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THE TELEGRAPH.
w. e. WEBB, Proprietor.
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<iiiVfliriberi to my of our Issues will imtiy
tanptm their papers,
«nd aorraet the aanae.
„ will help u to find out,
Houston, February 18.1870.
The State Journal contended very
urgently that the election of United
States Senators should take place at
an early day. The'Bepublican want-
ed it deferred until the 22d. It was
postponed Until that day.
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A correspondent of the San Antonio
$tai saye the soldiers have cut all the
pecan trees on the main Concho near
the Fort, destroying the value of the
land.
The San Antonio papers mention a
report that7 Quartermaster Meigs had
decided to make' Corpus Christi the
•depot of supplies for Western Texas
This cute off both San Antonio and
Indianola.
The Bulletin Bays that Gov. Davis
has discharged Judge Paschal from
his employment as Attorney of the
49tate at the National Capital. Judge
Paschal conducted the Bond suits
•with eminent ability and success, and
there is not a lawyer in Texas or out
of it that could have done it better,
* -sod we shall be sorry if the Bulletin
is correct in its opinion, that the of-
fence of the Judge was his support of
Gov. Hamilton.
New&fbom Aubtin.—We condense
from the Bulletin and Galveston
News:
J. G. Tracy was elected public
printer. > w ; u
■ Gen, Reynolds declines to be a can
didate for, the United Senate, much to
his honor.. ; .
A. J. Evans was unseated and his
place given to S. W. Ford. The pro1
test and resignation of Evans were
rejected.
The House rejected the protest of
the minority of the Election Commit"
tee against unseating Plato.
Butler's resolution requesting Gen.
Reynolds to reconsider Armstrong's
• eligibility was adopted.
Broohstickb.—During the first
year of the late war. when the city of
Washington was menaced be the
" Confederate forces, Gen. B. F. Butler,
of Massachusetts? (who after leaving
theJOemocratle—Convention to
.Charleston, took a sudden political
tack towards Radicalism) in a public
-speech declared that if the regular
Generals of the . army could not pro*
tect the National. Capitol, he would
collect all the old women with their
brooms on the banks of the Potomac,
and, sweep the audacious Confederate
invaders into the river. There was
eminent propriety in the valorous
Generals assuming command of the
broomstick brigade, bnt-we believe it
was never formally mustered into
-service.
At present, however, the defiant
resolutions of the belligerent femi
nines of Utah indicate thatour West*,
ern army may, if Congress presses the
present bill for confining thejMormon
.saints to one wife, be called soon to
oneetin hostile combat a sure enough
-"broomstick brigade." We have some
fears for the (result. Will not this
•element be mere demoralizing than
♦Greek fire to the boys in blue? True,
tbelate lamented General Sidney A.
.Johnson once conquered Utah. But
at that time Brigham's wives were not
in irresistible force, determined to
^Aobdse and conquer our gallant
standard bearers.
A NEW PARTY.
With very remarkable unanimity,
the Press, in various par}s ot the
Union are calling for a new party to
correct the extremes of all parties.
Well and feelingly do we remember
that when we took charge of this pa-
per and commenced laboring for a
more moderate course and a better
feeling, we were met with the charge
that our object was for a '' third par-
ty" and that it was generally predic-
ted that it was a wild notion.
Since the close ot the late war, we
have seen the absolute necessity of
more moderation on both sides. There
has been a constant manifestation of
passion, and a crushing out of reason
and a bitter feeling. Men have for-
gotten that they are members of the
human family, and have made a war
of measures against each other, until
it had produced such acerbity of
leeling as to blunt their better natures,
and the struggle seemed to be, which
party could succeed in overcoming
and humiliating the other. Thought-
ful men, those who have loved conn*,
try more than party, have mourned
over this exhibition of the fallen na
ture of our race.
But now, men who heretofore have
been deterred by the violence of par
ties from taking part in po1 itics, be-
gin to see that the fate of this nation
depends upon the public virtue of its
citizens, and they are determined to
rescue it from the control of extreme
men. They are not so wedded to the
trammels of any party as to follow its
lead against the true interests of the
Union. Southern men who believe in
the overruling Providence of God, are
imbued with the conviction that this
nation has yet before it a great work
'which must be accomplished, and
. therefore, they have given up all ex
pectation of a separate nationality
and are content to labor for the great'
est amount of happiness and pros-
perity that can be obtained t the
Union; and men of every section also
recognize this Providence, and all
such are ready to labor together for
the accomplishment ot the greatest
good.
It only needs now that the way be
made plain and millions will walk in
it. But they are encompassed with
difficulties, and it yet is doubtful
whether there shall be light enough
to give them an early triumph.
The press is full of the manifeBta
tion of the feeling to which we refer
it is onr pnrpoee to place it be-
Texas Patents.—Machine tor Ben-
diDg Stirrups. Dempsey Forrest—
MottOmosa, Texas.
The Victoria Advocate says that
owing to the difficulty of procuring
laborers,the planters are rather behind
hand in their preparations for a crop.
Happy is the man in these days
who has no aspirations for office All
of lawful age are voters in Texas, and
the disfranchised from holding office,
if content without one, doeB not
grieve because it is recorded that he
shall not hold one.
Borne of our readers who were ac«
qoainted with the business men in our
sister city* will remember Mr. Cobb,
meatiaaed in the following para-
graph, whieh we clip fcom the Odd
Fellows' Age, of San Francisco:
T*xas—Pbesent of a Gavel.—
We have been shown an elegant
favei made of California Laurel by
ir. Strahle, silver mounted, appro
priately inscribed, intended as a pres
ent from Brother H. A. Cobb, of
Templar Lodge, No. 17,1. 0. 0. F.,
.of this eity, to San Jacinto Lodge, at
•Galveston, Texas, of which Brother
?Cobb was formerly a member. As-
pertaining that his Lodge had beeome
defunct, the gavel will be sent to G.
. H. B. Andrews, to be presented
in the name of Brother Cobb, to the
oldest Lodge of the Order in that
eity. Also, another gavel, same as
the above, from Brother Cobb to Har-
mony Lodge, No. 6, Free and Accep-
ted Masons, at the same place. They
are beautiful presents, and will be
valued by the Lodges as speeimens of
California production, and mementoes
of brotherly and fraternal regard.
The Senior Editor of the Civilian
in a letter from Austin to his paper,
aays:
With the exception of a few sore
heads and disappointed politicians,
the universal sentiment is in favor of
an era of political repose and good
feeling among parties heretofore di-
vided and opposed to each other—a
truce, if not a peace.
This is the fight spirit to be mani*
fested by parties, and there is no
#ense in any other.
and
fore our readers aB it may be devel
oped. At present we give the follow
ing extracts;:
A New Party in Virginia.—The
movement en foot for the formation
of a new political party in Virginia,
to steer between extremes, has cre-
ated considerable comment in official
circles here. The Republicans gen-
erally look upon it as intended and
certain to offset their plans for the
future control and government of the
State, and denounce it accordingly.
There is not a Republican member of
Congress trom the State who will en-
dorse it. But many far sighted Con-
servative politicians of the State con-
sider that such a move would not
only be successful, bat would redound
to the best interests of the State
hereafter.—Telegram.
Such a party is needed, not only in
Virginia but in every State. What
is the use of fighting over dead is-
sues ? Let - sensible Conservatives
give up their dead issues, and hon-
est Republicans their unjustifiable
schemes, and of the two form a party
with sensible views and honest prin-
ciples.—Flake's Bulletin.
4 * Conservatism.''—This word, as
we understand it, in its application to
Southern politics, means that the
Southern people do not believe that
the situation is the same as before the
war, when the country was divided
into two great parties, and that, there-
fore, the South has never, since the
close of the war, seen sufficient rea-
son why it should take a party posi ■
tion. The war broke up the two great
parties, and no clear party division
has been since drawn.—Galveston
News.
Reform Measures—The move-
ment set on foot by our contemporary
of the German Gazette to form a new
party, which shall be composed of the
good elements of both the Democratic
and Republican parties, is gaining
ground slowly. but gradually. A
number of our Germans have formed
themselves into an organization,
styled German Political Reform Club,
with the intention of checking the
corruption now prevailing in our mu-
nicipal and State affairs, and of elect-
ing to office men who are worthy of
the confidence of the people, without
regard to party. Ward organizations,
auxiliary to this club, will be formed.
The gentlemen who have inaugurated
this movement do not intend to build
up an exclusive German party, they
only wiBh to act in concert with those
of their American fellow citizens who
are alike opposed to the corruption
which is seriously felt in the admin-
istration of oar public affairs.
Tbese gentlemen are considered
representative Germans, and are
numbered among the best of our citi-
zens. Under such leaders the move*
ment which, at first, found little
support, may be successful and pro*
ductivc of good — Picayune.
Are yon a Radical ? Do you like
the name f We doubt it. We doubt
if you would be willing to bear it.
If it be praiseworthy, why not adopt
it and make it honorable, if there can
be honor made out of it ? There are
many names given in contempt which
have been made honorable, but you
are deterred from taking to yourselves
the name Radicals, because you see in
it nothing but disaster.
There is an instance in our history
where a part of our people were faith-
ful to the English crown, and fought
under its flag to overcome those who
rebelled; but in that war the Rebels
were victorious, and after the war
had closed, they met in counsel, for
gave their countrymen, invited those
who bad fled to return, and gave them
all the rights of citizens. What
contrast between the Rebels of that
day and the Radicals of this.
News from Congress a little while
ago indicated that that body had re-
fused to give a seat to a candidate
who received a minority vote, where
they rejected the one who received
the majority-. That would be a vio
lation of the very principle of a re
publican government. The majority
should govern, and if an ineligible or
obnoxious party Bhould be elected
the legal coarse would be to hold an
other election. A minority candidate
in no just or legal sense can be held
as the representative of a people who
pronounced judgment against him at
the ballot box.
The Bible in Schools.—During
the last fall we kept our readers post
ed as to a controversy in Ciocinnatti
in reference to having the Bible read
in the public schools of that city
The city authorities finally declared
that the Bible Bhould not be read, and
that sacred music should not be prac-
ticed—An appeal was taken to ti^si
Supreme Court and that body has
decided that pnpils should have the
privilege of reading the good book
and Binging their popular Sunday
school Bongs. In the mean time we
Bee it stated in some of the papers
that a number of leading Protestant
divines are willing to give up the
question rather than have the exist-
ence and prosperity of their free
school system imperiled- Their idea
is, that the Churches must increase
their activity in establishing Sunday-
schools, and bringing the juvenile
population under catechetical instruc
tion. But most persons will feel
rather glad that the Supreme Court
has pronounced a favorable opinion
on the merits of the good book.
Letter from Colnmbus.
To the Editor of the Telegraph.
Columbus, Texas, Feb. 14, '70
The culture of the Louisiana ribbon
cane, as a certain-and profitable crop,
is exciting considerable interest in
this county. A great many are plaDt*
iog the cane more or leas to mibark
in its culture another year. The sic
cess that attended au experiment of
Dr. Towels— samples of which c u bv
seen in the office of J edge Doty'e, at
Colftmbus-upon au acre or bo the
past year, npou s cond quality :if hill"-*
side land upon the Colorado valley,
have given general confidence of the
adaptability of this latitude for its
growth.
Doubtless some of your patrons are
botanically posted upon the condi -
tions of climate and soil that will be
kind enough to enlighten public opin-
ion fully and scientifically thereon.
Information is desired upon the best
system of its culture, when planted,
t be period of its maturity, and when
its manufacture has to begin, yield
per acre, quantity of land one hand
can work, cost of production, &c ;
also the beet 6oil suited to its growth,
and its ability to withstand droughts.
Trusting some public spirited and
duly enlightened person will answer
the above enquiries, I am yours, &c.,
Colorado.
FOREIGN NEWS,
Stockdale Beef Packeey.—Ac-
tive operations at the Stockdale Pack-
ery were suspended last Saturday.
It will be sometime in June before
our praiiie fed beeves will be in such
condition as to justify the company
in resuming.
The Stockdale company began bu-
siness last fall; and, has encountered
a full share of those embarrassments
and obstacles so generally incident to
enterprises of that character in a
country, like this, where manufac-
tories are all, as yet, mere matters
of experiment. Still it has killed
about 4500 cattle; has packed 30$)
tierces of mess beef ^ and has shipped
a million pounds of hides and tallow.
Besides, it has fattened, and sold a
great number of bogs for pork. Hides
and tallow are of course readily sold.
They' are as much commercial staples
as cotton or tobacco. The market*
able character of the company's meat
basyet to be.established. Their first
shipments however were promptly
sold in New York city and at a high
lv satisfactory figure.
' Appurtenant to the packery should
be, a soap and candle chandlery;
saddle and harness and boot and shoe
factory ; a tannery ; a comb and but-
ton factory. In short, there should
be facilities to utilize, right where
the cattle are killed, the hides, horns,
bone, hair, and offal.—Banner.
Fraaee.
Paris, Feb. 11—The police authori-
tier profess that they have discovered
an extensive conspiracy against the
Governmedk and are actively eogag-i
ed in searc^Pbg for the parties impli-
cated. A great number of anests
were madtr.^st night and to-day. It
is stated that the editors of the Mar-
sei!l se and two editors of the Reveil
were arrow d on the charge of being
! connectetLwith the alleged conspir-
acy.
griV/Bpa citizens .were killed dur-
ing tB® riots, and" their bodits have
been gl&fiad i^'the morgue, but the
police t« give any details conn
cerninglbam/
ir<®*2T Telegraph Cable.
The Bljjfe end of the India tele*
graph cable, taken out by the Great
Eastern, has been landed at Bombay.
Borne.
e, Feb. 11.—The Ecumenical
>t the last two sessions, was
n the discussion ot Ecclesi-
iscipline. That subject has
isposed of. At the meeting to-
day the subject of catechism was con-
sidered. Seven fathers participated
in the discussion.
Bauia.
St. Petersburg, Feb 11.—The Home
Secretary, in view of the recent man-
ifestations of popular discontent, re-
commends the Czar to cancel all the
liberal reforms recently inaugurated.
caka.
Havana, Feb 11.—Late intelligence
from Puerto Principe is to the effect
that Gen. Goyenche with a strong di*
vision left that city on the 5th inst.
to commence the campaign againBt
the insurgents. It was expected that
Gen. Puello would leave the city to
again attack the rebel forces, soon.
Collision on the Bayou.—'The
steam tug (propellor) Ontario in at-
tempting to pass the J. H. Whitelaw
upon last Wednesday night, about 10
o'clock, collided and sank some four
miles below Harrisbarg. The men
aboard managed to save themselves
from drowning. Two of them swam
ashore.
Postponement. — The Houston
Schutzen Verein anniversary, which
was to have taken place upon the
22od inst , has been postponed until
the 26:h of the month, to allow for
the fuller completion of all the ar*
rangements in connection with the
celebration.
By order of the Committee of ar-
rangements. i-
Important Arrest—Capt. Davis,
Chief of Police, and Depnty Sheriff
Sam Keeland, who both left Hous-
ton a few days ago to make an arrest
up country, have just returned this
morning from Trinity county, with a
colored man named Jake Johnson,
who is supposed to be one ot the par*
ties concerned in the murder of the
late Mr. Loveland, a merchant of this
city.
Another negro was also arrested af~
ter the officers returned this morning,,
upon suspicion of being concerned in
the murder.
The Waxahachie Argas is opposed
to a division of the State.
- The Paraguayan War. — The
real object of Brazil, in her war
against Paraguay, is now cropping
out. A correspondent in Washington
says that simultaneously with the an-
nouncement that the war is over and
that the invading armies are about to
withdraw, leaving only a few thousi
and behind to prevent a return to the
antebellum condition of affairs, comes
a very important and significant re-
port that Brazil is about to establish
a military station at Higaeritas. a
port in the Uruguayan Republic
fronting the island of Martin Garcia,
at the very month ot the River La
Plata. A military station at this
point would give Brazil control of all
the water communications of South
America, and place the surrounding
countries in complete dependence
upon her. The full importance of this
project is not yet disclosed, but it is
argued that should Brazil attempt to
carry it out, it will be a serious obsta-
cle, not alone to the South American
republics, but to the United States
and [all the Powers of Europe' It
will be a powerful blow against
the freedom of the rivers, which
was guaranteed by treaty stipula
tions. Brazil has still in Paraguay-
an rivers some forty or fifty war ves-
sels, while (neither Parguay, aor Ura
guay, nor the Argentine Confedera-
tion has a single vessel of war to op*
pose ler. Should Brazil, therefore,
attempt to establish the proposed mil-
itary station, the other American
Powers would be placed completly
under her control. Should Brazil sue'
ceed in getting possession of those wa-
ters, I he republics of La Plata would
soon be destroyed and monarchv
reared on their ruins. It is, there-
fore, in the interest of republicanism,
humanity and commerce, savs the
writer, that the United States should
interfere.—Exchange.
Capt. Davis, of the revenue cutter
Relief, picked up on the evening of
the 12th (last Saturday), a small oys
ter boat, containing two men, both
Portugese; one, James Aodrews, be-
ing a young man, the .otlwl Andrew
tne great ageWSl years.
The latter was so far exhausted as to
be almost helpless; the other was not
so worn out. It appears that on the
27th nit. they left Galveston Island
for Christmas Bay to gather a load of
oyBters. After securing their load
they started to return, but mistook
San Luis Pass for the Bayoa, and
sailed out into the Galf. When the
mistake was discovered a norther
sprung up and blew them out to sea.
Being very poor boatmen, they never
succeeded in making land, but drifted
about for sixteen days, until they
were rescued by Capt. Davis. The
poor fellows had no water and no food
save their cargo of oysters, on which
they lived, and seem to have done
reasonably well.
The extreme age of the elder ac-
counts for his prostration. There is
probably no other single article of
food on which they could have suba
sisted so well as oysters. It is need**
less to say that on the Relief they
were well cared for, and by the time
they reached the city, which was yes-
terday, they were quite hale and
strong. The elder had given up all
hope of being saved, and when hois-
ted on the deck of the Relief, man in
fested his gratitude by dropping on
hia knees and fervently thanking
Heaven, in his native tongue. We do
not remember a case in which a man
of this great age has survived so
much exposure and, privation.—Gal-
veston Bulletin.
It is reported that Commodore Van-
derbilt is furnishing the capital to the
feminine banking house of Woodhull,
Claflin & Co., Broad street, New
York. As apropos thereto we clip the
following:
Mrs. Cady Stanton must view with
satisfaction the recent accession of
two of her sex to the business ofbro
kerage in Wall street, as evidence of
the rapid progress of the woman's
rights movement. They obtained the
capital on which to begin operations
by following the art of clairvoyance,
and probably will not suffer from
their experience in that line in decid
ing whether to buy short or sell long,
to join the bulls in Erie or the bears
iu gold. Their reception by the main
craftsmen was nor, however, very
gallent or flattering, for they gather-
ed around the office of the delicate la-
dies and jeered and booted them, for
which proceeding the ladies have en
tered into a speculation, rather un
frequent in Wail street, namely, Baits
for damages for slander and defama
tion. The devil has been staying for
several years past among the New
York brokers, and has occasionally
made things lively. Now that the
wuunenjiava also entered their ranks,
they will be still livelier.—N. 0. Pic*
ayune-
Dredge Boat.—The old dredger
which has been upon the stocks this.
Bome time back undergoing repairs,
was launched yesterday afternoon
about 4 o'clock. The hull being now
nearly completed, her dredging ma-
chinery will once more be replaced,,
and in a few weeks we may expect to
see her at work in the channel'along*
side of her younger consort. The soil
that is now being thrown out upon
the wharf by the new dredger might
be very advantageously used in gar*
dens for mixing and improving the-
condition of their loam. The mates
rial can be had for the lilting;
German Volks-Febt—The dele«-
gates of the German organizations ia<
Houston met, as previously an«
nounced, upon Wednesday, to organ*
ize and arrange matters for the ap-
proaching Volks«Fest. The following
gentlemen were appointed as 6 com-
mittee to take the necessary action aft
to its celebration: •'
Jacob Binz, President; Ed. L. Leona-
bardt, Vice President; Charles Hayne,.
Reporting Secretary; J. Japhet, Cor-
responding-Secretary j P. Fioeck,
Treasurer.
The committee will hold a meeting
upon Wednesday next.
Valuable and Convenient. —
" Brown's Bronchial Troches" are
widely known as an admirable reme-
dy for Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Coughs
and other troubles of the Throat and
Lungs. They are of great value for
the purposes for which they are de
signed, while they are usually and
pleasantly efficacious, they contain
no hartfal ingredients, bat may at all
times be used with perfect safety.—
Boston Recorder.
mi?e!?8i01i8 «0E Indian Captives.—
The House Committee on Indian Af-
fairs nas agreed to report a bill giving
$5000 each to two little white girl!
captured by the Indians and ran-
somed by Col. Leavenworth. The
amount is to be taken out of the an*
nuities of tbe tribe that captured the
girls, supposed to be the Kiowas.
At a dinner given by the Emperor
Napoleon to the New Ministry, His
Majesty took Mme. Emile Ollivier
into dinner, and she sat on his right.
She was very much embarrassed. It
was the first time she went into soci-
ety. She told tbe Emperor tbe story
of her marriage, which ran as follows:
Erery year she and Emile Ollivier
went to the same medicinal springs,
Vittel, in Vosges county. She was a
little afraid of the celebrated Deputy,
but at first he treated her merely as
a school girl. The second year bis
manner to her scarcely changed. The
third year they meC he found himseif
in love, proposed and was accepted.
Mme, Ollivier was dressed with a sim
plicity rarely seen in the Tailleries.
She wore a white tarlatan dress, with
a high breast and tquare top, with
long sleeves, a chiid's belt made of
wide ribbon and backled behind ; her
blonde hair fell to her waist. She is
just twenty, but doeB not look older
than Bixteen.
A Soldier of the Revolution
on the Floor of Congress—We
find the following in the proceedings
of tbe lower House on the 10rh inst.:
Mr. Banks moved the prileges of tbe
floor for the day be given to Mr.
Kitts, who was born in Pennsjlvauia
in 1762. He was a soldier of the rev
olmion, witnessed the surrender of
Cornwall's at Yorktown, and had also
served in the war of 1813. The mo-
tion was agreed unanimously, and
the old gentleman was soon sur-
rounded by members, with whom he
chatted in a lively and intelligent
manner, showing but slight indication
of extreme age.
The Suez Canal.—The most safe
isfactory account of the condition of
the Suez Canal as yet received comes
from a source more worthy of credit
than any former from which former
reports emanated. The correspon
dent of the London Shipping Gazette,
a nautical man, lias traversed the
whole lengthy taking 4,000 soundings;
and finds the depth varying from 30
to 23 feet six inches. Two spotB there
are where ths depth is only 17tfeet,
but tbese are rapidly being dredged
and blasted out. There is no shifting
of the sand at Port Said of an .ae«
count, and the banks to do wash
away.—Scientific Artisan.
Mirth and Mourning.—Ha! ii
an interjection of laughter. Ah ! Ii
an interjection of sorrow. The dif«
ference between them is very small,
as consisting only in the transposition
of what is no substantial letter, bat a
bare aspiration. How quickly in the
age of a minute, Jn the very turning
of a breath, is our mirth changed into
mourning.
A Cross Husband.—Mrs. Smith.—
The fact is, my husband iB becoming
so outrageously cross and nervous
that there is no living wtth him. He
pretends one day that he has got tbe
dyspepsia; the next day liver com
plaint; the next is sick, with no aps
petite—declares that there is nothing
on the table fit to eat, and bo on. It
is all nonsense, and nothing bat his
confoanded ugliness. From the very
bottom of my heart, I believe he wants
to worry me to death.
Lady Friend.—Mrs. Smith, I think
you are wrong. No woman has a
kinder or more indulgent hnsband
than you. I must confess that I have
noticed a change in Mr. Smith; but
am inclined to think that all he wants
is a tonic ; and if I were you, I would
not be a day without Plantation
Bitters in the house. Make him take
them moderately three times a day,
and in a short time I think you will
see a change. My experience is that
Plantation Bitters is one of the
best and most delicious tonics in the ^
world ; and that for nervousness, loss
of appetite, dyspepsia and all kindred
complaints, there ia nothing so good.
Sea Moss Farine from pure Irish
Moss, for Blanc Mange, Puddings,
Custards, Creams, &c., &c. The
cheapest, healthiest, and most delie
cious food in the world. d&weod.
The Enterprise says rain is needed
at Calvert.
Men would give gold sometimes to
buy back a passionate word ; bat we
know of nothing that so destroys
unity, its the exchange of evil lan-
guage, especially in the moment of
strife. How mueh more to be cent
sured tbe deliberate printing of op~
probrious epithets and ribald abase in
the public press, where there is ample
time- to modify and soften even tbe
asperities of political strife. It is a bad
heart which supplies ink for newspa-
per personalities.
Special Notices.
What dactBcaaaa aay?
The little mongoose when bitten by •
deadly serpent resorts to a certain plant, -
eats of it, and escapes the effect of the pois-
on. That is instinct. Human beings on the
other hand, mast depend on reason and ex-
perience in selecting the means of protect-
ing health and life against unwholesome in-
fluences. Now, what does reason say on,
this vital subject? Does it not tell us that to
invigorate and purify the system is the best
way to protect it against the invisible poi9<
on which generates disease? Sorely it does.
The next question is, what guide shall we
follow in choosing a medicinal safeguard?
Reason replies let your monitor be experience.
Well, the experience of eighteen years corns
prised in one unbroken series of satisfactory
testimonials assures us that Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters possess strengthening, regulate
ing and antiseptic properties which are not
combined in the same nappy proportions ia
any other preparations extant. Ty there-'
fore is the antidote to which reason bids us
resort when onr health is imperilled either
by the malaria which produces epidemic die*
orders, or by any other cause, whether inher-
ent and constitutional or connected with oar
habits, occupations and pursuits.
The venom of a noxious reptile is scarce-
ly more subtle and dangerous than that
which lurks in foul atr ana impure water.
To eseape the fevers, bilious disorders, dis-
turbances of the bowels, and other serious
maladies produced by these Jnsalubrioat
elements, it is absolutely necessary that the
stomach and all the secretive organs should
be, so to speak, in a robust condition. Upon
the. amount of resistance which the vital sys-
tem can oppose to the deleterious influence*
that assail it, the safety of the health de-
pends, and it is because the great vegeta-
ble invigorant imparts energy and regulari-
ty to the most important functions of the
body, that it can be recommended and guar-. ■
an teed as an invaluable preventive medicine.
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Recommended by Railway Engi*
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the most exacting class of watchwear*
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To avoid imposition, buyers should
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genuineness.
An illustrated description of the«
different styles now manufactured by
the Company, sent to any address on
application.
For sale by all leading jewellers
No watches retailed by the Com-
pany.
Robbins & Appleton,
General Agents, 182 Broadway, N. Y
sept 11-dwlv
Batchelor's Hair JDye.
This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the wond;
the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable,,
instantaneous; no disappointment: no ridioolnu
tints; remedies the ill effects of bad dyes; invigor-
ates and leaves the Hair soft and beaatLfol black or
brown, hold by all Druggists and Perfumeri, and
properly appli'-o at Bato&elor'i Wig Factory,
bond street. Se York. marl4-4fcwly j
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Chew, J. C. The Houston Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1870, newspaper, February 24, 1870; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth234944/m1/2/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.