The Matagorda Gazette. (Matagorda, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 29, 1859 Page: 1 of 4
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HE MATAGORDA GAZETTE.
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TEXAS.
NUMBER 26.
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a gambW-wnc wrote lo
lam 1m «(laddered.) "Cer
he had squandered all hie
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of Iris early,
Bat to the point of
to aa afi
ago, the profeesoi ana to
(a daae of students) a
ia the diasect-
was a dispute ss to the
of the late Dr Marshall
with regard to the divi-
e, acalpel ia
of Dr. Hall, permit a*
the áerrma
the cerebral, or
Urn fall of anxioao
• Toa wiQ pay particular attention to
A ONE CENT PANDEMONIUM WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Under this caption, a person who eub-
, , , ecribee himself "A Peck Slipper," writes to
. a-rsd the K". Y. Express the following graphic
half tarasag toward the table, «ths first in- description of a Williumetowg^Y^
cisiona are very Important.',
We coaccntrated oar vision apon the
corpee—he looked steadily at aa.
"1 will now, he resaated, seeing oar at-
teatíoa directed apon his words and move-
mente, lay open the body directly beneath
the regioa of the diapbram*
He now faced abont fall at the table, aad
lifted the aealpeL Be panned aa instant
We gased, all earnee$neee, apon the body.
The acalpel descended. Scarcely had It
touched the lean, lank, aeraggy, aad raise
ble relie of Mortality, eré there waa a fear-
ffai change. The must perfect sileaoe at
that mosoent reigned in the roeai The
scalpel a second time touched the body, aad
into j then, as if the instrument had been a g*l-
tient vanic battery, the supposed corpse, with a
skillful
toe* ¡
&-■ T* '• ' 1W4
Thepatleace with
* and elaborate
countenance moat horribly contorted, sprang
op aad seised the Profcasoy by the gown,
aad then fell bask quieaoont. A glance of
barn* aad fecogaitkm eeemed to pass be-
tweea the 'subject? and the Profeeaor. He,
aatf struck by lightning, eteggera& back,
with a tend cry, or rather shriek, aad atood
attitadeof despair and wild terror,
gamng vacantly, ¡ate the air. 1
Beforewe ooaW recover from oar ten-
he feinted.
We looted at the body ; the muedee of
the
a male adult
v $\fxt 1 !I ,^ >i;" -
> were afl in oof
The panic of last year has had one rery
bad effect npoa ms: it hss compelled aw
to reside ia that town of cheap bosses
Williamsburg; and to pass throagh fearfal
sosoes of misery when obliged to croas-by
Peck SBp Ferry to my henea. The raoh to
the ferry gatea la disagreeable enough, bnt
when one enters ths shed prepared for his
ruoeption, the aoeaa fcone which will leave
its recollection upon the dullest mind. A
noisome den, from whoae roof the crawling
earwig and ferry epider drop down apon
the mass below; while the light of one
flickering gaa jet acaree ahowa the way to
the dock edge. A crowd of damp aewing
giria; disreputable Dutchmen In a atete of
; blear-eyed olerka from bank aad office
one-eyed negroes with fhcea aad raga cover
ed with lime; greasy dtisena just from the
corner shop with eottrcrout cigars alight;
from L. I., their elbows at right
aagtea to their bodiea; embroyo Canoemia
aad Peter Dawsona, with anpleaaant
snobs of office people, who block ap the
the women's dea fo sters at poor
Olí penoead^y aa she atisgglee psat with
her limp, wat aad tawdry dresa, and
gaa aaeh Ua fellow aae^ aad laagha a
blaah ia left, when aoala aad bodiea are so
cheap; these are the dock aeenes; bat the
to the end ef
the boat, aad then sabmdea into the eabtea
which Umbwi filled with the motley
and the
A rapcr daee from the aeoiet crowd
jniagiaa with Urn emnha of the
cigars, aad ie careful ahat in fee the com*
fert of ths cahm paaNngers. hap the
Washdmtok, Thursday morning Dec. SO
The Repablioana bad a private jdlifica,
tion out at Süver Spring, the residence of
F. P. Blair, Esq, the other day, aid that
the meeting waa called a holyday-dinner,
yet it waa alao a political gathering for
important purpoeee. Although we are a
ooapte yeara off aaother Preaidential dec
tioa, yet the Bepablioaae ara greatly
oiaed about a candidate for lffiO. Mi. Blair
patronisee the party—fife Wg to
ita most diatiagaiahed weanhsra aad helpa
on the political mlmssro ef hie aoa Frank
mahaeaa. Mr.
like to see Seward
and Frank P. Blair, Jr, of
for Yloa-Preeideat. Ha ia winning
obatinate Repablicaaa by hie dinner d
tiea at Silver Spaing. Bat the traAh ie,
ding agatost Sawaad ia hm own party
ie violent, aad ha wOl find It exceedingly
difficalt te aoaapel a aomiaatiag at the
hand of hie party. The "caed" ia ífeak*
among the knowing oaea. All the foft
over Crittendsn iahambag ant a
State would, in convention, givu him its
tee. Mr. 8awaifs frisada wtllfight
deaperately for hiai, realiaiag thatitlis as
sr aaar with him, ea fer aa A
Mr. Seward's friendo have takes tha
_araaalt of tea Timea in fever of Mr.
Douglaa vary unkindly. Tha Ttaea fer
ara baa boon reckooed oa aa eare for Se-
ward whenever a chaaoe aroee for hie no-
mination or election, and it is claimed even
m that the Timee will wheel round caóé
mom to the support of Ita
uiks will win the
sent appearances, in the Nominating Con-
«km. Mi.lfrUpm^
a Democrat aad a tariff
THE SUGAR CROP.
With ecma pretty good meaaa ef know-
ing, having recently paeeed á¡mk the
augar parishes of the State, aa* mfcde dili-
gent inqoiriee in regard to the ctep rf the
present year, we have pat ths a^ar ámp
of Loaiaiaaa for 196% dowaakj
hogsheada. We feel
have not under eetimatod tha amp, Let
ue examine fecte ia mis tioa te i
The otw flow destroyed, it ia
from sixty to ssvsotjy4ve thneimi temeT
beads of sugar, or ita eqaivaleat
It probably
have to be piaated by
— ni
4ha early
i that natnrdly brtoaget to tea
Sfcl* C >'«,W
the srind rowed
eat down till it was
abls loss bv soar nm
■ttrwtirs aaid
ore profitable
With
t r...
' adi Jti..;.
« at ,hui) V>
at wadtfej, If a teüáer
• '
ha told.
!h:
¿i* {
f'.'J jw
^^^pemad
Jp tar with their awful utterance. AaXetoa<
hy tha xailiag Ifency tl
of svü ia riding apon
und poda ba head as a great bavat of
faaity comea from the ctxnfd^poa thedaek.
My throat growe paeaheé aad say
to his [tremble as aa noeaefiiml opening of the
jl^nna HASvnl^a ím^aasiBs 4wa ^^m^Simw^A mu^l
cIl pciUJttll UÜ9 viJIW RJ Cmp^
gun fly ovar ÚÉ' leát; lahida the
__ iJrWí'
dead. " " . "•
' tmm* oaMae thma
sotood of wild pwiaidty ea the rate fiada ita
w^ f&oagh tha roof apea tea p
of the the eaqm mingle and grotT
Of 6S9CTMXOQ.
atetfw ]
tey. Ifyou wiH but notice, yaa
oeire that while
a
6Xw8Tlff«OCV w W-.
rtnkud Ue rf the p«ty Ccmjw
roUee ckfaM, ■! ti
tkmnofMlj (am It afttl
tacforAefMioaUtttU'tt
- -UrnU É*ábm teta a sdrtW
tariff
nía ia the eeetet of 'atehy
maayef oar yam
aad plaagai down ae if to point
thew^jr to the teaflleaad peopW.'A "Vtt-
lainoaa4oddng negro performs a
and whistles, while a v
I tion of Bin handa artmnd hie cap,
— ^ i s_
pOBQBOr MiOl W aajimMJ BIO uiltaHWM*l
In trade. Soon the etorm of win! aa<
aad tha ten
la tha wicked chovaa of * the
. *.
iateda
<n M^lNkj!fciE
tothe
aadao brought te~aar
(The College (ia which we do not reeide)
is for the present closed.. The
whidi gceeted the bonded vieion of tee Fro>
they rash to their esve-
pie, aa expedition ie aow fitting out in New
Taik by n number of eaterpsielng
i tradea aad ptt
ef aaa of the
KUmVMT Kti 0
l" ' 'T«^
mssgs'T
Narre!
to bet tea to ana
temof alep
aaoceamape
a free
ia the
iaaaa-
P
ing lávate i
ma.i
aad Portad.
tota ia tfasaa two placea asa aaid to be of
I to be vmy fertile aad beaatiM, aad ia not
Vnfewpoee-
Tohpy^hsreaafaaear
w a aord oae, and Its pco-
will be watched «rite interact—£
fruit would have had to
k.
If yea
rithoat haada be vary bat I waa macMa better aff thaa the baga, é
he cannot hold his,for defl aaa 'o than doaed an eye the haieja
nighf
for that aerar tete fc wa-
ter.
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Lipsey, E. J. The Matagorda Gazette. (Matagorda, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 29, 1859, newspaper, January 29, 1859; Matagorda, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth179110/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.