Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 19, Ed. 1, Monday, May 10, 1847 Page: 3 of 4
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bcloi'ed. and admired by all who had any in-
tercourse with him during the brief period he
exercised the duties of U. S. Charge d'affaires
in Texas, and his untimely death was deplor-
ed as a national calamity. Indiana had just
reason to be proud of such a citizen. He
sVas not only distinguished for high intellectual
endowments, but what is of far greater value,
for an irreproachable private character. His
talents commanded the respect, and his virtues
won the love and esteem of all who knew him.
It was meet that the legislature of his beloved
State should wish to restore his remains to the
land where his virtues have shed an unfading
lustre, that the memory of that great and good
man may long be cherished around his tomb,
and so inspire the youth of Indiana to imitate
his illustrious example.
The' Wacoes haverecently formed a new
settlement on the clear fork of the Brazos N
about 150 miles above Torrey's trading house.
The difficulty between these Indians and the
Caddoes appears to be adjusted, as no hostili-
ties have occurred between them for several
months.
From the StDr, 6th inst.
Refoktxd Capture of Jalapa. We
learn from Gen. Davis that the Rev. Mr. Wil-
son, who arrived in Liberty on the 30th ult.,
from the east, brought news that the city of
Jalapa had been captured by Gen Scott, after
a hard fought battle, which lasted several days.
The intelligence was brought to Eastern Texas
by a gentleman who had left New Orleans but
a few days previous. He stated that a vessel
had arrived in New Orleans direct from Vera
Cruzarid that the officers reported that Santa
Anna permitted the American army to pass
the Puente Nacional and advance as far as
Jalapa without molestation : but at this place
he concentrated an army of 30,000 men, and
attempted to defend one of the defiles near
Jalapa. His position was well chosen, and by
the great superiority of numbers, and the ad-
vantages of his position, he "was enabled to
hold our army in cheek several days : but at
length Gen. Scott having brought up his heavy
artillery, commenced the battle in earnest, and
defeated the Mexicans with great slaughter,
driving them from every position they had oc-
cupied, and compelling Santa Anna to fall
back towards Puebla. This report is similar
to one that we have received by way of the
coast from the west. It however needs con-
firmation. We are confident that the army of
Gen. Scott has reached Jalapa, but we consi-
der it'very doubtful whether there has been
any general battle at that place : for we do not
believe that Santa Anna could concentrate an
army at Jalapa capable of opposing the army of
Gen. Scott for a single day. The American
army must have numbered at least 15,000 men,
and the forces which Santa Anna had mustered
at the city of Mexico, at the last accounts, and
according to the bgst advices, amounted, toless
than 12,000 troops. He would scarcely ven-
ture to give battle to the American army until
it reached the vicinity of Puebla, or some
other city, from which he could draw several
thousand volunteer troops to defend their
homes.:
Since the above was in type, the mails of
the steamers Yacht and Fanny ha come to
hand, but we find nothing in our exchanges
confirming this report.
The Hon. Chief Justice Hemphill arrived in
town on Thursday last.
New Road to Austen. We learn that
Col. Crump, of Austin county, hasrccently
caused a route to be surveyed from Houston,
in a direct line to Austin, and finds that the
distance between the two places is only 142$
miles., By either of the old routes the distance
is over 160 miles. This route crosses the
Brazos, near Jones' Ferry, passes through the
town of Travis, and by the "Round top house"
on the dividing ridge between the Yagua and
Colorado, by. " Earthman's," and runs on the
high lands east of Bastrop, to its termination
at the capital. The road through the Brazos
bottom has been opened, and the timber cut
'away several rods wide on each side of the
road, so that the river is unbbstructed from the
prairie east of the river to that on the western
bank. Bridges will soon be erected on the
few streams that the road crosses west of the
Brazos; and the planters residing on the east
bank of the river have offered to complete the
road to a point within thirty or forty miles of
Houston, if our citizens will extend the road
from this city to that point. So many subscrip-
tion lists have been recently circulated in the
city, that the patience even of the most liberal
has become in a great measure exhausted, and
we should be very unwilling to recommend that
this road should be completed by subscription :
but if the city council will appropriate a portion
of the revenues of the city for this purpose, we
are confident that the road may be completed
in a fewweeks ; and by this means the trade
of a fertile and productive section will be se
cured for many years to Houston. The ex-
pense of completing this road may amount
to $1,500 or $2,000, but the value of the pro-
ducts that, by this means will be turned to
Houston, will, in all probability, exceed 820,-
000 annually. Great efforts have been re.
cently made by some capitalists who arc en.
deavoring to build up new towns on La Vaca
and Matagorda bays, to direct the trade of the
Upper Colorado to those points ; and as those
towns are some fifteen or twenty miles nearer
to Austin than Houston is, they may succeed,
unless the citizens of this place make some
efforts to improve the roads in this vicinity.
It is certainly gratifying to find that the plant-
ers of the interior .are so desirous to trade at
Houston, lb.at.they are willing to incur much
expense to open a commodious road to this
ctty ; -andiWocahardlelieveuhlur citi-
u'i !; i &W V ,.
zens wmglecu solravbrablo anfionportumty
to secure a trade'tharmust, withuba'veryfew
years, be;immensely valuable. . ;
We learn that the steamer Sabinej-which
for .seVcraTweeks Has beeVemploved in the
oiavatioriMhe Trinity, isVbout to sail for
UIC XllU VXliUJUt;. XX1D CAJJC1UUSI1I. Ul liann-
tingithoTrHity has proved more successful
thamthat dfmaviating the Brazos ; but we
believtrithas not been sufficiently successful
to warrant the owners of the Sabine to contin-
ue her in that trade any longer at present.
The people of that section arc confident that
in a few years when the settlements along
the river have become more dense, it will be
navigated during at least half the year as far
as kGodard's bluff, which is about 300 miles
by water above its mouth.
The Protestant Episcopal Church of this
city, was consecrated to the worship and ser-
vice of Almighty God, yesterday morning, by
the lit. Rcv.Bishop Freeman, and the rite of
4 1 v. -
confirmation administered m the evening.
Lieut. Col. Clay. We published some
days ago the beautiful and affecting letter of
Gen. Taylor to Mr. Clay, announcing the death
of his gallant son. That letter was copied
from the Lexington Observer anefwas pre-
faced by the following biographical notice of
young Clay, which we arc sure our readers
will peruse with interest :
"Ho was the third son of the Hon. H. Clay,
of Ashland, and Lucretia, his wife, and was
born the 10th of April, 1811. At the age of
16, he graduated at Transylvania University,
and shortly afterwards entered, as a cadet, in
the public academy at West Point, where he
remained the usual period of four years. Such
was Lis dilligence in his studies that, in a class
of about sixty, he obtained the second honor.
He declined accepting the commission in the
army, which is generally tendered to the grad-
uates of that institution, and applied himself to
the study of the common and civil law. His
delicate health prevented his practice of his
profession, for which he was well qualified.
Ho married, in 1832, Julia, the daughter of
Thos. Prather, Esq., of Louisville, -and in com-
pany with her went to Europe, in 1835, where
they remained eighteen months, and where
thej' lost their eldest child. On his return to
Kenfucky'he twice represented his native
county of Fayette in the General Assembly.
In February, 1840, he lost" his lovely, beauti-
ful and accomplished wifeand was so much
affected by this nielanchdly event that he nev-
er entirely recovered from -its effects, and re-
solved never to marry again. He, removed
to Louisville a few years ago, and? occupied
himself with the care ahd superintendence of
the education of" his1 three clhldrento whom
he was passionately attached. Vhen, last
spring, a call 'was made upon Kentucky for
volunteers under the act of Congress, author-
izing the services oP50,00j)fhe was among
the first to tender bimself to the Governor of
the State. Appointed second in command of
the second regiment of infantry, upon the ren-
dezvous of the regiment at Louisville,' he de-
voted himself, with untiring zeal, to the disci-
pline of the regiment, and upon its arrival in
Mexico, whilst his sword arm was broke acci
dentally, ho continued with his left arm to
wear his sword and daily to muster bis regi-
ment. Such was the success with which it
was drilled and disciplined that Gen. Taylor
is believed tot have reposed' morefconfidence
in it than any, other yoluntee regiment under
his command, and. hence "wasrtassigned to it
the most perilous andvimportant,a,uty during
the battle. s V
With a highly cultivated and improved mind,
without a single vicious habit, the bearing of
Col. Clay was alway5anly-ind noble. Sig-
nified, but affable, msldepoftmenf and,action
were ever regulatedby the nicest 'sense of
honor and propriety, Perhaps his studies at
West Pointand the 'seclusion from society,
enjoined bjiUs .rule, "had led him to form too
nighpstana'afd:bf perfection for mankind; but-
(if lavas' shocked by any deviation from that
standard,, which he observed in others, he
constantly erideavorcd to conform to it himself.
His duty to his country, and the sense of the
obligation which he owed it for that part of
his education which he received at West Point,
impelled him to the field of battle, in which he
met an untimely death. The Commander-in-Chief
and all other accounts concur, as to the
coolness and gallantry with which he bore
himself in the last moment of his existence.
The grief at Ashland, the tears of his orphan
children, the heartfelt sorrows of a large cir-
cle of devoted friends, attest the loss and the
virtues of the departed son, father, brother,
friend, and that a great and irreparable be-
reavement ha3 been sustained. May that
God, to whose realms of bliss there is reason
to hope he has gone, temper this heavy afflic-
tion to the bleeding hearts of his father and
mother, who have1 met with so many severe
trials, and to his infant children, who have
been so early bereft both of a mother's tender-
ness, and a father's care ! "
THE SICK WIDOW.
Sweet at every time is a benefit, but still
more sweet when it is accompanied with sur-
prise. Whilst a person of exalted rank was
passing one morning, early, unknown and
quite alono, through one of the suburbs of Vi-
ena, a youth, apparently about twelve years
of age, accosted him, who with downcast and
tearful eyes, and with a timid and desponding
voice, began to ask some relief. The genteel
air, the composed bearing, the blush that col-
ored his face, the suppressed tears which be-
dimed his eyes, and the faltering and broken
accents of his voice, made on the mind of this
gentleman a very lively impression.
"You have not," said he, "been born to
ask alms ; what is it that has brought you to
this?"
" Ah ! I was not certainly born," replied
the jouth with a sigh accompanied with tears,
"in this miserable condition. The misfor-
tunes of my father, and the present unhappy
state of ray mother forced me to it."
"Wiour lather?" -
'.Hortvas a merchant who had. already ac-
quired66me credit) and had begun to make a
fdrtune,heaefaUureof one of his corres-
pondents entirely ruinecDliim at one blow.
Toliighten ourmisfortunes,ihowas unable to
survive'his disgrace and in consequence died
a month after with a broken heart. My
mother, a younger brgthc and I are left in
extreme misery, I have foundf shelter with a
friend of mr father. Mt'rnothcr has strug
gled hitherto by her labors to support- herself
and my little brother' hot this night she has
been suddenly seized by a violent malady,
which makes me fear for her life. Iain des-
titute of everything, I am totally unprovided
with money ahd I jcanhot' succor her. Un-
accustomed to, begyl'havo not courage to pre-
sent myself to any one who can recognize me.
You. signor, seem to me a stranger ; before
you for the lirot time I ha e taken courage to
overcome the shame which I feel. Oh, have
pity on my unhappy mother ! and enable me
I entreat thee, to obtain the means ofielieving
her." Hav ing thus spoken, he burst into a
flood of tears, at which the unknown perso-
nage felt himself greatly moved.
"Does our mother," said he, "live far
from this f'
"She is," answered the youth, "at the end
of the street, at the farthest house on the left,
on the third street."
" Has any physician as yet visited her V
"I was just going inseaich of one, but I
know neither how to recompense him, nor
how to provide what I shall have ordered."
The unknown person die w from his purse
some florins, and offering them to him, " Go
quickly," said he, " and procure medical aid."
The youth having lcndercd thauks in the
most simple, but at the same time the most en-
ergetic, expressions of a grateful heart, de-
parted immediately.
The gentleman, meantime, whilst he was
away in another direction, resolved to go him-
self, and see the sick widow. Having ascend-
ed the stairs, he entered a small room where
he baw nothing but a few chairs of straw ; a
few kitchen utensils ; a table, rough, and ill
put togather ; an old chest of drawers ; a bed,
on which the sick widow lay: and a small
couch beside it. She was in the most pro-
. found-dejection, and the little-son-at-tho-&ot
of the bed was dissolved in tears. 1 he moth-
er strove- to comfort him but she had herself
need of comfort. The personage approached
softly, and as a physician, questioned her le-
specting her distress. She stated briefly the
symptoms ; then with a sigh and with tears.
' Ah signor, she said, " my malady arises
from too deep a cause ; the medical ait has
no remedy for it ; I am the mother, alas ! the
mother of two miserable children. My mis-
fortunes and those of my children have already
pierced this heart too deeply. Death alone
can put ah end to my affliction, but this even
makes me tremble for the desolation in which
my poor children will be left." Here her
weeping increased ; she related her own mis-
fortune, which the supposed physician, not-
withstanding the information which he had al-
ready received, feigned not to know and which
anew drew tears from his eyes.
" Come, cheer up," said he at lasty "do not
despair ; Heaven will not be unmindful of you.
I pity your calamity, but Heaven is provident;
you will not be abandoned. Think in the
meantime, on preserving a life which is too
precious to your children. Havj you any
writing paper 7"
She tore a leaf from a small book on which
she exercised the child of about seven years
of age, which was at the foot of the bed.
The unknown, after having written, said,
" this remedy will begin to comfort you : we
will proceed by and by to another belter,
when necessary, and by degrees I hope you
will become well." He left the note on the
table and went away.
A few moments alter the elder son returned
' Dear mother," said he, "take courage, Heav-
en has had pity on us. Look at the money
which a gentlemi? has generously given me
this morning, this will be sufficient for a few
days. I have been for a physician who will
be here immediately. Calm your grief and
console yourself." t
"Ah, my son ! " said the mother, "come
that I may embrace you. Heaven assist thy
innocence may it ever protect it. A physi-
cian whom I know not has been her and
has just now left. Behold the receipt on the
table : go, dear, and bring what it prescribes.'
The son toolc the billet, read it, and made
' a motion of extreme astonishment j he looked
at it again, read it once more, then raised a
cry, "Ah, mother what can this be 1"
The mother amazed and perplexed, took
the paper and read it impatiently; "Oh, Heav-
ens, the Emperor! "
Whilst she uttered these words, the leaf
dropped from her hands, and she remained
speechless and without a breath. The note
was an order from Augustus Joseph II, in
which he assigned from his own private treas-
ury a generous assistance. The doctor ar-
rived opportunely to recover the mother from
the swoon into which the surprise had thrown
her. The lemedies applied soon recovered
her from the sickness which drew its princi-
pal cause from the affliction of her mind. The
generous monarch, loaded with benedictions,
had the pleasute of restoring health and life,
and of forming the happiness of an honest fam-
ily, harshly persecuted by fortune. From
Hogg's, Weekly Instructor.
IS NOT THIS THE CARPENTER'S SON ?
"When Jesus of Nazareth was working miracles and
confounding tho Scribes and Pharisees with questions
they co jld not answer, and a simplo wisdom which they
could not understand, tho inquiry over and anon parcel
around, 'Is not this tho carpenter's son?' No virtuo
was distinguished enough to silence, no miracle won-
derful enough to drown this expression of surprise, that
tone descended from an liumblo laborer should assumo
to dispute with doctors in the temple, or question tiio
propriety of institutions that were defended by wealthy
rabbins and nntred pnots. Everywhere, keep ng
paco with the wonders ho wrought, responded in half
scornful tones the query 'Is not this the carpenter's
sou V ,
Had ho descended immediately from kings and prin-
ces, had ho coma down from tho palace of tho rich, to
commence his mission among men, doubtless the lords
of Jerusalem would hare followed and adorned him.
True, 'ho spako as never man spake' But, 'Is thi3
not tho carpenter's son ?'
Tho prcdjudice to which we have referred, had ex-
isted for centuries bsforo Jesus appeared, and has como
down to us undiminished during the flight of eighteen
centuries of timo. Every beneiactor of his race, every
wise and talented man, destined to bo an houor to hu-
manity, on whom tho light has iirst shone among tho
cottages of tho poor, lias been doomed to struggle
against it. Ono may be talented and full oi promise
one may in this very morn devoto his life to tho promo-
tion of the interests of mankind, but if ho sprang from
the laboring poor, an aristocratic je.iloay is 6tirrod up
in tho bosoms of thousand, and breathes out sconilully
Is not tins tho carpenter's son ''
But time passed ou. Tho carpenter's son, followed
at first by alt-w poor fUhormon, and driven fromplaco
to place, having 'not w hero to lay his head,' became
tho adoration of Kings and Bishop?. Trophies roo m
honor to his name, anJ ten thousand spacious doings,
s filing iii'd.ur from ten thousand scattered corners
and fastnesses of tho glob", wero consecrated to his
worship. His worship! Yes. If pomp and circum-
stance if tho truo trumpet tone of tho organ if cost-
ly snrplico an 1 tho gorgeous ch mccl if pulpits rawed
on high, adornrd with crimson curtains, accord with
tho worship of ono whooa temple was tho open hky,
who30 pleaching wero upon tho hill-top and by tho
,sea-sido, of ono who came a blss.ng to the poor and
tho humble of ono abr.it whom eighteen centuries
ago it was askod, 'ts not this tho carpenter's son9'
And even m our own tunes, 'the carpenter's son'
llio mechanic fresh trom tho dust of hi; workshop
has oft-times triumphed over tho foolis.li prcdjudice
which is ahvajs abroad among thofooljof fashionable
life, and which when put down by tho persevering en-
ergy with which a self mado man grapples for distinc-
tion, ls succeeded by a fawning subserviency us con-
temptible us itself.
Wo think tho day is not far distant when our labor-
ing classes will insist upon their proper position in so-
ciety. Thoy must prepare themselves to maintain that
position. Thoy should exert themselves for their own
intellectual improvement, and that of their chifdron.
Thry should see to it. that tlii' 'rninit none of their
interests to tho keenin-r of men who deem it disreouta-
b'e to labor who hold the drones to bo the only respect-
ablo members of good society who scornfully ask of
tho enterprising and aspiring laborer who desires to im-
provo his condition, 'Is not this tho carpo liter's son'''
Christian Sold.er.
mo1ntemarket.
Corrected f i om the N. O. Bulletin of April 21, 1S47.
K X C H A N G E .
London 60 days, 4 a 4J prem
l'urw, 60 davs, 5f. 42J a 5t 17
New York, GO daj s, 1 a 1 dis
Do Sight, par a 1 qis
Boston, GO days, 1 j dis
Philadtlpliia, 6U days, li dis
Baltimore, 60 days, 1J a 1? dis
TREASURY NOTES.
United Statu?, par
Sl'LCIE.
Aincncin Gold, J. a J prem Sovereigns, 4 65 aS4 86
Spanish Ooublouns, lb 20 a 16 40
Pa.riot, ditto, 15 50 a 15 60
MUNICIPALITY NOTES.
No. Three, 4 a 6 per cent dis
UNCERTAIN MONEY
United States Bank Notes, worth on dollar, 70a 75c
.Alabama btate Bank and branches, 1J a 2 per cent dis
Bank of Mobile, a i dis
Mississippi Union B-ink, per dollar, 6 a 8c
Com. and Railroad Bank Vicksbuig, pcrdol., 12a 15c
Phntero' Bank Miasissiiini,
20 a 25c
Asr cultural Bank, Mississippi,
Port (jil)on,
Grand Gulf.
Itodney,
Cuigia Banks,
Arkansas, per dollar,
Virginia and South Carolina,
.SEW ORLEANS.
23 a 30c
40 a 42c
no sale
nofale
la2idis
30 d 34d
lia2idis
tcii itilavu,
15 a 20
TEXAS.
Votes a
Red liacks, 11 a 12
Interest Notes, 16a 17
Bonds. 8 nrct . 17 a 13
Evchangi',
23 a 30
23 a 30
10 a 12
lOalld.s
5 a 6 dis
IVES TERN
1 proveinsnt,
Orleans,
Cm ns,
Onuolidated,
Do lOprcnr- -18-ai0--
BANKS.
J al pr cent dis
laljdis
ial
50 a 55
2a2dis
i a i dis
Cincinnati,
Ohio Country Banks,
Indiana,
Illinois,
Teiuesaec Banks,
Keniuckv,
danks
Canal,
Canolton,
Do
City,
Comnicrcul,
Gas,
Louis an,
Mechinics',
State,
100 paid
50 '
100 "
100 "
100 "
109 "
100 '
50 '
100 "
561 a 62
11 a 12
nominal
82 a 85
29 a 30
124 a 125
100 a 101
40 a 41
77 a 78
1NCBA.CE
Merchants', 30
Ocean, 50
Orleans, 1003
Western, 20
23 a 21
25 a 26
900 a 950
12 a 13
NEW-ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
Corrected jrnm the N. O. Bulletin of
April 21, 1847.
COTTON LIVERPOOL CL 4SIF1CATION.
Louisiana and 3rusissip2i-
nor, 9 a 9
Ordinary, . . 9j a 10J
Middling . 10J a lOf
Good Middling,. . . . 105 a 11
Middling Pair, . . . Hi a Hi
Kair. . . . . 11J a 11?
Good Fair, '. . . 12 a 12fr
Good and Pine . . . 12 a 13
IV OT1CE. The undersigned hereby tore warns all
Ll persons from trading for a certain Note given to
Mrs. Ballon calling for 150 head of cattle, dated No
veinber. 1816, as the said Bellon has failed to give con-
sideration Therefore I shall not pay thii said note
unless compelled by law.
may 10w3t591 JOSEPH DUNMAN.
MEGGINSON, SMYTH & CO.,
Attorneys and Counsellors al Laio,
Jos C. Megginson, R T Smyth,
Residence, Galveston. ) ( Montgomery, Texas.
ONE ol the firm will be at all times at the office
in Galveston adjoining the otfice of the clerk
of the United States District court.
April, 1847 wtf 594
FKESH GOODS.
JUST received, by the undersigned, afresh and
general assortment ol Merchandize, well select-
ed, m New Y rk and New Orleans, consisting of
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Clothing of the most
Fashionable Styles, Hardware and Cutlery, Boot ,
Shoe and Hals, Groceries, Saddlery, V.c, &c.
We would respectfully request that our old friends
wuld call and examine our stock b"lore purchas-
ing eKewhe're, as we are determined to tell at the
lowsl market price.
T. H. McMAHAN & CO., Long Row.
Houston, April 19. 1547. d2t wlm fi91
CATTLE FOR SALE.
"jrOU SALE, a Stock of Cattle, a-
wv X? mong which are many halt blood
Durham s. Apply to
K. JUUKUAlN,
New Washington.
April 17, 1847. ap!9 w4t591d3t
41
BBLS. Linseed oil,
" Lard oil,
100 Kegs White Lead,
290 ' Red Lead,
200 " Litharge,
400 " Spanish Brown, ,
Just received from New York, and for sale by
may 8 ROBERTS & CO.
1 f BOXES Chrome Green,
1 U 5 Chrome Yellow,
Just received by
may 8 ROBERTS t. CO.
TWENTY bbls Whiskey,
JL t " Wine
10 " Brandy,
And a general assortment of Liquors, for sale by
mavl J. D. GROKSBEECKiV Co.
L
Alt I) Orl and bpints of Turpentine, by the
gallon or barrel, for sale bv
u.v2l ROBERTS & CO
CLOTHIiNG, Dry Goods, Boats and Shoes, always
on hand at Auction prices, by
limy 1 MANNING HAMMETT, Auctioneers
' I MJBA'JCU 10 boxes, a good low pncuJ article.'
J 25 boxes sonp, 10 boxes candles, for sale by
may 1 MANNING & HAMMETT, Auctioneers.
WANTED
At the Houston Pottery:
1 A Oil 12 hands, who understand making
X vyharthen, Stone ahd Crockery Ware, well.
Apply to
may 1 c'.U SUA BEN & BRO
BR. Thntston's Pilb, tor the cure ul Chill and
Fever, debility. &c, just received and (or sale
by the box or dozen, at
feb20 ROBERTS & CO'.
c
lANDLEs 10 Boxes Sperm andles, Inrsale
bv fan 9 SAMFSUiN co uu.
Q fZ i(f Segars, as-oiied qualities and
O J j J J J prices, just received and for sale
bv april 8th. W R WILSON & CO.
SU MJKlEa.
3 BCLS Newark Cider,
5 bbls No. 2 Mackerel,
5 half bbls do
5 do No 1 do
5 bbls Cider Vinegar.
2 bbls white Beans.
5 boxes Goshen Cheese,
3 do Codtish,
500 lbs Dried Apples,
300 lbs Dried Pea dies,
10' 0 lbs Double Refined Loif Suj;ar,in Store and for
apl 27 sile bv WADK & CRUGEK.
SjilVL bals. Newark Ciutr.
J? 15 boxes champaign "
50 ' Claret Wine,
20 " Lemon Syiup,
10 " Coidials, ass'd, just received by
mayl J D. GROESRECCK & Co.
nEN Boxes Lemons,
JL 20 " Raism-
6 bbls No 2, Mackarcl,
G J " No 1, "
10 boxes Zcdroo Tobncco,
8 " Redmoro '' for sale by
mayl J. D. OROESBEKCK & Co.
OOA lt)-. Alum,
OAJ 13
130 lbs. Kpsoni .salts,
350 " Krunstone,
200 " sulphur,
200 " saltprlie,
30 ' Rhcubrab,
:i bbls Whitms,
2 " chalk,
2 " Putty in bladders,
2 " spirits Turpentine,
Just received by
may 1 J D ORORSBEHCK .f- Co.
"JUST RECEIVED
FROM New Orleans, new Bacon sides, shoul-
ders, pork, flnnr, while wine Vinegar, and
loaf Sugar, ami lor "alp bv
ap 10 M. LAHKIN, Long Row.
(EJSw
ws&m
2.847..
U3SPRING GOODS. 4
E1CE & NICHOLS are now receiving from
New York and Boston, per barque Quincy, a
complete steck of spring Goods.
Houstrn, March 19th, 1847. .
W' ISTA R'S Balsam ol Wil 1 Cherty, the Gen-
uine article, sold by
de!2 ROBERTS & CO.
30
Cases HATS, assorted, or sale che p, by
april 8 TF. If. WILSON fr CO.
WINES Madeira, Sfcerry, Malaga, Port and
Cloret wines, for sale by
j.in9 SAMPSON & CO.
OUGAR KETTLES-
Otles, fortaleby
jan 9
4 setts Cast Sugar Ket-
SAMPSON &CO
TO RENT.
T'HAT valuable House lormerly known as the
President'. House, and now in the occupancy
ol Mrs. Sessums as a BoarJir Houe, on. Main
street -will be rented alter the 5th of Apnl;by
mar 13 MANNING & HAMMETT.
B L A CKS iM IT H TOOLS.
1f Sett Blacksmith Tools, complete, for sale by
J apll3wtt5aq RICE & NICHOLS.
NEW GOODS.
JUST received, a fresh stock of Diy Goods,
Clothing, Hats, Booh, Shoes, Saddlery, Hard-
irarc, Uoodcntcarc, Groceries, &c., and fcr sale at
very low prices, by
may 1 J D. GItOESBEECK fc Co.
GLASS WARE, assoited, lorsdle low.
ap8 W. R WILSON & CO.
SANDS' SARSAPAR1LLA.
JUST RECEIVED, 1 gross Sands' Sarsaparilla,
100 07s French Q.uinine,
100 " Calomel,
1 bl Cream Tartar,
150 lbs Camphor,
And for sale low, by J. D. GROESBEEK.
IftBV 13 - .i ,-'
CA kegs nails, assorted, .. "
tJ J 100 reams straw cap paper,
0C " " medium " .., '
lf boxes Collin's Axes, v r t
30 " 10 X 12 glass-,
20 " 8 X 10 "
may 12 Received and for aleby
J D GROESBEECK.
NEW CHEAP CASH STORE
JUST received direct from NEW YORK, and
now opening, a splendid assortment of Dry
Goods, both loreign and domestic, which will be
mid at a reduced price for cash or city accep-
tance: among which are:
10 bales 4-4 brown sheeting,
5 do ?-i do shirting,
f bales blankets,
3 cases 4-t bleached shirting,
50 do boots and shoes, ';
50 doz Leghorn bonnets, new style,
20 do Dunstable do do
20 do straw do 'do,
20 do fancy do do
50 do artificial Flowers,
500 pieces prints, various styles,
100 do mouslin de laine,
20 cases fur and silk hats, '
50 dozen corsets,
Hosiery, muslins, silks, table diaper, towelling
'table co vers, ginghams, L C lidkfs., Irisii linen,
&c. &c. &c .
oct3ldawtf567 J. RIORDAN,
Long Row, Main'street.
25
jT doz LOOMNG GLAbSES, assorted, for
salebv ap8 W. It. WILSON &CO.
FRESH TEAS.
JUST received per brig Mary from New York,
a full assortment of choice Green and Black
Teas, consisting ol
Young Ilyson,
Imperi.il, ih 2 lb. caddys-,
Gunpowder, do and
Powshong,
ja.ll warranted fresh and of the finest qualities,
atid will be fold low by
march 30 WADE & CRUGER.
PRESERVLS o Cases West India Preserves,
for sale by jan 9 SAMPSON ft CO.
JEAD AM) OIL. Having made an arrauge-
Jinentwith a Factory at the North for Lead
and importing his Linseed Oil direct, the subscri-
ber can now sell the above articles twentyper
cent.lower than any house in this city.
feb4 J D GROEESBEI.K
MRS. MURTIMER, (formerly Mis. Campbell)
respectfully informs the public that she has
.again opened a Private Boarding House, in the ,
mouse formerly known as the Waverly Houae, on
Main street, opposite Long Row, well situated for t
that business, and she being well known and fully
capacitated for it, she deems further explanations-
nnnecessai' to render satistaction to all who may
wvish to patronise her. Her Table will be fillpd at
all times with the best that the market afFoids.
Terms low to suit the times. ap8dawtf5'iQ
jjrASTOlt OIL 4 bbls, warranted pure, for sale
Oby the bbl or gallon, by
feb4 J. P. GROESBEECK.
Peter W. Gray.
A. Cooke, Jr.
GRAY & COOKE,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
WILL practice together in the County of Har-
ris, and in the U. S. District Court at Galves-
ton. One or both of them can be found, when not
professionally ensased, at their office on Court
House Square. Houston. ap 3 dawtf 589
G
UttUMa tigs just received, and in fine
order, and lor sale by
march 13 J D. GROESBEECK.
OADDLES and HARNESS. One doz. vsupenur
ijsaJdlts, and 5 sets buggy horness, for sale by
MANNING. HAMMETT,
mav 1 " Auctioneers.
PORK AND BACON.
Qfk bbls.mess Pork,5 hhds. bacon hams, 5 hds.
0 Ubacon shoulders, 10 hhds bacon sides. Just
Teceived and for sale by -RICE & NICHOLS. '
ap 15 wtf 538
NEW AND CHEAP GROCERY.
WINE AND LIQUOR STORE.
The subscriber hasjust received from the cities
of New York and New Orleans a fme assortment
ot groceries of every description. Wines and li-
quors ol all sorts, together with a large assortment
01 bacon. His stock is large and fresh, consisting
of ,
Sugars New Orleans brown, New York pow-
dered and loaf.
Molasses sugar house,
CotTees Java, Rio, and Cuba.
Tea black and green leaf.
Bacon hams, sides aud shoulders.
Beef and Pork.
Fish; cod, mackerel and herring.
Vinegar; white wine and cider.
Oil ; sperm and sweet.
Candles; sperm and tallow.
Soap ; pale and yellow.
Raisins, nutmegs and spices,
Pilot bread and scda biscuits,
Cheese, butter and lard.
Lemon sj nip, catsup and pepper sauce,
Pepper and mnstard,
Tobacco ; Lonllard smoking and chewing,
And also Virginia plug, lancy brands.
Smoking Pipes,
Matches, shoe and white wash brushes,
Wives; Madeira, Port, Malaga, Muscat, claret
and assoi ted cordials.
Bra-vijies ; Pelvison, champaign, pale Otardand
cogniae. '
Gin ; Holland, swan, pineapple and hourglass.
Whiskey; Irish, Scotch, old Monongahela and
Baltimore and New Orleans rectified.
Albanv Ale, Newark cider,
London and Philadelphia Porter and cham-
paign cider in bottles.
Glass lamps and lamp oil and wick, together
with a fine assortment ol Cueens and Glass ware.
Beer and cider Pumps.
He has ako a lot of superior Mattrasses, all of
which he is prepared to sell on the most moderate
terms for cash.
His store is situated on Main street, Long Row.
He most respectlully invites the citizens of
Houston and the surrounding country to give him
a call, and judge for themselves.
M. LARK IN.
Houston, Feb'v 5th, 1847. dtf
1C dot. Butlers' tasteless Seidlitz Powders,
Aj (5 " Thorn's Extracts, a new article.
1 doz. hair dye, received by
mav 12 . 1) GROESBEECK
MASIODON COTTON SEED
100
BUSHELS Mastodon Co'ton Seed, for
Icb5 sale by RICE & NICHOLS.
SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING.
JUST received direct from the North, a splen-
did assortment of spring and summer Clothing,
comprising every article of Gentlemen's wear,
fresh and new lor sale by
ap! ir RICE f- yjCHOLS.
- Hardware, Groceries:! J
THE undersigned having formed a co"-partner-
ship under the nnme and style of W.ilSil
son & Co., for the purpose of carryingjon a general'" '
mercantile business m the city of Houston, arev,
now prepared tc offer their friends' and thepublic "
a general assortment of ' .
Groceries, Hardware, "
uceais ware, 0-iqiiors, '-,- gj-
faswarc, Wooden ware.?-?
Tinware, Stoves, &e. 'jp
They have on hand, also, a lew bales anrf ra:p jj
of Dry Goods, Boot-j Shoes, &c., all ot which will
be sold for rash, or almosUiny kind of merchants-' .
ble marketable qountryPfpduce, as cheap,as th'ejj Jf
are sold in any other similaYbusiness establishmenc'A
in the State of Texas. ' " ""J .,
CoEiiittission, Storage and Fori-.,,
.warding BStisinc'ss jl' lU
will be carclully and promptly- attendditp.
They will, in a tew days, open an establishment,
for manufacturing all kinds of copper, tin "and
heet-iron ware. f
Their esiablishment is in the brick building: for-
merlynccupied by Mr. J. J.Kuhh,"andrecentIy by-
Messrs. Sampson & Co., Main-sf-lqear the steam-a
boat landing. W. R. WILSON, ' J
J. "B. BAILEYS ?
Houston, April G, 1847. , - vT"
it. n vv. u. wnson continues tneiiardJf
......... n fn; j ot J? i rrk
w un, vujipci, j. in ami oaeei-iron ousinession,
hjs own account, at hjs old Aland, in Tremonast!
uaivcston. ap G dawtf 590J
J. IXIUKUA.V ft
HAS removed to ilong Row, Main street, where '
he has on hand and is constantly receiving .'
from New York a large, well selected and season-"
able stock ot Dry Goodsj both foreign and domesi .
tic, bonnets, ilowers, boots, shoes-, hats and caps,
which he offers at a reduced price lor cash.
.GROCERIES -ANDLIQUORS
COFFEE, Candles, Soap, Pepper', Saleratos,
Brandies and Wines, for ale by it
oct 21 ROBERTS ccCO.
THOMAS L WADDELL, M. D.,-
D ESPECTFULLY informs the citizen of Hous-A-
JLtton, that he has located himself m this city for the
purpose of practising in Ms profession, andwdlaLall
times be prepared to attend to their calls. Fromhis
long residence in the country and experience yj his pro-
fession, hopes to receive a share of patronage. Resiai
dence at the Bracken House- jan l-ldwtfSIS3-,
HUNTERS'
ort 29
INlv, a lew kegs, ior sale by I
ROBERTS & CO.
SUPERIOR Cognac Brandy, American Brandy
saperm uanuies,
"Rnctnn "Nn 1 Snan
Whiskey,
Potatoes,
dec 13
Il!i1 nsflflli li--l,ltr in nam.! TimcF
Just received and for sale by flft
MANNING &rHAMMETSH'T
SOAP 50 botes extra No 1. rf
Sperm candles. 20 boxes, tC
-
Star candle 10 bo'xes,
Rice. 5 casks',
Indigo, 5 keg5, .4.
4 ..Starch, 10 boxes, - jg
t , Oil, 5 bbls refined lamp, ' C?-A.
" Icaksperm . ..
May 13 For sale bji ' WADE & CRUGERa
100
BOXhS Claret, Wine,
10 " brandy Cherries, V"
10 " Lemon. - Jjr
111 boxes Cordials ass'd.
ti ' ADsynth,
Received and for sale byg -
ana ior sate oyg- -. -j.1
J. D. GROESBEECK ?
April 28,
pEAS 10 boxes young hyson,
X 12 boxes Gunpowdei,
8 boxes Imperial,
.0- " Souchons,
Received per brig Alary from New York ord
-ale by may 12 J. U. liKOaaBKKCK
IRON AND STEEL.
I Ub r received per brig Lr tslamar, irom SscvryZ
- . . . - t-SM
v iuik,u large ussuriiueui ui owet ue.suuu Amer-
ican Iron, cast sterl, English blister steel, German,
teel.and American steel, for sale by V -j
apl 15 wtf 533 RICE & NICHOLS. ,
iAWS of the State of Texas for ? alo at this Ot- ,
Jfice jan 14 xg
"DRESSED LUMBER AND LATHS.
ORDERS will be received by the subscriberfor5"
superior dressed flooring and ceiling, tongnedt "f
and grooved, of Florida yellow pine, thoroughly W-
seasoned and ready for the nail and hammer, andH '
ilsofor r?, -'
talhs, - lrVX
Rough yellow pine, f 'JHWm
" white " . v3
" Juniper 7
if the most desirable sizes. Samples may be seen- y
it hfsstore, and orders will be filled with despatch
dec 31 J. D. UKOfc.brJfcfcA;ri.C, "
GARDEN SEEDS.
'
r K A f PAPERS fresh Garden Seeds, all-
JJJ varieties, by the box, assorted, or-acg
retail, for sale by dec a SAftir aui at uu. -.
T O WAN'S (lmproved)TONIC T1XTUKE.-3
i.l10 doz.iust received ana ior sate oy
J. D. GROESBEECK.
MEDLC1NES AND SUNDRIES,'
Per brig Damascus, 17 days from New YorkJf just
i received by
ROBERTS & CO
OZ.Q.uinine,
50
-:-
1 bbl CreanvTartar,
1 cask Sulphur,
10 boxes Sweet Oil,
5 bbls' spirits Turpentine,
300 lbs SaltPetre," ' ,
2 bbls Alcohol, -
? '21 doz Scotch Snuff,
v 4 doz Dalley's Pain Extractors?.
10-gross MofTalfs Pills, ,-- "
5 do Phoenix Bitters,
kS do Godfrey's Cordial, .-t
" 4 doz Nerve and Bone Linament-
a cto onavmg uream,
' 1 do Marsh's Trusses
oct2i
At the Houston Drug Store'SfS
QA boxes Claret,
0JVJ 10 boxes Cherries,
20 " Cordials.,
20 half and aaarter Pipes-,
Henisee, Rosse and Dupny Brandy. 20 casks!
old Monongahela Whiskey; also Madeira, Port
and Malaga Wine, Holland bin, and old Jamaica
Rum, in store and for sale by -pf
June 2-1, wtf. 548 RICE& NICHOLS.-;jg
PA1NTS AND OILS. .,
-1 f BBLS. Linseed Oil, 100 kegs white-Eead,,
J- x-fper brig Damascus, just received ana, ioil
salebv octal ituoiit'io a o
DRUGS AND, MEDICINES. '
QAA OUNCES Quinine,
OUU 100 lbs. Amer. Calomel,
125 ' powd Rhubarb,
150 lbs. Eng. Calomel,
100 " Gum Camphor, .
3 bbls. Epsum Salts,
50 lbs. powd. Jalap, v
50 lbs. Ipecac, &c. &c. "t2
A lull assortment of all articles required in thisT
climate by Physicians and Planters, warranted'
iresn ana goou, jusi received inim me uuiui, vym
J. U. UU.UtHUb.ti.Vi
t nOHAOfJO. 10 hoxes A. F. Zeiiroe brand!!
I IH Wnnlrn'nfC HrndtrrnSl?'B
PSi&
A 3?
Sjrag-
10 " Saunde'rs Cavendish, &&?
may 10 Just received "f
bv J. D. GROESBEEflK.
REMOVAL ' "
SAMPSON & Co., have removed to their new-
Brick store, upper corner of Long Row, Main -street.
Houston, March 4th, 1847. -.
RA I.UA1EL AND UUllNiiNJt:. lEi
50
lbs. English Calomel, 100 ozs French Ojnif
nine, for sale by k
apl 15 wtf 533 RICE & NICHOLS
CHEAP CASH STORE. , , 5
JUST received, and will !beold low for cash,
100 barrels Irish' Potatoestby
J. RIORDAN,
dec 21 Main street.
MANNING & HAMME1VIU7 4
.iuctOM, Commission and Foricardinggliler'
chants, - jbbI
HOUSTON House Corner Store, Main strletgF
Houston. Liberal advances on consjiijj
ments. aug 12
rUSi' KECtlVED, a tresh supply ol 'i
I McNair's Acoustic Oil, for deafness,
Kolms-ock's Vermifuge,
Council's Pain Extractor,
Hewea' Nerve and Bone Liniment, '
Hays' Pile Ointment, by
leb 18 J. D GROESBEECK-A
pATENT and Vegetable Medicines, ot eyery
L description forsale by
may 21 ROBERTS &. CO.
QTRYCHN1NE, juit teceived by
fcb2-i
ROBERTS & CO.
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