Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 49, Ed. 1, Wednesday, December 10, 1845 Page: 2 of 2
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ofiiie manntreanJ cosioms cnht Iv.txie. nc idalsoihe
r . faTcry and fortitude of the Teians - vcs also a
-" epbnllingnvwnjnt of ihesfaooimg hi told Lin' d a number
Twp Aipii3uuti uv nit uiuun .ugiitaiw .tt ;t H nig.
Nt one can talte up the book w.Lnut hoc ming tho-
roujrbhr interested in its J 'alls Tjj- ileettons on the
political relations of Mexico Texas and the United States
". "TreiTiot profound at least acute and we listen to them
tXuJvtth "respectful attention as the views of an evidently
Jaineerernan and one whose extensive personal experience
entitles him to speak on many points with authority.
Broadway Jour.
The great interest of this book commences with the
""march of the prisoners and the subsequent escape and
.adventures of some of them before they got home. This
part of the work has all the merits and incidents of a novel
and we have read them with an attention scenes of fiction
.often fail to create. 'Evening Express.
- PUBLIC MEETING.
4 -"At a public meeting of the citizens of Austin county
held at the town of San Felipe on the 24th of November
1845 for the purpose of nominating a suitable individui 1
to represent the people of Texas in the next Congress of
the "United States;
Oq motion of the Hon. James B. McCreary The Hon.
Edwin Waller was called to the chair nnd S. S. Mun--
"gVrand' James Hilly aTdfEsquircs were appointed Secre
taries.
Whereupon the Chairman briefly stated the object of
the meeting.
On motion of James McCreary a committee of eigh-
teen were appointed to draft a preamble and resolution
expressive of the sense of the meeting.
' Whereupon the Chair appointed The Hon. James
McCreary John Atkinson F. F. Engelking Eason Ty-
bn N. H. Munger' D. J. Portis Solomon Ward.E. P.
. -Kimball W. E. Crump Asa B. Robinson Francis A.
Gingerr James B.Allen Frederick Jordon J S.Ewell
R. -G. "Blauton W- J. Allbright Stephen Miller and
Jsraes Ervin.
WJio retired for fifteen minutes &nd returned the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions.
jNo event can occur of more lively interest to the riti--sens
of the Republic ofTxas than the selection of a
juttabledndividual to representtheir feelings and interest
lnthe National Congress of the United Stales.
Texas if admitted goes into the American Union onder
jccuHar circumstances. Embarrassed by a large noticn-
jcl debtopfiosed by tine of the great political parties of the
K - '--Jjf-fudlhal pnrty soured and cbagrinrd by ricr-nt
t -.a JeleatGn her account Texas will require a representa-
lT Jir--" live whose character and intelligence will enable him to.
' peg- -. - soDttcany unaue animosuy existing iovnnis.aucUQ main- v
" S0Wi!&'' laumvith daenUy and firmness henust clai s." 'In fijok-
liyF. inoove? th&iono' list of worthi-s whose brilliant deeds
f-fliicCSlpad achievements adorn and decorate the pages
k-of riair historv weare fgn to behave that ihc Hon Tim-
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5S pubsshed in the XS&ston News Of the 21st Nov '
lawuping Ofer six columns of that pper. The object of
ihe writer is ta prove that Gro'l Houston h'as been onnosed
apnnsxauon during the greater part Of his term o! ser-
ice as Wtsgdent of ixas especially during the last
year.
- From ihe. Monroe SUchigar.) Advocate. Oct 20
DEATH OF DR. HOUGHTON ' '
Dr Houjjhton. of Detroit wasdjovced in Like Su-
periorbn ihe night ofthe 13th instant. The ritcumslan-
c3 oi nis ueatn as communicati'a in a letter from Cop-
per Harbor ofthe 19lh are briefly these :
The doctor started in the afternoon fiom a point onftha
like coast about fen miles above Eagle river the place of
iis-destination m a boat manned by four voyrers Oli-
ver Lof imer a Frenchman and three half breeds. Ptter
: SIcFarlsne JJi Bod"ice 'and Toussamt Piquet! The
TveathepvaV rough but less so than in the lormer part
ofthe day which had been cold with occasional flurries
of snow. Having arrived withm about two miles of their
destination the weather suddenly changed and threatened
n storm. Being then near a good landing place one of
the bands advised going ashore to encamp for the nihr
but'the doctor thought best to push on to Eagle river'
where they would find good accommodations. They
proceeded but little further before the waves dashed over
and half filled the boat which they could not clear by
tailfng. The doctor's life preserver was handed to him
to put it on; but lie laid it down bv him thinking there
was no immediate danger. In the meantime the lury of
uVstorm increased filling the air with snow and sleet
Everything was thrown into confusion and the waves
-dashing violently towards the shore the boat was capsiz-
ed. McFarlane first regained it as it lay keel upward
and caught the doctor's hand as he saw it above water on
the other side ofthe boat and assisted him to the boat
The'doctor while pulling off his gloves said to McFar-
lane fyou had better get ashore (then about fifteen rods
distant) as fast as you can. lean get ashore well
enough." The next instant they were separated the boat
being again capsized and the doctor was normore seen or
-vheard.
McFarlane and Bodice or Bodrie clung to the boat
landwertrdriven towards ihcshnre and sased themselves
by sefzing'hojd of bushes twenty feet above the ordinary
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vvhoe death all will hunt-man.! mourn.
TEE TELEGRAPH?
EDITED BY FRANCIS MOOEE Jr.
SSoustmii Wednesday J?ee. SO 2 841.
Owing to ihe mistake of our Agent n quantity of pjptr
which we had sent for to New Orleans several wcrks
since has not come to hand and we are compelled to
issue the Telegraph this week on a h'alf shrt-t. Las:
week we were unable lossue any paper. We expect
that a full supply of paper will certainly be leceivrd by
theNtw York on her return trip and wc shall be enabled
hereaftei to issue the Telegraph regularly. J
I MaiPANs and Tonkewas The agent of these tribes
has published a letter in the Register at Austin in whidj
he contradicts the report that two Commanches were
lately killed in the Lipans camp by order of Col. Hays
These Comm.inches he says were killed by the cuard
while attempting to make th-ir escape. They and one
other Commanche had came tothe camp of the Lipans
while the agent was absent on a isit to the Tonkewas
and Juan Castro rode to the encampment and informed
the agent that they had sought shelter in his c.tmp and
that as they had two American horses he feared they had
been committing depredations in the settlements below.
The agent on hearing this immediately went to Bexar
and obtained a detachment of rangers of Col. Hay's com-
mand proceeded to the Lipan camp and captured them.
They were placed under guard but attempting soon after
to escape two of them were shot. The agent denies the
statement (which we beleive was first published in the
N. 0. Picayune) that Juan Castro commanded the party
of Indians that recently made the attack on the mission of
Refugio. He says that Juan Castro has -been with him
ever since he left Corpus Chiisti with the exception of
two or three days" It would be diffiouh to make the
people of R-fugio and Corpus Ghristi beleive that Juan
Castro has not committed depredations in that section
within the last four months. We sincerely hope that
the reports aganist Juan Castro are incorrect.
The Commissioners appointed to treat with the In
dians at Torrey's trading house we understand have re-
turmd to the settlements. We hvp not learnid nhethei
they have been any more successful in forming treaties
with the tribes assembled there than their pVedecessois
It is a matter of little importance however whethf-r thev
have been successful or notfjw the giant arms of the Uni-
ted Slates will soon sweep'the few bands of hostile In
dians from our boides.
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As we intimate'd ioiye time since thatiwe could scarce
ly believe that oefr President and his cabinet had authoriz
ed Dr. Smith to offer the propositions that were made to
Mexico and" accepted by her : it may be proper for us here
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to mention that we have been informed by Dr. Smith that
those propositions were the subject of discussion at a full
meeting of the cabinet The President Dr. Smith Sec-
retary of State Col. Allen attorney general Judge Ochil-
tree Secretary nfthn TrpnenrtT nA fVI w... o -t.t.
weB alL present and they unanimously agreed to those
propositions. CapL Elliot imaljyiSalJgiiywfe-rn-es-.
ent and ura-ed that thev should he -.wrenA m kt lUn.u:
npt nori;in . r.c.;M0 t .. r... L -
vr:zz ; rr;:. . . ours a ier inis
wUU.uk UIv.uiJU5 v upu xjiiiui waa uu his way to tne Ut'y
of Mexico to deliver them to Cuevas andjt is a singular
fact that he met Maj. Donelson a few miles from Wash-
ington with the official copy of the resolutions for annex
ation passed by the American Congress. The news that
these resolutions had passed the American Congress and
had been signed by President Tyler had reached Wash-
ington several days before this Cabinet meeting. We
have learned that Dr. Smith intends to publish a letter or
pamphlet in which he will explain all the;e transactions
Mr. Kaufman lale Charge d'Affaires tothe United
States was in New Orleans on the 2lst ult.' on his return
home and is daily expected in this city Mr. Lee his
Secretary of legation we believe is still at Washington
Mr. Lee however does not receive any compensation from
government for his services.
The instructions given to Mr. Kaufman by our govern-
ment just before his departure on his mission to the Uuited
States are published in the Register of Austin. It appears
from them that the main duties Mr. Kaufman would have
been required to peiform if he had been received bv Pres-
lV?ln Pnllr iirorn In . .!... .! .t.- 1?
w. a. tlc iu cAjM.uu iuui me oojeei oi our govern-
ment in opening negotiations with Mexico after the pas-
sage of the annexation resolutions by the American Con-
gress was not to retard or to defeat annexation : and al
though our government in makiag proposition!? to Mexico
solemnly agreed not to consent to the annexation of Texas
to the United States Mr. Kaufman is instructed to assure
President Polk that this was done to expedite the project
of annexation ! No wonder Mr. Polk was unwilling to
listen to any such reasoning. It amounts to an absurdity
or to a falsehood. If o.ur government made the offer to
Mexico to retain its seperate independence it was under a
mnrnl nMJnrnlinn In fulfill Ji .i
... .. lv JUIU ua engagements. lYiexicO
accepted the propositions and our government was in
honor bound to fulfill its own agreement or to admit that it
intended to deceive. President Polk is an honest man-
and wasawareof the Hue dilemma in which ourgovern-
ment had placed itself. After making a solemn treaty
stipulation with Mexico to maintain its independence it
could not honorably open negotiations with the United
Slates to yield up its independence. This duty belonged
to the people and they through their Representatives in
the Convention had yielded the sovereignty ofthe counirv
The power ofthe government to hold diplomatic inter-
course with foreign countries ceased or were suspended
from the moment that the people elected their Delegates to
the Convention.
Burnt Treasury. We have. le.irnPfi nh j0...
j'-03 tne Treasurer intends to publish a statement of the
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j vouchers and public documents destroy in the Treasurv
1 nrr. . ' . au' -u '" "" -ircasun
Umce tnat was ht Austin a fe
w weeks since. It
appears that a large package of Promissory Note rhnr
had been redeemed was in the Office at the time hnc
burned. These notes belong to the office ofthe Secretary
ofthe Treasilry but had been removed to the Treasurer's
office by the request of the Secretary We understand
that these notes had been marked across the face with a
pen and had been clipped in one or two places with
scissors to denote that they had been cancelled. Thev
Afif t o. dt jiossttd in nn iron safe but m a uoa.'en lex.
l they were sioh n from the Oinre before it wis svi on
fire ihu ink niaiks m .y le removrd by chrmtcul ngm
and tiiey m ly be again thrown into circulation W. rope
a list of the n.i nhtrs of the notes has ben kt-p' n order
that tht-y may be idmtified if they should ever be ofi rtd
for redemption
We lea'-n'ihai ool. Win. G. Cooke the Secretary of
War intends to resign bis office in a few davs
News from the U.mted Statxs The new and
splendid Steamship Galveston Captain Wright arrived
ai Galveston on the 29ih Nov and brought New Orleans
dales to the 27ih ult. inclusive. About 120 passtners
arrived on this to-sel.
The commercial news is still unf .vorable. The eolten
market exhibits d dov.nuaid ttndency and ihcre has been
a slight decline in prices chiefly in the midd'ing qualities.
Triere was a liemendous gale on the Northern lakes on
the 3rd Nov. afftl several vessels were lost. The Schr.
James K Polk bound from St. Joseph to Chicago with
seven passengers is supposed to be lost with all on board.
Mexican Affairs. Tne British mail steamer Med-
way arrived at Havana on the 6th Nov. bavin" the
French Minister Bar.on de Ciprty on bo rd. 'j his en-
tleman is not excused entirely hy many of Ins countrymen
ior his treatment o Sciior Oumo 'lhe tditor of ihe
Coumtr da Elnls Urns cmsares him severely for his
rash and disorderly tunducl. '1 he ex-Piesideni'of Mexi-
co Canalizo with his family arrived at Havana a short
lime ago on his way to Cadiz where he intends to reside
until affurs change in his favor in Mexico. The Mexi-
can government has negotiated a small loan of the house
of Mackintosh & Co and bave given another mortne on
California to seeure lis pnynu-nt. The editor of the
Courrier de Etals Uiiis thinks this loan will be of very
little advantage to the Mexican government. It will 'pro-
bably scarcely defray the civil etptnse3 lor one jeur.
A Multithbe of Gandidatks There are not less
than filly Democratic candidatts for theofEceof Governor
of Illinois.
Florida Election The Governor of Florida has
given the certificate of election to Cibeil the Whig can-
didate for Representative to ihe U. S Congress. It
appears that the returns were not received from all the
counties within the time prescribed hy law. 01 the offi-
cial returns reeeiv.d'in the State Department Cabell had
a majority of thirty; but the Democratic candidate
Brockenborough. would have bad eighty majority it is
said if .Ii the niu'ns had h m received The law re-
quires the r.lujns to be sent io the S'ate D pertinent
within thirty days fmm the day of the' election The
popular choice has thus hem deitattd by the neglect of
the returning officers
Constitution of Louisiana The new Constitu
tion of Louisiana has been adopted by a majority of over
1 1000 votes. The votes of all the parishes except Caddo
have been received. The votes stand 12173 ior ihe Con-
stitution and only 1245 against it. According to these
returns only 13418 oUs were polltd in the Stale." Cad-
do parish will probably increase the number to 14000
About the same number of c.vs urre polled in Texas at
the last Presidential election. Louisiana is tr.u'tkd to
three Representatives in Conjrn ss. and if the number of
voles polled in Texas .-hall be taken by the American
Congress as a iest of ihe representation to which it is en-
titled we shall be allowed at least two Representatives
according to tne resoluion submitted bv Mr.Bt.ntnn in hi
U. S Senate.
Education. The notice relative to a Convention of
IVacheis which we have recently published has attract-
ed considerable attvnion ; and we have reason to believe
that the laudable effoits of the signers of that notice will
be attended with fir more beneficial results than they anti-
cipated. The subject of education cannot fail io awaken
ihe liveliest sympathies of so intelligent and enterprising
a population as that of Texas and we doubt not that the
philanthropists who ahull devise any plans for diffusing
the blessings of education more generally through the
country will find ardent and i flicitnt co adjutois in all
sections of Tcxf s. Our friend of ihe News whose efforts
to promote the great cause of education are worthy of all
praise in reference to this nofice. says:
The attention that is given to ihis important subject in
every part ofthe United Stmts is strong evidence of the
policy of government in providing not only ample means
lor the purpose but also instcuung ihe proper applica
nt ui muse means anu tne aaminisiraliou a gocd system.
The success that has attmeed the efforts of the Second
Municipality in the city of New Orleans not only in pro-
viding public schools but also the addition of "lyceums
with libraries for ihe use of scholars affords good evi-
dence of what mdy be. done by a proper management.
A report published a few days sinte states the sum of
6000 had been raised by a voluntary tax of 25 cents
upon each scholer per month in the short period of a few
months for the purpose of purchasing a library and that
a liberal appropriation had been made by the municipali-
ty for the purpose of erecting a large and commodious
public edifice to contain the library philosophical appa-
ratus and lecture rooms to whieb the contributors should
have free access
Though we may not be able for many years to come
: tuojiiuiiue citizens oiiiiai municipality in their enter-
prise the lime to lay the foundation for an extensive sys-
tem of education andthegenral diffusion of useful knowl-
edge has arrived and ii is to be hoped that our legisla-
tive assembly at their approaching session will "take
some decided and efficient st ps to cummence so important
an undertaking.
The above notice indicates a disposition on the part of
some of our citizens to make a practical application of
some of the legislative acts which have unavailingly en-
cumbered our statute book for many years. As early as
1837 a memorial wa3 prepared printed and circulateri hv
the private efforts of one individual praying Congress to
appropriate lands to the purposes of education. Durinn-
the following session a liberal appropiiation in lands wat
made by law but the lauds were only secured in part.
The appropriation of a certain quantity of land for each
county having been made the division became unequal.
The more densely populated counties were compelled to
seek their vacant lands to fill the appropriation in the dis
tint frontier counties and the sparsely populated counties
found ihe lands appropriated within their own limits.
The public attention waa called by lhe same individual
through the public press to the inequality of this appro-
priation and it was suggested that all the lands annrnnrin.
ted should constitute a general fund of education. It was
also sjggested to appoint a commission for the establish-
ment of schools in such neighborhoods as were found
practicable and to exchange school lands for those suitable
for schools where the owners would find it their inten st
to make such exchanges for the purpose of obtaining the
advnntage of good schools It was also proposed to estab-
lish a board of education to prepare a uniform system of
education for the public schools.
Charges against Com. Mooiie. It will be recol-
lected that ihe President about a year since in a veto
message reiterated the charge that Com. Moore was a
defaulter ; and a garbled statement of the Auditor was
published to substantiate the charge. The Commodore
exasperated to find this charge which could not be sus-
tained before the Court Martial repeated called upon the
Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Greer and demanded ns
i rir'iu tit.ti ihe law r qiimn irr Secretary oflbeTreas
.uy t.i Lring suits ag mst di 'aulu is. should be enforced
ag i-ist him. Mr. Greer infor : ed him that a suiishould
i- nst.iu td agiiitsi him at the next unn ofthe District
Courl in Washington coumy. The Commodore a few
days since h'irried on from Bexar to Washington county
to attend bis trial: but wh'n he arrived he ascertain!!
lhat no sun hid been instituted against him I It apptms
that since the Government offices have teen removed to
Ausim and the Archives have befn restored: that the
proofs of his innocense have be-n found in the vouchers
he had deposited in the proper Department at Austin pre-
vious to the removal of the Officers of Government from
that place in 1342 TVsJ voucheis we understand show-
conclusively that he has expended a large nmount of his
own money over and nbov the money plad in his
charge for disbursement. Consequent!' ins'e. d of him
being n defaulter ihe government is n d- faulter to him-
and we hope it will not again resort to ihs disgraceful
subterfuge of repudiation to defraud an officer who has so
often perilled his life in its behalf of his just dues.
We learn from the Herald that at the public meeting
held at Marshall in Harrison county on the 3rd ult for
the purpose of nominating candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor a majority orttre people assemblsd
at the meeting refused to concur in the aomination of Col.
A. C Horton for Lieut. Governor and nominated Col
B. H. Martin of Red River for lhat office. It appears
that Capt. G. C. Dial Wm. G. Anderson Esq. and Mr.
Van Sickle addressed the meeting and opposed the claims
of Col. Horton upon the grounds that he had disgraced
himself by flying ingloriously from the enemy when they
attacked ihe division of Col. Fannin. These charges
ware made against Col. Hortcn when he W3s a candidate
for the office of Vice President several years ago and a
lengthy communication was published in the Telegraph
in which he was severely censured for his conduct on that
occasion. We have since learned however that Com-
modore Wheelright was with Col. Horton when the
division of Col. Fannin was surrounded and if Col. H.
had refused frpmTcowardtze to lead on his men to assist
Col Fannin the gallant Wh elright (whose courage we
bcljeve has never been questioned) would certainly have
induced those men who were courageous to have left their
commander and gone to the assistance of Col. Fannin.
Such however was not the case. Wheelright remained
with Col Horton; and we have betn fnformed that he
always defended Col. H. from the'se charges when they
were made in his pres- nee. It appears that Col. Horton
ccmrnandid the advance ginid of Fannin consisting of
only nineteen men; he had reached the limber of the
Cob tto when the Mexican- cavalry suddenly dashed in
between his company and surrounded Fannin's division
that was near the middle of the prairie. As soon as Col.
Horton discovered the position ofthe enemy he requested
Com. Wheeliight to acccompauy him and see if any
opening could be found to cut iheir way in to join their
comradts who were now fighting the enemy. Thev
went close to the ranks of the Mexicans but could dis-
cover no point through which they could reach Fannin's
dhLion. Col. Horton states lhat on hi? return to his
men he urged them to mike one desperate effort and cut
their way directly through the lines of the Mexican cav
alry: but the gallant Wheelright was the "only man of
the whole company who offered to accompany him. It
would have been useless for these two only to have made
the rash attempt and he w-s compelled relentantly to leave
poor Fannin to his fate. If these statements are correct
Col. Horton is certainly excusable for his conduct on
that occasion and so far from deserving censure he fs en-
titled to high commendation. We understand that he has
the certificates of respectable men to substantiate these
statements; and we regret that the chaiges have been
made at so late a period that the evidence of his innocence
cinnot be now circulated in the distant sections of the Re-
public where these charges have recently been published.
Oranges We are indebted to Col. James Mejrgan
for a few beautiful ripe oranges raised in his orangery at
New Washington on Galveston Bay. These o'ranwes
are but little inferior to the best fruit of the kind imported
from Cuba.
n3rWeare authoriz d to announce the Hon. J. B.
MILLER of Fort Bend county as a candidate ior th
office of Governor of the State of Texas at ihe ensuing
election on the 3d Monday in December.
TO TEACHER&
JTST published a revised and greatly improved edition of the
Sequel to
Webster's Elementary Spelling Book
Or a Speller and Definer ;
Connining a selection ol about 12000 of the most useful words in
the Eunliih Lancuaire. with their definitions- ;itUnHii inu .sni
as a spelling Book and a Dictionary. Bv Willi m f?. Wphti- .
of the late Noah Webster LL. D.
The object of this Definer is to present to the scholar a selection
of such words and their definition as are m general u?e and such
as are met with in school heading Books. The other words gene
rally found m echool dictionaries are omitted as of little benefit in a
common school education and only tending to lumber up the mind
at a etrtat expense of time.
School dictionaries usually contain about thirty thousmd words.
A chid that is compelled to learn ami rtcite ihn mmnmir nf..
word as it is alphabetically arranged will be likely to retain after
all only such words and their definitions as arc found in the read
ing iessons ior scnoois ana sucli as are used m ordinary conversa-
tion. Hencethe advantagp clnimcd for this selection which we
now ofier to the n nice of thosem the cause of education.
u is. so arranged that it may le used both as a Spelling Book
id aa a Dictionary. It is theepiuion o many intelligent teacher.
spelling Book and Dictionary.
For sale by
de3v3rn520
b'rEMOND & VAN ALSTYNE.
IRON NAILS TIN-PLATE &C.
RICHARDS & MONTGOMERY Importers and Dealers
No. 11 Chartres street New Orleans are daily re-eivin
by every vessel from Liverpool and the Eastern citie direct
from lhe manufacturers large editions of new and desirable
Goodb in their Line making iheir toc!e of
HARDWARE CUTLERY $c
as l?rge well assorted and cheap as can be found in ihe South-
ern country. Among their heavy Goods are
u": oweues American aim linghsh Iron assorted all
sizes of round sejuare fht.acd Plough Plate.
20 tons Steel assorted all kinds.
3000 kegs genuine Weymouth Tfdils all sizes.
1500 kegs Reading Nails aborted.
300 casks Ox Log and Trace Chains
400 casks Hoes embracing all descriptions: also Anvils
Vices Smith's Bellows &c.
300 doz Genuine Collins & Co's Axes heavy and light.
7000 lbs Iron Wire assorted all number.
GOO botes Tin Plates i X of Favorite Brands also Leaded
plates Block Tin Sheathing and Brazier's Copper &c.
3000 gallons pine bleached and winter strained sperm oil.
2000 gallons do do whale oil.
Alto Linseed oil spirits of turpentine &c.
1000 coils Manilla and cotton rope plough lines bed cords
and oiher sizes assorted J to 6 inch.
200 pairs cologne mill stoneo.
50 pairs French Burr mill siones also mill iron.
23 pieces bolting clo.h-. assorted No. 3 to 9.
50 tonsNova Scotia blue grit grindstones.
200 tons Savory's Castings assorted.
Ovens spiders pots fire dogs &.c.
50 Ions sheet hoop bind and boiler iron.
20C0 French Pots assorted 2 io 103 points; also shot bar
pig and white lead; painis all kinds; tar; painted buck-
ets; corn shellers and straw cutters; stationery ; and tin
ware: combs all kinels and stock-kettles.
500 doz Whitlemore's genuinp cotton and wool cards
Their stock of General Hardware Cutlery &c is not sur-
passed. Country merchants are invited to examine before pnr-
eba'ng. ec 3 w8t 520
CORliS. 15 M Velvet Corks lor sale by
SHACKELFORD SAMPSON & Co.
1
APOTHECARIES7 HAH
orn9T of Blain and FraaXIa Striata
FRESH 9M0S AND MBMNEL
The subscriber h.is received direct from Kfr-York a Isrgt zni.
general assortment of Drugs Medicines and patent medieines amooj
which ure the best English Calomel Turkey Rhubarb French Qtu-
nsne best cold pressed Castor Oil Turkey Opium Camphor. Akofeo!r
Balsam Copavia Capsules sf Coparta lUwand'8 Tonic BatenMs
Drops British Oil Harlaem Oil Soda and Sei3hu Powders Thomp-
son's Eje Water. He i also agent for tie sale of BrandrcVs tod
Moffat's PilN Hull's and other Trusses. He would remind hr oH
friends and customers that it is absolutely necessary for Drags to be
fresh in this climate. Also for sale the good Samaritan Robbthe b
preparation of Sarsaparilla for remoriny all lmpuritiea ofthe Slod-
An.
5? tmr. in"arrcTCP?
H SLM V V J JS ' fc7
mm.
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are the most certain and effectual remedies that have ever been dis-
covered for the cure of CHILLS and FEVER and his Anli-Bilicwj
Pills remove all obstructions-of the biliary organs and all diseases of
the stom ich and bowels with particular directions for the treatment
of 11 kinds of feers.
rrjCountry orders and physicians' prescriptions will recehre promj) J
attention and those who favour him with their patronage may di-
pend upon getting genuine articles. HX EVANS.
fiREH Drugs 5Ieiltcine& b'pices Painw Oils Dye Staffs. Ac
Whoiesile and Retail al t'io New York Drug Store "na-u
St. Houston The s.ifaacr.ber having received by last Star Repub-
lic direct from New York (and will fro constantly receiving fmm
the same source) a full and complptea-fcortment of fresh Drneaiui
'HedicineS &c. whihhajnow offers for sale with confidonHr
their superior q-jahty nnu atpnees that cannot fail tomr-UK&iiTip'
e.s. Also an extensive assortment of Tnompsoaiaa Isnd eKher
patent Medicins y
Produce generally received in payment and orders from thccoant
try attended ro with neatne3 accuracy and despatch by
sep 10 w3m L D. KNIGHT M. D.
TRUST SALE.
WHEREAS James Priestley on the 29th day of January IcUO
executed and delivered to John Allsn Southmayd and Sand-
ford I. Poston a Deed of Trust on tha south half of Lot Number
Five in Block Number Two in the city of Houston to secure the
payment of two several promissory notes signed by him in favor of
John T.Hdl one for the sum of su hundred dollars due in twelve
months th other for the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars due
in twenty months from ihat dntCjanaboth payable in Texas Treas-
ury Notes authorizing in said deed either or both of said
Trustees to act which &aid notes remain unpaid up tothisiinte.
Under instructions from John Y. Hill and by virtue ofthe authority
vested in me Dy said Deed of Trust recorded in Harris ccumv re-
cord of deeds Book. F. pace 24 1 John Allan Southmayd one of
the Trustees named will offer for sale at auction to the highcstbid-
der for Texas Treasury Notes at the court house doore in the city
of Houston between the hours cf nine o'clock A. 3L and three
o'clock P. Itl. on the first Tuesday of February 1846 theproS
perty conveyed in said deed of trust according to the terms thereof"
conveying to the purchaser such title as is vested in me by the afore-
said Deed of Trust. J. A. SOUTHMAYD- Trustee.
Houston. Nov. 23 1845. dec 3 wtds520
'pHE Subscrber has opened a shop in the store of Thomas HI.
JL league. Main street Houston for the manufacture of Saddles
and Bridles of every descnptionfibgcther with every other article ui
his line of business. His materials are ofthe best having been se-
lec edby himself nlSIew Orleans and purchased for cash. Planters
and country merchants will find it to their interest to give him a call
before purchasnig elbewhere as his work shall equal any in tha
State of Texas and prices moderate.
dec3wly520 JOS. 3TcLAUGHLIN.
PROBATjE NOTICE.
Tne Republic of Texas Harris County. '
Estate of Isaac Battersonr?
To December Term 1845. y
TVTOTICE is hereby given to all wh jm it may concern that Ame-
JLi ha Harrell ha fi'edia Court her final account as administratrix
of theestateof Isaac Battersun deceased and that the same will be
acted upon at the December term of Harris county probate court.
W. R. BAKER Cl'k Pro't Ct. H. C
Houston Nov. 291345. dec 3 wtd3 520
DRY GOODS GROCERIES &c
sibling ot
Brown and Bleached dpmeitics
Saltinetts Linseysand Kerseys
.$ Tweeds Cab imers vestings
3IoObeliae deLaineb Rep de Laine
Alpacas and Parisiens Brorades.
Bareges Chusans. Lawn silk and
Madrass Handkerchiefs Mull Swiss
and Jaconet Muslins
Gingham and Prints of the newest styles i-
Ladieb' whiteand black Lace mitts and gloves-
do do do Silk do s -V
do Silk and Cotton Hose
K'J Linnen Sheeting
Bleached Table Cloths
Linnen and Cotton Drills
"White Twilled Flannel Red and Canton Flannel
. Bed Ticking Needles Pins Tapes SpooLcotton &c-
Ladies Kid and Morocco Slippers
Miches do do. do
Lndie? morocco Baskias
Men' Kip Boots and Brogans
Youth's and Childi ens' do ' jf
READY MADE CLOTBING.
Dress Coats
Frock and D'Orsay Coa s l
Satin and Fancy vets.
Cashmere Tweed and SattineU pants xr
Overcoais.de "
Mnslfn Shiits under Shirts and Drawers --
ALSO:
50 pieces first quality Kentucky Bagging and Rope.'
Wm. H. McCUTCHAN & Co. Houston.
J. D. McCUTHANccCo. Brenham.
Wm H. McCutciu.v J. D. McCutchan?--
J. Montgomery Wm. H. McCctchanT "
1st Dee 1845. J. Montghmsrv. dec4wtf520r
NO I'lCE THIS 11
TTfE are baying all kindb of produce such as Corn Corn
y Meal Eggs Batter all kinds ofrPoaltry Hides and.
Skins Pecan Nuis and in fact every article in lhe produce
line that is brought to this market for a!e. Having a hooia
at Galveston enables as to pay the- highest market price at all
times for produce in cami and buy all that is broughJgto as.
Persons bringing any ofthe above articles to market wilLdo
well to give us a call before selfing
We k ep constantly on hand and are rereiving from New-
Orleans by every Packet fresh goodb of all kinds such as - j
noois cnoes. ana tin s.
Groceries ot all idnds
Hardware and Queensware.
A well assorted stock cf dry goods consisting of every arti-
cle usually kept by any nouse in Town. All of which we arej
disposed to sell at the very Ibisest price. At the Red Store on
Congres-s Street. .
nov26wtfr19 H. S. & L. G. BACHELDER. "
FRUITS WINES CORDIALS SARDINES &c.
i f k I i uaco wiitue nau ana quarter Doxes iuaiaga
JLJJ Raisins.
10 boxes cherries in brandy.
10 boi.es assorted French cordials
200 boxes Sardines in oil
8 bbls. old Madeira wine.
5 bbls. sweet andj3ry malaga wine.
20 doz old port wine.
12 half pipes Russe and Dnpay brandy.
2 bbls. oldMonungahela whiskey Just received and
forsaleby dell SHACKELFORD SAMPSON & Co.
SEGAIIS. 10 M Havana Segars some very choice for
sale by dec 11 SHACKELFORD SAMPSON & Co.
WM .M. RICS. E. B. NICHOLS
RICE & NICHOLS.
Wholesale and Retail Merchants Hovslon Teras
Houston Dec. 24th 1841. de 24d&wiCT7r '
LIQ.UORS GROCERIES &c.
4 casks "Dupuy" Castillon" and "Napoleon?
Brandv. "
15 casks "Agde."
100 boxes Clare: Wine
15 " Port Madeira Malaga and Claret
1 cask pure Holland Gin "
1 " Rum "-
1 " Monongahela Whiskey J-
10 boxes Slarch
100 lbs Rappee and Scotch SnnfF
For sale at may 13 J. D. GROESBEECK'S-
COTTON YARN. 100 lbs. Cotton Yarn lor sale by v
dec 11 SHACKELFORD SAMPSON & Co.-S' "
rjPHE undersigned most respectfully informs his friends and the-"
L Planters generally that heis now prepared to manufacture car-
riages buggies and lumber wagons in a neat and substantial man-
ner and wdlhold himselfin readiness to execute all orders from the
country on the shortest notice particularly repairing lumber wag-
ons and as the best of materials will be kept always on hand h
clnrges wili be mod rate to suit the umes however satisfaction
shall be given in all cases as 1 intend to locate myself here perma-
nently. Shop one door above Van Alstyne & Bremond's Store "
Mam street Houston. de3 w6m520 L. J. PARKER.
r"pHE underfilled Cotton Factors Commission Merchants
JL and general Dealers idtdVy good: and groceries offer for
aleat theirS o'e iu Houston Harris county and Brennam
Washington ccaniy a foil a'ortment of dry goodksdLcr.con-
COTTON SHED
Wo. 8.
THE undersigned -would inform the Merchants of Houston
and the Planters of the country generally that he hasv
erected near the Landing in this city a Warehouse for the
storage of Cotton and other produce. He will give the strict-"1
est attention to receiving and shipping weighing and marking-
cotton; and hopes by prompt attention to business to merit a
share of public patronage.
No Cotton will be received or delivered on Sundays: bot.at
all other hours day or night.
oct 29 dw3m JNO. H. WALTON.
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