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JOHNAV. SWINDELLS NIILISHKK.
First Regular Boot and Shoe Houso
In Texas.
O. A. FORSOAItD
MALI. II IN
BOOTS and SHOES
No. 74 Mala Street
(The tloio f'Tiiirrlv ' uplnl l.v A. J. Uinta
HOUSTON TEXAS.
BkSrMKItniANT ""'I I'l ASTI'ltF nro
rcHiceirnli.v rciiiriol lo cull and einmlim
iny sloek wlil.'h la mom eoni.leto lu llm
Slnte. tmd itIcm t lw Iw".
(1. A. lOltSUAItl).
Buy tho Best; It is the Cheapest; For
the Best is always Ilia
Cheapest!
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THE EMPIRE SEWIXG MACHINE!
Pulrlil. il K. I'. I I i Junon .1 Mur. VI 'l.l.)
flllKSK Miirlihii'. nro nmitlrucli'il in an pnlln-ly
X i"'' riln'lili? id mrrhiui ii. ur Min .ini: run. iiml
v.iiunlilc lniiruv..ini'iiti iiroiiniiiii-i-il li. I ni!iitllrlly
hiiJ iM.rfrt-ti.'ii r.iiil.im'.l. For .hIi' In II.Mmlnn nt
AluuufiH-tuiul.' J.rl. efi cunt f lrnliM.Miil.-n IllJilt'll.
a. roii!iii:i
Agcnlfur Texat.
AT THE
Boot i3 Slioo Storo
MAIN BTUHET HOUSTON TKXAS.
THE "XOM.4RFIIi
WASHING MACHINE.
I Imvo mih muiiy Waxhine MarhlneM. "nn-rnllfil"
lmt 1 n-ankly ii'luilt tlmt the Nuiipan-il Va"liiiin' 31a-
:liine Biirmf(' all my nmi Huh;iiine ri.ui'.ti n of
I l. iil n llily. It Is a li'.ii.i'lilil lili.fi.niit
nml 1 w.nil.l lmt .iilt Willi It nt liny pi'l.'f. mill's 1
could gut unutlur olio lik" it. Y.uir if.
h (UCO. It. IIKIXOIIUKST.
B-I)frrl)tlvo Culal.'gui'S Trico lists. free
liniillaitf.'li t"
(i. A. rORSlKI.
HOUSTON' ti:xas
PATENT BABY TENDER
on
Magic Spring Cradle.
It Is lint onlv a charming t'ia.llo. luinwHliip the
moat comlorliil'lo .i..lhhm nii.l il.-liclilfiil iiii.Ik.ii
Which Clin pomll.ly Iw olilal I. 1'"' may hn ilialnlitly
n.nvciti'il Into nlniost cviTylliing h.Tc!.if.'n. usi-.l hi
tho nnrmTv. lor the cniuli.rt exercise or iiniiisctin'iit
of chll.lren.ninl relieve" Mm niolher or mir. Iroai
the tailaume 1'iirt of liiihy-leniliiie. For milo at
ItOOT A.fl aiL STORE
HOUSTON TKXAS.
Dec. g.lSGC 12:1".
J 1ST El aX LI VED
A LARGE LOT OF
THE tUJLEUlJATEI)
BUCKEYE REAPERS.
' SCIIKUFl'IUS & IIRASAUD-
26:9t. ' Houston Texas.
T. W. HOUSE
WHOLESALE MERCHANT
HOUSTON
Commission Merchant
GALYESTOX TEXAS.
gSyrrompt attention given lo U busi-
nesi entrnsted to bis care.
Dec. 8 18GC 121y.
DAVID nniNE
MAIN STHEET HOUSTON TEXAS.
IrHOLFCAL MALES IX
DRT GOODS COOTS AXD SIK ES'
READY HADE CLOTHING.
Dee. P It. -
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T. M. BAGBY
COTTON & WOOL FACTOR
t'mniiioii .TIrrtliant
Ilouatou Toxi.
tw tx lasslviT.
A tTTT. l II irWtD.
LANOTTE &. MICHAUD
onocuna
j
Commlnalon Irrclinnt
Kenaodj'a Building. Boaston.
r.if.inii "f f f-'- M w
It tal 'trr.-lna T-tn U- tb mW M Inn floor.
Afifl.l ill
(L'apt. Chnrie Piiniri'iri frf the I".
ft. Art'Wiry tf.Trir.l:t"-I ak-i.le t
frx VTri. re t ? 'r.
The National Ilaukrtinl Law.
Tho now National Bankrupt Law
which bernino n law on tho last day
nf tlio "'.Uh Congress is a very
lengthy document. Wo designed
however giving it in I'ull in ourcol.
uiaiiH ; but mcr-ling with tlio follow-
ing ample synopsis of tlio Act in
tlio Now Orleans Picayune wo give
it in preference to tlio lull act:
Proceedings in bankruptcy shall ;
lo instituted in tho court of tho .- j H0 ()f ....-wiso than l.y bo-
Unitod Slates and concurrently in m (il0 ntion in tho ord-
tho Circ uit Courts tho latter to have. .. . . u
Mipcrvisory power over litigated
tw.-2 111 llm 1 list net Courts.
Tho I ist rict CourU nro to bo aid-
ed by a now class of otllccra callwl
l.VistiTS to bo ii!oiittod by tho
Chief Juslico of tho Supremo Court
ono or more in each congressional
district. Tlio function ot rofistern
are to receive iiiijuuiiaio uin uy
.ortinu nnd di.slrilr-uto bankrupt j
property.
r:u;'y: r.i 'it I
(Ink- zeiiK of tho United States.
...j ........... ....
or thoso who havo declared their in-
teiitioiiR nro entitled to tho benefits
of tlio act as voluntary bankrupt
and tho amount of debts must bo not
less than throo hundred dollars.
Tho assigneo is to bo appointed in
tho first instanco by tho creditors.
Tlienrliclcs exempted from assign-
men tare:
eteiiij iiuiirtviiviv ..vv.. ......
furnituro to bo determined by tho
assignee having relation to tho Bi.o
Necessary household articles ami
of tho family and tho condition of
tho bankrupt not exceeuing
in value.
Tho wearing apparel of himself
wife and children.
Tho uniform arms and equip-
ments of every poison who has
been in tho service of tho Unitod
States in tho army or tlio militia ;
Such other property as may bo 6x-
empled from seizuro by tho laws of
tho United or of any State or ex-
empted from lovy and salo under tho
process of any Stato law existing in
ISfil
The act after providing how tho
bankrupt effects Khali bo collected
and how the rights of creditors shall
lie vested in them proceeds to make
a rule of disinflation among them
yrn rata wilh the exception that tho
fid lowing classes of debts shall bo
first discharged in fall :
1. All the fees costs and expenses
of all tho proceedings; including
tho assignee's commission of fivo
per cent.' on all sums not exceeding
one thousand dollars and two-and-a
half on tho excess of all sums over
five thousand dollars.
2. All debts anil all taxes and as-
Bossments duo to the United States.
3. All debts taxes and assessments
duo the Slate in which the proceed-
ings in bankruptcy aro had.
4. Wages of operatives and house-
servants" not exeeoding fifty dollars
in amount accruing within tho six
months preceding bankruptcy.
5. All debts which by tho law of
the State aro entitled to priority or
preference aro preferred as though
this act had not been passed.
The foregoing provisions aro gen-
eral for tho distribution of tho as-
unta nf nil lmiikriint estates. There
aro however special provisions for
tlio conducting 01 involuntary or
forced bankruptcy.
The definition in tho law of thoso
persons against whom proceedings
in bankruptcy can bo instituted by
creditors is: "Persons absent wilh
intent to defraud creditors or who
lake any method to forestall. tlio le-
gal servico of just and proved claims
against thorn."
Tho course of proceeding in such
cases is for the court to direct a meet-
ing of creditors at which if threo-
foiirths in value of tho creditors shall
veport that the estato ought to be
wound up the court will so order it;
tho creditors may appoint a trustoo
or trusteos for tho purpose and tho
trustees may havo tho same power
as tho assignee in voluntary bank-
ruptcy. If tho creditors do not re-
port the resolution or the courts do
not approve of it when filed the
proceedings nevertheless go on un-
der the general law and tho court
will issuo its orders ns in other cases
of bankruptcy.
Tho provisions against irauus or
concealments by a bankrupt are ve-
ry severe. Thej- aro contained in
tho following enumeration in which
tho nouns verbs and adjectivo of
the English language havo been put
on fatigue duty to Btop up all the
crevices by which a rogue of a bank-
rupt could hope to make away with
any portion of bis property from
the use of his creditors : -'
"if any debtor or bankrupt shall
after the commencement of proceed-
ings in bankruptcy secrete or con-
ceal any property belonging to his
estate or part with conceal or de-
stroy niter mutilate or falsify or
cause to be concealed destroyed al-
tered mutilated or falsified any
book deed document or writing
re'ating thereto or remove or cause
tn l.s rpinnvnl. the Fame or fltiv nnrt
. .... . . . . . - - - - ji--
thereof out of the district or oth-
inereoi. uuv m mc .imun vivm
f anr nnrt rmrwif
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with intent to prevent it from com- ment for manslaughter llicro bc-
w.sanatinn nf tlifi a inir no business for trial on the
ignce in bankruptcy or to binder
impede or delay en ner oi xn em m
recovering or receiving the same or
make anj- payment gift sale s-
sijrniiicnt trrnf-tcr. or conveyance
of anv property belonpng to bisc-
aii tit4 flidrrvif in rami n rr or fthmll
la p W1LI1 1IIC hr llllTI!l Vl r rrii'ia
with intent to defraud wilfully or
fraudulently conceal from bis as-
si -noes or omit frcm bis M-bedule
nnj pr' perty or effects whatsoever;
' r : - r . I. t-Tn
to bis knowledge or belief prove! a
fab r fictitious debt asainft biscs-
ate he hall fad to 'disclo-e the
- .
Saine IO :". IW- ETlCe a llllin
n'Oii'.h .'.ftcr coining to the kn'-wb-
t !-e r ! -Jiff ll-f-of or fchall al -
ttnil to iKiimnt for any of din
property liy fictitious imc or -
IH IISlvtj'llOhllllll.Witllln tlllVO lllOlltllH
before commencement of proceed-
ings in bankruptcy under tlio false
color or pretence of carrying on
hiiMiicM and dealings in tlio ordina-
ry course of triulo obtain on credit
from any person any good or chat-
ties with intent to defraud hi crod-
il.M w ithin throo months next bo-
(iiro tho commencement ol proceed
. j . i.!. ....... .... i1iIl'o.
op wid lmve 0lMl obtain-
mi ..! lit. mid remain tuiliaid for.
! lio hall he deemed guilty of a mit-
i demeanor uud upon convict i o n
i thereof in any court of tho United
Stated hhall bo punished by im-
' lirisoniiieiit with or without hard
labor for a limo not exeocdingtiirco
..(lins)
' rj.'j n)()V0 (nmunary will g
i'nnil...a il cond iiltMl of tllO 1
ivo our
readers a good idea of tho gencrnl
. . r.. i ..:.e t
prilH'lllieS UI1U VIIIVI inuiimuiia
.
tho bill.
mm fnllnwinff letters wore On fllo
for
publication lust week but were crowded
out.
Cirrcupaniloliw '!' IHm Ilumla.
Li'llcr from Milllcan.
Mim.can. March 13th 1807.
It is very cold sleeting and blow-
i ing. and tno nouses uero uru uui
i.i. ...... . t
siillieient to protect us eiUier il
tlio wind or sleet. As I wnto
um
tho
et.w.r r.r.vni'9 mv nnnor and mv fin ST
ers get so cold I cannot wield my
pen. It is an extraordinary spell of
weather for tho timo nnd place-
wonder how it is in Dallas. You
aro happy though in having good
houses. Tho houses hero are tem-
porary and indifferent at that.
This comes of tho placo being only
a Kail Jload Btation. Bryant tho
next station to ho mado is a County
Seat and will justify a better class
ofbuildings. The permanent houses
already built thcro aro very good
much better than any at this place.
That town has grown at least ono
hundred per cent sinco Christmas
but tho new buildings aro mostly
quite small.
Sisns of progress nro seen upon
tho J villi lioiid in way of newly
thrown up earth and grading but
tho work progresses slowly and I
think the prevailing opinion is that
tho cars will not run to Bryant bo-
foro tho first of September. All are
sanguine however that that point
will bo reached by fall and aro look-
ing forward to the change so that
in the unsettled condifion of things
no ono is disposed to make arrange-
ments for the future until they can
bo mado to date from Bryant.
Thero is much speculation here
about tlio intentions of tho company
after tho road is completed to Bry-
ant. Somo say it will bo built rap-
idly by way of Horn Hill to Dallas
on tho route that has been surveyed ;
others think it will bo built slowly
and follow tho Brazos to AVaco ;
while a few think it will stand at
Bryant for several years at tho
risk of a forfeiture of tho charter.
Their only fears may bo tho build-
ing of another road by somo strong
and energetic companj'. ro would
bo most happy to see this company
finish their road and reap tho re-
ward of their toil in setting on foot
such an enterprise at the time and
under the circumstances this was
begun; hut self preservation is tho
first law of nature and as a Bail
Boad is of vital importance to our
interests wo would hail with pleas-
ure any company that would con-
struct us a road for tWo transporta-
tion of our immenso products to
market. It seems to mo most sin-
gular that with all tho capital and
enterprise of Houston and Galveston
they do not tap this wheat region of
the Stato with a Bail Boad.atonco.
Tho improvement of tho country
would certainly enhance thoso cities
several hundred per cent while the
trade would add greatly to tho
wealth of the country in every de-
partment. It is a great pity our
pcoplo could not havo an immediate
outlet for their great staple and en-
joy the profits they havo so richly
merited by wresting tho country
from the savage and reducing tho
wilderness to a garden. But capit-
alists will not bo long discovering
tho value of investments hero and
Bail Koads will bo built.
Thero was very little of inportanco
or interest attracted our attention
on our way down." -AVc camo by
way of Waxahachic Jlilford Horn
Hill Eutaw nnd Tort Sullivan. Wo
found tho farmers very backward
with their planting. Wo saw but
few persons ploughing and but lit-
tle ploughing dnno. The Brazos
valley was no forther advanced than
the bill country or prairie and much
of last year's cotton crop has been
abandoned for the want of time to
pirk.
I remained at Port Sullivan a day
or two to look after tho caso of the
State rs Ferdinand P. Hord late of
our county for the killing of Fuller.
iu..vm...j.".
i Th Ornnil inrr returned an indict
Docket the Court would not hold
for tho trial nnd the cae stands over
till the next term.
But enough. It has Fleeted all
day sometimes Tery fast and heavy
l.aa fnllpn to 111.' depth of three
or four inches decidedly the coldest '
'and worst spoil of the winter.
Nothing but the attentive care of
' the clever gentleman who is now
the proprietor the Exchange j
Ilot-l coold bsve kept n from sut-;
fr.t-ir.ir. ftnrl a I t'Vi an estimate It V-
we place upon onr kind and hcp:ta-
ble friend the Major late proprietor j
A this house I Tnnt say to yoqn4
4t V Il C. t.t.1a-
ir...5
bi? l as few rcpfrioi as an Jinst ;
nd will render a! who 'call tipon .
DALLAS DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS ATOIL 0 1867.
him pleasant and happy.
Yoiiri C
Idler from lIouMon
llm sTtiN .March 1 Ith I 4il7.
It i night raining cold and dis-
agreeably muddy on tho slr'-eli
and all tho sights' scenes and inter.
CNting peVHoiiH and placis about the
city cannot tempt mo abroad.
I am ho deeply impressed with
tho comforts ol tiiis homo and tho
nttontimiH I a well nt tlio hundreds
of guests here received that I am
obliged to get that off of my mind
iiml bt'foi'o 1 can proceed with any
thing else. I am at Hendricks
Metropoliton Hotel. In every re-
spect this is tho best Hotel I havo
oveo boon at in Toxin except tho
Waters House in (Jalveston. Such
n clean and elegantly arranged
dining room; warm and perfectly
comfortable ; and then tho fino va-
rity of well prepared viands suited
equally to tho fantideous eplcuro
and tho hungury way worn traveller
and all graced by tho politest and
most attentive corps of well ordered
servants. No ono will hso any
thing by coming hero no ono will
ever regret a sojourn at this pleas-
ant house.
I understand that the new Hutch-
ins Houso will bo opened on next
Monday under tho cure and conlroll
offieorgo Mooro lato of tho City
Hotel of JS'ew Orleans and doubt-
less will as it is intended bo tho
Star Houso of Texas; but for real
comfort itcannot surpass tho Metro-
politan. Tho sleet at Millican this morn-
ing lay about threo inches deep
with frozen crust upon it almost
sufficient to bear up a horso. It af-
forded good skating any whero up-
on tho streets. Tho night was ex-
ceedingly cold. Tho wind blew all
night high and fiereo and In thoso
open houses of Millican our heads
would almost frcezo to bo uncovered.
Irish potatoes all went overboard
and now wo aro bound lo await a
fresh importation to procuro our
scctl.
Wo had not gono fur ltcforo tlio
sleet disappeared not from having
incited for it was too cold lo thaw:
but becauso it tlid not sleet so much
or tlid not lie on ' the ground. Jt
sleeted snowed and rained a little
here during the day and until dark.
It is very cold yet but we aro not
at Millican freezing; wo aro in a
tight warm house with a good fire.
Tho little towns on tho road are
ail improving and Houston is build-
ing up rapidly. Handsomo new
brick work is filling every vacant
block ; and the old frames are gi vi ng
their places to fino edifices of three
and four stories of better material
with now and then an elegant iron
front.
Friday loth. It is still raining
and I havo not been out and can
tell you nothing of Houston at pres-
ent. Tho Bail lload from Millican
to this placo seems to bo in pretty
good order.
I will romain hero several days
and will write you again beforo I
leave. Your friend : C.
Houston March 20th 18G7.
I snatch a moment beforo leaving
hero towrito you a fow of tho things
I havo seen and heard and perhaps
of a few thoughts of my own.
It Is a striking fact; Houston is
depressed arontlv depressed. The
people of tho city mako no secret of
the lact mat mo ousincss ui me piiw.
season has gone to Galveston and
that Houston has suffered immense-
ly by it. Thero is truly a painful
ffloom ovor tho city at this time;
and yet somo of tho finest class of
buildings havo been put up aim are
iu courso of completion. Thero is
no building in tho Stato that ap-
proximates tho Ilutchins Houso in
size arrangement or finish. To
find a building that will compare
favorably witn this prinuoly estab-
lishment wo must look to tho best
Hotels in New Orleans St. Lous and
Chicago. It is fitted up in stylo
and convenience equal to any houso
west of New Yprk or Washingtsn
City. Tho furnituro is all perfectly
new and tho ornamental work in-
side of tho building is mado to cor-
respond with it. Tho rooms aro
elegantly carpeted nnd each one
provided with a direct communica
tion with tho bar. The parlors nro
all that could bo wished for in way
of luxurious and tasteful furniture
and the dining room ono hundred
feet by fifty can scat several hun-
dred persons. This house is an
honor to Houston and to tho Stato
and will add much to the reputation
ot the distinguished and enterpris-
ing gentleman who has built it. It
wilf render a visit to Houston now
not only pleasant but delightful.
The proprietor Mr. George More
l..;n.ri tvitl. lil in ft limitation from
XewOi leans as one of the proprio-
tnm of the City Hotel that may will
assure all who call at the Ilutchins
House tho most polite and kind nt-
tentions
Many first ciass business houses I exprcin oi nis intensity i menu-
e U'inn finished ; nnd althoufih the I ing. If there ever was a "hell npon
are
people of Houston are so much de-
pressed in spirits Tit present they
arc very hopeful of the future.. They
speak of the ship channel they havo
in contemplation through the Bay
with treat confidence and of
their
harbor io Buffalo Ba3"Ou with satis- j
faction amounting to pride. They i
i ...I . i. . i;n;mrr al .i I
for rrocurine a survey Xf the Bay
T.(i ll)vnii. l tier CxrCCl 1" rnirri?
the disUntruihed c-1
pinecr Gen. Beanreirard to make
the rfcwrt and will bring the n-h-
jeci before fVw.gress nt as early a
day n ps:i'ie. 11 tins Fuftt c'i. u
will mii'Ke Ilonston. and the Hons-
trininnii tre c-onfident. It is an nn
derUkin? tf rreat tnarnitnde and
. . . . .. . . i
;t afwimi. I.al.meril at ICS-l rnaw-
. . ..1 ..!...
ponlthe rtsiVk The Bf.y l as
average or ciiuimoii depth of about
ten leet and on the bars about two
Ono bar of about four miles across
and one tifabout I'mirhundivd yards.
Many places however b 'sidt the
bars aro much les than ten feet.
These obslieles lukeii in connect ion
with the narrow channel of the
Bayou that worth! barely admit of
the piissHge rf two steam ships at
any point would almost foreo any
one but tho energetic and enter-
prising citizens of llituston to tho
conclusion tlmt it is imposihlo to
mako a roadstead and harbor here
sulllcient for the great ships of an
importing trade. But Houston has
been mado by tho cnterprlsu ami
energy of tho very men who are
iow 'contemplating this great im-
provmcnt nml perhaps tho samo
spirit together wilh tho accumu-
lated capital they can command may
enablo them to overcome all theso
difficulties. They havo secured a
line direct to New Orleans for travel
and-reduced the faro to eight dollars.
That is very cheap and will subserve
tho purpose of a large portion of the
travel east. They havo a direct
navigation lino to New York and
goods may now be shipped to Milli-
can without any expenso of reship-
ment either at Galveston or Hous-
ton. This seems to bo very gene-
rous as it is an enterprise of Hous-
ton and they pass tho freight to
Millican without warlage storage
or drayago hero.
Tho people of Houston deservo
much at tho hands of thoso who
trado from tho interior of tho State
anil with equal chances sho will get
their patronage
I have had tho honor of con versing
with manv intelligent citizens of
Houston and other portions of tho
Stato on tho subject of tho Military
Bill and tho suplcmct thereto and
all seem to bo of ono mind and that
is to accopt it and mako the best of
it wo can. Let us havo peace and
restoration they say.nnd then try to
work through ami correct what we
do not like oiler wo havo secured
our plaeo in tlio Union and in Con-
gress. I am confident that indifl'cr-
anco and defiance on our part will
work our ruin as in Missouri nnd in
Tennessee. Wo must enter into it
ami do what we can lo conduct it.
through .in the best way possible to
preserve our interests.
Yours C.
tKTTho Galveston Xews gives
the following description of T. H.
Mc'Mahan & Co's. building corner
of Strand and 2M St. just complet-
ed :
''The front is of iron of tlio Co-
rinthian pattern three stories in
height; then there are .threo hand-
some cornices supported by fluted
columns tho topmost cornico being
most elaborato and elegant; from
tho height of each story the whole
structure is rendered quite impos-
ing. Tho sido of tho building on
22d street is-built of Philadelphia
brick and tho iron caps over tho
windows aro painted tlio samo col-
or as tho front of the building cre-
ating a beautiful efl' ct. Tho first
floor is intended for tho banking es-
tablishment of tho firm above men-
tioned and not for the National
Bank of Galveston as is generally
believed. The upper stories will be
rented for offices. The first floor is
85 feet long anil 25 foot wide and a
partition divides tho commission
part of tho business from tho bank-
ing making a room for the former
branch 35 feet long by 25 feet wide
in which aro two sub-divisions form-
ing two privrto rooms which leaves
a spaeo 20 feet by 9 for the main of-
fice. Tho furnituro of this estab-
lishment is deaidodly tho most ele-
gant in tho South if not in the
country. Tho stylo is Gothic simi-
lar to tlio Amcrienn Exchange Bank
New York with this difference that
tho New York bank's is made of
oak whilst that of Messrs. McMa-
han & Co.'s is of oiled walnut inlaid
with rosewood and ornamented
with ebony mouldings. Tlio coun-
ters aro seven feet in bight but the
desks aro conveniently arranged for
thoso transacting business. Ono
new feature is tho plate glass over-
laying the counters. Tho vault in
tho banking department is 8 by 10
fcet is mado of heavy wrought
iron bricked over cemented nnd
then plastered thus making it not
only burglar but fire proof.
Social Ami'seuexts imthf.Soi th-
wkst. This is tho caption of an ar-
ticle in tho Cleveland Leader which
recounts a fearful stato of societj-as
existing in Texas. Itcontains a bill
of items comprising all tho murders
and outrages recounted by Senator
Wilson nnd others who havo treated
on our social condition. The writer
sums up our situation in the follow
ing terms :
'Troni recent accounts lexas
1 has not improved in such a degree
morally and socially as to rob the
Carta cripcciaii tor i.irt n
il is in tho Lono Star State."
We have been residents of this por-
tion of hell for some time withont
even smelling sulphur.' True it is
I that a creat many bad tlnncs im"
been done in Texas but they arc
neither so nnmerons nor so frequent
i irpnprall y snrvnosed. w e nave
wmo bad people here and not a lew
Ad-
i uiimh usinv hvi ..v "
venturers arc among us.
WllO OS
pm-e ns bv their bad domirs. l-nt
with fall this onrwi'-ial -fnmiitiv
8"re rj.M!y oycrrated. We Im'-e
cbur'l.es.'an J we attend them we
bfive s hrls and fccibties of cirili-
ratl'.n and are not a'torcther the
; barbrrr-at
i i
an i'.Ttie w.uld nake r
nr'nin v .... -
A like to bare the1 stne-
N BT-Mitit rad'n-M. f' -
Hi y arc mi-u . a
TELEGRAPHIC.
Wamiinuto.n March 2:1. Tho
I'l-e-i.l.'iil returned tho .Supplement
ill Hill with his objections.
The bill provides for elections in
ten Stat.-s tor tho purposeof making
Constitutions but all elections whilu
the original military bill remains in
foree cmno within iu restrictions.
Preliminary to an election comes
rc'istralimi unre"itered persons i
cannot vote s a preliminary to 1
registration; a'vaguo oath is taken i
by the applicant that ho lias mil!
been disfranchised by participation
in tho rebellion tlieiiiteriiretalimi of
which tho applicant must decide for
himself. This is a fearful responsi- no longer -mi-. v iisn. m mo sumo
bility. For though the bill does nut oiniiiitee Iruslraled t his and
assign perjury nor tlx a penalty for ! l'1"1 hnaneial allairs ot tho
mistaken swearing wo must not for- i t-muitry demanded a r-peody nd-
get that martial law prevails and journinei.t.
the affiant is responsible toa Milita- IVnding the discussion thellouse
ry Commission without previous ' adjourned until Monday.
preferment by a grand jury. Tho Jt is claimed by tho advocales of
military commander 'determines . adjournmentthey have twenty -three
what is an offenso and prescribes mnjority and will cr.i ry it on Mmi-
tho punishment. Miv; .
'I'L .III. -....rim vrnviiloa flint tlm JtlCIIMONO March 23. It IS ail-
military commander shall appoint
tho necessary board of registration
each consisting ot threo loyal per
ata mill' l.rt Illillt'll'V nfiieoi's.
citizens of tho Stato or strangers.
Fxcrclsinir important functions and
vestotl with unlimited discretion
they tlecitlo questions and mako no
returns. Whatever errors or frauds
they commit pass unquestioned. By
such means tho conventions of dele-
gates aro to bo constituted. These
delegates are lo spunk for tho whole
people Common justico requires
that they should havo authority
from tho pooplo. No convention so
constituted will in any sonso rep-
resent tho wishes of tho people for
under the nil embracing exceptions
and uncertainties which the disfran-
chisement clause .leaves open the
great body of tho people may bo ex-
cluded from tho polls.
It is not deemed necessary lo in-
vestigate further the details of tho
bill. No consideration could induce
him to approve such an election bill
for any purpose and especially for
forming a constitution for a Stato.
The President argues thoquestion
at somo length illustrating thalthu
formation of republican Govern-
ments according to Congressional
ideas may as well commeuco in Ohio
or Pennsylvania as in North Caro-
lina and concludes by saying that
lie confidently believes that tho time
is not far distant when these States
will again occupy their true position
in tho Union. The barriers which
now seem so obstinate must yield
to the force of an enlightened and
just public opinion. Sooner or later
this unconstitutional and opprcsslvo
legislation will bo expunged from
the stattito (looks and ivhen this
shall havo been consummated ' I
pray God that tlio errors of the past
may bo forgotten and once more wo
shall bo a happy united and pros-
perous people ; and at last after tlio
bitter experience through which the
nation has passed wc shall all come
to know that our only safety is in
tlio preservation of tho Federal Con-
stitution and in according to every
American citizen nnd every Stato
all which that Constitution secures
to them."
S p.nate. A resolution directing
tho Secretary of War to examine
and hitvo tho luvcos surveyed from
the Ohio to the month of tho Mis-
sissippi and report last repairs was
referred to tho Committee on com-
merce. The ovidencc before tlio Judiciary
Committee of tho Houso nml scut
to tho Senato implicating Hoolittle
ami Patterson in connection with
tho bribes from Smytho was regard-
ed by tho Senato as farcical. A
motion was mado to return tho ev-
idence to tho House but tho ques-
tion of respect for that body finally
induced tho Senate to refer tho evi-
dence to tho Judiciary Committee.
The bill suspending relief to tho
Bouligtiy heirs fiutilly passed. It
goes to tho President.
The supplemental bill passed over
the veto in the House by a vote of
114 to 52 and ir. tho Senate by an
excess of 7.
A concurrent resolution to adjourn
on Tuesday to tho first Monthly i if
December passed.
House. The resolution fixing tho
adjournment was opposed by Butler
who thought tho country demanded
that Congress should watch the
President.
The question of inpeachment was
again brought up in tho House.
Mr. Blaino said the sense of tho
loyal people opposed impeachment.
M r. Mevens unrcu mat me largest
meeting ever held in the interior of
.:....!.. .1 l
1 ennsvivaiiia unperamey u-inniiu-cd
it.
Mr. Biainc said tho newspapers
deprecated tho im;eachmeiit.
Butler wanted to know how mr.ny
of these editors had daughters sons
nephews uncles aunts cousins etc.
in Fcutral offices.
Mr. Blaine defended the editors
saving that a letter class of men
did not exist in the country.
Mr. Stevens insinnnted that Mr.
Blaine's oppoition to impeat hmnt
. .1 . .1 1. ..;';..
originated iu personal
Mr. Wade who will
succeed" the
President i
ir iu ii
Mr. lutwcil who also opprwd
the adiournmcnt -said Hie Judiciary j
Committee was proceeding csrnct-1
Iv riotis!y and deliberately on the
. .: i. ...t.n... tViiam.1
- llllf-i. lil VI I...l.."...
.Jj ol the qucaiton. aojiurncu.
Wo'-r.-TfKK Canada March 23
The t.'-r' t fiiirws C':r!r wtward
tolii-W I with a freight train ki!:i!.
ciie ttil woaiid'.ncsrvtn. Tlic ba?
fiize ai.J tif-n-sa cars were burned
J he laMtr -"' taincl f wi" io.
I.... Wanh 2.1 At a mctt-
r:'"
g 1 cM to;cht to tvmifate -un-
tes l .r Mi? or rv3..r'"u was
VOL. XIV XI).
adopted (hut colored citizens be al-
lowed to register and Vote at the
April election.
Washington March . II.
Garland ex member ol'lhe Confed-
cralo Congress and whose c;im
brouilhl out the opinion of the Su-
iiremu Court abolishing the oath (
uttorneys is Hero
Ho 'ill apply for his seat as Sen-
n'ir from Arkansas and mi rejection
bring the matter before tho Supreme
t'o:'1't- ....
Mr. lhmlwoll of tho Judiciary
Committee altomptud to make it
appear tho wish of thai commiiieo
tbut Congress should hold out a lit -
thoritatively stated that General l.ee
is strongly in favor of tho people
voting for a Convention ; that eve; y
man i.ol actually disfranchised
j slioitM not only take tho necessary
slens to prepare himself to vole but
should prepare his friend.' white
and colored to vole.
New Yoiik March 2:!. 0:30 A.
M. Tho Winter Garden and tlio
Southern Hotel aro burning..
Jas. P. Ciimmings OonfY'derate
Commissary litis been arrested on
thochargo of having used the power
of tho Confederate Government to
take from a resident of Tennessee
proporty valued at. 8(500.0110 and
fraudulently appropriated it lo his
own use. lio is now in Ludlow
street jail.
WashinviTON March 25. M.
it-. ..I i...r i : . iv.. M- ...... i
...isiv oeo e.oawug .or xc.xas
.ua.csscu a ictu'ro.enqu.ry regt.ru -
ing tho suffrage to Senator Wilson
who replies : All can vote and hold
municipal and Stato offices except
certain parlies who havo taken tho
oath lo support tho Federal Consti-
tution nnd afterwards aided. the re-
bellion. Tho rank and file of the
Confederate army aro not disfran
chised. Persons aro mentioned in j
Howard's amendment. NoilhiTj
Sherman or tlio supplemental bill j
extends disfranchisement.
General Frank P. Blair is nonii-i
tinted Minister to Austria. j
Senate. A petition from the ;
Union League asking for the appli- j
cation of the Military l'oeonstrue !
tion bill to Maryland was referred 1
to the Judiciary Committee. j
' The Senato withdrew Saturday's I
proceedings regarding the adjourn-
ment. Business generally tinim- j
portaut.
Hoi'SE. A resolution that tho
Houso adjourn on Thursday to meet
on uiouisi uuiicmio) in " "v
oopicinuur ovciuuur or jeeeni uci
unless tho presiding officers jointly
proclaim ten days previous to tno
timo of meeting that there is no
necessity for the meeting adopted
88 to 41.
Several bills for the connection of
tho Mississippi and Lakes by a ship
canal was referred to the Committee
on Commerce.
A resolution authorizing tho Sec-
retory of War to employ two dredge
boats to keep open iho channel tit
the mouth of the Mississippi river
was passed.
A minority of tlio Maryland Leg-
islturo petitioned Congress not to
adjourn until that State had a l!e-
publican form of Govcrnient. Or-
dered to bo printed. Adjournc.!.
New Yonic March 25. The Pea-
body Educational Fund Trustees
adjourned to tho third Tuesday of
Juno 1S08 with an informal meet-
ing at Richmond in January next.
Ulii versify General Agent: Rev.
Dr. Jl. Brown ; Executive Cominit-
teo: Mcllvaine Evarts Graham
Eaton and Wetmore. Finance
Committee : Fish Macalister Cliff-
ord Biggs andWetmorc.
South American Advices.
New Yor.K March 24. The
H. rald'sltio Janeiro correspondence.
dated 24th ultimo says nothing was
transpiring beyond the occasional
bombardment of Cum Paity by the
rnragmryans nnd picket firing a-1
long tho line. Reinforcements con- i
tinuo to leave J.io Janeiro. J wo
steamers with Argentine an I On-
cntal troops on bcafd had exploded
and quite a number Ot lives lost
ana an Argentine war sieanu-r nan
been run down.
Tho Mendoza rebellion was near
ly suppressed.
United States in-
tervelition was talked of but not j
!L.I .f 1.t n.t
j r..m.r..lllv expected.
;t. . 1
4 A..c.lM..t. tn mtir1r flu. mom- !
... ...
bersofthe Government in Buenos j
Ay res had been discovered and tlio j
conspirators siezed.
it Domingo advices ol the 11th
inst. state that the B'ir. party had
ln-cn crushed and ll.o Republic was
quiet.
The proposed treaty wilh the U-
nited States for the Bay of Samana
is likely to elicit a spirited debate
in emigres.
Chili sdvicrs slate that T cm nev-
t.f llir.nrrl. t r.f lwfl('A fin tllp liJlSIS
propoel by the mciliation of f.jr-
' . '
c-ign lowers. -
i. . 1 .. rM 1 ; .1. 1.
latest dvi cs re-rt.ng the Ar-
gentme revolution are miportant.
A division nndcr Felipe Sua after
a blooIy engagement lastinj two
i Limn wa derated l.y Wcnerali amnni ai tjs 'J. - .
;a"i killed n l many wounavt.
1WO Oilier revTUUiionHrj u.wMoii.
nnoerlo.k to avenge this defeat but
wcr themselves routed meeting
with mnch heavier loes than thfe
suffered by Sua. Pannrro then
: onictly -ort'.uutd lits retreat
s retreat to
j f..rm a jnn. ti" wilh Mitra.
ll.rec Aiecn.-an tij'ps ujk-iv i.-k
WIIOLK XI Mlllil! 70.
lire al 'u!iarri' and burnt In llm
water's edue. The Gei.ii.'o I'iuiio
l-'i li. !Uh and tlio T. .McKinald and
Gent'''.! the V I'eh. lillh it is Nil p-.
pi sed Were tlivd by the crews.
Aelili'l President Perfect .1 till it
cliodin was shot in Panama mi llm
l"th by a drunken man named Ma-
'joi wmm.i serious.
I he Moaiiicr .ayim. formerly tho
I. I. ( iiyler had reached Santa
.Martha fi'oiu New York this is tlm
vtss. that was seized he.v on st.s-
' piei.m o being a t hi i an privateer
Much excitement bin existed in
l.ogola. owing to tlio ililleivuce be-
twcoit I resident .io.iiera and tlio
t oii;;res'' t ne inner ieiii-iu iu lie
knowledge loans made bv former.
They aro rejoieeing over the pros-
poet "f a new Post Olliee in New
York. It- is said the Government
will accept that portion of City Hall
Park offered for half a million of
dol!tr and will expend a million and
a hall' more on the building Tlio
sile is the lower end of (ho Park
nearly opposite the Aslor tlouse and
induces the prcsend fountain. The
building iil be bott led on one side
by liroadvvay and on the oilier by
Park I .''iv.' and will bean ornament
to the eily The amount of business
done at this Post Office is really im-
mense. Puring tho first nine
months of IStil! the number of let-
ters from abroad delivered by tho
carriers in tho city was 7(!S:!.222.
. 1 K lu'13 nuiaoereii A:ii.m.
. newspapers lMtS(13.
The lato cold weather has caused
great desl ruction of stocl;. This
should admonish our farmers and
stock raisers to sell off a portion of
thoir stock uud uso tho proceeds of
tho same in tho improvement of
i their farms and in procuring tho
necessary comforts of life and in
I .!! rv IM..- ..... I !r!W Id f.'.i! tllfll
.. etm(K
... . . . f
opinion that it would bo belter for
our country if tho slock raising
business would to somo extent go
down. .Many persons would then
be compelled to turn their attention
to tlio industrial pursuits of life
who aro now prowling over tlio
country on half slaaved mustang
poiiys in their uncivilized appear
uiice living an indolent life which
always leads to vice. liout'iim Xi'h:.
Jl li:lE LoNtlriTliKET. This tf.n
(Ionian the distinguished humorist
and aullior of "(tieorgiiv Scenes" ii
now living in Oxford but is no Ion-
ger connecled with tlio University
over which he formerly presided.
Time has dealt gently with him
silvering his hair and somewhat en-
feebling his frame it is true but
neverlin.h'ss leaving him in his
seventy-seventh year in the enjoy-
ment of all natural faculties. ITu
has prepared u revised edition of tho
; i(j0.r a Scenes" for the press con.
t:ii ta i much new and interesting
m.uer. SVi'(ijmi Xetci.
e learn li'om
Havre tho first of1
a number of arm
lor-piaieil Irighles
for the Japanese liovernmenl lias
just been flushed at Ihu Seine btiilii-
'ingyardj iicr.i-Toulon. Jt is Ciilii.i l
Ihu Taicoun and will cost three mil-
lions and a half. P.y special per-
mission of the minister Marine six
guns :i50 to 5 10 pounders' and cos)
ing each OO.eoiif.. are comprised ii
the amount ot contract.
Mrs. lllioit Johnson formerly
Miss Harriet Lane of President
Buchanan's household is now tho
happy mother of a bouncing boy
who rejoices in tho name of James
Buchanan Johnson. Her husband
lost his leg in the Confederate army.
Ho was a bravo though reckies.s
tohiiur.
Breathes (here a man with soul so
dead who never to himself bath
said I will my local paper take
both for my own and family's
sake? If such thero bo lot hint re-
pent and have the paper to him
sent and if he'd pass a happy win-
ter he in advance should. pay tho
printer.
j New Family Grocery.
HENRY BOLL
"l1!rtL'l.l respect fully inform the citi
I T arm of L'allni-. nii.l the aiirrouniiing
cu!nirv tlmt he h.is opciii.l n
; FAMILY GROCERY
j in voiding t tic south aide of iliq
Knari-. reocnily occuiiieJ y
A. 3". G-OTJ j7jEU.
Where he will keip c .nslxiitly on lianil ev
err nrti.lc in hi line nntl solicits the lmt
j w '" P'";"-- .
I'-uiaa ivana
-i:tr.
LUMBER! LUMBER!!
iSouIi aV Ilrnriy .Mills.
12 n-yei Hast of Quitman
Wood Couuiy Texas.
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inf Mlii;ie. ni r '.lie "inn naTi.e of Klli
k ilorrrir. i this day Ji--lTed l.y mutual
coaarnt. il ywraftiiw m-lrbTea tn ibe late
fcrra are eerrl-r rtifiil ro.rt.e f'nraid at
otic anj s-iilr iih M. M. M7r.w. aiid
tlirreSr aate cos'-s. V. I I. I. If.
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