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Victoria....
Matagorda
Brazoria
Austin "'
Bastrop
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Uoaralea....-. ..
New llrannfel.. . .
-t-barlea Bowman.
- ..... J. W. ICtlSlML.t
Logan AsSlerne.
fa. at. E. Braraun.
- Patrick JlcGreal.
-. J Moore.
as.ltoynoMs.
aUardweU P. M.
.......F.Chenaull.
Ferguson ic I!e:ler.
HUeULaraccaco...
ColiunaasUoloradoco JohnH.ltobsua.
S?H1' ..T.J.Kced
Jvnarton G.Kagaa
'"ton P.H.Pettey.
Old Cane) Matajordsco sThomaj Jame-on
a. fllenn.
Inuuatry Austin co J.G.Sicper
rayetterlllcFortBend Co H.Castou
Cameron co... ..... M.M.Stevens.
Richmond Fort Bend c.i J. l. lierndon
Hodfe'a Dend. Fori Bend CO.. ...Ur.IluIircP M
(Joibn.....j..jm. .CoonlVJl '
ClarkrnllcKed Ulrerco nwStS--
Uoliad. J t r!n-.. T
rsiup Howard.
lb11P- OtlsJtcGaffey.' "
Springfield Mtneatoneco- J. McCutcl.an.
hltS"f- James Wriglv.
Buffalo Henderson co L.Goddard. P. M.
Crockett Houston Co Tnos.P.Collics.
ttuclUT Tyler co A.N.IS.Tompklnj.
I.ockraniyChero:eeco. W. VCFrluell.
Oakland Lavacaco A.Torner.
Indianola. J. . Brown.
BlueHUI.Wllllanwonco. J. O. Bice.
McGec's.Polfcco J. T. Patrick.
toand2ewtonco T. 8. McFarland
a prance.... ............
Liverpool traiorla CO....
lIonlTille
Oakland. Laracacountr..
Ilallettnille . do.
I.rons do. .
Kicky Mills do.
3tu-tang do. . .
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Furrier P. 0 Angelina co
"John Irwin
JolnCrutcher
F. W. and J. W. Cliandler
T.J.Callahan.
B.S.Pnllen
A. Turner.
C. Bollard.
Win. B. Bridffers.
n.H.StriMinr.
....Mart-land Jones.
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W. w. Hants.
Belleille Austin Co.
. ...San Felipe.
A. K. Clap
Ctjo. U'.Hsrrit Eq.Istbe daly authorized asentfor
tbispaperfcrMonlirrtcerr Ala
i rarrtll Hill.
r. W. and J. 1Y Chandler of T.araiwre. Tajelte coJ
---.j ..w..- .ii...-4iiia ajjcuis iar mis paper
tQrou;hoattheSia.eorTexA'-.
tVm. Cochran It our general aent for Poll: cotmlr.
CW.Carr Is tho daly aithnritd adverlislng agent for
this paper In thecllxorrbiladclpli.a.
V. B. Parmer Is the dnlTiatharizpd adrertlaiEg arent
for this paper In the city oPCew York.
David AjreraIn.l9 the July coatitatedtniTenDgagcDt
for this paperthronhonttbe State ofTcxnn.
Mr. 9. M.rtenemi the authorized advertising and
ttbteriptlou intent forth. s nuner In the rityofEoton.
Vn.PAIJ"TIi;u.the Vmer lean XeVa paper Arer.t
U aeentforthls papr and aithorizcd to t&Le ADVEK-
TI8EMKNTS.and SUnsCRIPTrOXS attheaameratcsaa
required by us. Hie oCicesare at
Boito P3irA.nrtfHik..n-xr.cor.3dandCbet.t
N- VoaKTrtbaneBttIUiuc. BALTiMOEt.n-w.rcr.rCorth
and Fayette its.
valuaklt: school cooks
rcutitnrp v
THOMAS COWPKIITIUVAIT & CO.
PMlcdtlrMia
An 1 for tale by Bootrellcn generally tLronghoat the
kniiaa eiaies.
StVAW SCHOOL KEABEKE.
The Pristtry School Header
Part 1. Which Es intended for bcs-nnerv.r.-mtelnhig
a lcsjuanpoueichof ihe Etrm-ntarj aounUfn the Ian-
gaiaa isriciinjllBb!(i(tton etc
Pakt Cnlain eicrcIMt in Articulation arrantd
In cjanexliomritn easy leading L i b.
PaT 3 Drtiziiwlforihe lirtlclaasInPrtmsrjscboole
aad forthelowetclafcain Grawmrcl.wl.
The Granmar School Header
For the middle clashes Ip Grammar school?.
TJf Dtstrict School Render
Tor t!ie ht5li33tel!B!i inpnWIcani private schwls
caaialnluj-xercisesinArtfcclatlonpifCf.tr.aeciIon'ot
ti roUIo acoiaplets Glo;iiry -ofthe classical a'Ju-
ai3asjijho?caTtntheUc4dimTls?ons. Tali pop-tlaif Ties of Hoots vras rorcpt.ed by Mr.
Wtllii-a U.3-ithe well tua-xn Principal of the iiaj-
htw School DoiUn.
Ti Ins'mciire Render.
Or.ae9areorii"ali3R!aVatnra!!!irorjS.-Jcnee1and
liiriure diiijaed urjhe ute r f cb.yU.
Intnt'liction U Green's Analyal
Or Crcea'i First Lc&son In Grammar.
Green' Atinlyti :
A trea!.ior. the'trnftiirofilir Eirrl'fli Lancns?f.l
Sa!.'.;r.!a M. HM Principal ofPiiilliptAraiumcr
Jarris FHysiolozx;
Prlairy Piyii.lajy for the ar ofchcl- nnd Fmrtlcal
PJr:nlrf5T fcrtheuieof tamlitfbi Ldward Jrvis.Jl.
D' P.11U Jelpnia.
Jkaio is 7jrnr KUm-nZary Chemistry
For the uie ofCoaimon schools
Jt mMa Sutaml Philosophy
A.mai lal of Xit-iral Ph:ioophy. compiled fmm arl-
m.i umw. n 1 .l'.cnthlarLTeri I U at ill Hitrh tltHlf
ftl AeiJ-nleit.Y John Johnston M. 1- Profciferof
Nitartl Sciei'f! in lha Wf -1vuii UmviTt.iy.
Piitnot!? S'ott Wtorirst
Comprising pinnoct's Lcland Greece Some and
Fruiee ; all re rised e J itlon.
Ursallifx Spanish Grarrmar
Bad on the sjtteni of D.Jofc de ITrcnlln.
PicoVs Series of French School Boots.
Nol. First Leonc inFreneh.
Jf j. 2. French StudtmB AfiMant.
Ko. 3. UterttlnXarratioiiAln French.
No. 4. Historical Narration in
No. 5. ScientacUterarytandotherXarrationii.
iso. 6. neurs m rar&ao rrancaip. r 'h-3hii .
Extnrt from tho bes-l French Poet.
Xo. 7. Bintii ortli French Drama.
MitchelVs Primary Geography
AneartyiatreJactlon totl;tudy ufGeograpby: de-
tif uei for the laitrucUon of chKJren In schools and ram-
Uiea. M'tchelVs Intermediate.
Or ?eoadary Ceosraphy with Mopiand exercUes on
(ho Jlapj.
MUchelV School Geography
Comprising a tlecxipti.in of the pn-wnt state of the
world and Ht. flre?reatI)lilon.eaibeniliedwlth nu-
meroJ enyrarinjrs and lllulratod by an Atlas of 28
Map drawn and en raved tor tin work.
r "GAlvEToxFeb.3 1?5I.
3 win nerles of Heidins and PpellinR Pm.kBarinow
extensively ned In the het schoMsof tbeUnllt-d Statea.
Having been familiar with thin erier-rievrr! ear-
I have m hrMitationln recosunendlngtltcm to theteuchtr
ofoartate.
Greene' First Lenvn In Grammnrand Greme ?Ana-
Iyiaarv4B my plniouthe hel orkt pablii-bed on tbi
inject to aid yo'Uh in acrjairlag a knowledge of the
'truclaro of oaf Un?nnpe.
These and mher bootn published by th"mecnter-
priins house are now latlngtLo place In schcudeof
Works of a similar kind. J. ircUU-OUG 11 .
jyFnr sale at Gah mton by J. S. Vedder. X. l. Lab-
adl and at the Ilook Store of J. M. Jones Strand.
Galveston fewxiy w
DOCTou youkm:i.v roil 25 ci:'i n.
By nuansof the Pocket Iltciilapins; or every one Ins
own Physician! Twenty fourth edition with up-
wirit of a hii.lr.td eurravlns. thowins private dif-
ateslnaveryhapa and furn aadmalfor&tions ofthe
ceneraiiveBTFicm.
jiv T3I VOC7JC XL I-
The time has now rrl ved. that person saffcrlng from
VQcrat disease need no more become the victim of
iittrtfr. r ih nrrerir.tlons contained in lbl book
ay on mir care hlmcir without hladranccto buInes
.tTi.!rnriiir.Ar.nhMmotlnLlmVcrrtend.andTlthone
tenth the eiDsn-. In addition to t lie genera ronriic of
nlvalellS3aeIllIl.Jxp'" "- .--" "- -trlydasllae
with observation a laarriane besides
aaroti9r Jsrantsments which it would uotbe proper
to MTnarna in me pauuc irm f.
-norntointhepabue prln?.
"Any person en-ilatwenty-Cvecent.encloedin
ir.wlll reeriveone copy or thi bonk by mall or
nleswlll lHnl for on dolWr. Addre-. 44DR.
m. latter.
sm nnUl nrtll
IV. YOIISS So W--sprJce iirrn.i'i"iiAibM"A.
- n Vnin-cvihi' consulted on anv of the dis-
ateadKrlbd inhlsditrfrentpnblientlons cthlfoClces
1S9 Sprace stroet every day betwiten 9 and .3 o clock
rPM&iiava exccrico-i -" ..-.
A. S ICtJTliTEX
WROLESlXE ASn HETII. HBLKR IX DST GOOSE OKOrr-
aic iros xsn nmrWAiic.
.V(" rtrert. IUvttim.
-riTit.i.PytrIctattpn'on tldipatch of CoUon.
VV nidsIMtrie.Feeiny or other prodncw sent to
hi care and OH order at the lowest cash pricc5.
decSa It w
FOF1 SAIaTI CSIKA1.
OWie Trinity ltlver one mllfrrom the town ofl.ibertr.
Sacr PlantatIon.containh)Cis hundred ncrenof
fland; one htndrednd twemy-ave ucre in rnltlinllnn
tiflrincaneln eon! reptlr. rmfortnblt' dwellinp. nt
honeanflsn!TirworkFlni;oodcrderand complete; five
okeofaxetrthreee-irt.riir;nlr.c nten-rcalllncoodor-ier
two hti.lredb-adof ho-ctbren lmn1red heed of
etttlaad forty heatl ofhoreand mnTe. with the crop
twwtrrowlns.orwlthomtherrop. Portermiapp'y to F-
S.VVooJtKMw.'iro mrcliant4.CKuhn GaIestonor
CII.I.EiPKs JlrMRLASD A KAVLEF
COtTHSf LLORS ! lTTRrT T T.W.
WfLT.praclieeinthecirt-olthe third Judicial Is
trlct and adjoining counties and inlltc Supreme and
Federal Courts.
lr-nr.r:
bsurt ottt-r-srir w.Y.3ilriRtsp.
joiis aatirs n".f fe.
IndfKtiener. t Titos.
noTBCly
WfJDTTIAN t D.VIvC barejnl recciTCd Troro
New Vork And Boston. alarO! and wpll.electrdn-
irtroent of co-kK in Tart rnnWine; or the follow Ins
Dry Goods of every dscriplier; Hardware;
Crockerr: Faddlery: Pr-ots and Fhoe";
Iid;ea' SIipp-rFt lints; etc ele etc;
Comer of Market -snl Centre streets In Foulhwick
Bsuldinir. 2 jelOwtf
i. a. rricn'oniw nrnsrt v aatn.
CV.tMXVHAIll t It DID
ATTnnsi:vs at law.
-TriI.L practice tocether in the counties of Pe VIt
V Ronxalo and Lnrsra.
OSSce at Clinton Pe Witt Co.. Jj!3 T ly
GALY1
VOL. VI1L
GALVESWNE
FKIDAY Sm'fclUIlEK 3 1S31.
Loss of the Galvjstox. We leant from
New Orleans paperstf Uie 2Sth tilt that the
steamship Galvestoi) Capt. Boehner which
left this place for Jew Orleans on the 21th
ult went ashore on5hip Island Shoals on the
25th and was totally lost. The passengers
captain and crew vere taken off by the
steamship Mexico Coot. Place and conveyed
to New Orleans on the evening of the 27th.
1j ii iiui iMurrrMUS-n-u-jpjpfr roai betvrccll
Houston and Wnsliinolon a lelter front our
Afjetit dated Apgust 28tli s-v. -tWe have had
neither the ' Weekly' nor ' eiu.vveri;lv Xcws '
since the 19th inft. although the etv Orleans
papers here arrived." Can. the PmQter in
Houston jive us any inlotmation onvthnsttbject I
ID On last Tuesday Geo. Edrrard; abujt 20
years old (we learn from Ihe Beacon) Vas found
dcarj lying near tne mute wnicii ne ride a so
dead; supposed to have been killed by ligVluiug.
Poko-vip. In tlie Red-Lnnd IIerald. of.
the ICth ult we find the following account
of another mysterious poisoning ffair in
Shelby county:
t: We recret to leam that Sir. John La
tham of Shelby county lost his two oldest
sons (vounff men "rrownl laft week bvpoison.
supposed to have been administered to them
in their looa. ror wnai reason or Dy wnom
Ine poison was given uas noj yel Deen dis-
covered" Books for Vocso axd Otc We leam
from the Agent of the American Sunday
School Union for this State that he has re
cently received from the Parent Society a
well selected assortment of their valuable
publications. Schools or individuals wish-
ing to procure a supply of valuable reading
matter for the long evenings of tho ensuing
fall and winter can bo furnished by ad
dressing their name3 to the Agent of the
American Sunday School Union Houston.
iCTTrie N. O. Delta cautious all perscxs who
desire to volunteer in the Cuban cause against
corninjr to thut city without beiuj provided with
the means for transportation. This city is less
bb!c at prcseut (savs the l)e!th) than many parts
id the South to contribute means to Hi out txpe.
ditiuus.
TntiijiB: ii in tiaH Tciapsr.
Sometime ago we made soma few qticta.
tions from an editorial aiticle which appear-
ed in the .Marshall Republican in relation to
Col. Greer's visit to that place his political
principles as there expressed ttr. In that
article the editor represented tLal CJ. Greer
had given him a call and dining their brief
nt crview had expressed a determination to
stick to athi Union. at.a!Ua;ards." This
we believe was the only thing that the edi-
tor animadveited upon whilst alluding to the'
declared views ot Col. Greer. By the bye
we believe he did object to some portion of
ihe Co!cnel"s public debt policy. At any
rate there was nothing in the aiticle we re-
fer to that was not in a respectful decorcus
tone in fact complimentary to the Colonel's
talent and patriotism; and not in the least
calculated as faras we could judge to excite
the indignation of any man let him be soev
er sensitive and punctilious.
For tills or some other offence of a similar
character the Colonel has suddenly become
exasperated and ordered his name to be
stricken from the Republican's subscription
list; and addressed a note to that effect to
he editor under date of the 12thjilt.
Now we must confess that we had always
entertained a more favorable opinion of Cul.
Greer's' good sense and equanimity of tem
per than the harjh and surly tone of the note
referred to seems to evince. How much so-
ever we may have differed politically with
that gentleman we never for a moment be
licved him in possession of that sourvi.idictive'
ness which is so palpably displayed in (his in
stance. Nor could we have been made be-
lieve that such a thing could have emanated
from Aim for apparently so trilling a cause
if any cause at all. We may be mistaken
in supposing the article above cited to have
elicited the angry evprcssions embodied in
the Colonel's note: something else of a
harsher character of a more acrimonious
cast may have appeared in the Republican
to justify the course he has pursued in refer-
ence to that paper. We hope- for the Colon-
el's sake that this maybe the case ; but. from
thetenorof the Republican's reply to the note
it would seem that the very article we have
adverted to. or one embodying the same sub-
stance has been the real cause of the diffi
culty. View the matter in whatever light it
may admit of. and it certainly presents a de-
plorable aspect; and wo cannot but express
our regret as well as astonishment that the
Colonel should have suffered his ill temper so
far to obtain the mastery of his proverbi-
ally good judgment as the note in question
so .plainly indicates. The following para-
graphs from the Republican's reply may
serve in some measure to explain the cause
that elicited Col. Greer's ie:
Inrcplytoll.ljlcttcr.ne have simply to remark that
dnrirg the cnuvasH we I.MC Leier p.ken of Col. tlrer
other than in xrcpeetfiil manner. Weenie him credit
for hoth talents and patriotina. We sj-oke of him Hi a
gentleman fur hon we had a very high regard tat of
his political icws weexprei"ed a ueiiJeddi-ar'l'roDatiou.
We condemned -his eon-oil lation heresies hi total de-
uiat of State rights his belief that the General Goicrn-
mentii the soleand supreme judge of its own power.
In this he says we mi-repnvented him. If we hare our
column are n-en to h'ro lor an exposition of Id views
and to vindicate himcelr rrom the cluirg-s here made.
Such were the sentiments he was understood to entertain
hile on his visit at this place in May last and they were
recorded in the Erpuhlicin of thetMth of that month.
At Hcndcronalso. CoL Greer declared his belief that
theGeneral Government w as the supreme judge of its ow n
loners; thit he was in fdioror the L'nUmnt Jll hazard;
and to hare sUd that he had hard wort to get into the
Lnionand that he 'could not be get out uu!eshe was
aided out and that he did not belieie he court be tided
oat.
ltanr-arstrr.ree to ei that Col. Creer taenia have
permitted the icii.!toeai.irewhcn tLcre was twtli time
and onportunitj for correction if tntsstatctnenu liad tet-n
made and that he should have- teen arunaei from his le-
thargy only tij the mortification of ovenrhelmiug defeat.
H is certain that he van regarded with peculiar favor ny
tie ronsolijatinnlrtti of tlie State; and it i equally cer-
tain that they would haTa claimed hU election as a tri-
umph cf tncir nriEciplvs.
TIIK
GALVESTON TUESDAY.-SEPTEMBER 9 1851
Statu Rights is Eap.liep. Times. The
following Resolution"! which are four of a se-
ries introduced by John Randolph of R05.
noake at a meeting held in Charlotto county
Virginia on the 4lh of February" 1 S33 but a
few months before his death willjshovr the feel-
ings that existed and the views that were
entertained by those who were viewed as the
purest Republicans of that dan
"RaohcJ That Virginia is and otiolit to be
a free sovereign and independent State; that
tlie became so by her own separate net which
has since been recognized by the civilized
world and has never been disavowed retrac-
ted or in any wise impaired or weakend by any
subsequent act of hers.
"Resolved That vt hen for purposes of com-
mon defence and common welfare Virginia
entered inton strict league of amity and alliance
with the other twelve colonies of iiritish North
America tlie parted with no portion of her
sovereignty ; although from the necessity of
the case the authority to enforce obedience
theicto was in certain cases and for certain
purposes delegated to the common agents of
the whole Confederacy.
"Resohttl That Virginia has never- parted
with the right to recnll the authoiity s dele-
ffrtt...t f.rir..nljinit snflieicnt eetiee- ner-vrith
-The right to judge oi inc. sumciei.cy of such
cause anu to secede irorn the totitoderacy
whensoever she shall find the benefits of Union
exceeded by its evils; Union being tiie means
of security libcrly and happiness and not
an end to whicn incse snouia oe saennceu.
iiesol'ifcl That ihe allegiance of the peo-
ple of Vrtpjnia is due to her that to her allu-
giance is due4vhile to'them she owes protec-
tion"ngainst the- consequences of such obe-
dience." O" We clip the following items of news from
the I.ine Star of the 30lh ult.:
Hon. D. F. Tankersly member elect from Har-
ris county we learn will be a candidate for Speak-
er of the next Legislature.
Hon. D. F. Epperson passed through town the
other day satisfied that jffishagan money won':
pass ia the West.
Ou Sunday evening last a negro girl was stolen
from .Mr. W.a U. Allen near this place by u white
man. .Mr. Allen heard of the the pirl and thief
together in lhc-uppcr part of the county on Tues-
day last and started in immediate pursuit.
We leiirn that a tornadj passed though Bitrle-
scn county a' few days since doing rnmsiderahle
damage. The gin-home of .Messrs. Echols and
Wooldrige were blown down and the crops geuer-
allyon the river strioasly injured.
fltather a brave rogue lias been infesting our
town for the last two weiks. Almost every houre
in town has been entered rcverai gentlemen's
pockets have been picked and various cases r.f
pelit larceny perpetrated. Suspicion having fall-
en on a certain gunsmith anil he having gotten
wmd of it suddenly vacated his premise and left
to the tuue cf
"Over lie hill and far away."
The Dr.ocoiiT. Never within the recol-
lection of the oldest inhabitants has theie
been such a drought in Texas as'the present.
In the Upper part of Washington county and
through paits of Burleson Austin Fayette
and ililam lain has not fallen in sufficient
quantities ta wet the ground an iuch iu depth
in'lour morilHs. lit many places in this "and
Burleson counties the foliage on the postoak
limber is withered and dead while that cf
every other timber is withering and will die.
In many places the earth is cracked open
two feet in width and frequently a hundred
feet in length. H'e are informed th.it one
gentleman in the Noithcrn paitof the Stale
lias lost ever five hundred sliecp for want of
water. Our own vicinity within the last few
weeks has been blessed with rain but not
enough to satisfy demands. Zone far.
MvsTEnious Death. A negro girl belong-
to Nat. Lewis of this city was missed from
his house on Saturday night the 23d ult. No
trace of her could be found until Monday
afternoon of the 25th when her body was
discovered in an eddy of the San Antonio
River in the heart of the city. It was found
upon the examination' of the body that her
neck was broken and that she had received
a severe blow upon her right eye and tem-
ple. A coroners inquest was held upon the
body and the jury iound that the deceased
came to her death by violence inflicted by
some person or persons unknown. San Anto-
nio Lidgcr.
Mrs. Eisner of Ross'j" Prairie in Fayette
county was thrown from a wagon in which
she was riding with her husband on the ISth
ult and almost instantly killed by one of the
wheels running over her. State Gazette.
We understand that Messrs. Sehott & Whit-
ney havj forwarded to our Auditorial Board
their claim against theState of Texas forad-
justmenk according to the rate heretofore
adopted by the Board. Ibid.
Through a highly intelligent officer of the
2d Dragoons who recently iclurncd from a
visit to the encampmentof the 5lh Infantry
near the junction of tho Clear Fork of tlie
Brazos we learn that there is near that en-
campment a bed of bituminous coal of a
very fine quality and obtained iu sufficient
abundance and with so little trouble as to
be used in their fumes. Nothing satisfacto
ry had been ascertained in regard to its ex-
tent. In the same neighborhood is found an
abundance of rich iron ore. The coun
try immediately around the encampment is
represeuted as sterile and badlv -watered.
Lands howeverj belowon the Brazos within
ten or twelve milcsarc exceedingly feilile.
Ibid.
1
Wc perceive from a letter of Mr. Henry Hill
Paymaster U. S. A. addressed to Jlr. I).
RichanKon ol this ci.ylhnt the third Jltister
Roll of Capt. J. S. Ford's company of Range?
will not be paid until another .ippruprijliou is
mr.de by Congress.
The first and second Muster Rolls will be
paid otTalEigle Pass on the first of Septem-
ber. It is important to those interested; to be
present to receive their pay atth.it time as the
Par-master states that the pay rolls will be
afterwards forwarded to Washington. Those
who do r.ol receive their pay at L.igle Pass ean-n-jt
procure it afterwards nt any other place
than ll'ashinglon. Ledger.
RoniiEiiT. The house of a Mexican citi-
zen in this city was broken open on Friday
evening last and some 5600 iu spjcie stolen.
The entrance was effected by tiie thief by
opening a hole iu the loof of tiie house du-
ring a momentary absence of the owner.
No trace of the thief or money has been dis-
covered. San Antonio Ledger.
Two toys named Ilcnrv-
-. aged IS
years and James Hord aged eiven were
lighting in the street on Thursday aiternoun
when Hoard drewaKnue amlMabbeu
in the breast. The wound is a dangerous
one. but it is supposed that the Ioy will re-
cover. Hord was arres-ts.d ou the iollowinir.
day and required by Justice Carolan to give
oonu lit sum ot c.uy iu. in; loue-aianee m
h .i : -foiimn r 1:
. the next term ot the lhslrict Court. ban
Antonio Ledger-
General Belknap has arrived at Fort Smith
and takes command of the Seventh Military
Department for thcprcscut. 1 iVsrcrn Texan.
WILL OF' Til E EEOPLE SHOULD RULE.
LATER FROMJfEW ORLEANS.
ARKIVAl OF THE YACHT.
M J "
The. steamship .Yacht Capt. Thompson arrived
from NewOrleans this morning at 9 o'clock having
left that port on the 2nd inst. nt Ihe same hour
We are indehted to her obliging clcik for files of
New Orleans papers up to ihe date of her depar-
ture. The following is her manifest:
PA'SExoins Wm Chapel!; Ml Chapell; Mr Halt
child aud servant; J .Michel!; Sorsburj: s.iphant: J Fru-
uian; J Goldman; F. J.oes; a Goodrow; o liueal- J W
Buck; John Wanen XL J Hrown; Uushay;J I'Kei; G
Csnipluck; G Morgan; J Uiglej; McGonlgal; Vansickle-
6 ou deck.
Cossiotrts E.V DC Hills; J A Hall' Xewa olace; II
O Hedgcox; Walling.
EiATEIt. Ei;U HAVAiYA.
Love: still Safe Battle of the 17th Gen".
Enna Killed His Burial Guerrilla Par-
ties in Vuclta Jbajo.
S.vvassah September 1 lSjl.
Delta : The schooner Merchant which left
Havana on the 3d ult. reports Gen. Lopez
victorious in a. battle fought on the 17th ulL
in which Gen. Erina and five other officers
were killed Enna.was buried in Havana on
the 20th. .
Lopez at the head of a forco variously esti-
ranted from ONE thousand rivE.nuj;nriLD to
two thousand was hovering aroimd Havana
having made reconnoisance as far as Mariel.
Guerrilla parties forming in every pait of
Vuelta Abajo.
The Pizarro contiruas aground. i I. s.
FURTHER NEVSFR0M CUBA.
Savannah September 1 1831.
Spanish letters received here say that
the leader of the pirates sent the body of
Gen. Ennatothe Spanish camp that it might
be.buried with thehohorsdue the dead. Out-
rages perpetratedepon Crittenden's company
confirniedl) v eve witnesses. Conduct of Owen
looked upon withabhorrence by all Ameri
cans in Havana. All letters concur in repre-
senting the loss of Spaniards very great.
The hospitals of' Havana are tilled with
wounded soldiers. The official Gazette says
the battle of the 17th was fought at Cavau
Bota a valley at the south-west extremity of
Cusco mountains about forty-eight miles
south-west of Havana. The necessary in-
ference is that Gen. Lopez is at the head of
a large force for whilst he is approaching
Havana he is seeking the campaign country
of Vuelta Abajo.
STILL LATER.
AUr.IVAL OF THE CIXCIXXATt.
Since the receipt of the nbuvc the Cincinnati
has arrived bringing news to the 25lh. As
u-u.il the accounts. ire conflicting. The Span-
ish papers represent the pirates as scattered
dispered annihilated butat the same time their
dispatches have an air of seriousness which
gives the lie to their assumed indifference.
Oar letters give quite a different aspect to
affairs; they show Uiat Lopez has received
great assistance from the Creoles that he is
holding iiU own and can maintain himself for
two months and only requires prompt aid to
complete tho overthrow of .tha Spanish au-
thorities. Our correspondent writes that Lopez was
in position near the Jo-.n of Guanajay near
the railroad Iroin San Antonio. O.i the 20th
an'action took place our correspondent say
with a skirmishing party from Lopez's com-
mand which however by the Spinish accounts
was swelled to an iinrnscnse victory achieved
l.y some Sp-inih Bnmhastes uho gives a
flaming recount ur'siirftrising Lopez in his
stronghold b.iyoneling his picket guard and
slaying thirty men. '-; S
Ourcorresinndents allude to li-ing in oth-
er p..rts of Ihe iskimlaud.represent the Creoles
as greatly inspirited by recent events.
OureoriCKpondentwriteslli.it tlie death of
General Enna had produced a profound sensa-
tion in Havana wiiere he was much respected
for his virtues Mid gallantry. lie yearned to
meet Lopez (a feeling which wc know the lat-
ter with the true spirit of knight-errantry
warmly reiprocited). His ambition was grati-
fied ou'tha l"lh when.ntthe head of his well-
appointed column assisted by that of General
Morales de Red.i he surprized as he thought
his victim on a coffee estate. He fell with
many other' at the first discharge from
Lopez'j! command. lie was buriedwilhgre.it
pomp at Havana on the 20th.-
We have no particulars of the battle from our
correspondents but the circumstances indicate
that Lopez must have uchieved a complete vlcto-
' . . . .
1 lie ispamsii uoverument has come out Willi
an offer of pardon to those of the pitrintstvlio will
quietly surrender. This looks like making terms.
It further proposes that these who will deliver up
Lopez shall be rewarded and s-cnt home free of
trouble or expense.
The Spanish journals have lowered their tones
considerably. Diario da la .Marina deems it ne-ces-ary
to enter into n defence of the inefficiency
of the Royal soldiers in the operations in Ihe Vu-
elta Abajo which it ascribes to the bad roue.
The same journal addresses an earnest appeal to
to the Kuropean (lovernmcnt lo interfere to pre-
vent American deprcdjtions upon their neighbors.
By way of constitution the Diario exuhs in an
account of an affair between Ihe Ueutenunt-Gov-crnor
oflialia Honda aided by two militia men
and rivearinl-d patriots in whieii thlee of the lat-
ter were killed and ouly two of the attacking par-
ly were dsiigeroasly wounded.
It is not said what became of the two pirates
who were left but the wounded mililia men receiv-
ed as thF.reward and a poultice for their greivous
wpuuu"Trfirtrosfdr.tFerdinaiid. We hope they
wilt worthily wear it.
It is stated that Lopez hid returned to the Span-
ish Commander some prisoners captured bj- hiin.
The prisoners were received but the flag under
whicli they were sent was not recognized uud
the prisoners surrendered were shot.
The representations by the Spanish officers
respecting 'the uuruber of Lopez's command nre
constantly varying. Colonel Morales de Reda
writes on the 17lll. that his command was reduc-
ed to 150 men but the Colonel must have written
this before the battle in which his commander
rinnn was killed ; for it would not sound
....'
uuieu; ior II wouui 1 01 sounu well mat
which must Ime been 151)0 or 200U
.beenheMiach.rkbvi!OHiwIIalWJv
pirates.."
his eclamn
should have
of "ragged nirati
The Diario de la Jfariin contains a list of pro-
motions for gallaut conduct nt Pons embracing
nlmost as mnny as Lopez's whole command. Al-
though the accounts which we must close for Ihe
present show that Lopez had held his own from
the It-'th to the sii against nearly tlie whole dis-
posable force of the Spanish army.
ylfEMor.ASDA. Capt. Pati:ersonoflhe steam-bo-it
Cincinnati from Il.-ivam yesterday fur-
nishes tliet'ollowinir memoranda:
On the 23lh ult. r-aw Ihe schooner Heroine
Capt. Hussey hence for Cliagics in tow of
the SpanMi frhrate Isabella. On tlie 2Gih ult
at 10 o'clock. J ai. he w;s boarded by the
SpriiiNrr steamer 1'izarro who reported that
tlie schooner Heroine had been on ihe coast in
distress and was taken into pirt to supply
her with provisions. None of the bodies ol
our .slaughtered frieiuU came on Ihe Cincinnati.
All of them were so badly mutilated that they
eould not be recognized. Delta.
A NcwStcaiick roit tiie Telnitt Unxri
The Cherokee Sentinel of the 23d ult. sajs
The "Star Statc'is the name of a new stea-
mer now being builtfat Wheeling nnder the
direction ot Capts. Conner and Wood. She is
intended for the Trinity trade.
Ti;i.i;i.'II.ll-5IIO l-rEalS.
Advance in Cotton. The steamship At-
lantic has arrived. Cotton lirmabout one-
eighth advance. The average daily sales
have been about 7.000 bales mostly to the
trade. Consols 90"f'to 9ti"r. Provisions un-
changed. Political. Tho Austrian Garrison is about
to be withdrawn from Hamburg.
The Atlantic arrived out at 3 p. M.. on the
17th ult.. and the America at 11 o'clock on
the same day. The total dilierence in favor
of the Atlantic was thiity hours.
Liverpool Makkets. Flour at Liverpool
lower; com unchanged: provisions stead-.
Spain. Advices received at Madrid from
Havana to the 17th make no mention of disturbances.
TheIIavana Prisoners. The National In-
telligencer of the 25th ult. says:
"We understand that.a despatch to the De-
partment of State from the American Consul
at Havana states that all the prisoners were
tried (we presume by a military tribunal)
previous to their. execution."
"A Sittin1 on a Rail." The following
which we find in the N. O. True Delta will
-sorvtq show what maxkedtttention is paid
in Alabarrnifto ascertain class of.worthies
familiarly known north of "Mason and Dix-
on's Line" as Philanthropists :
At.Tuskegee (Ala.) a few days ago an
abolitionist.named McCoy was taken to the
town pump and alter being well pumped
upon was ridden on a rail out of the corpor-
ate limits of the town.
Texas CmvALur. Corpus Christ! has been
crowded with strangers for the last ten'days.
They have assembled here from various parts
of the State for the purpose of embarking in
some excursion or other in the Gulf of Mexico.
It may be only a large fishing party. Be
their object wiiat it may we have never met
willi a finer looking set uf.men. Xucces Valley-
:
The weather was dry and hot all last week
though several attempts have been made to
"et "the windows ot heaven opened." and
give us a grand shower-bath. We trust with
a little more leverage from old Boreas it will
soon be accomplished and that our wells
may be no more dry. Some sickness has
prerailedn our community for the last two
or three weeta arising from the long-continued
drought we believe more than any
thing else. The rain which fell last week
was soon absorbed owing to the parched con-
dition of the soil. Huntsville Item.
A Good Move. Several ofthe steamboats
on Red River refusing to carry the mail
(which accounts uo doubt for our repeated
tailures from the east) the citizens of Shreve-
port have pledged themselves not to patron-
ize or countenance any boat which persists
in such refusal. Cherokee Sentinel.
Capturcof Indui Horses and Mclcs. We
leam from Col. Morrison that two men belonging
lo Capt. French's escort which lefi-hini at the
Leona succeeded iu putting to flight six or eight
Indians and capturing a number uf horses and
mules which they were herding. It appears that
n sjcrge mt and one man had gone nn iu udvancc of
the p..rty in search of game und cime suddenly
ou the Indians who drew their arrows for a fight
riteing no olher chance but to fight and get shot
or run and share tile same fte they uceordinglj"
ehnrged the enemy and succeeded in putting him
In flight and cuplurmg his animals as above stated.
This was a gallant mid daring exploit and reflects
great credit on the actors in it. Western Texan.
The Secretary of War has issued two or-
ders against Hie extravagance and waste of
the public tunds in the army and threatens
to hold Ihe commanders pecuniarily responsi-
ble for all such extravagance. Western Tcx-
NewBalust for Ships. It often happens
that a vessel has to sail from one port lo another
without cargo and in that case the vessel
has to be ballisWd with something or other
whether it be old iron or gravel.' A method
has been introduced into one of the New
Castle vessels at tho suggestion of a Dr.
White which appears to be an excellent
plan. The system is a tier of water-prcof
bags along each side or the keel inside and
one or two forward and alt. These are tilled
with water which can be easily pumped out
again. There can be very little loss of.time.
either in receiving or discharging such bal-
last and there is no expense in getting as
much of it as is required tor every vessel
carries it below her bottom.
Tun Largest LuMr or Pcp.e Gold. The
greatest lump of pure gold ever found in f'ali-
lurni.i was according to the California papers
taken out by Messrs. Brown Beach & For-
ests on Seoit's liar Scott's River in June
last. Its value is $31-10 end it is said that
there is not a particle of quartz mixed with the
gold and the entire lump is free lrom spot or
bleu.i h.
Souther"! Mercantile Coxvf.xtio:!. A
General convention of merchants from all parts
of Virginia has been called to meet at ltieh-
niond for the purpose of adopting measures
to secure a more direct tiade than now exists
with foreign countries.
Tree-Planting. Horace Greeley in a late
letter descriptive of Lotnbardy in Italy makes
the following sensible suggestions in regard lo
the planting of forest trees:
" As to tree-planting there can be no ex
cuse tor neglecting it tor no nun neeus his
neighbor's co operation to render it economical
or effective. We in America It ivo been reck-
lessly destroying trees quite long enough ; it is
high lime that we began svstetuatieallv to re-
I nrodace them. There is scarcely 1 farm of
. .".. . .
hlty :-cres or over in any but tU very ncwe
might not be tnored in wlue
10001'' $100 JuJiflousIycxpendcd m trec-
n !Niiiiii!r. nmla milt: care iu protein u.c yoanjj
irrcs hum preinatme lUvsiruclinn. All road-
Kilvs (jleopiiil'Miics raviiWd and rocky places
should bepUntfd willi oak hickory chestnut.
pine li-cinr ilc.t ai onci- nnu ciany a wrin
would alter a few years yield SI00 worth of
timber annu-illy. without" extracting ten dol-
brs from thecrbps otherwise depended on.
15 v planting locuit or tonus other fist-growing
lrei alternately -villi oak hickory et. the
i former would be ready tor use or sale bv the
timo the latter needed the whole ground.
j Utility beauty comfort profit all combine to
urje immediate and extensile tree-plunting;
shall it not be commenced:
Great Defeat of the Russians. Letters
from Warsaw say the defeat of General Ne-
isterow at Serebrickow and the flight ofthe
Russians on the plains of Piflis is more than
true. Ihe loss ot the army in menammui-
tion. weapons and horses is far greater than
has been sustained for years; nearly all the
strongholds which had been conquered and
maintained at such an immense expense
have been again lost. Report adds that one
of the commanders of the Hungarian cam-
paigns is to be commander-in-chief of tho
Caucasian army.
NO. 22.
HevTsviLLG Angnst 12 1851.
IIoitor Xrws: I am ilu fur on my return
frcm K.isteru Tesai. 1 have recently (raveled
through the counties of Caw. Harrison Panola
Upshur Smith utifk Cherokee Anderson aad
Harris.- In gi-ncral the projwc!s of the planter
nre indeed gloomy in consequence of the long-
cotitiiiued tlrruiht. There ens however some
exceptions to this rem-nk. Rains have been en
joyed in some parts of ihe counties mentioned.
L think hair a corn crop a lull estimate in some
parts of the country the cotton has nko suffered.
nrd issnfieniiginuchin conrqucucc of the drought.
J have heard of but little d-tinacje from the worm.
The citizens centrally enjoy good health; though
iu a few localitiesthere is considerable sickness.
most of the tonus and v'llagcs. as well as the
country generally appearTa be in a nourishing
condition. Money is comparatively plentiful and
prrp-rty high. A heavy emigration is antici-
pated. Since the 22nd of May I have traveled al out a
thousand miles-i-eatsb'ished and visited many Sunday-schools
and circulated qnitc a targe number
of our publications Notwiihstandin; Ihe heal of I
the re-ison I have madj quite a pleasant tonr and I
havc uniformly met uith the utmost kindness and
couttesy from all with whom it nas been my privi-
lege to have intercourse. The objects of niy
agency have been generally npjrccialcl. 1 have
met wilh excellent fnre fur myself and horee.
Everywhere I have found neat clean anil comfort-
able bed? an abundjnee of wtll-prepared viand;
on the table good corn.fodJer and outs fcr my horse
and all tendered with that b'ohlo eenerosily
aud horpilalily for which Ihe true-hearted sons
and daughters of the "sunny South" and tspe-
cialiy the citizens of the "St ii State" are sodfs-
t'rguiihed. I have not a single complaint to utter
in regard to privations atnl hart'ships. I havepe-
nerdtly enjoyed excellent health and mingled m the
best of sccieljvand what more can be desired by a ! Courier des Utats Urns the followiny; extiaor-
traveler ? diuarv feat of dental sursery :
Now tint the election is over I tiU3t you will
session now is the timo to push the subjects of
internal improvements education tVc oa Ine at-
tention of the people.
I riud that these and similar subjects oeccry a
good share of the public mind iu Liaslern Texas.
Iu the improvement of our rivers and rouos and in
tho subject of education the whole country is
deeply interested and jour readers can bear testi-
titnony that in this interest you deeply sympathise.
Let us then during the present calm in our State
aud national politics ee what amount uf interest
can lie concentrated on these important subjects.
To dilTuse light and information in regard to such
matters shall not the pens of the ablest writers in
the State he employed! Yours truly J. It.
Hocstos. August27th 18J1.
Editor News 1 am pleased en my re-
turn to find Houston in a prosperous condi-
tion. I learn that tli3 summer trade ha3
been much better than usual. Rents are ad-
vancing. Business houses are in demand.
Though not many buildings have been erec-
ted there has been a good deal of. fitting up
and repairing. We have now two hotels
the Capitol "and the Houston -House which
it would be difficult to surpass. Both are well
kept. Col. Hadley is making extensive ad-
dition and repairs to the Capitol and by the
opening of the fall season it will doubtless
present to the weary traveler superior at-
tractions. Mrs. Hadlev!3 enertrv taste tact
and peculiar adaptation to her position is"!
a suliicient guarantee ior me success ot
any house that has the benefit of her super
vision.
"- rr nmr favrtrol -i'Ti i fatpitriniTtifi.
tionin steamboats aud stages and competi-1
tion you know is said to be '-the life cf tiusi-'
iiess." I hope all may enjoy a lair share of
I Ki uak. 11V 4ia'UiV.ia "Ull J. iuak .Lill IJs. a-
patronage.
The ehersrv and perseverance of Col. G.W.
Grant the U. S. Mail contractor is attracting
the.attention and securing the admiration ol
the community generally.
I learn thatthe Harristjurgand Brazos Rail-
road is progressing; we Mislithem much suc-
cess. Vou arc aware that the Houstonians
have the privilege of ''lopping-'1 it. Then it
appears that the Railroad enterprise has fair-
ly made a commencement iu Texas. When
will the fust Railroad be constructed ? '
I am pleased to notice the success of the
Galveston and Liberty steam packet. How-
is your canal progressing .'
It is graliljing to notice the various works
of internal improvements-going on in our State.
May they all have the most abundant suc-
cess! and may they be increased and multi-
plied a hundred fold!
bm pleased to learn that the prospect.is
flattering for the successful navigation of the
Colorado. I trust that the pleasant and inter-
esting town of Matagorda will now soon be-
come quite a city. Its location is an admira-
ble one lor health and pleasantness. Few
towns in the State are favored with such ex-
cellent societ-. Tlie citizens are generally
wealthy well educated refined and enter-
prising true Southerners. I know of no more
lavorable location in Texas for.au institution
of learning in' the highest order and why
should not such be bunt up at all the promi-
nent places ia Tesas ! hy spend such im-
mense sums of money annually at iNoiUiern
literary institutions when we might have
just as good within our own State ! "
Four or live intelligent clergymen of dif-
ferent denominations reside al Matagorda.
Its citizens also enjoy the benefit of a" well
supplied and; I trust well patronised book
store and one of the best newspapers in the
State. The community is proverbial for hos
pitality and treuerosity. All public cntcrpr:
sss aud benevolent institutions are bv thein
literally patronised. Yours truly J. B.
OcFAsSTCiJisitirsosTiiEPACiric. There
are twenty-nine ocean steamships now run
ning between ban i- ranciseo and tne various
poifs ou the Pacific- There are ethers which
will soon be added la the list so that the
lurnish your readers with your usual quantity ot j phar.t3 like men are subject to insanity. A
well-selected and original miscellaneous matter. tj0t 'me since the bii"ado of elephants at-
Aa i we are allowed breathing spell from politics- i (j to t'he Indiall aru"n- became crazy at
before the Lejislature and Congress shall be in .. a .;... i . ;!. i;fliiVtr
nurabpr will soon be sufficient to allow Ky the inventor of the new process'lormak-
the departure of a different steamer every ing linen from unrotted flax and hemp has
day in the month. All this steam fleet has shown to the editors of the New York' Tri-
spiting up ia the last two and a half years.
Yirginia Convention. Tlie late Reform
Convention of Virginia which was in session
two hundred and thirty days cost the State
SJ-U"44 including S12-I.200 for perdiein
of members. There are however various
sums yet to be paid which .will tun the total
expense up nearly to 2i0000.
The Nashville Union announces that Char-
les Eames is no longer one of the editors of
llnl n-.a. TVT- T?1 ! til 111 O TTlllOtl 0 Vl W1 1 1
hereafter be associated with Major Donelson
it. .l.l .l .1 1 1 - s 1... - -1.:
in uie euiioruu uepunui-ui. ui mi asuiu-
ton Union.
The Max Who Never was a Sos We
find in the Concord (N. C.) Mercury a seri-
ous denial of a charge in circulation against
General Docker)- ra: That he is "a .S'on of
Temperance." The writer says "It. would
if true be a grave charge against a candi-
date lor Congress but it is not true. Gen D.
tt. nAlt.in.n Tl.ir In C 1.0 iVlr tlPPO n Smi "
Extensive Culture of Whales. The
Dsrrv Standard (British) srives a jrraphic ac
count of the advance of a largo body of
whales to the stiore ot uunlaxagy where
they soon ran up bevond a place where their
. : ..:il.. Tl nn.nla oftl-.l
CSIIIC WdSlUlJlU-ilU".. lull ji.uh. ui.ui.ncu
them with pitchforks guns hatchets etc.
and after three hours hard fighting captured
s-eventv or cizhtr. Fish story !
I ' " '
1 TliKTStyOf THE WCKIiY siA;X1
Or.e'corr ptYsnr.ua ilvajltn adtarce 3"
' do ! per quarter any tune ! than a year I
lo fortwoTonrsinalvance . .
A ddnct'on oI50percent.wIIlbealtowe.l 1 ostnja...i ra
vrho a.tas g ntJ luivtling.ucrlbciaana m.Ungie-
""icint.willaljo bcalloweiltoanyperrciiwhoi.ll.
o!.t ijflrcnub.er.btraou.lrcrtltuithcbaIar.ceorJ--10
f. ruichaabscrtberina-ivancc.
Tl.lfJUcountwillaI.-obealloweiItocInbJ.
Ten i.r more copied ofthe Wii-l.Y.ew3 will be for
nif lied to the same order at aitiscount of ia per cent ror
Uiosunrlo sub-cripllon price of tl reoitollara pcrannunt
reduciig a hsubscrirlionioSSinalvance.
Ami one or more ciipie-s may be had fortwoyeanl.
fie rale ofjiwC in rdranccrrca:li copy.
Operations ofthe A. S. S. Ustos is East-
ern Texas. From the Last Annual Report
cf the Union ia-May. lSJ!. '-Vonr contribu-
tors have been informed from time to time
of the progress of the Sunday-school cause in
Jliddle and Western Texas ; but it was not
unlil last summer that anything like a gen-
eral dibit was made to extend the benefits of
the institution lo Iiistem Tcvus though your .
missionary bad made a short excursion in
I hat part of the Stale ill 1S4S. At his suirges-
fioa an assortment cf the publications ot this
Society were shipped last spring to Shreve-
port Louisiana which is the commercial
depot for a large number of the counties of
North-eastern Texas. In about three months
labor the rurent disposed of six hundred dol-
lars' worth of publications aforesaid besides
obtaining many subscribers for the periodi-
cals of the Societ v. Jlore than three-fourths
of the whole amount of books were promptly
paid for altliouirli it was the scarcest season
of the year for "money and the cotton crop
for tlie two previous" vears had been very
shoit. Tnico the amount of books could
have been readilv out in circulation ; but the
(nj; W3S exhausted before one-half the pla-
(-! ilemainlinrr books could be supplied.
"JlarshalLanew place the shire town ot
Harrison county raised one hundred and
twentv-two dollars in money to purchase the
complete library of the btciety's publica-
tion's with desk &c. '
"lit short Eastern Texas has acted r.obly in
thi-j matter. Her citizens haxe showed
themselves -.villinrr to co-operate cordially
with the 'Society "that takes care of'theehil-
dreiu' ''
A Feat is Dental Scecert. The New-
nrt Dailv Advertiser translates from the)
Accordin" to the wisest geologists ele-
sobered. Some vears ago Jliss Djeck be-
longing to ilr. Hu'gier of Marseilles a female
who. by her feats was much distinguished in
man v toreign courts where she had appeared
became furious at Geneva Switzerland
where there was a performance and it was
necessary to bring a piece of artillery and
shoot down this animal til then so mild anil
intelligent.
'Within a very short time the elephant at
the menagerie at the Boulevard of tlie Tem-
ple Aly Sclta has given many signs of men-
tal alienation. Alarmed by the-remembrance
of the former instance lions. Hugier
stopped the performance and proceeded to-
I consult with competent individuals upon tho
subiect. In consequence he called II. Cha-
part from his Zoological Museum veWrinary
sargeon-in-chief to the school at Alfort and
to the Guard Municipale. After having;
felt the pulse of this colossus the consult-
ing surgeon declared that the animal was at-
tacked" by hypochondria in consequence of
caries at tba root of his tuiks and adv ised the
removal of them which were a yard aud a. '
half each in length. To aid in this attempt
M. Hugier endeavored to put the animal to
sleep by means of cpium and chlero.orrn but
though administered in immense quantity
they had no apparent efleet aud they weie
eompslled to employ a wiudlas.3 to hofd him
down.
'The operation toot place July 7 Lefore
thiity of the pupils of the veterinary schwl
and a crowd of verterinary surgeons. The ani-
inal.was alternately placed on caeii side lor
'he ditlerent teeth aud with the aid cl a saw
I mil forceps and cords attached the teeth
. m r . .
were cut off and the root3 extracted which
alone weighed eighteen pounds. His teeth
will not be replaced. As for Aly Scha. he
is a little ill alter this severe operation but
it is confidently expected that tie will Ipaye
no returns of madness and that he ioou will
le blo to resume his exercises which the
public find so amusing."
The New Army Usiform. A general or-
der from the War Department giving-a de-
scription of the new army uniform is pub-
lished in the Washington papers. It is too
long to copy but the subjoined extract from
the Republic gives a general idea of the
change made :
'All officers are to wear a frcckcoat of dark
blue cioth the skiits to eitend from two-thirds
to three-fourths of the distance lrom the top
ofthe hip to the bend of tha knee; single-
breasted lor captains and lieutenants; double
breasted for all other grades.
1 he uniform coat ot all enlisted men is to
be a siuglc-brested frock of dark blue cloth.
The collar atid cuffs of the aitillery.are re-
quired to be scarlet; infantry. lightor Saxeny
blue; riflemen medium or emerald green;
and dragoons orange colored.
The caps of all cilicers and enlisted men
are to be of dark blue cloth according to
pattern and so ornamented and varied in
trimmings as to denote rank and the several
branchesof service. Feathers given place to
p:mio.is.'r
PoLiTicALX'o3tri.rxios or the Missouri
Jcdiciary. The St. Lcuis Republican thus
sums up the result of the late election Hi Mis-
souri tor Judges of the Supreme 'Circuit
Court J :
if we are right in cur calculations nine
anti-Benton men four Benton men and one
undeficcable. have been elected as Judges
of the Circuit Court in this State. The Su-
preme Ccurt will have upon its Bench onu
niz. one anu-ijcnton. anu one Demon mail.
The election of Jnd5reliami.l0n.in the Eighth
was opposed by a Whig and a Kreescil Demo-
crat but he was elected over them. He is a
Democrat without any secondary formation
in his politics."
rr.Axvs.CoTTOK.-Dr. LeavitbofMavsville
bune some samples of linen yarns of excel
lent quality fine enough lor shirt linen
which he says can'be produced a3 cheap as
cotton yarns of tho same fineness. He show-
ed alsj. samples ofthe raw material in the
various stages of preparation and the editors
say so faras they can judge he makes out
a very clear case. This process is entirely
ditlerent from Chowan's invention. -
Introduction of QcAiLs.Endcavora Ere
about to be rnide by some gentlemen in this
vicinity to naturalize American qur.iU and
prairie fowls iu tl.is country. Mr. Water
poulterer of St. John's Market expects by one
of ihe forthcoming steamers from the United
States a supply of living qnaila and prairie
heiu for Ihe commencement cf ihe exjicriment.
The quails ere to bo turned into close pre-
server where tiicy will be kept together and
fed till the breeding season when tlieywill be
allowed to lead their youag a full liberty and
fiid their own food as they please. The
prairie hens nre to bs tried in the w cods plieas-
.ant preserves moors i.nd meadows. (fury.
paper.
A wrought iron rnilroid car at lc:t or.c-
foarth I'ghier lean ths oidin try wooden car-
riage used upon railways and capable" inure-
over (which if established would COIallittlie:
the most irnpoitant feature ia i's strubitiie) of
resistinp; wilhont being crushed a sht.el. r"
ten linic" its own weight has been Tiivei.ted
by an ingenious mechanic of New York.
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