Colorado Tribune. (Matagorda, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 27, Ed. 1, Monday, July 21, 1851 Page: 3 of 4
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THE COLORADO T II I IS U N E
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COTTON' The lato unfavorable accounts from
Europe by the two or three last steamers have
prtxloced a disastrous decline in the New Or
leans cotton market The following quotations'
which we gather from the Picayune's report are
only made up to the 12th insL since which time
as will be seen bv reference to our columns in
another portion of to-day's paper there has been
a subsequent arrival from Europe announcing a
still further decline of Vf c. in prices. This re
duces cur prime staple in a pretty low figure.
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior .-Jan.. I Mid. Fair . 9.Ua 9
Ordinary . . Si : rair . . . . 1U a
rlff S. aiiudling 7?as. iooa rair . nomin.
iItKi? R.vvi Mid. Da 9i f Good & Fine nomin:
v?.vviv -".. : . - . i . i i t
("..'. 3 viifAi 14 irimmvinir nnn in oemami. in-
fc&tA'rir -a4. Cminon 4ia5 Fair 5ia53f
nmu sum vm'ii u.iu-3..
MOLASSES Reboiled 26c"Sugarhouse 29a
emand active : Ohio S3 85 a S4
St. Louis S4 12a34 25c. ; Choice S4 50; Extra
5-t S7Ka53
CORN' The demand has been steady and the
sales up to this meming embrace 20.000 sacks of
which the cre-iter part heated and interior at Joa
37c 1500 sacks prime White and Yellow sold
cterdav at 56c To-day 735 sacks mixed were
sold at 42c S50 White at 50c. : 630 Yellow at
56c. : 257 White at 55c and 1000 Yellow at
WHISKEY Thsdemand has been fairatl8ic.
fr Bec'.tec-J
BACO.V Prices have advanced. We quote
Sides Sa9c : Shoulders 6Ua7c.
UA3G1NG AND ROPE A speculative de
mand lias prevailed and some 5000 pieces and
coils hate chanced hands commencing at 12i
cl3c mostly on time adding interest
COFFEE The sales of the week embrace
3000 bars Rio at 8ia8c the market closing
ncavuj at sijC stocK on hand 900 Dags.
GROCERIES.
DIED.
In Lavaca oi. the 8th inst. Col. Thomas 51. R
Baxkiiead. a native of Albcrmarle count- Va.
S30irJS2.
Those lndcblrl to nt for subscriptions ad
rrtlliiir mid Job priming are requested to
krtile up sslthout inrlher delay. Tbric mmi
lire nrrdi'i In older to meet the demands upon
n AVr iirc .Ictermlaed to reUtTe ourselves
from ihe luenltls of trivial debts and look to
tlieic Imtrbtetl to us for Use necessary means
to accomplish H.
llertaflrr H lob work executed at this office
must br psl.l fir on delivery.
T'llur. Oft I July 21 1851.
Grocery T JPrmvMon Store.
SHEPPARD St BUKKU.VkftT.
F1MIKK STaKKT -MATAU 'HU.
'HIE undersigned having purchised llie
M. .1.b in trade of llie late Thomas Stew-
nri. propose carrying1 on n GENERAL GRO
CERY BUSINE-'. under the nm m
SHEPP3RD ts BtJRKHART
in ilia building former! occupied liy ihr
predecessor where ihey hope by strict atic
tinn to business moderate charges and fur
nishing the hesl articles only to meet with
sin re of the public patronage.
They hate already on hand a pood assort-
ment f all the articles generally required
nur market and will spare no piii.s to keep up
i constant supply. Among their assortment
mav he Rmnd the fiillnwinc:
SUGJlR TEAS COFFEE
.UOL.iSSES FL.OUR Fork
LARD. BACON HAMS
Soap Candles. Stnrcli. Fisli
TOBACCO AND SEGARS
BRANDIES WINES. WHISKEY BRAN-
DY & DRIED FRUITS.
WOOD & STONE WARE;
In short every thing usually kept in a Grocer;
ami Pmvtston Store which luev will sell on
the must reasonable wims for Cash.
SHEI'PARD & BUKKHART.
Matagorda April 12 1851.
REDUCED R.1TES
FROM
NEW BEsEAHS
THE New Orleans nnd Tex
as Low Pressure Steainpt
will hwealter land freights at Indianula as lot-
lnvs :
Dry Brls.GOr. ; Mpasurrmrnt GnniN. 12r
per riihir fool ifdelivernd to Imhteis alniii;
side same ratpn.
HARRIS &. MORGAN. New O leans
H E HOEIINKR Store ship I'oiilanil
July 7 1S51 t.2Q
Is ecei.lost a Disunion Measure 1
l!j no manner of means must be the ready
respoii' ef every Secessionist. A bare reference
to the conduct cf South Carolina and the South
v ill how thii. South Carolina through her Rep-
resnitativef. cciitended for equality in the Union
' st ic t construction of the Constitution. Had
she obtained f would there be a necessity now
for tWe'raeasu'i of secession advocated and set
forth as a re'ne 'y for existing evils in Federal
legislation ' I the Northern section of the Union
vew now to withdraw opposition to Southern in-:
sut iiirns. an si.omil to a wholesome adminis-
tration n tl.e Grvemmciit. according to the pro-
i .mn qi me i iinsmuuon would the oulh De
Mvl to mainLv.i obstinate! v her nresent Dositior.
Towar Is the North ! Would South Carolina still
piwlaiai tii4 sh will secede ? If this were the
-j!ir-o s!.e intended to pursue whether or no. we
vcruy t-elieve she would loup since have dis-
ived the l m m by her withdrawal therefrom.
Scoe's a.issii ncated as a panacea for the evil
?iff hsi-vo.apellodosiiduio. Ijl thOsiKlI
be w I'ldrawn. and opposition would cease. It
i "aid be her madness to advocate secession
coa'd she obtain redress for existine evils. The
course which he has pursued and continues to
j urscc. is iirictjy defensive. All that the South
htVf i- kIiuiiiiiv lor the past and sei itiitv f
tl r lutute If Congress would consent lo go
b'k in the Constitulinn iiKteail of trampltne
It under lorn snd grant that protection which
alone inilure.l ihe Southern Slates to engage
in the utMing enmpa 1 if she would amend
lh- tt-r Horn! bills bv leppaling the Mexirati
laws on the snlject of Slaverv and grant a
lii"ini nf California so a to allow the cili-
lens .if tie South to rnjnv an equal division
of 'hr terniorv on the line of 36 30. and re'
peat the lau abolishing the slave trade in the
Dilnri of Coluinbii if Congress would do
Uie- llitni's. nd put the South on an equalitv
with Ihe iS'orili in erery parlicttlar ceasing lo
intermeddle with ihe institution of slavery.
she u fiuid Imc no cause to complain. 1 hee
rp the causes which have injured the exist-
ing esiManrmptil belueen ihe North snil the
Smith. .Ml that we ak is justice at the hands
nf thosr who usinped power and performed
ri of Irgi-laiion iticompaiihle uuh the true
pint and meaning of the attirles of agree
ment ulnrli hionght the Slates together. Lei
the Constituiion be administered according to
its spirit nd letter and affording equal rights
ar.n prmipgcs to all the States and will mr
advo die of secession av that he will not he
satisfied ; Tlf Union as framed hy our fnre-
fathets is not the Union that ensls. It has
been viriujlly dissolved bv ihe itsuipalinna
ami agijip.sioni oi the federal Legislature
ind how cm any snveieign memher of the
Union lie blamed Tor withdrawing from a Gov-
ernment so iniqiiiinus ? It is plain that the
secession or South Carolina is purely defen-
sive and lhi it ism be used only as a dernier
resort to relieve herself of ihe burthens of
which slip so justly complains. If the Nmtli
LIST OF LETTERS.
REMAINING in the Post Office at .Mnl
onrnV lull 1 1AS1
AlfTrored C'pt.John llamilinn Mi.-Jnliet
Armsitnng James 51
Adams Fitch
ApplehyCaplVII
Rerli-r Mrs A
BoehnerCapt WE 3
Burgess .Mr Roheit
Prnwer Cpl Jas D
Bold Mr Nathan
Bales J
BoehnerMrs HE
Hopkins Stephen A
Kennell Jmes
Lewi Ira R
Ltimhiil Lwis L
Leis Wn B 2
Lewis Capl John B
Melville It 2
Maurk W S
MrRse
Met 'tie John 2
Black Mis- ETetressi Mttlrine Johnson
Clement Dr A
faitwright Win H
fnpeland Gilbert J i
Coplin Geo B
Cleveland Waller G
Casileman Miss Pollv
foopprThoma 2
Coughannitr David E
Dvei Capt
Pitnrirk Capt Joseph
Es.iek H B
Grav Capt-John
Giflord Japt J B
Godwin Joseph C 4
John !. Hatch 2
Hanson Capt Thomas Tailor John J
Hill T C
R. T. VANSLVKE P
The Soil or the South.
Nidmls S S
Nichols Win A
Fendergasi Jnhann
Rohb Jacohb
Rogers John A
Rowe John J
Ross J W
Smiih S Locke
Swan Dr Thos J 2
Singleton F R
Smith ("apt Thomas
Shcives Henry "
Strong Mortimer
Syhurn Wm
Tavlor Win
M.
LEGAL NOTICES.
dpireliiinii. i the Stales whose laws enn-
merirrtrrnie Consntntiftn of'ihe UnioiT aud
operate in direct violation of it make their
Jaws to conform lo the Constitution ; and cease
lo contend for an unequal share of the pub-
lic domain. If the Union is wniih preserving.
California now a Stale might be induced In
gie up that portion of her territory claimed
- bv ihe South in order to preserve it. The
South claim it as her inheritance bought with
tier best blond and treasure and she should
never consent to relinquish it. If the Noith
desire Union the Nonh should do something
to prevent its destruction. Let it not be said
then that secession will destroy the Union
until it be provn that it is an aggressive mea
sure resoited n lo ileslrnv ihe Union without
cause. Stale Rights Banner.
Decriiask-of Slavkkv in Dkliwabe.
The r pott of 'he l) lnwr- An'i-Slavery So-
ciety shows Idal in 1700 when ihe first census
was taken ihe number of slaves in Ihe State
was about 9 0(10; a sixth pari of tip people.
inw. there urn hill htll civcrz.OOO. not m r'
thn utic-Niriieth of the people. The num
ber nf slates decrease faster in Nwcaaile conn-
rVHE undersigned a Cotninittpe of Pnhlica-
linn on the pari of the AItscogee and
Russell Agricultural SncieTf repectful-
IV invites public attention to the lollowing
Prospectus nfa MONTHLY. JOURNAL to
he published in this city under the auspices
or Ihe above named association
We believe the Agricultural interest of the
South demands and will supports wnik ofiltis
character and in Ihe hope of supplying thai
demand and receiving that support we have
determined upon the ptthliealinn of.
' THE SOU OF THE SOUTH."
The work will he devoted to the interest
nf Agriculture ami Horticulture Domestic and
Rural Economy. Under these several heads
will he included all that concerns the culture
of Crops the improvement of the snil the
msnsgemeni of the Fsrm ihe Garden the
Oiehard Ihe Flower Yard and the Housekeep
er's Department In their connexion with thr
inteiesls of the Soil the other Industrial
Pursuits of Ihe land will receive Iheir apnm-
p'iate attention. The column of" The Soil
of the South" ill he filled with origins
articles written bv the Editors ronliihuiions
from many nf the best informed practical
Planters in lite South and extracts from the
iblest Agricultural Winks and Periodicals.
"The Soil of the South" will he under
the Editorial -upervision ofCl!ARLF A Pea-
budt. Esq. and Col. James M. CiMMoens
Mr. Peahody has been for two years past
conneried with ihe Agricultural Pit"".- and i
equally distinguished as a prsrtical and Snen
tific.Faimrr. and Gardner. Col. Chambers is
one ol Ihe most intelligent snd smcce.-ful Plant
era in ihe South. The iwo furnish a combina
tion of Editorial talent unstnpaspil bv anv
Agricultural work in Ihe Union. They will
be assisted by an able corps of Conlrihitinrs
among the ptactical r aimers of ihe land
Esch number wi I contain sixteen nane of
. :
qmrioiizr prinipo Willi new Ivpe on siiprrnu
white paper and furnished to piilisenler at
the rale of ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM
which must he pud upon the receipt of the
January number.
g Post Maelars are anthoiized In aei a
agents anil ihey may ret-in in ihnr liaiid-
twenty five per cent of all subscriptions col-
leeled by Ihem or if they prefer ii a copy of
me word win nesenl lo any one twelve months
gratuitously who will remit Four names with
tour dollars.
N. B. It is particularly requested that all
who intend lo subscribe send their names ini-
medisiely that the publisher may fmm some
laei oi me number ol copies reauned
One thousand copies of the Transactions of
Ihe laic Fair in this City embraciiir the ad
dress. Treaties and premium list will be
Citation .Notice.
The Stole of Texas County of Brazoria.
i the mTHicT i'iiuut suit :o. 15-55
S. W. Perkins CliirT Justice use &.:. Plfff.
vs.
Thomas S. Lubbock T. F. McKin-j n n
nev and F. It. Lubbock UJ "
To the ShrrifTof Brazoria rounly creeling:
mniEREAS Stephen W. Perkins Chief
Justice of the county of Brazotia who
sues for the use of Joseph E. Wilson admin-
istrator of John W. N. A. Smith deceaed.
has filed his petition in ihe office of the Dis
trict Clerk nf said county in which lie alleges
that the said Thomas S. Lubbock on the 29th
day of September a. n. 1915. was appointed
administrator nf the estate of the saiil John
IV. N. A. Smith and that on the said 29lh day
of September a. n. 1S15 the said defendants
made tlisir certain writing obligatory ant
signed Ihe same whereby they arknnivledged
themselves held and firmly bound unto Kobt
J. Calder Judge of Probate and his succes
sors in office in Ihe sum of fire thousand dol
lars conditioned 'hat the said Thomas S
Lubbock should well and truly perform all
and singular the duties nf administrator of
said estate that were or might be required of
htm hy law ; that the said bond was duly
executed and delivered to the said Calder. and
is now on file in ihe office of the counlv clerk
of said county. That the said Thomas S.
Lubbock arled as said administrator until the
the 27th day nf August a. d. 1S50 at which
lime his letters uere revoked : thai negro
slaves belonging lo said esiate to the value ol
five thousand dollars and goods and chattels
of said estate lo the value of five thousand dot
lars came into the hands nf said Lubhock as
-aid admini'lraloi ; that the said Thomas S
Liihhork did uotwrll and tr ill v ndministe'tl.e
anl negro stares and the said goods and
chattels belonging lo said estate ; thai he did
not well and truly petforni all the duties ol
administration aforesaid hut violated ihe con-
ditions of said writing ohligalntv aforesaid
lint he neglected to return a full and true in
venloiy of said estate that he neglected to
sell the properly of siid psiatr in conformity
to law. oi in arcordince ith the onlprs of
aid Probate Court thut lie neglnrlPil lo pat
the exiienf of ihe l.ii illnp-- mnl luneral ex
petises of llie shiiI lilm W N A. Smith dial
he neglerli'd to rendu an nrrtiiiiit of his art
iugs ami doings ns -tnul ndiuinMralni as re-
quired bv la that lie neglertnl to pat tin
ileitis ofsnid esial-. as diierlPtl hv taw that
he improperly paid over money belonging lo
-aid esiate that a I n sBle of property of said
estate he being administiator. purchased cer-
tain negro slaves of ihe vhlue of five thousand
dollars thai he neglected In render his ac
counts to the Piobate Court or to sccounl foi
lite property of .iil esmie that he combined
wit the said T. F. McKinnev and F. R. Lub
bock lo defraud the said estate the heirs and
rreditnrs thereof and that they wasted and
converted to their own use the npgrn slave
afoiesaid of the value of five thousand do!
I.irs. ami that he wasted and convened to his
own use ihe goods and chattels aforesaid of
the value of five thousand dollar? that Joseph
E. Wilson was on lhe30lh day of September.
A. D. lS.'O appointed administrator of said
estate that the said Joseph E. Wilson holds a
pfirilrte rlsim sjaitifil the miM rslntr-fm-fivr
hundred dollars thai said writing ohltgaloiy
has bpcome foifeited and proving that judg
ment he rendered against them mr the said
sum and Tor costs. Oath having been made
lliat ihe residence nf Thomas S. Liihhork is
unknown : these are therefore In command
you incite Ihe said Thomas S Lubhork hy
publication thereof fur four successive weeks
in a newspaper published in the nearest ad
joining county (theie heing no newspaper
puhltidied in Braznna county.) In be and ap
pear at lite next term of the District Coin) in
and for the counlv of Krazoria lo be holden
at the courthouse in ihe tnnn of Brazoria in
said county of Brazoria on the eighth Mon
day after the second Monday in March. ISM
In ansuer this petition. Herein fail nnl and
make due return ihpreof according to law.
Witness : B. C. Jones. Clerk of the District
Tj.S. Court in and for the county of Bra
zoria and the seal oi saiu courr mis lutri
day of Match a. D. ISoI.
B. C. JONES C.D.C.C.B.
Issued 10th Match. 1S5I.
B.C. JONES c.Dccn.
Received Ihe within citation the I5lh day
of March A. D 1S51. There being no news
paper published in Brazoria county I nrdet
the publication hereof in the Colorado Tri
bune for Tour successive weeks. Dial being
Ihe nearest nenspapei and published in the
nearest adjoining county. Matagorda.
nl2-4w R. J. W. REEL Sheriff B. C.
CABINET FURNITURE.
CdBLYET FUttmTURE
WAREHOUSE.
3JA8 EI CaJXl?
A"o 92 Broadway (oim.tie Trinity Church)
Mir YORK.
JfAS now in store a full ami complete as
sorment of CABINET FURNITURE
In which he is daily making latgc additions.
Purchasers of articles in his line would do
well In look at his stork among whirh will
he found every article for the complete furnish-
ing nf a house ranging with the following
low rales :
HIGH POST BEDSTEADS
Wm - - - 7 00 lo $75 00
M All'Y FRENCH do. from 18 00 to 60 00
WALNUT do. 15 00 m 40 00
COTTAGE " do. ' GOO to 13 00
Mattrasses at the lowest market rates.
SOFAS. City Manufacture. $20 00 to $75 00
ROCKING CHAIRS. Mah'y 0 00 to 18 00
MAll'Y PARLOR CHAIRS
(per dozen) 50 00 to 75 00
Bireaus Card Tables Book Cases and
Wanlrobes of the finest qualifies and warrant-
ed rqtial lo any in the market.
0OParlictilar attention paid to boxing and
shipment of goods which is done by the mo1
experienced hands.
New York. Feb. 1S50 6mwi-nl8
JAMES CHAM BE US.
CAnt.NET MAKER.
O ESPECTFULLV informs the citizens of
" Matagorda and vicinity that he is fully
prepared lo manufacture and repair every de-
scription of wnik in his line in as neat and
substantial a manner as can he done else-
where. His chaiges will always be found
innilerale and his work will be executed with
promptitude.
Daguerreotype.
to connection uuh u simp he has a Da-
guerreotype room conveniently fitlrd up will
an apparatus of lite latest improvement? wliert
lie will always be found it-ady to preserve the
shadow ere the substance fade" of all those
ho may rr quire it.
Matagorda. Dec. 21. 1850. 52-ly.
Wi stent tlHUtani Institute.
BLUE LICK SPIUNGS. KY.
A Certificate op Sciioi.armiip can he
had at this office nhriehy a laleiilpd
vniilh who is desnoiis of becoming a pupil.
hall he entitled uiiliiuil any further payment
for tuition to all the privileges of iiisirurlinii
either in the Preparatory or Collegiate deparl-
menl f the above renowned and popular In
stitute. Any moral young man. who wishes
lo heroine thoroughly versed in ihe English
mil Classical bianrhes or is anxious to qua!
ifv himself for the practice of law or civil en-
ginrering would do well to avail himself of
ihenppoilitnilv now offered.
The reputation nf the Faculty attached to
litis Institute is loo distinguished to need com
inendalinn at our hands.
Our certificate guarantees two years tuition
whirh we will transfer cheap. Apply at the
Ttihine Office.
Matagorda Jan. 11. 1850.
PROSPECTUSES.
Bountu Land to Soldiers I
MAY a late Act ofCongiess Bouiitt Land is
Citation Yotice.
STATB OF TEXAS Cnunly of Matagorda.
IN TIIK COU.NTV court.
William Wallace
M.
Heirs of Samuel Hoit dee'd.
To the Shrriff of said County ereeline :
AVHEItEsS William Willacre ha- filed
granlpd In the Officers and Soldiers of the
war.nClSl'a. m! nf the various Indian wars
since 1790. In case of the death of ihe Sol
dier to ihpir widows and minor children.
The undersigned being permanently located
al Ike city nfWashingioii and pnsesing a
ihonnigli and familial acquaintance with ihe
rentiremenls nf Ihe Government Officers is
piepired to attend lo procuring Bounty Lind
Warrants without jeopardy or delay and at
bill little expense to claimants.
Laud Warrants loraled on the best Western
anils and ihe land sold if desired on the
most advantageous lerm.
Claims for Invalid. Revolutionary and Na-
vy Pcnions Back Pay. Lol Horses and ev
ery ntliPi description of claims against the
General Government adjusted with promptness
and despatch.
Persons desiring information of mends who
are or have been in the Army or Navy will
forward to him all the particular known of
lieu service together with a fee of one dol
lar and their inquiries will be replied to by
return mail.
Address (post paid.)
CHAS. C. TUCKER
feb 15-n7 Washington City (D. C.)
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Art. I State of Mississippi.
Art. II. Rrilroad system ofNew Orleans.'
No. 11.
Art. III. Edinburgh Review and Southern
States.
Art. IV. Memphis and its Manufacturing
Advantages.
Art. V. Louisiana and her Public Lsnds
and Levees.
AnT. VI. Virginia and her Resources.
Art. VII. Department of Commerce : For-
eign Commerce U. States Biitish Commerce
Whale Fishery New York and New Orleans
Trade Contest nf Cincinnati with Atlantic
Cities Commerce and Resources of the West
Steamboats nf the West the North and iha
Slave Trade. Commerce of Cliarle?ton. Cotton
Trade of the United Slates.
Art. VIII. Department nf Manufactures:
Aulatigaville Factor Mobile Rope Walks
Southern Steamships. United Slates Manufac-
tures Cotton Spindles in Great Britain. Indus-
try in South Carolina Industry in Arkansas
and Mississippi.
Art IX Department nf Agriculture: Sit-
;Mt Statistics of the United States and World.
Sugai Manufacture Cotton Crops Cotton Seed
Cost ol I'roiltiring Lotion.
Akt. X Department of Internal Improve-
ments : I'-iliomls in Knnlitrky. Tuinee'ec
North Carolina Smith Carolina Georgia. Ala-
bama Mississippi Maryland Texas and Lou-
isiana and the South.
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prise with portraits.
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ment: A (fairs in New Orleans and her Future
Consolidation Literary Movements Stc.
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-ttun in October lor representatives lo a south- of the Soil or the South" Columbus Gaa
erncongrere. Columbus Gi. Dee 1850.
his petition in lite County Coutl of
said county alleging therein that he is entitled
js one of the heirs of Samuel Unit dectasedi
In one third of a league of Laud common
y Known as me iimi League lo 17. si
tuated on Live Oak Bayou in said Counlv.
and ptaing for a p-irlition of said League
between himself.!. Q. A. Holland ; Don-
cv. ihe only surviving heirs nf i Samuel
Hon. deceased and al'egiug thai said oit
and Diiiicv are not re-ideiits f iis Slate:
You aie theiefoie heiehv r-iiiiinaiided lo
cue Ihe saiil paines ti imiitieitoii nf iln
writ for h ur surr.s.ive si-it. in llie Mnla-
gorila Tribune lo he ami a;iieni al the AtH-
il lerm 1601. ol the Comity Court of said
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last Monday of said month then and there
to show caue if any why paililinn should
not be made as asked on.
Given under rnv hand and seal of office
L. S. at Malagotda this 13lh day of March
A. D. JOQ1.
JAS. H. SELKIRK.
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Issued 13lh day of March 1851.
JAS. II. SELKIRK
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Received same day.
In obedience tn the within cilatinn I here
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Colorado I rthune Tor four successive weeks
prior to ihe return day thereof. March 13.
a. v. 1851. '
JAS. F. MARTIN Sheriff M. C. I
iV . win stuitd
wTJjl At Gen. Hamilton's Plantation
OniOyster Creek six miles East of Brazoria
the celebrated full blooded Jack and
sure foal-getter
Tippecanoe.
Tippecanoe was sired bv ihe famous Old
lip. nut or a Warrior Jennet ami comhtues in
his Veins the blood of the finest imported stock
of Henry Clay.
He was four years old last August stands
neat fifteen hands high a jet black with mouse
colored nose and belly and has the bone to
fit him to he the sire of the largest sized mules
for llie plough or cane carl.
His Spring season will commence on the
lsnf March next and terminate on the 1st of
July. " lli Fall season will commence on Ihe
1st Septtmber and terminate on the 1st ue-
cetnher.
Terms Ten Dollars for the season in cash.
or a nine payable on Ihe 1st December. The
marrs sent lo ibis Jack shall receive the same
aitpiiiinti that the mares on the estate receive
and hr carefully penned al night and watched
in ihe tlay on lite prairie on mum me planta-
tion stock is turned without any responsi-
hililv for escape or arriihnts.
Retrieve January 30ih IS51-8w
Dissolution of Copartnership.
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- 1S5I. relfred from the firm of C.1R-
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who will satisfy theilehinof the old firm.
GEORGE IV. T1LLEY.
Wharton. Julv 7 1851 6w
Land for Sale low for Cash.
AAA ACRES of choice Land pari of
-vv' league No. 9 east side of the
Colorado River 8 mites above Maiagnr--
ila ; front on river in piopnrtinn to theltl
whole. Inquire nf
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. or SETH INGRAM Matagorda.
May 16 1851-d20-9w
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1851 administrator of the esiate of JANE
ANN LOOM IS deceased. All persons hav
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Whailou Jiine 15 1851-n23"-6w
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