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VOLUME XVII
WALLISVILLE, TEXAS
JUNE 1991
NO. 6
THE AGE
Established at Houston May 15, 1871 by
D.L. McGary. Moved to Wallisville March
15,1897. Discontinued in 1908. Reestab-
lished by the Wallisville Heritage Park,
December 1, 1979. $1.66 per paper
$20.00 for one-year subscription.
Wallisville Heritage Park
P.O.Box 16
Wallisville, Texas 77597
NOTE: The "Branch T. Archer" was
the first steamboat to reach Liberty
in the year 1838.
TELEGRAPH & TEXAS REGISTER
Saturday, June 9, 1838
Houston, Texas
NAVIGATION OF THE TRINITY - By
the latest accounts from the Trinity,
we learn that the Branch T. Archer
has ascended the river as far as the
Coshatta village, and will probably
proceed still farther, as the late rains
have swollen the stream to a consid-
erable degree.
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TELEGRAPH & TEXAS REGISTER
Saturday, June 16, 1838
Houston, Texas
The Branch T. Archer, Capt.
Ross, returned to this city on Thurs-
day last. The Captain states that he
ascended the Trinity nearly four
hundred miles, and could have as-
cended still farther, as the steam
continued deep and wide at the
place where they turned back -
about eight miles above Cincinati
(sic). We have been favored with an
article containing an account of the
voyage - by a passenger, but it was
received too late to be published in
this number. It may appear next
week.
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GALVESTON WEEKLY NEWS
March 30, 1858
SABINE PASS, March 29, 1858.
EDS. NEWS - Leaving Wood-
ville, I traveled on to Town Bluff, a
town situated upon a bluff some
thirty feet above the level of the
water, and surrounded by good
lands and timber.
After resting two days, I pro-
ceeded on towards Jasper, a beauti-
ful little town, on a high rolling coun-
try, twelve miles from Bevilport, on
the Neches. This place has im-
proved but little since I passed
through it some five years since.
Making the best of my time, I
proceeded on to Beaumont, a dis-
tance of seventy miles, but was
greatly annoyed while passing
though the lower part of Jasper
county by insects, commonly called
buffalo gnats, which infest parts of
the county in wet weather, and are
very troublesome to cattle and hors-
es.
On the third day I arrived at the
town of Beaumont, which has been
extolled by different writers to a
degree that I am not willing endorse,
for although it is a beautiful landing
for boats and tolerably dry upon the
bank of the river, it is, nevertheless,
very low and muddy in the back and
upper parts of town.
At this place I have the plea-
sure of forming an acquaintance
with your occasional correspondent,
H.R. Green, Esq., who writes over
the signature of "Hall". He is neither
dead nor married, as reported to the
News by some kind friend. He has
taken up a school in the rural part of
the city, and is doubtless rendering
valuable services to the rising gener-
ation.
A Debating Society here, over
which "Hall" has the honor to preside
as President, lately undertook to
decide a very important question. It
was this: Whether a man is happier
in the pursuit or possession of a
wife? After hearing all the arguments
pro and con, President "Hall" decid-
ed in favor of the affirmative, that is,
that the pursuit affords more enjoy-
ment than the possession. The ad-
vocates of the opposite side of the
question, appealed to the members,
who sustained "Hal's" decision, when
they appealed to the ladies present,
by whom his decision was reversed.
Leaving Beaumoni, I steered
for Madison, calculating to go by the
way of Montez Ferry, but the roads
were too bad, and after bogging
down twice in the marsh while trying
to get to the ferry, I turned my
course toward Sabine Pass by the
way of the prairie (there being no
road at all) and at length I arrived at
Taylor's Bayou, where there was a
Ferry Kept; but the family had
moved off to Aurora, distant about
five Texas miles (which is certainly
eight if it was measured). By this
time night had overtaken me, and I
was compelled to go back or lie out
in the prairie, where the insects
would allow no one to sleep; so I
made my way back and was gener-
ously treated by the hospitable gen-
tleman and lady of the house. The
next morning the gentleman had me
put across, and I made the rest of
my way down the lake towards Sab-
ine, though mud and up to my
horse's knees, some nine miles, and
at length I came to a marsh which,
to my estimation, must be impass-
able at times, yet the citizens travel
it and call it a good road. But finally
I made my way around to the right,
which threw me out of my way
about twelve miles. I bogged down
three times, but finally succeeded in
making my way to the city, by night.
Yours, &c., M.U.
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TELEGRAPH & TEXAS REGISTER
Saturday, May 19, 1838
Houston, Texas
A CARD
SINCE MY ARRIVAL IN THIS
CITY, I have been informed that
charges impeaching my patriotism
have been industriously circulated,
founded upon a communication
addressed by me to some Mexican
authority about the time of our revo-
lution. If there is any thing, let it be
brought forth in open day. I shall be
proud to meet and respond to any
thing that I have written then, or at
any other time, touching the inter-
ests of the people of Texas.
T. JEFFERSON CHAMBERS
City of Houston, May 19th,
1838.
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TELEGRAPH & TEXAS REGISTER
Thursday, October 4, 1837
Page 3, Column 2
SALE OF LOTS IN THE
TOWN OF LIBERTY
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that
a sale of the lots in the town of Lib-
erty will take place in said town, on
the 25th day of October next, and
continue from day to day, until a
sufficient number of lots are sold.
This town is the county seat and is
situated in an elevated and beautiful
prairie, near the east bank of the
Trinity river, about thirty miles above
its mouth. The country adjacent
embraces some of the richest cotton
lands of Texas. The climate is re-
markably healthy, and the water
pure and wholesome. A channel has
recently been discovered at the
mouth of the Trinity, admitting ves-
sels drawing five feet water; this will
permit a direct communication to be
opened between this place and
Galveston, making this the depot of
a very extensive and fertile section of
the County. It is only forty miles from
Houston, and eighty from Ballou's
Houston, and eighty from Ballou's
ferry, on the Sabine.
TERMS: - One-third of the pur-
chase money to be paid in hand,
one-third in three months, and the
other in six months. For the security
of the corporation, the title will not
be issued until the last payment is
made; and any person failing to
make the second or last payment,
will forfeit the lot or lots, together
with the money already paid.
October 1, 1837. 91-t
D.P. COIT, Secretary
H.W. FARLEY, Mayor
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TELEGRAPH & TEXAS REGISTER
Saturday, June 9, 1838
Houston, Texas
TO TEACHERS
APPLICATION WILL BE RE-
CEIVED until the 15th day of July
next, for the situation of Teacher to
the Academy in the town of Liberty,
at which period the term of the pres-
ent preceptors engagement will
expire. The School is now is suc-
cessful operation, there being up-
wards of thirty scholars and the
number rapidly increasing. Testimo-
nials as to character and qualifica-
tion will be required. Communica-
tions to be addressed to the Mayor
H. W. Farley.
By order to the Board of Trust-
ees.
GEO. MILES, Sec.
Liberty, 28th May, 1838.
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