The Colorado Citizen. (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 8, 1857 Page: 2 of 4
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Deatii of Oeil. Musk; Muiciiuioifyi si is <2 €
3§f ' tea y gp • |
| From the following extra, issued by thoH x ,,
| .. J @3 The amount ot co
1«acornIcftdiesj Chronicle, and directed tea. . , , . ■. ,
v ■ Scolintv is about twelve
I the post master at this place, we are putfe ,pp ^ (o,t.
1 in possession of the mournful intelligence!! ^ , ,
‘ , , . .., T> % , ..iamount,*by wagons a
Pot the deatti ot Gen. Rusk, one ot thefi , . , . ,, ,
■noblest of Texas’ most distinguished sons $g^p0 " It V elt
SThis is-sad bevond an expression of words.g , . ’ . . ,
gi * 1 hoi transportation bv
BEvery heart will bleed at this sad, sad news.® , , ,,
H . ’ Sgabout one hall as mucl
gTexas has received a heavy blow, and shegL^ ^ _q ^ p
Sis called fo mourn the loss of one of her® ! , ’ TT
1 . . H whole. Here, then, w
grgreatfest and best, and most useful citizens.® , . , .
gw gsthe sinS'e article ot e<
Nacogdoches, July 30, 1-357. |in,ally. .. The saving
j _ A great calamity has befallen the State® .tict]e w0°uj,
of Texas. One of her most distinguished® ,, . e
l-i II. i e n - n- r Spay the amount ot r
and noblest sons has fallen. 1 iiomas J.I1 j
Rusic is no more. gal lotted to this count
A gloom hangs over our people,—a mys-iwe are not misinform
| t.ery, thus far, is connected with the mattoKfgsame per cent, would
We can only give the facts and mourn the|chandise wilh per}iaps
[sad stroke which has thus deprived iexasH. , ,. ,
a,':d (l,o South of a valued and usefufw al't,oles- lkrc- 11
|champion. |ving of 100 per cent,
s Gen Rusk has, ever since the death ofH The same advantage
his lady, suffered under a mefital depres |1JV the farmer in geltin
|sion which, at times bore him down be-g^ mecIianic and bir
inealh its weight, lie has, to a great ex |§ . ,
| tent, secluded himself from society, andilae 11 ansp°i tati°ir of
\ lately that despondency has been morefpumh in iron, and so u
ij marked and apparent to those familiargpayer.
j with him. A severe illness from which beg \yc a,.Q not at pres
i was just recovering had prostrated liinii, . , ,
jlbrAeb, and he was suffering .greadyf,ala 10 malta i'1' exact
from arising upon the back of Ids neck.gsav'nSs uPon <>besQ di
I On yesterday evening, about'2 o’clock,jibe large, and add veai
|his family, hearing the report of a gun and|the county. In additi
|ll,c Wl of a body, riin fo the spot aod|lh en|la,;ced vnllle cf
| found him lying dead on the ground, Re ® .. . .
11.:_ j .1.- ,.Vt.1.. i _r . i....... Bno small item in the
leefiou. || [communicated.]
7 ... , , f§ The ©raveyard.
is city yesterday, was® ^ ..... 1
Table excitement apc|-< Lips I have kiss'T; ye are faded and cold,
re friends of the vari-pHands I have press'd, ye arc covered with mould ;
io serious disturbancesiForms I have clasp’d, thou art.mimlfling away,
large vote was given,|^nd s,ool,,on ,by b,0SorT rn-y breast Jf,shail !]-y'
p . . p . ’gr nep.dsol my youth, I have witnessed your bloom,
mpi.ele tiiumph tot ^ K'fes>hades of the dead, I have ivept. at your lomh;
mocratic party, with—pTomb, I have wreathes—I have flowers for thee,
BBut who will e’er gather a garland for me V’
t Runnels leads Huiis-S IIow gloomy, how soul dejecting the
lutcf., j'h.cli ^iihought that, perhaps, there will be none !
n over Fillmoio lasii-irJ g''ave will be an unclosed and
•;e number of voterslu nprotec-ted spot1, and that, among all those
es from their tickets.Bwitli whom I have lived and labored, there
comparing the lctal|wi!l be none to mark'it with some token
30) with that for .LandSI « . rn ., . , , ... .
1 got respect. io tlr.nk that we will be
or, Hon. M. M. Potter.lt!1-rown asit-^e as Jifeless clods—that our
and is re-elected by lira ages, and all recollection of us will be
jlblotted from the memories of those who
Commissioner seeiri^Ssurvive us—that, after the spirit leaves
nth but little regards. ... 1
re by Is experience "and|llie bod)'> there Wl11 be no mark of‘affeg-
of his office led many.S-^.onate remembrance by friends! Such
or him, who wouldHthoughts are at war with all the finer
isideiation, have Prf'~8sensibilities of our nature, and calculated
nominee of their own||L i rr* r »? • i v
■to clothe the 4 King or lerror in robe^
the complete returnslstbd more terrific*. To lie alone in the
■bold., dark tomb, unthought of and uncared
1RNOR; Efor—to have none to come near and shed
d Wd. _ 3d V, d. Total. Ha tear of affection, or plant some emblem
177.......134....42-2. i 1 , . -
47.......8B...168h 'innrortalily—to moulder silently back
l’-GOVERNOR : If to our it other dust under wild weeds and
l|q........' p!)" Ito pbriars, and be trampled under the feet o‘f
1....... J...’. 2. Bthe unconscious brutes
I , COLU.MBUS.
Governor. Lieut.-Governor.;
p Runnel Is..... ... . .137... .Lubbock. ...... L
P?Houston,....-..... 93. .. .Grimes........1!
P Loiui Commissioner. U S. Senator.
^White............ . 95. . . .Bryan.........1!
PCrosby. . . .. .......146____Howlh......:
Senate. Representative.
|2! I erbert............180.... Toil...........L
i'i'dte. .. ........ 52.... Terri II........ i
1 HARVEY’S CREEK,
fl Governor. Lieut.-Governor.
SR-unnells........;; .13. A. Lubbock.......
a Houston............22. . . .Grimes........f
H Land Commissioner. U, S. Senate.
pWhile.............. 3 ...Bryan..........'
RCrosby...........,'.31'. .. .Howlh.........(
Senate. Representative.
feHerbert.. . .......32... .'Bait...............
pTute.............. 2____Terrill.........
FRELSBURG.
H Governor. Lieut.-Governor.
||Runnel!s......... .77. . . .Lubbock/.....J
pHouston............J3. . . .Grimes........(
I| Lund Commissioner. U. S. senate.
»White.............40. . . .Bryan..........f
SCrosby............50. . . . Howlh.........(
Senate. Representative.
HHerbert............81. .. ,Tait............f
B'I'ate................8. .. .Terrill.........
I PRAIRIE POINT.
Governor, Lieut.-Governor.
jgRfinncdls...........38. . . .Lubbock.
lltioustoa..... 12......Grimes...... . .
§| Land Commissioner. -U. S. Senate.
^Wliiie.............33. . . .Bryan...........<
RCrusby.............16. . . .Ilowtii.........(
Senate. Representative.
I Herbert, .. ........39 . .. .Tait...........1
i Tate. ... ......... . 2. . . .Terrill., :......*
| V . RECArrruLATio.v.
i For Governor—H. R. Runnclls. . ,.265
| “ “ Sam Houston......145—11
g Lieut..Gove’r.—Lubbock.......... 169
| “ Grimes...........1.40— 1
| Commissioner.—Crosbv...........243
*• White!...........171—'
i U. S. Senate.— Bryan..............347
I “ “ Hovvtli............ 21 —2(
§ Senate—C. C. Herbert. ...... .. .332
Fred. TaK>. .............'. 64-31
| Renrcsentativc—Tait..............263
1 “ Terrill...........127-L
J. O. BAKER........11UM. M. BAICKR.....A. 11, BAKER
J. 1>. BAKER & BROTHERS,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
COLUMBUS, TEXAS
SATURDAY MORNING
fl/7” No Legal Advertisement thill be inserted
in the Citizen unless accompanied by the
cash, as it is more trouble icith such advertise-
ments, to collect the money than to moke it.
SLUT The Mayors -Court had more bus-
iness to attend to on Tuesday succeeding
the election, ancj some more $5 00 fines
were imposed*. Cause—fighting.
SS3T The Board of Trustees of the Col
orado College meets this evening at 2
o’clock, in the Lutheran Church.
SLS~ Is life so dear, is peace so sweet,
and is paper iso scarce that our old ex
changes won’t exchange with u? at this
point ?
JJQET According to announcement, Fred;
Tate and Capt. IIehbekt addressed the
citizens'of this place on Saturday, the 1st
instant.
how do such
I'.hoiights, in connection with death, fill the
Imind wjth gloom, and the heart with
Itroublc !
| As our minds turn with sadness and dis-
Igust from the thought of being thus ney.
fleeted, when dead, we should be careful in
Itbis, as well as other things, to “Do unto
loth.ers as we would have others do unto
lus.” Were there nothing but the relation
It he dead sustain to us to cause us to have ti
Scare for the places of repose, it of itself
Sought to prevent us from neglecting them.
itST The election here on Monday, with
the exception of a scene or two of pugil-
ism and fighting, passed off quietly. Some
excitement was manifested and a deep
interest seemed to be felt. Some persons
did not yote at all for Governor—neither
candidate suited them. Houston ran
better than was expected.
\Ye learn that on Thursday Mr.
Ephraim Walker lost a little negro boy, it
is supposed by drowning. He went with
fishing pole and dogs to' theriv&r; the dogs
came home without him, when search was
made for him. The fishing pole ivas found
op. the bank of the river, hut nothing was
Io be seen of the boy/ Since writing the
sibove, the body of the boy Iras been found.
ith?" Gen. Houston honored Columbus
with, a visit this
ffas summoned, from whose verdict we
extract the following :
“ The cause of his death was a gun shot.!
(Rifle) wound'on the forepart of the head, in J
fLc'.ed from a rifle gun held in his own hands!
and discharged by himself.”
No further clue can be given to .this!
mystery. No papers or writings- of thei
same day have been found, except a lefteil
addressed to a gentleman in New Orleans,|
ordering a tombstone for his wife, with!
this inscription : I
“ BLESSED ARE THE BURE IN HEART, FOBS
THEY SHALL SEE OOD.”
Let the people mourn the loss of a man,
people. Everybody is glad to exchange
the “ Horned Locomotive” for the ‘^ron
Horse.1’ Where the
Iron Horse” is-j
| there is life, vitality, facilities, prosperity
land progress in everything,
jjj Then let the good citizens of this county!
I Wharton and others interested in the con
gstruction of this road, lay their shoulder
§Cat Springs
■ |Industry . . .
l\l Til..,
jiovecf clJilctren, or esteemed tnends or ac-
quaib'tances. Whatever mav have been
lire relation they, sustained to us—whether
Chat of a pious mother, who watched over
helpless infancy, who toiled for our welfare,
wept over • our waywardness, and sent
devout prayers up to the throne of God in
our behalf ; or whether bound bv no closer
Fes titan that of our common humanity —
j vet the finer impulses of our nature, as
well ns the principles of Christianity,forbid
jus- to neglect and disrespect the graves of
[ihe.tleparted.
I But,in add! Jon 16 this, a want of respect
jfor the ib-ad, and a total neglect of the
[places of their repose, exert a dohajing
jinflueifce itpon sddfby’. Treat Their rei^fetw
who, on the field of battle, and in the
Councils of the State and Nation, has
proved himself to be worthy the proud
place already accorded him in the affec-
tions of the people.
Tlac BacBido-r’s 1
Matrons, maidens, aud lasses all,
In mercy hear my earnest cal! ;
Full half my years on earth I've tarried,
And now, please fortune, I’ll get married;
The lasses first my list shall grace—
Those beings of angelic race,
With pouting lips and roseate cheek,
Which'health and happiness bespeak.
But if they coy, ar.d won't comply,
The widows next I mean to try ;
/Flic sweets o-HvcdlrjTk thgy liayc^Liec,-*
And feivWlio asic Vii^u arT d s’n'idS^P6“'*J^
But should they start and be afraid,
I’ll pay my respects to some old maid—
Oh ! Cupid, God of Love, assist mo !
In' Hymen’s forces pray enlist me.
My shoes—alas! they have no soles,
My stockings—they are full of holes ;
My elbows face the Northern blast,
My trowsers they are going fast.
All these woes and ills of life
Are nothing but for want of a wife—
Please heav’n, if I live and tarry here
I'll have a wife before a your! *
She shall patch and mend my clothes,
And keep my carcass from the crows,
I^m neither jealous, cross nor old,
I’m homely, but-Pnever scold,-—
Do not despise me nor my p'clf, ’
Lest I should shoot or drown myself.
eelf!, and, by invitation,
spent Wednesday night in town with- his
friends. The old General looks well and
in good spirits. He expressed himself
sanguine of his-election. On being tokn
of the sad fate of Gen. Husk, his first ex-
clamation was, “ It was the Waco Conven-j
tion ! ” After suppi
Senator—Runnels 32, Tankcrsly 98.
Representative—Henderson 54, Edwards 45,
Wynn 78, Brut hear 75.— Gal. Nact).
San Antonio papers of the death of Horn
John D. McLeod, Chief Justice of Bexar
[county. Judge McLeod immigrated to
Texas when she was yet a Republic of
[Mexico, and renuVVued true to the country
of liis adoption throughout the dark days
n [communicated.]
t'oili’ado Col luge.
In this article wo intend to spe
it being a beautiful
moonlight night, the General bathed in the
^oj^wadcLriver. This was natural, as you
■off the Geneial is1 a^Inptisf, tihd S)nd of
immersion in the water. In the morning
lie departed for Iiidependence.
ifiT TiiAre will be a' Concert- at the
Texas House this evening, given byf the
French Mountaineer (Bernais) Singers.—
The performances of this company are
very highly spoken of by the newspapers.
Seo- advertisement.
H Fayette Couniy.-—La. Grange.—Kmi-
®i)"ellA ‘?5 !Zq Tiouivouj ; yCrcJfify 21-0%
I White, 212; Herbert.' 154; Tate, 237.
gPosev, 208 ; Price, 177.
H Fayetteville'.---Itunnells, 53; Houston.
So6; Lubbock, 03; Grimes, 61; Crosby.
|G9 ; White, 67 ; Bryan, 45 ; Herbert, 59 ;
ITate, 61 ; Posey, 57; Lee, 51 ; Wooldrige.
If62 ; Price, 56.
P Round Top.—Runnells, 99; Houston
BoO ; Crosby, 70 ; White, 89 r Herbert, 38;
BTate, 105 ; P6sey!/911;..jPri'ee, 51.
p- Shanghai.—Houston, 5 ; Herbert, 4 :
Price, 5.
g Plum Grove.— Runnel's, 9; Tate, 1:
EPriec, 5.
P flutersvillc.—Eunnells, 8 ; Houston, 3 :
Bprosby, 3; White, 9; Herbert, 4; Fred.
ITate, 6'; Posey, 8 y Price, 2,
■ BiirUson:—Fred. Tate; 70 ; Posey, 50 ;
gPrice, 32.
1 From the foregoing returns, which ' are
gincomnlete, it appears that there was no
.ijvote po’led at* La Grange and some cthei
■■places for Lieutenant-Governor.
H Returns of Jackson County.—The
pfollowiiig returns " from Jackson county
I were handed us by a friend :
|j For Governor—Houston 115; Rumiels.
P74. Houston’s majority, 41.
’|j For Lieutenant Governor—Grimes, 02;
PLubbock, 80. Grime’s majority, 12.
9 For Commissioner General Land Office-
S White, 129 ; Crosby, 56, White’s ma-
ijority, 73.
1 Colorado.—We learn that Mr. Win. J
IPhilips contractor far the upper section ol
■the Colorado improvement, having com
Sp-leted his’sniag boat, bus commenced ope
Orations on tdie river, beginning-at the uppei
Kline of Wharton to work down stream.
Ellis boat acts well and lie enters upot tin
^enterprise with a zeal ond energy that will |
Bno doubt control a triumphal success on 1
BhispaVt of the river. 11. J. Powell, Fsq.. |
sgation has no doubt been urged from tin
Bfact shat the charted reqtm^sAf majbritNot
itlie Board of Trustees to be members of
&the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The
^originators were members of said Church.
Hand it is a fact generally admitted that ii
feis seldom that a college does well unless it is
Bunder the fostering care of some religious
pdenomination, or some other well organi-
Szcd association.
B By examining the lifferer.t charters ot
H-'imi.lar'instUutions, it will be found that
Btliat they are almost invariably under the
H control and patronage of some religion:
Bdenominotion or association of Freemasons.
Capt. Henry Brite,
if Fatal Accident,
Sand old and esteemed citizen of Bastrop
gjcounfy, fell from his horse, on the 21st rust,
Hnnd broke bis collar bone, causing his
death. The accident happened about 3
mile fiom Bastrop.
Buffaloes,
38tF We would call particular attention
*o Thomas J. NeaVitt’s advertisement of
his “ Celebrated Fever Pills.” Eight years’
experience as a Druggist in the various
departments of that profession, br.s ena-
bled liiimto invent’and form,’such a' coin
binatiou of medicines as will effect, in the
particular-disease for which it is prepared,
in every-instanee/ a certain cure-. Everj
such discovery for the relief of suffering
humanity, should b'e hailed as a blessing
Large droves/ of these
animals have recently come down on the
West Fork of the Trinity, forty or fifty
Brailes above Fort Worth. They have been
radnven into that region, it'is supposed, for
Bwant of water. It is the first time, for
Trustees are required to be members of®
the Lutheran Church, it will be found that®
majority of those who constitute*
the Board are members of said Church ;»
the rest of the members have been elected®
from among the community, without re*I]
gard to church relationship whatever.
The charter contains an article which 1
expressly prohibits the teaching of any |
sectarian doctrine o'r tenets, and in ordei 1
Jo guard it still farther against every thing I
of the kind, it also contains an article pro |
viding against a transfer of property to any i
religious denomination whatever.
in ease' of'vacancies in the Board off
Trustees, the remaining members have the 1
power to fill these vacancies. Now, as the jjj
Trustees tire elected without regard to j
church, and stock or funds otherwise paid I
a mere
! j nity in which it is located,’’ [save in newlv
settled countries.] “ And if here I might
|suggest a lesson of advice, I would say,
| have a care about your confidence, and
I interest, and reputation- among a people
...its.,____ _• . _ e.....a :_____ . 1
[communicated.]
TIae Baiir&ad.
jEditors Citizen.:
The contractors on the Buffalo Bayou,
Brazos and Colorado Railroad have com-
pleted the grading to the Bernard,-ami are
[now at work 011 the5 west side of that
j£5§r Never, perhaps, since u the morningiL _ ^ jourrer
stars sang together,” and the SoniTof'GodS
shouted for joy when the Star of Betltle-
liem gleamed atlivv’art the Eastern horizoti.@
has there been such an unfavorable seasons George 1
for firming, gardening, &c. The protracieogThe New Y
dry weather still continues, and the Colo- George L;
rado river is lower than it has been since Walker. _ L
t]m memory of the oldest inhabitant “ run ’n 1
ire til not- to the contrary.” Corn will not qu[0iloit
than a half crop, if that ; WAWi-L f
are never
average more
cotton is much better, and we hope—icon-
der if it will rain again in Texas ?
company desire them to do so. This sub
siitution of an acclimated force will" expe-
dite the progress of the road.
The Georgia contractors are still answer
fGW We are in possession-of, sufficient||aim arrow. Walker, with his hit
returns- to- assert- that Cap*. Herbert hasi^0’ ^ to fi?ht Nicaragua,.
been elected’ to the senate from Urn D» |lbe .Bl4lisll men of Vanderbilt
tract.. IJis majority in- this- county is|t|ie Fa,„mia Railroad Company, and -
between two hundreds and.'fifty and ‘tilreeBbody else.”
hundred; in Austin, so. far as- heardvfram.H ” ~ " ”
, . , T , rp . . . j m James M. Ararev, member of (lie
he beats Judge late two to one. We dog . - ’
not think it possible for Judge Tate to geliLe»islaUire’ from Stw A-ugustme, died
rp . , • ^ ,, , 1 , Hdenly at hia home vn That countv> 02:
a sufficient majority in Fayette to overbal b.
pnoe the Captain s majorities in Colorado^11101 nblS- ot *-ne uba 0 ” D
and'Amsthi counties. I>r. Tait is electedji Transatlantic Telegraph;^—W(
Representative from this county, linformed that the first telegraphic disj
ml “ ^ ,Hto be transmitted across the oeean wil
SPST The Granff Lodge of the Goods , .. T. ,, ,
„ . , . 89 „ ri . ®the compliments of James Butch j
bumvntans and Daughterser Samatf*™®t|president of the United States, to f
..t G hi PPg * 1 i on tie G ut... eB Victoria, and the return dispatch will
uuderttwl there ysro only. 25 delegates ,»■ m MajestJ,g ,.epJ^ TI,e 4irf
.Ittendance.. ^ ^ ^__ gpatcb will be from England, and will
The amendment to-the Oonstitu-|is said,> a complimentary tribute to II
lion was carried iu this county by- A. largegB, .Tcbbets, Esq., the original project*
majority, great eatergrisov.
The negro preacher, Apdersbn, who it
will be recollected was a prominient Fre-
mont orator in Indiana last fall, luis been
sentenced to the Penitentiary for eight
years by tire Trimble county (Keutuckv)
nv*m}- rV.nrf fni* rnnninnp rifl* oh.irrt^ * ^
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Baker, James D.; Baker, Ben M. & Baker, A. Hicks. The Colorado Citizen. (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 8, 1857, newspaper, August 8, 1857; Columbus, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth805614/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nesbitt Memorial Library.