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VOL. 2.
BROWN & BRADY,
3ndi anola Bulletin.
Devoted to Commerce, Agriculture ato tlje Dissemination of ©cncral Jnformotion.
" INDIANOLA, TEXAS,
JOHN HENRY BROWN, EDITOR.
INDIANOLA, TEXAS.
WBDNBSDAT, : : OCTOBER 19, 1863.
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Ky- After this issue we hope to
(eruption in our publication. T1
ness in the families of both the
we are spared the loss of any meml
feel thankful to say, we are all again
. The rapid disappearance of the epi
the permanant population, (notwithstandii^re have
to report the average of deaths for the week,) leads
tw to hope that it is now really taking final leave*
Heretofore our weekly mortality numbered more or
lesa of permanant and valuable citizens, in which
particularly the change is marked* Of the deaths
this week, we learn that several occured from gross
carelessness—in one casé no physician was called
for 4 days and the patient was then near death. In
another dissipation, probably delirium tremens, was
the principal cause. The late cases, who have been
properly nursed have almost invariably recovered.
New Goods.—H. ltunge k Co. are doing a
thriving business since opening their large fall
stocks.
Chambers Etter k Co. are receiving a splendid
stock of fall and winter goods from New York and
Philadelphia.
Our Grocers are now receiving good supplies
from New/ Orleans.
Sickness has materially retarded business on
the bay this fall; but we may expect very soon
busy times.
The larga sale of goods fit Lavaca by T.
R. Threlkeld, administrator, has been post-
poned till the 7th November. See adver-
tisement.
rt* DcBow'a Revtow, for Ooiobor, ynWtte w
tides on—The Northwest, Revolution of South-
ern Trade, Cotton and its Manufactories, The
Great Lakes, and many other interesting subjects.
The Disease at Lavaca.
Lavaca, Oct. 17th, 1853.
Sir—I give below the names of persons who
have died here since my note of the 9th inst.:
Dr. J. W. Haynie, Dr. A. M. McKinney, Mr.
W. F. Tannehill, Negro man of Judge Irvine and
Negro woman of Mrs. Hank head—reported in last
week's Bulletin.
Dr. /hamilton, of Louisiana,
Mrs. Dr. JfcKinney,
Mr. J. James,
" J. S. Williamson, "
" Richard Parker, nephew and partner of R.
M. Forbes, Esq,
Mr. James Smith,
nifls ur capunn sent, senr. -nr. a.
Spafford. *
An old negro woman belonging to the estate of
the late Dr. Johnson.
Respectfully, WM. H. KER.
The Epidemic in I.ndunola.—Deaths from
Wednesday morning of last week, to this Wed-
nesday morning, Oct. 19th.
An old German lady, extreme age; Mr. Flem-
ig and child, German shoemaker; Franklin ,
irphan boy at Mr. Howerton's; Mr. Reid, strang-
r ¡r, at Mr. Shannon's; Mr. Horsfeldt, a German ;
'two charity patients in hospital; G'uptatn Boseau,
French, scbr. from Mobile; L. Rehner, German ;
son of Mr. Wagener, German; F. Vonder Ruhr,
German.—Total 12.
The above deaths are confined mainly to stran-
gers and late emigrants.
Texaka.—No Court was held in Texana, the
people being afraid of yellow fever. No cases
bate been reported there, however.
SST Eggs,, butter, vegetables, <fcc. are
very scarce and very bigli in this market.
The hens won't lay at all for less than two
bits per dozen, some deirfand 30 cents.—
They are naughty, those hens are, for im-
posing upon us so, but then the example is
set them by good people and it must be
right
IT The Steamship Mexico, on Saturday took
over 100 beeves from Powder Ilorn Wharf. We
noticed also among the passengers, two ladies,
each with a child, left widows by the epidemic,
<me from here and one from Lavaca, returning to
their kindred—a melancholy sight.
«"Mr. H. P. Bee, of Laredo, is a candidate
for Speaker of the next House of Representatives.
KT" For the information of his friends in the north
we are glad to say that Capt. Kent of the New
York schooner W. A- Spafford, lying at Lavaca, is
Hoovering and is considered out of danger.
KT There have been two arrival* from New York
this Hwk, the schooners Hannah Martin and 8. N.
Smith.
' By a gentlefeutn from Gonzales we learn
that cotton picking is progressing in the upper
counties—the yield Is large and the staple good.
Considerable amount* are now coming into this
city for shipment.
▲ Rack.—Hubbell against Cupid, to
come off to-tooriow Oil Lagun Verde
course—prize the "Belle of the Lake"—
master of ceremonies, father B. Hurra for
Hubbell—we'll go one eye on him.
Bcrolart.—The store of C. Etter A Co.
<*aa entered a few nights since and robbed
of a considerable amount of jewelry, among
which were two ladies gold hunting case
¡watches, several gold lockets, numerous
"breastpins, rings and other costly articles.
It is believed it was done by negroes.' A
reward of $25 is offerred for the detection
ofthathiefc '
Falls*—An old Mend of ours, Mr. William ff
M-gBI, of Burnet ooonty, (formerly Hamilton's
v*Bsy,)Uissaid, has discovered on the Colorado
feiyeMttealsr fUis ItO feet high mi Am, 100
fost wide. Sow# lean'by the Ledger. Weasp-
poesthe foils wffl take the
EIGHTEEN FIFTY-THREE.
The year 1853 will long be remembered in the
South, indeed in the Union, as the year of pesti-
lence and death. In the North the unheard of
number of rail rotd accidents; the great mortality
from beat in New York and elsewhere; the ap-
pearance of yellow fever in Philadelphia, seem to
mark the season as an era; while in the South
the general and fital prevalence of yellow fever,
has wrapt thousands of dwellings in the gloom
of mourning and sorrow. New Orleans and many
other places have been decimated by the dread
scourge—the benevolence of the nation has been
called into requisition to relieve the distress of
the unfortunate, and while contemplating our sor-
rows their noble and generons response to the
sympathetic call, seems greatly to assuage the
poignancy of grieC
The destroyer has carried off many of the best
men in many places,—it is not the destitute and
intemperate alone who have suffered; men in
high places have been called hence to the final
state in store for all,—the high, the low, the rich
and the poor, have been made to realize the un-
certainty of life, the certalntv of death, and t^e
necessity for all, while engaged in the ordinary
duties of life, to be prepared for the great day of
days.
Coming to our owjn shores, the coast towns of
our beloved Texas, we shudder as we recall the
names of those who nave been so suddenly snatch-
ed from our midst;—we can scarcely realize that
we shall see their well known forms and hear
their familiar voices no more—that the cold earth
now rests forever upon their once buoyant but
now mouldering forms. They will hence only be
known by the remembrance of their virtues—
their frailties, happy thought, will be forgotten,
their virtues treasured by those to whom in life
they were endeared.
We might say much of individual cases of suffer-
ing that have come to our knowledge—how this
poor fellow mortal died in want, or that one from
the absence of kind nursing; another in frightful
deliriums; how the kind father and husband has
been taken from bis dependent family to, the
solemn grave; or the tender infant torn by the
great enemy frcm its frantic mother's embrace ;
but alas ! alas! the heart sickens, the head reels,
and we would fain quit the theme and draw the
curtain over the scene. Most sincerely, deeply
do we sympathise with each and all of our f^jow-
citizens£rho have been thi|f bereft of those they
knew but to love; and who has not dropped the si-
lent tear over thole numerous destitute strangers
who have fallen among us f Who has not realized
that they, too, hire, though perhaps in distant
lands, parents or Brothers, sisters or dear friends,
to whom their iiifes were as precious as our im-
mediate friends an to us?
We would not dismiss the subject without a
just tribute to our ueighors who have throughout
this season of distress, shown such disinterested
and unceasing kindness to the distressed strang-
ers. Verily, thejihmll have their reward. We
would not, could wt discriminate—their name is
logré . Tm, th J «mPt«tioa in wrong to name a
few special spirits Co have so eminently breasted
the storm, Jk>ut we f rbesr. The Psalmist has well
said—"Blessed is e that considereth the poor:
the Lord will M< s him in time of trouble."—
"Thou shalt keep hem, O Lord, thou sbalt pre-
serve them from t s generation forever."
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The Lakqest ( duties.—Judging by the vote
for Governor in A put, the three largest coun-
ties in Texas are 1 xar, Bosk and Cherokee.
Bexar gave o r 1,700 votes,
Rusk " . 1,600 «•
Cherokee abo ¡ 1,400 "
Bexar is ahead! votes, but in actual popula-
tion we presume ask is for ahead of her. In
Bexar the floating population is large, and the
largest portion are sxicans, with very few slaves;
while in Bqsk sac rote represents a permanent
citizen, besidss th large number of slaves not*
represented by tin ole. Reek is beyond doubt,
«be mammoth ees y. We have not, however,
perfectly ftiB Jtums from the whole State,
dUforehce. Rusk and
Cherokee coon ties |e fa what was till 1SS , the
Cherokee esaatry, «upisd Entirely by these In-
■ '*1
Dr.
fa Texas Is
1 w pretty gaaer-
i to the State convention.
1 of the Boathern Organ,
fa Hew Orleans, who re-
NO. 34.
WEDNESDAY, 0CT0BEÉ 19, 1853:
PHILADELPHIA PACKETS.
As we briefly mentioned in our la-*i, a regular
. fline of packet schooners has been establi-hed to
run from Philadelphia to Galveston, Indianola and
Port Lavaca. Messrs. Bishop, Simons & Co., are
the agents in Philadelphia. The schooner Mar-
tha, Capt. Teal, of this line, is now here on her
first trip—another, the D. H. Fittler, is expected,
and hereafter two vessels per month may be ex-
pected. We are very mucli gratified to see these
increasing developments of our trade, and the
growing facilities springing up to enable our
country to carry on its trade with the larger cities
•«•¿•1* opeod, oortalnty and oh«apD«88. Western
Texas must ever be eminently a producing State
—nine-tenths of our lands will produce abundant-
ly cotton and corn, a large section is unsurpassed
for sugar—one-half is good for wheat, rye, oats
and barley, and three-fourths or more is admira-
bly adapted to the growth of sheep, horses and
mules, while the whole State is the natural homo
for cattle. Such a State, with a territory as large
as several of the largest States in the Union, must
ere long, in the progress of events, furnish cargoes
for more vessels than any State in the Union, and
hence build up a tremendous commerce. Our
purchases in the manufacturing States will neces-
sarily be very large, and freights, from the abund-
ance of shipments in and out, will be very low.
But this is not by any means all that Texas will
have for exportation. Our mineral wealth is con-
siderable, our water power is equal to that of any
^'Ate in -America, our marble of divers kinds is
infty i c .. t
■« in ail time to come; in salt and sul-
phur we have miw-. ' , , ,
climate and ability to ^tka.nd.,n 8alubr'ty of
- i i_ At all sea*
sons of the year we have no superior.
Then the North but betrays its wonted sagacity
in reaching for this rich and unfailing source of
wealth. Both Galveston and this bay, have ex-
cellent and cheap communication with N. York.
Galveston has likewise with Boston; both will now
have with Philadelphia aud already have with N.
Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola. Baltimore, the
great cent ral metropolis of the Atlantic, is awak-
ing to this subject and will soon open a commu-
nication with Indianola and this bay, and thus we
shall occupy a most enviable position as a State.
The next great step is rail road coqimunication
with the interior by which the varied products Texan Mercuri Seguí n.—Wfhavere-
of the Sute may be thrown upon the seaboard for ceived several num srs of this new paper,
exchange and shipment. Harrisburg has led off anfi iiave keen una ed to examine it more
in the glorious career; Houston has closed a con- attentively lha„ We ar0 not jn
tract for 70 miles more on her line—the Brazos , , .. , A.
, „ . . •„ „ . A.aA Wrtl<, the habit of ind.scrikiiate praise 011 every
and Trinity valleys will soon be drained by the X ' . , ,. . .
iron horse. Our own bay is struggling with what th&t «onísout, believing that a
present success remains to be seen; butwHetfiér Is carrying couHe^j tiirther than wisdorr
successful in the present effort or not, failure in
the end is impossible. Necessity, the mother of
inventions, will force a rail road from the shipping
of Matagorda bay to the rich table lands above,
and that ere long. Behold the thousands aud
tens of thousands of emigrants annually pouring
in upon us—the new farms in every direction—
the total absence of water transportation to the
interior, and we see the causes that will build rail
roads in Texas. The contemplation o( the sub-
ject—the future of our noble State —is exciting,
and one involuntarily exclaims, " Come, haste,
speed the good time."
State Temperance Convention.—TIiq
counties generally are appointing delegates
to the Temperance Convention to assemble
at Austin on the 23d November. Dewitt
county sends David Murpliee, J. M. Baker,
Rev. T. F, Cook, Rev. A. J. Prather, Dr. W.
II. Walker, Dr. W. Wallace, William A.
Blair and W. Wiseacre, a strong list. Go-
liad sends D. M. Stapp, M. M. ^Kinney, R.
W. Billups, C. G. Word and Barton Peck.
Gonzales, Victoria, Lavaca, Caldwell, Trav-
is, Harris, Bastrop. Fayette, Galveston, Bra-
zoria, Guadalupe, Washington and very
many other counties have also appointed
delegates. The object appears to be to ask
the Legislature to pass a law allowing the
people of each county to vote separately
whether they will allow any liquors sold in
their respective limits, excepting for medi-
cinal and mechanical purposes. The vice
of intemperance has unquestionably produ-
ced a strong desire among the people to
check it if possible. The Maine Liquor law,
which has been adopted in several States,
prohibits the sale of spirituous liquors in
the State at large. It is proposed in Texas
to so modify the principle as to allow or
prohibit its sale in each county, as the voters
thereof may decide. It is a grave question
and one upon which we have not bestow-
ed the reflection its importance demands.
If it could be effectually carried out and the
land at once freed from the lamentable ef-
fects of intemperance, a great public moral
blessing would be achieved. If the law
should be passed and only partially enfor-
ced the cause of temperance would likely
suffer by it
Or Hats county, by «meeting st San Marcos,
«ends John D. Pitts, S. &. McKie, Claiborne
Kyle, (Senator) C. S. Cock, A. Wilson, sr., W.
Kyle, J. F. Brown, A. M. Lipdsey and A. G.
Campbell, (Chief Justice,) as delegates to the
State Temperance Convention.
' oar The Odd Fellows of Galveston have rendered
malarial aid to their brethere n here, for which they
'-GRAMS Gt lr, Oct.The fellow fever contin-
ues to rage at Yazoo City. Yesterday there were 17
new ease*, and 6 death* diere.
At Jackson there were 19 new eases and 4 death .
Ths fcvsr has broken om in Fayette, Jefleison coun-
' are all leaving the plaee. At this
about 4 new caass per day.
is nearly over
z asmswnasHos
Srtes-ri
At Port Gibson U
the Indianola Bulletin.
REV. dl'HER PADEY,
Messrs. Brown d Biy:
I have just read excellent editorial in your
last issue, defendin the clergy against certain
charges of "deserti" during the prevalence of
the epidemic. I r< et to see, however, that the
writer has not me< d out ample justice to the
worthy Catholic di le whose name heads this
article.
Father Padey's r dence is Halletsville, where
he could have remi ed secure from the ravages
of the dark destro; r; but the better feelings of
his generous nature rompted him to forsake his
healthy home, to Hitter to the necessities of his
suffering feJlow.beit ¡ on the coast. Your edito-
rial states that "!te as been faithful in visiting
his fold herein Ju ice is wanting. The citizens
of Lavaca can bear estimony to the truth, that,
wherever the dread estilence hovered, he could
be found, like an an ¡1 of mercy, ministering to
the wants of the siimparting consolation to
the spirit of the dyii j, and, with his own hands,
heaping the sod upo the remains of the dead.
f ight after night has tío been seen in the death-
stricken chamber, wi ching with unceasiug vigi-
lance every change o the disease, both with saint
and sinner—wholly 'respective of creed, influ-
ence or position. T e high, the low, the rich,
the poor, were alike Recipients of his benevolent
care and attention. Long will ho be held in grate-
ful remembrance by the citizens of Lavaca, and by
none more than the writer of this public tribute.
Far distant be the day when his usefulness shal'
be gathered into life's garner. Long may ho re-
main upon earth to exercise that noble feeling of
sympathising with misfortune, sorrowinpa *re.
ciatioir^e^^ ?nhu'njftfele truths of
virtuous life. | A PROTESTANT.
Lavaca, Octobcr, V?C3.
With the greatest p^ure we insert the above
tribute to Mr. Padey. We stated that he labored
in a different county, i
dby "his fold," we simply
referred to the membfship of the church in La-
vaca and Indianola, b
in the premises, as M
time in our sister ton.
were not specially posted
P. had spent most of his
justifies. We feelJowcver, a pleasure in
saying that the Mejury is not ouly a hand-
some sheet, as bd>re stated, but one of
stamina and ability Its columns are well
filled with originabtid miscellaneous mat-
ter and it promises i be a valuable auxili-
ary to the fanners md merchants of that
beautiful portion of
editor. The Guad upe valley now boasts
of the Victoria Adv
quirer and the Mer
paper at New Brau
the State can show
Success to our bretl
exas. II. T. Burke,
¡ate, the Gonzales In-
ry, besides a German
cits, and no stream in
lore useful journals.—
ron.
PROGRESS OF 1IESBYTERIANISM.
When we take at' on<t of the principal
religious denominates in the United Sta
tes and compare its atistics at successive
periods, the impress n is made that thai
denomination isgoiif ahead of all the rest.
But the fact is, theyare all going aheaci,
though with differed degrees of rapidity,
along with theincreaeof population. The
Methodist church hasoutstripped all (he rest
in rapidity of growtl though of late its in-
crease has been less apid than formerly.—
The following paragrphsshow the increase
of the Presbyterian (hurch since 1837.
From the Presbytiian, (Old School.)
An important fact be noted in these
figures, that the Old {ehool branch of the
Presbyterian Clin rehuías now become as
large as both New atj Old Schoo|„>y,ere at
the time of their divilon, fifteen years ago.
The following will tow the comparative
numbers before the (fisión and the pres-
ent year: \ , J
em, year; \ ,
Presbyteries/^^ -
Ministers, 2,1ÍQ
1853.
143
2,139
2,879
219203
Inoresse.
28
116
1,569
1,610
139 353
«189,381
Churches, 2,855
Communicant*, 229,367
From the New York Ivangeiist, (New School.)
Better than these lividious estimates, 1ft
us turn to the aggregate strenglh, not of
one or the other, but of both branches, as
they are reported in die respective minutes.
Here is the table in jvhich all Presbyteri-
ans may truly rejoice—of the progress of
both branches together: •
1831. 1863.
Synod*. 93 5i
Presbyteries, 135 215
Ministers, 2.140 3.709
Churche , 2.895 4,206
Communicants, 220,357 359,715
Foreign Mission $282,0W $471,281
Lieutenant Ward, on his way to El
Paso, met, near the Leona Springs, a par-
ty of Kiowah Indians; who had returned
from Mexico, with about one thousand
mules and horses.—Ledger
♦
Election of Railroad Directors.—
The election held here on Monday last for
directors of the San Antonio and Mexican
Gulf Railroad resulted in the choice of the
following gentlemen: J. Y. Dashiell, S. A.
Maverick, I. A. Paschal, F. Guilbeau, J. M.
Devine, H. Sheldon, J. J. Giddiom, H. F.
Osswald,T. J. Devine, J. D. McLeod, G.
Cupples, J. S. McClellan and C. N. Riotte.
Western Texan.
New York Correspondence.
i
Niw York, Sept. 27, 1863.
Messrs. Brown <t Brady:
Animation reigns just now in evory department
of the Great Exhibition. The public school child-
ren, who muster every morning between four and
five thousand strong, peering into every corner
with their bright eyes and mouth expanded in
wonder, lend life to the scenc. Over 17,000 per-
sons were admitted into the Palace one day inst
week. The Directors have w isely listened to the
Press, and acceded tn thp proposed reductiuu of
admission-price to twenty-five cents. This re
duccd rate, however, has reference only to Satur-
days ; on the other days of the week it remains as
formerly. Even this will induce and allow many
to go whom the high price would otherwise have
precluded. The Washington Monument Fund
has reached |4,0C0, the contributions of the Pub-
lic Schools have amounted some days to over one
hundred dollars.
The re are few ill any part of our country that
can fail to be interested in the productions of
Canada. The display it makes in the Fair is
highly creditable, whether we regard its agricul-
tural or manufacturing resources. I propose that
we should linger awhile to-day in thU department.
It is not in the lands most favored by nature
with rich soil and genial climate that we often find
agricultural operations carried to any high degree
of perfection. The very luxuriance^j^^"
seems to engender indole
her spontaneous effo^ In colder ftnd
an ""^fj/^'Vegions , on the other hand, necessity
stimulates man to toil, and he is often thus ena-
bled to vie successfully with those whose fields or
more benign sun awakens to more exurbera nt
fertility. Thus it is with the Canadians. Their
specimens of peas, bailey, and wheat, particular-
ly the. latter, will compare favorably with the best
samples in the Fair, Their wheat is constantly
the subject of remark and admiration, its size,
fairness, and whiteness being really remarkable.
In mineral productions, also, Canada seems to
bo equally rich. We do not usually so regard her;
but the specimens of native ores which she has
sent to the Fair prove that a proper development
of the treasures of her soil is all that Is necessary
to give her a high rank as a mineral-producing
country. Her mines have been hitherto compara-
tively neglected ; but it is to be hoped that the
new companies now forming may take the matter
-rigorously in They will certainly nncfc
^,1. ro mmumwge them. Among the numer-
ous specimens presented in the Exhibition, those
of copper and iron ore seem to be the finest; they
exhibit the metals in an almost pure state.
In the department of Canadian manufactures,
the different specimens of leather seem to attract
most attention. William Tetu, of Quebec, has
forwarded several tanned porpoise skins, an arti-
cle heretofore unknown in our market. These
skins are well dressed and glossy, fully equal in
appearance to the best kid or morocco, while iu
cheapness and durability they are said to exceed
the latter. For persons suffering from tender feet
or affected wi th podagra, they look as if they
would make a more' acceptable shoe than any
other material. Their softness and pliancy are
very great, but they are at the same time propor-
tionately porous, and would not therefore answer
for a morning walk or a tramp in the rain. Near
these porpoise skins are some tanned moose-hides,
sent by the Indians of Lorettc, who have attained
great skill in this department of industry. These
moose-skins form quite a co ntrast to the soft and
thin specimens of leather just described; being
stout and heavy and adapted only for thick win-
ter boots.
In the department of straw manufactures, Can-
ada displays some specimens which though few in
number, ure extremely fine and beautiful. The
material employed is the native grass of the coun-
try. bleached by a peculiar process. Tuscany
turns out few straws that nre superior to these.
But that which attracts the fair visitants at the
Paladl to the Canadian quarter, more than any
thing else, is a carpet fourteen feetsquare, wrought
by needlework on perforated canvass, witli wool
raised in their own district, by the ladies of Ham-
ilton county, Canada West. This article is valued
at 8800. After the Fair it is to be sold, and the
proceeds will be applied to the repairing of the
parish church at Hamilton. The design of the
carpet is original and chaste. Around the edge
runs a wreath of roses, twelve inches wide. The
interiorvided into squares, each containing a
bouquet. No two of these bouquets are alike,
the flowers and colors of ono forming the most
beautiful contrast with thoso of another. The
workmanship is extremely neat.
With the ladies of Canada^ this fancy carpet-
making appears to be a favorite erapi jyment. We
have another contribution, quite similar to the
above except that it is larger, from the ladies of
Toronto. ^Indeed in ail kinds of needlework they
seem to have remarkable taste and facility of ex-
ecution. A large collection of capes, laces,
dresses, shawls, be. fully attests this.
With an allusion to some interesting Indian cu-
riosities, my description of the Canadian contri"
bations must come to adose. Among'these!
may mention a variety of ornaments carved from
bark; a number of finely embroidered moccasins
embellished with quills and shells; ornamented
hoofs of the Canadian moose; skins of the various
wild animals found in Canada; and snow-shoes,
the mere sight of which gives us a chill. These
shoes are about one foot wide by two feet in
length.
We have very little news in the oity here worth
reoording. Political men seem to bo engrossed
in preparations for the coming election. A Mass
meeting of 2/ard-shell Democrats wai held in the
Park last evening for the purpose of ratifying the
proceedings of the late convention. Some treach-
erous 8oft-shell of a carpenter mast have pnt up
the platform, for in the midst of the speech-
making It gave way, spilling tlje President and
officers to the ground in most unpleasant confu-
sion. Legs and arms wero broken, and several
persons were so severely injured that but slight
hopes are entertained of their recovery. Among
the latter is Mike Wnlsh, member of Congress
elect, who is supposed to have received danger-
ous internal injuries in his spine and kidneys. It
is to be hoped that the figurativo platform of the
Adamantines it firmer than this literal one has
proved.
In consequence of the news received here of
the ravages of th« TV-Mow r«p r, subscriptions
have been started for the relief of the people of
Galveston, VicJia^urg, aud other places. All that
is needed by the sufferers will likely be raised.
Every efl'ort Is being made by the authorities to
discover the murderers of Dr. Osborn, who was
stabbed in a porter-house in Cherry Strict last
week. The Mayor has offered a rewardiif 8260
for thei- apprehension. «
Cotton during the past week has %bme much
more in demand, though prices have no*changed;
2,800 bales were soíd "yesterday. State and
Western brands of Flour remain unaltered, rang-
ing from $6 87 to $6 00. ^Southern sold to the
extent of l,100bbU , at $C 60 to $6 US for mixed
to good, and 68 to $6 87 for favorite. Wheat
is in peor supply and brisk demand. Genesee
White closed :i| 81 60, yesterday; Canadian at
81 46. Southern red Corn standj
*t 80c. for unsound i rtO-jr to 82$ lor j .Wogt-
ern, and 83 to 84c. r0'1"* Southern. Pork >*
active: West ,.,. «ssstands at §16.
Yours truly, NEW YORKER.
Correspondence of the Indianola BuUetin.
RHODE ISLAND LETTER,
Providence, li. i., Sept. 13th.
Messrs. Brown <£' Brady:
Passing up Broadway, N. Y., last Wed-
nesday I noticed at tlie duor of the Taber-
nacle a large placard "Woman's rights Con-
vention." As this novelty never came iu
my path before I stepped in and found it
in session. It was the last evening, and
there were about 3000 people present.—
Some of their most notorious female speak-
ers were to address the assembly. Ladies
generally command respect when they ap-
pear in public an<l in no country more than
in this. But vvben they so forget their p ro-
-p-ncj- « ™ -ti-mii before a, prum'4cuous
New York auurétic*,
liar question aa woman's right to share in
the tumults of political strife and other sim-
ilar privileges, they may expect to be hooted
and hissed. To one unaccustomed to such
exhibitions it was a shocking spectacle.—
there were women like our mothers and
sisters throwing off the chariu of modesty
and exposing themselves to the world, or
whoever chose to pay a shilling to see them.
Curiosity and fun were the objects ot most
present and every one felt privileged to
make as much noise as his or her lungs
could execute. A delegation from the Bow-
ery made several appropriate cats calls, and
a variety of sounds not defiued by Noah
Webster; a row occurred in the gallery, and
finally the noise and confusion became so
great that it was impossible for any one to
hear himself speak, a movement to adjourn
was unheard and the only way to clear the
house was to put out the lights No good
was accomplished. rihe ouly privileges the
poor dears have is to do jtist as they please.
It is truly a hard case, but particularly un-
fortunate when they are not satisfied with
it. The hotels are over full and it is very
difficult to get rooms. The number of
Southerners traveling north this season is
larger than ever before,owing doubtless to
the epidemic raging in so many Southern
cities. Many ot'them were never north of
Mason & Dixons line* before, and it i^Aiffi-
cult for' them to comprehend many north-,
era customs. An acquaintance from Flori-
da arrived with,his family, and was walk-
ing up Broadway when he saw an ora-
nib.us driver, beckoning to him very earnest-
ly L.-a^gMs wife and children on the
.«idyvvaik, lie walked up to the driver who
direct d him to the door iu the rear. Sev-
eral ladies aud gentlemen were within but
hecould distinguish no acquaintance among
them: taking a seat he looked intently from
one to the other. Soon the omnibus start-
ed. uGentlemen," said he, "do either of
you wish to speak to me." All looked but
no one replied. "The driver," he contin-
ued, "said some one wished to speak to
me," no reply. "Driver, driver," he shout-
el in h toneof exasperation, and knocking
'his cane violently against the roof, "^top
you infernal scoundrel, and let me out."—
Had it been possible there is no doubt that
he would haveimmediately pitched into the
driver, us hnjiad often done to men before
on what he considered much less provoca-
tion, Imt he poured out a volley of abuse
such as can j>nly belieard in the Southern
piny woods, jand joined his astonished fam-
ily swearing;like a pirate at the supposed
imposition/ DELTA.
OT' The toul number of death* in Natchez. Mi ".,
rln re the 19th July to lid October *93—of which
944 Here by yeliew fever.
PUBLISHERS.
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
A writer in the Gouzales Inquirer who
has lately visited the upper Guadalupe, thus
speaks of the settlement known as "Sister-
dale" post office:
There are ten or more German fainiiiei
located on the valleys of the Guadalupe,
near to Siaterdale post office. We found
those Germans high minded, generous, in-
telligent, educated, weal thy gentlemen*, they
have weekly communication (by stage) to
Sun Antonio, distance 45 miles;Jiraunibls,
43 miles and to Fredericksburg 49 miles.
It is iu this neighborhood that our friend
(James S. Browa) hat placed himself under
the care of Dr. Kapp, who has surrendered
the Alopathic system of medicme aud taken
up the Hydropathic; the Doctor had been
running this system of practice, in James
S. Brown's old protracted case, (which has
attracted the attention of every medical
gentleman of Gonzales couuty) for thirty
days, when I left there.
In the short space of thirty days he had
gaiued fifteen pounds of flesh" iíikI his
strength and action was as good as it ever
had been ; the doctor has no doubt of per-
fecting a cure mid dismissing him in perfect
altli.
Di. Ivápp is a gentleman of fino educa-
tion, fond of his profession and has but few
superiors as a medicat writer; he has five
„";ixpatients froto a distance under his
spirit's " "'e improving and in fine
His conveniences for the Hydropathic
practice are the best I have ever seen f he
keeps every thing for the convenience and
comfort of his patients and gives them his
undivided attention; his charges are very
moderate, and I think he vVÍU give the Hy-
dropathic system of medical practice the
reputation w-hich it justly deserves.-
Sisterdale post office is 75 mile's below
the head of the Guadalupe ;- the valleys are'
generally from ^ to 1^ miles wide, the «oil
very much like the valley soil of this coun-
ty, the only difference is, that the valley
soil of the mountain is more pulveraWtf
which makes it easier of cultivation.
The Germans have the best hogs and
sheep that I have seen in Texas, they nr$,
l'ond of farming and their dwellings, out
houses and fences, all of the beat order.-—
They foe 'w vagem.J pd
acre. The intention of your correspondent
i*, vj oupply hie old neighbor* with flour is
a short time. I have not time to say any-
thing <br Fredericksburg, for that town hnlu
:38 hundred inhabitants and the surround^
ing country settling and improving ver^
fast; therefore it would take another page
to do Frederickburg and vicinity anything
like justice. STEPHENSO N.-
Victoria.—Since our last, two dfefttbrt
have occurred. A J-oung German barber,
by the name of Baker, a resident of Port
Lavaca, came here—took the fever and died.
Mr. William Phillips, also contracted the '
disease at Lavaca, which was soon deVelopJ
ed upon his arrival here, but he is in a fair
way to recover. A stranger from Alabama,
named Durant Nobles, reached here from
Lavaca in feeble health, and soon took tliel
yellow fever. He died yesterday.— Victo-
ria Advocate.
3ZT A year or two since it wns predict-
ed that as soon as the Military Headquar-
ters were removed, San Antonio would sin'k
into a second rate country town. The head-
quarters wero removed some time since, and
as yet we have seen no falling off in the
improvements of our city or its business.—
In every quarter are found signs of im-
provement. Houses are daily going up;
not temporary buildings, but good, neat and
substantial ones, such as would do credit
to the taste and enterprise of any people.—
Ledger.
From the lito Gkakde^—If ¡vil tlrá't is
said by letter writers on the Kio Urimdeb*
true, Santa Anna is not idle, but is busily
engaged in preparing for some extraordin-
ary event. What tins will be is mere Con-
jecture. Gen. Woll, the Military Govern-
or for Tatnaulipas, arrived at Matamorotfon
the 1.0th ult, with an escort of two hundred
troops. Permanent fortification are to bo
erected at Matamoros, Reynosa and Camar-
ago, the present seat of government of
Tamaulipas, his headquarters. The Moxi-
can people believe that war is inevitable,and
that the result will be far different from the-
last. If they really think they can lids
"los Yankees," why let them pitch in.
It wan currently reported that Santa Afi-
na had the notorious Canales executed.—
We hope thii is true. He whs a trouble-
some individual, and us treacherous as troll-
bl eso me.—Ledger.
District Court.—From information re-
ceived from reliable citizens of Texana, that
it would be impossible to hold a Court
there, in conseqiienc# of the general alarm
amongst the inhabitants of the town and
country, which was occasionedtby tbe sud-
den and fatal appearance of the pestilence
at Lavaca, Judge Jonres thought it wouM
not lie advisable to attempt to hold the
present term of Court for Jackson county.
Victoria Advocate.
fW Wentwortb, who left here some
time ago, with stock for California, we U*ru, .
i has arrived at his destination without acoi-
' dent or loss. Cattle are in great demand,
i and he will realize a handsome profit cm W*
stock. He was offered before getting into
i San Francisco $120 per head, which no re-
i fused.—Ltdgtr. , ••
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