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ATO.«, 1897.
- For Chief Justice.
> authorized to aoñounee Wm. F. Weeks as
*1 for the office of Chief Justice of Bexar
• ' 'I ——
i announco Robert Wiib as
1 of Chief Justice of Bexar
8. A. di m. O. Railroad.
A correspondent of the Herald, "W. G. K.,"„apeak
most favorably of the progress of this road, lie
states that tW i«« and ttes are Hid from the end
of the wharf sevtm-teiitlis. of a mile out into the
prairie, and tlie work is progressing daily, with a
sufficient force of hands to onauro the completion of
five miles l>y the 1st of October. In company with
several gentlemen from this city he travelled over
the completed portion, and -all agreed it was as per-
fect t. piece of work as they had «Ver seen in any
country."
' W. G. tt." gives our neighbor of the Herald some
good advice. Referring to the City and County
nd , he says :
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1857,
Correspondence of the
I to say what
satisfy everybody
The Sues Canal.
The project of opening a ship canal across the
Isthmus of Sue* has been viewed with great favor
by mércantile men since the earliest days of Cdm-
msree. The immense advantages are sufficiently
evident, aa, by a short canal of only ninety miles
length an immense amount-of navigation would be
saved. The chief difficulties were the raising of the
necessary funds, and the practicability of the set
in an Engineering point of view. Until lately i
supposed that the Re4 Sea was thirty feet
then the Mediterranean, and this presei
superable difficulty. It has recently
however, by more accurate rei
no appreciable difference. The
sea, as we have stated, is
\ San Antonio, July 25, im™** MACLE0D-
' -J¿ÉT We are under the necessity of omitting
several. articles for want of room.
The election for Chief Justice of Bexar
-munty comes off on Monday next. The.j¡j>llowing
; gentlemen #ro candidates for the office"Wm. F.
. Weeks, Robert Weir, and A. W. Desmukáf
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' We understand that the new Catholic
.Will be opened to-morrow for Divine Service,
occasion the Rt. Rev. Bishop Odin is
to officiate.
We aré authorized to state that Col. Jno.
is not a Candidate for the offico of Chief
Justice of Bexar county.
a ssr For the last three weeks the Ledger has
. beon printed on colored paper, at considerable addi-
tional expei se, and we were much afraid that we
would be unable to publish an issue to-day for want
of paper to do so. Mr. Oswald of the Staats-Zeitung
has kindly supplied us with all he could spare, but
this not being sufficient for our wants, we are obliged
to come out with only a half-sheet. A supply has
been on the way to San Antonio from the coast for
'some time past, hut the interruption of the trans-
portation has hitherto prevented its arrival. Under
these circumstances we hope our readers will excuse
our scanty dimensions. We have done our best to
procure paper, and the failure to do so is owing to
no fault of ours.
- _ ¿8 injr ótherW Texas'for the
same period.
Ahd again : "If you can't be in favor of the road,
don't be aguinst.it." Wo regret that the Ileral J
does not think proper to comply with the advice
given by his correspondent. On the same page place
is given to a cnmmunication in which the following
passape occurs:
We are ever gassing; for seven years, with wind
and northern delegations,—we have been commenc-
ing a railroad for the Gulf, and now after the charter
has expired, we have got so far asli&ving a few rods
of iron laid down to delude the Legislature .into an
extension, and how obtained ? by selling at a sacri-
fice County and City Bonds, (the latter of which tiie
company had no right to dispose of, as I will at some
future day show.) and purchasing iron at thirty per
cent above market rates.
We aro informed that intelligence has been
ved In town from Xugle Pass, that a Mexican
trader had arrived there with a large amount of
money for the purpose of purchasing goods in tfc;s
city, bnt on hearing of the outrages lately committed
upon Mexicans, he declined coming further, and in-
,tends to make his purchases in Monterey instead of
San Antonio.
The attacks upon the Mexican carts, and the
Uvalde proclamation, have been much talked of in
Mexico, and the consequcnces are now beginning to
be felt.
Jfry A correspondent of the Austin Intelligencer
writing from Hamilton, Burnet county, says, they
have had fine rains lately, and many of the farmers
think they will yet make half crops.
EST Tho Waco Southerner says that the pros-
pects in that part of the country for something to
eat are decidedly better than a few weeks back. The,
late.rains havo brought out tho corn crop, and they
have wheat enough to make plenty of biscuits to
keep the children from crying, and as for beef they've
"got the fattest and the best the world ever saw."
__ Wo regret to find that the Richmond Re-
porter is-to bo suspended on account-of financial dif-
fictilties. We sincerely trust" that the publishers
wilt be enabled soon to resume publication, and that
the citizens of Fort ¿end will extend to them a more
liberal support than they, have hitherto done.
ft-*" The Quitman HenUd.says they have had
copious showers of rain in that quarter, and learns
that a tolerably fair crop of corn will be raised in
ewne portions of the county. The cotton crop has
not beeti' much injured by the dry weather and is
likely to be good.
Public Meeting.
At a meeting of the citizens ol the city of San An-
i tónio, held at the Court-house on the eveniiig of the
) 11th Inst., for the purpose of adopting suitable meas-
ures to express the public sorrow for the death of
Hon. T. J. Rusk.
On motion Hon. A. A. Lcckwood was called to the
Chair, who feelingly explained the object of the
, meeting.
, Jas. E. Gardner was «ppoiñ:
Interrupted Transportation.
On this subject we published in our last an ac-
count of the meeting of citizens of this county, held
the evening previous, with the resolutions adopted
upon that occasion. Since then we have received a
copy of resolutions adopted at a meeting of citizens
of Goliad county, and an address to the peoplo of
Bexar, both of which we.publish in this issue, that
•our readers may be fully informed on this vitally im-
portant question. We give also tlie article from
the Goliad Express, referred to in our last, with the
view of showing the temper and spirit displayed by
the Editor of that paper, but refrain from comment-
ing upon it, «s we had intended doing,, because we
are averse to saying anything which might militate
against the actions of the committee appointed at
the late meeting, or might in any way be construed
as an interference with thsir proceedings. We are
not by any means sanguine of the result to be achiev-
ed by their means, probably, because we lack, on
this subject, the ''coolness" recommended by the
Euiior of the Texan, but we will scrupulously avoid
doing anything which may frustrate thoirendeavors.
We regret to learn that Mr. Edwards who was at-
tacked when returning with his carts, a short time
sinco, from the coast, has since died from the effects
of the wounds received by him upon that occasion.
Mr. Edwards leaves a widow and five children to de-
plore his untimely fate.
It is rarely the case that newspaper writ-
ers bestow much pains upon their compositions, in-
deed, in most instances they have but little time to
do so, consequently some allowance must be made
for an occasional clumsiness of expression, and Edit-
ors, who of all men are the most likely to err in this
way, should deal leniently with one another. In
the last number of the Galveston Herald, a phrase
of ours, erroneously attributed by that paper to the
Herald of this city, is quoted, italicised and objected
to. The phrase ¡6 "protract our departure." We
admit the clumsiness, but deny its inaccuracy. Upon
the latter point the Galveston cr'rtic had 'better con-
sult Webster's dictionary, upon reference to which,
he will find that tho words "delay" and "defer" oc-
cur among the definitions of the word • "protract."
Either of thcBe words would suit our purpose, and
we therefore beg to ask where is the inaccuracy.
A person would naturally suppose that a paper so
hypercritical regarding the language of its neigh-
bors would bo particularly ehoice in its own. That
such is not the case will be seen by glancing at the
number of the Galveston Herald alluded to. Take
for instance the article titled "The present Canvass,"
and we find a blunder in the very first sentence,
while, a little'farther on, we meet with the follow-
ing :_«ro believe ene half that either party asserts
of the oths.r would commit almost every candidate
for office in tfoe State to tho penitentiary! if tried be
fore any honest, oath-bound jury in the land." Thr
paragraph may bo sensible, lucid, and elegant, bnt if
so we presume, it must be on the lucus a non lu-
ce'ndo principle. And towards the conclusion of the
same article we Save the following :—Wieither Aim
made at both ends. The estimate for a canal 86
feet deep and 329 feet broad at the máximum, and
262 at the minimum, is £8,000,000.
The Viceroy of Egypt granted to a Mr. Lessepe, a
French gentleman, the concession, so far as he bad
the power, for the opening the canal, making a lease
of the lands for. ninety-nine years, a grant of 260,000
acres, and a subscription of £ 1,200,000. Mr. Lessepe
has lately been engaged in endeavoring to secure the
support of British capitalists, by explanation of the
fucts, and showing the incalculable benefits which
the enterprise would confer upon commerce. It
would besides be a good investment for capital. A
large meeting of merchants, ship-owners an«i capital-
ists was recently held inliondon, called at the written
request of nil tho members ol Parliament for the city,
for the purpose of hearing the statement of Mr. Les-
sepe, and the enterprise was most favorably received
by that meeting, as indeed it generally was among
commercial classes. A con I mental company was
form'd, and of tho Btoek XI 500,000 was reserved
for England, but the assistance of the British Gov-
ernment was considered necessary to obtain the as-
sent of the Sultan t- tlie concession of the Viceroy.
This assistance, however, iitts been refused, and Lord
Paliiierston, on being asked in the lIou.-<e of Commons,
whether the influence of tlie Government would be
brought to bear on the Sultan, declared fiat for fif-
teen years the whole project had been opposed by
the Government, for reasons financial and political,
and he denounced the whole scheme as utterly un-
necessary and impracticable, and a ineie bubble ol
speculators.
On this subject the N. O. Picayune, of a recent
date, says:
It might be supposed that, of course, a short route,
for seagoing vessels from Europe to India, would be
of peculiar value to England. But thera is a railway
connection already in progress to perform the duty
.of «ommunicatioii between the same points, and this
is said to be under Biitish influence, and sufficient
for British purposes. And the railroad is not liable
to the grand political objection which Lord Palmers-
ton avowed in the House of Commons, and which
is emplified and further enforced in the Morning
Post, the Ministerial organ. The condition of Egypt
is a grand European question, in which France and
Englsnd are on opposite sides. France has favored
the independence of Egypt, and England has been
nearly involved ¡3 war to maintain its dependency
on Turkey, as a preventive of French progress towards
tlie East. Lord Palmerston now charges tliat^ this
scheme has a political object, and that the csjia! will
have the political result of making Egypt independ-
ent. The Post enlarges on this idea, and contends
that this is most dangerous to England, thus:
France has already vast interests in Northern
Alrica, and great influence in Egypt, and, in the
event of a war between France and England, our
neighbor could despatch on a sudden, and before we
were prepared, great fleets and armaments from her
Mediterranean ports through such a canal to the
Indian seas, to harass our commorce and devestate
our ppsgessions. To avoid such contingencies our
armaments in the East would have to be raised to
a power hitherto unheard of, and enormously ex-
pensive !*'
The ministerial journal thus avows without dis-
guise and distinctly, what Lord Palmerston only
stated in general diplomatic -phrase, thut the Suez
Canal is hostile to British policy, because it will
help the Pacha of Egypt to favor Franco, and because
! A. ..11 Un rl r\f .«n * rtV* /. f iTnnnnn rlifeot a infn
T the People of Bexar County.
If Jrour resolutions of the 25 th of July had arrived
before the last public meeting at Goliad, the 4th
inst., the resolutions of this last meeting Vould have
been modified, probably, so as to have expressed e-
gret in two particulars at least. ^
1. The undersigned would not reject the thankB
tendered to them and Dr. L. S. Owings, "and other
tlzens of Goliad and Karnes counties for the warm
nterest they have manifested in endeavoring to sup-
these outrages." But, the naming of a few
ps is calculated to make an erroneous impres-
that only a few participated in such -endeavors,
is of the community harmonize in them,
ion would have been less invidious
citizens are sensitivo under
• of any Other class, and they fery
dom go above Goliad. This county has almost no
competition with San Antonio Mexican teamsters,
and in its public meetings has entirely avoided any
distinction of names and classes, and has adopted
measures against offenders without discrimination.
With "les3 direct in tere-t than other counties, and
■without disposition to censure or exonerate un-
equally, and with fixed purpose to give efficient aid,
we carmot avoid realizing, that the difficulties are
aggravated í>y the manner in which you have ex-
pressed an invidious preference for Mexican team-
sters. In trying to sustain thcui us eligible for your
purposes, you have inadvertently disparaged others,
embracing large numbers, not otherwise involved —
and you have thus given yourselves increased diffi-
culty, while you haVc emhaurasseil your legitimate
aid. 'I'lii' HAue. thus re-urged by you, seems to us
unnecessary, and we trust it will be treated as pruri-
entlj possible, especially ui der the prcse-nt -!is-
Ireusing circumstances. Son* explanation* might
be useful. Your friends
PKIOU LEA.
S. 1). JACOBS.
Goj iad, Aug. 6th, 1857.
meeting.
M
§h|H|
On motion of Mr. Weelde.r a committee <
were appointed to drafé cosolutioiSe to be reported
on Saturday, 22J inst., and to act as a committee of
arrangements.
Whereupon Messrs; John A. Wilcox, Jacob Wil-
der, T. T. Tool, M A. Dooley, James Gross, Sam A.
Maverick, and I. A. Paschal were appointed said
committee.
On motion, Saturday, 22d inst., waa selectod a* a
suitable day for the ceremonies.
* Miv'Jlmes Gross in a short address informed the
meeting that he bad already taken up a subscription
and:f>roeüred flag and cannon for the occasion
An eulogy upon the life of Gen. Rusk will be de-
livered on the day set apart. The resolutions! that
the committee may present will be read. It is hop-
ed that the people generally will join in the funeral
procession;
On motion all tbe city paper were requested to
ih the proceedings of the meeting.
motion tho meeting adjourned.
A. A. LOCKW0OD, Chairman.
Jas. E. Gardnkh, Secretary.
vestoniieraM of The proveib concerning people who
live in glass honsea.
it will facilitate the despatch of French fleets into
the Indian seasl
I.EONAitn Scon * Co's Kephints.— Blackwood'*
Mas-azint.— We have received the June number ol
this re ltd i rated petiotlical, which bears on the title
page thereof, amongst other things, a mystical • !),"
indicating that this is the five hundreth No. of
"Maga." Recommendation is needless ; we will only
mention that the tale of "The Athelings" is here
concluded.
London Quarterly Review.—We are in receipt of
the April No. The contents are : "Pedestrianism in
Switzerland," "Dred." "Lunatic Asylums," "English
Political Satires," "Photography," "Roving Life in
England," "Persia," "The New Parliament and its
Work."
For terms, Ac..-see advertisement of "British Pcr-
i dicals." We may mention that any or all i f these
periodicals may be obtained of our townsman, Mr.
JuIiua -E«.eMt.'l®, ^.-.TTrwwi-rrc fHrrttv
cy Tho Upshur Democrat says that the health
of that section is not so good as usual. owiug to^the
cTrowth
.. by the Immense rains which have
recently ¡fallen. Tha same paper learns that in the
adjacent counties copious rains have fallen,, but the
ci Ope. in many parts, wefe seriously dsmaged before
thaee eoi _ '
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
England.
The English news is not of much importance.
Nothing further will be done in China, except to des-
stroy the war junks, until tho result of Lord Elgin's
mission is known.
France.
Attention is generally centered on the late Italian
conspiracy.
Spain.
The mediation of England and France is acccepted
in the Mexican question.
The Principalities
A schism subsists between the different commis-
sioners, the British being in a minority.
Wasiiinoton, Aug. 7.—The Government directs
that Fort Gibson shall be delivered to the Cherokee
Nation, in accordance with tho treaty.
In consequence of a threatened attack on Fort
Riley by Indians, Gov. Walker has withdrawn all
tbo troops but forty from before Lawrence.
Hon. — Dobbin, ex-Secretary of the Navy, died
at his residence in Fayetteville, N. C., on the 3d inst.
M. P. Norton has been re elected Judge óf
the 14th district, over McKinney.
During the week we have had several heavy
showers of rain, which though late, cannot fcil to be
Í productive of much good.
Thb Bernais Singers.—The Intelligencer says
that these vocalists were to give a concert at Austin
this evening, after which they were to leave for San
Antonio. Our exchanges contain the most flattering
notices of the performances of this troupe, so that
we may expect a rich treat on their arrival.
Commodore Moore.—We observe that this gallant
officer haB been spending a few days at Austin. He
is said to be in excellent health and spirits.
Hon. I. A. Pasohal.—A correspondent of the
Austin Intelligencer, writing from Seguin, suggests
the Hon. I. A. Paschal of this city as U. S. Senator.
lie says: "It is a matter of vital importance to Texas
the South and to the Union. While we may regret
the dearth of material out of Which to supply tl
place made vacant by these master spirits f(!
and Houston), yet I will be pardoned for naming
who (in ray judgment) stands secorid to nono am
the many who art named to succeed to these vacant
-seats. This gentleman is one oí ¡KdefatigSblc energy, o
acknowledged moral w'orth, and of talento e<jnol id
the undertaking. Hon. 1. A. Paschal of San Anto-
nio is the man."
YTti cordially agree with the writer in his estimate
of Jtidgb' Paschal's qualifications for, the position of
U. S. Senator, and although we can ill afford to lose
his services in the Texas Senate, we would rejoice if
he could be prevailed upon to come forward as a
candidate. We know no man whose chances would
be better j and certain are we, that, if elcoted, he
would do honor to the jiosition.
The San Antonio Ledger says that the business
of transporting goods, between that City ami the
coast lias been nearly broken up by attack* and
thraats against the Mexican cartnien. Lynch law is
a dangerous institution, and we Apprehend that this
violenaa towards .Mexicans has been encouraged by
the high-handed measures tho people of the West
have lately .thought it necessary.to adopt towirda
others. Public laws and officer* to enforce them
' tho. b#at guaranteea against injustice and wrong
... .he loógTun, aa all experience proves. A public
meeting has been held at Goliad on- the subject of
the recent attack*-upon the Mexican carta engaged
in hauling freight to San Antonio. Reaolutions wens
led condemning such aacaults. A similar meot- present i
bes been called at Sen Antonio.—fOivUian.
T)ur next U. 8. Senator.
Editor Ledger There is a Latin proverb, Nil
de nobis, sine nobis, "nothing, that ■concerns us, with-
out our participation"; which in many thingk we
make our maxim. It is the right of every man, and
therefore I claim It in begging leave to introduce an-
other name for the consideration of the people of
Texas, to wK—that of Judge W. S. Oldham. To
him we are more indebted for the overthrew of Know
Nothingism in 1855, than to any other man in our
State, and none in the recent canvass labored more
zealously and effectively to promote the triumph bf
Democratic principles. No man in the S(ate has
higher claim* than he. He ia a profound laWyer, 1
H«n of ra^ literary^ftMjnneat
a political writer. The keén
interest with which he has studied the politics of
this country has made him familiar with the átate of
parties and qualifies him to wield a trenchant pen in
the cause of Democracy.
As a speaker, his eloquent words rush fol th, ladeli
wrh thought, as spontaneously as the stream Iea{is
from the rock. Without reference to his own inter-
est, Judge Oldham with indomitable firmness and
true devotion to the great cause of Democracy, per-
severed under all circumstances and especially
through the whole of this difficult canvass in sus-
taining its principles, satisfied with the consciousness
that he was discharging a duty to his country which
was far more important than selfish purposes or per-
nal ambition.
Those who know Judge Oldham are aware that
he is gentle, faithful, mojest and ever kind. His ao-
tn ns 8fH"jk for h.ru. Of him it may be said with
great propriety that tlie poor and friendless had al-
ay* ¡.is strength at their command,
'With n ¡ove for the true, and alíate for the wrong,
Willi a clasp fur the weak and a blow -for the strong."
Should Judge Oldham be elected to the U. S.
Senate, none «ill be more watchful of tbe true inter-
.tj of liis constituency, neme will 'labor more honest-
ly lo advance them, and none will be truer to his
friends. His talents, line political foresight, services,
sincerity, and generous and appreciative tempera-
ment cannot be easily forgotten. We trust, (to use
Oarlyle's elegant phrase) that the-memoi-y o'f what
Judge Oldham did uutl was during the battles of:
Democracy "«ill ur.oe afar.off nkr a'toweimg land 1
mark in the solitude of tlie Past, w hen d stance8ha
have dwarfed into invisibility man;, lessi rpcopii: tn.it
now encompass and hide him from Lhe near be-
holder." , VEKiTAS.
Bastroí, Aug. 11th, 1857.
Arthur's Home Magazine fur August is on our
table. This is one of our favorite exchange®, and con-
tinues to increase in interest. The engraving of
•'The Mourners" in the present Np. is a very fine
one. T. S. Arthur & Co.. Philadelphia. Terms $2
per annum.
MEXICAN CARTS.
Notwithstanding the fact that we, of this county,
held a public meeting in our town oa the 20th ult.,
for the purpose of expressin : our condemnation of
the recent attacks upon the Mexican carts near our
p]aoe—and showing that the citizons of Goliad
county were not responsible for said outrages—the
San Antonio papers meaniy say or assume that we
are the perpetrators. This is vile. What manner of
right have these dictators to tell us ór assume that
we are the offenders ? We are not to be held to ac-
count merely because the attacks were made within
the limits of our county ; nor are we foi this reason
specially called on to redress all the evils which may
exist on the road. We would respectfully inform
the aforesaid papers that tliree of the worthies of
San Antonio, who were expelled by the Vigilance
Committee, were in the ¡¡rat alluck. So said tho
wounded Mexicans. Wlí&t right have you to blame
us for the crimes of the .miscreants who have been
driven frqm your city 1
You say that we sympathize with the offenders.—
One of you says that the resolutions of our meeting
"are over bold in their expression of sympathy to-
wards the authors of the outrages complained of.:
This i a" a plain falsehood—the very reverse of what
the resolutions express. Read them again, and read
the communications on the subject from this place.
But you want us to sympathise with your Mexicans.
That's it. You would have us to sally forth to re-
dros evils for which we are in no way responsible,
when those evils are leveled a« yoa; but when wrongs
are done to-us by your Mexicans, you not only want
us to overlook them, but to take the wrong-doers by
the hand,-now-that they are indilliculty. Youspeak
without reason.
' They who seek equity must do equity, and how
¡ng have these cartnieu been permitted to steal
tlong the road, without one word or step on part of
he employers to prevent the injury 1 Where have
been your meetings and denunciations of tlieese
wrongs 1 You see there are two sides to the case ;
andyou tire far from being in a position te dictate ns.
We priiperly regard the evils complained of by
i, and we liave all proper regard for the good citi-
is of San Arftonio. bnt they 'must not require us
sympathise with or protect a band of thieves from
whom we have suffered so much, at least till they
cease to steal our property.
We do not prelend to say that the pilfering along
i'iC road was the cause of the attacks ; but it Very
naturally (find pi'opcrl,-) prevents us from entertain-
ing any favo able eentiineutü towards the thieve?
under any circumstance*.
■ We ,w-oii|d.«ay to tiiese very unwise papers, that
they celt make friends hostile, by chaiuiug them with
hostility .; and we would s:i) to them also, liiat though
the people iu t'ds region wish to do right they will
not be bullied; and the -Hi ct ultense committed by
armed Mexicans in this section (no matter v h« Itack^
them) wilt be the signal to snoep them from tin-
face of i he earth. Take care, Air. ii,«l(S;r. that you
do not reckon without > our host, or rather that you
have iiot asate regard for other hosts.
. The first wrong is the stealing by -lhe Mexican
cartnien. This must be corrected first and then you
may talk (to tlie right people) of correcting the
second wrong.
We denounced the outrages, and offered you and
other counties co-o|ierative aid. You answer by in-
sulting us. You blindlyattempt to fasten guilt up-
on your friend*. Forbearance ceases to be a virtue
sometimes. Our action was voluntary. It was not
« duty we owed you. But you have insolently re-
jected the kindnes* we offered, and now you can
take care of yourselves, and we will do the same.
We hope, however, that these papers do not re-
fseliog of tbe eittaens of San Antonio.
[Goliad F,xpre«i.
TO#:
Editor oT the I.eilgCTt *
Sir:—In ' ie i'mly Ilerald of cesterdaj-iicommu-
nication is [.it'.lisiied under the (hill "His Jinnoi
iW ....xi—:—■—t,- -EI.uiu
who the writer of the article is, I cannot comprehend.
There seems to !>t a good deal of bitterness, as well
as some ignorance, in the production. No man or
men. by such communications cah -prevent me from
doing my duty without fear, favor or prejudice.
The truth of tho matter is, a gentleman of this
city, accosted me on the street, as I was returning
from the office, about three weeks since, and request-
ed me to gn and see a sick Frendlunan. who had just
arrived here, and who was in the last stage of con-
sumption. The sun ivas very hot, and my own health
so feeble, that it was almost impossible for me to
perform the necessary daily duties of the Mayor's
office, I therefore declined going, saying tha£ I was
then completely exhausted, and that 1 could not, in
my state of -health, remain long exposed to the sun.
I however told the gentleman, that I would attend to
the matter through the proper officer. I sent for
the Marshall and requested him to inquire into the
case, and, il necessary, immediately to instruct the
City Physician to attend to the sick man and supply
his wants. My health continued ioget worse; about
two days after, I met the same gentleman who said.
"You have done nothing ; we (the French) support
ed you in the election, Jbc." I informed him of the
orders 1 had given, and which I presumed had been
attended to. I requested him tQ go to the Marshall
and point out the place, which perhaps he had not
been able to (Ind. i then again sent for the Marshall
and urged him to attend to tie matter. On the next
day, and for four successive days, I was confined to
bed, and the first notice I received of the matter was
the ■communication of E. A. in yesterday's Herald.
In the state of my health I could not act person-,
ally, and did so through the proper officer. No man
who is acquaint id w'rth me will accuse me of being
cold or unfeeling in cases of sullering or sickness.
By an Ordinance of the city, no person is entitled
to relief from the funds who has not been a resident
for thirty days. As Mayor of tho city, therefore,
my hands were tied in this particular case, and tf
my orders had been complied with, I would have
been responsible in my (private capacity for all the
expenses mourned. As a citizen I am at all times
ready 'to'Contribute my inite freely, but as an officer
1 must be governed by ihe Law and the Ordinances.
A. A. LOCKWOOD.
San Antonio, Aug. 14, 1857.
^
Little Dob bit.— We have been favored by Mr.
Julius ¡'erei".,s books. Iler, Commerce street, with a
copy of On.s. Licken's last work, "Little Dorril,"
published by T. S. Peterson & Co., Philadelphia,
from advance sheets obtained by them from Eugland.
There art- certain authors for whom readers enter-
tain a reverence and affection the most unbounded,
and in this category Dickens stands pre-eminent.
.Anything from his pen is sure to be received with
the greatest favor, and the desiie felt fur a perusal-of
his last work appears to be as in'ten-sc as that evti.ccd
regarding his earlier productions, from the immortal
Pickwick downwards. It may be. that some of his
latest works are not entitled to rank with the earlier
ones, but there is not one of these, which, for fanqy,
humor, and pathos conibined, is not immeasurably
•superior to the works of any author of moderu
times. For our own part we heartily welcome each
new production from his pen and have much pleasure
in recommending "Little Dorrit" to our readers. Our
word for it, they will be delighted by a perusal <
Mr. Berend* has various editions of "Little Dot
for sale at bis «tore, each having a different price,
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Austin
Bexar*
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293 101
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73 149
19 3
60 150
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63 136
288 335 231 556
120 101 93 39
221 211 212 180
179 152 197 186
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916 817 917 759
115 203
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722 236
182
478 162
285 353 281 354
283 153 177 18
(¡83 463 .712 406
500 563 590 5 2
365 196
196
682 464
115 155 125 15
423 310 248 Ú'J
9 115 80 92
174 160 190 128
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Brown .,
Burleson .
Burnet ..
Caldwell .
Calhoun. -,
Comanche..
Cameron ...
Cass.......
Cherokee...
Collins . ....
Colorado .. 255 145 169 140
Comal*.. .. 311 37 318 33
Cook „ v .
Corryell
Dallas 551 379 101 110
Denton
DeWitt.... 214 158 241 119
Ellis 160 150 171 123
El Paso
Erath
Falls
Fannin .
Fayette ..,
Fort Bend.
Fret-stone
605 465 542 443
150 108 151 107
357 242 328 247
Galveston*,. 451 180 476 181
(jilh-spie
126 142 149 126
475 384 376 204
Goliad
Gonzales .
Grayson .
Crimes ...
Guadalupe,
Harris ...
Harrison .
IIa\s ....
Henderson
•Hidalgo ..
II II
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Houston .
Hunt
Jack
Jackson...
Jasper...
Jefferson .
Johnson..
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Lunar
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Lavaca
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Leon...,
Liberty.....
Limestone . .
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McCnllock..
McLennan...
Madison
Matagorda t.
Maverick.. .
Medina
Milam
259 176 267
198 104
71 64 67 27
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159 210 174 204
78 158 69 159
88 8 9 00
00 00 00 00
125 46 131 23
00 00 00 00
Montgomery 161 290 .00 00
Nacogdoches 4-11 592 444 597
Navarro.... 00 00 00 tW
Newton.... 121 103 128 95
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55 116 00
00 00 00
25 46 .24
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400 108 400
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991 683 1015 161
66 196 60 180
16 173
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Palo Pinto..
Panola
Parker ....
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Robertson
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San August'e 155 185
San Patricio. 00 00
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Shelby 204 377 215 336
Smith 830 560 823 530
Starr 00 00 00 00
Tarrant ,... 00 00 00 00
Titus 00 00 00 00
Travis .... 459 495 503 48fi
Trinity .... 136 94 141 85
Tyler.. 304 141 360 52
Upshnt .... 00 00 00 00
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VanZandt.. 00 00 00 00
Victoria.... 143 78 112 77
Walker .... 355 300 379 377
Washington. 618 529 648 470
Webb .... 00 00 00 00
Wharton ... 109^ 18 110 -«
Williamson... 288 292 00 00
Wise -.... 00 00
Wood .... 00 00
Young .... 00 00
♦Official. .
Oficial Return* of Bexar Comity. '
Bum.—Runnels 927; Lubbock 990; White>900;
Bryan 1176. Houston «521; ScatteringS; Giime*
464 ; Smith 19; Crosby 53fc Howth 84. Paschal
1152; Wwider 535; Schleicher 672. Crawford 809;'
Navarro 965; Graves 439; Merick 318; Jefferson
441; French 337; Buquor 262; Nlapier 286. Scat-
tering 2. Amendment of constitution 416; against
it 22.
Official Belarus of Comal Conuty.
H liméis ..........313 Houston 37
Lubbock ..........318 Grimes.33
F* Smith....... p.-. 2*
Crosbyi. 48
Howth . i......... Sf
<!ooley ...é«......
Against Antnd.....
White. 310
Bryan 324
Welder ..213
Schleicher.. >.... ...101
Arnold • i átfri •* Véiro 179
For Amnd. to Const. 247
Working Short Time.—We learn
vidence(R. I.) Journal that soiue of tl
that vicinity have commebéed working
and others will propably follow. The J
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