The Texas State Times (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 18, 1854 Page: 2 of 4

                                
THE TEXAS STATE TIMES.
«. FORD, Editor.
AUSTIN, SATURDAY, NOV. 18,1854.
done writer has defined war to be the game
of statesmen, whose dicc are human boues.
And yet the history of the world, ancient and
modern, sacred and profane, has made palpa-
-
I
TBBK&—Tbree dollars per annum, wnwfcMy* j ble the ftct that wis one of the concomi-
i tants of society, one of the indispensable re-
'' gaits of its organisation. About its ethics we
hare not a word to say. On this head let
philosophers preach. Whether the system of
the rude hordes of antiquity, or the refinement
of the present mode of destroying human
life is the better, we leave to the decision of
hair-splitting abstractionists. Cobden advo-
cates universal peace, to save mankind from
the honors of scientific warfare, while others,
equally as philanthropic, have hailed the ad-
veut of the " perfection of the art" as the
precursor of a better time coming, when uni-
versal peace and good will on earth will reign.
Some have deprecated the invention of gun-
powder and all the attendant missiles of war-
fere as a "consummation devoutly to be
wished," as a means of preventing nation from
arising against nation j while others would
M1..W contending armies to the rude wea-
pons of less intellectual ages. To such dis-
putants we leave these questions open.
But we do hold that the system of conti-
each square of ten lines,
far the first insertion, and fifty
subsequent insertion. Advertise-
ifcd with the number of insertions de-
be* continued until otherwise ordered,
A.liberal discount will
jgbythe
   Candidates for State offi-
jrihjB. County offices five dollars. _
'Political circulars, and communications of
i« or personal natme, will be charged at the
as advertisements.
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The Supreme Court began its session
irtib , : : ^ •
Phn.1T Doccsnotrs.—We are indebted to
{femfsft Ba*It-«id Houston for the reception
dr rarloos poblic documents.
WmfoiAt-j  .■ .—  
V. communication signed " Modest
'M^^jeBaed. The composition is good
Thsspelfing indicates that the*
" lay" would dance befese he can
i d Alt in copying articles and offer-
fer publication, as original, he is
 f«dent.
! Q3T- Capt OgJen. Russell Howard, Esq., and
dR)M4mMe*eafroa Bexar county, have been
m+mt&f dnring the week.  
t i§ called to the adver-
Raymond, Freeman
appear to be
and if
ffcey give satisfaction
i the number of their patrons.
Labd Fob Sass.—Hampton & Ro-
i advertise some fine tracts of land
Persons wishing to boy might
i to call' upon them.
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—Mr. Carrhas opened
store on Pecan street.—
is exteswre and embra-
quality of ready-made
H j) ^ Donley has Men pending ! guous nations civilized, christian nations
tfcj* in this eity. maintaining a standing army of men with
' " —-—1  bristling bayonets, and all the pomp and cir-
cumstance of glorious war around them, a
ever inviting a conflict to blood, a remnant
of barbarity disgraceful to the age in which
we live, calculated to engender hate, create
dissensions, arouse unholy ambition, exalt the
animal over the mental creature, inspire the
feeling of the power of might over right, and
pervert the entire character of the human
race.
The English boast that "Britannia needs
no bulwark," is proved by the history of the
times a living, glaring falsehood. Mighty as
she is, invincible as she has heretofore been,
with her thousands and tens of thousands of
soldiers, scattered to the four quarters of the
globe, ber morning drum beating round the
world, and her possessions upon which the
mm never goes down—-her very strength may
prove her ruin. Rendered arrogant and pre-
suming by the knowledge of her power, she
has scarcely ever enjoyed the blessings of
peace. Grasping for dominion, and unscru-
pulous of the means by which that dominion
may be secured, we fnd her forming an al-
liance with her ancient foe, from whose na-
tional face the blush of .shame and indigna-
tion called up at Waterloo have scarely paled
—and for what ? To aid the weak; to suc-
cor the suffering ? Oh, no!—to impede the
progress of another ambitious power, whose
rapid strides to dominion arouses her envy
and excites her cupidity.
The effect of a standing army in any na-
tion is demoralizing to. the Government, op-
pressive to the people, and contrary to the
great plan of nature. It engenders vice and
indolence, gives to the few the power to in-
jure the many, and takes ftom agricultu-
ral industry* the implements which God de-
signed should sow and reap. It impoverishes
the producer, exalts the unworthy, and is cal-
culated to restrain the natural powers of man
within a narrow and useless sphere.
To the immense standing armies constantly
sustained by the nations now engaged in the
war in the East, may be attributed the origin
of the bloody scenes now enacting there, the
ruin, desolation and mischief which must re-
sult therefrom, the incalculable loss of life,
the inevitable wiping from the map of na-
tions, the Turkish empire—whatever may be
the ultimate result of the contest—together
with a stagnation to the commercial and agri-
cultural prosperity of a large portion of the
civilized world, to recover from which will
require the lapse of centuries. The picture,
view it in whatever light we may, presents a
deplorable aspect of the civilized world in
the 19th century.
But the end is not yet. The grim-visaged
's Report.—On the first page
aa alile report of the State
pertairag to the School
rt of Mm. Dicker-
on Thursday night
attended, the lady's
of the "Battle of Boena Vista"
the children ac-
wkh credit. -
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Yamablk Agent.—Mr. Bilhngsly,
■ at Waco, was prevailed on by
i «f the Timers month
agency of this pper,
he has increased fl§Trir-
mb&m, in McLennan eounty alone, thirty-
4dw . We tender him our thanks, sad only
wifch we-had a few more such agents.
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PlASros.—Capt. Cleveland advertises
ftese instruments for sale. They are re-
futed by judges to be first rate. Clear
tad sweet toned; they give forth a vol-
ume of melodious sound, quite delightful
to hear; but there may be something in
the fairy fenas manipulating those dulcet
Whether this is so, some young
in the hdbit of lingering long
—d- fondly in the vicinage of those har-
! notes can say?  
3nic3-—-The Histrionic Associa-
"Boin bastes Farioso" and a farce
evening. The gentlemen ac-
i quite creditably. Wilkins
' did Bombastes finely. That char-
written fer him. . It burlesqued
buf struck Wilkins like a broad-
ade linn -a seventy-four. He is naturally
' ICtWftOij is under rehearsal in which the
i will spout amazingly.
it is impossible to convince the people that
there is not inequality, and in regard to which
th£y will ever look with an eye of jealousy
and hatred. Then the world will behold a
model army of citizen soldiery, whose in-
centives to action would be love of couutry
and the knowledge that the paths of glory
were alike open to all.
From the Rio Grande.
Maj. Norton arrived from Rio Grande
on the 15th inst. He brings the follow-
ing items of news. The insurgents have
called upon Gen. Caravajal to head them.
It is supposed he will accept the leader-
ship. Sixty thousand dollars have been
subscribed by citizcns of Mexico and
merchants of Brownsville, for the purpose
of fitting out an expedition, conditioned
upon the assumption of the command by
Carvajal. The citizens of Monterey have-
on their part guaranteed the contribution
of four hundred thousand dollars. The
leaders of the revolution have expressed
themselves favorable to the employment
of foreigners. The arrangement hereto-
fore made regarding the reclamation of
fugitive slaves and runaway peones can be
renewed.
Stock.—Horses and mules are very
dear, on account of the order against
passing them over to this bank of the
Ric Grande ; the penalty for violating is
five hundred dollars fine, for passing,
even one breeding animal, and long im-
prisonment. A fine is laid upon any per-
son, who shall kill a breeding animal.—
For instance should a Mexican kill a cow
for his own consumption—he pays five dol-
lars for the privilege.
Taxes.—Every animal of whatsoever
class is taxed—even to the dogs. Chickens
and all domestic fowls also. Mexicans,
who hitherto rejoiced in sporting long
black locks, have now to pay twenty-five
cents per month for enjoying that luxury.
Doors, windows, in short everything
nameable, are taxed.
Late Orders.—Gen. Woll has lately
issued an order for clearing everything
from off the west bank of the Rio Grande
eighty yards back—from Gtferrero to
Matamoros. That order was being car-
ried into execution when Maj. Norton
left. Fences were being removed, and
the materials burnt—corn cut down—in
short the whole valley will be almost
shorn of its fields. The best and more
fertile land is found on the margin of the
river. Another order cuts off all commu-
nication between the American and Mex-
ican sides of the Bravo. Neither man,
woman or child can cross.
Troops.—Matamoros has a garrison
of about one thousand men, with a good
supply of artiHeryj munitions and pro-
visions. At Revnoso there are one liun-
dred men—four hundred at. Coinargo—
four hundred at Mier with three pieces of
artillery and one huudred at Guerrero. If
Gen. Carvajal should cross he will have
a good opportunity to beat those scat-
tered forces in detail. Two thousand
men occupy a line of move than one hun-
dred and fifty miles.
What Has Become of the Ceme-
tery Donations t
This question has been propounded in
our hearing a number of times. For the
information of donors; we take pleasure
in stating that the money is in the hands
of Mrs. Thompson. She is very desirous
to appropriate it in accordance with the
wishes of the contributors. It was at
first proposed to enlarge the grounds,
Czar, with his inexhaustible standing army, but that was found impracticable, because
chame.—Frank H. Clark
i of the Jefferson Herald.
I   young gentleman of decided
Re is a forcible, witty writer. His
' pith, point and pungency.
hit journal one of the best
His prospects of success are
i those of any young gentleman
_ Potatoes.—Several of our cotemporaries
age boasting of the large size of potatoes
ttiad ia their respective regions. We have
todahia potatoes sent to this office during
tk  fast week, which were large enough to
AtBVl the hungry editors in Texas for a
■oath. Mr. Berry, living three miles from
town, seat fear, which weighed 16 lbs.; Mr.,
fiftal fovea, of the city, four about the same
■be, and Col. Mayfield has just handed us
one, which weighs 5 lbs. 4 ox., and in its size
■ad shape bears a striking resemblance to the
hi|[i of the editor of the Galveston .
MT" lb. James C. Hutchins has sent to
> a bottle of wine, manufactured by
f, ftom the Mustang grape. It is of
(Jar; but as all the attaches of
i office have conscientious tcrvples
they deny themselves a drachm.
i to bb Muster id.—Col. Waite ar-
i this oty on Friday. He has been di-
t by Gen. Smith to muster the six-coin pa-
i of Bangers into the service of the United
1 hir three months. It was expected the
would be still in this place. Gen.
1 the older by authority from the
War Department.
A battalion of three companies will be sta-
tioded at Fait Mason, and a like battalion in a
camp near Fort Clark- It is rumored General
Wanth contemplates making a campaign a-
gainst the Apaches, with the disposable mount-
ed regular force and a portion of the Rangers.
They may, therefore, prepare for immediate
active service.
The volunteers not being at thii point, Col
who excited the envy of other formidable
powers, has been repulsed at the threshhold
of his dominions, and a shout of exultation
-iff heard from christian nations over the
slaughter of thousands of their stalwart fol-
lowers, and the prospective loss of as many
more at Sebastopol, forgetful perhaps that'Na-
poleon marched in victory to Moscow and re-
turned in dismay with but a remnant of his
triumphant host.
•In the United States it is a cause of con-
| gratulation that the evil of a standing army
j exists to but a limited degree; yet we have
seen its deleterious effects, insignificant as it
is in numbers and trivial as it is iu its ope-
rations. A citizen, elevated to command
from the ranks, or delegated with position
from the civil list, is universally looked upon
by a large portion of the regular army as an
interloper, and the exclusive rights which
many of them claim, for having received an J
education at the expense of the General Go-
vernment, has more than once created a feel-
ing .to be deprecated. While our army con-
tains many officers of whom we have just
cause to be proud, there are also those who
buckle on the sword, less for service than dis-
play, and who strut their brief military hour
with a ridiculous mimicry, more ornamental
than useful.
No one will pretend to deny the necessity
of a military education. A national acadc-
I my, like that of West Point, for perfecting
those who intend to enter the anny of the
United States, is essentially an object to be
desired ; but the course of studies should be
more practical. . A democratic feeling should
pervade every branch of instruction. Ca-
dets should be taught that they are citizens of
the United States, having their peers in eve-
ry avocation of life. As officers, they should
be taught that they are the servants of the
people—baptized to her sendee at the altar
of a common country; but not a privileged
class- -a pseudo aristocracy, sprouting up an
epiphyte upon the scions of republicanism.
They should be taught to keep pace with the
the title is in the State and no action can
be had on the subject until the meeting
of the next Legislature.
An offer has been made to borrow the
money at a high rate of interest with
ample security. This it appears would
be a good arrangement. The amount
would be swelled considerably by the end
of next year and a wider range could be
given to the benevolent exertions of those
engaged in this charitable undertaking.
It may be there are some interested that
are desirous of going to work immediately,
if so they should move in the matter.—
Mrs. Thompson is solicitous to apply the
money, in the most advantageous manner,
to the ends it was intended to subserve,
and at the same time in accordance with
the will of a majority of those concerned.
Excitement In Savarro County, i Foreign and Telegraphic Items, j
Considerable excitement has originated in New York Nov. 3. i
Navarro county, from the supposed theft of { THE WAR.
two negroes from Air. Elliot. Suspicion : fhe bombardment of Sebastopol, ac- |
rested upon two men at work with Mr. E. COrding to the reports by the Arabia, !
The citizens apprehended one of them. He commenced on the loth ult., and rumors |
corroborated the statement of Elliott's cook, j were again circulating that it had fallen,
that the two men had a partner, who had ran the The latest official advices that had been
boys off—would sell them two or three times received in England, however, teaclicd
—let them run&way, and finally carry them only to the od ult. . .
to Mexico. Search was immediately made; ihc English and Irene iMCgc atteries
for Wells, the other workman ; but it was re- j ^ronl cl^- was e, 0H\ ar
ported fruitless. A fe. d.j, after the body " T^"'7 Tfc' Til
e -n- I. e j • r.il l , i \ dent hopes were entertained that tliey
of Wells was found in Chambers creek. ,, 1 , „ , i0,.„ i._ ,
. « , . would compel the place to sun en dor in
The Leon Pioneer gives the annexed partic-1 the lgth r The batteries mount 200
u'ars' i heavy pieces of artillery. _ _ j
By the hand of Dr. Carter we have re-; jt jla(j l,eell s0 arranged that in the ,
ecived a copy of the report of the Coroner's as<.iu]t on tlie French should attack the
Jur3\tu;,t,.!lfd rrv, °Vhu 22th 1 left, the English the right, and that the
over the body of J. II. Wells found in ; T ^ divfsion shouU1 bc kept in re_ j
Chambers creek, as related id another place.
The Jury say that the deceased " came to I sei}e", . i-i a-- . j !
"his death on or about the 19 th of this j In the meantime Menschikoff is reported ]
" month, (October,) by violent hands, there ! to have received his expected remtoice- ;
" being a mark around his neck as though he ' lfents; but the latest advices report that
'•had been hanged with a cord by the neck—I he had been superceded in the command
" wound under4the left arm evidently inflicted j by Gen. Gort-schakoff.
" with a knife—bruises on his arms as though i " It is stated that Omer Pacha's forces
" he had been tied—his privates cut entirely i werc likclv to be sent to the Crimea to
"off—his abdomen split open the whole j au,,ment the strength of the Allied forces,
"length with a knife and his bowels taken j Helms himself already proceeded thither:
out, together wit* his liver heart and lungs j b . ;s alleged for the purpose ,
" His pants were drawn up around his waist i - J 9. - r r
«and buttoned. He was found afloat in 1 of  "e1ndl?? a C0UnC.11 °f . , I
" Chambers' ereek, but had evidently been j WM^i the exception of the reported
" placed there under a log, with some limbs! commencement of the bomdardment, (>
" on him." j there had been no actual military feats
From the evidence detailed above the in- j of importance since the occupation of j
quest, and from other,circumstances, the Jury j Balaklavar by the Allies.
say that the deceased came to his death by The Allies opened their first, parallel j
A Sad and Curious Spectacle.— j Immigration.—From Mr. ft.
The Boston Courier gives the following just araived from Tennessee, vi leMtfeat
account of a remarkable case now the road is fnll of emigrants. Thai arc
occupying the attention of the Supreme from Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia. A1
"r abama, Mississippi, and North
the act, procurement and counsel of nine per-
sons, by the Jury named, and others unknown,
among the nine persons accuscd of this foul
deed, are some of the most respectable and
prominent men in the county of Navarro;
and as our informant stated, that they all
stood their trial before an examining court,
and were honorably acquitted, we shall omit
their names, considering that if innocent it
will be doing them injustice, and if guilty it
will not forward the end of justice.
oil the 6th ult., at a considerable distance
from the south wall of Sebastopol. The
Russian fleet then quitted their anchorage
at the bottom of the roadstead, and pro-
ceeded to take up a position near Fort
Catherine, which is at a distance of about
an hour's sail from the wall just indica-
ted.
Proposed Protectorate.
Commissioners on behalf of the Wes-
The barbarous and shocking mutilatiou de- tern Powers, together with others from
scribed in the report of the Jury, savors more j Austria and Turkey, have held a meeting
oi the tiend than ot man, and unless upon ■ at Constantinople for the purpose of ar-
proof the most clear and convincing, we can-1 ranffin„ thc question of a protectorate on
the accused to be, could have conseuted to
such fiendish work, much less aided and
abetted it. That a deed of this sort should
rouse a thrill of horror, and excite a civilized
community to frenzy against the supposed
perpetrators is not to be wondered at We
are, however, happy to state that no excess
was committed, but the law peaceably allowed.
to take its way, and that no apprehensions of
violence are at present entertained.
The persons engaged in the killing of Wells,
were doubtless thc posse who arrested the
other laborer. This should be a lesson to all
thosfr in favor of taking the law into their
own hands. Regulating, as it is called, may
effect a great deal of good in certain cases.
The danger is in overstepping the limits of
moderation, and committing wrongs to reme-
dy wrongs. Gould popular feeling always be
controlled and kept within due bounds, ap-
peals to the people would be more safe; but
when oncc the storm of popular indignation
and fury is raised, few can direct or queil it;
hence the danger.
Since writing the above, a gentleman in-
forms us that Wells was an important adverse
witness in a law suit, involving the right to
considerable property, and to which those
killing him were, some of them, parties. It
is supposed the reason of the murder had its
origin in this.
Austrian Cabinet
The Principalities.
It is again stated that a Russian force,
30,000 strong, has crossed the Daunbe
and advanced into the Dobrudscha.
The Baltic.
The Baltic fleet continues en its return
homewards, and by next accounts we
may possibly hear of the arrival of a por-
tion of it.
Austria and Prussia.
It is confidently alleged that an open
rupture is imminent between Austria and
Prussia; the Tatter more and more openly
evincing its repugnance to adhere to thc
policy of the Austrian Cabinet.
England.
The people of England have subscri-
bed .£6,000 towards the relief of the sick
and wounded in the Crimea.
Numerous female nurses have been
sent out to the hospitals at Sliuptarie (?)
| The British Parliament has been pro
j rogued to the 16th inst.
Russian Treaty.
Washington, Nov. 3.—The Union of
to-day publishes officially the Russian
treaty with our Government providing
that free ships shall make free goods.
New York, Nov. 2.—The Pacific
( brings statements from Sebastopol to the
! effect "thatthe Russian forces there being
Court: ,   ^ ____
Thc Supreme Court room has been but they arc larger from Tenneesee"!r5i
thronged for a day or two past, by men is welcome news, for we bad not rtpMl
and women. "Spiritualists" mainly, ed much accession in this war to oar llMt
who are cither interested directly or see- ulation, this year. But few as yet Sl
king pleasure in the mournful details of passed through. On Tuesday there «a
a trial for divorce at present pending he- a line of about twenty wagons from Tea-
fore that high tribunal. The parties arc nessee, went through our streets, (eatiara-
Kidder r«. Kidder. The husband is de- J tion of a desirable kiad) with
fended by Hon. Rufus Clioate, the wife tion we have seen onlv *a stramrW
by Hon. Clias. G. Loring, and Mr. j and then, this fall. We lemfi-om an-
Justiee Bigelow is on the bench. The j other source that there will be a Urge
woman is accused of being a Spiritualist,! emigration from North Alabama this win
a believer in free- love, and an adulteress;; ter and Spring. Welcome to them alt —
the man. less than these, simply an j Grain, though not a full crop, is
adultererer. Thc woman has troops of or all.—Clarksville
female friends to ylieer her in her distress,
and prominent sunong them is lady of
Waltham of distinguished accomplish-
ments. These ladies watch thc procee-
dings with anxiety and apparent earnest-
ness. One witness, a woman, testified
that Mrs. Kidder had, on several occa-
sions, attempted to convert her to the
free-love faith, which means—"when you
find your affinities you can live in perfect
happiness with them; and the children
of such affinities born would be pure and
holy. The witness named a man, a com-
mon looking customer enough, whom Mrs.
Kidder had described as her ''affinity,"
because "from his earliest infancy he
had made woman his theme."
This infant prodigy was in Cnnrt and
one would suppose that his pug-nose alone
would be sufficient to affright any woman
of r pirit; but free-love, like other love, is
probably in need of spectacles. Accor-
ding to this coarse theory of free-love, a
married woman, who has discovered her
"affinity"—even though it be secreted
in a deformity with brief legs and a long
body, and a physiognomy compressed—
it is all right to leave her husband, em-
broid three ring3 and other emblems of
love in his cravat, and go off with him !
Such a union; without the first scmblance
of marriage ceremony, is sanctified in
heaven—so the spiritualists say. This
is curious stuff, and yet it is called "reli-
gion," and " morals," too. It does not
follow, however, from the mere statement
of ;a witness in Court, that Mrs. Kidder
believes in any such loose doctrine.—
Other evidence was put in with a view of
showing that thc lady had been unfaithful
to her husband, and that her spiritual
notions had an immoral Bmack in them.
The case of Mr. Kidder will come on as
soon as. that of his wife is disposed of.
Samuel Mathafy, who har for
several months past been confined
county jail, in default of bail, on a change
of forgery, died on Sunday morning hat.
His disease is supposed to have been eoa-
tracted from the unwholesome atmosphere
of thc jail. This is two deaths in oar
county jail within a few months from the
same cause. It is little less than judicial
murder to commit a man to this prison,
which is destitute of every comfort or con-
venience.—Dallas Herald.
Political Shawl.—We are told  > *t
when thc Empress of the French
England, she will appear in a shawl'
forty thousand francs, with the am* of
England _^and France woven in lace
Tins to be typical ot tfce coming free
trade in thread and cotton. Pundrsowa
correspondent observes, in addition,
the emperor's dress waiscoat will he or-
namented with a border of cork-screws
and grape vines; as emblematic of his in-
tention Of throwing open France to Eng.
lish steel, that England may ia retarn,
take cheap French wine. TMuisaathen-
tic.
We lcforn by a letter from Indianola, "decimated by the chftlcra.
dated the, 13th instant, that Maj. G. W. F.
Wood, U.S. Army, formerly stationed at this
post, died on thc 8th inst. of yellow fever.
Mr. Bronson, formerly Commissary at this
post is also dead. Thc carpenter and nearly-
all the men who were stationed here, and were
removed to Indianola, have died—Mr. Mur-
I®* About 9 o'clock last evening oar'citi-
zens were aroused by the cry of fire, which
was found to proceed from the cotton gin
owned by H. C. Mclntyre. A huge aam-
ber of persons promptly assembled, but only
succeeded in saving the press from the flames.
A large quantity of cotton was in the gin-
house, principally owned by Mr, Mclntyre,
whose loss is considerable.—Mrmkam Inq.
WORMS! WORMS!!
1a great many learned treatises haw been
written, explaining the origin. of, and classifying
the worms generated in the human sjstesi. Scarce-
ly any topic of medical science elicited urate acats
observation and profound research ; and yet pby.
sicians arc reiy much divided in opinion en lit
subject It mast be admitted, however, th*t, after
all. a modeof expelling these worau,and| —
the body from their presence, ia of i
than the wisest disquisitions as to the origin,
expelling agent lias at length b.*en
ITLane s Vermtfuge is the much sought after 1
ific, and has already superseded all
medicines, its efficacy being universal!} ailaew
Iedged by medical practitioners.
Purchasers will please be careful to ask
for Pr. lPtaae's    
fuge, and take none else. All other VenDttngw,
The Wheat Crop of 1854.
We find in the Jiailroad Record, some
calculations on this subject, which appear
more reasonabl 2 than any we have seen.
The Record denies the position taken by
many that we have an average crop of
wheat this year. \
What is an average crop ? We gene-
rally export flour and grain equivalent to
20,000,000 of bushels. Our white popu-
lation consumes live bushels to each- in-
dividual. That population, on the first comparison, are worthless. Dr. YLaae't
of June, 1854, the Record puts down at 1 ~~™'r *
22,500,000, which will consume during
the current year at five bushels each,
112,500,000 bushels of wheat. This ad-
ded to the ordinary export of 20,000,000,
would give 132,000,000 bushels tor an
average crop. ]
Tbe Record is certain that we have}
not raised" that amouut. W e think so, j
too. Some States have raised good c; ops,
but-several lis re foiltt<l.
On the 10th ult. a body of 20,000
made a sortie from the city and attacked
the besiegers, but were repulsed with j
great loss.
Russian Pacific Possessions.
A joint English and French sqttadron
has been sent into the Pacific, for the
i purpose of attacking the Russian ships
dock bging the only one alive at the date of j am| fortg at githa.
our letter. They had a white frost at Lava-1 AuUrian and Prussian Frontiers.
grain have not had half a crop.
The great cause of failure is in the
weight. Harvests that promised fair,
almost everywhere disappoint the farmer
when threshed out
ca on thc morning of the 13th instant.
Russia is konwn to be amassing troops
ops
^ , " ~ ~ ; all along the Austrian frontiers, while,*t
Fiat jusfic-la mat coelum. . .,0 , , nn
T , , , .. ,.. , is said, she has scarcely a regiment on
It has not been our habit to republish ; tjjat 0f pru<sia
notices of ourselves, but thc following | York Markets.
very just? tribute to our personal ap-j The cotton market lierewas very dull
pearancefromthcpenofWck. Latimer, is | Up to thc sailing of thc Africa. The
so very pleasing to our vanity that, with j sales on that day amounted to only 500
all our modesty v. c cannot refrain from 1 bales.
. . 1 . , , i Flour declined 12ic. per barrel,
g = ltt0 ° r 111 general and Ihc quot!itio„aforOIiioa™ from $875
to §9 12A per barrel.
Corn remains without change. Mixed
is quoted at 85c. per bushel.
Freights for cotton to Liverpool are
quoted at |c. per pound.
The cotton market is steady and prices
•are unchanged.
Spain.
A decree had been published by the
Government at Madrid, ordering all for-
eign refugees to leave the city within eight
days.
Greytmcn.
report reaches us here, from Was-
the gals in particular:
The Winter Figuts.—It is to be regret-
ted that, we have not in Austin an artist capa-
ble of delineating some of the rich scenes
that occasionally occur, after the manner of
Neal's Charcoal Sketches, and other pictorial
works. The general fight which took place
on Thursday last would afford an excellent
subject. An individual whose name we did
not learn, found himself somewhat in the fix
of the Bowery boy—"'ready to spile if he did
not get a fight"—so he pitched in indiscrimi-
nately. The city Marshal endeavored to
part the disputants, and became a principal.
Sheriff Scott endeavored to command the
peace, and the Mayor of the city seized him
by the leg. Several of the councilmen and
divers others seized the Mayor, till at length
the column looked something like "lengthen-
ed manhood long drawn out!" The result of
the fight, we believe, sums up thus wise : The
principal lost his shirt, and gained a black
eye ] Sheriff Scott lost his' boot, which the
Mayor pulled off iu endeavoring to show fair
play; the Mayor lost his tooth pick, the Re-
corder his usual equanimity, the Marshal his
dinner and a blank subpiena, and thc county
Dr. Ford, the accomplished editor
of the State Times, seems to be the vic-
tim of an unhallowed conspiracy. Some
of his cotemporaries, envying no doubt
the elegance and symmetry of his person,
and the resistless charms of his "human
face divine," have combined to bring him
into disrepute among the ladies, by pro-
claiming him an " ugly man. " A more
monstrous and unmitigated slander could
not have been conceived.
" I saw him once—I think I see him now,''
and a fairer face to look upon, a more
H. Stanley, Wm. C. Aiaswoth, J. W. Hiley, Geo.
W. Scott Iligh Sheriff, all of Travis County: A. W.
Oeamal, Salado; J. W. Wheeler, Jefferson: E. 8.
Edwards, do; W. P. Martin, Sage, Ho.; Col B. A.
Waif, U. S. A.
commanding person, and more kingly j hingtou, to thc effect that Eugland has
gait, we have seldom seen. </ j abandoned the protectorate of Greytown,
' i but claims damages for the losses sus-
tained by British subjects from the
bombardment.
rapid improvement in the art of war, in order !.a ™i! f r°Pe phased to confine the priso-
  —i-si  1 ner, with which he was seen crossing Swish-
4Mb kit for San Antonio yesterday to report to C0Pe succewfu,,y ™th whom th,s Gov" ! n-v
and wait for further orders. eminent may have te contend, already skilled j
    c n- j {■ u ' JS. B.—The lail has been removed. B.
in every system of offense or defense, ror ; *  * 
this purpose, notonly public but private insti-j Onr fellow townsman, Capt. Hall, has
tutions should be established, and thc whole ! received sundry favorable notices from the
art of war be made an element in the educa- I press. We would inform the Ledger man that
tion of every boy in thc land. ! 'he Captain is amiable as ever, and looks quite
Nor should our own armv be entirely ne«*- ! as insinuatingly at the gals as he did in the city
—Too feeble already for the service of! of Pre,,y w?™n an<! nobIe r1m_en,b~ncefj an<|
Avenue.—We do not think
there can be found in any State Capitol iu
the Union a more beautiful street than Con-
grtm Avenue, or rather what, with an incon-
siderable outlay, might bc made one of thc
moat lovely thoroughfares in thc world; and
yet, if something is not done, it will soon be
little better than a hog-wallow. The Mayor
and corporation will do nothing/ and every
rain, eueh aa we were visited with last week,
renders matters worse, which will ultimately
depreciate the value of property, while the
inconsiderable aum(of $2000, paid'by parties
owning Iota on each side of the street is all
that is required. Will not some enterprising
eitiaen of leisure interest himself in this mat-
ter? We had hoped the Grand Jury at its
i would have pronounced our cor-
authorities a nuisance, but they did
aot do it.^
lccted.
the nation, and the immense area over which
The Medical Association or Texas.
Pursuant to last annual appointment, "the
Medical Association of Texas," convened in
the city of Austin, on Monday, November 13!h
inst., at 2 o'clock, P. M.
The officers elected for the next twelve
months, are as follows:
John T. Alexander, of Travis coflnty, Presi-
dent; Dr. G. S. C. Harper, of Georgetown, 1st
Vice President: Dr. J. M. Litteti, of Austin city,
2d Vice President; Dr. A. J. Lott, of Austin
city, Corresponding Secretary ; Dr W. C. Phil-
lips, of Austin city, Recording Secretary; Dr.
M. A. Taylor, of Austin city, Assistant Record-
ing
Tieasurer.
The delegates to the National American |
Medical Association, are Dr. Geo. Cupples, of'
San Antonio, Dr. A. J. Lott, of Austin city, Dr. j
J.'B. Simms, of Webberville. _
Dr. G. G. Steele, was elccted to deliver the J
annual discourse before the fellows of the As-
sociation.
The meeting adjourned to meet in the city
of Austin, the first- Monday in May, 1856. i
W. C. PHILIPS, Rec'g. Sec.
Cotton.
(assimilating to that of liverpool.)
Inferior, 4 a 6
Oordinary, 6^ a
Good Ordinary, 7* a
Low Middling, 8 a
Middling, a
Good Middling, a
Middling Fair, DJalO
  lOialOi
i that it is selfish to him to demand the "good
11 hinire" of Austin all tiie time. We are will-
our territory extends, it should beaugmented j in<r (hat the of |ns beni„n C0Ulltenanc,
to its actual necessities, but not to extrava- j shouUl occasionally illume your streets, to dis-
tance, by the addition of atleast 10,000 men, j pel your gloom, cheer the banks of your "Mo-
of the proper material. With these safe- ! selle;" but we claim him here "by nine points''
guards the frowning hosts of no power oft j of the law.
earth need be feared.   ;  
The late law of Congress which opens the j Ksow NOTHINGS VICTORY. One of
Extract of a letter front Canton, dated Ju$ 20.
i From Canton, (China.)—Since closing
j my letters for the last mail wc have been full
j of excitement and care. At this present mo-
ment there is a desperate fight going on at
the north of the city between the two .con-
tending parties. For some time past there
has been hot work all around us, but not till
two days since have the insurgents actually
crossed our borders. On the morning of the
1,8th, the Imperialists, leamius that a large
«. x iiyiur, ^U  «  BJ, , b d insurgents were near by, sallied forth
Secretary: Dr. R. N. Lane, of Austin city, R ... ,
3 ' J to attack them, but were repulsed with a loss
of from three to five hundred men, and many
wounded. This produced a great panic
among the citizens; thc city gates were at
once closed, and at the gates of the streets in
the superbs, China street, &e., soldiers sta-
tioned for the purpose of closing them at a
moment's warning. The shops previously
had all been emptied of their goods and
waror, and if you could go through China
street now you would thiuk oue long Sunday-
was reigning. Until this morning it has
been pretty quiet, but the Tartar troops have
gone forth to meet the enemy, and they arc
now waged in mortal combat. Before the
mail leaves we may know the result of to-days
contest. Foreigners arc well protected, hav-
ing the Queen steamer, the steamers John
Hancock and Fennimorc ('noj>er, and a de-
tachment of marines from the 1—
Our chief fear is from fire, an enemy none
of us can face. Scores and scores ot Chinese
families have gone to Macao during the past
fortnight, and the steamers arc reaping a gol-
den harvest—from §1 ,<>00 to $2,000 per trip.
Alit. lntcHitjrncrr.
n
H
yi
DR. W.
Drug
Capitol.
A. TAYLOR, Offic#, X. Townsentt
Store. Residence north of the new
uinc Vermifuge, also his Celebrated Liver Pilta,
can now be had at all respectible Drug Stores in
the United States and Canada.
NICHELS * WILSON*,
Wholesale Agents, Lavaca, Texas.
ARRIVALS AT TBS lETiWOUYiX BOTBL,
J. T. CLEVELAND, Paopaicron.
A. R. and S. K. Ilardy, volunteers; E. T. Ifen-
deuliall, City; Judge Johnson, Travia Oo.; w. h.
Carpenter, Cape Gerardeau, Mo.; James L. Mar-
In Ohio, wlu'dLil j U Grange: ffm. S. GriSUu^Bi*^.
- ' ...., - ,i [ ^VttbvrspooTi, l.antoa, Miss.; John Noon an,
raises one-hfth ol thc wheat grown in tne j Autonio; Jesse Marshall and C. Rollick, flail.tin
U. S. some of the best counties for that J Tenn.; J. L. Peay, Columbia. S. C.; A & W
Waco; L. B. Grissoue, Velasco; Dr. A. S. Harris,
Ala.; Judge J. D. Philan, Ala.; S. H. Herndon,
Brazoria Co.; Dr. L. D. Hill and Servant, Webbers-
ville; W. L. Mitchel, Elti3 Co.; Richardvfiflopet
Shelbyrilie; Lucians Navarro, Seguin; John B.
Stone, Stephen Davis, B. H. Page, J.B. Ben mm,
, . . I K- T. Maze, Owen Adkins, F. W. Shaw, James
Prices may fall from the present nigh Davis, Augus McClarin, Thomas W. Ward, John
rates ; but it'is evident they will continue " "" " • - -
far above the average of former years.
Capitol Fact.
The Town of Jackson nearly
Fired by Daring Devils.—The Jack-
son (Cal.) Sentinel says :—" Our town
came very near withessing a very des-
tructive fire last night, and the alarm,
though not serious, should stimulate our
citizens to new vigilance and carefulness.
A house occupied by Chinese caught fire,
which was extinguished beiore any mis-
chief was done. The origin of the fire
was singular as well as ridiculous. A
sick Chinaman lying in thc house, was
supposed by tbe Celestial doctor who
attended him, to be possessed of the devil.
To exercise his Satanic Majesty from the
body of the long-nailed invalid, this man
of science burned, one after the other,
sortie twenty or thirty little devils, pain-
ted on paper, and the fire originated from
one of these flaming imps dropping
through the flooring. Had the town
been destroyed by these means, we doubt
much whether this Doctor would have
ever had a chance to exercise devils
again." s
The Capitol at Washington.—The
Star of that city says.
The building is an every day sight, but
few, however, know its history. The cor-
ner stone of the Capitol was laid by Gen.
Washington, September 18, 1782. The
original design was by Dr. Wm. Thorn-
ton, (an amateur architect,) modified by
B. II. Latrobc, and finished by Bulfinch.
Length of fron^, 352 feet 4 inches. Depth
of wings, 121 feet 6 inches. Ivist pro-
jection and steps, 65 feet. West projec-
tion and steps, 83 feet, Height of wings
to top of balustrade, 70 feet. Height to
top .of centre dome, 145 feet. Height
above tide water, 215 feet. Rotunda,
96 fee't in diameter and 90 feet high.
The library is constructed entirely of iron,
and is 92 feet long, 34 feet wide and 36
feet high. Tbe new wings each 238 by
148 feet. Total length of building,
when finished, 740 feet. The wing will
bc joined to the old building by covered
passage ways.
Caddo.—
MEW FERRY: WSppepp
TIE undersigned has established a new ferry
on the Colorado, between those of Stone and
Swisher, ne has a new, substantial safe
boat, and will give particular attention to the busi-
ness in order to cross persons promptly and safe*
ly, day or night. Good roads lead out from his
ferry to San Antonio, Gonzales, FtodencksbtHgaa4
other points. HUGH TINXEN.
Austin November 18, 1854.—51. ly.^ v *
LOST.—My Discharge for services rendered the
Late Republic of Texas as a member of Gapt.
John York's Company at the Storming of Bexar,
December 1835. If not found within the time pre-
scribed by law, 1 shall apply for a Duplicate of
the land. THOMAS CLIFTON.
by AiEXisoEa Eaks. agent.
TRA\ED OR STOLEN.—Fom the subscriber,
4 weeks ago, oue black mare, three years old.
She has a small scar under the left ear, a little
white on thc right hand foot, and carries her head
low. She paces slow and Iferel. When taken aba
was shod nil round.
I will give ImtHijf-fivt dollars rtmmrd for the de-
livery of said animal to me at Bnrdett's Liven-
Stable, Austin. D. T. RUNNELS
Austin Nov. 1854. £51:lt]
lent
Fair,
Good Fair,
Good and Fine,
N. O.
. . . nominal.
. nominal.
Prices Current.
road to promotion from the ranks of our ar-
my is a wise and salutary movement. Thc
establishment of additional private military
schools will hasten the period when the ne-
cessity may no longer exist for an institution
like that of West Pwint, ia relator, to which
the latest triumphs of this invisible order
was thus announced to a crowd the other
night: "The Know Nothings have carried
an election at San Antonio"—"How ?"
inquired several "Oh they elccted a Dutch
schoolmaster.
i'e learn through a private letter
The Eastern Texas Conference received by last mail frem New Orleans,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, will that the First Presbrterian Church, on
meet at Tyler, on the 29th inst. So says Lafayette Square, (Dr. Scott's ) was en-
• c ■ 1 i tirely consumed bv fire on Sunday morn-
the Cherokee Sentinel.  ing last. It is supposed that some evil
teg' Hro. Heard, the soap man—Jerry person designing to destroy the building,
Newby, " an honest man, a democrat and a served one of the gas pipes and thus effect-
Baptist," have left town. We are at present ed his purpose. The fire occurred at
shorn of distinguished visitors. j 4 ^ °'eliock in„th,e morning.—We regret
    —— much to hear of the destruction of this
New Ferry.—Mr. H. Tinnin adver- elegant edifice and ornament upon this
rise* u new ferry in to-day's paper.. beautiful square.-— (r«/. Times.
Liver Com]
pepsla—Cbrralc
' Debility,
DISEASE of the Kidneys, and all'
rising from a Disordered Liver or Stomach,
such as Consumption, Inward Piles, Fullness, or
Blood to the Head. Acidity of the Stomach, Has-
cea, Heartburn, Disgust for Food, Fu'lness or
Weight in the Stomaich, Sour Eructatioaa, Staking,
or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, Swiin-
ming of the Head, Hurried and Difficult Breathing,
at the Heart, Ch6aking or Suffocating
.Sensations when ;r. a Lying Posture. Dimness of
tMs or before- the Sight, Fever
and Du!! Pain in tiit H(*d, Deficiency of Perspira-
aiiou, ieiion ness 01 tae Skin and Eyes, Pain in
the Side, Rack, Chest, Limbs, tc., Sudden Flushes
of Heat, Burning in the Flesh, Constant Imagir-
ings of Evil, and Great Depression of Spirits, eaa
be effectually cured br ,
DR. HOOFLAND S.
celebrated
German Bitters.
Prepared by
PR. ۥ M FAfKSON, -
GERMtlt medicine store.
A~o. 120 Arch St., one door Mow SixikSt. PhiL
Their power over the above diseases is not ez 
improvement of Lake Caddo.— | celled, if equalled, by any other preparation in the
The Marshall Republican learns that ^ attest, in many eaasa
,, _ ,, after skilful physicians had failed.
Capt. R. H. Martin is engaged with some TUcse Bittere are worthy ^ ^ ,BT^
fifteen hands, in removing obstructions lids. Possessing great virtues in the rn irttsalinn
from the channel of the Lake, between of th* llver and lesser glands, exercising the most
l>«rt P uLln-inil Alhanv "This is one of ®?arch.,nS Power "  weakness and affections«f the
i ort Caddo anil Albany. lnis is one ot dlgMtlve organSf th ^ withal ^ cttUia ^
| the most difficult points ; but it is believed pleasant.
I that the expenditure of fourteen or fifteen ■
; hundred dollars upon it, will improve it in
! such manner as to give us certain naviga-
| tion throughout the boating season. Sub-'
: scription lists will be found at nearly all
! of the stores in Marshall, and planters
and others interested, will 110 doubt avail |
themselves of the opportunity to aid in
Testimony from Texas.
B. F. Rucker, Washington Texas, Sept. 24th,
1853, says : "• I have sold the last bottle of Ger-
man bitters to-day. It is quite a popular me#
cine, and those who have used it speak in the high*
est terms of its salutary infiucnee "
S. W. Fisher. Matagorda, Texas, July 15th, 1853,
says: "Thc German Bitters have beeoake viry
popular here and are moving off rapidly."
T. H. McMahon & Co., Richmond, Texas, Sept.
paying the expenses of this improvement,; 2--1852, says: "We are pleased to inform too
as it will bo of incalculable advantage to that ^our Gcrman Bitters give universal satidS?
., 1 . j. ■> 0 1 tion: it is in great demand. Send as cany as
the whole country. ! ,)tacticabic."
     i George Young, Wheelock, Texas, April it'
fej- On Wednesday two convicts at work j 1854, says: "The German Bitters have'arrived
on the outside of the Penitcntiarv managed in g°0<1 time for the summer sickness, and 1 think
secretly to get their iron balls disattached, ^here wiu ^ a .good demand for them, as 1^4
„„d ™ oS Tbe fired on Hem, b
missed, and then allowed. He secured one, j These Bitters are entirely vegetable, thereby
but the other made s;ood his escape. On possessing great advantage over moat of the T  -
Thursday night, he voluntarily returned, thus parations recommended for similar diseases,
mi* Te fund.
sume he did not like coins it alone '—Hunts-'- o. F. Resick, "Bastrop," ' -
v>l(f Item. T. S. W.U.KBB, Gonze.lc*." * • v<5«, ^
•