We
learn that tho rains have been general throughout
the country.
Our delegates have jast relumed from the State
Temperance Comention They report a full and in-
teresting meeting and great unanimity ut the ranks
Clltu iayor of a stringent prohibitory law similar
tn Maine.
(17-The bark Norambega is now due and looked
for daily.
From tie Ututtow. Telegraph
Geu. lTouitonTs Speech
We were unable lo attend at tho Court House on
Frilaj when tbe great "Sam" was delivering Lim
self but learn lhat be "pitched into" things generally.
He thinks our roads are any thing but model high-
ways an opinion which Is held by many of less note.
He did not tell us however bow they could be ma
lerlally improved. Walker it King ho thinks are
very bal fellows. Itlseali that when a poor devil
starts down hill everyone must give blm a kick. He
comptimeuted Gov. Pease who was present very
highly the Governor huweve bore it atnazlusly
w 'ILceKsiJenajr. Just here Thos. J. Dog Green as
tho General classically styles his opponent came in
for a share or abuse. hat application tbe General
made or this Mittss part of his speech we did not ex
actly learn. He made a f Int at another General who
Itl'Sald made a atnlon B.1I1IT rmt catiin hill It
was thought lobe a rami affair all the way through.
Till flanim! A. A .. . . . . ' ... ."
.- ..... u4 Uk C4 ineiccasion pas wunout re-
peating the oft-tcld Nebraska utory. He thinks II a
very odious Bill and I e ouehl to know. Il seems
. iStJr Jjenrl opinion that Texas "hornsnog-
frloa TTnr.lA fi.f.1. l..ji .. . ... .. . D
r""--u'"w1'juimcuiiiue 0U)aarr
ejletllOD. HlScaMsetrXfv wna eon- !. t.nh1n
Te?wffii Vt h.e tocd lbe J people of
E.n I LWm t"""l 'In Uo thought the
"a;rin.a .b"d " hed aey when he
C v 7. a i.ao C:MK r - " not tho case
General spofco in Tery commendatory Urms of his
T10?" y.TWepIWan"' tnm prmciple which
induced the boy lo write "horso" under his picture.
He d dnl give -any k. N. iras but It ia said he made
a flrsl rate K. N. Ulk. Ue says he I golnp to retire
to private life; but probably means it about as mub
as the auctioneer when he sate "the last and beat
J ait a going" ir however tbe General comes before
the people as candidate for tbe next Presidency he
will prohibit recciTt Aej la retiring.
The .Uui-iUr of Mttilcr at lEuffnlo.
HERTLKS3 1NFIDFL1TY IN A WIFL.
The SutUhj Democracy ol the 231 nil glrcs the
following c nfessk n or Forbes njw iiuprlsonud on
Ihe charge t f murdering Michael 1 alcr.whom lie
surccled of seducing h a wife:
He h ft r.uffilo November ClhlMI lu guto Callfur-
iila ltavirg his family ell providiM for Uhenhe
wagoDgaway Shalsr said lo htm. 1 will lake
your MUrSIojour wire rrom tLo postoffce and de
liver ttiem D rcct them under cover to me I will
never your family want ir amthing should
1 appen to you "
He went to California and pH narl yment and
sent money t ome urd r corer to tlialer
On the ICth of Ftbriiary he lift Fan Fraeclsco Tor
BuSjIo. iml arriveil here on tbe I3th nf March
h iaglnir with him a number or presents for his wire
and lor Shaler and snoicSGOO In monev ITrtnn nr
riving at home he dicovered tho Situ-tion of his
wue lorte wasaimui crszea Dy thlsdKgrnce
His wite told him that she bad done wr ng am! told
him her seducer was named Brown; ttiat ho had
been cut nee led with a dry goods store hut that he
bad If ft Tor Uticn at d died there with thcchohra.
ThisFothes woiill tot believe end for some two
wetkshewas 011 ihe I Uiit for this Brown or as
Forbis exiresaes It ''this jlnnlom lhron;h the
daguerrcotypt gallaries dry good s ores at all the
hotels Bccoinpin id nearly all the time by his
losoni frumtt thaler wlm was eq Jalty assiduous wiih
Forbes In flndinz this destroyer this neducer. But
It wai In vain ha lirown anweritic the dl-crlntlon
could be found rrcquenlly Sbater sdvi-ed him to
lavohls wife she Was a lewd woman aw saton
not worthy of him. "But my ehildrcn'" Aid Forbes
"what is tu become of them 1 '
Afer some time had eUpcd his wifo told him
that S hater was the man who had detrnye I hit hap-
piness. Firbes wou'd not believe It. He went
uown 10 usgo 6 biore wiicn busier invited I tm lo
go np lo his room above the store. When Ihey went
there Shaler opened a cupboard and taking from It
the regalia of the Knights Templar be showed it to
Forbes and said: There Is something which cannot
be purchased for money nothing but virtue can ob
lain them and 1 have obta'ned I hem lhrou&Vmy
virtue V turtles was rather doub fulcf the tiuatl'y
rf this virtue thai entered families and ruined Inem
fore.er ami the next mnrningsrnt for Shaler to
com to hi3boue where he charged him with his
wrong. He denied it at first but Anally ackiiow
ledfted bimelf lo be the Individual but decfared
Ihal he was the seduced no. the seducer. Ho went
down ou his kaees to Forbes begged wept plead
and entrraled finally acknowledging that he was Ihe
seducer but savinc that he Was sorelr lemnted
The ptipertv that Shaler had deeded to himself
ana oeioneea 10 t oroc. amounted 10 over s J uuu
This Forbes b l?ed him In rirel back sin.
joriue space 01 inree weeh.s roroes was verr near
ly insane frem bis numirooa troubles acd fears
were excited iet lie tuoam take h s own l r. Ills
wife pretended two or three times that the would
pohon herself and t nee actual! v poured oat lands
num in acuplodrlik lorbes told Ler logo ahead
and drink IL he puured it back In Ihe bottle.
Forbes then proposed lo Shaler to go v cr to Canada
and light him he said that half the tlmohedli not
know what he was about and shouM very likely
Kiiinn uim iiiiwh iitte b nrs pnaier reinsea an Fans
frrtl 11 adrird hm to go back to California nnd
gave blm other advice equally conso'lng.
Shaler wai sent for at the lime Mrs Forbes was
confined. V. hen he arrlvid tbe child lay Inn blin
fcetatone end of tbe room Tories told him to take
Am jounc ono and leave at once lake It ttl Instantly
or no would throw It Inlo the street fahalcr took
It lo the Sisters of Chsrily nnd cime back In con-IJ
erabtegleob-erTincit was all right he had got
it fixed nicely" and then eald "Aleck lend me some
money to go up and pay f Its board now" upon
which Forbes B"lualiy handed him 20 or $30. and
toldhloihe would give blm anything to get rid of
ine cniio cuaier men ten una in wo uijs niter the
disgrace havirgpreyed upon hla mind so as lo ren-
der him almost insane he went lo the store of George
Cace and shot Shaler as has been nrcrhusty stated
During the relation 1 f these particulars U u yes-
terday afternoon. Mrs Fe rbes ratjln the room assent-
ing to the truth of this story and frequently laugh
Ing and smiling at the feeling displayed by ler hus-
band. Forbes thTnks be has done perfectly right In
shooting Shaler and previous to vhoollng. had ar-
ranged a somewhat different plan Inr rendering him
harmless to tho honor and safely of othct buands
and families.
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SiaT.ruc.Tr is Fasdiox It has been loo long tbe
custom to tlnnder woman. The Parisian ladies hare
Jast g ven a striking example of the Influence of gned
sente ana reason over me lema'cmtna 1hfy have
renounced all exaggerated fushk ns
Of a common agreement and without any influence
fremothera (hey have decided that tl ey wi 1 not
hencc'orth emrlur more than seventv cr elhi
yards for a dress
Bntthis moderation Las notfufiioed for the love of
refora which hasielzed I hem; It has been decided
clo nut to wear more thin six klrls onle's to a ball
and then eight will be perm tted.
me numacr or nounccs has oten re J ace J lo t me.
It has been oblectcd that thev have emnloveJ r-
namenls of Lit kinds crervwhere am) sImuttareoasIv.
They rave renounced this Henceforth the Pumi-
tnmts will cot tnl themselves with elvet blonde
jet ribbons an J fringes attached ne above t he other
tomo bats nave appeared a little eccentric it was
asked why all these fro ts ard flowers were mingled
intheshadeffeo much bluudc but reform has now
rj (Tyrked the hat nlo and in future ths tullo and
crape will only support a cardea In tbe neighborhood
ofaA orchard.
Tbemoralhts nc oiaaJ compiaiainir race. have
ma le au outcry about the quantity of rich staffs
which Ihe ladies tril through the dust or Ihe Champs
Efvscesortpa mud of macadam pavement. This
rcprofich can bo longer bo. addreed to them Hence-
forth their druses will be composed of pla'n taSVls
simplo tamre antique and modest velvet
t-'uiefs iney were to ores J in nouetpun wnat
moro cou'd ha expected i f them t
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Tux Attractions or Rtn Una -
tioes
2SS-
say aw rfhsnr niprr Tt e nti-
fui in Ihe flno arts were tiaIonntely f md uf red hair.
Tlift Cuuls the ance'lorspr modern French had ihe
tamo pre erecce.. t u;uniecoioris now inuisrepuie
by their decendan's who 1 ke black hair. A taste
for red 1 air. however still exUtflln extensive retrlous
The Torkj for example arc fond of women who have
red pair wane tne modern reraiwa nave a strong
aversioii to It. Tbe irhsbitants cf Tripoli who prob-
nbly learned froalho Turks' gie It ir hair a tinge
by the aid cf vermilion. Tho wholo of irdnde and
Dl-cjd are fond of uvcing their hair red and yellow.
as the Romans did in imuiitatiui cf German hair.
There is among Europeans generally a strong dislike
to red hair but In Spain red hair Is ndmlred almost
to adoru'Ion an 1 there ts a story told cf ono uf our
naval commanders who luxuriated in fiery locks
being idolized and carateod in concquence by tho
bpanlih women and looked upon as a perfect Adonis
ft-O-O
The MA5SAcncKTTS Kvow Nothiios Senator
Wilson or Massachusetts says Ihs Pieayune has
been on a nilcrimsce to Vermont undertaking to
speak In tbe name of the American party of what it
e would discard the clement of recresy and he
wou'd publicly renouucQ the anti Catholla tests
But he is lery decided nthe subject of Slavery
and demands tnat the nLti-SIavery plank shall be
the principle biMi of the platform. The repeal of
the fugitive Slave bill and ihe Nebraska bill and
the abolition of b'avcry "everywhere where it ex-
ists under the care of Ihe Federal Coutitntlou and
Government1 are ret down by him as among the
first dunes of the party and ha rejoiced in tho sue
cess of Mr. ttVe ef Virginia as a Ico fur the
parly lo nso his own wcrdJ ret to tcady to the
blare OUstrchy
Dkao We learn from the Telegraph that George
Miller the nan who was so badly beaten i ear Uous
ton has since died from his woasdi The Telegraph
say.
Tbe verdict of the Coroner's Jury wa' that he
came lo his death rrom blows Inflicted upon blm by
a gun In tho hsnds or the Colemans and Longs "
Ueleirn that be also received several cuts irom a
knife The youug man win was arrested by the
name or Coleman was exam ncd on Saturday before
Recorder Reeves and committed for trial before the
District Uourt- ll seems mui toe inrcc men escapes
gave him cfaargo of their wagors r.nd told him to
come on to Houston and b're men to drive the tea-ns
back to alarlln. In the nelghboi hood cf which placu
these men live
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Faxixk ii Lowta Casida Tho editor or the
Montreal Commercial Advertiser has been shown
letters from ministers and ethers io the eastern and
welter? townjhips which describe the ameunt or
want enisling among all clascs from Ihj scarcity of
breadstuff s Irigbiful in the extreme lo some
parts senrvy has made its appearance.
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Tnx Cilom is Exolakp. Private letters by the
steamer state thai a favorite charge h taken place
in Ihe weather. Copious rams have ration or timely
service lo Ihe termers who had br-en trouVed for
some weeks with a drought and a scarcity of fodder
which caused much tmrtahty fcmoa- tv.e sheep nnd
lambs The favorable change in h weather has
checked th? pjevtcrus ndvancirg leniency or the
market for wheat and flour.
Mitoe Wood lv EcRorx The Pari correspond-
ent cf tho New York Time? speaking i f French
oninons or American prohlb lory liquor law s says :
lou may tell Mayor Wood lhat bis reputation Is
coming lo Europe The Fruit Bays that Mr Wood
is ft terrible adversary end this ndm'nistratlve Her-
cules bas unhesitatingly laid holJ tit the various de
partments or laukcc .lugcnn siao e.
. . a w-o -
nmitAirrrn-ln VustrJIau naner or lbe 21-1
January says that of 2C0 passengers arrived at Mel-
.... . -.1 f..n 1 HftUn.) AtA. lkO liO.I t
nourne in one vessel hum aumuu .- ."
lees than a week engaged their passage back
O-O-O
a trinm writer thinks that if the proper way of
spelling tbo is ilea? A ana nie c igAr ana oo n ""
proper way of Fpetlln? potatoes ts pougkt-tihttaux
Tbe new spelling Tor softly Is ptougUeigh
Ripair nix Brxaches The question has been
aked whether It Is not probable lhat the Allies have
wcrn out lhe seal of war seeing lhat they have been
setting down beiore u so tong
t n. ...- a t! 1. ninvin?is a danirerous Part
bat thieving larjly Is a noble art. Tlsvlteto rob
a ben roost or a hen Bal fcat-ylHsfnn makes m
gtntltmn.
A Olo Firm We noticed a lttlcr yctlcrday In
the hands o( i ne or our merchants directed lo Adam
A. Eve Nashville. Tenn. The old folks have come
together again j-ir.ui.Biy t
va i.na noB-cnnni-r is like making aflro every-
!rnpW.Lo..Bdoit.i:i!i' '" ;;
uoaytlss n o navo secu pei"u ""' "- 7""
fortpplo reddling driving oxen or counting lath
hn -- i...i.Fnit with the individual who did
not think be could ' donblo tho ciieulation " of any
naner In two months hxcnoMZC
a ...inn iia inat mi'd Us anrtoirmcc in
Boston called tho "tincture cf barley." Tbo apothe
caries can scarcety supply the demand. Uoston
inuslbetcrysUKiy.
Rapid RiPtxo. The train which conreyel the Em-
perorNapo'oonto Ulndior on his recent visit to
Cnglanl ran at tho ralo ef S6onty-two miles an
hour. The distance was twenty eight miles Brunei!
the civil engineer managed the locomotive
Thero were twely seven deiths it Memphis (Tena)
for the week csding on the 12tlt of which seventeen
were of cholera The secretar of tho Board of
Health says in his report .
"This Tell disease (cbo'era) uuJe a sudden oatbrek
In the upper portion of the city about the flrsl of the
week and proved fatal lu slm i every case."
'Jane what latter tn lbe clabet do you like
beslT ' " Well I don t like lo jy Mr. V right "
" Poh nonsense tell rifjl t out J ti . Which do yoa
like best?" Well (Wash! i'd dropping hor
eyes) IliknTJlho best'
Three thousand dollars Lave I - n appropriated by
the New York Counjilmen.to u d m celebrating the
uiorious i ounn."
Carnum announces th&t 4iitity babies aro en
gaged" ror his "show"Inclu 1 ug twin- iripieis anu
quatcrus. Mrs. Fowler II wife of one of tho
phrenologists Is to deliver dr alJre on the tub
ject of babies generally aid baby shims In par-
llcalai on be last day of the exhibition at the tnu
seum
ThO Bo-itnn nrititr Imdn t nall nol t be liiuri
than half the sales ol last jear and the Jobbcte do
not expect it to be better till after the coming erupe
ara secure. If these are abundant tbe producer and
( consumer uayo reason to rejoice.
THURSDAY JUNE 14 1855.
ty i e are authonz'd to announce GEO. T. 1 00D
proaching election in August
OT rt e are authorized to announce P II. CELT as a
candidate for re-election to Congress from the Western
District of this State.
j?" Wo have already noticed the decision in the
District Ourt in regard to the title to tbe "flat" in
front cf the city. A gentlemen a member of tbe
bar has now kindly furnished us with It c substance
of Judge -Hunger's opinion In this important suit
hich will be found In another column under the
brad '-Tho corporation vt. Menard "
Sioaas Tbe Louisiana on her last arrival
brought the large t mpply of Havana segars we
ever rcco lect to have been received In this cily
at one lime. We understand Ihe ahlpmehl
amounts to otcr fire hundred thousand all jul
brought from Havana aud embrace every varlely
tnJ qaa'i y to bo found In the market of Havana
They are off-Ted for sale In Ihe larg new warehouse
of Mr. J S.Sydnor and from the Iurgd number of
samples we saw there we prciume the owners ore
perfectly able to fill any order that can be made and
they assure us that they will sell hr cash at prices
that good judges will not complain of Their prices
app-ar have a wide range according lo quality from
Sl5lo$G0perlhou-nnd.
District Cocrt. Ou Tuesday an interesting
suit In which R.I) C. Mills was plaintiff and the
owcers of the steamship LouMana defendants was
decided in favor ff tbe plaintiff Tbe (Tu'lt grew out
I of the loss of abag cunlalniu; three lUoifcand Are
hundr(d dollars In pedecnt hj tho pUlntlffson
board the Louistaua fur New Orlean. The bag
was abstracted by some means nnd another bag con-
Uinlng a lot of bnllels and soma com substituted in
Its lace and tbe robbery was only discovered when
the bag was delivered In New Orleans.
As we stated in our last N.S Hill of ihe Tele-
graph saloon was arreted at tho instance of the
corporatijn for violating the city Ordnanci which
prohibits tho retailing of spirituous liquors ou Sun-
days and fined fifty dollars.
Mr. Hill was brought before Judge Munger una
writ of ha&eas corpus ou Monlay and Judge M
gave hii opinion yesterday suitnlninr tbe city Ordi-
nance The case will ho' taken to the Supreme
Court.
Ct?" The owners of the low boat Anglo Cell sunk
in the MUisstrpi from eo nlng in collision wi.h the
steamship Louisiana have sued Mesr. Harris and
Morgan for tho value of the Iot boat and tho trial
comes off in New Orleans next week We are
gratified t learn from a gentleman who was on the
Louisiana at the lime or the collision and eye wit.
ness to Ihe sff.Ir that Cnpt. Telbot of thn Louisiana
will bo entirely exonoraied by the testimony of It a
passengers from any culpability in tho matter. We
are informed that Ihe nglo Cell was not only on
Ihewrongsldeof the river but near Ihe bank and
did not have ber lights properly displayed. Her
chief lantern wss behind her mast and was not seen
by the officers of Ihe Louisiana until after the col-
lision when the mast fell.
"ty"A Wend hns kindly furnished us wllbare-
portuf Gen.HouiUm'sipeich delivered ntSrJ..
emto a few days ago uich we publish ju-t as we
receive u. inougli ourfrlend was not able lo follow
Ihe language lilerallv throughout vsl he atfui-P. n.
ho has done so as n arly as possible and In regard
to the more Important portions an l tho various per
sonalities he hns it-ed tho precise words of the
ipeaner. "e thinks ho has in no cae. mt.atsiA
tho seuUmeats expressed If ho has failed In givieg
a truthful report or any part or tho speech It has
beeo In omitting lo glre all tho epithets or abu-e
and billing-gale with which the speaker embellfhed
1 is dicour.e. In reply to our small share in that
pecies of embellishment we have onl'io say that
u..iujic .ou ucnerai will think better of us when
he comes lo pay ua the honor of his rranlaei! vt.i
andllnds how amiable we can make ourselves In our
sanctum. V easture him wo shall spare no pains
in maklnj all the necessary preparations to give
him a reception worthy tf so diatinguid.od a person-
age. E7-Ccn M. Hunt addressed & caliM m.nn. e
the jtrsi ward democrats en Tuesday n.ghL Last
n'ght be spoke to those of Ihe second ward and te-
ntght he holds forth in the IhlrJ ward. The General
Mi's upon ihe dLmocrnis of the counly lo meet on
Saturday evening text and nomlnala ean.lu!.in. r.-
mau-KitM'ore. The General was severe in his re
marks on the democrats wwnini.. frrliaja iiiisjaai i
t ...-... mil - 7"1 -' I
'i""W7imTTEey please and noml
nate whom they please. Tho General says he is a
candidate for the nomination but will not run wflh-
oatii. He Is oi posed lo Koow NolUnjiiro Maine
iaws uooa Samaritan bocleliof and such like insll
tutions He goes for the eld line democracy and tho
men who fiugbt tho billies of the country an'd he
thinks It tho duly of a representative to Invite distin-
guished men lo dinner and to Ireat Ihem hospilably
with wine as he did at Austin to sustain the credit
and reputation of the people of Galveston. He
despIrenho'ecfficeseLkcis whoso solo object Is to
rocket tho dimes. Ho bad always spent more money
while In effice than the trao'umenls amounted to
In the late Legislature he only received WOO and
conld show vouches for $30d4 of expenses. Our
sp:co will not admit of more than the foregoing brief
reference to General Hunt's remarks.
?3" U e underaland lhat dipatches have been re
ceived in this city from Palestine announcing a rise
lu Ihe Trinity uf six feet at Magnolia and that the
river was Elill rising. The dispatch also states lhat
the steamer Magnolia was preparing lo go un lo
Paikcr's Bluff We fear this is only a temporary
n-e mo uca river ana all other rivers In the West
are reported by the last X. O. j apers to be up and
navigable. Thero appears to be some hope that we
may have a little river trade yet-
tit
SrAT n (.uracil. A stranger visiting phllsdel-
saw an announcement in tho papers that the cele-
brated Dr Belbune had returned to tbe city and
would preach next day; the public were invited to
attend.
The sirarger went to church early took a scat In
a vacant pew was politely bowed out by Ihe owner.
applied to the sexton and was directed to Ihe pan-
pers seats in the gal ory. This treatment resulted In
three resolutions whlzh may be of service to some
or our friends visiting tbe North (In the South we
have never seen a church In which they would be
necessary.)
I If going to church try lu getnn invitation by a
pew owner.
2 ir without an Invitation take the seats without
cushionsor books next the door usutlly appropri
ated lo negroes and -"poor white folks."
3 If there Is a public Invitation from which you
are led to bellti e that all the seats are free take a
lody go early an I pass into Ihe pew before her.
However hand'ome fine drced gcntlam?n who
ish to atlraot tbe nttentlon cd the congregation.
may rurnj a d cWcnt course
SiYiTOK. Gwii of California claims to have been
elected by Ibo Legislature ofhla S.atcen the ground
that the lon'tilulion provides that 'a plurality of
votes given at any election shsll constitute a
choice." He received a plurality on ihe first ballot.
The rules adopted by the Legislature required a
majority vote to elect and fifty ballots were had
without a choice being male and so tbe Legislature
adjourned. Tho question now Is whether the con-
stitutional provision applies lo f filer rs chosen by
the Legislature It has not been recognized In the
choice of Speaker printer or clerk and Hie opinion
that It cannot be applied to the election of United
States Senator Is pretty geneially entertained
-t-t-o-
WAsmxoTOH Iitvna A paragraph has been
going the rounds elating that Washington Irving
was a Millcnte This is put down as a mistake
arising from bis name being confounded with RevM-.
Edward Irving a Scotehman and an eccentric
preacher.
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fraii: Leslie Limes Gazxttx for Jane
which camo to hand by last moil Is beautiful as
usual. Its fashion plate is superb and Ua instruc-
tiocs about the fashions full aud complete. Every
lady should read this periodical
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CsT" The bark VonDnkc.Capt Hayker from Bre-
men arrived eff the bar yesterday with ono hundred
and fifty passengers Kauffinann A. Co. consignee.
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Ey-Thit wag of the Boston Post says stomach '
pumps ore in ne at all the railroad depots lo clear
the passengers of any alcohol Ihcy may have In
them. This Is to save the roads from liability under
the liquor law for transporting lbe jrchib'ted
article.
t--c
Death or 'Doxstioxs." tto find In the latest
received number of the New York Tribune an an-
nouncement of the death cf Mr. Mortimer Thomsoa
better known to the public as "Docstockt." who was
accidentally killed a few days before at Ann Arbor
la Michigan where he was spending a few days
He was out shooting at a mark with some compan
ions when an accidental bullet pat an end to his
life.
Mr. Thomson was a native of Michigan: his age
was about 33 or 24 ; be was a man or a singularly
modest simple and manly nature and endowed with
talents and aspirations which would bare secured
fur him an honorable place lo literature. His "Doe-
sticks" loiters ho hlmseir regarded as but a youthful
extra voganxa and tbelr remarkablo popularity never
caused him to exaggerate their wprtn To Ms family
the shock cf hie sudden death must bs overwhelm
incly painful; while fiose who b't knew tWrnpici
ties and his character will J m ply rejie. the lemoval
from among them of mi much sweeme-s sincerity
aul loflj purpOsrAdrned as ih-y were by a genial
graceful buinor which uflen charmed and del ghled
but icviratung .
A DuriRcca. ThtHiihloo law-iirikes not with
a btusHoni a wile ihuugb she be guilty of a thousand
faults " The English law would let "you hit her
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again-' with won tne uioasom grew on.
SPEECH OF GEY. SATI. HOUSro
AT SAV JAC1T0. JUNE Stji ISSi.
He set out by thanking the communitj fur i)ie i
vllatiou lo address them on the present occasion and
giving on exeme for no! being present on the 21 t of
April at Ihe rnnlversary celebration of the battle or
San Jacinto by stating that he ncer received Ibeir
letter of Invitation until the 22nd day of Ipnl being
one day after tho celebration and strongly intimating
that there had been some conspiracy somewhere by
which tho letter wasMorded to prevent his bomg
present on that occasion &nl ssiuring them that
nothing would have given Mta more ptca.ure than
to have been with them on that occasion
He congratulated tho people of the country upon
lliclrprc'ent prospects with their beautiful prairies
doted with floe farms and haudsome dwelling in
contrast wiih their condition at the lima the battle
was fought that saved the country.
He said be came here not for display. The results
of lha Uiltle of San Jacinto weie sufficient for his
ambition.
ftcr the Battle nss fought and Independence
gained ihe si ljct of annexation was agitated
Some were opposed lo annexation believing a sepsr
ate government was preferable but ha diff-reJ w ith
them in opinion ; and the course of some ol the
Prtidcnts of Texas proved ihe correctness of his
position by giving large appropriations to defaulters
to the Government and to Ihe piratical excursions
uf Moore and the Santa Fe expedition.
He said as annexed Texas had unbounded re-
source. In her settlement of bonndarles with the
United States she had obtained ten millions of dol
la s fur a strip of country lhat she had no more right
to tbsnhs had lo-auy mzn'slant within Lb hearing
He said he had been much slandered and abused
especially In this neighborhood ; and lest the rew
settlers should believe them alter hearing them so
often repeated he would give a review of the Battle
of San Jacinto for their Information
lie said while encamped upon Ihe Colorado with
bis little array of betwern Are and six hundred
men he learned lhat Santa Anna with his two
divisions vt the Mexican army was on the line of
march for Eastern Texas to form bo alliance with
several large tribes of Indians and Ihe Mexicans of
Eastern Texas in order to over run the country.
He determined lo fall bock and lotercept their march
and give them battle the first favorable opportunity.
Upon his arrival at tbe Brazos bo learned that Ihe
President and Cabinet aid Ihe Convention that
framed the Constitution had broken up from Wash-
ington and ran and In their affright and confusion
had thrown the papers and proceedings all at ran
dom into a common sack and puihcd down the Dra
zos to Grace's retreat whera they finished their
labors by frarslng the future Constitution Id tbe fol-
lowing manrer as he was Informed by Eitt Jack by
Ihe by a very smart clever ftlltw - The Secrolary
would pnth's hand lu the bag end pull out a paper
containing a proposition anl hold It up and tbo
President would put Ihe question to tbe Convention
"shall the proposition pass? Aud when there
happened to come out two propositions upon the
same subject the Secretary would hold one In each
hand and the President would put the question
thus: "Shall lt proposition held in Ihe right
had past? All in favor say aye and those opposed
lay no." And so with tho left. Tbe Convention
then broke up and disponed and the President nn 1
Cabinet pushed on to Ilarrlsburg as a place of
greater safety. Brave rellews on paper! They had
pledged their lives their fortunes and sacred honor
to secure the Independence of the country yet out
of the fifty six members only seven ever entered the
army.
Tbo dispersion of Ihe Convention anj flight of the
President and Cabinet had a disastrous effect npen
the army nnd man; of the soldiers deserle) The
alarm continued and the President and Cabinet ex
ceplTomRuk fled to Galveston to escape capture
by the Mexican army Yc if the President was
token tbo country would be loitl Tbe President anl
Cabinet held a vessel the FLtb I believe .as it
not. Col. Morgan I (to which the Colonel replied in
the affirmative) Yes the Flash Col. M knows
these th'ngs lu requlaition in csaoofan attack Hint
they might Fas out tf the country. Uhile at
Galveston! some of Ihe spies como running in and
reported a largo Mexican force landed upon tbe
Island and in march to attack the little force collect-
ed on tbe Island which produced a perfect conster-
nation; and there was a perfect rush for the Flash;
and I am credibly Informed and I lelleve it that
Che President in his a'srm and anxiety lo get on
board Ihe Flash actually shoved a lady who was
attempting to get on board back and told her to
stand oat of tho way; lhat if the President wis
taken the country was lost! An important person
MaHUJI 'III I I VR VVff7TCT
"UVTiJU. onywHi. ax
icon force that was uauhlog upon the fort at Gal-
Tcston I Why I am told It was a Urge flock of these
Large Sand mil Crane; so common In our prairies
After this Craue battle tu fought and quiet re-
stored Ihe Prerident and Commander-in-Chief
wrote a letter containing nn order to tho General In
command of ihe army not to engage the enemy or
fl jht a battle until be reached GnIvelon- This letter
was dated April SGlb lix days after tho battle of San
Jacinto that saved the country and madousana--
tlon
He said while he lay encorsped oa tbe western
bank ot the Brijos he became fully satisfied In Lis
own mmd lhat anla Anna had crossed tbe Brazos
below. The steamer Yellow Stone was lying at
Groce'ti taking In cotton. He Impressed her tu ferry
the army across lbe Brazos.
So well Batlsfiel was be lhat Santa Anna was on
his march to the East that he made tbe unpreceden-
ted march from Groce'aon the Broic to Harris
burg In three dayr( bein poorly provided with
means of transportation aud the prairie very soft
from recent rains Uo took eighty four lifts hlmselt
to get wagons oat or the mud) between Grace's and
Uantiburg It had been sa'd lhat be intended to
retreat beyond the Trimly. But he said he had d s
cretion enough to keep his own counsels and when
the army reached the forks oi the road one leading
to tbe Trinity the other to Ilarrlsburg ho gave or
ders lu lake the Ilarrlsburg road which was the
flnt Intimation of his intentions. On reaching Hsr-
ri'burg be found the town burnt and the prairie
gashed deep wiih the carriages ot the Mexican ar-
tillery. While there dear Smith aud Carnes cap
lured a Mexican Courier with a half a bushel or
a butbel of letter" detailing the plan cf operations
of the Mexican Army and informing Santa Anna
that Cen Coas was coming on with ell speed with a
reinforcement of 550 men. Being possessed of Ihe
plans of the Mexican Army he crossed over and
marched down with alt possible speed to prevent
the enemy from crossing at Lyncbbarg. Upon his
arrival at this point be found the enemy bad not
crossed By means or a Ferry Boat nnd a raft he
succeeded in croisiug'tho Bayou to the same side
with tho enemy. ARer crossing beeves were
slaughtered and tho men commenced cooking hav
ing eaten nothing since tbe morning before at which
time the ples camo in and reported a large Mexican
force lo sight marching to attack them. He ordered
the arm; la take position la a skirt of timber on tbo
Bayou and bordering on the prairie Tbe enemy
marched up and look position In two islands of
timber one nearly within musket shot of our lines
and commenced a brUk Are He ordered his men to
keep concealed In the limber as he wished Ihem not
to know the strength of his army hoping they
would attack him la tho timber.
He then called for volunteers to dislodge the Mexi-
can ma ketry from tbe I.land nearest the Texas
Iit.es. Col Sherman rsques'ed permission to lead
them to which be readily assented Sherman pro
posed attacking them on horseback ; he objected and
told him it would ncrer do to attack them In that
po-ltion only on foci ; but Sherman insisted and
was permitted anl made tbe attack with eighty men
upon 55 Mexicans; and upon thcfiVt fire from the
Mexican Sherman retreated with all haste and in
disorder which was very mortifying to him and
produced a bad effect npon the Army. He gave or-
ders for the men to keep concealed eo as to keep the
enemy Ignorant of their number and positions aud
to sleep npon their arms He himself repoed for
half an hoar upon the groaad with a colt of rope
for bis pillow. Next morning Gen. Sherman being
anxious to retrieve his character from the disgrace-
ful retreat ot the evening before .requested to be
1 ermitted lo tako his regiment and reconnoitre tho
enemy and ascertain Lis position lo which bo assen
ted wiih strict orders not to go within gun shot of
lbe enemy. But contrary lo orders he went near
enough to provoke an attack He made a coward!yt
preclpatate retreat and sacrificed two brave men
In this retreat he was not in the rear bnt far In ad
vance of his men.
Sbctmau has said lhat he (Geo. II ) sent blm out
to mako these attacks for the purp" a of having him
killed to get him out or lbe way; and Geu.Foote
In his history or Texas (yes.be Came to Texas and
remained two week" and wrote a History of Texas
the facts of which ho got from Sherman) says that
he Houston ordered Sherman to make tbe attack
and promised to sustain him with the infantry
which be railed to do his object being to get him
killed which Is basely ralsa every werd or it. He
was determined to maintain his position and not
show the enemy hla strength. Alter Sherman's
retreat the enemy came In tight and kept up q fire
from their artillery allday. Meantime he bail sent
deaf Smith and Carnes out as spies lo ascertain
whether Santa Ansa had received Ihe reinforce-
ments. They returned and informed the General th at they
had discovered General Cosi1 camp fires aud from
Smith's knowledge of their mode of camping bo
could tell their exact numbers which amounted to
550. He then ordered Smith to say that no to tnfdrce-
ments had reached yet and he treated the report of
re-inforcements as a trick and hoax of Santa Anna's
to alarm hi army. Tho Mexicans kept up a con
dint Ore all day and he himself remained In saddle
all day and bad fifteen or twenty shot from Ihe ene-
my's cannon lo cut the timber Jo it above bish-ad.
He oiden d tbe cannon to be brought to the point of
umber neareit lh Mexicans. After a few shots
Santa Ann retired lo bis camp and commerced
throw log jiRbreart-worx '
4 He theiaonI-rS4tamon lo rest oponrthelr arms
nnl he himelf being very much fatigued with the
labors or Hie day nnd hating nothing to rest npon
not even a saddle blanket hiving taken that to
make catnd?es Tor the cannon he rested comfort
ably upon tho ground all night and did not wake
till Ihe sun was shining In his face next morning It
being the ftrst good night's rest for rortvoreceedln
day s When be awoke there was a council of war
called for "U ell said he gentlemen jou may have
a council of war"; tho he had his mind made up
to like the responsibility and attack the enemy in
his position Ho -flier he kept his own secrets
bticg well apprised that a combination existed
against him among the officers Sherman wanted
to be commander Burleson wanted it Baker wanted
it Lsraar wonted it. Colonel Hockley told him lhat
he hearJ one Colonel say lo another Colonel "Tho
Geieral won'tfljut." "Did he say so Colonel" says
I "Yes General ho dil " "Well Hockley they
will scemeautiy"Toocounelof war met. 'Well
says he (General H ) " gentlemen m. ke your proc-
oaltions." The proposition was made to attack the
enemy in his posliion. Major tt ills 39. Bennett and
him.f were In favt r of the proposition Sherman
Borlcon Lamar and all the others were oppo-cd to'
It. But he had resolved to attack Ihe enemy in his
petition before Ihe council met.
He then called deaf Smith to him and told him tn
take an axe and cul dowu VincVs Bridge In order
to prevent any retreat or escape. It was propo-ed
to throw a Bridge across the Bsyou In esse or d sis-
ter (o have a way orefcape ne suggested the im
possibility or getting timber. It was thought lhat
Ihej might make a Bridge uf Gen Zivalla's house.
out ne aiioweu no sucu attempt to be made.
After lbe men had taken refreshments Ihe rolls
were called and It w as found Ihal a good many men
had sore feet and soma were sick and had pale Lice.
After deducting these we had only 510 effective
men TLe order of Battle was arranged and Ihe
line of march taken uplo make the attack upon the
enemy In his fortified position.
The army marched till Ibey came In gun shot or
the enemy's camp when the Are commenced from
the enemy's guni In a short time he wu himself
wounded and had his hotse shot through Ihe kid
neys. He ordered a charge which was made with
such rapidity that the Mexicans fled in perfect con
sternation lie kept on his saddle all the time en
couraging the pursuit until his horse fell dead
under him and ho would bare Allen himself but
was caught by one of his frienJs and borne to a
place where he could be laid down Just as Ihe
Belli commenced deaf Smith came back and lu-
rormed him that he had cut down tho bnd9e. He
ordered him logo along the lines and to proclaim
the fjet and lo eay that no reinforcements had been
received.
His object was to let the army know that the only
mtans of retreat wa cut o& acd to keep them Igno-
rant of the reinforcements of Santa Anna'Iest It
should have a tendency to d scoursgo tbo men. He
said If he hid sustained Sherman In Ihe attack he
brought on by disobeying orders it would have
brought on ihe battle beiore Cos wl'h the reinforce-
ments arrived and the victory would only have
been hair gained; but nuw it was complete. Among
tbe spoils he said there was found $12000 in gold
aud silver in the army chest of Santa Anna which
he had distributed among the soldiers but look not
n dollar himielf. Wbilo in pursuit of the enemy
Carnes captured a flno black hone lhat Gen. Coss
bad got from Vinee. and presented It to him t ut be
did ml accept of him but sent him to the army and
the army itnanimon'ly presented tfau horse to him.
Tbe President ho said Interposed his authority
would not characterize it horse stealing but he
would say it was hone robbery. He look bis borse
away from blm and gave him back to ince who
had never done anything lor the country.
Thu secret of the malignity or the President and
Cabinet toward him was that I hey wanted lo handle
lbe 12000 dollars taken from tho enemy; but be
had di triuutad il among the soldiers that gained
tto victory. Bob Potter whose infamy was wider
than the world and deepe than perdition was Sec-
letaryof the navy and wanted tbe handling of tbe
S 12000.
It bad been said lhat Ihe wound he received was
a mere scratch but he was shot through the ankle
and. the front bone of his leg shot off Ho went to
Galrc-tcn aud not finding the medical aid nccMisry
be proposed lo go to If ew Orleans where be could
get such aid as bu situation required. Ue requested
a conveyance In a public vessel to New Orleans but
the President refused lo grant his request and some
of his friends procured him a passage in a private
schooner bound for New Orleans tt hen he arrived
there hislrgwtslo a stale of gangrene having bad
no drewsuj lor ten djyi but tbe piece of a shirt
with u hich it was bound np on the dayjjJlta baJiic.L
thought Le had a rlht as General to command his
services bnt tbe President dismissed him from tbe
service for going with him Lo New Orleans. While
at the house of hi friend Col. Christie Christie
suggested lhat the Cabinet would put Santa Anus
to death to which bo replied: " No Chrutie they
won'tdoit." Christie said: " Why General what
makes you think so?" Ah Christie money will
lave him" When leaving Galveston for New Or-
leans Santa Anna wanted to pay bis respects to him
(General II ) but the President and Cabinet refused
pcrmtsklon for fear Santa Anni would communicate
to himor hand him a slip of paper and let him
know of the bribes demanded of him lo let blm go.
tt tile be General II was absent in New Orleans
the President appointed Geu'L Lamar lu the com-
mand in order to disgrace him Geu. II.
He said he would now pay bis rc-pecta to the
Galveston News alow dirty sheet thst no decent
man ought to lake edited by thut feltowBichardeon.
Yes that rellew Richardson. I know a Dr Richard-
son np here a very clever fellow and several other
Richardson1 very clever men but that fellow Rlch-
ardaon that abolition Richardson that disunion
Richardson he came here to Texas to prerch politics
to the intelligent people of Texas. Why Ihe last
I knew of him be was lying up here sume where
so drunk he could not help himself. An abolitionist
at tbe North anl now a diaanlonist la the South
which amounts lo tbe same thing. He Is too mean
to sleaL X intend to pay my respects to him before
IcDgio Galveston.
And now fellow-citizens I am willing lhat my
enemies may fester In the putrescence of their own
malignity They cannot hurt or disturb me. The
people of Texss through their representatives have
thrice electeJ me to represent them In tbe United
Suites Senate without any seeking upon my part.
I have endeavored to be their faithful representative.
How far I have succeeded I leave for the public to
Judge. I lhanfc you fellow-cltlxens I thank the
people of Texas for the confidence they have
repoed in me.
He then closed by a very beautiful address to the
ladies In a atyle peculiar to himself contrasting Ihe
state or society In the time of our revolution when
there were few of the fair sex in Texas with lu
present Improved condition brought abiJut almost
entirely by that benign Influence which ibey exer-
cise In all nations just In proportion to the progress
they hare made In civilization
----
a l'..Trrrr WnHl TBI RmiStDE OF IlDUIl
Some lime ago Joseph .. Wright Ihe able and dis-
tinguished Governor of Indiana was Invited to Ken
tucky oy nis oacneior inenu hot. i uw -ter.
Joseph had never. In all Ins lifo before got Into
. utatA fnll nr nr.ttv womun. Tber bloomed
around him lite roses lbe whole land was radiant
and redolent with beauty and overflowing with tbe
affections of womanhood. Poor Joseph I Ills nsme
was well chosen but hecouldn't stand the trial!
He succumbed aid married to the great relier of
Maiden Indiana audio the great uplifting of proud
Kentucky. . . .
And now natural as inn worm mi i"'"i.j
woman with Hi Instinct or her State for politics le
regulating Joseph and giving laws to the Homlers."
In fact Indiana Is at this moment governed by a
M Kentucky clique" "
We have a good Liquor Bill tte always knew
as we have said long ago that the Governor would
veto that bill. But almost is not quite and our
nerves did not fail cf sympathizing with thote or lbe
people for fear for that something might happen to
npct the good fortnne of the Mate of ludlnna. We
glory In the bill; it is a workmanlike Job; aud we
glory In our Governor In this instance any bow.
But what reader do you think Is the tulk the com
monrcrjort out of doors? Why that tbe Governor
had actually gotten his veto message written out
with which to return the bill to the i-cnate; when
his good wtre who had been absent arrived home
'twas bis new Kentucky wife and she good lady
finding out Ihe stale or affairs and true lo the
(unfit) would listen to no such act She was for
Staying ine uoous oi tears uuj wrung iron woman
hv whisker. She was for relaxing Ihe grasp of hun
ger laid upon the vitals of children by tbe rnmseller;
and she demanded la a way not lo be resisted lhat
lb bill should be signed and we have a L.quor Law.
Tbe British glory in their Queen; but what has
ictorta uone io compare sua mis i
Wuattbx Maiie Law ts tor. "What is the
Maine law? "Oh! It Is a law to sbu up all the
public houses " A more Incorrect answer could not
easilr bo round: nor one calculated to convev a
more erroneous impression. The Maine law is not
a law to shut np public hou-ei! If we read the Act
through it Is impossible to discover a single clause
that will bear this interpretation. A public house
iu uui utuiuu I uuu'o iui mo ircepuua aua ac-
commodation of alt who from motives of conveni-
ence resort to it for board and lodging or for tempo-
rary refreshment. Fublic houses msy be divided
Into two classes ; those In which intoxicating drinks
are sold and those conducted on the Temperance
principle. The provisions of lbe Maine Law apply
only lo the first class namely those In which Intox
icaung drinks are sold but il does not enact lhat
they shall be closed ; Tar from It. il simply says to
the keepers of ihem 'You shall nit Bell Intoxicat
ing liquors; u yon uo you subject yourselves lo
flne. Imprisonment and forfeiture of all tbe liquor
in vour Possession.' " The Main law. thn i.
simply a law to prohibit tbe traffic In Intoxicating
iinuviB iuu i wiso earnestly to aavise an irienus oi
prohibition to abandon the practice of railing the
Maine law a law to shut np Public bouses- It Is a
common practice in America we believe to call
these pseudo Public bouses "Druukeries" IVe
think it might be adopted In Ibis country with aJ-
vantage It woild tend to make the traffic In intoxl
caotsdisgraccfuL TTaarjfefi Temperance Record.
Ldvo Is as necessary to a woman's heart as a fash
lonablo bonnet to her head. Indeed we think rather
more so; for nothing less than a large measure of
love will content her whereas the recent fashion has
shown that she can be -atitfied with a very little
bonnet. It is undoubtedly a scandalous observation
but a modern philosopher ha remarked and we
give the aphorism for what it Is worth that u Love
la so essential to tbe very life of woman lhat In celi-
bacy she Is unhappy without a lover and after mar-
riage If she la not so unfortunate as not to love her
own husband she is pretty certain to love some-
body else'iP
Corporation t s. ITIciiarti-for Flats.
OPINION' OF JUDGE MCNCER.
The Act of Dec 9 ISK relmaaished to M. B. Menard
and his associates a league and labor cf land on and In-
cluding the eait end of Galveston Island. The object of
this grant was t j enable the grantees to lay off and es-
tablish a city This clearly appears on the face of tbe
Act itself. It reserves a llodb qf lolt. In a suitable part
of the torn for a Custom House and other publ c uses
to be selected on or before the first pa VUe tale of lot
at that place. The Urge price paid. S30JMO for a barren
league or land and its locality show the purchase to
have been a site for a city.
Did the grant include the ahnmnf ni.fnn t..i
By the Civil Law under which the grant was made the
"shore " was the space between the highest and lowest
wier man not produced by extraordinary causes. In
this case the testimony shows It was the snaei. riwt.
the channel ol the bay and about the present hue of
-.. t. LFKE. inai apace is now occupied by the mua
business part cf the city of Galveston and I consider It
Kinase ueea aosotutely essential to the object of the
grauL It could not have been in the mind of either the
Government or Menard that In a Brant fnr tt..
of laying off and building op a dty on the east end of
uiiTeawn la-bud this portion of the Island was reserv-
ed rrom the grant; fcr that would in fact have destroy-
ed the very object of the grant.
Sales msde by the State for a full price la which the
government Is a direct party by the act of the LegaLi
tare do not stand on the same footing with mere volun-
tary grants. They should at all events receive a fair
and reasonable construction to carry out their Inten-
tions
In England grants of the right to take wreck royal
fish. Ac are generally held to convey the shore because
the occupancy of the shore Is necessary to take the
wreck fish Ac Much more then where for a full con-
sideration and for an ImDortant nnMli ... tt. -
sity for the inclusion of the shore Is apparent as la this
rase snouin tne grant receive such construction as will
cuecttue intention.
The Legislative Act did not ilefln it. ri. tmu. e
me Kraau i ue rresiuent was appointed the agent of the
government to make the conveyance: and discretion
was necessarily rested In him to fix its limits within the
reasonable Intention or the law Prtma fade his
patent Is good. The presumptions are In Its favor. It
can only be attacked tot want or authority or fraud . but
I think to fir the Emits designated was clearlv within
the scope of his authority Construing the legislative
grant alone I should say that the fair construction to
effect its express and sole object would Include the flats.
But the expoitiou of the law. contemporaneous and
ever since continued by the Legislature and the execu
live branches of t le government and the grantee ren-
ders that construction now conclusive.
As exposition by the officers of tbe government and
Legislature there was
1st. The issuance of the patentbythePresidenL
2nd. The selection upon the shore and partly within
the water of the reserved block (by the proper officer)
used throughout the Bepnblic as a Custom House and
the President and executive officers were frequently
there and after annexation said block was soli by
special Act of the Legislature without any additional
claim of public property situated In the fiats.
3rd. The Act of Congress for the sale of the balancs
of Galveston Island passed In 1U7 at a time when the
government stood In extremeneed of funds without set
ting up any clum to these flits which were or great
value although their use required lhat they should hare
been pr.vate or corporate property
ith. The act Incorpoiating the city or Galveston ex
pressly mentioned the patent and ihe boundary men
tioned therein as extending to the chaaneL
6th. The enure absence or all claim or authority over
the flati by the Government.
Asexpoa'tlanbyMenard.andihoi'ClahxIngunderhim
the proof shows that from Immediately after the legis-
lative grant to the prjent time tbe Company fonned
undor Menard have claimed the flati. That at the first
publij sales and in all their deeds they lure been ex
presly reserved by an order of the City Company that
froml to 1BS they have made sales or about sixteen
wharf privdeges a numbsr of which have been built
That they have held control over the flats prevented
the hauling of dirt and exercised allsuch ownership as
the property was suceptib e of. And there Is ne Inti-
mation of any adverse right set up by any other person
or authority.
And it does not appear that the city authorities bare
done any act inconsistent with sail claim until since the
act or December 8 lfel.
1 do not consider all these bets as ettopptU upon the
government; but they are expositions of the law. and
grant by all parties concerned which should now be
received as conclusive.
The claim of the city is founded on an act of the
Legislature of December 1331.
That act does not purport to grant the fee or to grant
the flats as property to tbe city. The Constitution re
cures that the object of a law shall be expressed In Its
title. The title of this law Is nn act "granting: certain
power to the corporation of the city or Galveston and
It then grants' the right to extend the streets to the
chaaneL and build wharves at the end ; also to fill ap
such portion of the flats as may be demed neeessary
for public purposes.
Believing that said premises were private property I
think they cannot be taken evens. streets or filled up
"J - -" i
patent there was a Judication or the flati to the pub-
he or to the city. In the laying out of the city. The
facts are a J the other way. The maosh.ws a reserva-
tion ta the proorietorj of the front of the actual survey;
that reservation has been proved to have been expressly
male ; it is declared In all their deedJ the continuous
user ever since beta by the proprietors and the dty and
citizens has been advt rse to a dedication.
Io the case of the Corporation vs. Lufkln to abate
a nuisance and for penalty for violating tbe Corpora-
tion Ordinance "to prevent the erecting or continu
ing any bnildljg or fesce occupying a street or side
walk ;" the Judge said he could not consider wharf
a nuuance (particularly when Ihe right to sell wharf
privileges was reserved by the City Company when
they sold lot &c) ; that It was not In violation of
Ihe spirit and intention of tbe Ordinance and be
saw no reason why by acquueence and limitation
hts claim was not quieted.
Tbe Judge strongly intimated that he ibou'd have
sustained Ihe demurers la both eae but particularly
the caso vs. Lufkln the Corporation claiming
specially under the act of the Legislature of Decem
ber 8 1851 which did not grant the fee and tbe City
Ordinance of January 31st 1853 which attempted to
open the streets without compensation to lbe owners
of tbe fee but he overruled both demurers and gave
judgment for tbe defendants.
--
niTtt St at ! tic inform us that flltr ner-uus
die every minute. Every newspaper nas lu ooiiu-
ary; luneraie intercept our paiu. iuu mo "-
ments of mourning meet our eye la every tborough-
(ro. hnt theft awaken onlv a DsaainiT thought. The
acquaintance of yesterday and the neighbor next
door may be among the dead bntstoa yesterday
r next uoor is aiar on a vngucij uiu unuu
la nnnlfc.r .ml a IT re ate f thlnST. UntttlersblV awlul Ond
thrilling to know and see Death In the mystery of
bts might ana tnexorno eness io siaau. uuu.r mo
flappings of hi wings as he stoops to breathe the
last chill upon the forehead or some beloved one
to feel that the solemn shadow in which you stand Is
deepening ana to kneei wnen tne auver com a
snapped by a pa'o corpse at tbe dead of night with
no sounds to be heard but lbe sobs or passionate
mourners. Stand by Ihe open tomb that Is to receive
the decaying remains yoa ao loved in life and as you
aav ih "Sever mora" of a bereaved heart and
cry Help Lord or I perish" as the deep waters of
tribulation sweep over you then you win Know
something or the blackness of misery in the word
PI AD.
Il required eunsiderablu mental effoit to conceive
of oie so very sick as to be djlng shortly to be
dead. To realise lhat the beauMinl flame which
lights up the eye and glows In the touch thould go
outt
To die'
To he in cold abstraction and to rot:
This sensible warm emodon to become
A kneaded clod"
To conceive of thl-t. and think that other pulses go
beating on as before and Ihe stare keep steep along
the sky and the south wind ripples the rivers and ilir
tne leaves or tne trees ana nine wuurco pramw
and play ; and the million fold bum of lifo to wake
anew every morning; and the round Impassive heav-
en to be blue as ever and we lo be no more. Ob t
it is strange and sad unrelieved by the prospect of
another and a better world beyond the tomb where
-lhe weary are at rest."
tf-
Moeai Scistos. In tbe House of Representatives
on Wednesday Mr. Devereux or Salem In arguing
In favor of the bill to protect orchards nurseries
gardens Ac related the following story to show why
snch a bill wss needed - One pleasant aAernoou
while wslklng in his garden be caught a youngster
in the act ot devouring a large melon. He put his
hand on tbe boy's thiulder and said: My boy I
don't objeet lo your taking melons on account of
their value but to tbe manner of your taking them
ir instead or stealing them yoa would come to me
I woa'd give yoa what yoa wanted." Tbe boy was
evidently frightened but he was allowed lo depart
and warned against renewing his depredations.
"That night" said Mr. Devereux Hhe hoy. with
some half dozen others entered my garden and stole
every melon I possessed " .Idtertutr.
Tikis o it Cooll. Tbe Richmond ttbi mania
a philosopher. There can be no doubt of this fact
in the mind or any well read Individual" after peru-
sing tbe following paragraph from hla paper:
Salt River. tt c speak from experience when we
say that there is no more pleasant and delightful
stream In tbo world than Salt rivt-. We have lived
upon Its banks all our dsys and nearly all tbe best
friends we have In the world live there with us and
we are utterly astonished at ourselves that we should
ever have felt or expressed a wish Io leave it for leea
inviting regions. To be sure there are nojn7"
thereto gladden the hearts of worldly and selfish
natures: but we have never been accustomed to the
"spiles" and Indeed we feel entirely loo spiritual
ever to care about things io gross and so Tar h neaih
the aspiration ot immortal. e are wcirijij
gratified that we are thus happily constitute d.
How beautifully does Jsmes Madison bequeath
the following advice to his country.
Annex to MT CocjrraT. As this. If H ever see
the Ilgat will not do so till I am no more it may be
considered as Issuing from the tomb where truth
alone can be respected and tbe happiness of man
alone consulted. II will be entitled therefore to
whatever weight msy be derived from good Inten-
tions and from Ue experience of a man who baa
served bis country la various stations through a
period ol forty years; who espoused in his youth
and adhered lironen his life to lbe eause of liberty;
ard who bas borne a part In most of Ihe great trans-
actions which will constitute epochs of Its destiny.
The advice nesresl my heart and deepest la my
convictions Is that '.hi Union of the States be
cherished and perpetuated. Let the open enemy to
It be regarded as a Pandora with her box opened;
and tbe disguised one. as tbe serpent creeping with
its desdl wiles into Paradise.
lurxovxp Wat or Mania Brxad The Paris
correspondent of the Commercial Advertiser speaks
or a plan inreuteU by a baker of that city to reduce
Ihe cost of bread. He puts io one part of rice to
five parts of wheat flour and the economy reaches
tbe very considerable figure of one son ia the two
pound loaf. Tbe Government has had Ihe bread ex-
amined by competent persons and has authorized
tbo sale of it at a le-s rate than fixed by the police.
The demand is such that the baker cannot supply IL
either the nutriment nor the taste of the bread
would appear to be affected by tbe presence or the
nsw ingredient.
t-t 4)
Tew men are "driven to desperation? without
haying a hand UeaKlvM la the arlvior
(Fvrtht Oalettton .Ww.
-I'lie 1'att and Present.
Aualsiiac"
With what feelings of pleasure and pride do I
view thla place aod compare It with the time when
Iflrtt trod upon Its soil in the winter of eighteen
hundred and thirty-two acd three! What Ameri
can does not fel tho impulses cf patriotism again
kindle la his bosom when standing upon this spot
and looking back lo lhoae days of misrule aod op
pression through which Mexico has Iot forever the
only portion of her citizens who were capable of re
generating her and rendering her migu ded and
priest-ridden people capable of receiving those free
institutions which would long ere this have render
ed her government stable by basing It upon the
princirlescf justice and moderation? Bat as tyranny
and oppression were ber rule of action she not only
severed the ties which bound the colonists lo her
through Interest arising from their becoming large
land owners but also by forcing them Io become
members or Ihe catholic church before they could
obtain their lands. This last requisition of the
church they looked upon as a mere farce and there-
fore readily complied As for the oath to support
the constitution Ihey took It without wincing as
that instrument was aaoften trampled nuder foot by
the reigning military chleftaia whohsppenel to be
In the ascendancy and a new one adopted that they
were uncertain when they swore to support it
whether it was In force or not nor dil they care so
long as they were left unmolested. Bat when In the
Spring of 1332 the government sent troops to
VeIasco AnahuacandNacoglocbe with a view to
coerce tbe colonists Into any terms they or their mil-
lltary commanders acting under their orders might
think proper they did not forget that Ihey were
.Yatmesas
Colonel Bradburn with some seven hundred com
manded at this place and Boding the colonists some-
what unruly and not much disponed to kneel to his
authority proclaimed martial law on the 15Ui May
1H3-. This day! look upon as one of much interest
to the future historian of this country as being one
of those seeds of liberty which uttima'ely germin
ated and grew lo its full stature In the Republic of
lexas.
It was soon known throughout iho country that
martial law bad become tbe law of the land by
smg'e dash of the pen In the hand of the mlmon
of the central government aud that the citizens
were expected to bow tbe knee to the despot. Find
ing that little heed or attention was paid to hmi or
his orders Bradburn commenced fretting and threat
ening the citizens with his dire vengeance if obedi
ence was not rendered lo his authority and I regret
to say there were some Tew Americana by btrtb (if
not in feeling) who succumbed to hm will and be
came plyant tools in the tyrant's hands
Bradburn had not long been -aated atAnahuac.
before he discovered that a strong feeling existed In
the mlods of tho citizens against bis arbitrary acts
and overbearing deportment. He cou'd plainly
ducover by his intercourse with the Americans lhat
he wa dispisedaml treated witn contempt by all the
true and patriotic who occasionally came to Lis fiead-
quarters. Thi? gsllcl him to desperation. In aider
therefore to strike terror In the bear's of the
colonists be couciadeel to Incarcerate somo of those
Independent spirits who openly declared tLeir
opinions against any military torce being placed here
to over-awe them to submission to the central gov'
ernment which then reignctl supreme in Mexico
He bad not long to wait for an opportunity to put bis
plan In executiou. Travis Jack anl Manroc Fj-
wards were arrested by Bradburn thrown in the
priwn here and ironed at If they had been guilty of
some capital crime. This was the signal for Brad-
burn's expulsion. The people rose tn masse and
Joining thoe from Ihe Brazos an Jer CoL F. W. John
son soon drove tbe tyrant rrom the place nnd
rescued Ihe prisoners. The Texans also drove all
the Mexicans subsequently out of the country there
by leaving the colonists In comparative peace for tbe
present. Owing to the troops being stationed here
quite a thriving town had sprung np containing
some thousand Inhabitants. Vessels were can
tinually coming from New Orleans with merchandise.
Stores were opened; billiard tables and restaurats
were established; balls and fandangoes were held
almost every evening which gave to the city of
Anabuac the appearance of a thriving littlo military
and commercial place and which bid fair to become
a place of some Importance as x sea port town.
Such was Anahuac In 1S32 when there was every
prospect of its future advancement. Ent It was
doomed by unfavorable circumstances to decline to
Its preteot abject appearance. Bnt two families
now resIJe where formerly sooI the quartet In
wb ch Jack. Trsvl. andEd1
it.
Ihem are now In litigation for tbe land I menu Gen.
T. J. Chambers and Charles Wilcox. The utter
settled here as a merchant when the place wae In Its
glory and haa remained on It up Id this time. The
suit bas been pending some tan or twelve years. It
has been ia lbe Supreme Court for several joar3 p t
without a decision owing to the papers having been
kept rrom their proper place. Tho Supremo Court
is very much censured by many who are Intcrtsted
In the decision for delaying it so long.
Aa I before observeJ many are lntem'cd in tbo
decision; having located old headrights under ie
act of the Congress of the Republic many yars
since declaring all tracts larger than leagues avid
labors located on Ihe twenty border leagues null
and void. They however cannot obta n their
patents for the same until the decision Is rendered
la Tavor of Wilcox and ir otherwise they will have
to remove their claims and locate elsewhere; and
the sooner they koow what to do the better for all
parties. The soil for purposes of agriculture Is
worthless belog a level bog wallow prairie coverea
with post oak and black Jack runners. A town was
laid off here by Gen. Chambers and bears the name
of Chambersio but from present appearances it ts
not destined lo become a very large commercial
city. PRAIKIEABI.
LiBiiTTJune3 1853.
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Texaa Items.
Acstut. The store of Messrs. Carr t Co ia Aus
tin was entered by the second story where Mr C.
sleeps and his pockets robbed of a gokl watch and
sixty dollars in money. On Ihe same night a valuable
horse was stolen from the Quartermaster.
Roaaiar iin Mcanex ot tqi Faointi- The
Stale Time eayi Mr. Ranels brought intelligence to
that place of a late occurrence on the frontier which
Is credited thera and may account for the numerous
Indian depredations reported from Fredericksburg
and vicinity.
At the Dripping; Springs somo forty miles west.
wardly from Austin Mr. Walker and a negro were
attacked by a party of five Indiana apparently. Mr
W. was killed and the male toe negro was riding
was sbot rrom nnder him. He fled was panned but
managed to mako his escape reached a settlement
and reported tie circumstance A parly Immediately
made pursuit overtook them killed four anl woun-
ded tbe fifth who plunged into lbe river but was
captured. Tho water transformed his Indianshlp Into
a whilst man. The party went back washed the fa-
ces of the others and found them all white. The
prisoner sajs there Is a party cf ono hundred banded
together In the mountains who have been depredating
upon the frontier. Upon examination it was d Iseov-
ered they had rabbed the pocceti cf Mr. Walker or
inxty dollars In money. This affair happened in the
lat'er part of last week. .
Andher version of thu story says Ihero were four
real Indian aad one while man. None of them were
killed. Tho LUinr of Walker U true. Fight men
are In pursuil of tbe f ar'y.
In Brazoria county the farmer have had rami In
good time to warrant an abundant corn crops
The Lagrange and Waoo papers speak or bountiful
showers of rain
lovrcoxxar CorTTT-Dr. Price -of Montgomery
Informs ua Lhat refreshing rains have fallen I& that
county and the crops look welL The healih rihe
community Is excelleot.
COCET MJU.TIAL.-Lt. N. CCivina is to be tried
by a court martial at Austin n theSih of July. He
Is charged wltb wntirg eonuunaications over the
signature cf "One who Kuowf censarlogtheen-
cersof the army.
ATTXMrTno to Kits- Two negroes have been
con milted to JaJ ia Fayetle county for aUemptlog to
till Mr. Albert G. .ML The La Grange psper says
lbe negro statements Qblaloed on an Investigation
cast suspicion oa some white men cf being concern-
ed In tbe attempted murder.
Coarra CnaisTiv Weareglal to see that our o'd
friend B. F.Neal Esq has been elected Mayor of
Corpus Christ!.
Tbe citizens of Corpua Christ! have cal'ed a)!i
Meeting for tbe IGth InsL to lake measures for tbo
suppression of hone and cattle stealing.
Rare A Mexican on the 1st Inst committed a
rape on the person of a little girl of nine or ten years
of age near San Antonio and ha- been committed to
jail.
Barnaul's baby show was officially opened oo Tues-
day last In New York. One haadred picked babies
are entered on the list besides nine twins six
triplets and one quatera. Additions are expected
before the ralr" begins One mother from Daobury
Conn- brings five children at two births viz: one
triplet aad two twins. One triplet also comes from
New Mllford Conn. A mother from & Sing
exhibits a child four months old.wetghing only four
lbs. At Its birth It weighed but one pouod eleten
ounces. Ooe fat child about twelve years old rrom ;
tt'Mtcro New York weighs 30O pounds.
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Stsiit Tax amis AaaisTxn A street preacher
tbe first of tbe season made bis appearance la the
few York Park on Sunday the 27 in ulL and com-
meocd an harrangue bat ho was promptly stopped
bv the police d proTing refractory be was marched
offto the Tombs. m
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A few days since in the North Carolina legislature
while bill was pendio- which Imposed a fine for
selling liquor lo free negroes a member objected on
the ground that such a law would make free necrose
more decent thai whites !
It Is eald lhat ia countries where womea are
Zhil.Jtt?e:f trft bo" to d(P American
faaWrm of dreu on the ground that It Is less trouble
wiuipiatm.
The Price or FroTUioni IMcnIir
of I ab or.
Ia looking over the pages of thai excellent period.-
cat. Hairs Journal or Health we alumb'eJ oa 3 pagj
headed "The Food we Eat" ia which the eLtor
attributes) the ScircHty of food to the prevalent
disposition of a great miny people to lire without
work.
Let us say or do as wa wilt and pride ourselves
ever so mueb on our republican am the condition of
society Is such that a certain degree or aristocracy
pervades all classes anl tinctures all our Intercourse.
We boast of the facilities afforded honest merO
yet worth In rags Sals few to recognize IL It may
be that it Is impossible to banish from society at
large tbe numerous distinctions which areas tena-
ciously cherished. The worship which wealth com-
mands and tbe frivolities which fashion Introduces
are recognizable lo the sacred sanctuary and the
crowded thoroughfare and" are yielded to more or
less by clergy and laity o that we cannot hope for
chlstiamty as at present eondacted lo remedy the
eviL Indeed the Christian churches of some of our
cities rather encourage it and w frequently meet
with the scriptural Impossibility of persons frynrr
to srre God and Mammon."
Battherehavebeeaand are. useful men who hare
labored much to exemplify the dignity of labor and
to show lbe respect to which tbe working man is
entitled. These writer" presiding over or contribu-
ting to the newspaper literature cf the day have
'eigbed in a philosopher's scales the whole of upper
ten-dom and found it bat asafeatheria the balance
against the plowmen of the country. Princely man
sions gilded equipager fashion etiquette their
votartds and train of obsequious attendants a-4
admirers who Imagine themselves beings of s
superljr grade will not balance the despised me-
chanics the sons and daughters or toiL The editor
of the Journal referred to says :
Manual labor everywhere merits respect and honor.
I have never pulled off my hit to man o.- woman
born; bnt I do Instinctively rale my hand to lbe
brim wheal pass an Iron foundry and see the men
all blackly begrimmed patiently working hour after
hour la sweat and heal ami diruaa I furaremunera
lioo too which barely covers the necessities of lifo
lor mem anti tneirs; snowing nowever mey preivr
thus to lire and drag oat an exiatenco or toil rather
than by questionable pratices by gaming by going
In debt through false pretences then failing fall-
banded live the remainder of their days in Idleness
and eise. No man of reflection can help respecting
such men any more than he can help looking with.
contempiuousneesoa tne weilureceaioater.orine
aristocratic spendthrift who would not care to be
seen talking to tbe toil-worn workman.
Every one will admit the force of these senti
ments but every one wilt not bo Influanced by them
to put hts own hand lo the plow or to train np hla
children to labor. Parents think labor degrading
and looking around them see that speculation and
tnf5c command more general cteem therefore
they push their children Into professions trading
positions or clerkships when they are better fitted
for agricultural pursuits la which ihey would lire
happier anl longer. Thus it Is that professions ire
over tun and salaried positions a: a diseounL Thus
It i that In a fruitful land food ol all kinds h at
famine prices. The consumers of provisions are
disproporlioned to the number of producers. There
are too many drones In tho hive too many persons
trying to make a living by the.r trami when nature
Intended Ihem to earn their bread with their hands.
It Is a great natural law that requires man lo
earn bis living by the sweat of his brow and tbe
disregsid of this ordinance like all violations of tbo
same code brings its own pumshmenL Exercise la
necessary to tbe health of tbe body and contentment
of mind. Physiologists asset and experience haa
proved that labor strengthens the body; while tbe
mu'clert when not exercised decrease In size anl
tbe frame loses strength ; EO that Industry prolongs
life and idleness shortens It. Bat it Is also asserted
that prosperity acting as la Incentive to industry
renovates the whole machinery of mas gives him
impulse energy and zest for enjoymenL Prudent
Industry and honorable economy axe mere-ore tne
best prescriptions for health. Ia no industrial pur-
suit Is there greater inducement than agncul'ure
and even if thetbouacUi whose wits yield Ihem a
precarious livelihood should cast off their Idleness
and tarn their altenfioa to " mother earth" the
product or the farm under all circumstances will
yield them a competence and br economy place
them measurably Independent of the vlclsiitn lei
hich effect all callings and professions.
Tire CaivxAf Caxt Ra.lwaxv The lino commen
ces from both sides of tbe harbor of Balaklava and
proceeds direct up tnevauey oi t.aaiaoiwnere it
tarns sharp to the west roan 1 tbe foot of the hill on
which Is placed the Sailors or 4-gun Battery and
through the French camp along the aids at lb hill
tn ihn flatratuff at the lu3 uf Ihit DLueaa.aiid abac
half - mwfWwri head qaarlers.aThetrinejtben dfe
to acconrmoaaici ine? to.ru wans "
left siege train. Tna railway ilaiiy- lake np about
113 tone supply of provisions consisting; of biscuit
alt meat groceries com hsy and fuel to- the front.
To the 23d utU it bad taken op as nearly aa can be
1 000 tons of sh-ll and shot 300 ton or small arms.
3000 tons of commissariat stores (fuel and forage)
besides upwards or 1060 ions ot miscellaneous viz:
guos platforms Lutf quartermaster generar stores
fee. The railway was commenced on the 9 h of Feb
by lbe natives; It conveyed commissariat stores to
Kakikol on the 23J and oa the SGth of March It con-
veyed shot and shell to tbe summit at head quarters
four and a half miles rrom Balaklava which with
Ihe Diamond Wharf branch and tbe double line from
Balaxlava lo Kadikol makes upwards of seven miles
of rail laid down In less than seven weeks.
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A commission of Episcopal bishop i Bet iophlla
delphia week before last to Uk into consideration
a memorial suggesting a change In tbe litanry. It is
said that no dociston was come lo In regard to any of
lbe questions before Ibem but to soggeM lbe division
of service which the prayer book will allow The
unanimous opinion of the bishops present was not
to maks any cfcuijo In the prayer book or rubrics.
They adjourned to EOCSl fo a year during which
interval each member upot the Informal ion received
from Intern gatorles addressed to the clergy wilt-
prepare an opinion and upon a com&crison of these
views a general report will be laid before the next
convention.
IroBTA.TT rxox Mexico. A letter In theNoeces
Valley dated at Rio Grande City on the 1st Instant
says:
Great excitement prevails here and on the opposite
sloe of the Rio at this lime tn consequence of tho
revolutionary elements that are abroad. Gen. Woll
left Matamoraa yesterday for Monterey the latter
place Camargo Lamp8ssasand several other towns
on and near tbe frontier being already ia possession
or tbe revolutionists. Gen. Carvajal crossed the
river to-day with about 500 followers. Cen. Capla-
Iran Es oa Ihe road up to Join his force to lhat of Car
vajaL cry few mericans are engaged In the revo-
lution though all feel a great anxiety for their sue
ces.
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Henry Ward Eeecber calls Garrison umy dear
brother Garrison." and Gamsoo publishes a eomnra-
nleatlon In bis Liberator which says If Cod bas
tbe power to abolish slavery and does not he Is a
Tery great scoundreL" It Is evident something el-e
needs abolishing besides slavery.
ASasiciocs RxaDtaorTHz Womb or God.
profound writer ia lbe Wilmington (N. C) Herald
sajs: "Love the moon lor she shines In tho night
to give us light io tbe dark whereas the sua only
shines in tbe day time when there Is plenty of light
aod bis assistance is not wanted." Sir Boyle-Roche
could hardly have beaten that.
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Cavx nix Fits.- MBecaase we ventured last
week' says an exchange paper lo Introduce a few
Latin words Into a paragraph jnss to make a little
show cf our knowledge a eotemporary quote L.tla
at US In s most ferocious manner. IletaytWiAiZjir.
WholsNibilf Who was it he nV with and what
wasKhe'fiV forr
The Lonndon Lancet says:
Two ladies of elegant aud quiet deportmeut ar
attending tbe surgical operations ia Londot. prepar-
atory to going to tbe Crimea to assist Miss Nightin-
gale woo Is attacked with fever. The wife uf oie
or the surgeons of the Smyrna staff is to have 3 1500
per annum es a matron of the hospital
Some ono think they hare Improved the line
"Honesty is the best policy" by transposing it
Policy Is b beat honesty." Te laiter rendition Is
doubtless tbe most generally accp'ed. We leave
our readers to choose between then
A late writer says that every created thing has a
brain has a memory bas a part and applies Its ex
pertence for the benefit uf its future happiness. An
old dog In a bear hunt is as cautious of Bruin's teeth
as an old broker is of suspicious stocks and both
act on tbe same principle) the recollection of being
Airier ln a previous transaction."
One summer evening a gentleman called on a lady
aa 2rquainiance of bis. After lbs compliments of
the evenior she expressed Her surprise at his sppesr-
tng lu slippers despite bis assertions to ibeir superior
comfort la cuaseueiK.e of heat. She continued her
arguments as to tnetr great want of taste and con
eluded by saying that for her she did not like to
see a gentleman with anything on bnt boots I"
laox Smrs. The Liverpool TIavs stales that of
wooden vessels there are but three building on the
Clyda at the present moment while of iroa ships
Ihero are no fewer man ihlrty-flve.
A BcLLXT-raoor Coach. Queen ictoria'a stag.
coach is bullet-proof and the glass of lbe widows is
six inches thick. Wnen George IV was fired at th
glass was only broken by the batL la this eo&eb for
some reason and net as bad been expected la an
open one Louie Napoi-oa proceeded oa his lato
visit to tbe Caild Hsil fo i-e-lve the address of the
Corporation of London.
a -!anrrmaneatchisIoglbe youth of his church
put the following question from the catechism to a
8 lYhisyourcouJolatioa la Lie and death?"
Tbe pot.'' g'rl smiled but did not answer.
Tns priest insisted.
-tt eiL then" saM she. --since I must lelL I. Li Ihe
young Printer oil Walnut street.
We asked a hard case tie other day If he bad tnr
thing stored np In heaven. "3artain sartaln" re
piled he "I gaes they most be laid up ihero II any-
where for I hain't got any laid ap to borne.
Tax BxsrtT Accocrrxs Foa. frmmt ..ti
another yesterday how be acconnUd for lbe result
of the Irgmla election. Th reply was: Because
tterwere more 1V1 men thero than Ktttw t
Sracxixa tux CaRxijo-i-The Boston Post says:
Thf nnmKi. fkf f.h.. j ..
.tJ-Z v . 17 -" uemt on meets in the
street about Inesodavs Is beyond compcution. Th
. ....uuuiuuum ana preparations
are la active operation for copious finally supplies or
Tery brand. v
TK- .! ... . a . . .
-hv uca4(lu Buaj o( 4 via Ol AT9 Wa loaugtl-
rated at Orleans France la the first week of May
With ereat f.tr-nl!lja Vft. fmtm ...tl... . ..
days.
u a Kuuu iuiu M mujin a. ajty rate iayj DrV-
den ; and if a straw can tickle a man. It Is an Inst
meat of happlne.
Ills.
One after one th honored Bay Leaves fade
And ancient glories wither lo the shede
TbeSo!onsorinstftalatdaiy'iesjl
Have kuted a ens member from the- ILilL
Jake courage Joseph In thy great ado.
The world bare hissed the Legislator- too
firm tie Jswnui t Caraaserce.
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