The San Antonio Ledger. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 22, 1858 Page: 2 of 4
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D, Editor.
JE. MA
0, MAY
SATURD
democratic state ticket,
Nominated by the 8th olJanuary Convention.
foltahíeínrí^tíce^
R. T. WHEELER,
Of Washington County.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
C'ONSTANTINE W. BUCKLEY,
Of Fort Bend County.
FOR ATTORNEY CENEBÁIÍ.
M. D. GRAHAM,
Of Ru*k County.
FOR TRIiASURER.
C. II. RANDOLPH,
Of Travii County.
KOR COMPTROl.t.ER.
CLF.MENT R. JOHNS,
if Haya County.
AUGUST ELECTION■
..." district surveyor.
We aro authorised to announce FRANCIS GIRAUD
a candidate for re-election to the office of District Surf eyor
*lexar Lard. District
STRICT attorney.
' '« announce FRANK EGAN as a
he office of Distriot Attorney for
at-the ensuing August election.
i;niEF JUSTICE, '
*> announce j, duncax, esq.,
• Chief J uatioo of Bexnr wuntj,
11,
iiithckk PACIFIC RA1L.ROAD.
stockholders of this Company
is on Monday, the 10th inst..
to receive from Mr. Yerj er, the President of the Corn,
piny, a statement of theh^affairs, and to deliberate
upon the steps to be adopted.
The President submitted a full and plain statement
of facts, - and proved that - immediate action was ne-
cessary. He showed that by the action of the Ex-
ecutive Committee in New York, distrust wss crea-
tod against the Company, and that confidence was
destroyed among the best friends of the road. That
while #600,000 thuuld have been raised, they were
only enabled uf realize $300,000, by subscription.
The present situation of the company, and all the
evils which had assailed the undertaking, can be
traced to the bad beginning.
The company possessed a very valuable charter,
and it was necessary to save it. A condition of the
charter was, that 20 miles of the road should be con-
structed, with locomotive and cars running, before
the 15th of February last, under penalty of forfeiture.
In October, the funds were exhausted, the workmen
on the road threatened to leave, and though the rails
were on the ground, paid for, and ready to be put
down, the charter would have been lost, and every
dollar subscribed sacrificed. as there was not a day
to lose to finish and equip the 20 miles within the
allotted period, and ii the workmen once left the
ground it would be impossible to hring-them back in
time. The President thus found himself in exceed-
ingly critical circumstances. The commercial crisis
had destroyed all creditj and finding it impossible to
rinse money in Néw Orleans, he determined to come
JUNTY CI.ERK.
We are authorised tó announce SAM. 8. SMITH as a
candidate for re-election to the office (¿'Clerk of the County
Court of Bexar county, at the ensuing August election.
We are authorized to announce C. E. JEFFERSON
ns a candidate, for the office of Clerk of the Couaty Court of
Bexar county, at the onsuing August election.
, - FOR SHERIFF,
We are authorized to announce JOHN DOBBIN as a
candidate for the offlco of Sheriff of Bexar county, at the
ensuing August electiou.
We are authorized to announce O. H. MERONEY as
a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Bexar county, at the
ensuing August election.
We are authorized to announce JOHN A. CHAVES
as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Bexar oounty, at the
ensuing August election.
We aro authorized to announce J. M. RODRIGUEZ
aa a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Bexar oounty, at tho
ensuing August election.
FOR ASSESSOR AND COI.LECTOR
We are authorized to announce LU CI U S C A MPB ELL
as a oandidate for the office of Assessor and Collector for the
County of Bexar, at the ensuing August election.
We aro authorized to announce ALBERT MOYE as a
oandidate for tbe office of Assessor and Collector for Bexar
oounty, at the ensuing August election.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
At the request of many citizens, we are authorized to an-
nounce LOUIS ZORK as acandidate for re-election to the
office of Treasurer for the County of Bexar, at the ensuing
August eleotion. *
The San Diego, Cal., Mail via El Paso, Forts DaviSj
Lancaster and Clark will close to-morrow (Sunday),
May 23, at 9 P. M.
We are indebted to tho Hon. Guy M. Bryan for
Volume 4 of Rep®'' upon the Commercial relations
of the Dnit ' ®'0'63-
Our thanks are due to Hon. John Shdell, Louisi-
ana, fora copy of his speech in the U. S. Senate, on
the Neutrality laws. _
We are under obligations to R. E. Doyle, Esq., of.
the San Antonio and San Diego Mail line, for lato
San Francisco and Sacramento papers.
We are again under obligations to Mr. Bryant of
the Literary Depot, for a fresh supply of illustrated
periodicals.
We are under the necessity nf publishing a smaller
sheet then usual this . _ , ig unable to procure
paper of our regular size. A portion of the impres-
sion is on our usual paper, but we had not a suffi-
ciency lor the whole issue. Several storekeepers in
town ure in daily expectation of receiving a supply,
but it is terribly long in coming. Oh, for the rail-
road, to put a slop to this state of matters. As a
consequence of publication on a small sheet, we are
obliged to omit several articles, besides different items
from Toxas exchanges, all of which were in type.
Rev. J. C. Wilson.—Wo had the pleasure of a
call from this distinguished gentleman, who arrived
in San Antonio last week, and we were glad to find
him in the enjoyment of excellent health and spirits.
Mr. Wilson was formerly a citizen of this place, and
was admired, esteemed and respected by all who had
the honor of his acquaintance. As soldier, lawyer,
and Judge, Mr. (we had almost written Col.) Wilson'
was known over all Texas, and few people enjoyed a
higher or more enviable reputation. It would seem,
however, that he has not yet filled the measure of his
fame, for, as a preacher of the gospel, he is nightly
attracting large audiences to the Methodist Church,
and. we believe that but one opinion prevails as to
his ability and eloquence as a speaker, and the bene-
fit derived from his ministrations.
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Mithodist Church.—Nightly, .during the week,
crowded meetings w#§ been h M at thjg,church, the
ciergi oinciuuwB~ueing me Rév ¡¡.o. S. Wilson,
B. F. Perry, A. Davidson, R. H. Belvin and Thos. A.
Smith, The meetings are said to liave been remark-
ably interesting, and with ourneighbor of tho Herald,
we trust that they will result in much good to the
community.
We have received the April number of Blackwood's
Magazine. Always interesting, always instructive,
Maga this month presents the following inviting table
of contents: The Missionary Explorer; Food and
Diet; A fow words on Social Philosophy ; What
will he do with it 1 From Spain to Piedmont; Ram-
bles >round Glasgow; Mr. John Company to Mr.
Jolito Bull, on the Rival India bills ; The New Ad-
ministration. Published bj#Leonard Scott & Co.,
New York, at §3. or; with the four British Reviews,
$10. .
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>4 have received No. 1 of The National Register,
published at Washington, Texas, by John A. Moore,
Proprietor and Editor. The Register, as the editor
states in a short but sensible address, is to be inde-
pendent in politics. It is neatly printed and we glad-
ly, place It on onr exchange list. In an article under
the caption " Oiir ti if to Montgomery," the types
perpetrate n regular bull when they make the editor
talk of his "exodus into tho village of M——How-
ever, this, Vid one or two other errors which Occur,
arc of little consequoiice for the paper is likely t.a be
a good one, and we wish it success.
On Wednesday l ist we observed a very fine Caval-
lado of horses and mules in the military Plazn. They
did not remain long in the Plaza, being quickly dis-
posed of at good prices. The inules were purchased
by one person, and the horses bv another. Although
not so numerous as some we iiave seen, this, was
decidedly the finest Cavallado that has cbme Under
our notioo this season.
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' We have heard of no cases of small por since our
last, and we understand lit* hospital is not
We were sorry to hear through a
I that twu cases had oceuntw ■{* «■
that i
e through whose
liued not to
Directors
■"ifr
iild the twenty^ j
But this money ' I
to this State and appeal
country the toad wo!
ie empty handed, he
W25NKMMÍ
would advance money or labor to
miles requisite to save the Charter.
was only obtained for three months; it had to be re-
paid by the 1st of January. Besides the claims of
the creditors whose money had saved the charter,
the Trust deed recognized certain other claims which
the Diréctors authorized the President to settle.
These claims could not be neglected, as their holders
had influence which might hate rendered tho mission
of the President inoperative.
The affairs of the company stand thus. The cred-
itors under the Trust deed have not been paid. They
have hitherto been put off with promises, which
would have beeu redeemed but for the pressure in
tho money market. In consequence, they have be-
come irritated aud demand their money. To compel
payment, they have put the road under execution,
and advertised it for sale on the 1st of June next.
Most of the creditors were in New Orleans, where
they had been called with a view to an arrangement
being made. To satisfy their claims, over §100,000
had to be raised or secured to them beyond contin-
gency. If this be not done, the charter and the com-
pleted portion of the road, worth $500.000, together
with the lands vesting, whenever 25 miles were fin-
ished, and estimated at another half million, would
be lost to the company.
Omitting.details, the above is substantially the ex-
pose made by Mr. Yerger. When he concluded, short
speeches wore made by Col. Aiken, of Mississippi,
and Col. Wigfall, of this State, and afterwards the
meeting was organized by calling Mr. W. A. Elmore
to the Chair. On motion, the Chairman appointed
Messrs. Price, Renshaw and Pelchcr, a committee to
meet with tho Trust creditors, and report to an ad-
' journod meeting. BU.tÜtí JZL1) inSC*
Accordingly, on tho 12th, tho stockholders again
inet, when Mr. Price, the Chairman of tho Commit-
tee, gave in a report, to the eflectthat having confer-
red with the creditors, it was ascertained that it
would require about $250.000, to relieve the road
from its present embarrassment, and that the Com-
mittee believed it actually impossible to raise that
amount, and could not advise further investments.
In the event of the road being sold, the committee
recommend the stockholders to throw themselves on
tbe liberality of the purchasers.
The committee believed that the President, Mr.
Yerger, acted in good faith throughout; that he had
done everything lie could for the interest of the
stockholders; and he possessed tho entire confi-
dence of the committee.
A discussion ensued as to the disposal of the Re-
port, and an objection was taken that the undertak-
ing should not be abandoned by accepting the report.
Several motions were made and objected to as out of
order, when one was carried to lay the£rst part of
tbe report on tho table indefinitely, and adopt the
other.
Information being called for, as to the effect of the
sale of the road, and as to whether it would carry
the title to all the property, privileges, &.C., of the
Company to the purchasers; Messrs. Wigfall and
Yerger responded to the call, and shewed that in all
respects, except liquidating the affairs, the purchas-
ers will become the Company.
Mr. T. R. Price stated that the stockholders in the
South bad been deceived, although they themselves
had acted in the noblest spirit and most perfect faith.
It was known where to point to for £}ie wrong It
was no use to go back to old matters, but he observ-
ed there was nothing to prevent their standing upon
their reserved rights. They had those rights, and he
for one, would use them. Matters could not be right-
ed now; for even if the money couid be raised, it
would only be throwing it away. Ho would not in-
vest $5 in it.
Mr. Fuller moved " That a committee of three be
appointed to make a report and history o&ihe entire
Pacific Railroad project, to censure any who inay be
entitled to censure, and exonerate all who may be
unjustly censured. In support of his motion he said
that Mr. Yerger was above ' suspicion, and that
whatever wrong had been done, he htRI only been
used as a tool. He then mentioned Rob't J. Walker
and Joel G. Stever as being to blame, and referred to
portions of their conduct.
Mr. Fuller's motion was amended to make the
Committco consist of twelve gentlemen, instead of
three, and passed. _
Mr. D. S. Bryan then moved " That, a reporfte
made of the Stock subscribed since the Office of the
Company had been removed to New Orleans, and the
amount of money paid on those subscriptions; also
the amount of stock issued.
This report was adopted, and the Chair appointed
Messrs. Bryan, Upton aud McKenna.
One or two gentlemen expressed the hope that
some steps might be taMfci to prevent the sale of the
road, and the enterprise ifrom being taken out of the
company's hands; but nothing fnrther was done and
the meeting adjourned till the 15th inst.
In the event ot the result of the adjourned meeting
arriving before this sheet goes to press, wc will an-
nounce it elsewhere.
the Brownttille Flag. — We have not received a
number of this spirited little sheet for many. day.
* We have copied crfce'rpts from it from lb*. New Or-
leans papers. Friend Scarborough, have you" cut the
Ledger off your li*t1 We hope not.
SAN ANTONIO AND SAN DIEGO MAIL.
The mail which left San Diego on tbe 24th uf April,
and was due here, (aocOrdiug to contract,) on the
21th of this month, arrived at San Antonio early in
, tíje forenoon of the 17th, thus makiug the trip in
ráarfyeight days less than the schedule time". By
its arrival-we have San Fraucisco and Sacramento
papers of the 17th of April. -Our latest San Diego
papers are of the same date. We might havo had
later dates from tbe last place but tbe mail left at
0 o'clock in the morning of the day of publication of
the Herald, and, consequently that days issue was
not dispatched by it. The time within which the
trips are made is gradually shortening, and we bo-
lievó that at no distant date, Mr. Giddings, the con-
tractor, will be enabled to make them in three
days less time than is taken at present. He is mak-
ing arrangements for this purpose, and is affording
additional facilities for the transportation of passen-
gers, of whom the stages have now a fair allowance
both ways. Since Mr. Giddings assumed the man-
agement, be has supplied quite a number of substan-
tial and comfortable coaches, several of which are
already on tho road, and wo doubt not that, as the
steamboat lines have disgusted the people of Califor-
nia by their negligence and extortion, many parties
will give the preference to the overland route, and
the number of passengers will be greatly increase.
If the San Diego Mail should arrive in Sau Antonio
on either of the days, (Sunday and Wednesday,) on
.which the New Orleans mail is despatched, the citi-
zens of the latter place could have their California
letters and papers in 27 day froiu San Diego, and if
additional mail fae,Ui'tea were afforded between here
and New Orlejuis t|iev could always depend upon
having them in that timber even less.
Iljnn*
in our last we gave 411 extract from an Extra of
the Dallas Herald, narrating the massacre of two
families by the Indians. The statement in tho Her-
ald is confirmed by a correspondent in the' aco
Democrat,—several persons were kill«M namely, Jas.
B. Cameron, his wife and three children, and Mr. and
Mrs. Mason. Mr. Cameron's tody was found in his
field on the subsequent day, anj that of his wife was
discovered in the cow pen, wifh an infant alive in
her arms. The door of Mason's . house ivas closedi
and on its being forced open, the bodies of Mr. and
Mrs. Mason were discovered, and a little girl, their
daughter, alive. She was able to give a description
of the murderers, some of whom were white persons,
and the others, Indians. 1 A pirty was immediately
made up and followed the trail, which took a circuit-
ous and winding route, through thii kets, over moun-
tains, and on the banks of the streams. Eventually,
four white men named Willis, Morrison, Tipton, and
Jones, all of Lampasas county, were arrested. Willis
is deputy Surveyor of a distriet on the West side of
the Brazos, and the little girl's description identified
him exactly. 'A little boy belonging to one of the
murdered families was rescued by a party of Califor-
nia emigrants, from some Indians, above Be.knap.
The boy states that he was riding behind an Indian,
and that when pursued by the emigrants, the Indian
dropped him. Willis and liis uanjr, it 1 said, have
made conflicting statements, but there seems to lie
no doubt entertained of their guilt.
The Bel ton Independent is of the opinion that the
murderers were all white men disguised as Indians,
and states that the parties arrested, as mentioned
above, have been hanged. There was some talk of a
rescue being attempted^ and the citizens, being satis-
fied of the guilt of tho accused, took the law into
their own hands rather than await the slow process
of a trial with the chances of escape.
iM.w Oi jtooi,.- On Mon.lay last the large lionso
lately occupied by Major Howard in Commerce St.,
was opened by the School Association of this city, as
a school under the eharge.of Messrs. Doyle & Mueller,
gentlemen of ability and experience. The attendance
of scholars is already large, aud there is no doubt
that it will increase rapidly. As an establishment
of this description was umcli tkanted m San Antonio,
and is likely to be extremely beneficial to the com-
munity, we will endeavor to present some of its pro-
minent features to our readers next week. We had
intended to do so this week, but are prevented by
the limited size of our paper. For hours of atten-
dance &c., at this school, see advertisement headed
"School Notice."
We observed several carts loaded with lead pass
our office during the week, and on inquiry we find
that 20.000 lbs., came from San Fernando consigned
to Mr. Theisen of this city. Large quantities have
arrived lately, (we believe from Monterey and
Monclova.) on consignment to Messrs. II. Mayer k
Co., and Mr. Guilbeau likewise of San Antonio.
Not long since wo received a Texas exchange dated
October 1857; in the beginning of the present month
we received a copy of the Tyler Reporter dated
January 14, 1858; and by the Austin mail of Thurs-
day evening we had copies of the Lamar Enquirer,
and Dallar Herald, dated respectively the 1st and
Cth of March last. We would like to know where
these papers have been,—in what part of tho world
they have been wandering—since they left the offices
of their publishers. In the time which has interven-'
ed they might have gone twice to California by the
San Diego line and returned. A similar delay has
happened so frequently of late to several of our ex-
changes, that it is really no^wonder that people keep
asking, Who is to blame 1 We would like much to 1
have the question satisfactorily answered, aud a
remedy devised and applied.
On Sunday last we received the Nueces Valley, of
the 1st instant. We had previously got the news it
contains through the New Orleans papers. For the
two previous weeks we received no number of the
Yalley. and as it is a favorite exohange, we do not
like to miss a number.
Tiik Deficiency Bill. — Tin law making appro-
priations to supply the deficiencies in the appropria-
tions made by the last Congress, for the fiscal year
ending June 30th, 1858, has been promulgated. The
extraordinary appropriations amount to nearly $10,-
000,000, but the largest items are for the mainten-
ance of the army, subsistence, transportation, etc.,
incident to the expedition to Utah.
Major J. W. Scott, and F. P. Sawyer are passen-
gers by the Magnolia. Sawyer and Richer have re-
eeceived all the principal mail contracts West of the
Trinity river.
The Southern Steamship Company have received
the contract for carrying the mall from New Orleans
to Galveston, five limes per week ; three by the Ber-
wick route and two by the Mississippi. Compensa-
tion, $100,000,
We observe from the Republican, that Col, F. W.
Pickens of South Carolina. V. S. Minister to Russia,
was married at Marshall, Texas, on the 2Cth ultimo,
to Miss Lucy P. Holoombe, of that city.
Tbe Austin Mail of Tuesday last brought us the
Tyler Reporter of tbe 14tb and 21st ult. The Re-
. porter complains bittedy'■ ot the negligence of mail
contractors .and states tnat for months Tyler has
been almost eotirtl? destitute of mull fartlttiw
A case of aggravated a. '{(^battery was ex
aniined into before Justice (1. ' on the 18th inst.
The particulars, as we heard tfiem, are m follows:
An orphan boy, of about 12 years of age, named Chas.
Ward, was in Commerce street, and having thrown a
rock which aceidenUllv broke a pane of glass in the
premises of Carl J. Vivroux, he was msking for the
door to explain how the matter occurred, when he
was seized and carried into the house, and a'man
named George Hilgers. beat him unmercifully with a
cane. The boy's back was exhibited to several par-
ties. and gave evidence of dreadful treatment. There
were marks of about forty blows, which appeared to
have been administered with a cane or stick, one-half
iuch in diameter. Hilgers and Vivroux were brought
before Mr. Gardner, and, In answer to the complaint,
stated that the pane was broken by the boy to
enable him to get at some articles exposed for sale
in the window. From the evidence it appeared that
the beating was administered by Hilgers in the house
of Vivroux. The latter is said not to have participa-
ted. After a full investigation the parties were bound
over, Hilgers in «1250, and Vivroux in $500, tp ap-
pear before the District Court at its next session.
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Revivals.—We continue to receive accountrof the
spread of revivals over the Union. In New York,
however, they are on the wane, having probably
reached a culminating point by the conversion of
Bennett and Greely. Some of the members of the
editorial fraternity in this city are said to have been
influenced by the prevalent spirit, and one, in partic-
ular, judging from his writings, recently, seems to be
deeply imbued with it. In place of those self-lauda-
tory outpourings whiclj formerly graced his columns,
we now have solemn snd devout manifestations which
kbltok or
" Beokatt A.Oti.," '
as well 1
and they . will havo _
Ddgnce.
„ Mayor has put hl elaws «o
prhe" gentlemen, of Broadway,
that elass of Uterary swindlers,
up" or "coma down." It is the
most amazwg " ™5 ™ * ">at "V a""> with br*,M
could be Isduoed tp think that for une dollar and flfty eants,
•eat here to an antira stranger, he would gat a " flnt class
paper" one year, and " a hundred dollar watch," or «• «00
in eaah t" yet thousands are sending bare *e«kly under this
belief.
The Onilnl proeesslon wa4narga,ao«husiMtlo add bonib««o,
k medley of all the isms of dorangad fanaticism. Orsini Wm-
' self write that " assassination is no part of his nature orprin-
ciptes," and warns his countrymen against it, and yet they
words were to his father, "SUnd np for jesns ^
It is said that one hundred aad twenty Lewmpton speeches
have been made, and the usual estimate .hc'ng.^wd gn
them, the government will have to foot a Wll at •60Q0 each,
or 4720,000. " More talk than Cider, 1jhonld «ay.
"The bachelors, (poor souls,) had a JoyMtime lsrtweek,
at a grand promenade all" ball, at whlon a large number of
forelgn'minlsiere and ether bachelors, bid maids and nd-«
figured in their most witohing manners and ooetly atttre,
Tne exercises of the evening ended nexti
A. M. Edgar, a celebrated ranting JW—- •
up or brought Into existence under an ¡*ray 1
a religious paper with the title of "he Way of
misnomer—for if the world, or this part of it eran, ean only
find that" way" through that journal, - pity the rut of
mankind "
The Messrs. Harper have resumed paymenton all demands;
This speaks well for them, and will greatly relieve many of
their friends. .
"Gone Coon" may well be sung m ta Wnada. for
at one shipment to EnglanfflMt week, 18,000 of their neth 1
garments were directed across the briny deep.
The roporter of the Spirit of the Times, Mr. Daroie, from
London, rnado some oriticism on the performance at the
Academy of Music, which displeased Mr. Uliaan, the Manager
or Lessee, and on the attempt of the Editor, Mr. Porter, and
Mr. Dareie, to enter the Academy, with their tickets, lust
_s_Li il twvtk nrrnstnil «nil üflllt, tl) Filtinl liO StfCe'
d. as it is
led,himself
_ -- 1 ev VUwl bUV I1VI.MWW-J ) — — A
♦night, they were both arreflteü, und sontto ^
Jail. Thid was changing the u music,' the . apirli, the
'• times," the " porter," and the " genUemtmi«®^r«tld,onj,
to an entirely dilferen
"programme." TkáSi
¿¿V jv Luoy Stone is
wr.
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: that he has j)tst}^>-:
' wélí as another, stage
The Victoria Advocate States that on the 9th inst'
Mr. James Kennedy, who risided in Victoria cojinty,
a few miles below Pierpont's place, in DeWitt county,
was drowned, together with his horse, in attempt-
ing to swim the Colette. On the same day, a Mexi-
can, whose name was not known, waB drowned id
the same stream, some miles below. Mr. K. was
intoxicated, which was probubly the cause of his
venturing into the turbid stream. When cautioned
against the danger of encountering the stream on a
young horse, he swore that he would either go home,
or go to h—1 immediately.
We learn that the contract for carrying the mail
between this city and Eagle Pass has been awarded
to Mr. David. Mr. David formerly carried the mail
011 this line as sub-contractor, and as he is active and
energetic, and gave general satisfaction, we are glad
that he has been successful in getting the contract.
The Item gives a lively account of the meeting of a
democratic County Convention lieid at Huntsville on
the 3d inst., for the election of county officers. The
meeting endorsed the entire State ticket nominated
by the Austin Convention of 8th January last, and
promised to support it with zeal and fervency. A
resolution favoring the repeal of all laws, and the
abrogation of all treaties, prohibiting the importation
of slaves, met with some discussion, but was even-
tually adopted without a dissenting voice. The
Editor of the It' iu protests against this resolution.
We agree with him in his objections to reopening
the African slave trade.
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Tiik Kioakac.ua Tkeaív — The N. O. Commercial
Bulletin states that the treaty of Yrissari, lately rati-
fied by the Congress of the joint Central States will
meet with considerable opposition in the United
States Senate. 'J'lir opposition will not be directed
against the principles involved in the treaty, but is
on account of the charges, which are rife, as to the
corrupt practices which are alleged to havo been used
to carry it out. The Transit Company have always
been reckless and nefarious plotters ever since they
effected a footing on the Isthmus. The treaty in
question, though in the main a good one for both
countries, as holding out a fair prospect of quieting
present and prospective disturbances, has been fram-
ed principally with a view to the pecuniary interest
of this company, the chief object of which is to ob-
tain the exclusive monopoly of the interoccanic com-
munication. To accomplish this end, it may be pre-
sumed, as they were never chrrged with being ovef
scrupulous, or more than indifferently honest, the
managers have not been chary of the means by which
Congressional votes, and the influence of party lead-
ers are to be obtained. It is said that Transit stock
ha« been largely distributed in Washington, The im-
mense speculations covered by the treaty are so glar-
ing and disgustingly palpable, that prominent Sena-
tors in advance have taken occasion to denounce it as
an infamous job, while others say they will not vote
for the treaty unless it is amended so as to throw
the Transit route open to competitors instead of giv-
ing it to a monopoly. The opposition comes from
leading administration. Senators, who will insist upon
amending it, so as to throw overboard all the adven;
turers who seek to convert i't i
tion. '
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. 'he Texas Pioneeristafes that two of Mr, Black's
stages, with two or three teams,'were detained at
Fairfield by the Sheriff, to satisfy a claim from Waco.
The Eastern mail was despatched on horseback, but
the Western mail, which should have left on the
30th ult., was, on the day of publication, the 1st inst.,
still in the post office.
The Plunder savs that a wagon load of fine bine
cat fish, taken from the Trinity River, was in Fair-
field market on the 29th ult., and brought high pri-
ces. In the then state of the river they were easily
caught.
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We observe from the Gilmer Democrat of the 19th
of April, (which we only received on the 18th inst.,)
that the Editor of that paper is compelled to be ab-
sent from Texas during several months, and wishes
to secure the services of a competent person to take
charge of the editorial department during his absen<$
If desired, an interest in the office will be (old to
the party taking charge.
Northern Mexico. — The Brownsville Flag of the
-2Stl) ult., contains late accounts from Northern Mex-
ico.
Colonel Zuaza, on the 17th, encountered a force
double his own, at a place called Parode, near San;
Louis, commanded by Miramon, in which the latter
was completely routed, with a loss of 300 killed and
a great muny wounded. Miratnon is represented to
have had over 4,000 men, who are reported to have
been completely touted, one portion flying, for the
hacienda of Paroda and thé other for San Louis, after
having lost 300 men killed and more than 100 woun-
ded. Colonel Sayas charged the euemy, sword in
hand, at the head of 400 horsemen, capturing their
artillery, which he was forced afterwards to abandon,
but still leaving the field in our possession. Zuaza
had only a loss of 10 kiljed and 14 wounded.
Vidaurri has issued a circular to tbe authorities of.
the.frontier, to oppose the introduction of any class
of artaeil men (Filibusters) into the country.
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taut'Ciaiw ... .o -
gratify Lucj, and efoijt her
ride four three months Circuits a -j
cuits, and, in the lttiandme, she should, *
events," become interested in a certain coniqian.i v,<j
some of God's ancient people, and obeyed evento
days What would become of Lucy, the circulK/a > f
lawyers, and tho juries. It would not do
your time, MitB Lucy I" as that would"®/
terests, nor promote the ends of justice
courts. The nreather is distressingly oold, with snow
?he past week. Yours,
April 29, 1858.
Tilfcl MISSISSIPPI.
The Mississippi river is still high, and a great por-
tion of the country along the banks overflowed. TV
Memphis Appeal, of the 5th inst.. says :
The crevasse at Burton's Landing, four miles .
the river on the other side, was pourilig out a heat
volume of water yesterday, and will do much injur
The position of affairs do «Mi thfe riverris melanRho.y
in the extreme, and we uiUy expect to hear of tuses
of severe distress.
From Helena to White River the travbler on this
river could distinguish only une sheet of water, on
both side6 of I he river, as far as could be seen. Up
the shore of White river, for sixty miles, a similar
stretch of water met the eye. The houses are all
surrounded b.v water which flows beneath them
Where the water runs in o current, the support of
the houses are hourly undermlilcd ; Some of the hou-
ses were seen leaning over, ready to fall. The con-
dition of the inmates in many instances, especially
when far from neighbors, must be most deplorable;
The loss of stock will be great. The cattle have no
opportunity of lying down, and must sutler from de-
privation of sleep, us well as froffl scarcity of food.
Men were^een in dug-outs, in some places follow-
ed by the wading cattle. The men were engágüd in
cutting down the young cottonwood trees for tho
cattle to browse upon. In one place a drove of hogA
swam for some distance after the boat, evidently
anxious to get on the dry tleck. A man wits Seen at
lreifc'lia endeavoring to purchase a iiatboat Upbh which
to place a portion of his stock to save them frotd
perishing, lie lived back from Napoleon ; hut liot
boat was to be got in that city. The fences' ii
course, are carried oft' for miles. Cordwood Is also-
carried sway in such abundance that the boats alrea-
dy find it scarce, and have to pay an advanced price;
Similar accounts are given of the state of affatfi
all along the river; „
The Richmond Reporter gives ah ic'count of tlitf
accidental death uf William RouUer. a Compositor
in the office of that paper. Tho precise nature of
the accident camiot be discovered, but it ii iu'pprfsed
that the charge exploded while ho was loading h'í«
pistol; He leaves a mother and three sisters, whtt
were dependent upon him for support, to lafoent Irii
Untimely fate. It was for sortie finie supposed (hat
the yoüng man had beeu assassinated and there was
great excitement in consequence, which cooled dowtt
When the pistol, (whichbad at first bejti overlooked)
was discovered.
Two hundred and eighfy-one hales of fc'otto'ri we
received in Richmond during the week precedii.¿*
May 8th.-
The fields and gardens about Richmond were be-
ginning to languish, for want of rain, but on the 1st
and 2d inst., there was a plentiful sttpply, which
dispelled all doubts of an abundant harvest.
In the Sen Antonio Ilerald of.the'19th,- we see Si
statement to the effect that a plot Imd been recently
discovered at Gonzales between two Mexicans :nnj
some negroes, to bring about tho escape of tíie lar.
into Mexico. The plot was diseyvered hi V
the flight^reventeil. The Herald savs.
facture'' xiCBtin soon .aft -
'¿ii in the j**Ws1iy bottomi ^?- >e Guadalupe.
it is not probable they will give further apii j anc
to slilve-holders."
The Herald continues; "Our own region1 it Is be-
lieved is sought to be made a theater for similar
schemes of negro stealing. Persons having slaves
should lieep a sharp look out upon them."
We hope that our co temporary is mistaken in the
statement in the Inst quotation. We have (Made many
enquiries on lli* Biibj. ct jind can find no grounds for
concluding thM there are arty such schemes afloat in
this section, or that there is any reason to suspect
Mexicans ofbi'ing implicated in any thing of the
kind. In iio part of Texas have there been fewer in
stances of negro insubordination than here, and in
several years, We krtow of o'.ly one case of running
away, and in that case, the slave was pursued and
back. Our uegroes being all well treated are happr
and contented and notwithstanding our proximity
to Mexico, evince no disposition to leave their owners.
Of negro stealing from San Antonio we do not recol-
lect to have heard of one solitary case.
Out- neighbors advice, however, to persons having
slaves to keep a sharp look out npon them, can do
no harm, and may, if followed, be productive of
good.
The Gazette says the Trinity was as high fet Li-
berty on the 10th inst., as it has been this year.
Heavy rains had fallen and tbe river wm still rising.
An Irishman, named Coleman. *u examined be-
fore Squire Tomer on the 7th", for burglary and in
default of bail for $300 was sent to jail.
The Gazette has an extract from "Napiers Life of
Mootrdae" on its outside. In his prefatory remark
the editor confounds Graham of Claverhouse with
James Graham. Marquis of Montrose. The latter
was beheaded at Edinburgh, while the former, tb
"bloidy Clavera," Viscount Dmidee, was killed, Id
the hour of victory, at the battle of Killiecrankie.
The Sottish peasantry of the tlir.e believed that
Clavers had entered into a compact with Satan, bv
wboee agency he was rendered impervious to leax
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