Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 5, 1837 Page: 3 of 4
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y PROCLAMATION.
ft Executive Department,
: Houston, aistJuly, lttti.
Whereas a law, entitled "an act to raise a public revenue b direct
taxation," passed on the 12th day of June last, by the congress of this re-
public, and which act requires that the executive should issue his proc-
lamation, in order that the necessary appointments contemplated in the
same, be forthwith made by the county courts.
Now, be it known, That I, Sam. Houston, president of this republic,
do hereby ordain, publish, and promulgate this my proclamation, and or-
der, that the chief justices of the county courts of the different counties
of this republic, forthwith proceed to appoint Assessors of taxable pro-
perty, as contemplated, in the aforementioned law.
Done at Houston the day and date above written, under my hand and
seal of the republic.
LJL SAM. HOUSTON.
PROCLAMATION.
Be it known, that!, Sam. Houston, President of the republic of Tex-
as, do, by virtue of the. power in me vested, hereby order and direct, that
on the fourth day of September next there shall be an election held
throughout this republic, for representatives, and in the senatorial dis
tricts of Nacogdoches, Red River, Shelby and Sabine, Washington, Bex-
ar, San Patricio, Goliad and Refugio, for senators in congress j and it is
hereby further ordered, and commanded, that the chief justices of the
respective counties of this republic shall hold the said election and ap-
point judges and clerks for each precinct, who shall be qualified by them,
or some other justices of the same county in which the precincts are es-
tablished. The returns from each precinct are to be made by said
judges, to the respective chief justices within five days after the election.
And whereas the counties of Gonzales, Goliad, Victoria, San Pa-
tricio and Refugio, are in a great measure depopulated, and the citizens
thereof residing temporarily in different parts of the republic; therefore,
by virtue of a joint resolution passed at the late session f congress, it
'"s hereby further ordered and commanded, that the chief justices of the
counties where such inhabitants may be residing shall appoint separate
judges to receive their votes; which are to be returned by them to the
chief justices and by the latter forwarded without delay to the depart-
ment of state ; and in like manner, should the regular election be held in
any of the counties named as depopulated, the chief justices thereof
will make the returns to said department with as little delay as possible.
Given under my hand, and seal of office, at the city of Houston, this
second day of August, A. D., 1837, and of the Indepen-
L. S. denco of the republic the second.
SAM. HOUSTON.
R.A. Ibiox, Secretary of state.
Galveston-, .Tray 22, 1837.
Vf'e tho undersigned passengers on board the schooner Helen, from
New Orleans to Houston, tender our sincere thanks to captain Delarue
for his kind and gentlemanly deportment to us on our passage.
A Briscoe, George W. Lively", George Stevens. Samuel Williams,
J. W.Fielden,M. Wood, V. Loup'ey, D. S. Harbert,E. Bailey, L.Bick-
nell, E. T. Summers, B. E. Phillips, J. Houston, M. Forest, James M.
Hill, Z. Forrest.
Anecdote. A stage driver the other day, was hailed by a woman,
and requested to take a bedstead and its accompanying bed and clothing'
on board, together with her dear self. This was a poser for John's gal
lantry, but making her a civil bow, he said, "I should like to oblige you,
ma'am, very much, but I'm engaged to take a double-saic-mill aboard, a
mile or two ahead, and as you might find it an uncomfortable companion,
I should advise you to wait a week or two until the mill-moving business
is over."
.PRIVATE SALE OF LOTS
IN THE
"f 8 HERE must be towns, little and bit:;" and those who hare the sa-
JL gacityto look into the natural advantages of those offered for sale,
andean see which the strong plans are will reap a great harvest; and under
the increasing emigration, it will be gathered sooner "than the wildest enthusi-
ast ever dreamed of."
The proprietors 'now for the first time, offer to the Dublic lots in the citv
of Richmonl, which flthey will sell on accommodating terms to those who may
wish to improve them. Many of the most desirable lots remain unsold, as the
proprietors have refused to sell, in every instance up to this time, exceptunder
the express condition that purchasers should improve them fortlnvith. Five
large commercial houses will be established at this place within six months, yiz.
Walter C. White, Martin & Clow, Handy & Lnsk, Texas, Masterson & Fish-
er, Nashville, Tenn. and James Brown & Co .. New York. Various mechanical
branches of business are also about being established, and ' 'tis said' that one or
two banks will be located at the city of .Richmond.
The city of Richmond is situated on the west bank of the Brazos, at the
foot of the great bend, a short distance below the Fort Bend rapids, about 130
miles from the Gulf by water, and 65 miles by land ; and is at the head of steam
bpat navigation, at a lowstage of water. The site is on a beautiful high prai-
rie rcaohing boldly up to the river, and which was six feet above the highest
water, during the great flood of 1833. The country from Richmond to San An-
tonio is connected by a chain of beautiful undulating prairies, broken only by
the waters of the San Bernard, Colorado, Navidad, La Bacca and GuadaluDe'.
On the south west, thp country is open to the Gulf, and altheugh sixty miles
distant, the sea breeze is felt in all its freshneis.
The best commentary upon the health of Richmond and the surrounding
country is, that although by far the most densely settled portion of the repub-
lic, i't never has given support to one physician. Of the quality of land, it is
enough to say that the whole "Fort Bend" was taken up by '"the first three
hundred . When our lamented fellnw-citizen, S. F. Austin "first came to this
country, he requested one of his companions, Mr. Wm. Little, who now resides
near Richmond, to take a party of men, and to ascend the Brazos river until he
reached the best point at the head of navigation for a town. Mr. Little and
his party selected the spot on which the city of Richmond is laid off; and the
first settlers having forted themselves for many years at this point, gave it the
well known name of "Fort Bend," or "Fort settlement."
A line of steamboats will commence running from the city of Richmond
to Quiutana and Velasco early in autumn, to be connected with the New Or-
leans and Texas line of steam packets.
ROBERT EDEN HANDY,
President, and Acting Treasurer.
Proprietors of ike City of Richmond.
HANDY & LUSK, M'KINNEY &. WILLIAMS,
MARTIN &. CLOW, WALTER C. WHITE,
BRANCH T. ARCHER, JAMES COLLINSWORTH,
JOHN A. WHARTON, WM.H. WHARTON.
Richmond, Aug. 1, 1837.
Flint composed of Living Animalcules confirmed.
The dreams of Orpheus, who moved the flinty rocks with the divine
nieTody of his lute and the line of Shakspeare, that there are 'speaking
ern ions in stones,' seem realized by the marvellous experiments of Mr.
Cros. ?e, of Somersetshire, to which we have alluded. Chemistry has
thus a'iscovered processes full as wonderful as the miracles of scriptures.
At a I ate meeting of the Hoyal Institution, London, the celebrated chem-
ist T)r Faradv delivered a lecture, in which he alluded to the recent dis
covert s of Mr. Crosse, with respect to the formation or revivification of
insects i in flint, which although doubted by many, he knew to be true, in-
asmuch i iSj by a continuous voltaic stream from silica of potass, he him-
self prodi iced living nnirhalculse. He also exhibited some insects ob-
tained fro m hard polished stone, and which were now, like those of Mr.
Crossn pr liovinff life after a transition of many thousand years.
' J J N. Y. Star.
The V7o:deus of the Ammaxcclax Would. In the last pub-
lished part of "the new edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, under the
article "Mien Tscop-c,'' by Sir David Brewster, we have the astounding
information th. " "ihc sizD f a 8mgle individual of the animalcule lately
discovered in s. ilicious rocks is l-288th of aline, or 1 3-456th of an inch.
In the polishing dte from Bilin, in which there appear to be no vacuities,
a cubic line cont ains, in round numbers, twenty-three millions of these
animals, and a ct ,b5c incn contains 41,000 millions of them! The weight
of a rnhir inch nf the polished slate is 270 grainB. There are, therefore,
187 millions ofth animals in a single grain, or the silicious coat of
one of these auima Is weighs the 187 millionth part of i grain." j
BIBB,
In this cUy, on Mt indav, July 31, Mr. EliasC. Everts.
At Harrisburg, Jm V 24, Mr. Benjamin F. Dey, formerly of Penn Yan,
N Y seed 21 years The New York papers will ploase notice this.
Near Washingto'n, : TuIJ" 14 SerSt' ames J' W,liams of tl,e Texian army.
Ma VBINE INTELLIGENCE.
B ORT OF GALVESTON,
Arrived-SchoonerLad yoftheLake,Mos8, Vermillion bay. A schooner,
.name not known. Steamer 1 onidaHannan, New Orleans.
Cleared-Schooner Chai "e. Ma?k Pensacola. Charles, Woems, New
Orleans. Velasco, Applemai h -Newuneans,
Foi '
T' HE
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will leave
6th Inst
tain on board, or to
Passge and fare $7.
Houston, August 4th 1837 1 1.
Galveston.
steamer Leonidas, Capt. Hannan will ply
larly between this city and Galveston and
the latter place on Sunday morning the
For freight or passage apply to the cap-
DOSWELLi& ADAMS, Agents.
Five Bola lars Reward.
STRAYED or stolen from the city of Houston abouUwo weeks since,
a WHITE BULL TARRB ER DOG, with a black mark round
one eye, and one earoffapparen tly, from fighting. Any information
where the dog has been seen will ie thankfully received.
. -a TrvrTM rAT?T.n
81-2t
Houston, August 4th, 1837.
TTVOSWELL & ADAMS have : now on hand, and ofTer for sale, on
JLjJthe most accommodating term s, at their store house, corner be-
lowUttefiers. emitn ana Alien
!'htfffLiverpool ground salt
'J99 BMe. common whiskey,
-If-.bkk best N. O. sugar,
, 3&cokftK6, (canvass covers,)
Coffee,
Houston, August 4th, 1837.
10 bbls. best old whiskey,
50 kegs lard,
' Vinegar,
Corn in sacks,
Superior chewing Tobacco, &c.
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PROBATE COURT,
I July Term, 1837.
ARCHIBALD WYNN appeared in open court, and petitioned for the ad-
ministration of the estate of John Merry, deceased. Also Wm. M. Birch
and petitioned for the same: ordered by the court that notice be given for all
peraons interested to come forward at the August term of said court, and show
cause if any they have, why either the said Wynn or the said Birch should
not be appointed, or one of the said petitioners will be appointed.
John Woodruff appeared in open court, and petitioned for letters of ad-
ministration on the estate of Charles Thom, deceased: ordered by the court
that notice be gh en for all persons interested to come forward at the xVugust
term of court, and show cause If any they hiive whj' the said John Woodruff
should not recehe said appointment; otherwise he will be appointed as pray-
ed for.
Wm. B. Goodman appeared in open court, and prayed to be appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of Giles A. Giddings, deceased: ordered by the court
that notice be given for all persons interested to come forward and shew cause
if any they have, why said Goodman should not receive said appointment as
prayed lor ; otherwise he will receive tne appointment.
A. M. Tomkins presented a petition In open conrt, praying toTje appoint
ed administrator of the estate of Geo. W. Kimberly, deceased : ordered by the
court that notice be given for all persons interested to come forward and shew
cause if any they hae, whysaid Tomkins should not receive said appointment;
otherwise he will receive the appointment as praved for.
August 1, 1837. 79-3t D. W. C.HARRIS, C. P. C.
FROM me three montas ago, an African negro man named Arch; he is
about 25 years of age, a tall slim fellow, very black, some scars on his fore-
head, also some small scars on each side of his cheek, and a long foot; he has
been taken up five, or six times, since he ran off from me, and made his esoape
every time; he has broke irons off twice since lie lef. me; he is a great rascal,
and has as much sense as an American negro ; hespeaks but little English.SI will
pay any man a liberal reward who will take up said negro, have him ironed
ana delivered, or securea so that l get him. iviy brother, if. V. luciNeel had an
African negro man that ran off in company with Arch when he left me first; his
name is Ion a, about 28 years of age, scarred on the face and on each side of his
cheeks, and very much cut and scarred round his neck: he is of yellow com-
plexion, and a stout built man, speaks some English : he ran off last vear, and
was taken in Robertson's colony. I have no doubt he is somewhere in that sec
tion now; he has never been seen since he left; jje is a very smart, sensible ne-
gro, nnd will make his escape unless securely ironed. A liberal reward will be
paid for one or both of them, if delivered to me at my plantation, eight miles
below Brazoria, or seouredgeo the negroes can be got. In case they are taken
up, I do not want them put to work.
Gulf prairie, July 24, 1837. 81-8t LK4NDER H. McNEEL.
JLAW NOTICE.
MJ. FalvelandE.-T. Summers have formed a partnership in the
0 practice of the law, and will transact business in the several
courts held in the second judicial district. They will also attend to the
location of land claims. Office in the city of Houston, in the building
occupied by thc.Post-oftlcR.
Houston August 1st 1837. t f.
Notice.
ALL persons are hereby notified not to trade for or to receive a cer-
tain bond given by the subscriber to Peter Blancanchet condi-
tioned to make a title to one half of a certain league of land granted to
me as a colonist; said bond was fraudulently obtained and the conditions
not complied with. JOHN M. SPRINGER.
July 18th 1837. 81 3 t.
T
HE notes ofB-F, Smith will be received in payment of all dues
to the Houston town company.
JAMES HOLMAN, Agent for said company.
August 5th 1837. 81 3t.
Public Sale.
BY virtue of at order from the Hon. court of Probate in and for the
county of Harrisburg, I shall expose to public sale, to the high-
est bidder, on the 26th day of August, 1837, all of the personal property
belonging to the estate of Elijah Caple, deceased; consisting princi-
pally of stock cattle, horsesj hogs, farming utensils, household and kitch-
en furniture, &c. &c. And also all the right, title, interest and claim
of the said Elijah Caple to a certain tract of land, which he claims by
virtue of a title bond from one Wm. B. Sweeney. The said land is sit-
uated on the margin of the Brassos river adjoining the land of Major
Bingham.
The sale will take place upon the said land at the residence
of the said Caple, and commence at 10 o'cl-ok A. M. of said day.
Terms: All purchases amounting to more than $50, six-months credit
will be given, ly the purchaser giving good seeurify; and purchases
to the amount of 50 and under, cash.
THOMAS J. ALLCORN, Administfator.
August, 1st 1837. 81-2t
TWENTY tK)lLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or stolen from the' enclosure of the subscriber a dark
brown horse five or six years oldy 14hands htgh no marks or brands
recollected any person who will deliver said horse to L, Kelcey in Hous.
ton or to E. Winfield in Washington, shall receive the-above reward. :"
Houston, August 1st 1837. 3 1. E, WINFIELD.
Tierces of Rice for sale bv
BAILEY, GAY & HOXEY,
Harrisburg August, 2d 1838. 2 1.
Notice.
AVING done business in the land office of Austin's Colony previontc if
being closed, and during that time havin? attended to the entrie-. v &"
plicants for land, and on this account I am anno ed with freout-nt enquiries i c-
lative to selections. This is therefore, to give notice, that tnerland papers have
been put into the possession of J. F. Perry and myself, for the purpose" of ma-
king the returns of the late empresario S. F. Austin to the government, in pur-
suance of a resolution of the senate and having positive orders from the 'state
department not to make any other use of the papers belonging to the land office,
it is hoped applications will not bejnade to me for information relotive to sur-
veys andlocations, as it cannot be given. '- BCTDEN, jr-.
May 16, 1S37. G3-tf "
TEXAS
Rail road, Navigation and IBaiaMiag t63i3a3Hy
AT a meetin of the board of directors of the above institution r.ild trus
day, the fallowing was unanimously adonted.
Whereas the interests of the republic of of Texas and the Rail road. :::-
Oation and banking company are intimately connected, and whereas it U di-
i able that the actual citizens of Texas should be stockholders in said insuci-
tion : be it therefore ,
Resolved, That books of subscription for stock in the Texas Rail road,
Naigation anc Banking Company be opened at tlouston. under the direction
of any t.ro or more of the directors, on the 15th of August next, and conftnr, '
open until the 15th of October following, under the rules arid regulatiq-i ol
said company: and thatpublicationbemade in the Telegraph printed at Hous-
ton, and in tne Velasco Herald, and Nacogdoches paper for thirty days.
Resohed) Thatin order to give the citizens 'of Texas a fair- opportunity .
of beeoming stockholder, that ten per cent, only be required to be paid in at
the time of subscription, in gold, silver or United States Bank bills.
Resolved further, That for the purpose of -giving the citizens generally an
opportunity of subccribing, no individual shall subscribe by proxy; ana no
individual shall subscribe directly or indirectly for more than fifty shares of
one hundred dollars each.
Houston, June 30, 1837. B. T. ARCHER, President.
. OC?" 'ne Texas Chronicle will publish the above for thirty days, and send
their account tc this office for payment. ,
IiAW NOTICE.
JOSIAH J. CROSBY and H. C. Hudson having associated themselves in thn
practice of the law, they will attend to the duties of their profession i
tne superior courts of the second and third judicial districts, and in the county
cortusof Austin and Harrisburg. Their office will be kept at Washington.
July 27, 1837. 3m
IIiUTION.
NOTICE is hereby given that the copartnership heretofore existing under
the firm of John Carlos &. Co. is this day dissolved by mutual cori'ant.
All dents duo to or from the concern will be settled by John Oarlo3, whois duly
empowered to settle the same. JOHN CARLOS.
.Houston, July 20, 1837. J. HULL.
JOi2N CARLOS resnectfully informs his acquaintance and the public in
general, that he continues the business, and has now on hand a splendid assort-
ment of new goods, consisting of Clothing, .Hats, Saddlery, Table and other
Cntlery, Glass waro of all kinds, China and Porcelain, Table Castors, Japan
Waiters, Britania and Silver plated ware, Faints, Window Glass, Hardware
and Boot3 anil Shoes expected by the first arrivals. JOHN CARLOS.
Drug and Medicine Store.
ILLIAM G. COOKE and Lem'l H. Bancroft having formed a copart-
nership for the purpose of conducting the above business in this city,
respectfully inform their friends and the public in general that they are now
opening a stock of Drugs, Medicines, f erlumery, stationery, ace. in the store
adjoining Mr. Lubbock's billiard room. Orders from the country -will be punc-
tually attended to, and physicians' prescriptions put np with accuracy and
despatch
Houston, July 26, 1837. COOKE & BANCROFT.
Strayed or Stolen.
FROM the commons about the city of Houston,a bright sorrel horse,between
15 and 16 hands hieh, having a long flowing flaxen tail, and mane of the
same description ; a small blaze of white down his face, nnd four white feet.
He wasshoa all around in Marchlast; and his right hind hoof was slightly split;
he is a natural pacer, an American horse and was Hold td the subscriber by
T. F. M'Kinney. I will give twenty dollars for the delivery of the horse to
meat Houston, if only strayed; and fifty for the horse and the conviction of the
thief, if he has been stolen. W. FAIRFAX GRAY.
July 29, 1837. 2t.
Notice.
THE partnership heretofore existing between Moore and DougalI,is dissolv-
ed by mutual consent. All debts due the firm will be collected by-Ale'x.
Dougall at Brazoria. ALEX. DOUGAEL,
Brazoria, July 10 1837. 80 2m. ANDREW MOORE.
Estray Notice. ,
rilAKEN UP, by David Pevehouse, on the Brazos, one mare mule, ten years
I old, iron grey color about the head, and the balance a yellow brown ;
Spanish brands on the near shoulder and near hip, and on the other thigh ; val
ued at $25.
Houston, Jule 21, 1837. 70-3t D. W.C.HARRIS, C:C.
f:
Strayed or Stolen,
ROM the subscriber when at the city of Houton, a bay
Allev. three vears old. branded with two M3 one over the
other, and E W beneath them on the left shoulder. Twenty-
five dollars reward will be given to any person who will de
liver said filley to Edward Waller, on Oyster bayou, near Brazoria.
July 22, 1837. 79-3t EDWARD WALLER.
R'
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
UNA WAY from the subscribar in March last,
two African Negro men, about 5 feet a or 10 in
ches high, need from twenty to twenty-five rears.
one not so large asthe other, both of middiesize. Any
Eerson delivering the said negroes to .Edward Waller
vinsr on Oyster creek, near Brazoria, shall be paid
the above reward.
July 22, 1837 79-3t EDWARD. WALLER.
if
Estray Notice. Austin County.
TAKEN UP, by Churchwell Fulcher, one mare, 6 years old, not broke, no
brand; also a chesnut sorrel stud colt, 2 years old, blaze face, roan tail,, no
brand. An unbroko bay mare, 14 hands high, 4 or 5 years old, no brand, small
white streak In the face, left hind foot white, and half the other.
By Hall, a black stud horse, 14 hands high, half moon in his face, no
mark nnr brand.
By James Kelly, a chesnuttaorrel or dun mare, flaxen mane and tail, star
in the forehead, hind feet while, branded 2 on the left shoulder.
By James A. York, a brown bay stud horse, 5 yeare old, 15 hands high,
Spanish brands.
By J. if. Dennis, a bright bay horse, 8 years old, 14 J hands high, star in
the forehpnd, hind feet white, Spanish brand.
By N. C. Brookshire, a Drown horse, 3 years old, 2 fore feet white,
Spanish brand
By E W Best, a paint horse, 14 hands high. 6 years old, Spanish
brand.
Bv Panky Slotkey, a ti ' wn horse, right ear sashed, 12 vears old
small white sijeckintne forehea., black mane and tail, brand on'eachthiFh.
ipc, July 1, 1S37 79-3t JNO. B. JOHNSON,
San FpM;
.ac.
Notice.
A LL persons indebted to the estate of ElijahlCaplelueceased, are
-& ronnoatoil In mnlo immpniaf P. nnvmnnl A 11 fdni-iylimflnv 1n;nn
y vv.wvw vw uu(w .... -.jwWUt. mi utuouiiui iug Claims
against said estate are notified to present them duly autheticated by
1UC lllliu jjtxDxirCTu uy javr, jt u.w iiWO iuuy win ue Uilljeu.
inwunu u. Aijjuu-uni, Administrator.
Houston August 1st 1837, 81 2t.
3000 Bushels of Salt. .
UST received and for sale, 2000 bushels of salt, .in bulk, by BAI-
LYtGAY & HOXEY, at their ware house in Harrisburg.
August 1st lew i, oi oi.
J
2p. Ewing",
HAVI O c'ned the ofnee of lueon General of the Army of Toia-i, an--olers
! , professional services to the citizens of Houston and its vicinitr
His long experience in thf1 treatment of diseases of this climate will, he trusts,
entitle him to a share or oubhc patronage.
Houston, June 5, 1837. 73-tf
HALF A LEAGUE OF LAND FOR SALE.
1WISH to sell a half league of Land the other half belone to Si.. ."
Merry, who now resides at Houston, and who also wishes to t 'L ' r'
of land is fronting on the river San Jacinto; part woodland and pari-
well selected, and convenient to navigation.'' The timber is of the largest
of oak, cypress, and pine. The prairie part is said to be equal to an-
Iand in the lower country. The title is undoubted,; asitiasaid, "Miry'
right was cleared by me on halves." f
, JAMES MORGAN.
New Washington,May 20, 1S37. oaw-3a tf
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