The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 25, 1864 Page: 2 of 2
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■■Kit «a old
fro« «boy,
over T«m , Ko vm
or# frow Wwrtilngton eoon<
the rctlded, from IMS to 1868, with
f on* #f k>!t, darlngtoer year of
chairman of tbeJodtalery
t that t!n .
•vhlobh* entered a
MMmi
jflll.Tfr.
li«
mmmi
dono befar, tilo
and
i work at *11,
jtotb*
• Ow'-mum of
"~'>§PiI
r to tlio pr<ja.
ile Buvrelynty,
rl*gia-
tot, tmt
ssreroly, |
irooffb its man
¡■I /kftrtHn
tlial-too at« comparatively
i nt, as there ore no agenta
rtntr:rtn in the buslno-s, t<8-
! for their services. Dai 'or
<sl thU Bsrroa, or wrasMlj-r, estab-
" basis,, our ayldler Éould have
.led and almost naked,
clothed, and hnv*
, while the Bureau 1 buying
quail titled of arm , which
t'y importad. It i • s'so well known
tho Goverum v at aro o a much
', notwithstanding the td-
nry Imported ariJclc, tho
II ^tgritogh business men, who kaow
cae bale of ootton go at far a two for-
TliI much we have t > say In relation to
, Ootton Marcan* and we now propose to
■ whose an'horlty, or under what law tho State
was established, *nd alio for what purpose?
find no i w, passed at the lt«f session o I tho
authorising any audi .«atabllélvÍAÍiit,
«rhloh wc believe I known alio a* « The Tex* State
Neither can we And Any military
or Confederate) under which It has bee
■■■■■PiipM' inhl* message say
V i adopted a plan tor tho pnrehtwe of iotton with
to tho planter and to the vendor," &e, Ac. Ho then
goea ¿a ta give tho nwta features of tho plan, which
wé jmhllsftM la t week, In oor eym^ptl* of the raw
agO; andbe conclod-s bya.ylng bothOen Smith
and Mr. HuUhli . Chief of tho Cotton Burean In
Houston, have mfttiif>at«d a d ep interest In refer-
enoe to the Introduction of machín, ry, for whloli we
presume tbta. Cotton Bureau or toan Agendy ba
been elpeotaJI? eatabllubed. We are also told that
0,n. Hmlili has given aa-iirMioes that State CrtUm
honl i be respected and protected, but wc have not
yet heard that úMvídmd cotton, under cover of 8Ute
authority, will be thus ««core; and w.> donbt much,
If It Is In good faith towards tho Confederate Oov
ál! tbeolrcumstanceMo «.How alargo
Individual cotton to ruion', nnder the
Bta'c, aid to have tiiao men ¿otailed
to haul (Or those who own It, whloh
ranspor attau of thecaun'ry, m to
. Interfere wUh the'more important opera-
tions of tin- Confederate Oo-ernuien', fur tho Intro-
duction of supplies, Jte., for tho army.
Wc are well aware the State needs miflhlneryjtn.i
W« do not believe It will ever ba sncoessful In'its In-
• rttaotlirougb Me*fe >, Itflone at nil, H mus-
prlvito mean , anil we ore credibly Informe 1
that Congress hat offeed moro favorable terms to
private ciiter¡iiiac, in lutroiluclifg maoblnery and
othar needful articles, than tli >se off ¡red by tha Gav
emor. Indeed, from what U'ttte'we have bean able
to glean from the Governor's operations, we think
they have buen too mlutied,&irti>ii, tpteial and re-
ttrioUv*; at lea i, na f,tr as we know by experience,
and Wbjst We. Kaysj'fcottt^fVom other* who have
Btfttle application* for th> pnrp se of Introducing
machinery, la his roply to Interrogatories, pro-
pounded by the legislature to tlie Military Board.
vernor, i« PMÚdent of that lljard, Bay ho
has granted no permita, elth r for or wkhout con
sktaration, swept «> far ns comjis'wles, who propose to
flflP! ! andthoi staple
securities are taken by the Board to insitrt Its Intro-
duction. The Introduction of, or promise to Intro-
<iu««, tbe macbl'nary, |pponw then to be the conefd-
cratlon, and the Governor oonstltme* himself the
Judge In tho ea'O. According to the statement made
to the Legislature, permits to export Í8D0 bales of
cotton have been Issued, and detail , exempting «49
men from military servloe have been granted, of
which IK tore for tha Military Board proper, 82
raetor# W.th tbe Board, and CO for Col. K. B.
State Agent. We Are not awaru of aiiy (aw
Clothing tb« Govoruof with such powerl- vtl'S laws
passed hy the hst tcglslutur only Mt^orlsed blm
to «H the Cotton Honda In Wurop •, ana buy cotton
t j redeem those bond* when ntetmry, wheress h«
undertaken to bay < tt<m for tha bomja hare, and
thsn soil It for sped on tiin other aide of the Rio
Grande. If It alan be tho policy of tlie i-'tato to grant
permits to export cotton tar the Introduction of ma-
chinery, let It be a privilege open to all, who can fur-
nish the necessary voucher and securities, and not
be cunflncd to a favored few. This o -tton business In-
volves a large atrtl valuable Interest, and If tha State
deals at all in it, them should be nothlag oovert in
the transactions. Indeed wc see m> good reaaon why
faeii' lhB *l>onld engage in It all. Wo have no State
troop to farnlsii with arms, and o far at wo can
learn tills Department Is proity well supplied at
present. We can also see no way Coi the 9tato toin-
troduae arms, csoept by running ti c bloeUa le, an i
that can be much better do . by tho OonlWteratc
ímsms «Sá fifitil-
.«trodoof the State
wl h the operation j
t, both in Its pur
11 a to the Introdao-
Mtay; a id we be-
t) yield all military
to she Confodeiate
■M lt would better
■I. of the Stata, that b r <Je'
ba cohilned to its «I
order at
the fomtllas of thoso who aro
. forcing wa* lit typa, w,<
pobitakwa A
1 paper , Hiving a fall an
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|timo
ta
lu-
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B
a the
atlvo-
tot
Gov. Burrsh was In
bi« proposed p'av (since
Impair ihclr nsnfalnesa,
that ha i bou Id obtain tho
ost nrgont'y needed for the
and which o mid only he pro
, and that the oHl :e would ocase
Gov. Marrah, however, thought
ly, apoka of tho good servia* they were
' desired to continue, whlah he appears
in dolngona t-d rab'y «tterislv aoíle,
he coa fnrnlsb no aocaunt of tbe op
eraüout of the old Bjard, a their books bave no;
yei boen tnrned ovor to llie new lionrd. In sub
sequent oorrejpond.mot) with Col. Ilatclilns.on the
subject, ho claims to have male uo war noon the
Cotton offbeiu ttonstnn, whlah, nn ler all the clr-
éumataucoe, appuars cxtremoY gañeron on bis
I'Sri, ' e'i,..-! ', ' ; '- fy„ ''
We tiacta "gain from Ool. Ilolcliln ' Rerof':
" the GottowMce was established •.ohtnpro-
mtae t) t*non tho military an<f the pl#n4«ii th4 ob
Jeo', being to pneure ootton by the voluntary act of
the planter, rather than by Impressment. It in em
untfertoik the olBce, when It was urged iipin
* i tha .Commanding Gcnoral, f,i)?llng much
■ Ivoltintanee to •> tlmnkleas and laborious a
poiltlon, but Impi llud by a i'ern fense of public
duty. Large quantities of cotton «re needed to
'<l>)lp efllcicntly onr armies, and If the offorts of
the Oatton oilloa to procure it, aro defaated eltbar
by penal enactmanuof tho State anthi rl tica, of the
unwilling nos of the planto , whoso all ia at stake
In this iji.uteut, to (attain ns, we shall very ohaer
fuliv retire from oar ontrón* position, and let cot-
ton oc prooii rod, a other snppli-S ar% by the mili-
tary arm under tbe Impressment not."
The Cotton Bureau Instead of paying forCo'ton
In Confederate money gives a oortlflcate of It
apiola vain .*, to ba liquid tted « Congress may here-
after provide. Col. Hutchln also furnishes a lift
of leading articles purchased with cotton, wblcb,
in compariten with tb* {trica paid In Confederate
money for army supplies, will, show a relation of
one to Uiteen.cr thodlUorenec botween one million
dollars and flflean million dollars—tho difference
in many art'clv* being as one to fifty.
Had we received Mr. llutch'oa' article e*r!tw.
we should have pnblished it in full, for the benefit
of the Legislator?, who ere expeotcd to adjourn In
afcwdiys, as we learn that no pa¡-er mail cainc
' through last night, but we have ei.duavoied to give
all the lending featnroe, having any bearing on the
State Cotton Btaroan or Texas State Loan Agency,
with which tbe Lcgitl.i'urc h&vo alone te deal.
180* ; a
llrg
dll to punish
'at.
&r- Tho Han Antoilo "NnW ,,T coro^ lo na this
week o« a donble sheet of white papai. which H
an evidetluu that It ta flou lahing dn'lng the tern 1
porary suspension pf tho Herald. Stn Antonio,
llko Austin, cannot support tw i paprrs. One rr.ay
ni*ke a living, but if two, oiieor both mr.*t starve,
as past eiperlehco bits proved
We coudense the follow!: g ferns from .jkhfi*
"New ,'' which, wl Hi our letter from pwr "épec'al
^orreapondent, plaoes ns agiln In ommunicsti in
with onr sister city oftJióWiiat, from whloh wo
Vwoght wc liajjK-Jti enlirily «nt off a week or two
•Tile 'Newi' learns thet'e has been a gtcat deal o'
horsestealing.foil g on there, nnd ihs country as
we'l as the olty Ih alike lnfestod with It. No man
*eems secure In the pos« «< loii of h' proparfy.
The report of (be mnrilor of "Big Foot' Wallace
le pronouioed posltKoly s,nil moat certa'nly fa' *.
Immense emigration la going on to Mwlcoor «owe
other forc'gti parts. Fo no profisia to be 0!ig to
Burop , some to. Havana, and s mt propose to
«ottlj In Hexteo. A gentleman recently from
jjjiMexlOD, t)y way of Eitifle Pins, ettted that lie mot
mors «han fefiy families m route.
Information his been rec-lveJt that tho Feduals
bave laided a oansiderable forcj on Pudre I dan 1.
Astij what la the airmunt, or tho character of the
s fare , or the ex'ent of th« rouiiHtone of war
the ' News'' la not aocuntely informeil A paaaanger
dlroot from Matamoras states that o new o Ulcer—
iiaitte not known hus been put In command at
!Íp&0WP.«'!He,'aai-thít-ibs ycdmls hava baunrs-
eantly reinforced with two rejlment' of negroes-
Tbey row claim to have at Browr.sUI'e a force of
' ev a tbcusand soldiers,
Indian*.
A noric pondent wrltiu th Gallad Messenger
from the Hondo, under date 2.1, es fclliws:
Tho IndYan have recently peJil usn visit, k'lltng
stealing and depiodatln« bh iiMial. Tlndr prereuce
wa discovered under the foirowlns painful c'
sti
(•Mil I
of leather ; a Bill to provide for tbe regular holding
of the terms of the eeveral Dlstrlota Courts of lbs
Bute by the r«apeoHv4. Judge* there f; a Bill to
amend the 3d Seotlon of tbe Aot to provide for tbe
support of tbo families and dependant of Tux
soldier ; a Bill to amend an Act to inc irporate tbe
Columbus Tap Ballroad Company ; a Bill to regu-
late tbo carrying on of dlstillerle , and to Impose a
llcer.se tax thereon ; a Bill granting lend 11> tbe
officers end soldier of the army and navy of tbe
C. 8., and of the State of Texas; a BID to provide
for the organisation of eompsnl* in the several
conn Ilea of tbls State, for pdlco and other purposes;
a flill to authorize the Finano'al Agent of the Pen-
itentiary to purohase and export cotton for certain
parpóse therein named, and making appropria-
tion for tho «me : a Bill toauthorlsj tho Military
Board to aell cotton to the several counties lor the
use of the Indigent families of officers and old!era
in the C. 8. army for Industrial putpoeea; a Bill to
Incorporate the Independence Muiufaoturlng Co.;
a Bill to Inoorpoiate Comal Ppr ngs Manufacturing
Co.; a Bill to rrorganlie the I8lh Judicial District;
n BUI to repeal an Act to cnoourage the eractlon
of machinery by donstloi of laud or olberwtae,
approvod Deo. 18, 1888; a Bill to amend Ar'lale
1800 of Oldham ic White' Dlgsst of tbo General
Statute Laws of the Htftte j Bl'l from the Com-
mittee on Military Affair to transfer tha State
Troops to the Confedéralo servios, and to repeal
an Act to provide fur the defenco of the Stale ; a
Bid to authorise tbe Governor to parebase fcf the
State a steamship, or an interest in a *t«a«ishlp; a
Bill to authortol the purohase or additional ma-
chinery for the Texas State Penitentiary, and the
enlargement of tbo building; a l'lll to provide
Drug* and Medicinen for the Indigent families of
offloers and soldier ; a Bill to further provide for
tire payment of lntereat accruing from time to time
on the publle debt of tbe B'ft'.e. t %
Tho following bills have been paused by the lianse,
vil: A Bill to incorporate tbe Trinity Mil Manu
factoring Company; a bill to Incorporate the Chero-
kee Furrace Manufacturing Company; Bill to
amend tbe l t See ton of an Act regulating Juries,
approved May 4th, 1846; a Bill to regulate the Flnnn
ees of the 8 ate; a Bill to prevent slaves from ov/n-
Ing or exercising pretended control over property;
a Bill to provide for the liijitldallon of claim against
the S ate, when there Is a deficiency of funds In the
Treasury; a bfll to provide for -Useindigent families
of Calhoun county; a Bill to apt^nd an Aot anthoriz
1 g the Comptroller to rooclve from liallroad Com-
pardes In till-* State tho in ton at that may be now due
or hereafter become due on their bond ; a Bill to
provide for the distribution of cloth manufactured
at the Penltanttary; a Bill to defray the copti gent
ex)K'n >5 of the extra session of the Tenth Legisla-
ture; a Bill to amend tho 935th Article of the Code
of Criminal Procedure; a Bill for the relief of Rob't
Pulslfer; a Bill to authorize the Ojnnty Court of
Hunt County to cxamin - and, If necessary, co-reot
tha assessment rolls of M d Bounty for the year
1884, so to oor form to the sev. ral I m of the State
in relation to lii'e Msofsme it and, collection of ad va-
, iOlwnTntes; a Bi 1 to provide for the probata of
wills In certain cjsos; a Bill supplementary to an
Act to provide for the pro'ee ion of the f ontler,and
turning over tho Frontier Regiment, approved Deo.
ifitli, 18ff3; a Bill to provide for the salo'of ardent
or jt¡rltnous liqnori within live rnilei of the town of
Waxahaohie; the Se: ate Bill to próvidofrr the re-
tiston of the laws, a Bill supplemental lo and
amemlat ry of an Act to eaub iih a Penal Code, a
B II to I corporute tho Star State Machine and Man-
Act to
Uth, 1882; a
tbe 10 h Judicial District, an J to provide I
tlm« of holding court therein ; a Bill «npplemen.
tary ta an Aot for the
and tnroiog ovof the From
eerviee—approved, Deo., 18,
of the Frontier,
uglment to 0. B.
Bill 10
more or lew
On the morntne of Frl lay tbe 1Mb of Apil'. Mr.
IteObiri HmUh left bl rc?idenCe on tbe Hondo In
quest of a mUelng borso. lie bad proceeded about
two or ihres miles when ho oamo np in nn ambus
cele of about K5 Ind. ans. when thny attackod ánd
k'l'el blm by ehootlng blm w th arrow and lanc-
inif him. Ills calla for ho'p were heard by several
o h -r pcraons who were out liuntlnv "tixik, but
tbey wera unymed, They reti.rned home nnd
Krmed thamaelvos, and after earchlng acme time,
found Mr. Smith who was already d ' d. Ten
person then took the trail of 'th> Indians and
name up with them on SUnritay morning about 10
O'clock; After fighting them f>r iiVout fmr hours,
k'lllng tho Chief and wounding eevcrol o hire, tho
Indian retreated ntawiy and In trier. They were
I Ibvtt ■HMto
fallowed
men io the mountain , but thay
too strong both In position and number to
an attack by our men, and they had to
thont effiOUi gthelt object
liey kllhid quite a number of horae on tho
trail. Another party of four wont down tbo
Atasco * nt tbe mn> time, U-al!ng somn fiíoor
elk hOn¡e and «hootingseveral with arrrnws. They
w;rj also pnrattod, but I h<ar uiisncc"«sfi,i!ly,"
Weiino ÍATÍOK m Masvliko —Onder tbl* tiHaxi
tbe SttMviqMrt oorrMn™d^i9f.^,iijS.eW!at7S'"i'
It inrna o«t as wo expected that tbe lite i lection
In Maryland, In favor of a convention to Omnnci
pate the. slave* of tha State, wa a completa farc v
rnlatln that down tr.nlden and mm b abused State,
> were allowed to vote einapt "triie and loyal
men," viz I Abolltloul ! . G«n. Wallnoo, who now
announced that "relie'* and tral o- had i o political
or civil right , and ttait h« Intended to iC t«t eman-
clpatloii In Maryland." Gov. Bradford,nt Mlsaourl,
a mlHornble tral'or to the Houth, henrii'y co oper
at hI with Gen. Wallace. T. stoathawe'-e reqnlrid,
eol.lleraln many ca«a« took possession of (he polla,
and the great balk of the popn'atlon of the State
wm cn.llr
Mi* York New , writing from We ern Maryland,
says . "A miro (I iRreolaud Intamctia outrage upon
the right of a people never occurred than that Ir,
tlíi State on \V«Jtio d*y U . Tho peonle-
btmeet ma —are Indignant and load In tl
ile—t he
odlclioi s upon tbe ri¡l m woo botrs vod their
rlglit and Inleroate, aa well aa the a
............
who aatad «o imwly * tha r,o'M
Iiir eei te foul (llama on tb fair e ctCSheon t-f
. 0 HiaokMMnf
the Imitd of time—
ghly in'ereatlng letter In the
i C mden, dated M .v 7th, giving a
'• Ud Texas, 111 tli
HI --*-««*¡1*01
i of Saline RLvor, mnclkdsi
v I hear that a gentleman direct from
'• wa at Gene l Smith' headquarter
, and repoiti that Bteelo entered that
■■MÉIÉMMMMMHMÉÉV Aott—'I
orprovl -
ufaclur ng Company. fi'i ;íi ^®«nwarrnntabl reflection on th- patriotism and Ih-
The Resolution r> questing the Governor to inform tegiiiy of the Judges, I subversivo of tbe liberty
the Hoii e it the liumt er of Agents engaged In the
ootto i opera tío s of the 3 ate win withdraw,i by
leave of the Hon e.
J lut Itosolutlons, In reuard to the Texas Brigade
In Tl. glnla, reqiieatlng the return of the 1st,4th and
0th Texas IteglmeutK, were, after several amend '
meiils, pawed by the Mouae. . j "f' .!]'t Í
A substitute was recommended Vy the Judiciary
Committee for the Joint Reso utl n In regard to the
writ of habeas corpus. i'' ^
A Joint Resolution iti regard to Con rlptlon wa
prssed. The Senate' Joint Resolution In rogard to
tho Feon i r o'gan'zstlon was passed 'Resolutions
were adopted ami appropriate aodri e?a made In ro-
liiión to (lie death of Ge-< . Scarry and UaMlall. A
Joint Resolution in regard to the sick and wonnded
soldiers in Louisiana was passed. The Joint Reaola-
tlon of tho Senate, rela'lng to the conduot of Army
Officer was passed nnanlinondy with an unimpor-
tant amendment
The Joint Resolution from tlie Senate, tendering
thank to^Ool. Santos Benavida , was passed.
The House Bill, entitled an Act to anpply the
deficiency In the Treasury, for which l he Senate
pus d a aubsWtute, baa bee a under discussion fjr
■everal day . The House sent the substituto b ck
to the Benate, from Which It refused to recede, and
the Heuae adhering to tho disagreement to tl-e
Senate, on mo'.ioo a commUtco of Free Conference
was rained. The committee reported tbl morning,
nnd have agreed In lubstanfie to the Senate' pro-
position. Tho Bill to provide for regulating State
Finance has alio been reported by a committee of
co ferei.ee. The provisions of the law, we ond«r
attiud, ere about these : $1 5.-0,000 Ftate Treoaury
Warrant will be istued to pay ths Civil ll tfind
for the support of noldlors' familia . Thess war-
rant will be fundable In eight per oent. bonds,
running 18 year , Interest payable semi-annually
In speckv Tbe present Treasury Warrant ere not
mentioned, and of oours j tbe provisions of tbe law
will not ajiply to them, exepvao far as they aré
reielvnblo for all government due ,
The Bill In'rodueed by Mr. Brady, to which we
alluded laet «feok, todiii ioall 1 punlalt the offence
of ml.ltarv opprMnio^, a\' r i^ed b<^lt tóf( vo ¿
ably by the .íudlotaíy Cbmm'ttSie, who weie di ,
ehargod by request from its f .rthir consideration.
The Bill Intro hicoi by Mr. Ilarcourt, wbleb we
also published lait week, and whloh was passed
by tbo Senate, passed tbo iloiua thi morning. Tbl
bill was «trrngty advocated l-y Mr. Brady, aa em-
bracing much tbe samo /«turna a the bill be In-
troduced látó tbe House last week. ' ,t;V
A Commtttco of Ave has bren appointed by tha
Hooao to Ibvcstlgato tho ootloucpera-lons of the
State. Jnst a we are «<>1 ng to press we learn that
Mr. Buakley' (Honsi) bill lo pun' ti uplnwfnl in-
terference With private properly or rlghta has boen
poised. f '^v^yir;.
SENATE.—Tbe rollowitii bllln have been intro
ducod into.Ibo Senat) and not yet tlnal'y dlspmed
of, viz.: A Bill lo rignlato the election or Ohlef
Juallcc and Associate ifnaticog of the Supremo
Court; a Bill by tho F¡:, ne;
gulute ill reoep Ion and disposal of certain fttud
iberela described; a Bill to repeal the lit Seolton
of an Act lo «taspend thc-hieotlon anil «ale of the
Publle Domain except in flertain oases—approved,
Dec., 4th, 1868, and to provide for the sale of land ,
loaatlon of tbo same; a B 11 to
au'.borlsn admlc.UtraUws and g.ua-dian to fund or
exchargtfthe CoOfe lerate money on hand ; a Bill
to provide for radreaalag gf lévanos of the eltlsans
of the State of Texas, snffarcd at, the bar.ds of
offlocrsaud soldiers of tbe Canfedorate Stat ; *
Bill to ro-attach Van itandt county la the Otb Jadi-
Dtstrict, r.n l to tlx the tima of liolfBnglftatnct
therein; a Bill to incorporate tbe Guadalupo
«ÜñÍNi \ \ A'f- J
o following bill bave beiin passed by the
vis.t A B II So punish nn'awfnl Interference
or tran p>rta«o? it ootton ,ot
■■ fee tíníav
i t > dedos and
■IIbe^b
jRiMW-
ths ruoeptlon and dlsprsal of cirtain fund* therein
d«oribed; a Elll to amend l t and tad, seotlon of an
Aot to Inoorporate tbeSaak Iron Comply; a Bill
to Incorporate tit* Cherokee Furnace Company; a
Bill to reorgwlse the ntb Judlctal DUtrict and
prescribe tha tlaio of holding ooiiri thvreln ; a Bill
to regu'ate the manner of liquidating olalins for
payment under appropriation mide by the Legis-
tatnre, as sub.,titule for tho Homo Bill entitled an
Aot to npt'ly tb deficiency In the Slate Treoaury;
a Bill to rogulate tbe dl«po al of unappropriated
■peelo ; a.Bill to repeal an Act prohibiting owner
or employee of ! < from placing them In charge
of furnia or (took ranches detaabed or romoved
from the home or place of residence of the owoer
or employer; a Bill to Incorporte the Henderson
Mason Ic Female Institute ; a B'll to suspend the
levy and eollectlon of a special tax by County
Court of Comal Caunty ; a Bill to inoorporate the
Dallas Manufacturing Company ; a Bill lo authorize
the County Court of Hunt County (amendod, and
aleo Tarrant eouily) to ravlee and correct a« eea-
mont roll ; a Bill for the relief of ltobort
Rob on.
A Re lolotlon relative to re «ltiding the role In re-
lation to locator prlvat bttalneua. wa adopte 1,
provided, that baslneas of a general character shall
In all ca o take praoodeace oi bill of a local or
private pa'ure. á ■< , .
AJolntltaaolutlon wa? passed In relation to the
manufacture of salt ® ^ ^
Joint Resolutions complimentary to Gen. E.
Kirby Smith wcro pa« ed.
joint Reji.latlone relating to tho conduot of
Army, offloers were paused. These Resolutions,
whloh wire Introduced by Mr. Durant of Leon,
after approving and commending Cong, eislonai
leglsl itlon with regard to the oonscrlptlon of every
able bodied man In elvll and military employ,
resolve,
"That In the nnme and in behalf of the people
f the State, we do most solemnly appeal to the
authorities, to arreat the many flagrant violations
' '"Hi
00 <
of pe'rll and danger, It Oan on y be held and muta
.... ,.s™-T-... Í ..., ... m, .. .
of the State, we do most solum n!y appeal to the
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pat
or i
■y li
PBH
tttlned by ohanglng tho pre>«it course
tnga. 1'ut tbe tout and able-bodied i
field—atop tho extravagant and >mpr
of law and army regulation , eo palpable to every
observing man. If the oauudnnoe of tl
and people or thia State be tisoessary in
>oi*ll and daugor, it can on'y be in
, of proceed-
l raeu In the
op tho extravagant and improvldtnt nee
of the pabilo property — put alt but orlpplea out
of ambulance and four mule , with a white «oldler
driving—and experienced practical men to make
Impressraonta when necessary, and let tbe people
feel aRd realize that tbe e u-0ln which wo are
engaged i common, and demanding a hearty and
willing oo-operatlon by all."
They were passed by tho Senate, and have alto
since boon panel unanimously by the House.
Joint Resolutions in relatbn to Impressments
were passed. The sixth Resolút'on, amended by
Mr. Ilarcourt, reads as f Hows, vl*.:
"That In B im« eeetiona of our country thsre ia a
great scarolty of breadstuff* a d o'h r family
necc s-irles,and where ett'irl* have bien made to
transport such arfóle to sapp'y such needful wantB
of our peaple, the teams and suppllaa have bem
unwarrsntaby Impressed. Tbo practice should
be foibldd-jn by positive law, or an imperative
order from offlcor having the authority to correct
this evil.
Joint Resolution of thanks lo Ool. Santo Bene-
vide was passed. Joint R solutions, relative to
tbe susperslon of tha writ of habeas corpus by Con-
grí , have been Introduced. The fourth Resolu-
tion rial a follows, viz :
That tho late Aot of Cougrcn", providing for
the suspensión of the privilege ol this Writ, and
delegating thi power absolutely to tho President,
to thu Secretary of Wa', and to tho Oimmandlng
dineral of tbe Trans-Mi*., Department I a violent
departure fr >m the ConiUtutotion, I* a atrong and
oi the citizen, and is intolorablo to the people óf
this State."
A Joint Resolution, relativo to the lck and
woundedsoldiers of Texas In Lovtlblnua and Arkan
ras, was passed.
,. Tjjfáljjfagfk ■ i " 1 ■ * • ■. 0,
Special Correspondence ot Cin*ette.
,.¡j ...... u., ... V.....M0 for the,
Probably «ha specie, for whleh
iow sold litre and there, 1 '
&ov. Vidaiirii left here for Houston a few diy«
o, «Bcompanled by Maj. Dickinson. He 1^ said
have become quite enthusiastic In behalf Of the
Saw Asioxio, May 21,1884.1
We have private letters fr jnl M.itarnoros to the
5th Inst, and a there I* no mention male In them
of the French being nt or before that city. I am of
opinion that the reported ocaupanoy of that piafe
b> the French was premature.
Thore I no news from Kagle Pa , everything
bolng reported there us qulat aiid dull Much of tho
Government and State cotton is now taklmr the
La edo route, which is regarded here as entirely
safe. There 1* m>t much other cotton moving. In
fact, there appears to bi 0 general tailing off of «11
k'nda of trade here, nnd oh the RIO Grande "
past few weeks. Probably tha spec! r
alone goods a-e now sold here and there, I bt com-
ing a little scarce..
Gov.
M
to have become qui
Bonthern Confedorecy. Hl i n-lh-law, Mllmn, I
still in Umbo In Mexico, ami (prne conjecture that
he wiHi yet reoelvc tha fat* of Vldaurrl's Prlvnte
Becre'ary, who wc recently shot by order of Presi-
dent Joaro*. f/fá'?/ Ei;
Judge Devine lias Ju t returned from Shreveport,
where be has been on offle a'business with Gen.
Smith. He speaks cnaooi-ngtugly of affair at
Headquarter , and especially tin rotal-once tolho
restored harmony between ottr mi'.imry comman
der« and the authoritte or tho etata. Thank* to.
> jadtalous couesel of such wi o and caol heads
Judge Devine, Gov. Murrnh and Gen. Smith, all
fear or a misunderstanding; betweei the State and
Confederate aathnrltles, has now p'ta -d, «nd fall
attention I herjnfter a* heretofore to be given to
th* Yankee . The newsfrom L aislan , Arkansas,
and from glorlona old Gen, Lee in Virginia, cheers
even the heartsof theoroaker . i';*-
Your co-respondent. ha« the New Orleans Trite
Delta, of 28th April, and Rtiange a it- may appear,
It is true that It doe not contain nslnglo despatch
or item of war néw , nor a slnata lino that would
Indícate that a fearful wnr ts raglrg on this conti-
nent. What Is the secret! It protar giving no
news to bad news. Truly yonr ,. X.
$1 The Telegraph hag received the following Ii t of
promotion from Shroveport:
General Orders, JSTo. 81.
Tho following OfBoi M arc skslgaed to duty with
the rank affixed to their rfonectlv n unci, su'-Jaot
to the approval of tbo Vrasl'font
Brigadier-General J. F. Pagan, P. A. C. 8., as
' ~ BÉÉ " ' ' m Apri'|M I —*
Malnr.General, ta data from April 2r tli, 180t.
Brigadier General T. J. Chu -chlli, Pi A 0. 8.,
es M ijir Gineral, to data fiom April .'Oth, 1B04 .
Rrlgaller 0>neral M. M Parsons, P. A. O. 8., as
Major-Oeueral, to date from April 3lth. 1884,
B.-lgadier-General J B Mnnmirtdfee, V. A. CI. S.,
a* Miijor-Gsncral, to ila'c trOrn April 30lh>tSCi.
Oilanel Richard Waterhouae, 10th Texas Infan-
tgr,^as Brigadier.fcionsra!, tu data from April 80th,
Majar Hubert P. Maclay, P. A. C. S., a* Brigadier
General, to data from April 80Ui. I8?4.
Ctptfiln B. L. John ion, A. A. ()., r.s Major In the
AdJntant-tJrtjaral'a Depaitmei.t.
L ettt, A. H Sovlér, P. A. C. S., ag Captain,
In tlie Adjutant-General's O'lpurtmenl.
By cominarul of
General K KIRBY SMITH.
S S. Altoxioo! , Aislstant A, O.
A member of tlie Senate, who arrived the
o her day irona Northern Tern, tali! u that his first
night' lodging cost blm IS, hi second ftfl, hie third
?8, his fourth 10 andhii last night, before reaching
.Austin, frIS. Five day travel Westward mnkeg a
differ, nce of from #5 to |15 for beard. We wonder
what would be the elmi-fre on the RloOrande in Oon-
foderate meney.
; fsr r.1
Col. O. M.
dUtnlseed
ington. May
:tóTA;'
H it
Tbl morning* mall brlug u th *on«t— -
of the Stat and 23rd, bat they contain ao I
new . The latest date from Blare report \
Slat, whloh w* find in th* New a folio
Baaiviroirr. M y í
Th* T, D. Hln* h Just arrived from A
bringing 100 pri oners. The following tail
the boat captured end doetioyod In Hod -
Wo oro still fighting them now having
t Point: Gunboats Sastport, Clbilll
No. 6 and transports Woodford, O;.io\
S ar L'gbt. Bella Donna, Tactade, C
" ™i«mplou No5, Tlios. Hastings,
. Bulle; two gnnboats and two tra
ta reported captured since—name* not, ko
' tojtho Telegraph. ■■
SaaivsroM,! . HRH
On the 17th Gen, Taylor laid an ambuaead* ta
the enemy below Maneura, luto which tbey tal!.-
He killed a largo number of them.
wa small.
Gen Taylor at lust noronnta wa within four
mile of Slmspprt, still puranlug the enemy.
The Yankee fl et ha gone ou dowa tho river.
Harrlion lined the bank with his troop , and: bit*
killed a Iaig> number on booi-d the truueport*.
List of Killed and Wounded
In FUiurtioy's and Altm't Kmimmtt, Buttle of
April 301A .*
Fl.OCSNOV'6 10TB TBXSS 1NFANTRV.
Killed: Captain Bamer, W lilberi.Go. B; John
Slack, Co G, 'ST '
I
1
ll
following Ust of cosnaltiei In Ihe 22d regiment,
„ i,. rj BwwmwwwuwumwmwiuBwwpn
Col B B Hubbard, commanding regiment.
Field and Staff—Wounded, Lt V A I'anl, AdJ't,
Wounded: lit Kvle. left hand, alight, Co A, Ja .
Nichols, log severe; Boll Ho*ey, left lung, dangor-ra
ous, Uo B; A Porrv, left arm and right, OoC; Fbui-1 >
arm, severe, do; Frank McG II, arm off, severe do;
U Bird, ar.u, severo, do; Ll Campell, left hard,
sllgh', Co F; A II Co ik, thi^h, stvore, Oo O; M G
Beuce, band, severo do; Btaaalngton, bead slight,
Co ll; Kintier, do, do. do; Cipt Mellow, breast,
allKht, Oo I; Capt Jar roll, nuck, severe, Co B;
Coward, thigh and arm, gev'sre, Co K; Major
Bdunilurs, broast, slight.
: ' y -.AMdorti Bíwimkmt .-¡Maaasffís -IT-;;#- 'j
Killed : T A Supple; Stephen Shnltan. "'
Wotindod : A J Beilamor, right thigh, Oo B; Jo*
Ivey, do do, Co 0; Gardner, left arm and «ido, do;
I.t Deiuon, tag, Co D; H R Woodward, left arm,
Oo G: W L Bradley, right, do, do; George Amet',
both logs, do; Wm Canle.y, Co D; H Goodman,
hip, Co H¡ J T Atntin, left arm, Oo I; Major
Miller, right leg.
A Irlend htia furnished tlie Sbreveport New tho
illowlng Ust of cosualtle* In the aiid regiment,
(infantry) Waul' brigade, Wal er'ed.vl>lon, In the
battle of Junking Ferry, oil tbo 80tb April
Co A, Ca] SiK A Brown commanding—Wounded,
privates J A Ore, left arm amputated; P A Jcnkln
and B A'Hltehlng severely.
Co B, Lt & Baker cam'dg—Killed and wounded;
tioue
Co O, Cap fl S Oo sine ccm'dg—Killed Lt S V
Armstrong; pílente J8 MelCinley. Wonnded, Lt^
W Bojrd, «llghtlvs private J M Holt, everely.
Oo D, Cap W R Anderson com'dg—Wounded,
Lt Swsggerty, «lightly: prlvat* fork, severely.
Co F. Capt John Guynos coni'dg—Killed, private
J E Walker Wounded, prívate J Blkíu , J A
Roe and FTImmiins, soverelf. :• ive
Co G, Capt J M'Jones oom'dg—Killed;Scrgt Isaac
4n nMM«fiÉriÍMBHWlfiHIÍ)MÍÉfiÉÉIíHlMBÉIÉfiÍBBBMÍ
founoed, privates W H Robertson, 8 M Cogswell.
Co I. Lt R L McKlnly comd'g—Wonndod, Bcrgt
W H Chancellor; private J Ingram, «lightly.
Total killed 6; wonnded 10. *"
The io of this regiment In killed and wonnded
at Mansfield aud P.easant Hill, was 8 killed and 46
wónnded. J. M. JONES,
Capt. and Aot'g Adl't 82d Te*. InPy.
For Comptroller) '..
The friends of Oapt BÜf'US Y. KISG, of Bur-
leson County, la presenting his name for tbl offi.-e,
at the en ulng August election, ftilly endorse hi
capacity nnl tltncsa for the position, and hs star a
moral integrity. Oapt King we tbe sentar Cap- I
tal of the reglmeht of-Rangere r l ed and com- A
manded by the gallant Terry; did effoctlve servloe , <
In every engagement to tbe time of tl.e battle of i
SMloh, alway* declining p-omotlon In favur of ten j
frl--nd. The Colonelcy was declined in favor of tbe
' iff i H BH
i* in consronocoe disabled for life. After many,
months confinement to his bed bu wa forced to
iga. His friends now ask the people to em
the war-worn saldier.
The friends ofSfSJirnViiLu L. KoBAKD51ttke
pleasure la presenting his nsme a* a candidate for
Coinptrol er of the State. MaJ. R. I now absent
on duty tu the army, and alibougb his nt-.me 1
annoanced by hta friend , without lite Irnowlnd; ,
■■■' | ifeW>
of the
conr.try,
>g, I*
moncement of the war. If the people desire to dll
the office with a competent man, and a devoted
soldier, an opportunity tanowprtwented.
and tire great cati*e in whleh wo are
atleited oy hl «ervloa in tbe army sinoe
Wise flouuty Trearary Notice.
AWING to an Act orCongroB , In regard tol
\J federate currency, I am ordered by the Oov
Court to notify holder of Wise Count;
to Con-
Conn ty
Warrant that tbey mnst present tbem for redemp-
tion before tbe 28th day of June, 1864, as they will
not be reco'Vid for County dues, or redeemed with
othor enrreitay after that dote.
J V. CROTCHFIBLD, /
Treasurer, WtaeCo.,Texas.
Decatur, May 10,1884. mav 25-8t /.
SSOO Meward.
OTR AYHD lrom my Rancho, lx mile
O Blanco City, Blanco Co., tho followlug
" 'sos, to*wit: ''
ano large boy American Mare, lfljj hand
branded on left shoulder (*«.
A large obesnut sorrel Mare, with tall
right lilnd foot disfigured by burn—In ' -
board on her nock, branded * A. J.
ho:
BI'KKR, 01k C.
F
(gone dtto. half breed horae, bald
branded OK and J i eatbeshtml
One gray Spanish l'ony.wlth ott#¡
ed H on the right elionldcr.
One «mail sorrel Pony, branded (
dor. One, willt.i Paint Pony, with I
•d TR on shoulder. eíví*
I will pay a liberal reward in speoloft
of tho above «tock, or for Information tha'
to their recovery. Address A. J. PI
nwqrSé-St Blanco City, Bli
Blanco County Money,
i hereby given tbat bolder
_ Oonnty money presan t tbe same to
urer for redemption on or before the SI
next. If not presented at tbe time, It >
Jeot tomeotln every respect, the provlsli
0. 8. O'arrcnoy BUI. Hy order of the Coo
JNO. W.
B'ano, May 14,1304,
Spinning Wheel*.
A- BBOSINi.lICIt ie now prepared I
. tur ?it superior arllelo of Spinning
of bettor workman dilp and atlowcr ]
ever offered hare befare. Shop, o8e bio
Col Ford' tut* r«*!det> .
Aeeawtj May tatb, 1884 8t
Depoíitím' Orio , Sah ,
Tax A.?, May 14, li
lOP. the ptirpcjc of facilitating the til
Treasury Note . I have appointed tbe f
' Depotltarlog,vlt: mW|||||
Henrlók , at Austin.
Bobert Beehem, at Niw Brau.ifel .
J. W. Yountr, atJBegtilu. \
SSSDr.. 8. M. Walker, at Gómale . \
John A. Olaik, t Goliad.
W. A. Lockai t, nt Bandera. \
W. R. Onwati, at Lockhart.
N. T. Gaines, nt Vlototla.
maylS 8t QUO. W. I'ALMKR. Depogllary -
Wanted to Muy. ■ "-'¿..I
ANRGBO SERVANT, who ean ciok, wash and
Iron, and do &enoral house wo k, or a young!
girl of IMo L8 year who oaii be taught. SpeclIM
will be paid. Apply at thia oilico. tnyl8-3t* .
# Nollct to anM*«rtn* t«ri.
QuAanciiMABTEii'e Omca,
L Al'S-nsr, April 28. lSBt.j
iTB KM stiT k OHfrnf requested not to M v
an account eatilfled by me, In favor of 8, tl
for (ílCtt 2 ) sixteen hundred and forty
_ . dol'nr and twenty five cents, for Hay pn"j,
Obesed of htm in tbe month of Oo'ober, 1888, wbW
eertined account woe 1 it or tnlslaid by a*lii8nce
I having executed qu drunlle«tes thereof and pa
them this day1. JA9. P. Mi Kl.N'NKY,
. mayi-lm .«;"■■ , tlnpt, A. « M. P. A. 0.
E Omcs er thk Tax* Ptati Loan Aoaaoi
Ban Atftowio, April 13,1864.
State Cotton shipped by venders to San
n!o, for ro-shlpnu-nt to the Rio Grande,'
conalarned to Messrs. Vanee& Bro., Ageattr
1 having State Cotton in oh '
I
may setaat any Agent in Ban An
repair, ant) forward *ai<l
nun, ,' '
' the appr,¡mat of H« ri
pliee. of storing;''
Only tho actual expense will
nst
Hon eoh lg ied to
ha Co'Inn must all be
tof Hewn. Tar.® Í
nee & Bro.,
s"" N.:->
may! 1m
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