Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 43, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 22, 1845 Page: 2 of 4
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THE TELEGRAPH.
EDITED EY FRANCIS ilOORE.Jr.
MoiSion Wednesday &c. gg 1845.
" Bclhe arrival of ihe Steamship Cincinnati at Gralves-
lan from New Orleans we have received dates from the
latter city lo the 1 ilhjnsu inclusive. The papers contain
Ths priceoJMBranced cent a potyid just be-
fore the CincimflJHPa: no advice however have been
Teceived from England since the arrival of the Britunia.
The U. S. Steamship Princeton has lately sailed for
Vera Cruz and it is rumored she bears important des-
patches for the Mexican Government.
The steamer Co!. Long: arrived at Galveston a few
days since: she is intended to be used as a lighter for the
U. S army in Corpus Christi and Aransas bays.
The steamship New York was advertised to sail from
New Tork for New Orleans on the27th ult
Thesleamship Galveston was also to sail Irom New
York for New Orleans on the 25th inst.
Later from the United States The Steamship
McKim arrived at Galveston on the 16th inst and brought
New Orleans dales to the 14th inclusive. The papers
being only three days later than those received by tht
Cincinnati contain little important intelligence.
Tbe cotton market continued firm at our previous quo
tations. The news from Liverpool by the Cambria was
received at New Orleans oathe 12th but it bad no sensi-
ble effect on the cotton market. The day after the arrival
of the CambTia aTNew York "the price of flour advanced
twenty fire cents a barrel.
New Orleans continues remarkably healthy and grea'
numbers of strangers aie daily arming. There was a
white frost in the city on the I2'h inst. Freights arrive
slowly from tte upper tributaries of the Mississippi. It
is said that there were forty three steamboats aground in
the Ohio below Cincinnati!.
Maryland Election. Mr. Kennedy the Whig
candidate for Congress has been- defeated in Baltimore
Tho result of the election in the State shows that the
Wbigs have elected only two'Congress-tnen and the De-
mocrats four. In theS'ate Legislature the Whigs ha vp
j.2j43 and the Democrates 39 representatives. The Con
" gressional drlegalion consists of Chapman and Long
Whigs and Perry Ligon Giles and Constable Demo
-&. crats.
- A new paper styled the Delta is now published in
$ev Orleans It is a neat sheet is well conducted and
will bear a favorable comparison with any of the-datly
jwpers of that city;
t " : '.
Organization or Parties We notice from the
proceedings of a public meeting published in the News.
thatMitiempts hxverecently been made lo organize a De
niocralic pany in Galveston. Similar attempts have been
made in other counties. We consider these attempts
somewhat premature j but we apprehend that little injury
will result from them. We have been not-a little amused
with the direful prt dictions of our friend of the Ked
Linder respecting the organization of parties in Texas
He statts that btfore the first day of Jtnuary next the
people of Texas will be drilled and marshalled out into
two di-';m-t ngijes Whigs and Democrats; and pttdirts
that utnerewill be such an excitement between brothers
cnTwrshaTTcran probability the bowie knife and
shotgun will be the principle argunitnts" to settle con
troversies. In our humble opinion there is as little pro-
bability that the shut gun and bowie knife will be calha
iuto lequisition at the formation of new political parties in
'Texas as at the formation of religious parties or sects.
It will be as impossible to prevent the formation ol
polin.-al parlies similar to the great political parties of th
United Stntes. after annexation is consummated as to
prevetitHf"0ni separating from water. The e.ements
ofypolitiral. discord are incorporattd in all the communi
-lies of Texas; and whenevr the government of the
XJflion -shall have been extended over this country these
-ficmms will sepadpand form new combinations
This is as certain as that chemical afifnities will act in
mixture of acids and alkalies and form new chemical
combinations? Since tht n this result is inevitable; let all
Jg good men unite in their t ffoits to regulate theorganiza.
T lion of partiisso that the interests and banm'ness of the
people shall not be endangered. It is a singular fact tha1
in all or nearly ail new Slates the Democratic patty in
.. variably predominates: it is therefore 10 be expected that
Texas will be a Democratic State. The great question of
Annexation has necessarily thrown us with fhe Democ.
Tatic paity of ihe Union ; for it has been mainly through
the Jin wearied tfforts of that party that this measure has
been . i ffected. Eveh the Whigs in Texas have been
compelled to sympathize with the Democrats and to ex-
ult in their success: hecause all their successes have
iuided ro render annexation more-certain. It is to be ex-
pected iherefo re that even after the admission of Texas
into ihe Union the Annexation party and the Democratic
parly of Texjjs will be identical. The same great interests
will unite them the same sympathies will influence tht in.
fiinrprHv do wp hone thnt mutual kindness harmony
anu goou wnrurwaras' eauu utuei will clmiacierizeg1f
their conduct. Personal animosities jealousies and con-
tentions will then cease; and Texas by the moderation
forbearance and wisdom of her'political parties will com
mand the admiration and respect of her sister States.
Galveston Election. 'At ihe late election "in the
city of Galveston the rote stood as follows:-
For Anexation
270
121
304
83
289
. 65
Against "-
For the Constitution
Against '
Por the Ordinance.
Against " '
?
The News and Civilian state that much indifference
was manifested by all classes of citizens and that scarcely
half the votes of the city were polled. More votes were
polled agtinat Annexation and agxins' the Constitution in
that county probably iban in any other county in the Re-
pcblie. ' 7
TV speech lately mude by G n Houston at Greensbor-
ougb Aa w T'pJpjU&pf n complain ntary terms by ihe
K!iur of the Grcgrngtovgh Beacon The portion re-
fciifig to annexslionhowerer seems to have been less
expticillhan the friends of the Cent rai desired. The ed
- i:or of the Beacon in his review of this speech says:
" ' ' He noticed al soma length the charge of hostility to
1 Annexation which has been made against him and by
.raanT believed; but we confess wh 1st he satisfied us that
he hncTbeen the early friend of ih.s measure he did not
(dc t towlly clear thai he had (c United so."
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Mexico. By the "Spanish brig J. Batista which
arrived al New Orleans from Vera Cruz on the 8lh inst
advices have been received from the latter city lo the 22d
and from Mexico to the 20th ult.
General Herrera uas formally proclaimed President of
Mexico on the loth ult. anthon the morning of the 16th
took ihe oalh of office in the presence of both Houses of
. Congress. He then deHyerdd a brief message to the
Congress. In this message he complains that the
revenues of the country 'are- inadequate lo the support of
the Government. He slated that the Government was
paralyzed for want of means. He says:
'The army cannot move; territory usurped will re
main usurped; and the hope of recovering it being once
lost the usurpation will be successively and gradually
continued until it embraces the whole Republic and (L
shudder to confess it) Mexico with so many elements of
abundance and of greatness will disappear from the num-
ber of independent nations "
This evinces that he has some claims to fhe gift of pro
phecy. He reiterates the oft repeated boast of Mexican
functionaries that the Government will guard the sove-
reignty and independence of the Republic its honor and
dignity" He omits all the ftnfaronade that is lo be
found in ihe messngae of Bustamente and Santa Anna
about the reconquestjf Texas and indeed scarcely alludes
even indirectly to this country Herrera is evidently
much more prudent if not more energetic than his prede-
cessors. The diligence between Vera Cruz and Mexico has been
robbed again. Indeed robberies are almost of daily oc
currence on the high roads of Mexico.
Geh'l Furlongofthecjtv ofPuebIa. lias onerea the
services of twenty six battalions four regiments and one
brigade of artillery for the national defence: but it is
doubtful -whelher they would move beyond the precincts
of Puebla.
The Mexican papers mention that the troopsnear the
frontier of Texas are suffering for the want of subsist
ance and clothing and are almost wholly disorganized.
Several of the" "dirisions" have more officers than
soldiers. The ofTiceis of the army under Paredesat San
Luis Potosi in their defence against ihe charges for mutiny
state "that what they did was the result of actual und
unavoidable necessity and not from any indisposition to
advance towards the enemy. 1 he same troops they say
had often marched without bread or shoes ; but it did not
follow from that thai it was their duty to do so in all case;
and in the present case nothing would have been gained
to their country by their marching destitute and dispirited
to meet a powerfulfoe.'JU.
This army of Paredes' is styled the army of reserve and
it appears it will alwajs be in reserve so far as the inva-
sion of Texas is concerned. It is-we'believe now four
months since we learned that it had advanced towards
Texas as far as San Luis Potosi and it is there still. It
is probably waiting for the valiant army of the North un-
der Arista to make the first move upon Texas But
Arista's army seems to be afflicted with similar tardiness
for it was announced about three months since that he was
to march with 2500 men immediately from Monterrey to
" Matamaros but at tiie Insi accounts he was at Monterrey
still. We suspect that when the truth is known it will
be found thct Arista has not 600 men under his command
at Monterrey and that the wholearmy of Paredes consists
of about 2500 bare-foott d peons.
If appears from documents published in some of the
Mexican journals that the whole number of troops now
in ihe sen ice of the Government does not exceed'twelvei
thousand including all the garrisons of the cities and on
the frontiers. Such is lhe.de stitulion of the Government
that it has not "means to defray the daily expenses of the
departments in the city of Mexico. Of course it can make
but poor provision for its troops.
The schooner Yenurra. from Tampico. arrived at New-
Orleans on the 9th inst and brought dates from the for-
mer city to the 27th ult. The people of Tampico are in
favor of a federal government bnt are overawed by the
military. A conducta arrived at Tampico whh 2000-
000 from the interior. About $1800000 of this was
sent on board the English steam ship Avon.
One of ihe Tampico editors seems to be disposed to do
some mischief to the American forces on o ir frontier.
We hope Gen Taylor will be on his guard as this f I
low maj' possibly stir up some sp irks of valor in "the Ar
my of the North" Alluding to the occupation of Cor-
pus Christi by the U. S- troops this editor says:
"Why are not our valiant troops battling with these
lEanfcccs drunk with weisky and raw meat who would
let themselves be killed IiKe hogs? Why have not the
enemy's advanced troops perished by the swords and
lances of our invincible veterans of the North? Why
should they be permitted to fortify themselves in order
that in cold blood and so ingloriously with their fifteen-
chambered rifles they may make us purchase victories
dearly?"
We have heard from several precincts in the adjoining
counties and learn that the vote has been almost unani
mous for annexa "ion and'for the Constitution. At SwarT
wout and' Rankin precincts-in Liberty county every
vote uas for the Constitution and only one agfcpsi an-
nexation. "'
In the precincts in Austin county that have'been heard
from ihere was only one otecast against annexation.
1 . T- L TTT 1! - .1 r
" Jl Jl nrniiirnnn ""Mtl'V ' "" -f a HT) ' V Ifllir I
or five voles cast against annexation out of 200; rnd
fourteen against the Constitution.
We learn that Gen. Houston nndVamily arrived at his
residence on the Trinityn few days since. P
It is said J.hat one of the pipt-s for the organ of the Tri-
nity Church in New York will contain thirty men. '
Immense Cornfield The prairie immediately back
of Alton (III ) has been converted into an immense cotn-
field. A gentleman who lately visited that town says at
one glance from a small" eminence near Alton he saw
corn standing which it uas said wouldjidd two millions
of bushels of grain.
-
Santa Anna This noted personage-is still residing
in Cuba at the country seat of Dr. Hevia about nine miles
from Havana The Picayune says "It is a sumptuous
residence and might well be deemed a palace. The
General has recently purchased a'magnificjnt carriage
horses &c -nd otherwise given evidtneeofa design to
make Cuba a permanent resid ncr unless some emer-
gency in the affairs of M xico fortunate for his partizans.
should recall him to the seines of his former wonderful'
and most eventful caecr. It must be confessed that ht
has chosen his place .pf retire rnt with admirable taste
and sagacity. From all p rts of the earth news is re
ceived at Havana by regular and fnquent packets He
can thus take advantage of the earliest movement in hi
favor communicate promptly with hisfriendsat home and
at the same time share in the enjoyments and luxuries of
ociety in Havana." " j
Some of our cotemporaries are endeavoring to create
the impression that Gen. Limar hits ever been the main
leader of the annexation party in Texas; and has contri-
buted more than any other man towards it consumma
tion. We are willing lo go as lar as any or our cotem
poraries in commending Gen Lamar for whatever met it
he is justly entitled to; but he is one ol the Inst men in
Texas that should be regarded as a leader of the annexa-
tion party. He voted against anm xation in 1836 when
only 92 others could be found in the Republic to vot
with him; in his inaugural address he declared that his
policy would be opposed to annexation ; and his
whole administratfon was characterized by greater
hostility to the measure than the administration of Gen
Houston. If we search the publicrecord of Texas or
the public journals we shall look in vain for a line or a
woid indicating thnt he has taken a leading pari in con-
summating this great measure. We btlieve that it was
not until the eve of the Presidential election in Georgia
thai he made any public declaration in favor of annexa-
tion : and the declarations he has made are of such a
character that weare still left in doubt'whether he would
not prefer the independence of Tex'as under a favorite
President to annexation.-. We do not make these remarks
for the purpose of disparaging'lhc claims of Gen. Limar
to popular favor; but we shall ever exercise the right of
an independent journalist to correct errors: especially
those thai arc intended lo be incorpar&lcd into the history
of the country.
New Steamdoat. The new steamboat' Sam. M.
-Willraiuaj starred -yesterday ou lier "flrst trip to Gal-
ves'on. This boat we believe is the second that has
ever been built wist of the Trinity and she reflicts
great credit on her builders She is capable of car-
rying 1100 bales of cotton and is furnished with a large
number of state nom9 which with her cabins are fitted
up and furnished with admirable neatness and good taste
Injustice to Com Moord We have noticed with
regret thai several of the papeis of the Uniu d States are
copying the very inaccurate uceount of the receipts and
disbursements of Com. Moore which was first published
in the Washington Roginer. What the object of the Re-
gister was in publishing that ezpaile and garbled ac
count we are unable to delermin unless it was to add
insult to the wanton injuries previously inflicted by the
tools of the' government. The statement is not entitled to
the least credit ; and its authors merit but the scorn of
every honorable and honest man. It is well known thai
the cfiarg'e of defalcation was made against the Commo-
dore previous to his trial by the Court Martial. This
charge was investigated ; nor could the government ex-
hibit proof of his defalcation. "Ij is well known also that
he has repeatedly sought to settle his accounts but the
Auditor was nouprepind to settle because the vouchers
and books were at Austin 1 If then the Auditor is not
able to settle with him fu'rly because the vouchers are
absent is it fair or honorable for the editor of the Register
to denounce him as a. defaulter 1 Our friend of the News
nas-in an able article (which we regiet we have"m'slaid
and therefore cannol now republish) vindicated theJUom-
raodore from these slanderous charges and we ho that
article may erve inXfome manner as un antidote for the
poison trmuthe editorthe Register has thus cast forth
upon a character ten fold more fair and honorable than
that of his revengi ful and vindictive persecutors. While
Ve are upon this subject it may be well for us to slate
thatduringour illness an article -was published in this pa
per which expressed sentiments totally at variance with
those lhaUwe have expressed on former occasions. The
article was published without our knowledge: and if it
had been submitted to us before its publication would ne
ver have appeared in our columns.
Ruins on the St. Gabriel O.i the South bank
of the St. Gabriel in Milam county about fifieenmiles
above the confluence of that river with the Little river
there are many relics of an ancient lown or village.- No
houses are standing; but the surf ice of the ground for an
extent of several acres is strown with stoucs and large
rocks some of which have evidently been hewn for build
ing stones. .They are strown about in such a manner as
to leave nodoubtahat they formerly formt-d the walls of
buildings which arenow destroyed! A large dam form-
ed by these stones.extends nearly" across the 'river which
at this point is about a hundred feet wide. This dam is
sixty feet longJandfiye or six feet;thick. The river has
washed away apportion which formerlvconnecied it with
the opposite bankJAsmiil ditch exteiTds from the river
above the dam. alpng-tlm edge of the hill which skirts
the valley in which the village is situated and appears
to have been used for ihe purpose of irrigation. Wheth-
er these ruins were formerly the habitations of Spaniards
or of the aborigines of the country w have been unable
to ascertain. We consider it quite probable that this
place was formerly occupied as a misionary or mining
station by the Spaniards sho'rily after the conquest of
Mexico by Cortez.
Counterfeiters. Im:e the discovery of the gantr
ofcounterfeiters lately at Warsaw sevtra I of the gangs
have bren delected in varhua parts of the United States
.-and stirh nnintitfpg nnni-io'.;. vmf. bill" ..niflT.eil invar
eigns hilf eagles bogut d tllars half dollars dimes &c.
a.re in circulation in some sections' that the merchants are
almost afraid to take any money until il has undergone
a thorough examination. The counterfeiters are scatter-
iujjiuiiui..uiUUouuu jjt-(ui)3 auiue oi mem may emi-
grate to Texas we therefore agajn warn our citizens to
be on their guard just at this time.
Election in Fort Bend We have heard from
two precincts in Fort Bend county Richmond and
Hodge's Bend at each of these all the votes were for An-
nexation and for the Con8titutionvand only twenty-one
against the Ordinance. Al RicKmond the vote stood as
follows; .---. . W fr-
''" For Annexation' -ajgi s.tT2
' Constitution -J?Pr c72
" Ordinance gj
Against "'jfrifr . -21
Texian FiOuWR?We have recently learned with
pleasure that ao excellent Iron Foundry has been estab
lished at Galveston by Mr. Coles. This Foundry has
been in operation about four months and its enterprising
and public spirited proprietor has thus far been quite suc-
cessful. He is prepared to cast ploughs bake ovens ket-
tles and hardware of almost every description : also ma-
chinery for sugar mills cotton gins &c. The castings
from this Foundry will bear a favorable comparison with
those that are imported. This we believe is the first
Foundry that has ever been in eueetssful uperatioB in
Texas.
A public dinner was given -to Gen'l Terrell by his
friends in Galveston on the 2d inst at which be made a
very lengthy speech ngainst Annexation. In this speech
he stated that he had two reasons for delivering JL We
give these reasons in his own language he sayiT. r
c One is that so far as 1 have learned no man has been
found to raise his voice against the policy or the conse-
quences of the measure and i am unwilling that it shall
be said in aftei times when the people shall be awakened
from the delirium into which they are now thrown to ihe
consequences which I believe must inevitably r suit from
this fatal m"asure thai no man wa found to warn his
countrymen of the dangers which awaited their precipi-
tate action on this subject. This is then fore an oppor-
tunity which I wished for to have my recorded reman
ifraneetfagainst ihe consummation of a measure which I
beli'vve'tojbe fraught with consequences so fatal lo the-vital
interests")! my country. My other Teason is that inas
much as there is a vote to be given by the people directly
upon this question there is yet lime to aTrest the evil if
they will stop and reflect before they do tbe fatal deed "
The reasoning of the Judge reminds us of a gentleman
who was confined in n mad house and who in answer
to one of his friends who seeing him looking through
the "grates of his prison asked him why he was shut
up there; said "all tbe world says I am mad buj 1
think all the world is mad and for this mere differ
ence of opinion I am proscribed and imprisoned.
The world however" has the majority and I inns
submit." When our fiiend the Judge shall be atcak
ened from the delirium into which he is now thrown"
he will find that he has been somewhat in the pre-
dicament of this madman : and be will find also that
the consequences that he predicts will be "so fatal tolhi
vii il interes's of the country" have vanished ;3u'
" Like the baseless fabric of a virion."
A MONSTER OF THE DEEP.
We had the satisfaction yesterday of examining the
fossil remains of an enormous cnature apparently of the
serpent kind aud of maritime habits which were discov-.
ered recently by Dr. Koch about two feet bentalh the
surface of a prairie in Alabama. Words can give but a
faint ide.a of the enormous bulk indicated by these stony
substitutes for the bones that once composed the frame
work of the ant . ul. As they lie carefully replaced in
their original order they stretch out lo the vast length of
u hundred aud fourtetn feel; but il is apparent that some
of the joints near the tail are wanting and they touch each
othei as they lie whereas there must have been intervals
between th joints once filled with cartilage; so that the
length of the living animal was probably from a hundred
aud twenty five to a hundred and thirty feet. The lorm
andjhe verlebrEe of the head is excellently pres rved and
the.rem-iins have suffered very little from exposure oi
accident. So e twenty five or thirty of the ribs are in
their places showing that the diameter of the creature
must have been six feet or more; and it seems to have1
been provid'd with a pair oflnge and immensi ly Rpjweji
ful fins or paddles at the termination of the neck. A M
The name of "Monstrous Hydrargos" has been given.
to this stupendous animal; and well it may be called
monstrous for lVgreatly surpasses in bulk ajl the ante-
diluvian creatnrts whose fossil relics have hitherto been
discoyertd whether mammoth mastodonrsaurian-yMiV
sourium or iguanodon. The skeleton of the latter pre-
senti we believe a lengtlof seventy feet or thereabout;
but the hydrargos goes nearly fifty feet beyond. - It isby
far the grtalest curiosity we ever saw. -?
It is exhibited at the Apollo in Broadway where the
fortunate and scientific discoverer may be. found ready to
give his pleasant instructive and enthusiastic explanation.
N. Y Commercial Advertiser.
Several skeletons similar to the one described cabove
have been found in the north eastern parts of Texas par-
- ticularly iu Fannin county neartbe Bois d'Arc Creek. One
of an enormous size (said to be nearly 200 feel long) has
also been found in Arkansas. An account of the latter may
be found in the transactions of the American Philosophi
cal Society for 1834. Several skeletons of the sanie ex-
tinct animal have been found in a limestone rock about
thirty miles north west of Claiborne in Alabama. Pro-
vbably the skeleton described above was obtained from the
1 saraelocality. Thismonstei" is by no means unknown
to naturalists. It was described'as long ago as 1835 by
Dr. HarlanaVjho-has distinguished it by thejname ol
BasilosaurusliTHe animal in form resembled-thejCroco
dile burinsieacTof less or feet it was provideuwiln'fins
which doubtless enabled it to venture far out iuto the open
sea" although its chief resorts must have been the broad
inland bays that formerly indented the southern coast of
North America. The attempts that Dr. Koch has made
to palm this skeleton off upon the public as an tntirely.
new species of animal nevei before discovered remindsus
of a similar effort made by him about four years agofto
impose i skeleton of an immense mastodon upon the com-
raanity' as an entirely new animal which he culled tbe
Misourium. We saw this skeleton in New Orleans
while he uas exhibiting it there and told him th.it il was
but a mastodon and that we had hundreds of skeletons ou
the Braos precisely similar to il. He however was de-
termined not to be convinced. When his Missourium
however was submitted to ihe examination of scientific
men in the eastern States it was soon shorn of its "wonders"
and has sunk into insignificence. We entertain little
douot that his "Monstrous Hydrargos" will share a
similar fate and will be referred by naturalists to its proper
sphere in the family of exl'ncl animals styled Saurians.
Il may not be amiss here tj mention that some geo
logists have advanced the opinion that the Gulf of
Mexico in ages long since gone by; extended quite up to
the mouth of the Ohio river and all the tract of country
from the western ranges of the Alleenmes to the Ozark
Mountains was submergrd At that an ient period per-
hnpa ttioifsondi ofihese enormous animals-sportcd-on ihe
bosom of this vast inland sea. What a singular spectacle
must the upper prairies of Texas thenbive presented
bordering upon this sea when this hue animal perhaps
buitlid with the huge mastodon sixteen fet high and
more lhati twenty feel long or the mammoth of an equal
size or with the huge mega'herium whose claws have
been lately found in the Brazos a hundred times larger
thin the claws of the largest Lion? It is said that the
crocodile of the Nile is often seen swimming tiff with a
whole ox in his mouth ; it is possible that in those ancient
limes the Basilosaurus might be seen swimming off with
a mastodon or a mammoth either of which were several
times larger than the largest elephant of the present day.
New Stage Route Our enterprising fellow citi-
zen J. F. Brown has determined to establish a regular
stage route between this city and Austin. He will be
i prepared to convey pnssengers in a few days. His sta-
Agepiro admirably adapted to the roads and will be found
"thesafest most comfortable and most convenient means
of travelling bet veen tbiscily and the capital.
A counterfeiter supposed to be connected with 'a gang
in Kentucky was lately arrested in Columbus Ga
Two others have been arrested in Noah Carolina. The
bmksin diffeient parts of the United States are using
vigorous exertions to arrest others. The Charleston
Courier announces that such sreret information has been
received as will lead to ihe arrest of nuny individuals be
longing to thegang which it says is probably oneof the
most exiensive anu Desi organizeu ever Known in me I
United States. I
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Blue Ink Weagain caution ihuse who are rrqui-
red to record deeds and other instruments intended to be
preserved forroanyJ.years not to use blue ink: as it Jia
been ascertained by repeated experiments that writing;
mide with ihis ink becomes illegible in the course ofsr-v-eral
years especially when exposed (o-'the air andmoiat
ore. Tbey are also often defactdfby;salttwater.-
Mormon War. The Mormons haompletely tri-
umphed over theirladversaries inHancock county III.
It appears that a general battle was fought in which eight
een Anli-M irmons were slain and only three Mormons.
The Anti-Mormons retreated and crossed the Mississippi
leaving the Mormons complete supremacy in the county.
The St. Louis Republican of ihe23d ult. contains a letter
from Wursa'wT which states that Sheriff Backinslo3
with five hundred Mormons marched into Warsaw on the
20th ult. stopping at Carthage and taking a supper at ths
expense of thecounty. The Republican in reference lo
this eventsiys : "What next will be done it? h bard to
say; but unless the anti-Mormons aregreatly reinforced
and take more active and decided measures against their
sworn enemy the power of the Mormons must be more
firmly established in Hancock county than eer."
j'jov. Ford issued orders to the milieu of Sangamon
and the adjoining counties to aid hirn in restoring peace
between the contending jiartics but only 12 men turned
out lo his assistance.
The anti-rent hero styled "Big Thunder" but whose
real mme is Boughtonnas been convicted of riotous con-
ducrrar Hudson and sentenced to imprisonment for life
in the state prison. This conviction will have a tendency
to quell the disturbances in the infected districts.
Dr. Angel and Pleasant Harrison" two noorious courijL
terfeiters were lately arrested in New Orleans whileat-
templing to sell a box of 240 in spurious fifty cent pie-Si"
ces. They had in their possession a quantity of counter '
felt five dollar bills on the State Baijkof Indiana.
At the last accounts the Ohio' river was so low that
even steamboats of the lighfest draught could with diffi-
culty navigateit. Th ra were only 3A feet of water- on
the shoals between Cincinnati and Louisville. Several
thousandpassengerswere detained on iheir way down
the riverl " " - N " . "" -
German Emigrants Thcbng'Herschel Captain
Lamke from Bremen arrived at Gtlvistcn on the 16th
inst with 140 emigrants for Fisher's Colony. The brig
Aminies.Capt. Otto also from Bruin n.'arrtved at Galves-
ton on ihe 17th inst with about 130 unigrants for rlhe
same Colony. TheNews spiking of ihose emigrants
says: v '
It must be gratifying tifevery Texian to witness tbe
.arrival of people so we'll calculated to add the-wenlth and
respectability ef tfierountry. Among thisne'w accession
loour population we discover many whose appearance is
an evidence of superior character and standitig.They
will receive a hearty welcome among our citizens who
know well how to' appreciate ihejste-ady and industrious
habits of German farmers to whom vAmerica is.indebted
formuchof her vasf agricultural vveafih." - 'r r-
Important to Sportsmen. We learn that many of
the inlets of Galveston bay are literally filled with wild
ducks brant geese &c. Several thousmd are often
seen in a single fl jck. Col Morgan informs usthat one
of his slaves lately killed sixty-five ducks" in about two
hours. ' '
The people of a portion of Iowa and Missouri-near
Nauvoo are preparing to make a crusade against tho
Mormons Gov. Ford has issued a proclamation order
ing them to attend to their.own business and not to inters
fere w ith tbe offuirs-of Illinois. Theirconducl jsince the
reception of this proclamation verifies the old idage "ad-
vice unasked is always ill received."
The editor of the Washington Union slates that one
tpfihe ablest and most eminent jurists of tbe United Slates -has
lately remarked that the newConstituiion ofibe State
of Texas is oneof the best if not the very.beslpbat has
ever been formed. '- sv
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From the Planter.
. The Telegraph oflthe 17th inst. aud.one of is 'corres-
pondents writing from" Austin ovcrthesignatureof L
explain at some length the courseioPMr. Is-iac Parkerjn
the Convention upon the subject of land lilies and satisfy
us that he was nut a fair marl for the ridicule lo which
we tHpught her had fairlyex posed himself. Mr. Parker
ii seems in'offering the resolution upon which we com-
mented solme weeks ago stated explicitly that it was not
qjfered with ariew wto withdraw ihe investigation of titles
fronrlhe courtPof the United States or lo remove his
own apprehensibnsrfn the matter but because the- fears of
tbe people jf hiTsclionnof country had been excited and
he wishedTlo see them allayed He merely desired a re-
port orsome action by the convention which should show
thai all apprehension was groundless and which should
silence the opposition-to annexation which had arisen
from this source.
Mr. Parker is then wholly free from the absurdity of
which from tfi statement in the publish" d joarnnls of the
convention we had thought him guilty. It falls upon
those who really entertain the opinions wKich seentobe
embodied iu the resolutionwhose fears rendered suebfa
resolution necessary.
Stopping Runaway Horses. Various plans have
been adopted to check runaway hoiaes but without effect
and the loss oT1iIef ronfiucb causes has been exu edinjjly
great. Indeed the papers are constantly tilled with-ac-co'ints
of accidents from such causes. A very simple
remely is proposed in an English perfodical. it is an
independent safety rem composed partly of th re-ad cover-
ed cai-gut and purtly of common leather one "end of
which is attached lo the bridle at the tpp of ihe horses
head" while ihe other rests at the pummtl of the saddle or
on the splash board or coach box ns the case may be.
running a short peiceof cat gu which rests against tbe
windpipe of the animal ready to be pulled up against that
organ by taking hold of the nearest end of the rein. A
quick and firm pull to stop ihe breathingof the animal is'
all that is necessary to "bring him to- nn fnstantaneous
pause. He may be in a'stute of panic and running off
with tbe bit between his teeth in spi:e of every ordinary
means ofstopping him; but no sooner does he teel the
stricture uporfiis breathing than be is conscious of being?
out witted androonprltas3ed insiantly becomes as quietens
a lamb. " k U
" This is a very"simnleand no doubt efficacious mode
ofstopping a mnaway horse and our saddlers and har
ness makers should forthwith make this supernumerary
check-rein
Maternal Affection The Detroit Advertiser records
a thrilling instance of maternal affection exhibited athe
late collision between the stedmer Kent and London.
Among the ladies was one having two children; who
were in their berth at the time of collision. Thmoment
she went on deck she was taken from th" Kent antl'plac-i
ed on board the London; but immediately returned to the'
deck ot the sinking vessel for her children. Sh was-
nrnm nut nn the London when she made a second Tind
suo - essml effort to reach the cabin where t er children
were and succeeded in bringing them through the wa-H
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Moore, Francis, Jr. Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 43, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 22, 1845, newspaper, October 22, 1845; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth78121/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.