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CORPUS CHRISTI MAY 19 1849.
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VOL. I-NO. 35.
THE STAR.
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struct the people upon all great questions which arise
airectmg the internal welfare or foreign relations of the
country.
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act as Agents and send orders paid for ten copies will
receive one copy m addition for their compensation.
Payable in all caes in Advance. Siii"jlu papers or pack-
ages in wrapper can be Ind at the olliceol publication.
H. CLAY DAVIS.
COMMISSION MERCHANT RIO CRANDE CITY TEXAS.
rpHE UNDERSIGNED lmiug prepared him-elf with
. suitable buildings in Kio lirandu City lor the trans-
acting of a General Commission and Storage Biimc. i
now ready to receive Consignments either lor sale or sto-
rage ; anil believes that this point from its central po-ttiou
on the cast bank of the Kio Grande being four miles from
Camargo and fifteen from Mier otrers facilities to Traders
and others engaged in the .Mexican trade surpassing any
other on theriicr; and his extensive acquaintance in this
alley he believes will enable him to close speedily all
consignments made to him. lie will devute his entire at-
tention to the busincs- and will endeavor to give general
satisfaction and solicits business. Charges will be moderate.
Agents Messrs. Ogdtn & Mosby mouth Kio Grande ;
Capt. P. C. Shannon .Matamoros.
dIC-tf II. CLAY DAVIS.
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J. II. 13LUOIJ & CO.
COMMISSION AND FORWARDING MERCl! XTS
No. DO Common street Ncic Orleans
"TTTTLL give particular attention to the execution of
T orders- Jor Hie .Mexican .u.-irkei aim to coiimiiii-
incuts of Hides Wool etc. addressed to their care as
well as to all general business.
Refer to Cul. H. L. Kinm-v Gen. W. L. Cazneau Cor-
FnsChnsti; James Povv ers Esq. Live Oak Point; V. E.
loward Esq. San Antonio; 11. Clay Davis Esq iiio
Grande Citv. so;)2G
NEW ORLEANS GALVESTON LAVACA
AND CORPUS CI11UST PACKET.
The A 1 .stcaniship FANNY
H. E. Scott master will rim regu-
larly between New Orleans and Cor-
pus Chnsti toiirliing at Galveston
an.l Liv-aca. every EIGHTEEN DAYS.
Passengers and shippers by this Line will have every
facility rendered them.
RATES OF FREIGHT AS FOLLOWS :
Flour per bbl -
Wluskev per bid.
Measurement Goods per foot
Hardware etc. per hundred -
Hides each
Wool per 100 lbs.
Pecans per sacks of two bushels
PASSAGE :
Cabin -Deck
H L. KINNEV. Agent. Carpus Chrisii
deelCtf KIDDER. DESHON & CO..N. Orleans.
TRANSPORTATION LINE.
THE UNDERSIGNED impressed w ith the belief lhat
a great portion of the trade Irom Ilio Grande City
(Clay I)avi"?) Mier I.ar--dn nnd other points on the
Kio Grande will pass through Corpus Christi liavedc-
tcrmineil to establish Lines ol Transportation for Freight
and Passengers from here or from New Orleans to the
above points at the following rates:. 'f
From Corpus Christ! lo Lorcdo per 100 lbs. S3 00
Return frught " " " I 50
Corpus Chnsti to Rio Grande Cit" "" " 2 00
Return freight " " " I 50
Corpus Christ to Micr " " " S 00
Ilcturn freight " " " 1 50
From New- Orleans to Corpus Clirisli per bbL 1 25
From Nov- Orleans to either of the above mention-
ed point" i -jperJ00 Ibs 3 25
Back freight to New Orleajuvjat". f 2 25
In addition to the above pointvflHfie-.mll be run to San
Antonio de Kcxar (110 mt!c fro3i Corpui' Christi at the
following rates:
From Corpus Clirisli to San Antonio per 100 lbs. SI 00
Back freight 'i " " 75
These wagons will start every two vvetVj and run at all
seasons and it is intended so to'arrance ihoirdcparlnrelthat
goods brought down in tho semi-monthly packetti from New
Orleans can be taken away as soon as Jarided. so that the
melhud of conveyance will cumbine besides cheapness and
safety tzptiliUon. t. 2
From the central position of Corptr4 Christi to all the
enumerated points and in fact to all thoaJpper Rio Grande
Country the undcrsigrrd flatter themselves that lhir under-
taking will meet with success.
All information dcsinl will be liberally imparted 4 'he
undersigned.
J. H BLOOD Commission Merchant N. O.
J-. t.ll6lii;K.AL.U Uornns Utinsti.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
CHOLERA. Tot the Star.
A deep note of woe is heard through the land
A cry of sadness and lamentation
And rent are thu links of auction's band
By the demon of death and desolation :
He strikes at noonday with phantom knife
And thousands arc hurled from tho pale of life.
He comes on the wind and infects tho pure air
Like an angel of vengeance sent to destroy !
From his shadowy wings fills: dark despair
And stilled in terror is life's every joy.
Most bitter and crushing is this chastening rod!
O withdraw thy hand thou merciful God !
The virgin at vespers now trembles with dread
For the plague's first touch hath chill'd her heart ;
AncHhe matron weeps o'er her lov'd ones dead
While the father is stricken with tho pestilent dart. v
Saviour of man with thine omnipotent breath
O st.iy this fell torrent of insatir. Jaatli.
Corpus Christi May 1S1U. Nottcs.
The Gov-nnm.T J lu- li. We mentioned last week
tliat tw6 men named Jones had been arrested charged
with stealing the Government jewel? and that the pro-
pony had b i found in their posscssoi The N. Y.
ill. Ins the following utriou- state-
" r. Tho man Webl J named
thief and Was some time
usnicion of Iriving committed the
Herald of tho 1'
tnent in reg.in
in tho article
sinco arretted
robbery :
Some very cu
brought to li
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vidua Jtni "VTebb
Soon after the arres
that the jewels wouli.
now find to be the c?s
week since Webb was i J
and conveved to V:w. t
pmcuts arc about bcitig
" that notorious indi--".
Government jewel?.
"Vtl- -a predi-ted
vrt'l. "id uch we
nars that about a
om thft city prison
'ton vhero an nidict-
TRANSPOltTATION LINE
FOR SJ.V JXTOXIO AXD THE RIO GR.1XDE.
THE subscriber will receive and forward all Merchan-
dise from New Ork-jans destined lor San Antonio and
the various point" on the Bio Grande by the Transportation
Line already clab'islinl advancing the charges thereon to
this place on the usual terms
mir 17 Wil. L. CAZNEAU.
W.M. .MANN & CO.
GENERAL COWl's AXI FORWARDING JILRCIIAXTS
Corpus Christi Texas.
WILL attend to the receipt of Goods from New Or-
leans and other places for ull points on the Rio
Grande and to Bexar. They w ill aUo attend to the ship-
ment of such articles of Produce as nny be sent Irom
those places to New Orleans through this place. seplO
NOTICE.
HE undersigned are doing a General Receiving. For-
T
H. CLAY DAVIS Rio iTrande Citv-
BENJ. F NEAL. San Antonio "
25 Jgcnli foe V P
warding and Commission Business at Buena Wta.
-opposite Mier. Mexico.
All pcrsuns having Goods to dispose of can have the fa-
cilities of our arrangements.
JOHN R. EVERETT
Biient Vista. March fltf JOHN HA-YES.
BELUE.N CO.. MtrcluuUt Will receive and sell
Goods of all kinds on commission and will for-
ward Merchandise entrusted to their care to any part of
the State or Mexico. oet JOtr
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DRY GOODS ice.
THE undersigned is daily expecting to receive a large
assortment of DRY GOODS selected and inaiiuf-ie-turcd
expressly for the Mexican trade and would respcctlully
call the attention of Mexican Merchants and Traders to tins
point as being the most convenient and cheapest to make
their purchases. Try it and vou will he convinced.
sep2G WM. L. CAZNEAU.
NOTICE. The subscriber being desirous of settling
up all accounts with his friends and neighbors here-
by gives notice to those indebted to him or in any ivay bav-
in accounts with him to call and settle immediately. lie
says nothing about making costs for he do'nt deal null
that sort of people who require it.
dcclStf J. W. KINNEY.
apr2 .Igcnli for Proprrtort.
"CORPUS CHltiSTI ACADEMY.
THIS INSTITUTION will be opened for the reec-ntion
of Pupils on MONDAY the 2d of April.
Thorough instruction will bo guen in all the branches of
study requisite to form a finished English scholar; and also
in the Latin and Greek classics.
Moral as well as intellectual discipline the culture of all
the faculties of the mind and not n part of them will be
regarded by the Teachers as of paramount importance and
as cciitial in altamirg the object of a complete education
the formation of an clcvitedjcaaractcr and a valuable
member ot society. - "- w -riiavG to fpjt the b 11
For the primary.branches of Reading Spel- -
ling and Wnilngl - - - --'" g-j 00
For the additional branches of Arithmetic
Geography and English Grammar - - 3 0o
For the higher English Latin and Greek -1 00
Payment to be made monthly.
The extraordinary and long-tried hcalthfulncss of this
citj tlic singular beauty of Us location Us peculiar dcsira-
blcncsi as a summer residence together with its direct and
constant communication by steamboat with other ports orl'er
ine strongest inducements lo tnose wlio wisli to educate
their children with convenience and safety.
Willi these advantages and relying upon their past expe-
rience and their established character the Teachers of this
Academy arc conscious of deserving the con.'idence and
patronage of the intelligent public.
C. E. FARLEY ) T
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CAUTION. All persons arc hereby warned not to cut
any Green Wood upon thu land of thu subscriber
without his permission under the penalty of the law.
The foregoing notice does not prohibit the takin" of dead
wood forfircs etc. jan 12 tf H. L. KINNEY.
LIME! LIME I. 'G00 bbls. of Lime in store and for
sale by ENRIQUE DE LA LANZA.
Also for sale a large stock ol" Groceries consisting of
J-lour Navy Bread Sugar. Butter Lird Candles Bour-
bon and Monongahela Whiskey Wines imported Ha.
vana CIGARS etc. ap21 tf
SUNDRIES. Just received a large stock of DRY
GOODS consisting of Mania Sheeting Shirting
Blankets Calicoes Gingham etc for sale by"
novll AVM. L. CAZXEAU
iMliXlCAN &OAL'.
A QUANTITY of Mexican Soap just received and
for ale by apr21 tf WM. L. CAZNEAU.
F1UJOLES.
FOR SALE A large quantity of Frijoles (Mexican
Beans) just received and for sale by
npr21 tf WM. L. CAZNEAU.
FOR SALE.
ONE HUNDRED HORSES and MULES for sale at
the lowest rates for cash. Apply to
marl7
THOMAS S. PARKER.
13. F. SMITH & O. II. BROCKLEBANK
D EX TAJ. SURGEONS
North cor. of Lafayette square ami St. Charles st.
Ncic Oilcai:s.
REFERENCE in tin- city and country may be hid lo
the following gi-ulieiin.ii w ho have hoi.orrd them
with their patron ige
His Ei'v Gov. Johnson Professor W. Stone Professor
Jone Professor Harrison Rev. W. A. Stott Hcv. "W. U.
Nicholson.
To SmAVCERs To those unacquainted with the charac-
ter of his operations the following extracts of letters to Dr.
Cartw right may be satisfactory:
uiiringa residence of six v cars lie Dr. b has justly ob-
tained a high reputation as all operator and the esteem of
all vv ho know him' W. STONE M. D.
"The elder Dr. IT.ii-dpn nf nllimon- and the distin
giushed Dr. Brewster of Pan pronounce his operations in
plugging equ d to anvllicy hive seen." C. O. EDDY fi-l-lf
CALIFORNIA HOUSE.
RULES and REGULATIONS of tho CALIFORNIA
HOUSE CORPUS CHRISTI.
Board per mouth with Lodging - - $20 00
" '" without Lodging - J (5 00
Board per week with Lodging - - .".00
'" " without Lodging - 1 00
Board per Day . . . l 00
aingle Aleal ... 37 1.0 et-.
Horse per Day . . . - 1 00
Single Feed fo'r Horse ... 00
Up- The Proprietor will not be responsible for any pro-
perty unless placed in his especial care.
apr7 tf J. A. F. GRAVIS.
ment was procured against hrs (Webb'O ac-eoin-plicc
Tom Hand ; Webb .vas on relcsed from
custody 0:1 his parole d'homicur in order to finish
up a deep-laid .chcme re-pcting; the po&cssors of
the jewels. To effect -hit object Mr. "Webb
returned to this citv ou ' ''lcsday last aud ttxik
hxlgings at one of our fashionable hotels ou Broad-
v .y under the assumed name of J. Watt?. The
next day (Thursday) according to his pledged
lauu to me vv asntngiou autiioritics anil to certain
other i-artie Mr.Webb caused the arrest of the two
tcscs and i:i the iiossession of one of them the
01111 of the stolen jewels was found they having
tieen deposited with him by a female since the
arrest of Webb and Hand the latter being in
fact the guilty partic After the recover' of the
property and the two Jon cs were coi"i I to the
rv 1.. - .1.. ' ...
.minus a siuiipLiioiis mi ir was prt4 . ai titey
tiof.il trkr !. eiw.r.n..-.r.l .. ... - : .. Br.
uwiw iw mi. ciH.l.iCim in. HVS- CUI1SIS11 41 syiQ(
01 our judicial onieers a lew mviteil j to-
gcthot with the "lion"
James "V 'bb alias. 5. 1
hi tie of champagne an -aeked his jolcs with as
a iio.ictalunce ' - ' est man m the rartv.
ijvjiig 6rcourlHj''ttiarTrie Government would
There is something very
strange in this whole business and how the Go
vernment have loaned themselves in effecting; tltis
compromise with Mr V . is really unaccount-
able. We learned from good authority hut eve-
ning; that the two Joneses have been liberate from
custody aud were seen at their store in Aiutitreet
during yesterday.
Hiram Powers. This eminent sculptor has senuhcre
more specimens of his cxquiiite talent to the liiited
States. They are tho Fisher Boy (a full length) a bbt of
Proserpine and a colossal head of Old Hickory"exe-
cutcd in 153(5 by the sculp'or's own hand from the bock
without the aid of the workman. The Picayune of the
21st ult notices the arrival of theso beautiful specui-ns
of art 111 New Orleans and speaks of the first the FiIit
Boy as being th 1: 01 the highest merit and evincingiie
same elevated fancy which distinguishes the Grck
Slave. They give the following brief description of 1:
The M-uIjuor repre-ents him with a conch shll
applied to his car and listening with a concu-
trated feeling of mingled curiosity aud awe to tc
nolIow murmur of the well-known phenomcuo.
There i- a beauty and grace about tho contour f
the body ami limbs of this gem of art that arc (lint
indescribable; it is the perfection of humanity i
its material form at that age and of that sex. Th
attitude and expression of the countenance in whicl
we discover the real merit of the sculptor are hen
in admirable harmony with the feeling sought t
The Slaver or Tecumseii. Some letter writer
in Washington relates the following laughable
occurrence as the most amusing; interlude to the
proceedings of Congress ever witnessed. It took '
pBco while the late Senate was in evening scssiob :
A-vcry grand debate was pending upon a motitu
to appropriate money for the purchase of Catliil's i
paintings of the Indian Chiefs participated fu by
Wclister and others when Richard M. Johnson "
.the conqueror of Tecumseh" seated in a chair near
the fire in. the rear lobby of the chamber.'bccoming; .f
somoWliat drowsy and perhaps imagining himself-M:
again in the midst of warlike strife with the red ?js'
foresters by the frequent mention of their iiames'iu
thediscuseion rave a tremendous yell and leaped
from his chair as though an arrow at that moment!
Iiad pierced his body. Perccivingjh t he was in
a less dangerous predicament than fancy had painie&.j
him but without exactly knowing where hvwaV
he threw his arms aloft like a person just awakened
from a hearty sleep and uttered a yawn so Iiudand.
sonorous that it rather resembled the revcrberatiotL
of an earthquake than the breath of a human be
ing. It were vain to attempt a sketch of!
feet of this unlooked for address. It took
nate galleries and lobbies by storm and
laugh which even the Vice Preatdi
pulled to join in. The ludicrous 13S
uA-iiiemuor a iace wuen lie miay asci
whercabojt and .he act of which he j
guilty put the finishing touch to the n'
caused even liU sympathizinr-frSuiiL0
silica in an gouy of mi
unr 1 to co.itrol.
iO evening wa-
Slavery
duced into
were brou
coast
were
lor
yei
tu
Ni-
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'Tu l7fl(( there rern Ci78D7 si
'fre- pcrsonTMf color; 111 1800 tlere were J9"
slc.vs; i. 'Jo.0 i.iJl.GGl: in ia2a" 1 33&Uf
in ISoO 2000000; .tad in lt.lt 3487355. v
Ti. : .s.r . r !..
The importation of sltrvi '
oi inc wnoie aiiai? xir. r. - ;-: 71 """"
itts who tossed -off his I Fo0-"?1?? .S1"ce lo03 and tha -f-ci-om
eeiiprohihitcd by
;a-efrom II) i
IS 10 which has been 1. ire .rim doubled i en-
ty years lias ' from nai ral causes.
On the 4t uay of July i77GT .'lavery e. ta .11
all the American colonies. Sincuheiiyit has been
abolished in seven of the old States and elo-ht
other free States and niue other slave' States have
since been admitted into the Union. .
Fair Ones Beware' The following commu-
nication was lately sent to the Louisville Courier
by a deceived and " took in" female audfto'save
other credulous maidens from tho dcceptfoiisfwilcs
of this "Jcnnin Doctor" the editors thinkif their
boundeii duty to give it a place in the " Curry. 6rf
Louisville Ky. Deeronorable l'cemales a'word s
to you I wish to warne you all of a Mrtin Jermin
doctor living on Jerirerson street he makes a bisnefX
going roiitul corting the ladies and promising with
the vows of hcvcu to marrv-thnin nn till bo rmt..-
all their money this is the way he serve me and "
then ho would swar them to be crazy he will not
know who I am now it is found out there is fi
or six he has served in the same way there is a sir-
tin respectable lady he has bin wating ou some two
or three years it has bin notis how'it would Mm
out there he cant swar liir crazy for she is two
well none he will not come of as well as he did
when he got my money for lie is to closely wactht
I will give the histry of all the names in the next
letter if any of you wishes to find out his uame
watch at a woman's who lives near brodway and
second pleas put this in the moriiin curryer.
Poor Louis Piui.irr-E. A correspondent of the
Louisville Courier under date of London. March
1 1 speaks in the following terms of the cx-lving
be conveyed. It has-no doubt been remarked that" 0f (j pr(.I1(.n .
mere is n reixfec a silliness ill siatuarv. mat sneus rni : .- t- ;.. 1 .1 .. t
- in-: iin-ii 1. iiiii in rri 11 -t" riiiiiirii nit 1 11-11 i-i tr
as once called) and his
Northumberland street last week.
icy have taken a sort ot private town residence
.here which they are to occupy whenever they
im-ru is n repose suniess in statuary mat s.icus Tw mcnUon flf p
a solemnity even on subjects intended to represent j ThiUp (as he wa
active life and violent cmotion-a solemnity that wifo ands0I :uNorthllmb
approaches to sadnes-' like that which is inspired T liave tokon a M t of
VEGETABLE PILLS.
FOR SALE A few dozen boxes of Wright's Indian
Vegetable PILLS just received by the subscriber.
Price 25 cents per box.
aprll tf ENRIQUE DE LANZA.
PACK SADDLES.
JUST RECEIVED A small number of American
Pack Saddles. Emigrants for California would do
well to call and sec th?ui.
apr21 tf AVM. L. CAZNEAU.
by a funeral urn or by the tiirurcs 011 a tomb.
llere 111 the Fisher Boy the act of listening the
fixed meditation of the face and the effect ot the
marble unite to impart an idea of silence personi-
fied that literally weighs down the voice of the
spectator and makes him instinctively speak low in
his presence. We think that its merit so far as
our judgment extends is even greater thau that of
tho Greek Slave.
LioiiT or other Days. In the days of the blue
laws of New England a shoemaker was condemned
to be hanged for something he had doue but on the
day appointed for his execution they discovered
that he was the only shoemaker in the place ; so
they hanged a ucaver in his stead; for they had
more weavers than they knew what to do with.
A ntc 'cm. Funinaii who lived iu the time of
Eugene II. measured fifteen feet and a half.
fomc up from Claremont. Who it was that in-
uced them to pitch their camp in such a neigh-
orhood I know not but certainly a more disagree-
Ie one could not have been selected. It is situ-
.ed almost immediately behind Ilungerford Mar-
it where all kinds of unsavory smells from de-
tycd fish abound and where bakers' shops and gin
daces thrive luxuriously. The old buffer himself
hked hale and hearty enough but the late Queen
ividently giving way rapidly from the effects of
o! age and the disasters through which she has
rtintly passed. The Quecu of the Belgiaus was
p.ln them a visit at the time I saw them so
th? the insignificant street above named contained
tht'day within its preciucts some astonishingly
grt people ; aud yet nobody else seemed to be
m
av.t: of the fact or to care the price of a mac-
kerfwhether it were so or not.
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