The Semi-Weekly Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1850 Page: 1 of 4
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GALVESTON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1850,
NO, 25."
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|r^=. ^ VVashingfon c?-1 cspondcnt of the N.
York Express tbS specflW :
Tt is believed that neither ebster.nor
^^ mDW^Lirop are spoken off for that im-
and Mi. ft. Should Mr. Rives be called to
portaiMr. Winthrop sent Minister to France,
ih. arrangement would be a popular one.—
Honest John Davis has numerous friends all
over the country who desire to see him at the
head of the Treasury Department. ,
John Bell, of Tennessee, and Mr. McKen-
nan, of Pennsylvania, are highly and warmly
spoken of lor the War Department. One of
them most likely will receive the appointment.
Thomas Butler King is the universal favorite
of the whigs and the officers of the navy for
the post of Secretary of the Navy.
The Hon. John C. Clark, the Hon. Caleb
Discoveries in Nineveh.-—A late London
paper says: “ Very late accounts have been
received from Mr. Layard, in Assyria, giving
intelligence of new discoveries in the Nimrod
mound. He has made extensive excavations
in parts ot the eminence not yet explored, and
the result has been the finding of nothing less
than the throne upon which the monarch,
reigning about 3000 years ago: satin his splen-
did palace. It is composed of metal and ivory,
the metal richly wrought, and the ivory beau-
tifully carved. The throne was separated
from the state apartments Ly means of a large
curtain, the rings by which "it was drawn and
undrawn having been preserved. At the be-
ginning of the fast month Mr. Layard was
pursuing-his researches with renewed ardor in
consequence of his astonishing success. No
human remains have come to light, and every-
thing indicates the destruction of the palace by
fire. It is said that the throne has been par-
tialle fused by the heat.
Among the discoveries of Mr. Layard in the
IB VS tftooOsj &-f.
TVRV GOODS—Received by recent arrivals
UP from New York,
Brown and Bleached Domestics,
Prints, Ginghams and Muslins, .
Cottonades, Denims and Kerseys,
Broad Cloths and Kerseymere,"
Satinets and Kentucky Jeans.
Irish Linen, Linen drillings and checks,
Furniture Plaids and apron checks,
Silk, Linen,- and. Madr ass hdkfs ,
With a large stock of ether articles in this Tine,
which Avill be sold as low as the lowest by
: fe7 ALBERT BALL. Strand.
gfarmfoave, ©.titters,
TTARDWARE per SHIP TRAVIS. Jf\
-LA Knives and forks, pocket and hunting
knives, files, padlocks, knob & mineral locks,
firmer ehissels, cast-butts, brass Screw hooks, car-
penteiV adzes, Iioes, corn-mills, frying patts, t
kettles, Collins’ axes, manilla rope, &c. &c. 1
sale by a9 M. SEELIGSON & SQN,
gtigtigatue# igycSanny.
Vj^ANCY GOODS—A choice selection of Silks,
A Cashmeres, De Laines, plain and embroid-
ered muslins, Laces,. Ribbons, Gloves, Shawls,
&c., at the fe7 House Furnishing Warehouse.
B. Smith, and the Hon. Truman Smith, are i ui««»wkb m i>u. juayarain me
spoken of warmly in connection with the Sec- excavations at Ninevah, are ‘‘several hundred
refaryship'of the Interior and the Postmaster mother-of-pearl studs, in form exactly resem
Generalship.
Hon. Luke Lea, late the whig candidate for
Governor of Mississippi, is now in this citpu and
is warmly urged for the office of First Assis-
tant Postmaster General, in place of Major
Hobbie, to be removed.
[ bling shirt buttons.”
No Pardon.—The Committee of the Gov-
ernment Councils of Massachusetts have re-
ported unanimously against the commutation
of the sentence of death in the case of Pierson.
Since his conviction he has confessed that he
rose to kill his wile after he had been lying by
her side about three quarters of an hour. It
was not his original intention to kill the chil-
~jn AJfCY DRY GOODS —100 doz. Cotton
X Hose, 50 doz. Cotton half Hose,
20 doz. Silk and Worsted Hose.
20 do white and black Kid Gloves,
30 do Parasols,
10 do Umbrellas,
And every variety of'fancy Dry Goods, for sale bv
ft? PENNEY & FLINT. "
QUNDRIES-
O 50 bbls Potatoes,
•50 bbls Flour,
----,.oes, 20 kegs Lard,
10 hhds Sugar, 20 “ Butter,
Received per late arrivals, and for sale by
ft7_JONES & UFFORD.
(From the Rio Grande Sentinel of the 17th ult.)
Specie Train.
Nv e ate quite certain that this community i was nui ms original imention to mil the chil-
will.be much Phased in seeing the correspon- dren, hut, on account, of the resistance his wife
C r1!?6 b®tw,een MaJ°r Porter and the Cashier made, they woke up before he had accomplish-
° . Rank, which we publish below. Such ed his first purpose, and then it*became neces-
service is important to our community. It is sary to despatch them lest they should exnose
to he regarded as national ralher than individ- him. 1
ual. A nation is composed of individuals; and
national wealth is but the aggregate of indi- Gold Mill.—A beautiful working model of
vidual prosperity. 1 ho protection that both Com. Stockton’s'portable stamp mill for ex-
receive from the Army and Navy, may seem tracting gold from the rocks in which it is usu-
to on mdividuals m the first instance, but it is, ally found,, is attracting the attention of the
nevertliejess, national, and we are happy that curious, at Philadelphia. The machines have
..sajor I orter has given this construction to his shaking bowls and amalgamating tables at-
duty a^ we are quite sure he will be f ally sus- tached to them, which are put in motion by the
?’ainW * ^8n‘ ®roo ce an(* tbe v ' ar Depart- j engine driving the stamps. Each part ispor-
TYOMESTIC DRY GOODS —300 pieces
JLP Prints, 20 pieces Denhams,
20 pieces Irish Linen,
100 do Bleached Shirtings,
100 do unbleached do
10 bales Lowels, 50 pairs Blankets,
For sale on low terms by
ft?___PENNEY & FLINT.
HASCY DRY GOODS, MILLINERY
X AND DRESS TRIMMINGS.—The under-
signed has a select assortment of Dry Goods, of
every description, bonnets, etc., which will be sold
on moderate terms.
MRS. C. BRANARD,' Post Office st,
, A large stock of Spring goods are expected
shortly, consisting of the most fashionable and
choice articles in the above line. felp
. dies, Rim brass Norfolk uaiu.c=., v-a « w
Thimbles, and Ox and Trace Chains, Butts, Au-
gersy Screws, Bolts, Qhisels and Hammers, Hand
mill, cross-cut, and pin Saws,'Hatchets and Ham-
mers, Saddler’s Hardware, Stubbs, Shutter Lifts,
and Plates, Bed Screws, bell handles and door
knockers, a variety of Carpenter’s Planes and
Tools, waffle Irons of various patterns, fry, stew
and sauce Pans, cemented preserve Kettles,
Camphene, Oil and Astor Lamps and Shades,
lamp wick and carriage trimmings, Shovels and
Spades, Hoes, Rakes, and Pitchforks, Steelyards,
(80 to 200.) Tailors’Geese, large assortment Wa-
gon boxes and Spoke Augers, Window Vf eights,
Lamp Black, Waiters, Clothes Pins, Tacks, Cur-
ry Combs, Toasters, Compasses, mineral, brass,
rosewood, glass, and mahogany Knobs, Knives
and Forks, Shovels and, Tongs, Quadrants, Ink
Stands, Files, Cooking and Parlor Stones. Hollow
Ware, and a variety of other hardware, for . sale
by fe7 OUTTERSIDE & BALL.
W! UTLERY — Ivory, Ebony Horn, balance
\J handles, Knives and Forks in full sets and by
the dozen. '
Rogers’Nortenholms’and other celebrated Ma-
kers’, Pocket, Hunting and Pen Knives, Shears,
Scissors, and other articles in this line for sale by
ft?_ ALBERT BALL, Strand.
ment.
Branch op the Comm’l & Agricultural Bank, \
Brownsville gApril 1st, 1850. ’ \
Dear Sir:—On behalf of the stockholders
of this Bank, as well as of the community in
general, I beg leave to tender to you our thanks
for the military escort so promptly and kindly
furnished by you at our request, to guard the
table, so that it can be* transported over*the
mountains on mules. Some are to be made on
reduced sizes, so as to be driven by horses or
mules, which could be sent across the Isthmus
if required.
SALE OF LOTS IN LA SALLE,
ON MATAGORDA BAY.
Vil Uiio OtUb UI LIIG XLI’J VJriClUUlij
the aggregate returns of our commerce pass-
ing hence to the Brazos, cannot he covered
by insurance ; and it is fortunate, that while
you have the honor to command, the protect-
ing arm of our Government can reach over,
this space, and abundantly supply the deficien-
cy. I am persuaded, that while this protection
is continued to this branch of our commerce,
by you,' it will not only carry out fully the be- , ... x WVi du uicupuruuu ui me mex-
nevolent and protecting design of our Govern- lean States beyond the Rio Grande and west of
ment, and meet the hearty approval of Brig. Laredo, cannot fail to make it almost immediately
Gen. Brooke, Commander-in-Chief of this Eh- most advantageous and important commercial
vision, but, also, largely add to the commercial lnrart.on.theentire Gulf, west of the mouth of the
prosperity of our flourishing frontier. Mississippi. No doubt is now entertained by prac-
Cavallpj so that all, vessels may discharge and
receive cargoes without resort to the delay and
expense of lighters.
The geographical position of La Salle, with its
excellent entrance and harbor at the north-western
angle of the Gulf of Mexico, rendering it the most
convenient point for the import and export trade of
the vallies of the San Antonio, Guadalupe, La
Vacca, Navidad, Colorado, Caney, and Bernard
rivers in Texas, and of all that portion of the Mex-
man Qf o toe LVitt/ai-,H T> i ^ _____x _ r
prosperity of our flourishing frontier.
. 1 congratulate you, sir, upon holding a posi-
tion so eminently useful to our fellow citizens,
and at the same time, so highly honorable in
in the ranks of our common country’s military
service.
In conclusion, I have the honor to subscribe
myself, both on account of myself and those I
;--------1C ^ mv vv Lmnuuuvu uy jJJLciU-
tical and intelligent merchants of the South, that
the whole of the trade of Chihuahua and the region
south and west of it, must pass entirely through the
Bay of Matagorda; some four or five of the old
traders^. Santa Fe by the Missouri route, with
aggregate trains of some hundred and fifty wagons
having already taken their way from thence to
El Basso. A charter for a railway has also been
granted by the last Legislature of Texas, to extend
trrtm T n Ql'illn D1 A lbiL ____. . x •
jTIOMBS AND BRUSHES—Shell, wrought-
back, Tuck, Dressing, and Pocket Combs,
Iuory Dressing, Pocket and fine Tooth do
Buffalo-wrought, back, Tuck and Pocket do
Horn Dressing, Tuck and Pocket do
Hair, Clothes, Tooth, Nail, Scrubbing, Horse,
Blacking and White-Wa^h Brushes, at wholesale
and retail by fe7 ALBERT BALL, Strand.
T| ° D S ’ HOUSE-KEEPING
AJ LrUUub, etc., consisting in part of
Bleached and Brown 10-4 & 12-4 Linen Sheeting
r>i 5-4, 6-4,10-4, & 12-4 Cotton do
Bleached Long Cloth Shirtings
Sup’r do Byron do
Heavy and fine Brown do
Bleached, Brown and Blue Drilling,
Brown and Bleached Table Damask
Marseiles Quilts, Furniture Prints,
Towel Linen, Crash, Irish Linens,
Red, green, white and yellow Flannels,
Jeans, Linscys, Satinets,
De Laines, Alpaca Lustres, etc.
Merrimack Prints, Ginghams, Ticking,
Blue Barege. Veils, Shawls,
Apron and furniture Check, Cambric,
Shirting stripes, Suspenders. Umbrellas,
Spool cotton, Needles, Pins, Hooks & Eyes. Tapes,
Silk and Cotton Hdkfs, Fancy Cravats,
English Hose and half Hose,
Fine linen bosom Shirts, Collars,
Which are offered cheap for cash bv
fe7___ A. C. CRAWFORD.
Tj ADD WARE— 10 dozen Spades, 10 dozen
XJL Shovels, 10 doz. Axes, 10 doz. Hoes,
50 kegs Nails, 50 bags Shot,
Kives, Forks, Pocket Knives, and every variety
oi flardware, for sale by
' PENNEY & FLINT.
jORockery, china & glassware—
\J A complete assortment of Granite and China
ware.
French and English China Tea Sells.
Toilet setts, an assortment of Liverpool Ware.
Yellow ware, cake pans, milk pans, etc.
Cut, plated and pressed Tumblers and Wine
Glasses.
Goblets, Egg Glasses, Glass Pitchers,
Glass Lamps, Lamp Chimneys.
Preserve Dishes, Cake Stands, Salts.
Castor Cruets, Molasses cans, Glass Bowls.
Globe Lanterns,Guarded Lanterns, night Lamps.
Stone ware, Jugs, Jars, Butter, Pots, Pitchers,
Pans and . Mugs, togethef with a great variety of
other goods, which will be sold cheap for cash by
A. G. CRAWPORP; Market st.
jpyU.-iisa WARE—Decanter, cut ana pressed
O Tumblers, Sugar Bowls, Preserve Dishes,
Lamps, and a variety of other Glass ware for sale
by fe7 ALBERT BALL.
INSURANCE.
FIRE, INLAND, MARINE, & LIFE INSURANCE, by the
Protection Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn.
Capital stock 200,000 Dollars: anti by the
merchants a planters Mutual insurance com’y,
Of New Orleans,
Capital stock 200,000 Dollars.
Tire above companies have opened offices in
Galveston, and will issue policies on as favora-
ble terms as any other company, on Lives, Build-
ings, Merchandize in stores, and on shipments of
Cotton, Sugar, Molasses, Hides, and all other ar-
ticles of merchandize or produce, on the navigable
rivers of Texas, or by sea to anjr pjrt or ports in
the United States or Europe.
GEO. BUTLER & BROTHER,
Agents for the Companies.
I.
O. G. F—The R. W. GRAND LOP
oi the Slate of Texas, meets on the first l1
aav in April, 1850.
I. DYER. G. M.
J. M. GIBSON, D. G. M.
J. W. MOORE,G. Trees, u.*. ttv wtui
tw* F mimunications should be directed to ti
Grand Secretary in this city. fe7
L. W.DAKE.GJ
E. P. HUNT, G. _
C.R. HUGHES, tS
T O. O. F.—LONE STAR ENCAMPMENT,
X« No. 1, meets at the Odd Fellows’ Hall the se
cond and fourth Mondays of every month.
K/T ERCAN TILE MUTUAL INSU-
RANGE-COMPANY, New York.—LePert.
& Dyer have procured an open policy from the
above office; Cotton and other produce consigned
to us, will in all cases be covered by Insurance at
usual rates. Merchandize or produce insured to
any port in the United States or Mexico. m5
TN SURANCE—Marine risks to and from Gal-
X veston. covered on application to the subscribers
under their open policies at reasonable rates of
premium. fe7 WM. HENDLEY & CO:
1VFRISKS, to and from any point
-L?X the State.and Galveston, covered on appl
tion to the subscribers.
fe7
:s m
applica-
JONES & UFFORD.
\TOTICE—All consignments to mjr address,
_L\ westward or from the rivers, are covered by
insurance at the lowest rates of premium.
No commission is charged for procuring insu-
rance. fe!5 LAWRENCE FROSH.
■pxCHANGE on New York, New Orleans,
JL? Boston, and sterling exchange on Liverpool,
in sums to suit applicants, can ahvavs be obtained
of fe7 GEO. BUTLER & BROTHER.
O. FAPJSII. C. P.
J. M. GIBSON.H. P.
J. M. BROWN, Treas.
L. W. DAKE, S. W.
J. S. YEDDER, Scribe.
S. KIRKLAND. J. v'~r
T O. O. F.-GALVESTON LODGE. No. b,
X • meets at-the Odd Fellows’ Hall, every Wednes-
PYrntirirr
day evening.
F. HUGHES. N. G.
J. S. VEDDER, Sec.
I S. J. DURNETT, V. G.
I J. M. BROWN, Treas.
T On. O. F—HERMANN’S LODGE, Nc
X» meets at the Odd Fellows’ Hall every 7
day evening.
J. BERLOCHER.N.G. j A. BALDINGER. b
C. REPPIEN, Y. G.; | C. W. FRUB tyrei
T 9- Q. F—CHOSEN FRIENDS
!• No. 6, meets at the Odd Fellows’ I,
Thursday evening.
D. WAKELEE, N. G. I GAY. GOOD'
J. H. LEPERT, V.G. | C.R. HUGH
J O. (). F.—SAN JACINTO LODGE, No.
Xb 12, meets at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, every Sa-
turday evening.
L. AY. DAKE, N. G. I A. LEWIS. Sec.
H. A.COBB,.V. G. 1 J. AY. MOORE. Treas.
Trt XCHANGE on New York, in sums to suit
X J purchasers, for sale by
Jc7 AVM. HENDLEY & CO.
T7 N CIS AN GE on New ATork at 10, 30 and GO
JCj days sight, for sale by
felf> _ LAWRENCE FROSH.
FfAABLES—Marble Top Centre Tables, Ma-
X hogany and Walnut Card, Centre and Toilet
1 ables, Cherry Extension and Fall Leaf Dining
Tables, Work Tables, etc., at the
fe7 House Furnishing Warehouse.
/MARRIAGES, Buggies, AVagons, Harnesses,
Horse Collars, on hand and to arrive For
sale by fe?. B. S. PARSONS.
TTARDWARE—50 kegs cut Nails, assorted
XX 3d to 20d,
Collin’s Axes, Ames’s Spades and Shovels,
Steel Hoes, Garden Hoes and Rakes,
Locks, Hinges, Screws, Brads and Tacks,
Coffee Mills, Bolts and foot Scrapers,
Sash Cord, Linen Twine, and Fish Hoiks,
Hatchets, Hammers, Pad Locks, Knives and
Forks,
Cistern and well Pumps, etc., etc1. For sale by
fe7 A. C. CRAAVFORD, Marketst.
reoresent. mar* — ■' i uy me ia&i i^egisiaiui-e oi t exits, to exienu
—I 1 TUn ___T _ n
ces, Fort Brown, Texas.
Fort Brown, Texas,
April m, 1850.
|Varren Jerkins, Esq., Cashier, &c., &c.
Dear Sir :—I have to acknowledge the re-
your communication, dated 1st instant,-
^ng to me the thanksol the stockholders
ownsville Branch Bank, &c., for the
Vished to guard the recent eonducta
phis place to Point Isabel.
obliged lor the flattering terms
‘.note ncouehed, but take no es
Imiyseif in the transaction—the
jfiipany, 4th Artillery, by whom
T,1S performed, being deservedly
11 the credit which was acquired on
Jpion.
Jl,at all times, afford me pleasure to ren-
My service in my power, when it can be
consistently with my duties and obliga-
ti the Government.
lertaining a proper appreciation of the
■pldfers, and others, so happily expressed
larsell, as their organ, I have the honor
■with much respect,
Your most ob’dt serv’t,
G. PORTER,
Major 4th Artillery, eom’g Fort.
1 mining Judge to his Pupil.—Sir, it
Jbe fdle to trouble you farther. You are
It,and I will dismiss you with a few words
A-ice which you will do well to follow.—
_p.oi will find it laid down as a maxim ol the
civil law, never to kiss the maid when you can
kiss tlie mistress. Never say boo to a goose,
il she has the power to lay golden eggs. Let
your face be long, and your bills longer. Nev-
er put your hand in your own pocket when any
one else’sis handy. Keep your conscience for
your own private use, and don’t trouble it with
other men’s matters. Piaster the Judge, and
butter the jury. Look wiser than an owl, and
he as oracular as the town clock, and above all
get money. Honestly if you can, my dear
sir, but get money. I welcome you, sir, to the
Bar.
The proprietors of La Salle therefore deem it
wholly unnecessary to set forth at large the in-
trinsic advantages of the position which they are
now able to offer to the consideration of practical
men of business, or to the capitalist seeking profit-
able objects for investment. They wouldonly in-
vite gentlemen who desire to embark in the trade
of Western Texas or of Northern Mexico, to ex-
amine the premises with candor for themselves,
and inform such as desire to be prepared for im-
mediate action in business at so favorable a point,
that previously to the public sale proposed, lots for
improvement may be had by application to
LEVl" JONES,
Ag’t for La Salle City Comp.
La Salle, April 9, 1850.
£YfT'The “News” of Galveston, the Picayune of
N. O., the Texian Advocate of Yictoria, AVestern
Texian of San Antonio, and the Republic of
AYashington, D. C. will please copy weekly until
the day of sale, and forward their accounts to
L. JONES Agent, &c.
TYR Y GOODS.—Black silks—very sup’r quai-
XX ity,.Bonnet Silks and Satins of every color
Rich feathers, large aud small,
Kid Gloves, a fresh supply,.
Embroidered white Canton Crape Shawls,
do Cap Ribbons—rich,
Plain. Pink & Blue de-lanes—all wool, at ;
fe22 M. B UCHANAN’S Cheap Cash Store.
T^ASH ion able |pring goods":
X Received per ship Travis and opening,
Linen Ginghams t”--1- ’-•j —
Russet cambric
Lawns, embroideries,
Muslins, silk h’dkfs
Green berege prints,
AYhite linen drills
Fancy do.
Union do check linen
Irish linen
French muslins
Black kid gloves
Edging, insertion laces
Linen pocket handk’fs
Black silk cravats
Mixed & Brown $ hose.
White cotton do.
Black merino & alpaca
Sattinets, jeans,
Ginghams
Yictoria lawns
QTEEsj—Just received, a general assortment
LJ of English and American Cast and Blister
Steel, and for. sale by
ap9 J. M. BROAYN.
T It O N ! IRON ! IRON l—A general assort-
X ment of Sweeds, English and American refined
Iron, just received and for sale by
?~P_Y J. M. BROWN.
TVTA1LS—100 kegs cut Nails, all descriptions
-La by _ fe? JONES & UFFORD.
T^Oil SALE—A well assorted lot of 50 tons
X Swedish and English Iron, of direct importa-
tion.
In the card of a dancing master the printer
made a funny mistake, by substituting an s
for a t. The card read thus: “ I offer my most
1 respectful shanks to all those who have hon-
ored me with their patronage.”
BER PALMETTO I RECEIVED—
J 100 bbls St. Louis sup. fine Flour,
50 bags choice Rio Coffee,
25 bbls Rectified AVhiskey,
10 do Rye do
5 do Lard,
5 do Lard Gil,
20 kegs Lard,
20 bbls Mass Pork;
10 casks Shoulders, Sides and Hams,
2 tierces Stagg& Shay’s S. C. . do
100 sacks canvassed do
10 boxes AVestern Cheese, &c., &c.
These goods- were bought in New Orleans for
cash, at the lowest wholesale prices, and I am able
and determine to sell them lower than any other
goods of similar description are ofieredin the mar-
ket, for cash or city acceptance.
ap2 LAAVR. FROSH.
fJAHE Undersigned keeps constantly on hand a
complete assortment of FRESH FAMILY
GROCERIES; and receives bv every steamer
fresh supplies- from New Orleans. He invites
his friends and the public in general to give him
a call. He offers for sale sweet Oranges, fresh
Lemons, Preserves, Pickles, the best French Mus-
tard prepared in small jars, smoked Tongue, sugar
cured, hams, Sardines &c. &c. for sale-low by
C. SCHRAMM,
corner nearThe post office. ml5
Cotton table covers. Which we will sell cheap
M. SEELIGSON & SON.
OPRING AND SUMMER GOODS—Just
KJ received by ship Fannin, from New York, a
large and general stock of Goods, consisting in part
of Fancy and Staple Dry Goods,
Beaver, Moleskin, and Straw Hats of every va-
riety,
Boots and Shoes, Clothing, Hardware.,
Cutlery and Fancy Goods, and a great variety
of other goods required for the Spring and Sum-
mer trade, which will be sold low by
m22 ALBERT BALL. Strand.
A good supply of cotton and wool Hosiery, cot-
ton colored Shirts and Swiss Capes and Collars.
Genuine Shiedam Gin and French Brandies
Madeira, Sherry, Port, Claret and AYhite AVines’
by fe26 E. KAUFFMAN & CO. '
WtlNE .SISIilTS, &c.—15 doz. fine Muslin
X Shirts, with linen bosoms, collars and wrist
bands, new-.-style, a very superior article,
15 doz. do -do. second naNnr
25 doz. Hickory striped Shirts, large sizes,
5 “ Red Flannel Shirts and Drawers,
10 “ Canton Flannel under Shirts & Drawers,
Also—A general assortment of Shirt Collars,
Cravats, Silk Handkfs, Suspenders, Gloves, Ho-
siery, Carpet Bagffetc., etc. For sale by
A. C. CRAAVFORD.
TT ARMORY LODGE, No. G. — This \ .m
XX Lodge meets every Monday evening Vft
at half past 7 o’clock, at" their Lodge room. IfP
Members of other Lodges, and sojourning
Brethren are respectfully invited to visit us.
order of the AY. M. G. B. INNES,
fe7 Secretai
/
ff RQCERIES, Etc.-
vJT sortment of Grocerie
THRESH GOSHEN BUTTER, 10 firkins
X arrived per ship Milam by
fc2G
LAAVR. FROSH.
A RRIVED PER PALMETTO—100 Lbls
FL superfine Ohio and St. Louis Flour, AVhis-
key, Hams, Bacon Sides, Shoulders, Mess Pork,
Mess Beef, Lard, dried Apples, for sale by
m5 ADAMS, FREDERICK & CO.
p UR TAIN MATERIALS - Silk' AVorsted
Yty and Cotton Danrask embroidered; Curtains,'
Curtain Loops, Knobs, Cornices, Rocls-and Rings;
for sale or pub up to order at the
apW Hrv.se Furnishing Warehouse.
T> ON NETS, RIBBONS and FLOWERS
XJ —The largest assortment of fashionable Bon-
nets, of every description of braids, and by far the
cheapest ever offered in Galveston, just opened
wholesale and retail, at
M. BUCHANAN’S,
nmD Post Office street, near Tremont.
TTTOODEN, WILLOW WARE, Etc.—A
* V large and general assortment of
Milk Pails, Painted Tubs, Covered buckets
Painted Tubs, Cedar Tubs, Painted Buckets’
Nest Boxes AVood Trays, Market Baskets,
AArash Boards, Rolling Pius, Scrub brushes
Clothes Pins, Corn Brooms, Whitewash do
Axe handles, Pastry Boards, Shoe do
Linen Twine, Potato mashers, Beefsteak p’nders
Cotton do Clothes Lines, AVood spoons ’
Seine do Plough do YJoodeli Bowls
Lampwick, AVillow chairs, Toy wheel’oar’ws
Bed Cords, German Ttiys, AVofk Baskets ’
Wafers, Wire selves, Clothes do.’
Mouse Traps, Rat Traps, Lemon squeezers
Fish hooks, Fish lines, Carpet Bags,
Foot Mats. Constantly on hand and for sale by
fe? A. C. CRAAVFORD.
T7AMILY GROCERY' STORE.—The un-
X dersigned respectfully informs his friends and
the public generally, that he has opened a Family
Grocery Store on the corner, near the Postoffice,
opposite the drug store of Dr. Meyer. His stock
will be found to consist of the articles required in
his line lor family use, and will be sold cheap
_ , „ w . C. SCHRAMM.
Galveston, Feb y 7,1850.
T O O K AT THIS — SELLING OFF AT
X_J COST—In order to reduce my present stock
of fancy goods before startin^or Europe, I will self
all kinds of fancy Dry Goods. Perfumery, Cutlery,
Combs, Brushes.'Glass and Crockery ware at cost
and charges. Purchasers are invited to call and
examine at the
m 12 House Furnishing Warehouse.
ADAMS, FREDERICK & CO.
jYTEAV GOODS Per SHIP g* F. AUSTEN
-L% from New York.
Crockery and Glass-Ware—A general assort-
ment, which We offer low to the trade.
Hats and Caps—AVe are opening Panama, Lev-
horn, Leaf , fashionable Campeachy, Silk and
white Beaver, for men. and bovs.
Per Robert Walsh, from" Boston.—Brass and
painted Pails. Sythe Snaths, Cocoa Dippers
Brooms, Sacking and. Clothes’-Lines. Churns;
Keelers, Market and covered Baskets, Mops Axe-
helves and Vfell-Buckets.
Clothing, A general variety of Coats, Panta-
loons, vests suitable for the season.
Dry Goods.—Prints. Ginghams, Cottonade,
bleached and unbleached Sheeting and Shirting.
5-4, 6-4,8-4, 10-4 bleached and unbleached Sheet-
ing, Fancy Lawns, Camblet Lustre, Brown Ltnen
Table Diaper, Silk Pocket and Neck Handk’f
Italian Sewing Silk, Colored Cambrics, &c., &c.’
which we offer low low for cash or produce, whole-
sale or retail.
Per Robert AValsh, from Boston—25 cases
Boots and Shoes, also an assortment of Ladies’
and Childrens’ Shoes and Bootees.
Groceries and Liquors, per Robert AValsh—
■ 10 barrels clarified AYhale Oil,
G barrels powdered Loaf Sugar,
2 casks Otard & Depuy Brandy,
2 “ Rastean ~ “
100 boxes Soap, _ 25 boxes Tea,
/5 sacks Laguira Coffee, 5 M. Havana Segars,
10 boxes Raisins, 50 kegs Nails,
i ‘‘ “ 5 boxes Chemical Soap.
i ‘ 5 bbls N. York Brandy,
5 boxes Pearl Starch, 10 bbls Chocolate,
10 i bxs ch’wg Tobacco, 25 kegs Shot,
5 boxes superior Mustard. Which we offer low
for cash or city acceptance.
„ , ‘ M. SEELIGSON & SON.
Galveston. March 221. 1850.
--------------,----- -I have received an a
sortment of Groceries, etc., which will fca soi
fully as low as any in market, viz:
Sugar, loaf .crushed and powdered; Saleratus;
Rye AVhiskey; Vassar’sAle; Plaster of Paris;
Goshen Butter; do Cheese; Colgate’s Soap ;
Pine apple Cheese, Star and Sperm Candles, Nails.
Pipe heads, Dupont’s Powder, Rye Flour, Raisins
Tea in canisters, Prunes, Currants, s. s. Almonds;
Race, Ginger, Cassia, black Pepper, Nutmegs,
Pimento, Zedroe’s Tobacco, Goodrow’s do,
Myers’ do superior, do do extra, white Beans,
Rel d whale oil, linseed do, sup. and com. P. AVinu
Do .do Madeira, Am Brahdy, French do. Rice,
Playing Cards, Window Glass. Manilla Rope, as}.
Sisel Bed Cord. Plough lines, Percussion Caps,'
oranuemes, iirui-ius,- nuucY.eu, 1.
half barrels,
Do, No. I, in kits. Salmon, No. 1, in kits,
Painted Pails, Liverpool Salt, etc.
fe!5 . LAAVRENCE FROSH.I
THE STATE of TEXAS, 1
County of Galveston. \
The Slate of Texas, to the
County, Greeting:
In the District Coup
Sheriff of Galvesto\
■CsUUU Vt/) LT7 CCblUff .
WBIEREAS, AYilliam G. Taylor and Plenty
VV L. Bitch, trading under the name and style;
BEDSTEADS, C-RiBBS & CRADLES—
1J Mahogany,^ Curled Maple, Black Walnut,
--------J V U.I icu* .
Birch single and double bedsteads. A full assort-
ment of French Couches,. Cribbs and Trundle
Beds at. the fe7 House Furnishing Warehouse.
ROGERSES, LIQUORS, Etc.—LePert
& Dyer have constantly on hand a large and
well assorted stock of Groceries, Liquors, Hard-
ware, Produce, etc., to meet the wants of purcha-
sers, aud are enabled to supply Merchants and
Planters with every article that ‘the wants of the
country demand, at prices to compete with the
lowest, *
m8
QELLING OUT, on the Strand, DETER-
MINED TO SELL ! Great Bargains at pri-
vate sale—Dry Goods, Hardware, Crockery efo
etc. The undersigned now offer for sale’their
whole stock of goods, in quantities to suit purcha-
sers, at New York cost prices. Everybody is in-
vited to call and examine.
JAS. BURT & CO.
TV R Y GOODS—Just Received per Ship Travis
UP -Brown and Bleached Domestics, 3-4, 7-8, 4-4,’
Drown and Bleached Sheeting, 4-4, 5-4 6-4
9-4, 10-4; 11-4, , t,
Brown and Bleached Drillings, Prints, Ticking
Blue Drilling, Denims, Cottonade, "
Cotton and Linen Netting, Ginghams,
Chambrays, Lawn Linens,
Organdies, Muslins; Cambric, Swiss Muslin
Toweling, Crash, Cotton and Silk Hdkfs,
Marseilles Quilts. Muslin Curtains,
Furniture Prints and Ginghams,
Spool Cotton, Needles, Pins', English and' Ger-
man Hosiery, &t. -
ap23 SYDNOR & BONE
rpo BE SOLD AT AUCTION.—12 barrels
JL flour arrived in February, 1849. per Portland
marked “AVm. Mosley.” This lot being received
without instructions, will be sold to the highest bid-
der, to cover expenses, if not called for bv the- 1st
of March, 1850.
fel5 ADAMS, FREDERICK & CO.
Xrt ALVES TON COOPERAGE— ggm
V The subscriber informs planters and
other? that lie is prepared to execute all or-
ders in his line of business.. He manufac-
turers molasses barrels of Cyprus in the best man-
ner to order.
CISTERNS MADE TO ORDER.
In connection with the above business the sub-
scriber is also prepared to manufacture cisterns,
and will promptly supply any orders either in the
city of in the country. His work will be warran-
ed to be good and prices moderate.
JAMES CRONTCAN,
fe7 Comer of Mechanic and Centr sts
IX FINE BUGGIES & CARRIAGES,
landing from brig Empire, for sale by
Y______ B S. PARSONS.
fe7
"JVTPTICE—Holders of the notes of the North-
-LAI ern Bank of Mississippi, having Our en-
dorsement, who may not be able to present them at
our office in Galveston, are informed that they will
be redeemed in New Orleans at the office of Mc-
Dowell & Peck, 96 GraVier streets at f-discount.
„ R. & D. G. MILLS.
Galveston. Jan. 21, 1850. fe7
TTARIOU8 VALUABLE TRACTS OF
V LAND and city lots, for sale by
~ H. A. COBB.
T)LANTERS in good standing, who wish to
• 1 Snter ia‘° ®ugar making, can be supplied
with Sugar Mills on the most liberal and accom-
modating terms by applying to
fet5 LAAVRENCE FROSH.
V AVALLll, 1.1 tlx_____0 ______________________
of Taylor & Ritch, on the 19th day of April, 1850,';
filed their petition in the Clerk’s office of the said’
Court, representing: that on the 25th day of March,
1848, Hyacinth de St. Cyr, then being a merchant
of the city of Galveston; drew his certain draft or f
bill of Exchange on Charles AY. Ogden, who^yyas'
then a merchant at the city of Mobile, which said
draft or bill of Exchange" whs in the words and
figures following:
Galveston. March 25th, 1848,
Exchange for $282.65.
Three months after sight of this first of Ex-
change, second unpaid, pay to the order of my-
self two hundred eighty-t wo 65-100 dollars, value
received, and charge the same to account as ad-
vise by H. De ST. CYR,
To C. W. Ogden, Mobile, Ala.
That said St. Cyr endorsed and- transferred said
draft to said plaintiffs; that on the 29th day of March,
1848, said Ogden accepted said draft; that on the 1st
day of J uly, 1848, said draft was presented to said Og-
den for payment—that payment thereof was re-
fused—that said draft was duly protested for non-
payment: that neither t lie said Ogden nor the said JL ’
St. Cyr have paid the said sum of money specifier IP
m said draft, or any part thereof; said plaintiff-4
pray for judgment, '&e. And affidavit havin'*
been made that Charles AY. Ogden, one of tl M [ '
defendants, is a transient-person, and that his ru\\
sidence is unknown to affiant:
These are, therefore, to command you to sum-
mon the said Charles AY. Ogden, to be and ap- !
pear .before-: the. Honorable the Judge of the First \
Judicial District, at a District Court to be held in
and for said County of Galveston, at the Court -—-
House in the city of Galveston, oil Monday the
27th day of May, 1850, to answer said petiti »n, by
making publication of this writ in some news-
paper published in said County, for four weeks
previous to the return day hereof.
Herein .fail not and due return make of this
writ.
AYitness, James AY. Moore, Clerk of the
District Court in and for said County of
Galveston, with the seal thereof, this twenty-third
day of April. A. D. 1850.
(Attest) J. AY, MOORE, Clerk.
P. Bryan, Sheriff G. C.
By N. S. Hill, Deputy. ap25-4w
tSootS. AND SHOES—10 cases fine Call
U Boots, f y 10 cases fine Calf Shoes,
10 cases fine Kip Shoes,
5 do do Goat do
10 doz. Ladies Buskins,
10 do do Slippers,
Boys’, Misses’and childrens’ Shoes, all of which
will he sold at reduced prices by
ft? PENNEY & FLINT.
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/YAKRjAGES—Briggs cp Yard have on hand
KJ a fine douhle Carriage, suitable for familv
use, being adapted for one or two horses, and will
be sold for Newark cost and charges. Also a top
made to order, low for cash or city accep-
tancp- m15-3t
JIR3T RECEIVED PER FANNIN
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£bb Northern Potatoes, for sale by
H. S. GARLICK: Ad’g Brick AYharf.
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