The Matagorda Gazette. (Matagorda, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 27, 1860 Page: 1 of 4
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There is a wonderful mean man up
in Noble ceunty, Indiana. Some time ago
he got a divorce from his wife, who being
left without any support, became a charge
upon the county. The husband solicited
and obtained the keeping of her ; and he
come, and
wheat is
some
She
He waited patiently till evening ser-
vices began, and concluded he would go
THOS. BEDFORD
.<-1TAGOEBA, TEXAS.
mantle on our cheeks; even its north blasts
brace into new vigor the hardened children
of our rugged climate. The eye is indebt-
ed to it for all the magnificence of sun rise,
the full brightness of midday, the chasten-
MATAGORDA, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1860.
A WESTERN POLITICIAN.
35 00 ;
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100 Of. :
THE UH EK A
pressible comfort of feeling safe with a per-
son, having neither to weigh thoughts nor
measure words but pouring them all right
out just as they are, chaff and grain to-
gether, certain that a faithful hand will
take and sift them, keep what is worth
keeping, and then with the breath of kind-
ness blow the re&t away.
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tary of the Commonwealth to proceed to
Westmorland county during the present
week to examine into the present condition
of the “birth place of Washington,” ceded
. They pro-
pose having the ground (one or more acres)
enclosed and a road-way made to it. It lies
on the Potomac river. A monument will
be put up to designate the spot. A piece
of the hearth-stone of the ancient edifice
(perhaps the only remaining relict) is now
in the State Capitol in Richmond. Many
years since a marble slab denoted the place the Mechanics’, $83,000—” “That will do,
; the muta
tions of time and chance, it is believed, have
caused it to disappear.— Whig.
Tuilleries.
The Birth Place of Washington.—Some
years since, Lewis Washington, a descen-
dant of the General, presented to the State
of Virginia the lot of land in Westmoreland'
county, on which stood the house in which
the father of his country first saw the light ither. No sooner did the rich
. This was done with a view of hav-
ing the spot marked by some suitable
monument by the State. We learn that it
assembled for meeting, thinking perhaps
he might meet his friend. On going out,
what was his astonishment to find the gal-
lant Governor, the hero of the shooting
match, in front of the altar, surrounded by
ministers and class-leaders, with a hymn
book in his hand, head thrown back, sing-
ing as loud as his lungs would permit :
4How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord !’
‘From that moment,’ said the Judge, ‘I
gave up all hopes. I tell you, sir, a man
that’s good for a camp-meeting and shoot-
ing match can’t be beat for Congress 1 It
can’t be done, sir I’ And so it proved.”
[From the Leavenworth (Kansas) Herald.]
The Great Prize Story.
THE DOOMED MONARCH,
OR
THE FIEND CODFISH!!!
of Spain, she had also concluded to abdicate
in favor of Napoleon the III of France.—•
She henceforth said she would, for the
peace of the country, resign all her claims,
which all the world knew to be just—to
that cradle near the setting sun. But for
it the rainbow would want its “triumphant
now maintains her as a pauper at the expense of °f Washington’s first home, but
the county I That is tolerably mean, we
think.
pose we must let you have some of your
money if possible.” “William,” he added,
calling to his son, who had walked into an
adjoining parlor, “have we any money at
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working twelve hours in the day at his
trade, and devoting four to study and im-
provement of his mind. Both of these
young men were in love with a lady who
had wealthy relations and bright anticipa-
tions. The mechanic, although for a time
subdued and rebuffed, kept on with his in-
tentions determined to overcome her pred-
judices, while the fop twisted bis mustaches
in anticipated success, and fairly captivat-
ed the young lady with his expensive dress
and habit. The mechanic kept on, how-
ever, until he overheard her say that she
never would marry a man doing something
for a living, when his visits were suddenly
discontinued. The young lady married the
fop, and their two fortunes together were a
fine independence.
To-day the young mechanic is worth a
hundred thousand dollars, has a beautiful,
loving wife and several charming children,
has retired from business, and is doing
his tone. “However, Mr. Audubon, I sup- nothing. To-day the fop i$ at Auburn, clad
in the parti-colored raiment, doing some-
thing, if pecking stones can be called do-
ing something, while the wife with her
sickly children, are in the poor house de-
all in the bank ?” “Yes, father,” replied the pendent on
true, but bears a moral with it, and that is ly and safely. O, the comfort, the inex-
doing.something, and never be ashamed of
t^e'Taculty that can bring bread and happi-
To
The atmosphere rises above us with its
cathedral dome, arching toward heaven, of
which it is the most perfect synonym and
symbol. It floats around us like that
grand object which the apostle John saw
in his vision, “a sea of glass like unto
crystal.” So massive is it, that when it
begins to stir, it tosses about great ships
like playthings, and sweeps cities and
forests like snow flakes, to destruction be-
fore it. And yet it is so mobile, that we
MATAGORDA GAZE]
“About a dozen years ago, Gov. Y--,
and Judge W----, were candidates for
Congress in this District. They were both
far-sighted, shrewd politicians—the Judge
the better lawyer and debater, the Gover-
more winning in his manners
as the sequel will fully establish. One hot
day in July while they were traveling to-
gether on the canvass, they came upon a
party of twenty men or more, assembled on
the road side for the purpose of having a
shooting match. Thinking it a good time have lived years in it before -we can be per-
and place for presenting their respective
claims, the Governor proposed stopping.
They halted, and the Governor soon made
himself at home. He bought a number of
chances in the match, and, being a good
marksman, succeeded well, winning quite
quantij^ of beef, which constituted the prize
The Judge bad conscientious scruples as
to shooting matches and did not participate
but stood by conversing with the more
sober of the crowd, while his friend the
Governor, was in high glee with his com-
panions over the beef. When the beef was
given out to the successful shooters, our
Governor ordered his to be divided among
some poor widows, who, he had ascertain-
ed lived in the vicinity, and then asked the
b’hoys if they were not “dry.” Of course
they were, and the Governor ordered a
plentiful supply of the “Ob, be joyful !”
Here again the Judge had scruples, and
did not participate ; but had it been other-
wise it would have availed nothing. The
Governor was decidedly the man at the
shooting match ; while the Judge felt him-
self entirely in the vocative. Leaving their
friends, they proceeded on their way some
twelve or fifteen miles, and halted at the
camp ground where the annual camp meet-
ing was being held, they separated in the
crowd, each electioneering with all his
might, with old and young, friends and
strangers—making hay while the sun
shone—for there was indeed a fine open-
ing. Toward night the Judge began to
look around for his distinguished opponent,
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distance,
said :
“Can you tell me, sir, how far it is to
Brandon ?”
“ Brandy ?” says the ready landlord,
Up, “yes, sir, I think I have
some,” at the same time handing down a
fresh the fevered brow, and make the blood decanter of the precious liquid.
“You rnisundersand me,” says the stran-
ger, “I asked bow far it was to Bran-
don ?’
“They call it pretty good brand,” says
Wing.
“Will you take sugar with it ?” reach-
ed radiance of the gloaming, and the clouds as spoke for the bowl and toddy-
stick.
The despairing traveler turned to Fish.
“The land lord,” said he, “seems to be
arch,” and the winds would not send their deafwill you, tell me how far it is to
Brandon .?”
“Thank you,” said Fish, “I don’t care if
I do take a drink with you.”
The stranger treated and fled.
A Reminiscence of the Emperor of France.
Th® man who now sits upon the throne of
France, directing the destinies of thirty-six
millions of people, and whose facilities for
raising money are probably greater than
those of any living being, not excepting the
elder Rothschilds, left the St. Charles Hotel
New Orleans, twenty years ago, without
liquidating a small bill for board. Our
thought she might as well take him, as she
had more money than she knew what to do
with, and wanted somebody to spend it.
Fred. Douglass, while in Newcastle
England, a few weeks ago, made applica-
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suaded that it exists at all, and the great
bulk of mankind never realize the truth
that they are bathed in an ocean of air. Its
weight is so enormous, that iron shivers be-
fore it like glass, yet a soap ball sails
through it with impunity, and the tiniest
insect waves it aside with his wing. It
ministers lavishly to all the senses. We
touch it not but it touches us. Its warm
south wind brings back color to the pale jumping-
face of the invalid ; its cool west winds re*
bavins1 purchased the -entire Right for the
State of Texas to make afee “ Ureka Cera &
Cotten Planter,” (from<7. W. McClanahan, Esq.) .
together with ail the late timprovernents on the
xj|d Patent of Fox & Keeper, 1 am establishing
a manufactory, in Matagorda, for the purpose of
tfurnishmg the same to the -surrounding* country.
The made by Mr. McClanahan
is acknowledged by the most experienced plan-
ters to possess a decided advantage over the
old Patent; dispensing with the annoyance of
bands and brushes, which were formerly at-
tached to the Feeder and Agitator, and using
in their stead a novel power by means of a
double crank.
T‘hs# is the greatest ■labor-saving’ machine
the booth. It w !l perform ‘he work of four
hands awd three mutes, and only requires one
t.o manage it. its construction is simple, and it
is not liable to ges dot of order ; and it is easier
to the mule draiwi’Hr it than auj’ other kind of
.si plow. It opeujs the furrow, drops (he seed,
and e,avers them, alter which a large east iron
whed tohllows a,-ad performs the process of pack
ing oa the steed asd haraswing the ridge
ju a rgMjst beautiful manner, leaving it in an
.exeeltenrt fSoMdhiwrs for moulding. This is a
saving «jl .teiw and regularity of strewing seed
thait derjE.aiG-s the alienlioit of every intelligent
and ecoiwmacad planter.
I 3«i spared to fornjsh any number sthai
stray be 4ettfred ajud at the shortest notice. As
ieveryltiW.<f is made under ®y owa supervision,
f can guarantee sabslaa^ial w<®rk ot the best
material.
For farther iufema.ttes, er application for
Fiiachiues. address
THO B EBFOR D,
Matagorda, Texas.
s®.iiy 2d JMO-tf
NEW STORE!
MEW GOOD8 I
[Next door r,o Scimerber’s Confectionery.]
The subscribers respectfully inform the ladies
■and gentlemen of Matagorda and vicinity that
«hey haVj® now on hand a very superb assort-
ment of goods; such as Calicoes, Muslins,
Gingham..Jaconet, Hosiery, Gloves, Shirts, Un-
dershirts, Utawers, Hoop-skirts, Lsdies, Gents
and Children’s shoes; a large assortment of
Perfumery,and Fancy Articles; a beatiful lot
cf China W^re, Aceordeons, Fire Works and
Toys. All ©f w itch they will sell very low.
The ladies are expressly invited to examine
otir stosk ofFairy Goods, consisting in Brace-
lets., Necklaces, Fancy Hair Pins, Corubs, Fan-s,
Sewing-birds, ,-e c., etc., etc
Gur goods cannot be surpassed by any for
the .beauty and price.
MO Rand sghmerbee & co.
April 18, 186(
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(CARPENTER AND BUILDER
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rpHE uniersigne 1 is prepared with the latest terprowe--
X merits in machinery,formapafacturing.attheshort-
«st notice,
Hlinds,
EXCERPTS.
A man much addicted to drink be-
ing extremely ill with a fever, a consulta-
tion was held in his bedchamber by three
physicians, how to cure the fever and abate
the thirst. “Gentlemen,” he said, “I
will take half the trouble off your hands ; nor ^y far the
barrel of you cure ^Je ^ever> 3n(^ abate the
thirst myself ”
B®»A woman at Detroit, 58 years of age,
on the 25th inst., married a verdant youth
apparently about 18 years old. She said he
didn’t amount to much as a man, but then
London, for a passport to enable him to
visit Paris as an American citizen. The
reply made by the minister was, in effect,
that the constitution of the United States
did not recognize persons of color as citi-
zens—the passport was, therefore, refus-
ed. Through the French Consul at New-
castle, however, the required permission
has been obtained.
A Good Argument.—In a time of much
religious excitement and consequent dis-
cussion, an honest Dutch farmer on the
Mohawk was asked his opinion as to
which denomination of Christians were on
the right way to heaven. “Well den,” said
he, “ven we ride our wheat to Albany,
some say dis road ish de best, and some
say that; but it don’t make much difference
which road we take, for ven we get dere
dey never ask us vich vay we
it’s none of their business—if our
Under these tremendous circumstances good!
The day on which the Charleston
Convention was called happened to be the
anniversary of the birthday of Mr. Doug-
las.
The day on which the Chicago Conven-
tion was called happened to be the anniver- but could find him no where,
sary of the birthday of Senator Seward.
These coincedences did not prove lucky.
How of the next ?
The day to which the Charleston Con-
vention adjourned to Baltimore, is the 18th
of June, the anniversary of the battle of
Waterloo.
Macaulay and Mrs. Beecher Stowe.—Not-
withstanding Macaulay’s reputation for
conversational powqr, he appears to have
uttered few bon mots, to have made few con-
versational points which are repeated and
remembered. One of the very few good
stories current of him is the following : It
is said he met Mrs. Beecher Stowe at Sir
Charles Trevelyan’s, and rallied her on her
admiration of Shakespeare. “Which of his
charcters do you like best ?” “Desdemona,”
said the lady. “Ah, of cours,” was the re-
ply, “for she was the only one who ran
after a black man.”
An insane old lady created
sensation in Havre a few weeks ago.
called at the police office to say that,
actuated by the example of the Count
Montemolin in resigning, in favor of Queen
Isabella, all his pretentions to the th1’0116 his subscribers for payments. It
fleecy messengers on errands around the
heavens.
The cold ether would not shed snow
feathers on the earth, nor would drops of •
dew gather on the flowers. The kindly
rain would never fall, nor hailstorm nor fog
diversify the face of the sky. Our naked
globe would turn its tamed and unshadow-
ed forehead to the sun, and one dreary mo-
notonous blaze of light and heat dazzle and
burn up all things. Were there no atmos-
phere, the evening sun would in a moment
set, and, without warning, plunge the
earth in darkness. But the air keeps in her authority for this assertion, is the New Or-
hand a sheath of her rays, and lets them
slip but slowly through her fingers so that
the shadows of evening are gathered by
degrees, and the flowers have time to bow
out to the large shed where the people had their heads, and each creature to find
place of rest, and to nestle to repose.
as dark as a bottle of ink in a
pitch at the bottom of a well, and forty-
four thousand times darker than the con-
centrated darkness of forty-thousand mid-
nights, when upon a throne of petrified tur-
tle soup, stood the mighty Gengulphus,
monarch of the Fe Fi Fo Fum Islands, eat-_______________________ ________
ing a slice of butered beeswax, occasionally woni(j be handy to have around, and she
wetting his lips by drinking fluidical
wrought iron, sheet anchors, fluke foremost.
Around him stood eighty-two thousand
nine hundred and eighty-seven and a half
couriers ! 1 I
“Bring forth the whangdoodle and place
it on the hewgog I” exclaimed he in a ter-
rific voice, and at the same time cutting off tion through the American minister in
a courtier’s head with the sharp edge of an
illuminated cotton bale.
chapter n.
The whangdoodle was placed upon the
hewgag—but before we go further, let us
take a glance at the political state of Amer-
ica at the date our story opens. We were
involved in a war with Mexico, and Gener-
al Scott was carrying our victorious flag
through the halls of the Monteloosers.—
General Washington, commanding the home
army, had formed a junction with Christo-
pher Columbus at Nauvoo, and defeated
the combined forces of England, France
and Hindoostan, in a sanguinary retreat on
Bungtown Hights. John C. Freemont, Pres
ident of the United States, had appointed
James Buchanan Governor of Cape Cod ;
and Napoleon Bonaparte, as Mayor of Bun-
ker Hill, assisted by Lieutenant-General
Barney O’Twigger, of Ireland, was prepar-
ing for a descent upon the tories at Ger re
Gordo, whilst Dr. Jayne, U. S. Surgeon,
was constructing a strong fort at Cairo,
armed with a chain pump and one hundred
of his Carminative Balsam.
NUMBER 40.
I Don’t Care if I Do.—Who is respon-
sible for this one ?
In olden time before the Maine laws were
invented, Wing kept the hotel at Middle
Granville, and from his well stocked bar I
furnished “ accommodation to man and
beast.” He was a good landlord, but ter-
ribly deaf. Fish, the village painter, was
afflicted in the same way.
were sitting by themselves
Wing was behind the
anecdote is told of John Jacob Astor, in
the double character of a patron of litera-
ture and parsimonious money-holder, which
appears to be exceedingly characteristic :
Among the subscribers to Audubon’s
magnificent work on ornitholgy, the price jng a rjch father. On the other hand, the
or wnich was $1000 per copy, appealed the of two voung men was a mechanic,
name of John Jacob Astor. During the
progress of the work, the prosecution of
of which was exceedingly expensive, Mr.
Audubon, of course, called upon several of
~; so happen-
ed that Mr. Astor (probably that he might
not be troubled about small matters) was
not applied to before the delivery of all the
letter-press and plates. Then, however,
Audubon asked for his $1000; but was put
off with one excuse or another. “Ah, Mr.
the imperial purple and the Palace of the Audubon,” would the owner of millions ob-
serve, “you come at a bad time ; money is
very scarce : I have nothing in bank ; I
have invested all my funds ”
At length, the sixth time, Audubon called
upon Astor for his $1000. As he was
ushered into his presence he found William
B. Astor, the son, conversing with the fa-
man see the
man of art, than he began, “Ah, Mr. Au
dubon, so you have come again for your
money. Hard times, Mr. Audubon—money
very scarce.” But just then, catching an
inquiring glance from his son, he changed
a
In
the morning, the garnish sun would at one
bound burst from the bosom of night, and
blaze above the horizon ; but the air
watches for his coming, sends but first only
one little ray to announce his approach,
and then another, and then a handful, and
so gently draws aside the curtain of night,
and slowly lets the light fall on the face of
the sleeping earth, till her eyelids open, and
like man, she goeth forth again to her labor
until the evening.— Quar. Review.
The Buffalo Republican relates a
, case that contains a moral for the consi-
Astor’s_Avarice.—The following amusing deration of young people. Not many years
ago there were two young men of that
city, one of whom was the son of a rich
man, and of whose accomplishments con-
sisted of being able to dress well and hav-
On the other hand, the
no wonder the men and women of the nine-
teenth century were highly intellectual and
gicaiesi la.uw-tsaviHg' inauiinre ,, , . i > . ’
tha< has ever benefitted the .planting interest of genera,Dy speaking boin when they were
ilie It w II pe.'i-ferra the work of font
Turn we again to our story.
chapter III.
The whangdoodle was placed upon the
hewgag. Dismay and terror sat upon the
countenances of the nobility. Lord De Mozo
involuntarily clutched Prince Blowhushy’s
coat-tail, and the Countess of Fitz Fum dis-
appeared hysterically within her hoops,
whilst bold Count Scratch, hitherto the
bravest of the brave, threw himself at the
foot of the throne, and elevated one leg as
a signal of their distress. But the mighty
Gengulphus was unmoved. Drawing a
golden wire safty fuse from his bosom, he
was in the act of attaching one end of it to
the whangdoodle, when—oh ! horror of
horrors 1—he beheld in one corner of the
room his beloved Selleh lockek in the arms
of Fe ti le Swash Bosky, Envoy Extraor-
dinary from the Isle of Wight III
chapter iv.
To say that Gengulphus was angry would
be an indifferent statement of the truth.—
He was in a rage. He couldn’t contain
himself, and consequently boiled over in
torrents that formed puddles of wrath at 1
his feet. He foamed, raved, ripped and ;
tore—stamped, rolled, kicked and roared .
At last, seizing a battering-ram by the
horns, he made a furious push at the guilty
pair.
One day they
in the barroom,
counter waiting for the next customer ; I
while fish was lounging before the fire 1
with a thirsty look, casting sheep’s eyes I
occasionally at Wing’s decanters and wish- I
ing devoutly that somebody would come in
and treat.
A traveler from the South, on his way I
to Brandon, stepped in to inquire the
Going up to the counter he
Moors,
Mouldings,
M low rates as car be purchased elsewhere.
CONRAD DIETRICH.
Matagorda, April 9, 1859.-tf
SCHEDULE TIME.
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Route No. 8510 ; From Matagorda to Galveston, via
<Quintana and KenriM* Post Office. Arrives on Mondays,
Thursdays and Sat rdays, at 1 o’clock &, and de-
parts on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 11
o'clock A.» M.
Route No. 8508; From Matagorda to Galveston, via
Caney, Columbia aid Liverpool. Arrives Sundays and
Wednesdays at 3 oblock p. m., and departs on Mondays
3n,d Fridays at 9 o’dock a. m.
Rqute No. 8587 ; From Matagorda to Indianola. Ar-
rives on Tuesdays tnd Fridays at 6 o’clock p. m., and
.departs on Mondays and Thursdays at 8 o’clock a. m.
Route No. 8602 ; From Matagorda to Brazorie. Ar-
rives on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 o’clock
p. m., and departs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
4»ys at 6 o’clock a. m. G. STEWART P-M.
^.atagorifa, Texas, April .9,1859.-ly
son, supposing he asked an earnest ques-
tion, pertinent to what they had been talk-
ing about when the ornithologist came in,
“we have $22,000 in the Bank of New ^ess from the earth, the air, or water.
York, $70,000 in the Merchants’, 98,400 in those who have been brought up to do
pthing, we trust this short moral yarn
rill have a significance proving that idle-
Bss instead of money is the root of all
til.
leans Bee, of Nov. 20, 1839, which a friend
of ours, noted for his antiquarian proclivi-
ties, has exhumed from an old chest of
newspapers, and kindly handed over to us.
We shall send a copy of this issue of the
Express to his majesty, and if perchance it
should be instrumental in inducing that
distinguished potentate to forke ovei- to the
proprietors of the St Charles, principal and
interest, we shall claim at least, a com-
mission of ten per cent, for collecting. The
Bee of the above date says :
Count Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, whose ■
arrival at this city was announced in seve-
ral of the morning papers, has left New !
Orleans in high dudgeon, and for just rea- I
son. He was yesterday morning informed I
by the proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel
that it was customary for gentlemen
traveling without baggage (the Count was
splendidly provided in that way for a man I
of his titular dimensions) to pay for his I
board in advance, whereupon the following |
dialogue transpired :
Count—My name is a sufficient guarantee I
for my bill. |
Publican—Your name, Count, is a very I
good namb, but won’t buy marketing.
Count—Make out my bill.
Publican—It shall be done.
i
The clerk thereupon presented the bill I
mad^ out in the name of the Count L. N. I
Bonaparte. i
My name, said the Count, is Louis Napo- I
leon Boaparte—I wish it stated in full in the I
account. j
A second bill was made out, and the ;
entire name written out in fair, legible ;
letters. ■;
My name is Count Louis Napoleon Bona- I
parte, Prince of Segoria, Kamschatka and I
other dependencies—say so in the bill, re- I
sponded the sprig of nobility. I
I will not make out a third bill, said the ;
clerk. ;
Then, I’ll be d—d if I pay it, said his ex- ,
cellency, and forthwith absquatulated. s
A True Friend.—From a late publication
entitled “A Life for a Life,” we quote the 1
following beautiful passage. I
O the blessing it is to have a friend to I
whom one can speak fearlessly on any sub- ;
ject, with whom one’s deepest, as well as I
charity. This story is not only one’s most foolish thoughts come out simp- I
CHAPTER V.
“ Die!” shrieked Gengulphus, as he twirl-
ed the fearful instrument above their heads.
But, alas ! in its swift descent it came in
contact with Baron De Boosey’s pipe, and
glancing at right angles, clove asunder the
massive door leading to the Royal Menag-
erie! “Brimstone and torpedoes!” thunder-
ed Gengulphus—but he was too late. Ere
he eould again raise the huge weapon, a
fierce ..demoniacal howl ran through the
rooms, and the next moment an infuriated
grizzly Codfish rau madly forth from the
4 demolished door and buried its deadly fangs
in the seat of the mighty Gengulphus’ inex-
pressibles. He uttered a sharp cry of pain
—made one desperate effort to shake off
the monster—and then fell to the floor, as
!dead as a June-bug in January.
CHAPTER VI.
But little more remains to be told. Sel-
leh, soon after the death of Gengulphus,
stabbed herself with a bed-wrench, and her
paramour, Fe ti le Swash Bosky, becoming by-
stricken with remorse, buried himself in a i J
pot of porter—heels up. The Countess i___________
Fitz Fum eloped with an Egyptian mummy, is“th” intention of the Governor and Secre-
in a good state of preservation, and the
Count de Scratch, having lost the whole of
his fortune in playing “ Simon says wig
wag” with Lord de Mozo, he was forced to
emigrate West, where he in listed as order-
ly sergeant to a lime kiln, and was shortly ” 'the State by his descendant
afterwards killed by the accidental burst-
ing of a cabbage head.
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