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called The Texas San, published
Texas. It is a large and
paper, and edited with much
.* II any of our friends wish to obtain
from the Star State, ire advise
to Mud on after the Son. Subscrip-
ts 50 per annum.—True American.
of our exchanges complain of the
of prices of wool; but we still
it an aricle which may be produced
with great profit in this country, if our peo-
ple are only willing to give it proper at
tention. We know that we are yet far from
•applying our own markets. It appears
from the late report of the Secretry of the
Treasury, that the woollen fabrics used
annually in the United States contain
300,000,000 lbs. of wool, of which, in 1853,
60,000,000 lbs. were raised in the country;
SI,000,000 lbs. imported in a raw state, and
119,000,000 lbs. imported in manufactured
This shows and excess cf 180^)00,000
lbs. in the amount imported over the domes-
tie product. We are glad to see that the
people of the South arc not discouraged in
the matter. The Mobile Tribune mentions
the arrival from Europe, at that city, of a
fine lot of Cotswold sheep, for Col. liurke,
of Wilcox county, Alabama. The Tribune
•ays that from experiments, it is believed
the Cotswold, both as regards carcass and
wool* is the best adapted to the southern
portion of the State, which assimilates to the
coast of Texas. It is of the long-wooled
breed, and has been held in very high esti-
mation in Fngland from a very early period.
At thirty months, a Cotswold generally
weighs twenty-five pounds to the quarter,'
and gives a fleece of nine pounds.
At a late wool-grower' meeting at Phila-
delphia, Mr. C. W. Hanrison contended that
much of the alleged inferiority of American
wool for certain purposes arose from onr
merchants failing to discriminate qualities in
the purchase. They pay so much for the
whole fleece, without sorting.
Mr. Aaron Clement presented the follow-
ing communication on the Tartar sheep: '
« The Tartar or Shanghi sheep lately in
troduced into this country, exhibit some very
peculiar characteristics. They are oí a fine
with broad tails, prominent noses, and
very agreeable countenances. The fleece
is light, and suited only for blanketings and
other coarse woollen fabrics. The mutton
is highly esteemed, being free.fron all rank
or woolly flavor. Perhaps the most distin-
guished characteristic of the Tartar sheep is
their numerous offspring, the ewes having
lambs every spring and fall, and from two
to four at a time. Dr. Emerson, of Phila-
delphia, who obtained a pair of the original
stock, states that one of his ewes had three
lambs last February, all of which have been
raised. About the middle of November she
|mJ two more, whilst at the same time, two
of the February lambs had each a lamb,
making her agrandmothcr in nine months,
"agtffir progeny wirfrin that - iÁoje jo, lesü
seven. The Doctor has crossed the
Shanghai sheep with an excellent breed of
the country, by which the carcass has been
increased, and the fleece much improved.
Dr. Emerson requested Mr. Tiewbold to
relate experience with the Tartar sheep.
Mr. A. T. Newbold had two ewes, seven
months old, one of which had two and the
other had three lambs. The old ewe had
had sev£p lambs, within twelve months.
The usual number at a birth was three, but
Dr. Emerson had had a ewe die from an in-
jury, a few days before her "term" in which
four toetuses were found. The wool was not
fine. It would neither full nor felt, and was
unshrinkable.—Civilian.
[from the CirUian.~\
The Newspaper.
An eminent divine well remarks that we
live in the midst of blessing until we forget
their precocious value. Some people seem
to think that Galveston has an over supply
—too much of the good things, in the way
of newspapers. This is a great mistake.
They are ranked by the Rev. Dr. Scott,
with the pulpit, as reformers, and we are
not certain that they fall far below it. We
have only as many papers as churches in
Galveston, and the papers are required to
do a great deal for the cause of truth in the
interior, where our local preachers cannot
be heard. The number of persons who read
a newspaper every week, exceeds five fold
the number of those who hear a sermon.
The dissemination of truth is the true mis-
sion of the editor as well as the minister. If
aman hears any thing strange or improbable
from the pulpit he goes to the Bible to as-
certain its truth. If he hears any thing of
the same character, in regard to the affaire
of the day, he goes to the newspaper for
correct information. We hardly know how
the world got along before the invention of
types. Those were truly dark ages. Mad-
ame Rumor and her followers then did the
carrying trade for the newsmongers.
The flying rumors gathered as they rolled.
Scarce anv talc wai sooner heard than told,
And all who told it added something new,
And all who heard it made enlargements too;
On every car it spread—on ever)- tongue it grew.
The press, like ready money, is a great
check upon the imagination. People do not
like to tell marvelous stories where any
child ten years old can contradict and dis-
prove them by the papers, Newspapers act
as a check upon each q£her. If some go
astray, others corroct them. They expose
each other's falsehoods, and the truth vindi-
cates itself through them. No place has
too many good newspapers. Galveston may
well say—
"Here shall the press the people's right maintain,
Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain;
Here patriot truth her glorious precepts draw,
Pledged to religion, liberty, and law."
Useful Labors of the Patent Office.
Government can never be more usefully
employed for the public good than when
promoting the various industrial interests of
the country by disseminating information
having direct bearing upon the most impor-
tant pursuits of life. The Patent Office re-
ports annually embrace a large emount of
such information, both mcclianical and agri-
cultura], and the wide spread circulation it
receives helps materially to make the large
class of industrious and intelligent farmers
and mechanics which our country can boast
of possessing. The head of the Paten Office
is now engaged in a very useful undertaking
for the benefit of our agriculturalist. No-
thing tends more to bligfft the hopes of the
fanners, planters, and fruitgrowers than the
depredations committed upon their fields
and trees by the numberless insects which
fill the animal creation, too minute often for
observation by the naked eye, ahd undergo-
ing such mysterious transformations that a
single life-time devoted to such studies would
not bo able to trace all the operatiohs of
these myriads of destroyers, and ascertain
accurately their habits and modes of propa-
gation, so as to apply the proper means of
thwarting their destructive propensities,
Entomologists have contributed to throw
much light upon this subject, but their labors
are shut up in volumes sealed almost to the
general reader by tlieir cost.
Newspapers, by giving the experience of
various farmers, have done much to enlighten
the agricultural world upon the subject, and
to direct the attention of others to the inves-
tigation. But still there has been something
lacking, something which should combine
all the knowledge yet acquired upon this1 in-
teresting and important study, and present
it in a succinct and intelligible form to every
agriculturalist, so that he shall be informed
at once upon the subject, and, with such
knowledge to begin with, enable cach indi-
vidual investigator to add something more
to the store of useful information derived
from his own observation.
This is just what the intelligent head of
the Patent Office is now doing. He has en-
gaged a competent naturalist to write the
histories of the most destructive insects, their
habits, peculiarities, transformations; how
they attack the fruits of the earth, and how
they may be the most easily exterminated.
This is to be published with the mass of
useful information the Patent Office reports
contain. Engravings of the insects, in all
their various stages of growth and different
changes, their mode of attack and conceal-
ment in the buds, germs, and fruits, will ac-
company the written desciptions. These
have been elegantly executed by Mr. Town-
send Glover, the gentleman employed on
this scientific work. The insects represented
will be those which are destructive to corn,
cotton, wheat, grapes, fruits, with also a de-
scription and representation of the insects
which are benciici?.l to agricultural opera-
tions by destroying the pests of the fanner.
Mr. Glover has a iargc and valuable collec-
tion of such scientific observations, having
reference to all the various important pro-
ductions of agriculture. It would be a ¡>ub-
lication of inestimable value, and by distri-
bution of a volume of the engraved plates to
the different County Agricultural Societies,
with written descriptions in the Patent Office
report, every farmer and fruit-grower in the
land could soon make himself acqnaihted
with this interesting branch of natural his-
tory, and add valuable stores of information
to the general knowlege, whiclf would save
perhaps millions of dollars to the wealth of
ih^^Siwatr^s^r-P/iilgdefjj/t ia LedgeXj
The Hon. II. W. Hillard is an-
nounced as an independent candidate for
Governor of Alabama. It is understood
that he will consent to run.—Georgia States-
. . The Boston Courier says the de-
mand for money in that city is quite limited,
and capital is more abundaut with individ-
uals thi*n it has been for socio time.
Peonage seems to have taken a step
forward under his serene highness, the Dic-
tator of Mexico. The late rumor that Santa
Anna was selling Yucatan Indians, captured
by the Government troops, at so much a
head, turns out fo have considerable foun-
dation. A correspondent of the New York
Herald writes from Campeachy, that on the
21st of December last, there were in that
port upwards of forty Yucatan Indians which
were about being shipped on board the
Mexican schooner Jacincto, to be sent to
Havana, and there sold as slaves. He also
sends the protest of spmc of these unfortu-
nate Indians, then in prison in Merida, who
are also to be sold into the same bondage.
A translation of this protest, together with
a letter on the subject from Señor Bonilla to
the Governor of Yucatan, is published in
the Herald. This is precisely the mode in
which most of the negro slaves shipped from
Africa are captured and sold.—Civilian.
Uncertainty of the Law.—Notwith-
standing the maxim that it is better that
ninty-nine guilty persons should escape, than
«i single innocent one should suffer, the inno-
cent stil suffer while guilty escape. A Phil-
adelphia letter states that in July last a
gentleman was knocked down and robbed of
his watch and chain. A vonng man named
Eunis was accused of the crime tried and
convicted. A short time since a watch was
sent to a watchmaker for repairs, and it hap-
pened that the watchmaker knew it to be
the watch of Mr. Raignel, (the gentleman
robbed,) and apprized him of the lact. The
matter was placed in the hands of the police,
who succeeded in arresting the real robber,
who is named Wilson, and is brother to the
young butcher, who, twelve years ago, mur-
dered a lad in the High street market. He
was committed to answer the offence, 63,000
bail being required."
Here is another instance, almost as bad.
Two years ago a young Englishman was ar-
rested in Boston for passing counterfeit mon
ey, tried, convicted, and sentenced to the
State's Prison. The money he passed was
a five dollar bill on the Weuthem Bank,
which was taken by the person receiving it
to the Suffolk Bank for deposit. The teller
of the Suffolk pronounced it counterfeit, and
wrote " counterfeit" across the face of it.
On the trial, the mark of the teller was call-
ed to proved the bill counterfeit, and the
teller's stamp went for evidence. About a
month ago, the bill which had been safely
kept in the District Attorney's office, by
accident fell into the hands of the former
cashier of the bank, when he immediately
pronounced it genuine. Whereupon the
voung Englishman was set at liberty, after
a confinement in-State's prison of nearly two
years.
Similar cases doubtless frequentéy.^eeur,
where the innocence of the party unjustly
punished is never established.—Cirtlian.
A Scene at the St. Nicholas.—A
gentleman who "saw it all" gives us a
graphic account of an interview which took
place at the St. Nicholas Hotel last week
between Horace Greeley, of the Tribune,
and Daniel Ullmnn of the K.N. councils.
Mr. G. approached Mr. U., anil stretched
out his hand for a shake, with a " How do
ye do, Mr. Ullman ?" whereupon the latter
gentleman erected himself to his utmost
height, and fixing a scowling look on Mr. G.
said with marked emphasis, "I don't shake
hands with a liar, sir." " Very well,"
meekly replied Mr. Greeley, " yon can do
as yon like," and gradually took himself off.
N. Y. Mirror.
ARRIVALS AT OUR HOTELS.
- BELL'SHOTEL.
L. W. Winn, Dr. Stanfield, Eagle Lake;
Col. D. Rgndon, Myrtle Grove; Capt. D.
Conner, Fort Bend county; J. A. Parker,
Port Lavaca; George Hathway, New York;
Tbeo. Simonton, James Chambers, Fort
Bond; J. A. Huggins, North Carolina; E.
P. Whitfield, Columbus; A. L Steele, Har-
risburg; J. L. Brown, San Antonio; M.
Dechaunes, Houston; C. F. Hoflmand, Mrs.
Hoffmand, New Orlearns; T. Simmons,
Monroe, La.; J. W.Henderson, Honston;
Wm. Carter, Isaac G.Williams, Galveston ;
Robert Hodges, Turkey Creek; H. W,
James, H. Smithe, N. W. Burtins, J. H.
Johnson, New York ; C. S. Talifield, N. R
Talifield, J. D. Moss, P. M. Greenant,
Rocky Mount, Va.
RICHMOND HOTEL.
W. George, Wharton; Franklin Glaspv,
Tennessee; Joseph James, Wm. James,
Georgia; V. Kenedy, Greencastle, J.
G. Williams, Galveston; Mr. Thomas and
lady, Cat Springs; H. M. McMahan, New
Orleans; John W. Smith, Mobile; Mr. Da-
vis, Mr. Johnson, Houston; Wm. B. lie
Unaa, Li Grange; Samuel E. Dwyer, Lou-
isiana; Wm. C. Shryver, Galveston; And-
rew I'. McCormick, Brazoria; E. H. Gush-
ing, Columbia; J.P. Butler,Hodges Bend;
James Jones and lady, from Home; E. Ti-
tus, Houston; A. M. Swift, Galveston; John
W. Cardwell, Old Cany, Georgia.
ty We had occasion to take á trip to
Richmond last week. There is no town on
the Brazos that has improved as rapidly as
this place within the last year. Storehouses
and dwelling houses in numbers have been
erected. The crowning beauty of the place
as it is of the Brazos valley, is the new Ma-
sonic Hall. This building is of brick, forty
by sixty feet, and tliree stories in height.—
The basement and second stories are intend-
ed for stores aud ware rooms, while the third
story will be devoted to Masonic purposes.
The hall in this story will bo forty feet
square, and when properly finished will be
a magnrficcnt room. The cost of this build-
ing will be about $10,000.
While in Ricllfeond we had the pleasure
of meeting Mr. Rawliugs, the editor of the
Texas Sun, recently started in that town.
He gets up a nice paper and we are glad to
learn that its condition is auspicious. Rich-
mond is blest with good hotels.—Columbia
Democrat.
The Know-Nothixgs Beaten.—In the
city elections at Atlanta (Ga.) on the 15th
inst., the candidate for Mayor, and nine out
of the ten candidates for councilmen on the
People's ticket, were selected, the Know-
Nothings being entirely routed. The secret
order, says the Intelligencer having the ad-
vantage of a perfect organization, were con-
fident of victory until the day of the elec-
tion, but in despite of all the exertions they
were able to make, they have suffered a de-
feat that will probably put an end to Know-
Nothing power in Atlanta for all time to
come. Mr. Allison Nelson was elected
Mayor.—Memphis Appeal.
The debt of Illiiiois on the 1st of Jan
nary, 1854, according to the Goveifor's Mes-
sage, was §13,994,614,93. The State has
paid in interest and principal during the two
last years §3,950,037,96, and at this ratio
will discharge the whole debt in eleven
years. The finances of the State of Illinois
are in excellent condition. The Governor
speaks in high praise of the Illinois Central
Railroad, considers their policy wise and cal
eulated to advance the permanent interest of
the Company and produce the most favora-
ble iufluence on the minds of the public.
The Governor estimates the revenue for the
year commencing the 24th March next, at
$50,000. The tax the State receives from
the road is contingent, being 7 per cent on
the gross receipts of the main trunk and
branches. The $50,000 referred to is esti-
mated to be received from the main trunk
—Mobile Advertiser.
TELEGRAPHIC.
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FROM CALIFORNIA
ARRIVAL OF THE
NORTH STAR.
THE LATEST DROJIOEHCE
FROM THE #
SEAT OF WAE.
ARRIVAL. OF THE ATLANTIC.
EHEÜX.
LATER FROM EUROPE
LORD JOHN RUSSELL RESIGNED
It is very cloudy here to-day.
Indian Murders.—Our fellow citizen,
Mr. J. Douglass Brown, returned from the
upper country, on Thursday night. He
brings news of horrib.o depredations, re-
cently committed by the Indians, on the Me-
dina, Salado, Gaudalupe, Perdinales, Leon
and San Saba. Within the last two weeks
eleven men have been killed. During the
present week four have been killed and fouj
taksn prisoners. On W ednesday Mr. Brown
saw one of the murdered men, Thomas Neal,
on the Austin road fifteen miles this side of
Frcdericksburg. He was lying on the road
dreadfully mangled, with fifteen arrows in
his body, one of which we have seen.—Ga-
zette.
In consequence of the high price of
paper &c., many of the newspapers through-
out the country have been compelled to les-
sen their size or increase the price of their
subscription. We learn from an exchange
that the Jefferson Herald is $3 in advance,
$4 in six months, aud $6 at the end of the
year, from the first of January last. The
editor is compelled to this course by the high
price of everything necessary to publish a
newspaper. He also finds it necessary to
call upon his subscribers in very plain terms
for money. We shall have to follow his ex-
ample so far as dunning is concerned.—Ran-
ger.
The Cincinnati Gazette makes the
following startling announcement:
"The most startling discovery of the age
is that by which a bank note or other writ-
ing can be copied to such perfection as to
defy the best judges. Last week a Photo-
graphist copied a note of the State Bank of
Ohio, and the spurious bill was presented to
aud received as genuine by three of the
most experienced Bank Tellers in the city;
and even after being told that it was not
genuine they contended that it was good.
U nless this discovery can be overcome, con
fidence in Bank notes will be destroyed."
The Macon Journal of the 24th ult.,
says:
After a very unusual drought of three or
four months, we were visited, on Sunday,
the 21st inst., by two heavy thunder showers
accompanied with a severe wind. About a
mile above Macon, near the upper part of
Yineville, a hurricane seems to have com-
menced, which prostrated several small
buildings belonging to Messrs. Brewer, Mon-
roe, Napier, and others, and a large number
of trees and fences. On the east side of the
Ocmulgee river, about three miles from this
city, it swept across the plantation of Gen.
D. N. Smith, unroofing his dwelling and de-
stroying his gin house, and nearly every
other building on the place. Two of his
negros received serious injuries. Mr. Bur-
den's dwelling was also unroofed, and much
injury done to other plantations in the vi-
cinitv.
The Lafayette Journal thinks that Hum-
bug is at a discount at Dayton, Ohio. He
bases his supposition on the fact that Bar-
num had an appointment to lecture there
with the. following success: Expenses $45;
receipts $14 75 ; profits (over the left) $30
2-5.
Nbw York, Feb. 8.
The steamship North Star has arrived
here from the Isthmus, bringing one week's
later intelligence from California, the Sand-
wich Islands, Western South America, &c.
The North Star brings onfrieght $1,500,-
000 in gold.
Her news from San Francisco is to the.
16th ult. There is little of importance in
it.
Trade is reported to have been dull.
The weather had changed very much since
last advices and rather disastrously. The
rainy season had commenced with such se-
verity as to cause a considerable destruction
of property.
There appear to be every probability that
Mr. Senator Gwin will be successful in his
efforts to secure bib re-election to Congress.
The Whigs of the State have nominated
Col. Edwards for the post.
New York, Feb. 9
The Collins steamship Atlantic, Capt.
West, has arrived at this port, with Liver-
pool dates of the 27th ult., being one week
later than those by the Africa.
LiTerpool Cotton Market.
Messrs. Milligan, Evans, & Lempriere, in
their circular of the 26th, report that the
market opened eaify in the week with a
good demand, which, however, fell off at
the close, the demand then being but mod-
erate from trade and for export. The sales
of tfie week were 87,000 bales, 3000 by
speculators and 1000 for export. The clo-
sing quotations were for Fair Orleans 5|d ;
Middling Orleans 5J; Fair Uplands 5|;
Middling Uplands 5; Fair Mobile 5J, and
Middling Mobile 5 1 16.
Messrs. Brown, Shipley & Co., report the
tone of the market to have been owing to
the reported embarrassments on change.
[The authorized quotations per Africa
were, for Fair Orleans 5£; Middling Or-
leans 5 3-16; Fair Uplands 5|; Middling
Uplands 5; Fair Mobiles and Middlin:
Mobile 5 1-16.]
Bnadstnffs.
For flour there had be$n a moderate ir
quiry, witfcont change in urates. The top
quotations at the close viere for Western
Canal Flour 42a. J$d. and for Ohio 46s.—
Corn also liad been in moderate demand at
quotations showing no change. - The closing
prices were 44s. for yellow and 45s. for
white. There has been a fair demand for
Lard, and holders were firm, with moderate
sales to the trade.
Honey Market.
The London Motley market was tighter.
Coiisols had, in consequence of the resigna
tion of Lord John Russell, experienced :
decline of J per cent, and closed at 91J to
91J. The demand for all descriptions of
American securities had been moderate and
transactions were small.
Messrs. Baring, Brothers Sc Co., qnote bar
iron at <£7, and rails at ¿£6 15s. free on
board, in Wales.
The reports from Manchester are unfavor-
able. The market for cotton and woolen
goods was dull, with a tendency towards
decline in prices.
Ilarre Cotton IHarkrt.
In the Havre Cotton Market there liad
arisen an active speculative demand, and
there were more buyers than sellers. The
sales for the week ending 17th ult., were
7.500 bales.
The War and Polities.
There is nothing of importance from the
Crimea, no change having taken place in
the position of affairs. The British anny
was in a most deplorable and wretched con
dition, in consequence of the mismanage
ment of Lord Raglan and others. A battle
was reported to have taken place, but it had
been ascertained that the nimor was incor-
rect.
Lord John Russell, the British Secretary
of Foreign Affairs, had resigned. On Fri-
day night, in the House of Commons, he
an explanation of his conduct. The press
seems almost unanimous in the feeling that
the whole Cabinet must go out of office.—
Public opinion seems to be tending towards
peace-
The Vienna Conference would not meet
until the middle of February.
The Swedish army was to be placed on
an immediate war footing.
Negotiations were still in progress be-
tween Austria and Pmssia, respecting Ger-
many and the army of the latter.
The steamship Great Britain arrived at
Liverpool from Australia, with <£750,000 in
gold.
Rumors of numerous failures were cur
rent for a time in Liverpool, but turned out
grertlv exaggerated. Cotton was somewha
influenced thereby.
Congressional.
Washington, Feb. 8.
In the Senate, to-day, Mr. SlidelFs reso-
lution in reference to the proposed alteration
of the plan for the New Orleans Custom
house was made an order of the day for
Saturday.
The Indian Appropriation bill was also
made a special order of the day for Satur-
day.
In the House, the Judiciary bill was ta-
ken up and discussed.
The Texai Creditors' t* 11 was passed.
Washington, Feb. 6.
Ifl the Senate, to-day, the French spoli-
ation bill was passed, by a vote of eighteen
to eight.
In the House, the proceedings were not
of general interest or importance.
The Government has received late des-
patches from the steamer Fulton, which
had been ecnt in search "of the sloop-of-war
Albany^ As yet no tidings have been ob-
tained of the missing vessel, and indeed
scarcely any Lope of her safety remains
Tlie vote by which Senator Seward lias
been re-elected, is 18 in the Senate, and 68
in the Assembly-
The Supreme Court of the State of Wis-
consin, on the writ of Jabeas corpus taken
out in the case of Booth and Rj eci af.,
charged with having rescued a fugitive from
custody, have quashed the conviction of the
lower court, on the ground of the illegality
of the indictment.
The Government of Buenos Ayres is ne-
gotiating a treaty of peace for six years,
and it is expected she will succeed in putting
an end to the contests in which she h:us been
so long engaged.
The ultimate fate of the French spolia-
tion bill is considered very dubious here.
The National Race Course has been sold
under a mortgage claim. It brought $2b,-
000.
XarisaíiOD Susprndrd.
Baltimore, Feb. 8.
Our harbor is completely frozen over, and
navigation is suspended.
The same is the case also at Philadel-
phia.
The severity of the frost and snow in this
quarter has been so severe since yesterday
as to have interrupted mail communication.
It is expected, however, that the stoppage
will not last long.
Firs at Grenada, Miss.
Vicksrurg, Feb 10.
A-terrible fire broke out in the village of
Grenada, Miss., on the night of the 4th inst.,
and destroyed nearly the whole place. For-
ty-two houses are reported to have been
bunied, including several stores and the tel-
egraph office. These arc all the particulars
that have yet been received here. [Grena-
da is situated in Yallabusha county, and is
about 115 miles north of Jackson, Miss.—
Population about 400.]
Further accounts of the great fire at Gren-
ada state that all the business houses in the
place, except two, were destroyed.
The State Legislature-
Baton Rouge, Feb. 8.
In the Senate, to-day, the bill to incorpo-
rate the Savings Bank of New Orleans was
passed.
In the House, the Senate's Penitentiary
bill was taken up. The first section
agreed to.
Eirer Intelligence.
Memphis, Feb. S.
No boats have passed here bound down
during the last two days. Several are re-
ported aground at President's Island. Riv-
er still falling.
Lovisyille, Feb. 8
The river here has now commenced
rising slowly, with 3 feet 6 inches water in
the canal. Weather cold aud freezing.—
The steamer T. C. Twitchcll has left for
New Orleans.
* Cincinnati Feb. 8
The river is unchanged at this point.—
Navigation still suspended. Weather very
cold. Sales of flour at $8 per barrel for su-
perfine. Provisions are unchanged.
NEW ADVERTIS]
HOTEL'S?
To the Ladies.
"\ TUS. HOFFMAN wo Id respectfully announce I
iYl to the ladies of Richmond and vicinity, tfitt I
she has just arrived from Now Orleans with an as-1
sorted stock of fashionable Straw Bonnets and La-
dies' fancy articles generally, to which she invites
their attention. At present she is at Mrs. Masaey's
Hotel.
Straw Bonnets clean cu and altered to the latest
fashion. vln6-2t.
Fresh Arrival.
JUST RECEIVED,
5
50 barrels of lime and 50 sacks of salt.
11. H. ANDREWS & CO.
Richmond, Feb. 15, 1855. vln6-"lf
To Bailders.
THE undersigned offers for sale at his store in j
Harrisburg. a largs and general assortment of
Doors, Glaik-d Sash, Window Frames and Blinds of
a superior qnalitv, made entirely of White l'ine,— on Morton street, recently occupied by
V? v i _ ii i 1. * n:« I w?i rí lio ¡k nnur nrimaNul ta Trntiitiih,
tel, sit
with new furniture and
now Jnpared to i
era inl
Mrs. 1 idy well known iath« <
and hav —
niestic affairi Hotel. Hia
and WtSBjM
thing the count
mend Hotel, u a Í
experienced hostlers.
wants of fcis guosts, V !•
share of the [
ning into Richmond, stop at thWi I
vln5-tf FKKEMAK
THE undersigned informs lúa
public generally, that be bus
was
which he w'ill sell low for cash. His stock consists
in part of the foliowiug articles:
Doors 4 panel, 2 ft £ in by 6 ft 8 in, It in thick, 1
moulding; do. do. 2ft 8 in by (i ft S hi, 1| in thick,
2 mouldings; do. do.'2 ft 10 in by 6 ft 10 iu, 1 J ia
thick, 2 mouldings: do. do. 2 ft 10 in by G ft In in,
li iu thick, 2 mouldings; do. do. 3 ft by 7 ft, 1J in
thick, 2 mouldings.
Sash glazed with best German glass, 8x10,10x12,
9x13, 1' xlt, 10x16, 12x16.
Window Frames with casings for 8x10, 9x13,10
xl4. Blinds for 8x10, Sxl3, Kxi4, 12x18. Also,
side lights for front doors.
Orders for any of the above articles will be
promptly attended to by J. H. MtCLl'KE.
Hanisbnrg, Feb. 17, 1355. vlnti-tf
rpiIE firm
Dissolution..
of McAulev & AndcVon. dissolved
partnership oa the irst day of Jauuary, 1855.
George W. McAulcy individually, will settle the
business of the firm.
GEORGE W. McAULEY.
Richmond, Jan. 22,1855. - vln3-3t
Dissolution.
"Vf OTICE is hereby given that by mutual consent.
x\ The firm ot' WALLKIt & JONES is this day
dissolved. The present business of the firm will be
settled by the parties.
Richmond, Jan. 15,1855. v]n2-4t
where he is now prepared to a
and travelers.
His house is newly furnished and bia i
attentive.
ry A large and commodious stable is alM at-
tached to this hotel, where the traveler's bone will
be well attended to by trustworthy hostlers.
ROBERT A. BELL.
rielitnond, Jan. 15. 1855. rlní-Iy
VERAXDAB IOTE¿¡ "
NEW ORLEANS.
henry p. enskix,
The undersigned having purchased tba«
terest in the above Hotel, respeetfally beg
inform the public and its former patrons, thai it 1a
now open tor rtwu option of visitors. Tbe bmae
during the past summer has underpme nnr (ap-
provements in the way of furniture. At., Ae.* mi
no pains or expense will he spared wu tbe part of
the proprietors, to render it one of tbe most " "
able aud agreeable Hotels in tbe country.
They have engajre-d the service* of* Mr.
Everett, so long anu well known to tba farmer pa-
trons of the house:
They respectfully solicit a abare of tbe
patronage.
ENSIGN &. GAI.P1N.
vlnl—!v*
ADMINISTRA TOR'S NOTICE.
AIAj persons indebttcd to the estate of V. E.
Cnshiug, will call and setttlc, or they will be
sued without respect to persons.
B. F. coorwooD,
Attorney far E. II. Cushing, administrator of C. E.
Cushing, deceased. vlu5-3t
FT./V7.A
THE undersigned having taken entire control of
the above House, situated on the public I
NOTICE.— This is to notify all ]tcr$ons from
trading for a note made liy . B. Little & Co.,
and payable to Curbin & Miller, for the sum of
about ouc hundred and eighty-seven dollars, as said
note has been fully paid.off and discharged, aud by"
us lost or mislaid. B. Little A- Co.
Richmond, Feb. 10, 1335. vln5-3t
of San Antouio, and having confidence in bis cift-
city to please the ¡lublic generally, reapetialfcr so-
licits a share of their patronage. The table wul bo
snpplied with all the substantia Is and sacb tacarán
as tiie city affords. Polite and ifttentire servants
will always be in readiness to serve the patrons of
this house.
An excellent BAR is connected with the establish-
ment, at which can be found the host liquors of all
kinds.
vlul—ly I. T. WILCOX.
PROBATE NOTICE.
T11E final account current with vouchers, of J. I
R. Shipmon, administrator of the estate of John
M. Shipmon, deceased, is filed in my office for final i
settlement of said estate. Notice is therefore hereby
given, that at the next term of the County Court
of Fort Bend County, at the court house thereof, in
Richmond, ou Monday, the 26th day of February
inst., the same will come on for examination and I
allowance. Should no legal objections be filed, the
same will be allowed, approved and affirmed, the
estate closed aud the administrator discharged as |
prayed for. Bv order of the Court.
'MILLS M. BATTLE, Clerk C. C.
Richmond, Feb. 3, U¡54. vlu5-3t
iit
OF
THE TEXAS SUN,"
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, TO BE ITRUSHED IX THK
CITY OP RICHMOND, TEXAS.
The undersigned will commenced tbe publication
of a newspaper, in the City of Richmond, Texas,
on the first Sat urda v iu Januarv, 1855, entitled
" THE TEXAS SUN."
In embarking in an enterprise of this kind, cus-
tom demands tliat we should íudicate (for moro than
this cannot be done in a prospectus) what obkjrt*
we have iu view, as well as the means by wnicb
said objects arc to l>e accomplished. This, wo will
attempt, in as few words as possible.
Our aim shall he to ibake the SUN, emphatically
a Family Newspaper, excluding at all "
| its columns, everything onposed to a 1
I cultivated taste, and to which the most fartidisas
could object. Agriculture, Internal luprovemeaÉs,
aud the Education of the masses by a guucral sys-
tem of Common Sch<«ols, hcinv primary objects with
, shall receive particular attention: but the> SUN
PROBATE NOTICE.
THE final account current, with vouchers, ofl
Elizabeth Glasscock, administratrix of the es-
tate of John V. Morton, deceased, is filed in my of-
fice for final settlement of^said estate. Notice is
therefore hereby given, that at the next term of the
County Court "of Fort Bend county, at the court ns,
house thereof, in Richmond, on Mondr.y, tba -fir!: 1 will be strictly Independent in Politics and Be-
dáy of February inst., the same will come on for Upon, as we believe that a discussion of the means
action, examination aud allowance. Should no le- by which the intellectual and physical resources of
pal objection be filed, tbe same will be allowed, ap-1 Tr-xas may be developed, to be much more impor-
proved and aSunr.cd, the catato closcd and the ad-
luiuiitrator discharged as prayed for. By order of
the Court. ' MILLS M. BATTLE, Clerk, C. C.
Richmond, Feb. 3, 18."5. vln5-3t
COMMERCIAL
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Review -of the Money Markets.
Tlie leading fancy Stocks in New York
have had a downward tendency for a week
or two past, while the Erie, Harlem, Pana
ma and Hudson River have steadily ad-
vanced. The State Stocks arc also finiter.
Messrs. Page & Bacon of St Louis, are
likely to resume payment at an early day.
We learn from the Picayune that not
much change has taken place in money af-
fairs in New Orleans during the past week,
but the tone of the market is improving, and
confidence is becoming rapidly restored.—
The demand for money is only moderate,
and the offerings in bank have fallen off.
The Galveston papers note no change in
the monetary affairs of their city.
Cotton of all grades has advanced
Choice Texas Sugar is worth 4J«5|c. in
Galveston. Flour from $10 to 610 25 per
bbl. In Richmond, Flour is retailing at
$13.
SEW ORLEANS CATTLE MARKET.
Jefferson City, Friday Evening, Feb. 0.
Beef Cattle—The supply during the
past week continued in a donate to the de
maud, and prices ruled unusually high in fa-
vor of buyers. We quote at lOalSci peril)
net for extremes.
Hogs—A good stock offered, and the
market closes easy for purchasers at GJfl7c.
per lb. net.
Sheep—The supply has been but mode
rate, and the market slow at $5 50«6 per
head.
Milch Cows—But few sales at $45a$S5
per head. A small stock.
Veal Cattle.—A good inquiry with a
small stock at S9arl4 per bead.
MARINE.
Vessels Arrived from Galveston.
Mobile, Jan. 2G.
Schooner Excelsior, Sears; brig Maine
Fleming.
Cleared for Texas Forts.
Mobile, Jan. 26.
Schooner Pharo, Faulkenburg, for Galves-
ton.
New York, Jan. 18.
Schooner S. N. Smith, Ryder, for Indian-
ola and Lavaca.
Bostox, Jar. 15.
New bark Essex, Ray, for Galveston.
Vessels np for Tesas Forts.
New York, Jan. 27.
Barks Montauk, Houston and N. C. Bu-
chanan, for Galveston.
i
i
tant than that of political abstractions, or speculative
theories of relipion.
That a properly conducted pre*?, of a high i
tone, is essential to the well boinff of every on
nity, is a truism which will suggest itself to I
intelligent and observant miud; while all, who hsvn
i-u uiul in uueuieuce 10 «11 1 elosely watched the prowess of event* in thia Mis-
directed by the Honorable J try, will readily admit that the presa ia " the powrr
1 for Harris county, at the | behind the throne," since the preservation of older
ADMINIS TRA TOR'S SALE.
"VfOTICH is hereby given that in obedience to an
ll order of sale, to me
the County Court, in and
January term thereof, in the year ouc thousand
eight hundred and fifty-five, I shall sell at the court
house door, of Harris county, at Houston, on Tues-
day, the sixth day of J'.irch next, A D. 1(355, be-
tween the hours prescrilied by law, at. auction, to
the .highest bidder, the following described property,
viz: Eight hundred and sixteer. acres of land, lying,
being and situate in the county of Fort Bend, in the
State of Texas, and of which, six hundred and forty
acres are known as being the head-right location
of Benjamin M. George, ana one hundred and seven-
ty-six acres were purchased by said George of one
certain Hodge; s.iid land being situated north of a
tbe prevention of crimc, and the the cx
of the laws, depend more upon public nentin
reflected through the press, than upon the
or the stringency of legislative enactments; in flae,
its influence, direct or reflex, is sensibly felt by all
classes in our republic—by the statesman who
shapes his course in accordance with its behests, no
less than by the mechanic and artisan, who consult
it more or less in the formation of their opinions re-
specting public affairs. Such considerations as tbo
foregoing, we trust, will secure for this entermiso
the approbation aud favor of the citizens of Kirh-
ínond and its vicinity, and prompt them to co-opts
league of lc.nd granted to Samuel Williams, begin-1 rate with us in the establishment of a papar which
ning at the north west corner of the survey made | will faithfullj represent their interests, aud correctly
reflect their sentiments.
This enterprise commends itself particularly to
the citizens f Western Texas. By the time wo
propose publishing the Sl"N, the cars will have
commenced running regularly from Harrisborg to
Richmond, wliich will enable us to publish tho ear-
rent news of the day in advance of any Western
for the said Williams, thence north 2,900Varas a j
post in th.e prairie, thence cast 1,900 varrs a post,
thence south 1,900 varas, .1 post, thence west 9iMi
varas a post, thence south 1,000 varas a post, thence ]
west 1,000 varas to the place of beginning, it being
tbe same land conveyed by Theodore I tavis Hall,
deceased, to Stout Üpdylce, by the name of Stout 1 , , ...
Opdvke, bv deed recorded in Port Bend countv, I journal; added to this, the facilities afforded by a
book Bjiiage 4: . The said land being the proj>-1 "* *"•<" "«««*— ♦« '•—
crtv of Ineodorc D. Hall, deceased. Terms of sale
—Twelve month's credit, a note with good security
for the purchase money required, and a lien retained
on the laud to secure its payment of the purchase
money. ELLEN E. HALL,
Administratrix of the Estate of
T. D. HALL, deceased.
Houston, Feb. 3, 1855. vln5-4t
line of Telegraph from Houston to Biduaoad—
a line which will doubtless be built in
time—and the Sl'X will posses* advantages equal
to those enjoyed by any of the Eastern journals,
while Richmond will assume, with respect to the
Brazos and Colorado valleys, the position heretofore
occupied by Houston.
The editorial and financial management of the
SUS **ill be under the exclusive control of one of
its proprietors, R. Herndon Rawukc.s, who will
State of Tesas, Fort Send County. devote his whole time and energies to these deport-
To U rn. II. Branch or some other latr/ul officer of \ inents. The other proprietors hope to add much
said Couaty greeting : interest to its columns by contributing valuable tn-
\TOU are hereby commanded to cite (if to be | formation, in the way of correspondence from the
X found iu your county,) Jno. Fitzgerald, to be
and appear before me at* my office, on Saturday. I led by professional engagements. When we
February 24th, 1855, to answer the. complaint and | these' resources the correspondence of our nui
suit of Josiah Kúykeudall, founded ou an account
of <K'. I been engaged,) we feel justified in declaring .that
Herein fail not, ar.d have then and there this writ,
certifying how you have executed the same.
Given uudcr inv hand, at office. Feb. 5th, 1855.
vln.VJt WM. LOWTIIER, J. r. F. B .C.
friends :ji the Eastern cirios, (whose services have
•ngaged,) we feel justified in
the SUN iliall not fail to compare favorably with'
any pa]>er iu Texas.
As to its siz and dress, wc have only to sot that
r York, for tbe
one of the firm is now en route to New
State of Tesas, Fort Bend
To IVm. B. Branch or some other latrful Officer of sa
County, greeting :
"V"Ol" are hereby commanded to cite Jno. Fitzger-
X aid, if to be found in your county, to be a'nd
appear before me at my office in Richmond, on Sat-
urday, íílth Feb., 1855, to answer the complaint
and suit of Patt. Gannon, founded oa an accouut for
$55 00.
Herein fail not, and have then and there this writ,
certifying how you have executed the same.
Given under my hand at office, 5th Feb. 1855.
vln5-2t WM. LOWTHER, J. I'. F. B. C
iig to pa
for our office, and intending to pay our hands, month-
ly, with the same commodity, we arc compelled to
decline flie insertion of all advertisements unaccom-
panied by the cash.
"VfOTlt 'i:.—-The final exhibit of T. H. Mc-Mnhan,
administrator upon the estate of Elisha Roberts,
deceased, has been filed in my office, verified with
affidavit and vouchers, ar.d petition for leave to re-
sign his said trust.
At the next term of the County Court of Fort |
Bend county, at the Court House thereof in Rich-
mond, 011 Monday the '¿0th February, 1855, the
same will be acted upon, when all persons interest-
ed may attend and contest the account if they think
proper. By order of the Court.
MILLS M. BATTLE, Clerk.
Richmond, Feb. 5 1854. vln5-3t
NOTICE.—Seeing that there is an advertisement
of the lirm of Waller & Collinsworth, in the
Brazoria Planter, which was put iu without my
knowledge. _ Notice is hereby given, that the part-
nership which for a short* time existed between
Waller 6c Collinsworth, was dissolved about a
year ago, John R. Collinsworth, one of the firm,
having absconded after stealing large sums of mo-
ney from Col. Ryon, myself and others. When
last herrd from he was in Bnrkville,' on the Sabine.
All persons are warned to beware of him, for he is
a gambler, a swindler and a thief.
H. B. WALLER.
Richmond, Feb. 10, 1855. ' vln5-4t
•lack For Sale.
FOR sale at a great bargain, one of the best Jacks
iu the State. Two to choose from, one of which
has just arrived from Tennessee—he is large and
handsome. I am also directed to sell a large stal-
lion and four young joules, three of which have
worked; they were sired by my Jack. They will lie
sold at a very low rate if immediate application be
made to S. M. FROST.
February 3,1855. vln5-3t"
GIBSON & JAMISON, Land Agents for the
purchase and sale of Real Estate in Fort Bend
and adjoining counties. Thev will also act as
agents for absentees, in the payment of taxes in
Fort Bend county. Mr. Jamison being District
Surveyor, will, when requested, make auy surveys
that may be required in his district.
Eirbinond, April 15. 185-1. vl l<-1y
are roed
«p 1 uérf
acres constitute tho
Subscriptions—Two dollars and a half per ai|-
num, in advance; Three Hollars if paid in six _
months from the time of subscribing, or Three Dol-
tars and a half if not paid until the expiration of
the year.
RA TES OF ADI'ERTISIKG.
For each square of eight lines nonpareil, or ten lineo
brevier first insertion, - - | 1 00
Each subsequent insertion, ... SO
Business Cards, ten lines or less, per annum 10 VO'
One column, payable quarterly in advance,
per annum, ..... 125 00
Half column, payable quarterly in advance,
jier annum, .... 65 00
Quarter coin inn, payable quarterly in ad-
vance, per annum, - - - 35 00
The SUN OFFICE will also lie prepared to ex-
ccute, with neatness and despatch, all kinds of Job'
work, at the usual rates.
R. Herxdon Rawuscj.--, J. H. Hehxdon,
J. S. Sullivan, J. S. Duval.,
T. 11. & G. W, McMahan, Wm. E. kendall
W. G. Foote, h. B. Waller.
Plantation Atar Sale.
1 OFFER FOR SALE, on good terms, my Plan-
tation, situate on the cast side of the Brazos
river, immediately in front of the lower part of the
town of Richmond. The tract of land contain* four'
hundred and fifty and one-half acres, ouc hundred'
and fifty of which are under good fences, and in a
high state of cultivation. A good cotton gin and
corn mill, with a couifortabltt dwelling house, kifeh*
eu and out-liouw-s, are on tin; premises.
Also, my residence iu Richmond, built ot brirk, -
two ftories high, with gallery aud portico in froat, -
and gallery in the rear. Attached thereto
substantial out-houges for^venr con
large cistern. Five and a half ,
ground premises.
For particulars apply to
O. C. DYKE
Richmond, Nov. 18, 1854. *8 n2G-tf
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