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cfoitag prices current for the information of his exist o-
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Commercial
of the Til-Week-
morning.
liimjni I to afford the merchant a condensed summary
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eveg ^ursia^afternoon at So*elk.
1ee«y, per anzmm, in advance.—
Sub of ten ... - ~ 25 00
Hug- 10
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J Telegraph, per 100 copies..—. 3 00
50 ... 1 75
Address H. COSttlNO Publisher.
j| Cafoto for 1555.
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show a languid tone In the jr.-f.riet villi an -
favorable adricsaJrom Manchester, and *
decline in Consols. Tfce 5 ew Orie&a* ut-
het gave way Jc. under this a«^i, en Mid-
tiling gtadee. They being cegiKtad, u<l
an act We demand existing for * jpod ffylt
of tfee lower gradea. The stock on hand
only amounting to some 40,000 balw.
♦e notice no change in our market fi re-
peat oar last quotations which are ;
PUBLISHED ON CONGRESS STREET, NEAR COURTHOUSE SQUARE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, BY E. H. CUSHING.
VOIi. XXIV-NO. 21.|
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1858.
I WHOLE NO. 1279.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1858.
Couter CUEilDJUt FOIt 1858.
collated, from the late laws, the times for
train Texas, this year, and give them In the
We nave been to some trouble to get
1 hope our readers will find tioerrors-—
we shall be giad to be corrected:
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENTS.
[OOftlXCTTD WXBKLT TOM. THK OOKXXBOAL a^BSRAPH.j
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We are indebted to Forsgard &
Burke for Harper's Magazine for August, a
well got up namber. Also the August num-
ber of Frank Leslie's New Monthly Maga-
zine, handsomely illustrated.
LATEST NEWS.
By Wednesday morning's States mail,and
the courtesy of the agent of Bedding's Ex-
press, we are in possession of New Orleans
files to Sunday morning. By the arrival
of the Europa and Hammonia, we have three
days later news from Europe. We give a
summary of all items of interest, both
dome^icand - v
Fobkig.v
The Europa brings advices from Liver-
oool to the 17th inst. The Hammonia left
on the evening of the 17th, and has a
few hours later news than th t by the Eu-
r°P - ,=; ' •
Sales of cotton in Liverpool market for
the 17th, amounted to 37,000 bales, cotton
had declined £d. Since the sailing of the
Indian, little change had taken place. Mar-
ket closed quiet. Quotations for Fair Or-
leans and Fair Mobile shows no decline
since departure of the America.
Consols closed at 95f.
Breadstuff's and provisions showed a de-
clining tendency. Flour declined 6d@ls.
and closp'l dull. Beef heavy. Naval stores
dull.
Bullion ogjftasjk of England has decreased
£510,000, daring the week. American stock
dull. ™
The Turkish Government promises to
avenge the massacre of Christians at Jeddah.
The French and English intend taking
Jeddah as a guarantee. |
The British had met with reverses at
Gwalior. Sir Colin Campbell was prepar-
ing reinforcements to drive the rebels from
hat city.
The India Bill passed the House of Lords.
The English Government is to open a mail
route to Australia via Panama.
China difficulties promise speedy settle-
ment.
Washington, July 29.—It is stated, on
good authority, that Secretary Cass denies
having addressed to President Martinez the
letter which appears in the Times of yester-
day.
ifyiKKT Nzws.
New York, July 28.—The Cotton market
is heavy. Sales of the day, 3000 bales.—
Mo quotable change in prices. Corn—
_ Mixed, 881: Yellow, 95@96c. ' Bacon—
ia Sep * Sides, 8f@8J; Shoulders,6@6Jc. Linseed
17. nv22 "3®- Suear—Porto Rico, 7@8Jc; Musco-
vado, -7@7Jc.
Cincinnati, July 28.—Flour; $4. Whis-
ky, 22c. Corn 5&@60. Oats, 60c. Mess
Pork, $16@16 50.
Washington,' July 30.—The new mail
contract for carrying the great Eastern
mail from New York to New Orleans in four
days has failed, and the route is abandoned.
The failure on the part of the CQntractors
is said to be partly owing to' the want of
means of transportation over the seventy-
five miles gap in the Railroad in Mississip-
pi. The mail matter which Aas accumu-
lated at the Tennessee Junction has been
ordered to be sent by the Mississippi River.
Nbw Okleans, Saturday evening, 1
. . July 31, 1858. /
COTTON.—There has been some inquiry
to-day, but the sale shave been .confined ta
1000 bales in several lots, at about the range
of yesterday's quatations,whibh we repeat—
*
TEXAS ITEMS.
HOW TO BUILD RAILROADS.
Our friends, at Austin, and of the inter-
vening country between there and Bren-
ham, are getting up some interest in the
construction of a railroad between those two
points, so as to connect the capital of the
State with Houston, the "railroad centre
of the Southwest." That they will build
this road we have little doubt. Let the
possibility of their doing it be demonstrated
to the minds of those interested, and let
them but look for a moment to the advan-
tages that will result from it, and we are
very sure that the way to its completion
will be short and direct. The distance to
be built is about eighty miles. The cost of
grading, bridging, &c., taking the H. T. &
B. Road as a basis, and allowing for addi-
tional work on account of the inequalities
of the country, will be about $2,500 per
mile, or $200,000. This is the amount
which will be required at the outset on the
subscription books to insure the construc-
tion. This amount, so far as it is subscribed
by farmers living along the line of the road,
might much of it be paid in work. The
work should be let out to contractors, re-
serving to the stockholders the privilege of
working out their subscriptions at con
tractor's prices. It is generally well under-
stood that the Brazoria road has been built
as cheap as any road known, and yet we
have been assured by the stockholders that
they worked out their stock at an actual cost
to them, their negro labor being fairly
valued, ot about 30 to 40 per cent, cf their
subscription ! The reason was, that taking
such portions of the road as were nearest to
them, they did the work when best able, board-
ing their bands at home, and thus saved a
large amount of expense. But again, in
many instances they did this work when
absolutely their hands would not have been
profitably employed on the plantation,
thus as it were, making their stock entirely
clear profit, to say nothing of the great ad-
vantage the road is bound to be to them.
With this prospect, we venture to say
there is not a man within five miles of the
Brenham and Austin road but can easily
afford to take $150 to $250 of stock at least
for every negro he works. He will, in four
cases out of five, pay for it in from two to
five months' work, at such times as may
best suit him, and where favorably situated,
in considerably less time. The stock oi
this, as well as any road in Texas, South ot
of 32°. and running towards that, will be a
better investment, the moment it is comple-
ted, than any plantation in the State
outside of the sugar country. It will be
much better than money at interest at 10
per cent. ,
But, besides this, the enhanced value of^L
lands, will be very great, and many a man
will realize a fortune from this source alone.
Lands now worth $3@$6 per acre, will then
be sold at $12@$20, and purchasers seek-
ing them at that. Every land holder should ^
Oats.
Ooa
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Paints.—
PrWjLead Wg 2 5S 3 GP
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N.J. Zinc..
Ginger.
Pepper
AlUplee
Nutmegs...
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Yard Rates.
YeLpine,Mo?4H 33 00<®35 0C
" T.ptnef*M 16 0urai2Q UG
--ased JlM 12 CO
WorMa. «V1 <o oxa. 45 <*.
Cypres $>1 35 Uxa.401«
Shingle*.... JIM 4 50® 5 00
Lathes...... 5 00<<v5 50
Sashes 8x10. @... 10
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HOUSTON RATES OF WHARFAGE.
cudic root.
rope, cou
of au kinds.
bellows..
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20
•rare Hhun.
. btndred.
Claret,' flbox.
Coffee k spices, fMacb.
Cotton Gins, |Sfoot
Crockery, scrate
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5 Grind or mill stones....
5> Herrings, flbox
75 Iron ^hundred.
2: L* adf4hundred
5l Lemons, Jtbox
10, Liquor, jfthhd......
5 ... $pipe
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5; Lumber, flM l (jo
5 Nails, ^bes - 5
1 00 Paper, flreain 5
2;8alt, Ift-ack 5
5 Shot, ..... 5
5i3fc nil :«ac*i -'es 5
12y* Sot |. f* i > 5
5 Sugar • 40
5iToba« • k 5
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Galvcston.
The News mentions a singular epidemic
prevailing among the fish in Galveston bay.
Large quantities are dying, particularly the
younger ones. Just before dying, they ap-
pear to be taken with spasms, dart swiftly
about as if in great* agony, then suddenly
cease and turn over upon their backs life*
less. There was a similar epidemio among
them in 1852.
TSe Civilian gives, aa a reason why Rev.
Mr. Weston declined the episcopate of
Texas, that he was elected under a mistaken
apprhension of his being a southern man.
The News and civilian both gye the re-
turn of the election at Galveston. Bell's
majority was 263. Jack was elected to the
vaajkney in the House of Representatives,
made by the resignation of J. H. Brown;
Jones was elected District Clet^; Wake lee,
Treasurer; Oe. Yount County Surveyor;
Westerlapp, Sheriff; "Si the race between
Leonar^and Trneheart, for Assessor and
Collector, was very close, and is not yet
decided.
. LlBHTt.
The Galfcie mentions the finding of th
body of Mtophy, who was drowned off the
schr. Kate, near Ked Bsh bar, on the 16th
ult. He had his throat out and a stab in
his left breast.
A private letter from our friend, Shea, of
the Gaxette, gives the vote of that county *s
far as heard from, as follows: Ben, 136
wf!!£ BaeUey, Benj. Adair is elected Chief
Justice; P. K. Smith, County Clerk; H. C.
Lund, Treasurer. Wilson leads Loring for
District Attorney 106 votes. The race be-
tween Gillard and MeEinnon for Sheriff is
doubtfnl.
Ihdiasola.
The Courier mentions a great mortality
among the fish in Matagorda bay and the
neighboring Golf coast. Like that in Gal-
veston bay, it spares no kind of fish. Great
numbers have been thrown ashore, and re-
moved by the health committee.
The Courier suggests the propriety of
ordering a copy of each paper published in
(heir respective counties, to be film in the
clerk's office for reference. It is a good
idea, and one which, if carried out, would
prove a great convenience to the public. We
are called upon continually for our old files
for reference in important suits, and their
evidence has decided claims for a greater
amount than the office was ever worth.
The Courier notices that the health of
Indianala is good ; the breeie has been
south-west.
Waco.
The Southerner mentions fine breezes pre-
vailing from the t*outh, though tlie weather
haa been intensely hot. Wheat is yielding
finely, and corn and cotton are promising
subscribe largely to this enterprise. If un-
able to subscribe in money, let him make «
deed to the company for a portion of his
land. This will give the company capital
to bank upon, and will oftentimes serve
them even better than money. For the
prospective value of their lands will be a
good security for their credit.
Then, again, every man who cultivates
cotton, will save on each bale he raises, not
less that $2 freights. In case he raisgp
50 bales, his saving is $100, and this is 8
per cent, interest on $1,250. In this view
alone of the matter he could afford to take
$1,000 stock.
Besides this, the stock farmer is largely
interested. Thisroad, with its connections,
will make his beeves worth $20 on the
prairit. A man worth 600 head of stock
ould, by investing $1,000 in this road,
realize $2,000 on his property, and keep it.
in his hands.
Railroads are great levers in the progress
of new countries. We have it in our power
to make with tdjplf the greatest State in
America, a State overflowing with a^aJjth,
pouringher produce out by eve^?*ve-
nue, and growing to the very pinacle
of prosperity. Those who sleep on their
chances now, will one day awake to find
themselves hid away in dark corners, veget-
ating in unknown regions, and venturing
oat into those enlightened sections where
ootton bales roll to the song of the locomo-
tive, with a wishful wonder perrttding their
minds, whether they are really of the same
race of beople with those who have done
these things. |
Yes, we most all have railroads. Our
Brenham-Austin friends must, by. all means,
have theirs. Let them go to work at once.
Let them remember that, a£ in charity,
"God blesseth the liberal giver," so in
public improvements the genius of railroads
enriches ten-fold the hand that feeds it.
He who would be most profited must do
most for these works. Let this $200,000 be
put down at the asking, and then let the
work be done.
New York wishes that as much could be done
for her, and what is more, that she must be
'' helped first.'' Gotham will never want while
asking avails. "
The last case, however, occurred in Connec-
ticut. One of theNew HaVen papers actually
charges the inhabitants of Hartford with be-
ing "jealous" of the earthquake -eported to
have occurred in the former city.
A WARM SUBJECT.
BY SPENCER W. COSE.
Fill the pitcher, fill the bucket,
Bring the well into the house:
FiU the bath-tub, driin the river,
Plunge me in the ocean—souse!
Fetch a glacier, catch an iceberg,
Hurl whole avalanches down :
Bury, forty feet in snow drifts,
All this reeking, sweltering town !
Cant you ?—won't you ?
Then why don't you ?
Sage of Brooklyn—man of weather—
If your heart's not made of leather,
Let us up!—have pity !—ease us !
If you're human, Merriam, freeze us !
Cooks may live by baking, frying;
Men who dye may live by dying;
Fiery fizzlers flame their fustian;
Creation's self thrive by combustion;
But flesh and blood of mixture common—
Man, child, small dog, nor female woman—
Can't stand this sort of thing mych longer,
Unless you pin their souls in stronger!
Can't you ?—won't you ?
Then, why don't you ?
Before you're left alone to bury 'em.
You "heated term" conjuring Merriam ?
Mountain brook that coolly plashes—
Sherry cobblers—brandy smashes!
Shady groves and whispering breezes—
Gracious droughts and grateful - sneezes!
Ice-cream, sherbet, lemonade,
Catskill—under the cascade—
"Palace Garden," (Hunter Wood is ?)
Where the ice-cream all but good is
Stop! The magic spell has wrought,
And the power of cooling thought
Wrapped me away—away!
The heat is dead,
The city fled,
Like a mist at dawn of day,
And I'm sitting upon a cake of ice,
In the middle of Baffin's Bay;
The northern light is shining bright
Over endless fields of snow;
A wintry spy spreads wide on high.
And a wintry sea below;
A great white bear, with his fur coat on,
On the further end of the cake,
Is rock-a-by-babying up and down,
And growls with a musical shake.
Can't you ?—won't you ?
Then, why don't you
Let me believe it true 1
And not come melting away in a trice,
My jolly white bear and my cake of ice,
You "healed term" Merriam, you ?
I'm hotter than ever the deuceyou've play'd
The thermometer's nh.ety-niue in the shade!
1 die!—I faint!—I fail!
A tumbler of julep ! A paltry relief!
Boy, fetch one up here—in a pail!
FRIDAY, AUGUSTS, 1858.
F. R. Lubbock, Treasurer of the San
Jacinto Monumental Fund, acknowledges
the receipt of $4 35 in Ward No. 4, and
$13 70 in Ward No. 3.
F. R. Lubbock, Treasurer of the San
Jacinto Monumental fund, acknowledges the
receipt of $6 25, received at the Lynch-
burg box.
SOU We learn from the Express Agent,
that a young man, name not remembered,
cut his throat with a razor in Richmond, on
Wednesday evening.
We are inbebted to Mr. Sawyer, of
the Express office, for a fine present of
peaches. May he never want for them.
The New Orleans papers report
seventy deaths last week, from yellow fever.
Whole number of deaths in the city 190.
Mr. Jones, of the Express, informs
us, that a coach loaedd with passengers for
the purpose of having an ambrotype taken,
was upset at Hempstead yesterday, and
several persons injured.
Messrs. Kyle & Terry, are at work
on the Galveston and Houston road, near
the lower line of the corporation. They
have a considerable contract, which they
will complete with their usual promptitude.
as* We are unable as yet to make up
the exact returns from Harris county. Our
impression is that Buckley is about 25 or
30 ahead. Between ,Frazer and Boyce for
Sheriff, there is but little difference, and
we cannot tell which it is in favor of.
PosTorncB Rights.—The question wheth-
er the Postoffice Department has certain
rights and privileges over the contents of
the mails—which has been much discussed
of late—is now on its way to a settlement.
Judge Sutherland, of New York, has gran-
ted a temporary injunction—in the case of
parties who now have three or four thousand
letters, it is said, detained by the Depart-
ment—against Postmaster Fowler, prohib-
iting him from forwarding to the General
Postoffice in this city any letters addressed
to them, and also adjoining him, his agents,
etc. for opening or reading the letters. The
Postoffice Department regards the firm in
question as fictitious ; and upon that ground
alone, if for no other reasons of the public
good, it is said that the Department have an
undoubted right to order all their letters to
be sent to the dead-letter office under an act
of Congress giving the Department that
authority over fictitious letters— Washing-
ton Intelligencer, bth.
The Jealousies or Americas Rival Cit-
ies.—The jealousy of Boston on the part of
the inhabitants of New York is proverbial,
and there oppears. to be no love lost between
the Cities of Philadelphia and New York.
Some of the New York papers were full of ire
upon the announcement, afewdays since' ot'
the fact that three membet-9 of the Cabinet
had gone to Philadelphia to locate a po>t
office, whereupon the Philadelphia Bulletin
We learn that the body of Mr. John
Merkel, butcher, was found 5 miles from
Cane Island, in this county, yesterday.—
He appeared to have dieji^hf Sun stroke,
several days previous.
AnsTiH Cobxtt.—CoL- Wm. S. Day is
elected Chief Justice; B. F. Elliott, Clerk
of the District Court; G. W. Johnson. Clerk
of the County Court; J. J. Jackson, Sheriff;
A. Glenn, County Surveyor; S. Brewer,
Assessor and Collector; B. B Lee, J. Hill,
H. Whitley, County Commissioners.
Buckley and VandeGraff have majorities
in the county. ®
Montgomery, Aug. 4.—The vote, so far
as heard from in this county, is as follows :
Buckley, 274; Bell, 144. Wheeler, Gra-
ham, Ri ndolph and Johns had no opposi-
tionin this county. William Simonton was
elected Chief Justice by some 60 majoriiy
over Griffin. Applrlon Gay, County Clerk,
by some 20 to 30 majority. A. W. Morris.
Sheriff, by 169 votes over J. T. McGuffin.
There are one or two small boxes to be
heard from—not enough to change the re-
sult of the county election
Hcntsville, Aug. 2d.—Vote of Walker
cobnty, except two precincts
Associate Justice Sup. Court—Buckley,
200; Bell, 200; Chief Justice—Smither,
nominee, 349, Bush. 252; District Clerk—-
Campbell, nominee, 323, Collins, 270
County Clerk—Gibbs, 409; Sallier, 180 ;
Sheriff, Eastham, nominee, 278, Maddox,
292 ; County Treasurer- -Rountree, 300,
Thornton, 290; Assessor & Collector-
Baldwin, nominee, 441, Leonard. 175 ;
County Commissioners elect—Roark, White-
head, Robinson, and Wooten.
Henry Wilson, a L'aited States senator
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THE FUTURE OF TEXAS.
We have occasion every now and then to
make observations upon the prospective
future of this State, but we feel it is a sub-
ject which is not to be exhausted, and to
which we may turn with profit as often as
w e please. Let us look forward ten years,
remembering that, comparing that period
with the past ten years, we must make due
allowance for .he accelerated progress
caused by railroads.
Ten years ago there was not a yard of
railroad graded in the State, and as we
look back upon the condition of the country
at that time, we are satisfied at the growth
we have made. Then Galveston and Hous-
ton were hardly more than insignificant
villages, boasting of a population of less
than 2,000 souls, with scarcely a brick store
in either, or a comfortable residence. The
combined trade of both was as in the day
of small things compared with that of either
now. The interior towns were all within
easy reach in good traveling times, and
Waco, Belton, and the country beyond, was
terra incognita. The Indians chased the
buffalo over the hunting grounds a hundred
miles this side of where extensive
wheat fields now rejoice the heart of the
armer But in the raiDy season, a journey
to the frontier was an event to be dreaded,
and was never to be undertaken but through
necessity. The population of our State
was about one-third of what at present we
are enumerating, and its wealth scarcely
more.
In 1868, if we see that day, we shall see
a little more surprising improvement. Let
us calculate moderately. In 1868 the Cen-
tral railroad will have reached Red River,
and become connected with St. Louis and
Chicago. The Memphis & El Paso road will
have bisected ; he wheat country east and
west from Fulton to the Brazos, and have
brought it in communication with the Mis-
sissippi river. The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos
and Colorado road will have reached San
Antonio to the west. The Brenham road
will have been finished to Austin. The
sugar Road will have reached the Colorado.
Eastern Texas, to its most remote county,
will be connected with this city. The San
Antonio and Mexican Gulf Road will be
completed, and Houston and New Orleans
will be within twelve hours of each other by
rail. So much for railroads.
Galveston, Houston and San Antonio will
then number their population by tens of
(.iiuusaudd. Jefferson, Dallas, Austin, Co-
lumbia, Marshall, Paris and Tyler, will
have become cities in something other than
the name; and villages everywhere will
have been filled up with an enterprising
population, a population more given to
manufactures than to trade.
The produce of the State will then, at its
present rale of increase, have reached seven
hundred and fifty thousand bales of cotton,
twenty-five thousand hogsheads of suga
forty thousand barrels of molasses, ten
million bushels of wheat, and corn and other
grain in abundance for the wants of the
community. The value of our exports per
annum in 1868 will reach close upon
$50,000,000.
Our population then will be about a mil-
lion and half, and ourvoting strength about
the same as all the New England States put
together, we shall then have three hundred
thousand negroes. Our plantations will
everywhere be three times aq^requent then
as now. We shall have electric telegraphs
running in various directions through the
State. We shall have flourishing manufac-
tories.of cotton,. sugar, &c. Within that
time the manufacture of wine will have be-
come a regular business with our citizens,
and Texas claret will be no inconsiderable
item of our exports.
In 1868 we shall be in direct communica-
tioa with New York by steamship, and our
trade with ioreigh countries will be by the
most direct channel. We shall then have
not less than a dozen daily papers in the
State, each claiming for itself a good posi-
tion in the newspaper press of the Union.
We shall see printing offices doing greatly
more than ten times their present business.
Our very railroads will then, each of them,
spend a moderate fortune each year in
printer's ink. Our newspapers will num-
ber their subscribers by ten thousands, and
our publishing houses will vie with those of
the north in the amount and excellence of
their work.
We shall then have dose importing our
machinery from the north. Texas is be-
ing tilled up with a different population from
that of other Southern States, and we shall
find a greater disposition to make things
here, than prevails in them. Our steam
engines, cotton gins, saw-mills, &c., will
all be made among us. We shall then have
begun to supply our home consumption
with iron in all its various forms. "Cass
county nails," " Star State horse shoes,"
"Best Texas bar iron," and brands of that
kind will prevail in the stores, and crowd
the newspaper advertisements. Our shoe
factories, cotton mills, great clothing estal-
lidhmeuts, carriage factories, &c., will have
begun to attract attention, and we shall
look back with surprise at the time when
we thought the business of importing and
selling goods was necessary to make a city.
We mentioned traveling. Our State is
red, in breadth and length, by hun-
of miles. The traveler will, in 1868,
'e Houston in the morning after break-
fast, and take tea in Dallas, and if he wishes'
sleep in Paris. He will leave New Orleans
in the evening and breakfast in Houston,
and find himself in Stn Antonio in the af-
ternoon. Leaving Austin in the morning at
six, he dines at Houston, and breakfasts
the next morning in Nev Orleans. Travel-
ing North he reaches New York via St.
Louis in four days from (his point, and Lon-
don in twelve. The merchant in Dallas
telegraphs in the morning for a hundred
sacks of coffee, and at night it is placed in
his Btore. The merchant of Houston has an
order for cotton. In half an hour the order
is traveling to different poiats, '• tend 100
b&les,' -'send 50 bales," "send300bales,"
oident, at 3, p. x., on the Chicago railroad,
and (if only the Atlantic Telegraph can be
laid) a synopsis of the Queen of England's
speech the day before. He will know eve-
rything that takes place almost as soon as it
is done; in a word, be placed en rapport
with all the world. He wiU also read with
interest the reports of the yesterday's trans-
actions in the Houston Stock Exehange.
He will see Central stock at $150, Texas &
New Orleans stock at $200, and others in
like proportion. Fancy stocks will not be
much in demand. Bank stocks will be little
known.
WeU, if there is anything else any of
our readers wish to see as it will be then,
we will turn our spy-glass upon it, and tell
them how it looks. We are, in almost ev-
erything, this side of the mark. We have
only looked at the mountain tops of things
as they wiU be then. To describe the val-
leys in all their peculiarities would be a
labor of love, but it would fill a volume.
TEXAS ITEMS.
Wabhikotos.
The Ranger acknowledges the receipt of
a basket of luscious fruit, consisting of
grapes, peaches and plums.
The Ranger has received a sample of
syrup from the Chinese sugar oane, which
the editor is much pleased with.
The Telegraph, after charging the News
with bargain and sale, ingloriously denies
having made such a charge-—Ranger.
Suppose you try again, Mr. Ranger, and
see if you can once teU the truth about the
Telegraph.
The Ranger announces the appearance of
ice cream in Chappell Hill. This is one of
the advantages of railroads.
The Ranger says that cotton is dying
out by whole acres in Austin county. With-
out rain there soon, the con crop will be
cut short fifty per cent.
The Ranger has the proceedings of a meet-
ing at Washington, to get up a dinner to
Sam Houston.
The North.
tr «•>
The Paris Enquirer has a very interesting
article concerning the Memphis, El Paso,
& Pacific Railroad. This road has the
easiest charter to work by of any in Texas,
and wiU be able to comply with itB terms
without asking the least extension. It has
to grade 50 miles by the 1st of March,
1861, and for this purpose has about $240,-
000 available cash funds. We confidently
expect the company will get a good way
ahead of their charter requirements.
The Paris Enquirer says there are two
hotels in Paris that have been boarding at
$1 50 per month, for the last three years.
Wh should like to have the landlords take
a ran down this way, and see if that thing
couldn't be done in Houston as weU as in
Paris * ;/
The Sherman Patriot proposes Col. Young
for the U. S. Senate.^".
The Patriot says that the caterpillars are
stripping the elm and pecan trees there of
all their foliage.
A correspondent of the Patriot thinks
Shermaa is boundtobe the "city" of North-
ern Texas.
The Dallas Herald mentions the arrival
of Judge Buckley there on the 26th, and
his going on to the more northern counties.
The Hertld much doubts whether Gen.
Young would accept the office of U. S. Sena-
tor if it was tendered to him.
The Herali has an aocount of the killing
of Jo Meadows, a desperate outlaw, on the
2d ult. He was followed by three men from
Navarro county to Washington county,
Ark., and was killed after a desperate strug-
gle.
In the trial of Moore, for killing Cock-
rell, in Dallas, -,he jury gave a verdict of
not guilty. It will be remembered that
Moore was acting as a peace officer, and
attempted to arrest CockreU, (who was an
old and useful citizen of Dallas, but forget-
ful of the proprieties of life when drinking)
for some misdemeanbr. CockreU resisted,
and if we remember rightly, drew a gun on
Moore, whereupon he' shot him. The ver-
dict of not guilty was regarded with great
satisfaction by the people.
We gre pleased to receive a copy of the
Frontier News, an excellent paper, recently
started in Weatherford, Parker county, and
faithful to the Democracy. D. O. Norton,
Esq., Editor. C.L. Jordan, Esq., hitherto
junior editor, has withdrawn.
The News is informed that a distilery is
is about to be established in Parker or Dal-
las oounty. If our people will drink, they
had better dring good whiskey than any-
thing else, and if they wiU drink whiskey,
they ought to have it manufactured at home.
The News says that four or five buffalo
have been seen iu Parker county within the
last few weeks, and two killed. One ap-
peared within a mile from town. They are
supposed to hate been run in by the
Indians.
Galveston.
The Civilian has a very interesting ac-
count of the depredations on the northern
frontier given it by a frontiersman.
The Civilian mentions the arrival of the
Fashion on the night of the 4th from Mo-
bile, Monday, with a portion of the mails.
The Civilian has been furnished with
dispatches per Fashion from Mobile 9 J A.
M., Monday with notice of the arrival of
the Persia same day. The Liverpool cot-
ton market was unchanged. Sale* of the
week 37,000 bales. Middling Orleans quot-
ed at 7d Middling Mobile 6j-d.
The News says that the contributions at
Galveston on election day for the San Ja-
cinto Monument were $75 15. We hepe to
be able to be able to chronicle the receipt
of several thousand dollars from this elec-
tion.
The News says that Neuman the collect-
or of reptiles in Texas is an envoy of the
emperor of Russia for this purpose (!)
The experience of the News has been that
this has been the hottest summer in several
to make positive assertions iia Regard to a
matter, about which he cannot be supposed
to be in possession of any information.—
News.
Easily slid over. But the News ought
not to forget that hand write wiU identify
some men quite aa well as their faces.
The News announces itself ready to fur-
nish to order copies of the Criminal Code
with Amendments at the following prices.'
Both Codes with Amendments, law binding
and interleaved throughout. $o 00 postage
40 cts. Do. hot interleaved, 3 50 postage
24 cts. Amendments, with iadex .htound, 1
00 postage 77 cts. Do. do. u&Imhu^ 75 cts
postage 4 cts.
The News is informed that Bell's majority
wiU reach 350 pr 400 in Wharton county.
The total vote of Wharton is Inside of 200.
The News mentions that the article of the
Telegraph concerning railroad policy has
some just and liberal views. This is a great
deal more than we could say of the articles
in that paper concerning the Texas and
New Orleans road.
1
TWO DAYS LATER FROM N. O. BY
THE CALHOUN.
By the kindness of Mr. G. A." Jones
we are this morning plaeed*'.:'fn pos-
session of New Orleans papers to Tuesday
the 3d with fuU dispatches from the North
and Europe which condense.
The Vanderbilt with three days later news
than the Hammonia has arrived at New
York, and the Prussia with two days later
stiU has b;en boarded off Cape Race. Tele-
graphic dispatches are dated New York,
Aug. 2nd.
The allied Teldfcraph fleet sailed from
Queenstown on the 17 th. The Niagara and
Agamemnon were both seen the same day.
The Turkish Government had sent a Gen-'
eral Officer of the Army to Djeddah, invest-
ed with full powers of life and death in the
punishment of the murderers of the Chris-
tians.
The subject of the massacre at Jeddah
was before the English Parliament.
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, f rmerly
British Embassador to the Sublime Porte,
strongly advocated energetic measures on
the part of Her Majesty's Government, and
hoped that fuUreparation would be prompt-
ly demanded, and secured by force if nec-
essary.
The Sovereigns of France and E^d
were to meet at Cherlbourg on the bth ot
August, to witness the great review of the
French Navy.
France has acted cordially with England
in the Jeddah affair, and will urge fuU and
prompt reparation for the assassination oi
the French ConsuL
A Dutch Trading Company are negotiat
ing for raising a loan of five millions ot
florins, to increase their facilities for trans-
actions in cotton.
The screw steamer New York, recently
wrecked off the ooast of Scotland, has
foundered in deep water, and has become a
total loss.
The Leviathan steamship Great Extern,
it is reported, is likely to be offered for sale
owing to the embarrassment of the company
in raising funds to complete her.
Liverpool, July 23.—The sales of cotton
for two days amount to 12,000 bales, ot
which speculators and exporters took 2500
bales. The market closed duU, with no no-
ticeable' change in prices. Holders offer
freely, but show no - disposition to press
aales.
Staunton, the great English champum of
the game of chess, and an eminent chess
author has accepted the American champi-
on, Paul Morphy's, challenge to Europe to
pay a match of >wenty-one games of chess.
u is officially announced that Queen Vic-
toria's visit to Berlin has no connection with
politics, but is of a strictly family charac-
ter.
The Paris Moniteur ridicules the idea of
French invasion of England.
Turgot, the French Embassador to the
Court of Madrid, has returned to Spain.
Notwithstanding the intrigueb to weaken
his influence, he returned to Madrid strong-
er than ever in the confidence of the two
Governments. ..
Later advices from India report that the
British troops had recaptured Gwalior, al-
ter aftout resistance on the part of the Se-
poys/ % - •' '
Later advices had also been received from
China, which report that the Allied fleet
had captured a Chinese fort with one hun-
dred and thirty-eight guns.
After thecaptore of the fort, at the mouth
of the Peibo, the Allied force commenced
advancing'Up the river.
The squadron is reported in goo<| health) to a degree ci
and spirits.
The rebel chief has met with new suc-
cesses. At last accounts the rebels were in
possession of Ningpo.
The Allied forces made an attack on the
Chinese camp near Canton, with a view ot
routing them, but were repulsed, and the
attempt proved ineffectual.
The English merchants at Canton had de-
serted the city and gone on board the ves-
sels of war in the harbor.
The Massacre at Jeddah.
The foUowing telegraphic dispatch from
Acting Agent end Consul-General Greene,
received at the Foreign Office, via Malta,
contains a fuller accouut than has been
published hitherto:
"Her Majesty's shio Cyclops arrived at
Suez from Jeddah on the 3rd inst.
"On the evening of the 15th of Jane the
Mohammedan inhabitants of Jeddah ros.
and massacred the Christians. Among the
victims were Mr. Page, the English Vice-
Consul; M. Eveillard, the French Cousul,
and his wife and about twenty others. Tlie
English and French Consulates were plun-
dered. The Cyclops was anchored about
two miles from the town, and during the
night some Greeks swam off to the vessel.—
The next mtmiing two boats sent to the
town were attacked and obliged to inter-
cept their retreat. On the 19th theGover
nor-General of the Hedjaz, who was at Mec-
ca, arrived with 800 men.
"The Cyclops left Jeddah on the 24th,
and brings up the Christians who escaped,
including the daughter of the French Con-
sul and the French interpreter, both badly
wounded, and twenty-four others,
Domestic.
Louisville, Aug. 2.—The American can
didates for county officers have been elected
by a small majority.
The American candidate forjudge of the
Court of Appeals has been elected by 22a
majority.
The American candidate for Clerk of the
Court is eleoted by 307 majority.
During the day a fight oocurred between
Dr. Standeford and Capt. L. H. Rouseau.—
It arose partly from a personal and partly
l'rom a political difficulty.
Mr. Rouseau was shot in the addomen,
and the wound is considered a dangerous
one.
Otherwise the election generally passed
off quietiy.
Louisville, July 31.—The new mail
route has not been abandoned, as reported
nor h B the contract yet been forfeited.
Zfy Ihdiaks at War.
Louisville, Aug. 2.—Advices from Mitt
nesota report that a severe battle had beei
fought between the Sioux and Chippewa In-
dians, near Big Stone Lake, on the i4t h of
July, in which twenty Sioux and eleven
Chippawas were killed.
Commercial.
Cincihhati, Aug. 2.—Flour <vtra $4
25; Whisky, 23c.; Bulk Sides, 8c.: Oats.oJ.;
Corn, 58®60c;; Wheat—RgtipDc., White,
New Yore, Aug. 2.—Cotton dulL Sale?
to-day 2000 bales—prices uivbangad.—
Flour firm. Ohio, $i 80@5. Shies to-day
13,500 bbls. Wheat unsettled—White $1
30; Corn—White, $1@1 08; Mess Pork,
$17 45, sales of 1750 bbls.: Bacon steady-
Sides, 8£c., Shoulders, 8}@&Jc.; Whisky
steady; Sugar—Muscovado, 7|r(a^7J.
DELTA OFFICE, )
Monday Night, Aug. 2. )
COTTON—We .tttve had a dull market
to-day, and we notice sales of barely 200
bales—prices nominally unchanged. Three
bales of new crop arrived' yesterday from
Texas, and one ot them classing as Mid-
dling. was sold to-day at 12c. ft).
coram quotations.
Inferior 6
Ordinary _7j
Good Ordinary ~9j
Low Middling, 10J
Middling —11
Good Middling,..
Middling Fair...~
Fair
Good Fair noi
FDOUR—Good demand and prices firmer,
with sales of 600 bbls. St. Louis Superfine
at $4 26, 1000 ay§4 30, 600 at $4 37*,
638 Tennessee xxtn^in thre lots, at $5 62 j
and 625, also in thee lots, at $7 75 ^0 bbL
Also, on Saturday, 1000 Superfine St. Louis
said to be at $4 25.
BACON—40 casks Shoulders sold at—,an
offer of 7}«l hating been refused for the lot.
G?NNY BAGS—130 bales Medium sold
at 11c.
KENTUCKY BAGS—We notice sales of
175 half pieces at 13c ^ yard. ^
BALE ROPE—600 coils hand-made sold
at 5£c. $ lb.
Phcebus What a Nam^."-
purchasers of a piece of pftperty at tl
Sheriff's sales, the oth^r day, was nami
Henry C. Cchombergenweilesgaus—a patro-
nymic containing twenty-one letters. We
are inclined to think that this surpasses an,
thing extant, in the way of German nomei
clature, so famouB for unpronounceable and
interminable family appellations. We would
not advise any of our readers to attempt to
pronounce this during the present summer,
as five persons of our acquaintance, who
undertook the superhuman task not long
since, turned black in the face before they
reached the forth syllable, and were «nly
restoredtoconM^usness with great difficulty.
It is said, hJIISier, tuat by tytug a cor •
tight about one's neck, having p&viousi}
drank two gallons of lager beer, and holloo
ing fire, murder, and robbery all at once,
at the same time endeavoring to sneese and
bite one's tongue off, a sound not altogether
dissimilar to 8chombergenweile8ga.ua (our
mental themometer rises five degrees eacii
time we write thename) may be proauo.-J
upon the five hundredth trial. Try it—tr.i .
will ? What orthoepic hero will enter tue
lists T—Cincinnati Engager.
InferltK,.*,
>rdiii4r/- ■
Ordinary ... - - .....
oos >lid<lUo( ......
SIA5TMENT OF OOTTON. -
Stock on hand Sept. 1. '57, balm
ilec'd past week „..*._I17
previously 6187(U
...... .11**1**
aa
Total 62042
Shipped past week... 2-SO
previously 61899-61679
Sunk on hand Aug. 4, 1658,
as lollowec 4k
Peel & Dumble 49
T. W. Whitmarsh..„ 11
Allen & Fulton 114
J. J. Cain & Co 65
Taylor & Bagby.... 122
Decrease of etock from laat weak 163
corresponding date last year.
Amount on hand Sept. 1, '56 bales 217
ttee'd to July 29— 45578
... July 29 to Aug. 5,.. „97—4 3676
:<SI 45892
Shipped to July 30_... 441'?2
... July23 to July30 148—44^81
...3611
TELEGRAPH OFFICE, )
Thursday, Auo. 5, 1858. j.
^^Itthouldbe renembtrtd tial our quota-
lion* generally* fttpruent whoietale prieet ~.
m
WEEKLY.REVIEW.
Trade in Houston continues to wear the
dull appearance reported by us last week.
Our business men are mostly engaged in
preparing;-for the fall trails, repairing their
buildinga^yolishing up, making room for
new stocks, and engaging new trade. They
will, doubtless, continue to be occupied
much in this way for the balance of. the
month. August is not a business month
with us in any year. If we continue clear
of epidemics, as we nowhave a fair prospect
r- fall trade will open qui
the middle of September we
expect to chronicle a good deal of activity
Stock on hand Aug. 5, 1857...,
Increase in receipts to oor. date
Increase of „.. for oor. week - 20 I
Decrease of stock on hand, etc .....1248 !
Quotations foi,corresponding date lor
Middling grades 13^14^0.
^ | Hides.
Hides have advanced half a eent since our
last reptfe, and with a jtood demand we are
abtiRo quote Goed Texas at ll£@12c.
Green Salted are worth 5@bc.
Mercuakdiik.
Bacos Sides.—We can quote with a full
market for the season. Ribbed at 10@li>*c. |
Clear, ll{o^ij£c.
Bacon Shoulders—Nominal.
BAGGlKfr^rntlia shows an advancing ten-
dency.' We quote at 18^20c. Kentucky ■
is in demand at lSc,
Butter.—Wedo not hear cf much in town.
Texas Bells for 25@18. Goshen is not in
market.
Caudles—Star can be at 24@23 Ada-
mantine, 26@28c. Sperm, 40(5s45c.
Coffee—We remark no quotable chango.
Good Rio 12c. Prime 12Jc. Choice, 1S@ '
1&. Java, 16@18.
Cors, Western—Wehave noquctations.
Cork, Texas.—None.
Flour.—As before. Fine $5 2 >@$5 5P-
Superfine $5{m6 50.' Extra St. Levis, $7
50@8 00. Albion mills, $8 50.
Hat.—$2 per 100 ibs.
Iros—With large stocks, we notice no
change from our former prices, whieb we re-
peat. Refined Bar is worth 4j@5c. Eorss.-
shoe, 6Jc; Hoop 7|@8c; Slab 7@7jc;
of the~i Swede*, 6@6Je.; Cast Steel 22025s., Ger-
man 14(aU5c.: Blister, 10<«J12£c; Slab
Steel 9010c: NaiL- $4 75@$5.
Lard—Kegs 16c.; bbls. 12f.
..Lead—Bar is worth SVgSc.
Lime—Is held at $1 50@$2 75
Li j^bur.—Dressed flooring is worth $42
o0@$4-i OOt Rough do., $18 00($35 00.
Yellow Pine, $30 00@35 00. Whit# Pint
$45 00.
Maceerkl—No. 1. in half bbls., $10.
tots, do., $3 75.
Molasses—Prices as last week. We
ijuote S.H.in barrels 35@40e. Choice do 40
ia>A4 Half do 3. fl. 43@4o. Choice 44@
50. Texas, none in market.
Oils—Linseed $1 10@1 20. Lari >'.
1.^1-25. . ;
i'AWTS.—White lead No. 1 per 100 lbs $9
t'ure $10 50011; S. W. Zinc $9 50010
t'reucii $12 50013.
Pork Mess.—We quote $19 OO0$2O 00.
Rick—Is worth 5$06e.
I Rope.—Plenty. Manilla 13014Jc. Ky
uand made 10^01^, Machine do 10
L.M.C. 11012.
Salt —Coarse $1 2501 50. Fine $1 75.
Spirits.—-Oliver's whiskey 28030. Rose
$9032. Dexter 35037. Bourbon $1 50
0$2 50 ** Monongahela $1 OO0$1 25
Brandy, American,-50075c. Do., foreign,
$2 6005 00. Champagne, $14 00024 00.
Claret, $3 5004 60.
Sugar.—Advanced. We quote to suit the
market at present. Common btc. Fair,
10c. Prime 10jc. Choice lie. Cruaheji,
14016. Loaf, 1$.
Tobacco.—Common brand 23028a. Ex-
tra 35040c. Fancy®O075c.
^Wooe—Bur wool 14 to 17d, unwashed 16
02ac.
Washed 18025.
in our
Our reports from the couatry are only
less tlaUering than they have heretofore
been this season. Generally the crop is
growing finely and promising well, though
here and there we observe consider*blejec-
tions of country suffering for rain. In
some portions it^s feared the cotton will be
at^thort fronAhis cause, and
'corn has not everywhere turned out in such
superabundant quantities as was anticipa-
ted, although there is plenty where even
least has been made, and generally a large
surplus over the wants of the community.
The appearance of new cotton from vari-
our sections, and the reports of picking as
gradually oommencing, gives promise of
verj large returns for the labor in the cot-
ton field this year. The cotton already
received is of a high grade of excellence,
and has been sold at good prices. We anti-
cipate receipts at Houston this seasou
pushing close upon a hundred thousand
bales.
The reports from the sugar country are
not so favorable. The dry weather has
checked the growth of the cane, and fears
are entertained that the crop may be con-
siderably shortened, though still quite
Urge.
The railroads are working along. The
Houston and Texas Central is employing a
good force on the third section. The Wash-
ington county road has a large number ot
laborers at work. The feeling towards tli
extension of this road to the capital is verj
favorable, and large subscriptions are being
obtained. Iron for the Braxoria road will
ioon be on the way. The locomotive, car-,
chairs, spikes, &c., have been purchased.
The iron to complete the Galveston road to
Houston is here, and the contractors are
busily at work. It is understood, we be-
lieve, that the road is to skirt along the
west side of the city.
The health of the city and neighboring
county is improving. The prevailing
wind, which, up to our last, had been front
the south-west, and consequently over th
neavily timbered hottoms of the Brazoi an
Colorado, and bore upon it the miasma u.
that whole country, have given place to un-
bracing south breeie. and with it bilious
fever is disappearing.
Improvements in Houston are increasing,
and are generally of an excellent character.
HOUSTON MARKETS.
coxxaJt..
IIS
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W ORLEANS MARKET.
Saturday; July 31st
COTTON.—We noticed in ourlast review
sales during the early part of the week of
2100 bales, and.stated that the market had
ruled mot^s in favor of buyers without es-
tablishing a quotable decline, since which
a continued downward tendency has com-
pelled us to reduce our quotatiobs for Low
Middling and Middling other grades
being mostly nominal. The sales comprise
BOO bales on Wednesday, 600 an Thursday
and 1500. yesterday, making au aggregate
for the three days of 2700 bales," and for
the week of 4800.
The receipts since the 27th inst., com-
prise 856 bales against 465 during the cor-
responding period last year, and the exports
1333 to Liverpool. Week's receipts 2804
bales. Exports 3298 (3248 to foreign ports
and 50 coastwise:) leaving on hand a stock
of 45,463 bales against 12,264 bales same
time last year. The receipts proper since
let September to date (exclusive of those
from Mobile, Florida and Texas by sea,)
amount to 1,558,326 bales against 1,443,-
915 same time last year—showing aa in-
crease of 114,411 bales The total increase
at all the ports up to the latest dates reported
is now 157,628 bales, (3,053,821 against
2,896,193.) Referring to our rem
above, we continue toquote as follows :
new OBLEAKt CLASSIFICATION.
Jminlttiv m tht of Lxmrpfl.
Inferior .—.........
Ordinary
Good Ordinary ...
L.iw Middling
Middling
Good Middling...
Middling Pair.....
Fair
CATTLE MARKET.
Jefferson Citt, 1
Friday Eveniug, July 30, 1858. J
A go.>d supply of Western Beeves with a
air supply of Hogs, a heavy stock of Sbeep
pnd near 1200 head of Texas Cattle remain
m sale. Veal Cattle meets a good demand.
prices:
Jeef Cattle,
iVestern One to choice, per It net_ ' 00 # s 00
t'exag 4c, inferior, per head .... ) 00&5 00
Jiestern reuifb and £«tr. per lb net 10 00® is 00
lugs, per UUlbs net (O. 6 00
■ wep,1n lois, taTr* ordlnarj.f head...... 1 TS® * 75
< choio ,li hmL..... ®
liik Sbws, ordinary, tjl bead.. — w 65 <0
Irtt Cows.^ bead, choice. ... .... — ((&■■* i •
> ".I Cattle J WW 10 00
Bread Cast upon the Waters.—In old
taies, when debtors were liable to imprison-
nent, a gentleman, now well known in this
i r. failed, and forced by some of his re-
iit less creditors to become the inmate of a
,1-ison. But atnong his creditors there was
me glorious spirit, who, by great exertion,
ind by involving himself, fully accomplished
ire liberatiou of his frind. He was a com-
mssion merchant, and partner in a house
that ranked with the first in our city for a
period of nearly fifty years, without the
slightest taint or blemish. In the evening
of bis days, however, misfortune reached
niai, and he found hie house touering amid
the fieancial storm of last autumn; and wb
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