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YOL. XXIII—NO.
HOUSTON, TEXAS/WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1857
[WHOLE NO. 1286
OCTOBER 9, 18o7.
_ £. H. CUSHING,
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THE TELEGRAPH
AND
JOB PRINTING OFFICE
Congress street, between Main str.et anil Court
House Square, Houston.
Having recently, in addition to the large power
press, procured a fine rotary job^ress, and over one
hundred new fonts of job type, besides cuts, rules,
fancy inks, Jtc., ice., we are prepared to do every
description of work* our line in a styleunsur-
pessed in this State, and at the shortest notice.
All parsons wanting ~
POST*HS. CIRCULARS. BLANK NOTBf, RB-
CBIPTS, DKED3, WRITS, EXECUTIONS,
BILLS LADING. CARDS. PAMPHLET*.
BOOKS, BILL HBAD3, LABELS.
BLANKS FOR N0TARIB8 PUB-
LIC. JUSTICES OF THE
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10UBTS, BALL TICK- v
RTS.WAGON BILLS,
la a word aaytning in our line, dorr? i laui <.r
fancy style, in colors or gold, are invited to call.
We are confident that we can render the most per-
fect satisfaction. Onr prices are put at the very
lavest living rates, and we sha 1 not be outdone
in respect to cheapness by any office in Texas.
Having now ample force in our job department we
shall be able to turn out work with the utaaost dis
patch We have on hand a larye amount of
paper, plain and fhney, cards and stock generally,
which has been purchased from the manufacturers,
and shall be able to furnish our work at prices that
cannot fail to please. Call and examine for your-
selves.
Orders from the Country promptly executes.
Address. S. H. CUSHING-
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1857.
j^ The various Courts of this section of
the State are taking away some of our about
town familiars. On Monday, of this week,
thit Fall Courts of Brazoria, Grimes and
Polk Counties commenced their sessions.
|^W« are informed that Madame Sie-
miwlri trill give another of her popular con-
certs, assisted by some of the best of our
isnMtna, at an early day. We
presume that rite will have a crowded house.
This morning the sun rose in a clear
sky, bat with a north east wind, which soon
overcast the sky with clouds, and .rendered
fires and warm clothing a comfort. Winter
is approaching quite as early.as usual.
yy The Central railroad brought in over
niiistm hinihrd bales of cotton in the month
of fliiptrnnlmr The income of the road for
that month was over $4,000. Weareprom-
*iaed a monthly report of the business for
«v Friday's paper. - *
THE CODE.
\
\
Tap road has, of late,
besa doing abetter business than ever be-
fore. Its income for the last month was
largely above its expenses. Under the effi-
cient superintendence of Mr. Powers, as
well as the more advantageous arrangements
with the B. B., B. * C. road, we have now
no doubt it will be not only a self-sustain-
ing but a profitable institution.
GAtmsTOH.—The Sews says that there
are WK—gh in Galveston who would be glad
to gfet the paper of the Northern Bank of
MfeparippL We saw a man yesterday, in
rather anxious to get twenty-five
dollars of it off his hands. If that amount
will help your financial matters, neighbor,
wo presume it is still obtainable.
u]). R _ " writing from Sew York, men-
tions ft proposal af Mr. McCullum to bilild a
railroad bridge across Galveston Bay, on
arches, in six months, for $120,000.
The News says that the contracts for ren-
dering the Sabine river navigable have been
awarded to A* M. Truitt fit Co. and T. M.
TiVsns k Co. The first section of four hun-
dred , from the njouth. was taken at
$81 <000. The second 200 miles, from the
termination of the first, at $20,009. ,
The Sews also speaks of the newspaper
business being overdone in Texas^ and the
consequent numerous failures of enterprises
of this kind. The remarks of our cotempo-
rary are eminently just.
The Civilian seems to be in favor of a
safe system of banking in this State, provi
ded such an one can be established, but
rather none, than one not perfectly secure
This is just about our position. We do aot
want any of the northern systems, which
have lately caused such ruin and desolation.
> If we eould get up something like the
' Sew Orleans or Charleston institutions, for
\ istance, limiting them in numbers, locality
fead in operations, by strong safeguards,
we are inclined to think they would be an
advantage. If there is danger of anything
beyond this, any old-fashioned Mississippi
er new-fashioned Illinois banking, why. we
had better shut down at once, and say no
Bors about it. We still think there is a
Into, equitable and useful system of bank-
ing, V the people, especially those in favor
ef banks, weald beoontent with it. If net,
The Criminal Code, adopted by our last
legislature has been made the Bubject of no
little discussion, bo£h by the legal profes-
sion and by the press. Many of the lawyers
seem to be opposed to it, and not a few edi-
tors of the State have found in it material
for criticism. Their criticisms have been
sometimes sensible, sometimes just, but of-
ten ill digested and showing but a superfi-
cial knowledge of the matter treated of.
Many of both classes have read the code for
the purpose of finding fault, and there has
evidently been a studied design on ificTpflft
of a large number, to create a prejudice
against it irrespective of its merits. We
have heard many ."emarks made in this
spirit, by men who have absolutely given
no time to the study of the work, who have
adopted the prejudice at the suggestion of
others; some of whom perhaps, long famil-
iar with the statutes, felt a disinclination to
unlearn old matters and read up new;
s
some, we are compelled to think, hoping to
show their superior knowledge and acumen
by speakingly -sneeringly of the work of
men of acknowledged ability and learning.
Sow this is all wrong, and we sincerely
trust, will fail of the effect intended.
The Code was adopted at the extra ses-
sion of the last legislature. It had been
prepared by a board appointed for the pur-
pose and bore marks of a great deal of la-
bor and study. When it came before the
legislature they looked upon it as a matter
demanding reflection, and accordingly took
a recess of several months mainly for the
very purpose of taking it home with them, and
consulting with their constituents. They
returned, went into the adjourned session
passed the book, and placed it in the hands
of the courts for use. Still, with a view of
knowing its practical workings, it has been
made the duty of the District Judges, all
over the State, to give a written opinion
concerning it for the use of the approach-
ing legislature.
Our impression concerning the matter, is,
that to repeal this Code and "re-establish
either the old laws, or a new code will be
unwise and inexpedient. There are faults
in the code, there is no doubt. These can
be remedied without difficulty. They are
fewer than many would suppose. New pro-
visions having been the result of a profoun-
der view of matters {han some thought,
have, in many instances become popular on
trial. The suggestions of the Judges will
present the proper basis for action.
To repeal it at this time would, we ap-
prehend. introduce much confusion into the
courts ari'l practice. One radical change
can Vw easily managed, hut when another
is added, difficulties begin. At any rate we
hope nothing will be done without due de-
liberation. The legislature has done well
t{ius far. Let that body continue to act
equally as well by the code, and we shall
be satisfied with the result. A momentary
feeling against it might be created, which
if carried into action, would involve us all
in difficulties. Let the whole matter be
thoroughly weighed, and the action of the
comipg legislature may, we believe, be
made final.
THE HOLY BARKERS.
Some persons may remember a religious
sect that arose and shone some eighteen or
twenty years ago in northern Sew York
and Canada, which from the peculiarity of
the 'exercises' of its followers, wai called
the " Holy Barkers." They were impelled
when the 'speerit' was in them, to get down
oh all fours and bark likedogaat the world's
people, and in default of any of -that class
being present they practiced barking - at
each other. Sometimes they varied their
ceremonies with lugubrious' howls in imi-
tation of moon-struck ours. Again when
the devil or any of his followers were about
they would groan and gnash their teeth in
rage. These poor deluded creatures were
no doubt honest in their convictions. It is
difficult to conceive how, otherwise they
could have made such fools of themselves.
We have often thought that the principle
which was at the bottom of their doings,
might be traced out in the operations of
some, who are wont to look down upon, not
only "holy barkers" but many more respec-
table people with a lofty acorn. A recent
and prominent example is found in the do-
ings of the Sew Haven professors, and
others in their attacks upon President Buc-
nu. Forty-three of them began a per-
sonal warfare on him, at once. They hoped
by their numbers to have carried a weight
which they were but too sensible their argu-
ments could not sustain. The President
condescended in a dignified reply, under
th* .ppaarance of an argument to adminis-
ter to them, one of the most scathing
bukes it has been our lot to read in many
days. Fourteen of the more sensible and
least rabid of the assailants retired. But
twenty-nine, rendered vain by the notice
they had received, have come back with
LANDS FOR SALE.
The following persons are now advertis-
ing lands for sale in Texas. Advertisements
on file in this office : ♦
Taylor and Wilson, Harrison county, 1,350
acres valuable land.
L. G. Smith, Tyler, or L. S. Langley,
Marshall—plantation, 300 acres, in Chero-
kee county.
T. J. Ward, Palestine, 470 acres, 1J miles
north of Palestine.
W. B. Frazer, Palestine residence. Ap.
ply to Col. T J. Ward.
V Whitkery, Woodville, 1,700 aores,
J>iforty county.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICES.
Parker County—J. Frisby. June, 1857.
Tyler—J.J. Flinn. estate of H. M. Flynn.
July, 18-57.
Tyler—W. H. Craig, estate Wm. Craig.
August 31, 1867.
Wood—Hugh Grant, estate Jno. Grant.
May, 1857.
Fayette—Lee Green, estateof Jesse Green.
Sept., 1857.
Houston County—Jno. F. Arledge, estate
of Ann Bell, 1857.
Walker—Lem. G. Clepper, estate S. Ar-
nold. Sept., 1857.
Anderson County—W.B. Frazier, estate of
A. Kavanaugh. Sept., 1857.
Anderson—Hachel Woodard, estate of
Moses Woodward. Sept., 1857.
Galveston—Edmond Van Yorke, estateof
Mary Laughlin. Oct., 1857.
RUNAWAYS.
From G. W. Duke, Palestine, four negroes:
one black man 45 years old, 6 feet high ;
one mulatto, 20 years old; one yellow man,
same age; one black boy 8 years old. $800
reward.
From A. B. Cail, on the Lavaca river,
Frank, a dark mulatto 22 years old, five
feet high, a little bow-legged. $20 reward.
From O. M. Flitts, Sand Springs P. 0.,
Wood County, William, a dark mulatto,
six feet high, 160 lbs. weight, speaks slow,
down look, 22 years old, supposed to be
getting to Mexico.
FRIDAY,
We are enjoying beautiful weather
now, and its influence on the health and
spirits of the people, is great.
]pgg We had the pleasure on Wednesday,
of a call from Ex-President Anson Jones,
who was on his way to Galveston. It is a
pleasure to take by the hand a veteran dem-
ocrat like him, one who has been honored
by his country, and who has done good ser-
vice in her cause. 0t
We call attention to the new adver-
tisement of T. E; Thompson, whose estab-
lishment we noticed editorially some time
ago. He informs us that in addition to all
the rest he has employed the best watch-
maker -in the State, also that he takes a
solar observation every clear day and keeps
absolutely correct time. This is a good idea.
We have but to say that there is no better
establishment of the kind out of New York
than the store of Mr. Thompson. We are
are glad to see it well patronized. He as-
sures us he intended to have handed in his
advertisement before, but he absolutely has
not had time to make it out.
The following pretty trifle has been
handed us by our friend, E. B. G.
.4 CHERISHED HOPE.
There is one hope that I have cherished,
While other joys and hopes have perished;
And in the hours of grief and sorrow,
From it my stricken heart will borrow
A balm to soothe its wounds
My earthly way has e'er been clouded,
And woe my dreams of bliss have shrouded;
I've found no earthly pleasure real,
I've often clasped a vain ideal
But one dear hope is left.
It is no hope of wealth or glory;
For Fame's empty, dazzling story
Is nought amid the brighter gleaming
Of this true star, forever beaming
Alike in calm and storm.
It is a hope that, when is ended
This weary life, with anguish blended,
An endles life of changeless pleasure,
With joys no earthly mind can measure,
Will dawn upon my soul.
That, in a ceaseless world of blisb.
The cherished, loved, and lost of this,
[ then shall meet, no more to,part.
This hope shall cheer my sinking heart,
God grant forever-more.
TEXAS ITEMS.
The Nueces Valley appears under the
management of a new firm, viz: Barnard
Kinney. This paper changes hands oftener
than any other in Texas. It reminds us—
distantly only—of the two boys who were
shut up in the school house closet all one
afternoon, and ma"de fifty cents apiece tra-
ding jack-knives with each other. It is a
good paper.
The Valley mentions the light-house be-
ing erected at Aransas.
The Valley calls for a trial of wheat as a
crop for the coast. No one there has tried
it yet, though it does well in the hog-wal-
low prairies of Victoria county.
The Valley says the hide business is good
at Corpus Christi.
Members of the next Legislature will be
glad to learn from the State Gazette that
there is a prospect of having something to
eat at Austin this winter. The landlords
are laying in supplies.
The news from the Rio Grande is unim-
portant. The Flag is destitute of items.
Eligibility.—The Civilian fully answers
tha argument of the Telegraph as to the
ineligibility of the legislators elect to the U.
S. Senatorships. It is shown from the fed-
eral constitution and precedents, that the
States cannot impose new qualifications.
About the eligibility of legislators we have
no doubt. The only question is, as to their
ability to get enough votes.—Austin Intelli-
gencer.
The above is the opinion of the sound
constitutional lawyer who edits the Intelli-
gencer, as it is and must be of every legal
mind in the State that will investigate the
subject.—Civilian.
The opinion of a "sound constitutional,"
or any other lawyer, whose brother is an
interested party, won't go down. We appre-
hend that most of our legislators, whether
possessed of "legal minds" or not, will
hesitate before they break over a positive
piiiliHiiti thp conptitntion.
g- The dead body of a man was found
on Tuesday, about nine miles from town,
with his throat cut. A razor was lying a
short distance from his feet. The body was
lying on a blanket, and a pair of saddle
bags were near by. About the waist was a
web belt, which it was supposed had been
used as a money belt. No money or paper
of any description was found about the body
and no clue has been obtained of the name
of the person. Whether he came to his death
by foul means or his own hand cannot be
told. The Coroner's verdict is according to
this statement. The body had been dead
two or three days. It was buried on the
spot where found.
Galveston.—The Civilian notices the ar-
rival of the brig South from New York.
The Civilian notices the freight of the Is-
land City, by her last trip, as being the
largest yet taken down. It was 671 bales.
The same paper notices that Ex-Gov.
Runnels is at present quite sick in Galves-
ton. We are sorry to hear this as we were
in hopes the sea-breeze would have helped
him to entirely recover his health.
The News and Austin Intelligencer, are
engaged in an interesting discussion, invol-
ving the peculiar views of each on State's
Rights, citizenship, &c.
The Christian Advocate acknowledges the
receipt of a volume of the "Verse Memori-
als " of Gen. Lamar. The book is spoken
The Gazette mentions the discovery o
gang of negroes, near Austin, gambling.
and well
four columns of cant, which they ponr out
in a New Haven newspaper, without check
or stint. They couch their retortin respect-
ful language to be sure—how could they do
otherwise?—bat they manage to include
within it most of the falsehoods they have
for two years helped to di^iminate about
Kansas. Their stale attempts at argument,
have been refuted so often, that it were
irlleness even to notice them.
These t wenty-nine—well called "silly men''
by some of our contemporaries—are rapidly
butting their heads off against a solid wall.
They mighi as well attempt to blow down
their own famous West Rock with a brass
blow pipe as to affect the position of the ad-
ministration. They are hopelessly in the
minority with hardly even a specious cause
to keep them in countenance. Let them pass
along. They are as little worth minding as
their prototypes alluded to. in the heading
of this article.
^jF"The Harrisburg road is, we believe,
doing a very large business this fall. We
are glad of this, for the enterprise of its pro-
prietors and managers deserves reward.—
Their popular and urbane manners and ac-
commodating disposition are proverbial.
The Austin Sen inel speaks of seventy
conversions to the Christian Church at the
late meeting.
The Sentinel speaks of the time,when its
course- is to be so ambiguous as to render
its principles undistinguishable, ae is the
I
One of them was a runaway,
armed. He was arrested.
The Gazette says that corn is sold in
Austin at $1 75 per bushel, sweet potatoes
are worth $3.
The Gazette continues its able articles on
the subject of free trade.
The Gazette is in favor of increasing the
amount of the State loan to railroads. The
law should be changed, at least so far as to
give companies the benefit of the loan on
the whole portion of their roads completed,
irrespetive of additional grades
Thos. F. McKinney, representative from
Travis county, an anti-conventionist, writes
to the Gazette, that he will not like to vote
for the nominee of a caucus for Senator.
The Gazette contains a circular from
Major Marshall, chairman of the central
committe, t<r the Democracy of the State.
The Bastrop Advertiser speaks of delightful
fall weather. The grass on the prairies is
growing rapidly.
The Advertiser says that a revival is go-
ing on in the Methodist Church at that
place. Already 20 conversions had taken
place, and the cry was, " still they come.'
The San Antonio Texian mentions the
arrival of Gov. Pease in that city, to sup
press the cart war.
The Texian speaksof numerous improve-
ments going on in San Antonio. The county
round about is crowded with a luxuriant
growth of grass. The plaza is daily crowded
with market wagons, loaded with oountry
1 "^^li Maim
Lands in Fishbb and Miller's Colony.
—The San Antonio Ledger states that at
the late term of the District Court in Fred-
ericksburg the important case of "Fisher
Miller vs. Todd," was tried. This case
involved the question of the validity of the
premium lands in Fisher & Miller's Colony,
or the German Emigration Company Colony.
The defendent had settled on a premium
section, near Fort Mason, and made valua-
ble improvements. The plaintiffs, as paten-
tees, brought suit against him to eject him.
The defendant contended that the pateni
was void; that the conditions of the colony
contract had not been complied with, &c.;
but, after an able and learned charge from
the Judge, (Devine,) the jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiffs, and that the de-
fendant be allowed nothing for improve-
ments.
This is an important case, and will go far
to settle definitely the land titles in that re-
gion.—Civilian.
This, if we mistake not, will also have
some influence on the claim now urged by
the "Texas & German Emigration Compa-
ny,"^rhich was formed by the creditors of
Fisher & Miller, and became their assign-
ees, for that portion of the lands which the
State Legislature, in violation of the terms
of the contract gave directly to the emi-
grants, which, by the agreement between
the emigrants and the company, should
have been patented to the latter.
doing a fine business. Five loaded cars of
freight were taken out yesterday, and as
many filled with cotton bales returned.
There were 6ome forty passengers out and
about sixty back. Thursday is by no means
an average business day. Iron is now ar-
riving to extend tie track to Hempstead,
and we believe it if designed to push it
through now soon.
JOHN E. LEMON AGAIN.
The writer of the "Orange" articles in
the Quitman Free Presr last summer, which
Created some stir at the time, not because
of their intrinsic merit, for they had little,
or of the startlingnature of their arguments,
for these were sophistical and futile, but
because their publication in a Texas paper
indicated a want of correct feeling on the
part of its patrons and raised fears for the
soundness of the sentiments of the commu-
nity, which tolerated them, has turned up
again, and now as the editor of a Black Re-
publican paper in Danville 111. It will be
remembered that this man and Winston
Banks, the editor of the Free Press, were
forced to leave by the citizens of Wood
county. The number of Lemon's paper of
Sept. 24th is before rs. We should hardly
notice it but for a letter from Quitman,
Wood county, contained in it, which might
lead to a false impression concerning our
people.
The letter purports to be written by a
slave-holder, and contains the following re-
markable language.
Agitation is everywhere going on, but
quietly, and only in conversation among
the people themselves. But a spirit of in-
quiry has been awakened by the Free Press
and its articles, and will deep not until the
people in this matter arrive at the truth.
But I think that our Wood county and
many of the prairie folks want a "Free
Press," to spread out facts before them and
quicken thought. I so conclude, from the
fact that very few of them subscribe for
"The Democratic Herald"—the successor to
the "Texas Free Press.
* * *
The Herald is mainly supported by out-
siders, by Smith and Rusk counties, slave-
holding subscribers and their toadies. * *
******** * * These
facts, these arguments as State Citizens they
are entitled to present to each other, and
men who would attempt to prevent the free
exercise of this right by. raising the mad-
dog cry of Abolition, and drive from their
homes all who dare to talk and reason
about slavery are traitors to our Constitu-
tion, and wilful violators of all the great
principles of recognized right upon which
our republican institutions rest. Such were
the little Senator and his minion mob, who,
whilst good men siept, by brute force drove
you and Banks from Wood—you for writ-
ing and he for publishing what Jefferson,
the father of Democracy said long ago. that
Slaver;/ toas an evil
—— ffut,. the exercises of uiobocratic power in
J. S. Taft ^lays "on our table Harper's
Weekly for September 26th. The Illustra-
tions are the best now printed in any of the
papers. There is also some good new poe-
try.
The canvass in Massachusetts is becom-
ing animated. Three parties are in the
field, headed by Banks, b. r. Gardener, k. n.
and Beech, dem. It is certainly to be hope-
ed-that the tide of public opinion will over-
flow the banks which have been sustained
by it, and that the hithertoo overseer of
the public gardens, may be stranded on the
stern democratic Beach of old Massachu-
setts.
If any one bad said this day two
years ago at 2 o'clock in the afternoon that
he had travelled over seventy miles in the
prairie above Houston, since half past eight
in the morning of the same day, he wonld
have surprised people not a little. We said
it yesterday, and nobody thought it much of
feat any way. There are several persons
who do it every day, Sundays and all. It
has ceased to become a matter of conse-
quenoe enough to elicit a passing remark.
So we go. Railroads revolutionize our ways
of doing things. Persons having business at
Dr. Walker's two years ago, after such a
rain as we have had lately would have left
town for a three days' trip, and thought
themselves well off to have got through in
that time. We went it in less than half a
day, visited two embryo cities transacted
business with the leading men of both, got a
h air and were home
again before our office boys Knew
gone.
It was the first time we had been to Hock
ley, and we were agreeably surprised to note
the activity of business at this new place.
The prairie round about was filled with ox-
en, whose drivers had transfered their cot-
ton to the cars, remembering with dread the
horrors of Gum Island and other places well
known to wagoners, to say nothing of stage
drivers and travellers, on the road from
Houston to Washington. The citizens have
smart go ahead look which promises well
for their enterprise. Their houses are not
of the most substantial character to be sure,
many of them no doubt intending to keep at
the end of the railroad wherever that may
be.
The principal forwarding and commission
business is done by Price & Hall, who seem
to be enjoying a good run of custom Their
warehouse fronts sixty feet on the railroad.
There are two hotels, besides quite a num-
ber of groceriw, vulgarly called coffee hous-
es, at which the famishing traveller can get
anything from "wiskey straight" up to
'crackers and chcese." This we know for
we saw it tried. The hotels are kept re-
spectively by Dr. A. M. Walker, well known
to the travelling community of old, and Mrs. \
Loftin. Good dinners are furnished at both
iklo luBi-tuicc luu, uceu so universally :on
demned by the people that I hardly think
the citizens of Rusk or Harrison would be-
stir themselves to wake up another, if "Or-
ange" should write and Banks publish an
article directly advocating the emancipa-
tion of slaves, as is being now done in Mis-
souri.
But this is of the past. Let us now look
to the future. The agitation that grew out
«t" the publication of your articles, and the
e\-itement caused by newspaper editors
in-re at the South have deterred slave-hold-
-i-s, and 1 now hear of none who have made
arrangements to emigrate with slave prop-
erty to this part of Texas. In this way, by
exciting the apprehensions of slave-holders
and making their fears keep them back, it
will have retarded the immediate growth of
our State unless a part of the great column
of northern emigration can be induced to
move off in this direction. And why should
not a large portion of those emigrants find
homes in our State! Our lands are cheap-
er, and better, and more healthy than the
frozen plains of Minnesota or the valleys of
the Kansas Here stock in the winter or-
dinarily takes care of itself, and men have
the whole season to devote to their farms.
Here then farmers can work more success-
fully than where the winter has to be pass-
ed in feeding farm productions to stock.
Now this language is, we undertake to
say, expressive of the sentiments of a very
inconsiderable portion of the people of
Wood ceunty even, in fact scarcely none.
The result spoken of, may in a measure, be
true. It would not be surprising if a slave-
holding community, who were so supine as
to permit the Free Press to continue its is-
sues in their midst, should be suspected.
That the sentiments of that community are
really unsound, we are unwilling to believe.
If the writer of this letter thinks otherwise,
let him try the Banks and Lemon game. If
we have in Texas, a free-soil neighborhood
even, -let us know it. We commend this
matter to the attention of the Herald. Let
us know the truth of the business.
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.
We have occasionally mentioned the Cin-
cinnati Railroad Record as a very worthy
paper. The interest it takes in Texas rail-
roads, commends it peculiarly to the atten-
tion of railroad men in Texas. We should
be glad to see its circulation increased.
A pamphlet has been handed us entitled the
Pacific roat. ntbiM«iug un v# -as*.
Srewer, to the 34th Congress. The plan propo-
sed, is for the United States to donate to
each of these railroads companies named,
25 sections of land to the mile for evey mile
of road completed. The matter will be
brought before the next Congress. Some
tow-headed fcoys who are now learning their
A B C in the mountains of New Hampshire,
will, we do iwt doubt, ride over one or the
other of thest roads some time to San Fran-
cisco, perhaps some of us now on the stage
of action ma;, but we little expect it.
Companies vitb $100,000,000 capital are
too uuwieldV for ordinary operations. The
only plan foi building these roads, is to or-
ganize eepante companies for evey one or
two hundred miles, and these only as fast
previous secions give promise of early com-
pletion.
We are intebted to the publishers of th«
October num>er of the Cotton Planter and
Soil of the 8eith, one of the best agricultu-
ral periodical) of the country. We have
made our sissors acquainted with this
number.
The Demoratic gain in the late election
in Vermont < 15,876.
There wer lost, or severely injured, in
the late gale on the Atlantic coast on tbe
places with the agreeable accompaniments j 10th. llh 12th of September, six
of fresh butter, milk, &c.
Cypress is not as active as last winter,
though J. G. Morton, whose card appears in
another place in this paper, assured us he
was doing a fair busineaa and wu prepar-
ing to aalarge hU prtalM* • -
Ik* Mtlread U IB good MMlltoa, Mi
steamers, far ships, nine barks, seven
brigs and twnty-two schooners. None of
them were conected with the Texas trade.
We regret o observe that the publication
of Sew frteans Times is suspended. Fi-
•anoial •mbrrassmentt were the cause.
SMl W«i feced t/ Bftky ho* ib« first,
commercial.
TELEGRAPH OFFICE, 1
Thursday, Oct. 8, 1857. J
veg*it should be remembered that our quo-
tations generally represent wholesale qrices.
weekly review.
Our streets have been full of teams, and
our businea houses and haunts have shown
aa agreeable amount of activity during the
past week. Buyers are every day becom-
ing jnore numerous, and merchandize is
flowing out to the country in large quanti-
titiee.
We notice the arrival of numbers of mer-
chants from high up the country, who are
laying in their winter stocks of goods, and
preparihg for an increase of trade. Good
crops in most of the upper regions induces
increased freedom of purchasing by all par-
ties. Business of the frontier counties is,
we are glad to learn, conducted mostly on
a cash basis. We hope the people there
may keep themselves free from the evils of
the credit system. While they do so they
will be sure to prosper.
Money still continues tight here, and as
in all markets at this time, operations re
quiring money are dull. We do not, how-
ever, feel the pressure as severely as it is
felt at some other points. The probability
is, that no place in Texas will be very seri-
ously inconvenienced by the financial
troubles in the northern cities. Our latest
accounts from Boston, New York and Phil-
adelphia, announce still further failures,
and in some cases of very old houses, those
which hitherto have been looked upon as
the most substantial in the country. The
weight of the storm was considered over,
though wrecks might, and no doubt would
still be made.
Merchandize is still arriving, though not
with so great a rush as a few weeks back,
that now received being to supply the cur-
rent trc.de. The boats are generally well
freighted. There are now five regularly in
the trade, and we have generally two or
three arriving and departing each day.
Our accounts of the crops snow but little
change. In many parts of the country the
rains have seriously retarded picking, and
the boll-worm, which has made its appear-
ance, is cutting the crop Bhorl. Still,* we
see no reason to ohange materially the esti-
mates heretofore made.
The experiment of planting the Chinese
sugar cane appears to have been generally
satisfactory. The rude and temporary facili-
ties for grinding and boiling have enabled
planters to prove, to their own satisfaction,
that for making syrup it will be a profita-
ble crop. The seed are said to furnish an-
other breadstuff, and to be desirable for
flour, while the leaf makes the best fodder
that oan be raised. Add to this that two
crops a year may be made, and we are
tempted to think that the reports are almost
too favorable. We hope it may prove all
that we may now be justified in expecting.
Corn is bearing various prices in differ-
ent parts of the State. In some of the Trin-
ity counties it can be bought for 50@75c.
While at some parts on and west of the Col-
orado it commands $1 75@$2 000.
The railroads of the State have done but
little worthy of especial notice for the past
week. The G. H. & H. Company are push-
ing ahead as fast as possible. They are
now between two and three miles below this
oity with the grading. The Central road is
now doing a good business and promises to
more than realize our anticipations of its
receipts for the season.
The city is free from any serious disease.
There is still considerable influenza or cold
in the head, often accompanied by a species
of dengue or billious fever of a mild type,
but nothing else that we are able to learn.
Our friends in the interior need feel under
no apprehension in coming down. The city
is all the time full of strangers.
We are pleased to announce that our New
Orleans Mail now comes by the Berwick's
Bay route, thus placing us one day nearer
that city. A move is on foot to make this
as well as the Galveston and Houston, and
the Houston and Austin mails daily by the
schedule] We have had a daily mail from
Galveston for most of the year, by the court-
esy of the contractors.
ho ustonHIrkets.
ootton.
At the date of our last report, we were
having a rather dull market, but with no
decline in quotations, middling grades hang-
ing from 14} to 15}. On Saturday morning
we received nesrs^of an almost total suspen-
sion of business in New Orleans, owing to
the impossibility of procuring satisfactory
exchange, and private advices indicated a
large decline from the rates then ruling.
Under tbe influence of these advices, buy-
ers here declined to operate on any terms,
while for a few small lots that were forced
upon the market, various prices were ob-
tained, generally from 12J to 13J cts.. Even
at these rates no one appeared anxious to
purchase, and holders bolieving the depres-
sion to be but temporary, held up tor a
change. Tuesday morning our New Orleans
letters and papers advised us of a certain
and sudien decline of 2} cts. in that mar-
ket , as wag anticipated from our previous
dates, and al the same time of some activity
at these comparatively low prices, the week
closing with a somewhat firmer feeling.
Some sales were made that day and yester-
day at 12}013}c. for Middling.
We are of the impression that the market
will, ere long, partially recover from this
great decline, we base this impression on
the fact, that our late advices from Europe,
are of a firmer feeling and an advance in
quotations there, while there has been no
decline beyond New Orleans and tributary
points m all iA taofftrfwa tftb fltif. fruri
it will again reach 15Jc. we do not appre-
hend. We have all along looked for a re-
cession from that price, and those planters
who have been influenced by our sugges-
tions and sold any portion of their crop at
the high prioes that have up to last week
ruled, have reason to be thankful.
Still there are many who look for a very
considerable advance yet, and some even
place their minimum for Middling grades in
the Spring at 20e. We confess we do not
comprehend the reasoning by which they
have established themselves in thisexpecta-
tSwL - -
Our accounts from New England, are of
considerable contraction among manufac-
tures, and some Lowell companies a few
days ago chartered tonnage to send 5000
bales to Liverpool, having purchased to.
that extent beyond their deceasing wants.
Receipts at this point have been heavy,
notwithstanding the rains, and the stock
on hand accumulating. Light and irregu-
lar .sales, however, afford no good criteri-
on for quotations. We place our figures as
follows, which must be looked upon as out-
side prices, though on account or for goods
a shade better prices have been realized;
Inferior —9—
Ordinary to Good Ordinary 1101!
Low Middling 1SV&I2V
Middling 13 «13x
Good Middling I3X9I3W
Middling Fair -• -A—
Fair ; _®_
STATEMENT OF COTTON,
days of 8800 bales, and of the weaktff
10,400 bales.
The receipts since the 29th ult. nomprix
17,061 bales against 16,049 during the oof-
responding period last year. Xzpocttfc *
4007 bales, embracing 2110 to Liverpool.
1056 to Havre, 250 to San ^iitiin* nj
591 ([1182 half bales) to Vera Cruz.—Week's
receipts 38,049 bales. Exports 4080; lea*- •'
ing on hand a stock of 63,801 balea agaiMt s
76,491 same time last year. The receipt*
proper since 1st Sept. to date (exclusive of
those from Mobile, Florida and Texas by
sea) amount to 68,659 bales against 98,979
same time last year—showing a decreaae of
30,320 bales. We now quote as follows :—
HEW ORLEANS CLA8BIS1CATIO*.
At• imitating u tkat f Lxntrp—l.
Inferior (old) .... ai -
Ordinary ••
Good Ordinary " X ™
Low Middling (new).... lluSft ■ -
Middling ....... ..... " UMMlt''
Good Middling........ 44 -
Middling Fair. ••
JWr " ........ ISZ
Stock on hand Sept. 1st, 1857
bales
55
Received^Bept. 30 to Oct. 7,
2838
Received previously
4787
7363
Shipped Sept. 30 to Oct. 7 '57
7418
1369
Shipped previously
ass
41401
Stack on hand Oct 6 '57
2997
as follows
W. B. Vincent's Warehouse
37
T. W. Whitnarsh ' "
643
Allen 4c Pulton "
473
J. J. Cain & Co's "
717
Taylor fe Bagby "
1057
Increase of stock since last week
1365
Corresponding date last year
Amount on hand Sept. 1
217
Received to Oct. 1,
5646
Received Oet. 1 to Oct,8,
8478
8118
8335
Shipped to Oct 1
Shipped Oct.. 1 to Oct. S
3809
1306
5104
test
Stock on hand Oct. 8 '56
Decrease of of receipt! to corresponding date, 75$
Increase of receipts for correspond Ing week, 164
Decrease of stock on hand for " date, 304
Quotation* for corresponding date for Middling
grades «11 &tl%e
Hides.
Receipts of hides are fair, but prices are
much lower, than last week. The stock on
hand in Northern ports is very large and
sales slow. The market being altogether fii
the United States, the present financial
troubles have seriously affected prices there,
and sales are limited at low prices. In this
state of matters buying here is attended
with considerable risk, and dealers are not
anxious. Sales for the past three days have
l>spn rroncrally at lOcts. Better than this
can hardly be done
Wool.
Some wool is arriving, but in so small
quantities and with so few sales as not to
justify quotations.
Mebchandize.
Baooiko.—India bagging has changed
but little in price for the last two or three
weeks. Several lots are offered as low as
17c, though 18@19c is the regular price,
Kentucky as before, 20@22c.
Candles.—Star candles again take a very
wide range, and we quote from prices yes
terday notedfA 30@35c. Adamantine, 30
@31c. Sperm, 45@55c.
Coffee.—The ruling price for Rio is about
12} though 13 and 13} is asked for choice
lots. Java is worth 16@17c.
Cordage.—Machine rope, 13@13}. Hand-
made, 11}@12}. Manilla, 15@16. Oth-
er kinds as before.
Cobs Western.—None of any oonse-
quence in market, not enough t# justify
quotations.
Co en Texas.—Texas corn is worth about
$1 00 delivered. It retails somewhat higher.
Flour.—Supplies scarcerand lower grades
a little advanced. Fine $6 50@7 00. Su
perfine $7 50@8 50. Extra $9.
Hay.—Northern $2 00 per hundred.—
Texas retailed by the load only, no fixed
terms.
Iron.—Large sales with no quotable
change in prices. Refined Bar is worth 4}
@5c; Horse shoe, 6Jc; Hoop 7}@8}c;
Slab 7@7}; Swedes 6}@7; Cast Steel 22
@25; German 13c; Blister 16@18c; Slab
Steel 19c; Sails $4 7505 50.
Lard.—Sells now at 8}@9c.
Lime.—Fair stock, at $2 50(2)8 00.
Molasses.—Supplies moderate. £ bbls.
of syrup may be bought from 76@80c. We
quote 76© 90.
Pork Mess—Is higher yet, and prices
marked yesterday are $33 00@35 00 per
barrel. Stocks small and demands light.
Bacon Sides.—Clear sides are worth 19c
Ribbed 18@18}. Stocks small.
Sugar.—We quote an advance in brown
sugars. Prime is worth 13@18}. Choice
14@15. Refined 17c.
Salt.—Coarse Salt is plenty in store at
$1 60@1 75, and fine sells at $2 00@225.
Spirits—Scarcely any change in prices.
Oliver's is worth 37@42c.; Rose, 85@88c.;
Dexter, 45@50c.; Bourbon, 50@75c., do.
Extra old, $1 25@$2 00 ; Monongahela,
75@$1 50; Claret per box, $4 50@$9 00.
Other spirits, no change.
Lumber—The better qualities of lumber
appear to bear a higher price. Dressed
Flooring is worth $46@$47 per M. Rough
$35 ; Yellow Pine, (Texas) $18@$20.
Oils—Whale oil is worth $1 20@$1 25;
Linseed, $1 15@$1 20 per gallon.
From the N. O. Bulletin.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET
Saturday, Oct. 3, 1857.
COTTOS——We noticed in our last review
sales during the fore part of the week of
1900 bales, subsequently to which we heard
ofsome additional transactions which swel-
led the amount to about 2100 hales. We
stated at the same time that owing to the
suspension of operations in Exchange, buy-
ers had been compelled to withdraw from
from the market. There was no material
change on Wednesday, when the saljs were
confined fo 300 bales, but on Thursday, the
movement in exchange having baen resum-
ed, at least to a limited extent, the busi-
ness amounted to fully 5500 bales, but pri-
ces being depressed both by the heavy
reduction in Exchange and the stringency
of the money market, at a decline of 2 Jo.
from the quotations of last Saturday. Yes-
terday factors wore firmer in their preten-
sions and there was much less offering at
the previous reduction, in consequence of
whioh prices reoovered a fraction of the
deolime. and tb« Mtawtra confined to 2500
artUtf «6 itfwilU far tWO—
ety
TEXAS ITEMS.
The Colorado Citizen suggests the propri-
of Houston and Galveston mifnrhants
advertising in its columns. A very proper -
suggestion if they want the frmhumn of that f
region.
The Citizen speaks of improvements is.
Columbus, of a substantial character.
One of the " Independents " investigates
the caucus system in the Citizen. Qe to
wasting his sweetness on the desert air. Be
now, and will be obliged to say to the
people, " We have piped unto yon and jg
have not danced, we have mourned unto
you and ye have not lamented." ■ .4
The Liberty Gazette, of Monday, is oblig-
ed by sicknese to issue half a sheet.
A sale of 2,214 acres of air mQgif4
from Liberty, was made the other day at
seven dollars per acre. This shows an ad-v
vanoe in prioe of lands, whioh we an
glad to notice. . i . :
The 'Belton Independent says *> «♦ Dr.
Kendrick, the Christian preacher of Anstin.
will begin a meeting at Salado, Bell county,
to-day October 9th. -
The Independent speaks of ninfrnnsi (In-
fluenza we presume) prevailing at Belton.
The Independent says, that mow «{tiw>
farmers there are now sowing (heir toll
wheat, while others have Othn
still are waiting until the danger fron grasa* •
hoppers shall be past.
The Independent mentions a diffionlty ot
Lampassas the other day, between'A. Be
Burleson and Joel B. Franklin, in' which
the latter was shot and dangeronaly wottad-
ed by the former. It was about money, m
law-suit&c, -it
The Independent says that Gen. Cham-
bers lost his case, for the thirty loagnes of
land taken by him for his saiary/MM to*-.
preme Judge of Ooahuila and Texas. He
hae taken it up to tbe (Supreme court,
he gains it his pile will be enough to I
fy the ambition of ordinary men. ^
The Waco Southerner sums up one h* t
dred additions to the church thers^.af
suit of the late protracted wisnfii^. in that
place. Sach a time was nswr 1
in Waco.
The Intelligencer mentions the <
at Lampassas, in tonus of regret, and!
that Mr. Franklin is not expected to Uva.
The Dallas Herald and the Houston Tola*
graph have at last defined their positions
upon the Kansas issues, which knew noth-
ings and "independent" politicians have
caused to agitate the country. The Tele-
graph offers some better reasons fbr the da-
lay, than merely waiting to aee "how the
cat jumps." The keen editor was watching
the color of the coon, which the new party
was bringing out; and as the "pendent
vertebrae " was the last part exhibited, ho
did not cry out until he saw the "stripes
around the tail," whereby he knew the en-
emy of the democracy of old,—I
If
The Telegraph at least, did not ga off half
cocked in this matter, as some individuala
in Austin, within the memory of the prssent
generation, did on the subject of Squatter
sovereignty.
The Intelligencer says that Is
quiet, the health of the eity good, and the
Sentind man ia in love.
_ The Gonzales Inquirer learns of pippin
sowing rye for winter pasturage. A good
idea. :&-■■■. *1
The Fall term of the District court,
Gonzales county, commeneed last Moadsp.
The Enquirer says there ware 171 civil and
130 criminal cases on the docket. Talsra
bly good business we should say. '
The Democrat & Planter mentions the ar-
rival of several schooners at Columbia, tor
den with goods for merchants there. *ds
The Democrat walks into our friend, Mat
Far land of the Matagorda Chronicle, on the
subject of his opposition to the aeoond eeo*4
tion of the Houston and . Cohuabt* mi
" beautiful." We wish we had room tothl
article. It is the best argument, for rail-
roads we have seen for many a day. We
copy the following passing hit at the spirit*
which actuates builders up of towns, to op-
| uui ivan IxilitM
commend it to the whole of Mdtagorda bay,
as well as several other points, to which
more particular referenceaeed not hoi
Suppose, Dugald, we had time and i_ __
to discourse to you about the convenience of
this road in the widest and most extended
definition of that word; suppose wa aheald
talk to you of the facility with whioh stami
hoop-poles, lumber,' floor, bacon, &o., ftc.,
&c., could be gotten by the plantar if
road were finished; suppose we shatdd
speak to you about the connaotion whioh, if
being made with the Opelousas road, and
the great advantages of having the fertile,
little knoWta, unsurpassed lands of tha GM
ortdo valley connected by rail road with
the balance of creation; suppose ws should
show you this road cannot stop at aqypeifi
on the Colorado river but must go on, ov,
on, farther west; of the facility with whisk
stock can be got to market without starving
for food, and famishing/or water; suppose
in short, we could devote the whole'of oat
side of our paper to \ our instruction, and
show forth all that might be said ia tovovaf
this road—we say, suppose we were te do
all this, dontyou think Dugald, that as the
"Chronicle of the Times" is published to
the town of Matagorda and you ara its edi-
tor, and this road will be apt to maha tha
said town nothing but a summer resort aa
say dont you think you would consider ft
your duty at all times, and ncder all circum-
stances, to find plenty of cbjeottona to too
second section of the Houston Tap aad Bra-
zoria Railroad? Be ea&did, Dugald, OonW
now be candid, for we know whwyeww?
victione must be—the same as oar tin
the road will be built, and that
The Matagorda Chronicle saya
showers have fallen there, but not <
to interfere with cotton picking- Tho est-
ton Crops exceeds ths a tislf M—*
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