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hoa-fcbs op'ca*ws>*sk8h«For State or Bistnct,
offices, ten dollar*, .^r County offices five
J®r We will be copripelied to decline.egal ad-
Y«rSefii«nts, unless paid for m ftdvancV
Wmn WftRK. tif every description, will
t>D nontly. ' and expeditiously executed
aiAhe Z>?«PB Office
• September 16.
T^jpSINtY MPRNING
l£?fi
Sorgho Qjine.—We see most extraor-
dinary accounts of the yield from the Chi-
nMi Sugftr Caue, one account, (we be-
ifoVVf# Writer in the Fairfield Pioneer.)
esfim^tin^ the v*i!ue of the labor of one
metliing over $1000, if engaged
\
u U§j^ .onP|JOn. This must certainly be
;a I'lUl^jfftravagant—-but that the profits
fromi's ful'ure are^Jarge, vhere can be no
A Iidutsiana planter informs the
4ii cane on his plantation
yief^l^ee barrels of syrup to the acre—
b^^tw^uty-fi^e'bushels of grain, and
«s much fodder as ordinary com—the corn
and fpdder both, being excellent for stock.
Sdfq^think that it will effect a revolution
iu the bread staples of the country, as it is
grain wiii ^nswer for that pur-
.'T'The crop wrli be found profitable,
we.would like to soe it*tried in ottr
ity—tile wheat crop has succeeded
HM fv p-
retirJafids are peculiarly adapted to the
growth of Sorgho as well.
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SfleiiP Raising.—The Galveston News
arguing from statistics forwarded thern by
ii^iw^pajs in various parts of the Slate, is
conviuced that this branch of farming pays
a bestwt profit than any other now known
iti^FcxgS; It is certainly a pleasant avo-
cation when one is suitably prepaied.—
Weire the shepherd dog of the Alps intro-
duced, he would be found a useful auxilia-
ry in* the business, as a couple of well
trained dqgs will tfke more aud better
care of a flock of sheep, than the most
trusty negro could possibly do. We have
see* t4s<l) tried and their qualities tested.
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Convention.—eisrht
Early Staging in Texas.
In looking over an old file of the
Bed-Land Herald, formerly published
in this place, we find the following de-
scription of a "stage ride-" in 1850.—
It will s'erte to give new comers an
idea of what roads were in Texas, even
• '4- ..
up to that late period: <
CiNCiNXATf, February 11th, 1850.
We, the "undersigned left this" place
on the 7th inst./;\vith ?ix horses to the
stage aid fifteen ^ 'rjaik£il —
We crossed the
California as it Is.
The following very correct description-
of both the good and bad qualities of the
young and prosperous empire of the Pa-
cific eosst, appeared in the ^Pacific Sen-
tinel," published at Santa Cruz, Cal. The
column of bads might be extended sorrie-
what, Without conflicting with trfith. On
the Whole, however, it is a pretty correct
description, and we give it as it is :
l ls^ It is the Pion^r State Government
•f the Pacific Domain. • v,
t is the^eja^-State of-the tlroon
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Tkl. Soutkeun
persons were in attendance at the
K^x^lle Convention—and after severa'
days,' deliberation did exactly what their
predecessors at Savannah did last year—,
to wit: adjourned. It is somewhat singn-
lar tbatdn so many occasions, for year af-
ter jrear this body has assembled—gene-
rally composed of gentlemen of ability and
iuflueuce, and yet no pra*'tical benefit has
bee# derived by the South from their de-
liberations. The interests, commercial
land agricultural of the Soath, which
should be; aud ostensibly are, the objects
ofM meetings, appear to be entirely ig-
nore^; and their time is wasted in idle dec
laaution upou theories and abstractions.
Tteir records hitherto are barren of util-
ity. and we have ceased to hope for bene-
fidttl TteSUIts from their gatherings
jj^- The Americau horses Pryor and
J^«0Ompte, were entered in the race for the
champagne stake, which was to
)iavs been run ou the 5th intt. Mr. Ten
Broeck, it is said, has nine ether engage-
jmsnts for his horses. He may yet come
,ootr successful, as Lecompte, who has, we
believe, made the bkst recorded time, has
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pot yet bad a chance
^{jgene Sue, the great French novel
^vftter, died in Psfis on the 3d uit. He
the age of forty-nine—his life
fc Woe be*" one of thrilling vicissitudes
to Sportsmen.—The justly
^popular powder mill of tb© Messrs. t>u
|HMit,«t Wilmington, Dal., exploded on tfire
424^ Jjfc., killmg Air. DupoiS and three
other persons.
team, tfifee, several iij^)?^[n one in-
stance we-had to imloro and pact the
mail, over one hundred-yards, before
we eotild' get gromid to support it.
We succeeded in getting- seven miles
the first day. That night we had to
encamp in the Pine-Woods, it raining
hard nearly all night. The next day,
we proceeded on about three miles, to
Dillard's Creek, and found it impassi-
ble • the bottom being covered [with
water,] for half a mile. We had to
turn back, and found ourselves bound
up toy another Creek. Before we reach-
ed the first "house, about three and a
half miles, we had to camp out with the
mail, a second night, within half a mile
of a house ; not being able to cross the
creek to get to it.
The third day, we got the team across,
by swimming the horses singly, and
roaping the stage over by hand, and
packing the bags, to the number of fif-
teen, over on a log. We- had two such
operations on that day, in going a dis-
tance of about seven miles ; and on the
third day, at night arrived back at Cin-
cinnati f having' performed in three
days, a distance often miles ; camped
out with the mail two nights ; bogged
all the team several times ; unloaded
and swam creeks three times, and re-
turned with, the mail, not being able to
proceed on the route—making a
(Jistnnce of. t^mile*,. a?iil returning in
three days, with six horses to the stage.
' J. C. Newcome, ) d . „
J. A. ScftUGS. [ JJmeis-
The above statement was sworn to,
and subscribed, on this 11th day of
February, 1850, also which fact came
under my own observation.
Isaac Jouset,
Notary Public Walker County,
County Seal annexed.
The above affidavit wag taken at the
instance of the contractor, Col. A.
Huston, who had contracted for carry-
ing the mails in. a two-horse hack—but
in consequence of the great influx of
population and consequent increase of
mail matter, he was compelled to put
on four horse coaches, but it will be
seen in this instance, even six horses
to go* This affidavit was
sent to Washington, together with oth
er and ampje proof of the Col.'s losses,
in endeavoring to more than comply
with his/contract; and yet so far, we
believe, he has never succeeded in get-
ting a dollar for Ms extra services.—
Justi ce in this instance is certainly tar
dy, but we hope in the end all themore
sure.
writer
' . A Bloody Tragedy.
In the Dallas Herald, we find the
following account of one of the most
bloody affairs we have we have yet
seen recorded. Murder and bloodshed
have become so common of late years,
that we seldom pay much attention to
them, as their extreme frequency would
consume our entire time and, space.—
This lia3 been rightly denominated the
ago of crime ;
Eort Wortk, Aug. 21,1857
Population of.
from this % " Gad sd
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statistic^ of popula
and Europeans;
Mexican oiigin ; 60 tame Apaches, 5000
Pimoi, Papagos, and Maricopas, (friendly
Indrans;) and about 3000 cut-thro'at Apa-
ches—-8960. But in reality only 600 can
be called the stationary and civilized part
of the conYmnuity, and not more than 150
pf these C4n read and write. He describes
them as mostly persons who are too proud
or too lazy to come into competition with
the energetic people of the " States"—for
this reason they, emigrate to these moun-
tain wilderness' aud procuring a squaw or
a Grcaserita, manage to drag out a mis-
erable existence after the Mexican fashion.
Southern Ship Building.—We see it
stated that one of the new 6team sloops-of-
war directed to be built by the last Con-
gress, will be constructed at Pensacola.—
We have often wondfeied wherein the
Government found it better policy to trans-
port live oak timber from the Gulf coast
to Maine, for ship building purposes, than
to have the work done where nature de-
signed it—where it can be most easily
and cheaply accomplished.
rfth&rStiW in minerals
is onTy second to the most favored in
■pasture lands, timber lands, building roa-
•:erials of earth and ston^ lands, contains a
very great extent of arable lands equal to
the'third best State of the Union.
4th. It is the first State for the valuable
fruits of the grape, fig, olive, currant,
pomegranate, orange, peach, lime, appie,
pear, plumb, cherry, apricot, nectarine,
and other valuable fruits and products of
the most favored portions of Italy, France.
Spain, Syria, Palestine, Persia, Peru, Mex-
ico and Chile.
5th. It contains immense depos.itsofas-
phaltum, sulphur, plumbago, soiia, salt,
marble, granite, gypsum, limestone, cop-
peras, borax, alum and other su'b-mine'ra*
substances used in commerce, the arts aud
sciences—also invaluable mines of silver.'
lead, antimony, chrome, copper, iron au J
platina—and the richest mines of gold and
quicksilver in the world.
6th. It grows within its boundaries, and
with a singular capacity of soil and cli-
mate, many of the p/oduiui.ons of the trop-
ics, as well as tobacco, cotton, sugar, tea,
hemp, linseed, rice, and al«o'the finest
wheat, corn, oa:s, barley and rye.
7th. It has immense forests of valuable
ship and house building timber, immediate-
ly contiguous to the ocean.
^ 8th. It has the most commodious, spa
cious; commanding, extensive and secure
harbor on the entire Western coast of the
Western Continent—made the Uti Posi-
detes of the last conquest of territory.
9th. It is only second to Washington
Territory in the value of its most prolfic
and abundant fisheries, the secunda •rnobi-
Lee of great maritime States.
lOih. It has the most salubrious, invig-
oratirg, agreeable climate of auy district
of similar extent on the face of the earth,
and immeasurably surpassing that of any
other;: State or Territory of the Republic.
11th. lis entire length of longitude for
six hundred miles rests on the ocean coast
of the North Pacific, and within forty days'
sail and fourteen days' steaming, of the
oldest and most densely populated nations
of the worldi
l"2«h. It has dugout and exported for
the circulating medium of the world, five
hundred million of gold dollars duriug the
past eight years.
loth. In the year 1856 it exported of the
produce of- its soil and mines (exclusive of
gold) two million of dollars m value—fifty
million of doPars in gold—imported nine
million dollars of merchandise for con-
sumption—aud its chief port was only
fourth in extent iu tonnage inward and
outwaru in the Union, for the same year.
14th. It has an industrious, intelligent,
and youthful population of about 500,000
souls.
15th. In the case of foreign war or do
mestic necessities, it can ar a moment's
^warning furnish one-fifth of its population
for military service, inured to camp life,
and well acquainted with the use of fire-
arms and accustomed to horses.
And then referring to the above, says :
Not an individual of all these five hun-
dred thousand inhabitants have a secure,
uniitigated, or unclouded title to his house,
1, his growing crops or his home,
e t)te most, fertile and accessible
the country, lying near the hi h-
of travel aud commerce, are all cov-
ered with Spanish and Mexican titles, still
contested and undecided by the Courts of
the United States, aud the State, oe those
tie waiting the issuance of surveys and pat-
ents.
These laud claims cover an extent of ten
millions of acres of land, including the
sites of all the important commercial cities
of the State, except tUe larger towns ol
the gold districts.
The lawful extent, situation and condi-
tion of these land claims is so confused
and dubious, ihat the capitalists, the labor-
ing clashes, the settlers and the new immi-
grants find it impossible to decide as to
purchase or settlement without heavy
costs, and uncertainty of titles by bounda
rieg, , j t ,
This state of things is eating out the
very heart of the peop.e, and under-
mining in the most melancholy manner
their attachment and confidence in the
laws and government of iheir country
disturbing iu the same degree their value
of the Union of these States—a state ot
tiling^ never to be countenanced by any
but factiouisis, and anarchists, ambitious
of the spoils of Disuuion and of a vile and
spurious fame,
nitv, I write to inform you of a terrible
tragedy enacted in our county yester-
day, some four miles southeast of Bird-
ville.
The facts of the case are briefly these.
It appears that John Robertson,who
was convicted and sent to the Peniten-
tiary from this county about three years
ago,) in consequence of some difficulties
between himself and wife, agreed upon
a separation. Early yesterday, (Fri-
day) morning, two brothers of the wife
James and George Anderson, repaired
to Robertson's house with a wagon for
the purpose of removing their sister's
effects to her father's.
. The work of loading was not accom-
plished without some high words, but
all difficulties were apparently settled,
when suddenly, Robertson seized a rifle
and shot James Anderson dead, and in
another instant, with a musket, shot
and killed the'younger brother, George.
His wife immediately fled to her fath-
er's, her life, doubtless, being saved by
Horace Robertson, a brother of the
murderer. The latter then remarked
to the brother, that one more was to
be disposed of and then he was ready!
He reloaded both guns and proceed-
ed to the old man Sublett's a distance
of near two miles; arrived there—he
met the old man—a quiet, worthy man,
coining out of his little garden with
some melons, and instantly, while the
old man begged for mercy, put into his
bosom a load of shot from the musket.
He died"-immediately.' It was for an
aggravated assault <fcc., on this old man,
that Robertson had been sent to Hunts-
ville, and the sting had rankled in his
bosom ever since ; notwithstanding the
old gentleman had manifested the great-
est interest in his behalf until he was
reprieved.
But the awful" recital does not end
here. Robertson returned towards his
home and in the immediate neighbor-
hood cooly placed the muzzle of his ri-
fle against his head and with his ram
rod pushed the trigger, and in an in-
stant his blackened soul had winged its
flight to appear with his victims before
the final tribunal.
It is an awful affair, and occurred
from seven to eight o'clock, in the morn-
ing. Sublett, Robertson and James
Anderson leave families ; the younger
Anderson was unmarried.
Never call in the assistance of a doc-
tor who has a son an undertaker.
IT. S. Seizure of Formosa.
The Island of Formosa, lies about 90
miles off the southeast coust of China,
embraces an area of about 15.000 square
miles, and contains over two millions
of Chinese inhabitants, besides an un-
known number of natives, who inhabit
principally the eastern portion of the
Island. The Chinese who live on the
Island are generally" of bad character,
as Formosa has for a long time been
used as a sort of penal colony for the
Chinese empire ; the natives'are half
civilized ahds cruel. The ,GOB|ror$;
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great quantities of cotton, rice, sugqa-,'
with wheat, maize, and various tropical,
fruits. A correspondent of the N.Y.,
Times writes of its seizure by the Unit-
ed States': : ' - 1
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U. S. Flag Ship, San Jacinto,')
Hong Kong, June 9, 1850. y
I stated in my letter of May 25, that
there was a project on foot for the seiz-
ure of the rich Island of Formosa. . By
a letter received yesterday by an offi-
cial, to which as yet very little publici-
ty has been given, I learn the following
additional facts. They are perfectly-
reliable. &>me three months since,
Capt. J. D. Bimms, of tlieU. S.Marine
Corps—attached to the San Jacinto—
was mysteriously missing, gone nobody
but our executives knew where.
It was understood after a few weeks
that he had been detailed for duty ;
where and for what kind, was known,
only to the elect. It is now ascertained
that his instructions were to proceed to
Formosa, and in the' cit}r of Fungshan
hoist the American Ftdg and take'formal
possession of the Island. It is- to be
held as an indemnity for the losses sus-
tained by American citizens during the
present nwar. Ours being the prior
claim will of course bo respected by the
contending parties, be they English,
French or Spanish, all of which Powers
may yet have a "finger in the pie.
This step has given the Eug^ish au-
thorities in China huge satisfaction, as
every successive step towards further
collision with the" Chinese does. This
in my opinion is a wise step towards
securing our rights in China, and a safe
way of making sure of remuneration
for our losses. 'Should we seek territo
rial acquisitions in this part* ol the
world, no more desirable portion of the
Chinese Empire could .be seized upon
than Formosa, rich in mineral and ag-
ricultural wealth, its valuable coal
mines make it a coveted spot with the
maritime nations of the world. - It is
only within a few years that its resourc-
es have become known, owing to the
hostility and exclusivenes of its people,
who are Chinamen. Already there is
a profitable trade carried on between
foreigners in China and its. people, and
it only needs developing to make it in-
valuable. Of this matter, more anon.
4
The Paintings in the Eottmda.
Font of these pa
of Col. Trumbull, a soldier. atid? iartisf ;
of revolutionary times—to wit':. "'The
Declaration of Independence,"1 <<xhe
Surrender of General Burgoyne,
The Surrender of Lord Cornw
Yorktown." and '\the Resignation
G eneral Washington at Annapolis, De-
cember 23,1783f' In the execution of
the first of these, Col. Trumbull devoted
<h«x self;with untiring
The Ik)af.—Once upon a time during a
famine, a.rich man invited twenty of the
poorer children in the town to his house,
aud said to them :
Iu this basket there is a loaf of bread
for eaelt of you; tpke it, and come back ev-
ery day at this hour till God sends us bet
ter times."
The children pounced upon the basket,
wrangled and fought for the bread, and
each wished to get the largest loaf; and
at last went away without even thanking
him.
Francesca akne, a poor but neatly
dressed little girl, stood modestly apart,
took the smallest loaf which was left in
the basket, gratefully kissed the gentle
manly hand, and then went home in i
quiet an I becoming manner..
On the following day the children were
equally ill behaved, and poor Francesca
this time received a loaf which was scarce
ly half the size of the others. But when
she came home and when her sick moth-
er cut the lo if, there fell out of it quite a
number of bright silver pieces.-
The mother was alarmed and said
'• take back the moiifey thls instant, for it
has, no doubt, got into the bread through
some mistake."
Francesca carried it back, but the be-
nevolent gentleman declined to receive it
" No, no," said he, " it was no mistake
I had the money baked ir. thri smallest loaf
simply as a reward for you, my good child
Always continue thus contented, peaceable
and unassuming. The person who pre-
fers to remain contented with the smallest
loaf, rather than quarrel for a larger one
will find blessings in this course of action
still more valuable than the money which
was baked in your bread."
" Better a poor but peaceful life,
Than wealth and fortune bought with strife.
Boy, what's become of the hole I saw
in your pants the other day ?"
(Young America/carefully examining
his unmentionables.)
air,."
"It's worn out
The Camels.—Two lots of camels lia^e
been procured trom the East and are now
in Texas. The first lot was obtained-in
1855—6, through the agency of I^lajor
Henry C. Wayne, of the U. S. Army, un-
der ihe direction of the IFar Department.
Thirty-three animals were obtained at Tu-
nis, Cairo, and Smyrna—a part of them
gifts from the local authorities. The sum
expended in securing them was about
eight, thousand dollars
Major SVayiie says he is satisfied that
Americans will be able to manage camels
not-only as well, but better than Arabs, as
they will dp it with more humanity and lar
greater intelligence. The camels obtained
by Major Wayne were landed atlndiaho-
la. Texas, on the 14th tif May, 1856, arid
he remained in charge of them until Jan-
uary of this year. In a letter to the Sec-
retary of War on the 12th. of February,
he says the process of acclimation has
been partially, and so far successfully ac-
complished ; so that he has no doubt of
its complete success. He proposes that
the caruels should have a fixed home tor
three or four years at some point on the
frontier, where they may be carefully at.
tended, and their increase in number pro
moled, and from which they may be used
from time to time iu transportation and
scouting. Their present location. (Camp
Verde, Texas,) is recommended as an ex-
cellent'one. After the thirty three camels
procured by Major Wayne were landed,
the United Slates ship Supply was imme-
diately dispatched for another lQt. which
were duly obtained and lauded at Xudiano-
la on the 10th of February last. They
were forty-one in number,v and a much
finer lotdf animals than the first, although
their co*i was no greater. Tha prices ol
cameis range almost as widely as the sums
paid for horses in this country. They are
sold at from $15 to S3 j000 each, according
to their breed and peculiar characteristics.
They have been used in Tuscany for two
hundred years. Th<* present Grand Duke
owns two huudred and fifty, aud although
badly cared for, (hey will do the work of
^ne thousand horses,.
ii.beipg.liis
ambition to transmit to" future genera;
tions'a true representation of the'great*
actors in the ever-memorable scene.-
" The Surrender of General Burgoyne,
1777." to General Gates' of the Ameri-
can Army, at Saratoga TsTew interest
will be added in the contemplation of.
this picture when it is remembered that
it contains- likeness^'frpin life: of Gene-
rals Grates, Burgoyne, Stark, Morgan,
Schuyler. Putnam, and%iany other di^
tinguished officers; and that Borgoy&k1
was the ^'intimate frienda«d*companions
of Burke, Fox and Sheridan; ■ 'Was
himself an accomplished,! scholar and
witr basking in the sunlight of favor,
and had but a few months before prom-*
ised his sovereign that he would speed?
ily crush the rebels, and restore peace
to his revolted colonies-r-4iayf more *
that he was under a promise to meet
Clinton at Albany, but that wlieri h6.
reached that ci£y a prisoneryhis-friends
had turned back from the highte,nd ,^
having I)eeii unable, even with the
chery of Arnold, to approach nearer
to Albany. ifcThe Surrender of lioftr
Cornwallis at Yorktown" represents,
the closing scene of the great revolCK
tionary drama. Though Washingtaai
was present, he yielded, to Gen. I4n${\bi.
the honor of Receiving the sword aM
the surrender of the conquered leader
of the enemy. The picture Wfh#'
" Resignation of Washington " contains
among other persons, the familyof
Washington*; and Charles CarrotbanSb
las, two daughters, ^^he
Pocahontas " was designed and execute
ed by Chapman to fill the panel assign-,
ed to him. " The Discovery OF the
Mississippi by De Soto," is by Powiftlv*
The design and composition of this
painting has been somewhat severely
ly criticised ; at ihe. eame>time ita exe-
cution is generally, acknowledged to: be
more than excellent; for instance,,^ ipr
objected that while two Indian ^omeq,,
gracefully reclining on one side oFthe
picture, seem perfectly cdmfctftable
without any clothing, a man otftfefrbp^
posite side is clad with a-hugei>itifaJ&
robe. The "Landing of Columbus "is,
by Yanderlye, and is pecidiarly inton*.
esting as being the'
American history. The
of the Pilgrim Fathers In the Mar;
Flower " is by Wier, and excites uni-
versal admiration. A writer says of'
this picture : " We have stood for hanrg/
before it, and then returned again and *
again, each time to see new beauties^,
and to gaze upon that being- of surpass-'
ing lovliness, the wife of Miles Stand-
ish. It is the very ideal ofSaxe&beenK
ty—the eyes clear, deep, fearless, as a*
woman's eyes mj^y be, yet devotional
and confiding; they are' turned up-
wards, speaking the woman's trust in
her husband aud the soul's faith in its
God. There is no Grecian outline in
the features ; no angelic perfeetion in
the face"; it is simply the countenaiiic^
of a woman beaming with intelligence
and love: Miles Standish ha& features
and form which .challenge admiration,
while the pale, sick boy, going forth ©a
the tempestuous ocean, touches deeply
our pity and sympathy. Nor must we,
forget the man of God, who from the
Bible, is finding, meet words of hope
and consolation for this brave band,
who, for conscience's sake, are about' to
seek a home in a far off and inhospita-
ble country, where faith and religion t
may dwell together in unisonr without^
fear or restraint.—Washington Unwa.
A Cuxxixg old Liak.—Kapol'
once said, rather di
father-in-law, the Emperor of Austria,
" Francis is an old granny." The Em-
press sought an explanation Tal-
leyrand. " Monsieur Talleyi&bid, what
doe:} that meaa,,au old granny Tfe*
cunning diplomatist,
conscientious, answered wit
serious air—it means a venerable sage.'
,0,, ^ '®^*1
£'Pa, what is the interest of a ki^s'l"*1
asked a sweet sixteea of her sire. -
"Well, really I don't know. Whyt t
do you ask ?" j >... >
"Because John borrowed a kits of
roe, ast night, and said he'd pay it badfe *
with interest after we were warned. * ,
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