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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
I November, 1860.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JOHN. 0. BRECKINRIDGE,
of Kentucky.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
JOSEPH LANE, of Oregon.
FOR ELECTORS.
STATE AT LARGE-
COL. M. D. GRAIIAM.
GEN. 1>: N. WAUL.
FIRST DISTRICT.
COL. A. T. RAINEY.
SECOND DISTRICT.
COL. JOHN. A. WHARTON.
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The Secretary of the Notional Democrat-
ic Coinmittce,coniUting of one member from
each State, appointed at tlio Convention
which «net at the Maryland Institute' on the
23d of June, 18C0. deems it proper to pub
. lish the names of aaid Committee for. the
more ready reference of the democratic vo
tera jn the several States.
Their names and post olDccs are as fol-
lows :
Maine: Moirs Mot>«nald. Portland
Nejr Hampshire: Paul R. George, Conloo-
cook.
Vermont: II. B. Stougfcton, Bellows Falls,
jaasachusetts: IsaacII. Wright,' Boston,
bode Islaod: W. Beach Lawrence, Newport,
üonneilicut: Wm. W. E^fon. Hartford.
Fork: Augustus Schefl, N. Y. crty.
Jersey: John C; Raffeity, Nyw Gsr-
nantown. • • '
Hsylvania : T. B. Florence, Philadelphia.
' Vare: Wm. G. \Vhitelev, Newcastle:
nd: C. 8. Stansbury, Rossville.
liy Wm. II.Clark. Halifax O. II,
Carolina: Sainl. P. Hill, Yanceyvillo.
Carolina: A. P. Calhoun, .Walhalln.
: E. J. McGeoheo. Perry.
! Geo. W. Call, Fernandina.
na: T. J. Burnett, Greenville.
lissippi: Joseph R. Davis, Canton.
Asians: F. II. Hatch,'New Orlcann.
Itunsas: Rob. W. Johnston, Pine Bluff.
II. R. Rujwclls, Bos'ton.
|uri:Hunt«r.
: S. V. Prentiaa, Columbus.
Michigan: Cornelius O. Flynn, Detroit.
Wlsc&win: Dr. O,' Everts, Ilurlson.
Iowa: Herman II.. Heath Dubuque:
Minnesota: Franklin Steele, St. Paul's.
California: D. S. Gregory, Sarita Cruz.
Oregon: Lansing Stout, Portland.
Indiana: Wm. II. Talbot, Indianapolis.
Illinois: tL S. Fitch Chicago.
Kentucky: Henry C. Ilart Is, Covington.
Tennessee: John C. Burch, Naelivilli
M. W. Cluskey, Washington. D. C.,
Samuel P. Hill, Yancy vilIp, N. C
Franklin Steele, 8t. Paul's Min
W& " " '
Yancy villo, N. 0., and
_ Scc'ies.
Clllftkpv D""1
WEDNESDAY,
Ava-usr 22
We heartily concur in the suggestion of
an ''Old Citizen," and recommend- it to
the consideration of the Mayor nnd Chief
Justioo, and the citizens of Bexar cgtiuty
The proposition may be found in • to
day's paper. Wo would recommend Sn-
turday, August.85, as a suitable day for
insuring a largo áttondunco from the
country.
The citizens of Victoria wcro to have
met.lust Monday, "to provide measures
for tho safety of the county under the
present1 threatening attitude of the county
in reference to incendiarism ñnd insurrec-
tion." *
The Clarksvillo Standard makes men-
tion of the detection and arrest of persona
addlctod to gambling with negroes. They
were ordered out of town! '.'Their names
were Cox, Dunn, and WiHtins."
Tho reddor'a attention is directed to the
card of Edward Slossingcr, who succeeds
we beliovo, M. G. Cotton, as. Justico of
tho I'oftoo, Third Precinct.
CAMERON COUNTY.
• The people of this county huid a mass
meeting, at Brownsville, on the evening of
the tenth instant. Wo endorso the clearly
true sentiment embraced in the third reso-
lution.
"We believe that the election of Lincoln
and llámlin would signify immediate sub-
jection, degradation and slavery to fifteen
States of thia Union, while the election of
Dpuglaa would imply the same thing, at a
period more remote; that this Union cannot
be preserved unleaa the rights of the States
be respected, and there is no States'-Rights
party but that which supports the majority
platform and the candidates which stand up-
on it."
PAISPVL NOTORIETY.
'TIs the last rose of Summer left blooming alose;
All Its lovely.compaiilone are faded and gone."
" The Texian Advocate," (Victoria,) haa
formaljy entered tli* canvass for Douglas
Johnson^ and Squatter Sovereignty. The
Advocate dispenses with our electoral ticket,
however I We aro pained to notice the'hal-
lucination under which our respected .cotem-
porarv appeara to labor. Iu.oúr bumble
timatíoñ the comparison drawn
vQcato concerning the resemblance between
Squatter Sovereignty aa advocated by Doug-
las, Lincoln, and tho abolitionists generally
and the aacred right of repreaentation aa a
precedent to taxation, for which The Old
Thirteen United States of America waged a
seven years' war, exists in tbe fancy of the
Advocate alond.
The Territories of the United Stats* .of
America are, and ahould be, open to all cit-
izens of tbe States. and Territoriea of the
Federal Government. The Territories, being
the common property.of the United States,
are In a state of dependence upon Congress
for legislation of a general character, and
for protection against foreign or domestic
violence. The Territories are represented
in congress, and in a local legislature) yet
neither in the one nor other instance have
the representatives of the people of such
Territories aiiy legal right, powei, or duty
tn..«likcriipjrtutejL>) '• (mrjuKNQLY legisla-
tion" against "the retention, in coming, or
out going, of any description of property
owned by the citizens of the United States
of Amenes.
Tlio mobs that, Humorously overpowered
ihe vote Of our citizens in California and
Kansas, cannot, I fully, complain of any
Wrung received. Our people \vi|i be pre
pared let protect themselves ogainaran ill'
fliUiuu of farther wrong by the factious
action of Squiktter Sovereigns. Thero is Do
similitude, Mr. Advocate, between tho com
plaints of a colony, taxed without represen-
tation, afid the long, .loud and vociferous
upimaIs of aspiring demagogues in behalf ol
squatterism; a dangerous heresy, alike sub'
versive of tlio rights of the citizen and the
equally of the States. Wo heartily agree
in thotyieW'S so well expressed by Davis of
MissÍH8Ípfll,'in reply to Stephen A. Douglas
May H. 1800. .
" Not-admitting tho correctness of the
doclrme which the Senator promulgated in
his -magazine article in relation to the local
character of slave property, I recognize the
laws of nature, and that emigration will
follow .in the litios where any species ol
labor may bo most profitably employed ;
all, therefore, we huVe asked, fulfillment ol
tho original compact of our fathers, was
that there should be no.discriinination ¡ that
all property should, be equally protected;
that wo should be permitted to go into every
portion or the United States .save where
somo sovereign power has said slaves shall
not bo held, and to take with us our slave
property in like manner as we would take
any other; no more than that. For that,
our Government has contended on the high
seas against foreign powers. That has en-
tered into our negotiations, and has been
recognized by every Government against
whom a claim has been asserted. Where
our property was captured on the land dur-
Ing tho period of an invasion, Great Britain,
by treaty, restored it, or paid for it. Where-
ever it bas suffered loss on the high seas,
down toa very recent period, w«
. . • . . • ' , * . - v o hui.
flh™ oWf E"e~cuü,o the power and duty of
the Federal Government was sacrificed to
this miserable strife in relation to property,
wiih tho exi lenco of which, those making
the interference had no municipal conncc'
tion, or moral responsibility,
" I do not admit that stívoreignty neces
sni'ily exists in the Federal Government or
in a territorial governmont. I deny the
senator's proposition, which- is broadly ¡aid
down, of (ho necessity which must exist for
it in tho ono place or tho other. I hold
that sovereignty exists only In a State, or
in (ha'Uiiit&d States in. their associated ca-
pacity, to whom sovereignty may bo trans-
erred, but that their agent is ineapable of
receiving it, and, still more of transferring
it to-territorial inhabitants."
Itftmt Davis on ''Squatter Sovereign-
ty."
"Thia briaga mo In
to the meaning of tne
line of r^oinder,
o phrase, "tho people
of a Territory!* like thoteof aState, ahould
decide for themselves'," &o., the language
quoted against .the President in the re-
marka of tho Senator. • This, It was an-
nounced, waa squatter sovereignty in it
broadest sense; and it waa added, that the
present Executive was elected to tbe high
r bumble es¡|0f]¡CA |je holds on that construction of tne
by Tho Ad- platform. Now, I do not know how it is
inco between that, the Senator ha*, tho power to deoide
why tbe people voted for a candidate. I
rather auppose, among tho many millions
who did vote, títere must have been a va-
riety of roasons, and that it is not in thq,
power of any one man todeclnre what de-
termined the result. But waiving that, is
it squatter sovereignty in its broadest
.sense T- Is It a declaration that tho inha-
bitants of a Territory can exercise all tho
powera of a State ? It saya that "like the
people of a State," they may decide for
themselves. Then how do the people of a
State deoide the question of what shall be
property witbid the State 1 Every one
taows that it is by culling a convention,
and that the people, represented in con-
vention, and forming a constitution their
fundamental law, do this. Every on
knows that, under tlio constitutions and
bills of rights whiclrprevail in tho repub-
lican States of this Union, no Legislature
is invested with -thnt power. It. this be
tho mode whioh the States must pursue'
I ask you, in the name of common sense,
pan the language of the President be con-
strued to mean that a Territorial Legisla-
ture may du what it ie admitted the Le-
gislatura of a State cannot; or that the
inhabitants of a Territory can assemblO a
convention, and form a fundamental law
overriding tbe organic, act, to which the
Senator has already- acknowledged they
Wolfish.—Tho Bolivar (Missouri,)
Courier, alluding to the defection of a not-
ed'politician,—Phelps, we believe, says:
'A wolf may bo domestioated for years,
but never loses his wild instincts, u,id will
escape to join his comrades of tho forest
at tho first fnvornble uj portunity."
We hope his old oomrades may treat
him well.
Tho Hernld, tonoluding mi excellent ar-
tiolo on the outrages under wluch the citi-
zens of Tcxns hove lately suffered and are
now suffering, remarks :
"What is tho ' moaning of this wide
spread ruin ? Do not all these fearftil cir-
cumstances of dostruotlon point unerring-
ly to one oommon origin ? Is it ail tho
result of ohnnco 1 Is it oven tho work of
few desperados, porpotratcd in rovengc
of fancied or real injuries 1 Or is it th.e
result of an organized system of fanatics
of tho John Brown stamp, deliberately
planned, nnd executed with a fiendish a-
droltncss ? What meant tho note, allud-
ing, to depredations in Texas, found in tho
camp of tho traitorous Brown."
"We of tho South, I know, are arraign-
ed, and many believe justly, for starting a
new question whioh distracts the Demo-
cratic party. I have endeavored, there-
fore, to show that it is not new. • I have
also asserted, what I think is oloar, that
if it were new, but yet . a constitutional
right, it is not only our province, but our
duty to assert it—to assert it whenever or
wluerbver that right is con tro vertí? d. It is
asserted now with more force than at a
former period, for the simple reason that
it is now denied, to an extent which has
never boen known before."
How Music-is Made up.—Tho following
ingenious and beautifully expressed thoughts
upon the sources of music are from the pen
of Taylor, of Chicago.
" I ta ciirioiis thought that the great trans-
ators of the dialect of heaven—tho Moz-
arts, the Handels, and Jubals of all time,
have caught their notes from the hammer of
Tubal Cain, or the murmur of running
streams, Or the wind singing among the
reeds, of.the songs ef singing, birds; that,
should thero be a bird- convention upon a
summer's day by a flowing river, near a
ringing forge, and some master-piece that has
rolled a tone of melody through mighty min-
sters wero performed, its author would be
pronounced a faithful listner—'only this and
nothing more.' How the robin would claim
its warble, and the brown thrush recognize
its own; the bell-note Robert O'Lincoln
would catch up and repeat, and the quail
whistle back its little share of the song.
The soft sighing winds would echo a tone
now and then ; the stream through the reeds
murmur on with its own ; the hammers beat
out the battle-like strain, and the rain on
the roof wash away a whole bar of ,'tlie
score.' So when the anthem was en'led, it
would all be drifted, like the down of a this-
, . . ' • i ue
lark would go up with a carol, and the little
ground sparrow fly away .with a note, and
the music be scattered abroad."
THURSDAY,
' "TÉ*1
AUGUST fa
Idle—The report by Munchausen tele'
gram, tbata "movement for the withdrawal
of Breckinridge " bad been proposed. Let
the weak, wavering, and ofBce-buntingy with
draw. We
with them
guaso
Npw York
ive chosen our leaders, and
re is no such word as fail."
ND -By a late arrlvaf, at
om Sombrero, Guano Island,
West Indies, we learn of an attempt to kill
an oversoer, named Snow, the arrest of the
wrong-goer, a negro, and the consequent
seizure Of the island by laborers, they num-
bering 200—the whites but 12. Cn the
25th ult., no tug|wii we.o had of Stone's
recovery,. '.
A slow, «teai'y fain fell, at 3. P.
pen
M., to-
day, and with every prospect of a conti-
nuance for many hours. The grass, and
fall-gardens need rain.
Austin Countt.—Flournoy, 755,
Adoo, 365; Johns, 756; Smyth. 274.-
Mc-
The Bellville Countryman is the title of a
new weekly, lately established in Austin
Oounty. Osterhout, editor; Thayer pub-
lisher.
ii. * ■ —*
The Austin Intelligencer,August 22 con-
tains a'letter, from Governor Houston, with-
drawing his name from the list of candidates
for the presidency. The letter is dated
August 18.
■ H| <
Siiakspeare vs. Scott.—Tho Aboli
stand subjcct until they bo admitted as^ tion papers, in this section are. quoting
State? _ "from the "Lady of the Lake" the allusions
to "Lincoln-green," 'and repommend the
color to the party as adapted to Wide-
Awake uniforms, &o. We like the idea,
and would recommend to ^heroj also, this
passage from Shakspeare:
"The vostal llvory is but siok nnd green,
And none butfoolt do utar it
Possibly after Nov; 6th, this Lincoln
green may ass.ume a faded yellow hue,
suggestive of the "green and yellow melan-
choly" of which the samo poet speaks.
Poor faded irrepressibles I We sigh to
think of them.—[Alton Democrat.
From fieúcla's Frecport Speech;
Lincoln's Question.—'• Can the people
of the United States, Territories, in any
• *
The American Flag, %-ownsville, (En
glith-Spanisti,) has shown its colors— Breck-
inridge and Lane.
.. Joseph O'Connor has been elected Judge
of tla 14th Disttict, and E. A. IVn-cr.
the,7tb. '
r-
[communicated.]
An Old, Citiien suggests that, in vtew
of the Inof ndiary outrages committed at
points where no suspicion of dsugor wat
entertained, a public meeting of tho Citi-
zens oj Saa Antonio be held on,lay Thurs-
day evening, to take into consideration the
propriety of organizing a committee of
s afetf, patrpls, etc. Old Citizen.
s> F reV, ^ *,%,
was liB/itei
31st
Í;ni
I.
T. N. Waul, elector flir the State nt
large, addressed tho citizens of Lookhart
last Friday night; August 17. Tho Toxus
Watchman Bays :
"In the oourse of his remarks, tho speak-
er pronounced n beautiful, touching, and
truthful eulogy upon tho lif and charac-
ter of tho veteran Lane, and indignantly
repelled tho eharge of ignornnco nnd in-
competency so recklessly urged against
liimoy his opposers.''
The imports of the fiscal year at New
York aro $238,718.718, of which 8107,000,-
000 was in dry goods, 123,0C0.000 in gene
ral merchandise, etc. This is bv 12.000,000
tho largest total ever imported. Tho spe-
cie export has increased nearly 12.000,000
on the year; the export of produeo and
merchandise, which amounted to nearly 80,-
000,000, was 20,000.000 greater than last
year.
Hon'derson and Morgan's storo, includ-
ing tho Post offioe, nt Lavornia, was des-
troyed by firo last Friday night. From
tho tifkio of tho fire and tho pQrt of the
builfrng where it originated, it is su
ed to_be tho work of
loss is supposed to
dollars.—[Herald.
lawful, way ngainst the wishes of any citi
zeu of the United States, exclude Slavery
from thoir limits prioi'to tho formation of a
Stale Constitution V'
Douglas' Answen." The question propoun
ded to me by Air. Lin coin is, can the people
of a Territory, in any lawful way against
(he wishes of aity citizen of the United
States exclude slavery from their limits
prior to the formation of a State Constitu-
tion? I apswerod a hundred times fr^m
every stump in Illinois, that in uiy opinion
the people of a territory can, by lawful
means, exclude slavery from their limits
prior to the formation of a State Constitu-
tion. [BntRusiastic applause.) Mr. Lincoln
knew that I had answered tliat question'over
and oyer and over again. He beard me ar-
gue the Nebraska bill on that principle all
over the State ¡n 1854 in 1855 and in
18Q6, and.he has no excuse for pretending to
be iu {lou|)t as to my position on that ques-
tion. It matters-not what way the Supreme
Court may hereafter decide as to tho abstract
question whether slavery may or may not
go into a territorj* nnder the Constitution;
the people have the lawful means to intro-
duce it or exclude it as they please; for the
reason that slavery cannotcxist a day or an
hour anywhere, unless it is supported by
local police regulations. [Kight, right.
These police regulations cati only be estab
lished by local legislation, and if the people
are opposed to slavery, they will elect re-
presentatives to that body who will, by un-
f) ienilly legislation, effectually prevent the
introduction of it into their midst. If, on
the contrary, they are for it. their legislation
will favor its extension. Hence, no matter
Direct Trade from Southern Ports.
Thecitizens of Baltimore have appointed a
committee to. correspond with the governors
of Southern States, and the mayors of
Southern cities, to ascertain what amount of
bonds they will advance, or what amount of
interest they will guarantee per annum, in
order'to establish a direct communication
between the Chesapeake Bay and Europe.
The following is the resolution adopted_ on
this occasion:
Resolved, That a committee of five bo ap-
pointed, who shall-cnter into correspondence
with the Governors of ull tho Southern
States, and with the Mayors of all theSouth-
ern cities, asking what amount of bonds
they will be willing to advance, or what
amount of interest they will be willing tp
guarantee ppr annum, in order to establish
a correct communication between the Ches-
apeake Bay and Europe. •
' Willi .one of the finest bays on this con-
tinent, a fertile country, and vast mineral
resources,the States of Maryland and Virgin-
ia might, with every propriety, anil indeed.
ft o.-*--—-r ....««..n... rtc nbli8h direct lines
of steam communication between the ports
of Baltimore, Norfolk, Yorktow'n, and other
po'nts onfor near, the mouth of Chesapeake
Bay.
Baltimore possesses, as the fourth Atlan-
tic city north, many advantages of'inland,
sea and coast, wise transit, to which many
southern citics are, as yet, strangers. The
salubrity of tho climate of Marylan l gives
effective force to this proposition. Ship
building, caulking, or launching, being sel
dom interrupted by inclement weather. The
winters in Baltimore are less inclement than
those of New York or Boston ; and the
abundant supply of coal afforded by the
mines of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsyl-
vania insure an unfailing supply of each va
riety of coal needed by the manufacturer
the mechanic, and an infinite number of
team marine vessels.
Close-the Banks Fáeínf a Common Foe.
Many of the Boll and moro of tbe Doug-
las journals In the South, appear hurt M
the idea of citizens abandoning a former
political predilection ahd attaching them-
selves to the Constitutional Democracy,
now earnestly endeavoring to preservó the
Union, by preserving a thorough adhesion
to tho Constitution. Por ourselves we
can not comprehend' the motivea which
actuate tho Southern opponents of Breck-
iuuidgo and Lane. The puny opponents
of the candidates of soventeen Democratic
States oan surely have little, if any, hopo
Of electing either Bell or Douglas by the
electoral college,. If they desiro to give
tho election to tho House of Representa-
tives or to the Senate ofthoUnited States,
the opposition may, probably, suoceod.
It is desirable to give unity, force, and
most decisive action to southern sentiment,
now and evermore, ini. viow of an unrea-
sonable, factious, and hypocritical party
opposed to tho common rights, - feelings,
and interests, of fifteen States, against
whom no fullacy of opinion oan elicit more
than faots: that these States possess a
most fertile portion of the earth, host a-
dapted to that organization Of labor fully
capacitated to dcvelopo ihe agricultural,
mining, and manufacturing resources of
a vast ocean and river-bound domain.
The fanatic cries of clamorous dema-
gogues are entitled to ño gravo couítau -
tion, savo when, thoir heresies endanger
us by tho aid of division at liomo- We
recognize no right in the mook-philanthro-
pists of the Lincoln-Seward sohool to
meddle with the prOporties of our people,
whether in the- Distriot,of Columbia, the
Territories, or by preventing the removal
of any description of property from State
to State.
Tliatony respectable body of tho.south-
ern people should bo found aiixious, ready,
or oven willing, to weaken a nomination
made under auspices so favorable as was the
nomination of Breckinridge and Lane, af-
ford us matter of surprise and regret. A
surprise increased by our belief in the
abortivo nature of tho monement against
the Democracy ; a regret to whicli we are
challenged by every feeling of patriotism,
self-reliance, and by that good citizenship
which urges a regard for |ndividuaf rights
as the only guaranty for State Rights.
Reliant, as over, upon the conservative
action of the manufacturing, maritime and
mercantile glasses of tho North, 'wo can
not despond when reflecting upon the pro-
bablo result of the present contest. A few
voters, north and routh, Mesmerized by
ancient Whig doctrines, and fondly re-
verting to tho amusingly musical days of
"Tippecanoe,
Aaii Tyler,, too."
may, in the clairvoyant" state, imagine a
ro-arrangement of tho select fossils of
Massachusetts and Tennessee; nnd en-
deavor a substitution of lager beer and
Bourbon for the once potent agencies of
"hard cider" and XX Coghiao. Our Op-
position friends, bcincr flestit nto of a nlat-
f_n>, most 'IiluTy, dispense with a
"log cabin," and gain from, or givo rear-
ward aid to. all Squatters—sovereign or
rebel.
.people
Territo
to
what tho decision, the right of the
mike a slave Territory or a free Territory
is perfect and complete under the Nebraska,
bill. 1 hope Mr. Lincoln deems my answer
satisfactory on thai point."
'•Peter is beaten." Now, what did
Peter do 1 Soholar (afior reflection,)
'Well I don't know without ho hollered."
originated, it is auppos-
, of un incendiary. The
to be 25.000 or 30,000
"Do you profess religion Í" 'No sir
I profess my faith, and practica my reli-
gion.'
Judge Burford, of Dallas, writes to the
Waco Democrat from Waxahatchfe, Ellis
cnunty, confirming the previous accounts of
the thorough organization of nearly all the
negroes of Ellis and the adjoining counties,
originated and superintended by white men.
and having for its object an indiscriminate
massacro of the white population. -
PP
es. If gold nnd silver rattled dow\j from
tho clouds, they would •lmrdfy enrich the
land so much ns soft, long rains. Every
drop is silvor going to the mint. The
roots aro machinery, nnd catching the
willing drops, they assay them, roll them,
stamp them, and turn them out coined
berries, apples, grains and grasses. All
tho mountains of California aro not so
rich as aro the soft mines of Hoavco.
Col. Johnson, of Cincinnati, now in (l.e
eighty-sixth year of his ago, is probably
the oldest Freemason in Amcriea. He
has been n member in good standing for
sixty-five years, and sat in the lodge pre-
sided over By 'Washington.
Fight with the Natojoes.
The following extract is from a letter re
ceived by an officer at Albuquerque from
an officer at Fort Defiance dated July 7.
The statements made may bb relied upon
as being correct: -
" About June 27, a small remainder of a
party of fifty Mexicans came" here, nearly-
all wounded. They had gone off from the
main "body, captured eighty horses and
seemed likely to have fine success. At La-
guna Grande on the east side of Chusco
they were attacked at morning by live
hundred Indians. The Mexicans fought all
day, and must have killed a groat mauy In-
dians as the small and crippled party were
allowed to come in here unmolested. Dur-
ing the tight the Mexicans threw up tempo-
rary fortifications. Their loss was thirty
killed and thirteen wounded. Next day
Ramon Baca with' three hundred men coilie
in and remained here until the' 1st recruiting
their animals. On the 2d they left for L
Joya, from thence to Chusco mountains
where they found tho Indiana, gave chase
and drove thein along tho mountains past
Washington Pass; came up with them just
before sundown, and on the east slope ol
Chusco mountains. They captured 2000
sheep, fifty horses and fourteen women and
children, and recaptured a Mexican boy who
was taken from Cuvero about a month
ago. The boy's father is said to be the one
who retook him. Among tho captives was
Juan Lucero's wife. Juan came in this
morning and begged (or his wife nnd peace.
He was sent oil' with tho assurance that lie
could only have his wife in exchange fur a
Mexican woman, and peace could be had
only when all the Mexicans were fully
satisfied, and alsu the jlroops.— [Santa Fi
Gazette, July 18
TELEGRAPHIC.
IMPORTANT FROM CHINA.
St. Joseph, Mo. Aug. 17.—Tho Central
Overland Pony Express, at this point from
California the 4th iust., brings interesting
'""(.news, received at Sun Francisoo from
China.
Tho Hong Kong press,-of Juno 14th,
says tho French, won't bo ready for Chi-
nese operations till tho month of August.
The British transport Assistance and
tho French transport Irene were wrecked
off the Ooast of China. The French trans-
port Reine des Clippers caught fire and
was scuttled.
The rebels are besieging Chang-Chow,
where the Imperialists, with their Gover
nor, are shut up.
The apprehension that Loo-Chow might
fall, produced a pause at Shanghai, which
prostrated trade.
Advices received from Hawaii, the Iorg
est nnd most southerly of the Sandwich
Islands, stuto that businessrulesvery dull,
tho markets being completely overstock-
ed,
New York, Aug. 17.—Tho correspond
ent of tho New York World at Constanti-
nople, in a letter dated July 24, says the
recent serious outbreaks in Turkey be-
tween Protestant Amerioans and tho mob
are touching burial rights.
The Turkish Government soys the out-
!ton, Aug. 16 —The full retarna:
unties in the State of^Nerth
i, "Ble "Demi
W. Ellis,*
i>r Governor, a majority of. 6!
ool^the Opposition i
can-
Wi!
firomall
Carolina
candidate
volea over John Poi
dldate.
New York, Ailg. lC.—Fernando Wood,
Mayor.of this city, baa aeitt a private Se-
cretary to Quebec to make the necessary
arrangements with. Lord Lyons for the re-
ception of the Prince of Wales, in New
York.
New York, Aug. 1-6:—Advices from Nas-
sau statt that the slaver recently wrecked
on the Bahamas is supposed to -be the
Peter Warrel. of Baltimore.
Tbe ateamer Richard Stock fop came in
collision with the propeller New Era. off
Castle Garden:. The latter sunk, but the
passengers w*re saved.
The Hamburg-American packet Saxonia
left her'dock at rioon yeáterday fór South-
ampton and Hamburg/
She lopk out $350.000 id spedie on
freigth.
St; Louis, Aug. 16.—A let'terfrotii penver
City, dated Aug. 7, says a report is current
that the U. S. tioops had a battle with tho
Kiowa Indians, near Brent's Fort, on the
25th of July.- • '
Washington, Aug. 16.—Mr. Taliaferro
Hunter has been appointed Fourth' Auditor
of the Treasury. * *
Mrs. Holt, wife of (ho Postmniter-Gene-
ral, died, at her residence in this city yester-
day. -
Ono.third of the electors arts members
of tho Amerinon organization*.
The electors for the State at Íiíri
Messrs. Reuben H. WalWorth and
man J. Redfield.
«KcUfainff til©
non-intervention doctrine of-Douglas, and
the nominations' made at the Front street
theatre, Baltimore. '
New York. Aug. 16—Tho mammoth
steamship Great Eastern, Capt. Vine
Hall, left this' port yesterday afternoon
for Halifax and Milford Haven.
A great number of steamers. slpops^Vná
other crafts, loaded down and bedecked
with colors, escorted the big ship to sea.
The Battery was filled with hugo mass-
es of human beings whose, eyes rested
upon tho sbip as she was gradually mak-
ing her way to sea. " "*
The steamer John L. Stephens, on (ier
last trip from San Francisco to Panama, took
45,000 lbs. of.8Íiver ore, received from the
Washoe mines.
Within tho past three months upwards of
7000 Chinamen' have arrived at San Fran-
cisco. more than half of whom have gone to
British Columbia.
The reports from the Coro mines are very
favorable. Col. C. Fremont and fi'imds
have.gono there.
;e are
'Her-
The SUte of Texx, County of Bexar.
p. II. Selualtt, v«. Vio tor Briu-bt.
Ju «tice «Court, Precinct Mo 2, Ang.T
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
To any Legal Offletr of Bóxar Count;
Whereai, Philip H. Schm(tt haa tfets
my ottoe.hii oooount for móiVej had • .
a* per receipt, filed, against the aaid .Vie
defendant) showing indebtedners In the a
and 6 conts, and oath having also bstd?
the aaid defendant Vietor Uracil t is ah
the State so. that ordinary proeess of
reaeh himi Ton are therefore hereby «t
that you cite the said Victor Bruehtby pul)
of thu writ ia the San ytntonio Ledger and
a newspaper published in tho oity of San ApU
fa said county, for three saeoessivo weeks, ¿¿*1
and appear before mo at iny office, in the city l
San Antonio, oh the 1 ait Saturday in the month of
September, a. d. 1860, it being the ?9th day of
said month, then iind tbero to answer tho complaint
of the said Philip .H. Schmitt.
Herein fall not under tho penalty of the law, but
due return make hereof.
▲ D ' 186(?n<'eT ^ hnnd lhÍS 24th day °f Au8Wt'
Issued the aame day.
. R. J. TEEL, J. P., B. Co.
Came to hand 24th August 1860, and ex-
ecuted^ same day, by ordering-publication of
the within writ, for three fsuccessive weeks M
in the San Antonio Ledger and Texan, a f
newspaper published in the City of San An-,
tonio, Bexar Co. *•
* JOHN DOBBIN,
Sheriff Bexar Co*
by T. CHURTON, Deputy.
n8-3tv/
esq
TRASISPOBTATIÓ'y
OI'
army supplies.*
HE Subscriber will receive until 12 ¿akolt
nm - ®r8t day of October next,7Ttho
om co of Chief Quartermaster of the Department
^t?""'..Ínuth.i*_clty'ProP°eaIa f" the transpor-
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ed. slessinger,
- MAGISTRATE, '
Office in Antonio Suporviello's house, Alfttno
niestf
ROBERTS. TEEL,
Justice ol" the Peace, Precinct No. 1,
city of san antonio.
¡¡jt?" Office:—Northwest corner of Slain Plaza,
ono door West from tho Tin M.op of Mr. Leroux,
San Antonio^ August 20, Í8C0. d3m
REMOVAL,
Dm*ar
MES. Cleveland nnd Miss Mills respectfully in
forms their friends and tho public that they
.1 -a- I «6« uiij yuiuuiuilIDUO UUllll-
iifg on tho onst sido* of the river, known ns tho
;iiIovy House" whore th^ir classes will assemble
on .Monday tlio 3d September, 1860. n8\v2t.
iltlmitratrix's J\'otice.
Letters of administration having been granted
tho (lndorsigiiod, this Honorable, tho County
Court, in and for- tho County of Bexar-, for the
settlement of Estates, etc., upon tho Estate of
Vgnacio Perez, deceased. This is to notify nil
persons having claims, against Haid Estate; to
present ihe sume within the.time prescribed by
law, and all those indebted aro requested to mako
immediately, pay merit.
Madelino Monchnca do Perez,
Admx, of Est. of Ignacio Perez, dec.
San Antonio, August 13th, 1660.
n8-3tw
TEXAS HOUSE,
CARCEL ST. SAN ANTONIO.
TI1E undersigned having resumed possess-
ion of this well known Hotel and boarding
Colorado county cast eight hundred and
thirteen votes in the last eleclton—an in
crease of over ono Tiundrcd votes since
the election, two years ago.— [Citizen.
*->«..«•
Tlio champion shot of England m Hora-
tio Koss. eighteen years of age. Besides
tho Queen's pvizo of £250, the total of his
money prises amounts to £31515s. exclu-
sive ef a Whitworth ritle.
We understand that old Mrs. Stephen-
son, who, with horthusbaml, was sentenced
to tbe penitentiary after trial for the mar-
der of the Bishqp family, some timo ago in
Rcfugip county, has been patdoned out
by Gov."Houston.—[Indianola Courier.
breaks are instigated by Russian endea-
vors to provoko hostility between tho sol
diers anil the Christians. .
Protestant Ambassadors have protested
to the Ottoman Pofte, and then warned
their subjects to -move with the greatest
caution, as further-disturbance was iuimi-
nent.
Now York, Aug 17.—The Syrian Relief
Committee of this city liasappointed'Wm.
A. Booth President, authorizing him to
send assistance as soon as tho contribu-
tions reach five hundred dollars.
Washington, Aug. 17.—Tho balance-in
the Treasury Department of the .United
Stntcs at tho closo of tho week reaches
$3.900,OUO.
New York, Aug. 17.—Tho British and
North American Royal Mail Steam Pack-
et Company's steamship Australasian,
Captain Hobkley left her dock at noon
yosterday, for Liverpool via Qucenstown.
She took a valuable cargo of freight and
a goodly number of passengers.
Cliillioothe, O., Aug. 17.—The Bell and
Everett Convention, which assembled in
this.city yosterday, noirffnated a full State
electoral ticket. .
boarding
house, haa had the same thoroughly renovated and
refurnished, and is now frilly prepared to accommo-
date all who may call. His house ia admirably
situated, being en Cárcel street, about ono square
below the market, and is finely adapted to the
wants of his patrons and friends in Irom tho
country or neighboring towns. Ho hopes by mak-
ing his charges modérate, to receive a liberal share
of publio patronage.
4 Draden, of the "Texas House," Cárcel street,
calls the attention of his friends and tho traveling
Eublio to the fact that ho has, in connection with
is tavern, a superior Stable, whore the utmost
care will be taken of horses and vehicles entrusted
to h is charge.
' .For - hiref snddlo horsos, ambulances, and bug-
gies, at moderate charges.
Mr. Braden is prepared to weigh, at modorato
charges, Hay, Corn, Lumber, or any other materi-
al requiring to bo weighed.
ylppllication can bo made nt the Toxas Honse.
n—ry
Ms IJJiUIill i L, VMBtllt i i
WE are receiving a One lot of extrm-dressod
flooring ono nnd ono and ono-four'h inches
thick, nnd fencing and rough flooring one nnd on*
and one-fourth inches by fivo inches; all of the
Bent Florida Pine, which we offer at tay prices
with addition of steamboat freights to this place
Ourgonerul stock of lu.mbejc will be full. land
consisting Of t° quality) in ft low dajs, wnlcU
we will sell as cheap as the clioarcst, for CASH.
W. P. GRAVES & CO.
Kemper, Texas, Aagnst 11,1660. , nI83-tf.
Syrnousc, N. Y., Aug. 17.—The Doug-
las State Convention lias finally selected a
full electoral ticket satisfactory to the
Dell and Everett committee, who have
been present'daring the entire Bession.
Granada, Miís, Aug. 15.—A Douglas De-
mocracy State Convention was held here
yesterday, apd nominated a full Stato elect
oral ticket.
Washington. Aug. 10.— Gen Harney ar-
rived in this city to day, and reported him-
self.
He was removed from the command in
Oregon at the instance of Maj. Gen. Scott,
for reasons connected with the San Junn
affair-
He wilt probably be court-malialed.
Proposals for BiHliling
Stone.
Sealed proposals will be recoived by the under-
signed until the 25th inst. at noon, for furnishing
on the grounds of the Arsenal Site, in the.city of
San Antonio, eight hundred perch of hard rock
from the corporation quaries.
Five hundred and fifty porch in blocks suitable for
twelvo inch raiigo work, the natural bed of each
notlossthnn tho height, and free from seams of
clay and sails of iron, eithor in knots, er diffused
in bluo or yollow color, and two hundred and fifty
peroh No. 1 rubble.
The porch to be twenty-five oubio feet measured
in tho wni:.
Two good securities will b« required for tho faith-
ful performance of contract, whose name s will "
mentioned in tho bids.
The United States reserves the right to reject
any or all bids not doomed advantageous, and to
make other arrangements for procuring tho stone.
The bids to bo endorsed on tho outside, "Proposals
for Furnishing Building Stone.'1
12UÍY, Cnpt.ofOrdonor.ee.
£«rfhh m^v
time, during the year commencing on the igg_
feas «E -
Camp Iln-laon, to Fort Lancaster, to Fort Stock-
t°n, t° Fort Davis, to Fort Quitman, to Fort Bliss,
in the State of Texas, and to Fort Fillmore, in
i,ew Mexicpj aiso to Camp Verde, to Fort Mason, '
to Fort Chndbourne, to Camp Colorado, to Camp
.Cooper, Texas, and to such other military posts or
stations ns may be establjshed.on or in the vidnitiy
of either of the routes above «mentioned.
The means of convoyan e of the supplies must
consist of good, strong, well covered waicrti or
carts, affording ample security to the prof erf / in
transitu from exposure to tho weather- -t he
drawn by a competent number of aniinnll \ i-
with each toam a good driver. "Whoa innloft ' \
be required as the motive power of transportatik1 s
■ ,V U t ie luraislied up in duo notico from tt
ffice. ' . ^
1 lie trains will be liable to inspection by tho*
respective Officers of the Quartermaster's Depart-
ment St tho several Depots and posts wherA
stores are delivered for transportation, who wi\W
discard every wagoii, team, or driver that may bo
doemed unworthy. ^
. Bidders will stato in their proposals tho prieff
per 100 pounds per 100 milos for which thoy will
convey the supplies from Indiano'a to the sovoral
posts mentioned j the distancos to those posts from
Indianola to be established nt this office.
Bonds to tho amount of $80,000, supported by
at least four good nnd sufficient sureties for the1
faithful performance of the Contract, will bo
required; and the -names and residence of tho
proposed sureties must nccbinpany each bid.
Also separate proposals will be received for the
transportation of supplies from New Orleans to
the before mentioned posts. The bids for this ser-
vice will state, in addition to tho required prices
for land carringo, the price per barrel, cubic foot,
or per 100 pounds—rating .'the bulky articles-
according to commercial usage—for which trans
portation will bo given between the two ports
New Orleans and indianola, or between the lormo
port and any other to Texas whence tho stoics can
acceptably bo eonvcyed to San Antonio, 'i he kind
of means of transportation to bo used, whether-
steamers or sail vessels, will Ve stated, and it will
.bo required that all vessels employed under ihu
contract shall stand and bo rnleil with the umler-
■iwii '- «* fho yorfc of shipment as 11 A No 1
-Tho amount of the Bend in tlio event of a contract
bo'ifoo 000 UnJ<!r lliU 'prul'0E:>ls in 0a50> will
The supplies . n both ease's will bo
delay by tbe Quartermaster's or Subsistence
partments at fc*an Antonio, for tlio pur
examining them, or to inspect the condition .
packagos, fof distribution, or for other purposes.
< I , I' .' Understood that the service proposed is not
divisible, but that the whole will be perloruicd
under one contract, to nil pests mentioned.
Demurrage will bo charged by the United States
tor any detention of the supplies, by fault of tho
Contractors, either atthe point of deliver or while
in transitu.
The: right to-reject any of or all tho bids which
may be considered too i.igh, is reserved by tho
Quartermaster's Department.
Each proposal should-bo superscribed, "Propsals
for the Transportation of Army supplies. '
.The Contract will be eabjecttothe approval of
tho Quartermaster General of the Army.
Chief Quartermaster's Office, ) D. 11. VINTON,
Deparlinontof Texas, 5 Major and
San Antonio, Angust 10, '60. J Quuitormustcr.
No. 182 d6tw3t. . .
NOTICE.
[bog leave to call the attention ot tho Pablie to
my large choice and well selected assortment of
GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING.
Bbots and Shoes,
Hats and Furnishing goods,
G-enerally,
Also to a lai-go assortment of
LAMES AND MISSES
SHOES AND GAITERS.
I am preparod to sell my clothing nt tho follow-
ing prices: .
Fine Dress irook coats, all wool, fftni 88 to 812 00
French Cloth, do do 10 to 15.00
Casimere Business suits, do 12'toJ5.00
do -v pants do
(b l-Ulll V.ICI* w
l ease, will '
subject to
istenco De- '
purj-ofo of 1 \
ilion of Uo \ '
Black do
Casimere
Silk
Velvet
do
vests
do *
do
Fine White Shirts
do:
do
do
do.
do 2 to ft.OO
do 2(50 to 5.50
do 1,50 to 2.50
do 2 to . 4.00
do 3 to 8.00
do 75cts to2.50
11. II. K. WIlITEl ,
Texas Aksexal, San ÁstoJiio, Aug. 15.
7tw4d '
1860
I.
DISSOLUTION OP PARTNERSHIP,
HE copartnership between Ü3. Micleod and N.
A. Taylor, ns .publishers and proprietors of
e San Antonio Ledger and Texan, is this day
dissolved.by mntunl consent. Tho debts due to the
Company will bo oolloctod by JK. Macleod, who is
authoriaed to use tbe firm name in discharging the
same. JF, MACLEOD,
N. A. f AY-LOU.
San Antonio,- Angust 3, 1S80.
DR IIORIXG will practice medicine tills cltv
nnd imiDcdl.-itclj- vicinity. '
tar Offlce :n llic hnscinent of die Methodist church
Sail Antonia, July 8, 1849.
I ahull conduct my business on .the
Üpsrüo® SSsrssiJcsaaaa
and no dcviati&i whatever will bo made.
I shall
Return the Money in all cases of dissatis-
faction.
All my
is manufactured in New York, where my
PRINCIPAL ESTABLISHMENT
is located. I s.liip them direct to
San Antonio.
and it costs mo 10 per cent to bring tlienvi
here, nnd*I set) no reason why they cannot; .
bo sold at ten per cent above V-
NEW YORK IBICES.
A.JOSEPH...
Cummerce St., Near the Matu Piar
Son Antonio, August 7, 1800.
r
C. E. JEFFERSON.
NOTARY PUBLIC..
Q-eneral Agent,
Will p mrnptly attend to all business ontrtuta
tvliim.
Desda and other instrumtntib of writing draw a
up with accuracy.
«positions taken in town and country, -
LAND-WARRANT AGENT, Aov<lo.,
San Antonio, August 13, I860. d£w6m.
Dtt. A. HCI1I.CEMAN having returned to San
Antonio, has resumed the practice of life pro-
fession. Office at Mr. Nette'a Drag stove, en Com-
marc* street. juno 29-ly
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