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THURSDAY, FEB. IT, 1853.
Wbat Railroads do.—A friend of oars,
who leit this city for Cleveland, Ohio, a
short time since, writes back to us a glowing
description of the improvements which have
taken place in that city and State since he
left, a year ago. <Sfeveml new railroads con-
necting with the city having been completed,
the place has grown rapidly and improved
very much in appearance.
Chicago, III., is now connected, via Cleve-
land, with New York and Boston, as well as
with Pittsburgh by a branch road from
W Our thanks are due to Gen. Rusk lor j Cleaveland. Although property in Cleve-
a copy of the Report of the Secretary ol land always commanded good prices, and has
State, and to Gen. Houston for a copy of the for several years been rapidly increanng in
Bill introduced into the Senate by Mr. Gwin, value, owing to the great amount of business
authorizing the construction of a Paciñcfand done on the railroad between that city and
Atlantic Railroad, and a Map of the United. Cincinnati, the extensive upper Lake trade,
States and Territories accompanying the and othe^commercial advantages, the rise in
■ame, showing the route ol the proposed prices during the past year since the compie-
road and branches, in connection with the ex-¡ lion of the first mentioned roads has been
istlng and unfinished railroads from the At si ill more remarkable. City property is worth
lastiaeities. jovor 100 per cent, more than it was twelve
De Bow's Review-—We are tappy to;¡"omh" ¡W°- ** "> « f™°°d have
welcome to oar table lUf. February number!been enhanced in value beyond alleipeela-
«f (hi* valuable and interesting publication.!"0" ; A 5 18 mile" C'T-.
Not having reeeiveJ the January No. we fear- wh,cl> 'old "J*"** f5 Mre'
ed that we had been .tricken frotn its exchange Im 8°ld s"'ce our ,"en'1 ret°med a< 4300 f"
3k
We observe that it lias received a new acre- .81000 P" acre liad been offered for
and elegant outeide dress, and if is sufficient
commendation to say. that the matter inside is
equal to that of its predecessors. It ¡«embel-
lished with a handsome and well executed
likeness of T. P. Shaflner, Esq. of Kentucky,
President of the New OrleAs and St. Louis
Telegraph Company. ;
Among others, we notice excellent articles
on ** The Isfand of Cuba." " Southern En-
i,** "Progress of the United States,'*
¡hall the Valleys of the Amazon and the
land four miles from the city, and refused
Nothing can prevent it from becoming one of
the largest and handsomest cities on the great
Northern chain of Lakes.
Nor has the State at large been unmindful
of her real interests. Go in almost any di-
rection, and you will find her surface travers-
ed by canals and railroads. A wonderful
California News.
The latest accounts from California repre-
sent ihat the valleys of the Sacramento and
San Joaquin were still flooded. Much damage
and inconvenience has been sustained by the
high watei^
The prospect for having pure, fresh water,
introduced into San Francisco from the moun-
ts ) lake in a comparatively short time, is
said to be quite bright.
There were many cases of extreme desti-
tution in San Francisco. This condition of
things, it appears, has
Latest iroui New Orleans.
Southern and Western rclal Conven-'
tion at Memphis, in June next.
While Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansas!
are making arrangements to be represented.on Tuesday morning, we are in receipt ofN.
at the Convention, Texas is doing nothing. ¡Orleans dates to Sunday morning, the 13th
The Nashville Union, in alluding to this instant.
subject, says: 0
'•Our Memphis cotemporaries are engaged
in bringing attention to the convention which
is to meet in Memphis the first .Monday in
June next Our readers will recollect that
Mail Items.
Major Ben McCollough. the famous Tex&
From the Nacogdoches Chronicle.
ip , . ~ ,. y j Synapsis-of the Proceedings of the M. • |ranift;| was in Cincinnati on the 24th uh., on
By the arnval of the steamship Louisiana! Gnuid ^ Xexa8# ibis way to Washington.
at its sixteenth annual commbnication.
Constitutional Amendments.
TELEGRAPHIC
Congressional
Washington. Feb. 7.—The Senate passed
the bill extending the preémpiion right over
conven- unsurveyed or reserved public lands
his way
Í The North American Review is of opinion
that "the annual sappiy of the preciou*
¡metals will not fall below a hundred million#
of dollars for many years, and that in aquar-
The office of Grand Lecture"- was abolwh- ¡ ter 0j- a century this supply will depreciate
jed. |money to one-half or one third i? present
The following was added to the Constrtu-!^]^ n
Art 19:—That the several District Deputy Canal agros? ™ ^
of their I so lab —The Jacksonville News quot
some time since there was held a Commer LJH..u«. K «*> «.kiuuhuu „.v.
cial Convention at Baltimore. This conven- unsurveyed or reserved public lands. = j Grand Masters shall be the Lecturers
annears has existed more or less itipn adi°1u.rned to ">eet in Memphis in June, j The Senate resumed the consideration of I respective districts, and it sha!L be
ever rinee ^ I The.objec, ot.hi, convention.as we nnder-!Mr CW, reflation concerning the Monroe!-" Dm. Dep. Grand M^.ere, consul. wtth
ever since emigration commenced to L/aiiior- 'g(an(j to devise ways and means to ad- doctrine.
nia, but never to so great an extent as at pres-j vance the industrial interests of the South! Mond
the duty of i«tter from Tampa Bay, dated i 6th ult., whir
:onsult with states that the party tor the survey oft.,
icsuiuiiuii cuuucilung me mi-rie for the nroDosed ship canal was asstrv.
The question was postponed ^a°gree opon,and reportjbNag «here, and would«00 oomooene. opera-
Lodge a uniform system of the tions
!to the Gra'
work, >**id lectures of the degrees of Entered i g,T tjie Paris fashion plates, it appears that
■ ■■ I ay next.
ent. ¡and West, inhere is no subject ol deeper im-| The Senate then went into executive ses-
Great suffering existed at Yreka and in thej^nce thau the promote ¡.¡onoj^^^.^-^red a resolu-i Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason.lumen's full! dress coat, are now made i„
whole country around, in consequence of the|g00th and West sboujd take counge, together! tion (0 susperui 7he , jn order t0 enable"*"* k 8h«1! the ot 83,11 ÜHlrll(" Paris with sleeves large at the wrist, l,ke the*
lack of provisions and the severe cold. jon these subjects. It is but too true that the him to offer another resolution to the effect w! deputy Grand Master at least twice m each s|eeVe? of ladies' dresses, and are worn with
The Stockton Republican mentions a ru- ¡development of rbe industrial energies ol these suspend ail the navigation laws. The eso- !ye rito call together all the Masters oíf L<odg-; under§leevcs puffed at the wrist, like thosr
mor that a band of Chinese, on he Calaveras, ¡sections of the Union has been most lamenta ; lution was lost. ° es l? ,fie,r respective districts, as their con- worn i)y fo^jea,
killed one of their number and eat Mm. ^ mní,M ftiUo Se"eral p'ivale bills were P"""- * Id^kata'the^-ori;, and tectires, as agried ! The Ounchita Register says that M'Tour-
The experiment of steam navigation on the ¡ the mos. ¿eneficial resujts. " Feb- 10.—To-day, in the, Senate, Gen- ion by thern^ and adopted by the Grand Lodge. j« <ire. chwl[ ehnf^[' f"^g?hriJSI«y,05'
Colorado has proved successful, and the Star! «pug r :ttje o k (A . x whi<r aim ¡Houston's credentials as Senator from Texas And'lor their services as such lecturers, they ,!flo °i ^ i $ 7 Ja «¡i i If in ?h & j
speaks ol the probability of a railroad being JfoLt nWa^aie ' ® f", ^ U''er " ' 'h °'' Mareh I"* each be entitled to demand od receive!
k -I k eu \ 6 tne following language: ¡sented. ; jr0m each Lodo-e in their respective districts. 10 ">e am.mnt ot s^,uuu.
built y he i lormons, to connect Great Salt | "Arkansas is deeply interested in the an-: The House passed a bill to establish a Ter- j the sum ot ten dollars per annum, and shall' Grn Pierce's Carriage.—^To the elegant
convention, and should be fuil> "If" * ^
Lake City with the head of navigation on this! tion of this
river. This is a project which has been agi- ¡and ably represented by the talent, industry
tated for a year and a half, and the Mormons '
are in earnest.
First Goon Fruits.—The St. Louis He-
publican announces that, two of the private
banking houses in that city. Lucas & Si-
monds, and E. W. Clark & Co., have deter-
mined to withdraw their unauthorized circu-
lating checks and certificates of deposit, from
and easy, lands, produce, and everything else
reciproeate Trade?'' 'Free Bank- brinS ^°°d Prices' 0ur correspondent urges
r," "internal improvements," and "Com- uP°n us the "ecessity of pushing forward our
lercial Progress." | railroads to completion, if we wish to be any
s The Review ably advocates Southern and \vkere in lhis a^e of progress. He is fearful,
Varitera Interests, and should be sustained byj[10Wfver> mzny oi our people are not im-
who would advance the prosperity, or be-
thoroughly acquainted with the vast re-
of the mighty South-West. Pub-
I in New Orleans by J. D. B. DeBow, at
[annum, in advance.
a sense of respect due to the popular feeing
degree of prosperity pervades all classes. \against such operations. The Republican,
Transportation to good markets being cheap ¡^3 .
entered
on the ni;
from
Robbery.
rooms a i the Palmetto House were
some person ot persons unknown,
the 16th inst, and some $330'
érent guests occupying the
men, J. Allen, alias Hirnm;
rkin-f, and Ned Lewi?, ah :s
bued with the right sort of enterprise, and
would prefer hauling their cotton through the
mud, before troubling themselves about build-
ing railroads.
-Should our good friend visit ne a year or
two henfe, we shall doubtless be able to show
him more than one railroad in s jeeessful oper-
ation. ufjil satisfy him, besides, that we have
energy and enterprise enough, when once
aroused and properly directed.
"This is right. It shows a deference to
public opinion which is equally correct, whe-
ther it is lound to exist with politicians or
with bankers. The people have determined
that they will not countenance this species of
ritoriat Government in Columbia. also receive from tiie Grand Lodge, the sum carriage already announced as having been
Feb. 12.—In the Senate to-day, the con-jot money now appropriated to the Grand ¡manufactured at Pittsfield. MrtSS>, for the
firma tion of Mr.j Badger's nomination to the Lecturer, to be equally divided among all ot President elect, the prcsentors
Supreme Benclp was indefinitely postponed.
and energy ofthe State. Conventions should
be held in every county and the mostefflcient
men oí the State selected for the purpose j George F. Comstock was coufirmed as So-
named. Will not the friends of Southern in- 1 icitor of the T?reasnry.
terests give this matter their serious atten-! 'New Jersey Senator. executed their aforesaid duties, at each Grand
tion. The initiative step has been taken by i \~ew Tfurk Feb 11—The New Jprsev Annual Communication.
*^erfhArt!!^,Tb>eírt l.ore k a<*epted Com. Stockton's Article 12, was altered so as to read as f0|.
EK &3T "LI" r&'m^; Democrat; '°^ha. there shall he as ntany Mn^nie
" uo": a"(J 15 «vas elected to the Senate in his place. Districts as there are Judicial Districts in the
eastern términos, perhaps, to a great c/xtetit. V ^ that each Ju(|jc¡a| D¡s
lepend upon the endorsement ol tj^at body. , trict eliall be a Masonic district, and number-
Let us not by our lethargy and ^difference, Baltimore, Feb. 19.-A great flootl has ta- c}assified a8 are the said Judicial Dis-
allow this gotten opportunity \pi pass without *ei1 Pl ice on the northwest branch ot the ®a. cmsbluc
improvement ~ I SnQnu^hnnna r i?r Souon KplIivoc \\mra ! IrJClS.
have now
them. And it shall be the further duty of added a fine pair of bay horses, which they
said District Deputy Grand Master, to make procured for $SOO. The carriage and horses
out a report ol the manner in which they have are to be sent to Washington in a short time.
¡swept away and other damage resulted.
S3- We seeit stated jfcTat sit.ee the steamer I ,Icl,t5an I,cStslatnce.
Goadalope has beg*; engaged as a lighter on: Nelc york m n._xhe Michigan Legis.
Matagorda Bavy, Messrs. Harris & Morgan ; ¡ature has passed the, Maine Liquor law, pro-
currency any longer, and they have come to have chap.iged the running of their steamers; vided with the approval ol the people.
a very proper determination. In the case of t from Ioifdianola to Decrow's Point. New York Market.
these gentlemen no one doubts their ability!
From the Rio Grande.
Bates, Geo.
Ned Bohan, wejp arrested by N. •>.:•. i ' t er, dated Roma, January'y29,
City Marshal, antltaken belore J. E. Rump i 1S53, slating th< t there was a cond ucta on
E«q-, for examination. Evidence for ti¡e. the-way from Monterey with $50p;000 in spe-
State not being reíiíy, the exajuination was cie consigned to Mesará. Uhde^Speirs, Shiers,
postponed until to-Jiy at 1 o'clock. The j Dillon, and ?o svzrciftTi'is "31 Brownsville,
parties were comfcitrjd to jail meantime. expected thnt Caravajal would make
The persons and Baggtge of the prisoners''¿n atte
to meet their issues; but it is -'tne abuse of
this liberty of violating the lpiSv by others—by
over issues, by the issutf.s at a future day of
precisely tne same desc ription of paper, by
persons destitute of the ^pecuniary as well as
the legal responsibility- —that they have set
their faces against, and 4 it is well that they
have attacked the diseas>3 while there is yet a
remedy for it."
The Governor qf^. W; consin, in his recent
message to th'e "Legislature of that (State, al-
ludes tb'-.s to the system of illegal banking
We have •teen shown by one of our mej> jn9JJp^becoming so prevalent in many sections
of the West and <Soutb-West:
lound e
ow
searched, but nothag
small amount of countertét
person of each.
It is kr.own that a gang
fest the city, and our ci:Lie
be on their guard and the ]
should spare 00 pains to bri
justice.
£3"- The Postmaster G
lished a new Postotfice at
county, in this State ■, and
niine of Green's P.O., Polk -Ojoty, 10 Mos-
; would
money, but that he
¡ ¡eft the
I curred
53* The Hi
placed on the >
roads.
ur2 Hajlr^ad has been
ibuting vitii other rail-
A Cai.o*ic Engine on the Qaio.—The
Cincinnati Gazette is informed that a respon-
sible business house in that city has cohtract-
ed for bui! ¡¡n * a first class packet boat, torun
hence to Sr.. Louis or New Orleans, which k
to be propelled by a caloric engine. AH hon
or to the men who first introduced Ericsson's
engines on the Ohio.
£5" In the U. S. Supreme Court, on the
27th ult., the case of Stephen W. Doss vs.
William Tyack et a!.—Appeal from the Dis-
trict Court of the U. States for Texas.
Mr. Justice Grier delivered the opinion of
this Court, affirming the decree of the said
district court in this cause, with costs.
53* The St. Paul (Minesota) Democrat
notices a movement to construct a railway to
that place from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Catholicism in TEXAs.—The diocese of
Galveston embraces the State of Texas, and
is governed by Bishop Odin. It contains 30
churches. 25 clergymen, 6 literary institutions
and a Catholic population supposed to be
about 30,000.
Stages.—The San Antonio
by Mr. Saltmarsh, pro-
Lntomo and Indianola line
t hereafter the mail stage
la for that city two days
irae for the arrival of the
from New Orleans, unless the
it is in 8ightfrom Indianola; in which event
they wait its arrlvaljotherwise the coach leaves
• Wednesday and Saturday morn-
1 week for ¿fan Antonio, and leaves
aAer the
Mail steamers
doubt iail to do so, as it was well
money p;i the 'guarded. It was rumored that Arista had
Capitol with 80 mesi. An affray oc-
it Rriina, a few day* previous, which
.v.'l well to;it was supposed would >jry much injure the
•er -iii-I orhies-ifrontier trade. A party of Mexican traders,
In- ?v ir, ;;o 'on Iheir'way frotn Brownsville to a Mexican
town were met by a party of Davis' compa-
•a! 1) .> esfab-¡ny Rangers, who, acting under orders
, i, . , . , ¡rom Mr. Brashear, the Custom House officer
at, r reestorie | *
• (, ;Uli.reij ¡he at ^oma) too'c from the Mexicans their mules
and goods, besides killing two, and wounding
another of their party, The writer, who is
oñ¿ of the merchants of the place, predicts
that th^y will be obliged to give up their bu-
siness and leave the country, if Mexicans,'
who have no other mode of transportation,
are not permitted to fravel with their mules
on this side of the river. The citizens, he
says, were preparing the necessary docu-
ments, representing the couduct ot Mr. Bra-
shear to the proper aathorities at Washington,
and an effort would be made to hold the Go-
vernment responsible lor the loss sustained by
the Mexicans, which is estimated to be some
$10,000.
vlcksbcrg, ShREVEPORT and texas
Railroad Company.—The New Orleans
Bulletin informs us that the organiza-
ation of this Company took place at
Monroe, in that State, on the 24th ult.,
According to the terms of the charter, an or-
ganization could not be effected until stock
to the amount of $250,000 had been sub-
scribed. On examination of the books re-
turned, it was ascertained that $285,000 had
been subscribed, and that representatives for
that amount of stock were in attendance.—
The stockholders proceeded to the work of
organization, and elected Directors.
The Board met on the 26th ult., and elect-
ed L. D. Coleman, of Vicksburg, President,
J. H. Dinkgrave Secretary, and John Ray,
Esq., of Monroe, Treasurer.
The Legislature will be applied to for a
loan of her credit, and the right of way thro'
the swamp lands. Congress will be memor-
rialized for assistance in the way of public
lands, and it is expected that subscriptions
will be su fficiently liberal to soon warrant the
commencement of the work.
ay and
through Oil
m says that
>m Baltimore
is in steady
Louis to
Railroad Depot at Lavaca.—The La-
vaca Commercial states that the Committee
of Directors of the San Antonio Railroad
Company have recently been there lor the
purpose of selecting and designating a suita-
ble site for the depot.
The Committee returned to San Antonio,
preparatory to holding a meeting in that city
on Monday the 7th ult., when their decision
to be made public, and sealed proposals
for building the road,
the favorable auspices to excite its
citizens to action, the Commer-
assured that nothing can stop or im-
progress ol Lavaca; and
' thought
numbered
"A general law should be passed, at as early
a day as practicable, prohibiting, under severe
penalties, the receiving, paying out, or passing
as money in this Slate, circulating paper, of
any form whatever in the similitude ol bank
paper, by any person or body corporate that
is not, at the time of such receiving, paying
out or passing, authorized by some express
law of the United States, or of one of the
States, or of Canada ; and declaring all con-
tracts. the consideration of which in whole or
in part consists of such circulating paper, ab-
solutely null and void for any purpose what-
ever. The executive authority has been ex-
erted to its fullest extent, duringthe past year
to suppress the practice of illegal banking in
the State by causing the same to be brought
before tho proper judicial tribunal, but so lar
without efiect. This shows the necessity ol
some more stringent legislation upou this sub-
ject than now exists, to protect the people of
this State from an unlimited, unsecured and
wholly irresponsible currency, which, if'longer
utter-
generat betntrirrjr
injury to the finances,
business and credit ol our State."
Fraudulent Wrecking.—A Key West
correspondent of the New York Tribune, un-
der date of January 22d, gives a startling ac-
count of the depravity connected with the
wrecking business of that port, from which it
seems that wrecks do not generally occur, as
we would naturally suppose, during high
winds, protracted storms and terriffic thunder-
gusts, but more frequently in smooth weather,
when vessels are unconsciously drifted by
the currents and eddies upon the shoals and
reefs which abound on that coast. This, add-
ed to the fact, that life and property is but
little endangered at such a time, he says, in-
duces dishonest captains to deliberately wreck
their vessels, knowing that the cargo could be
saved, and they could obtain their share of
the spoils by arrangements with the wreckers
and commission merchants for a division of
the salvage and commissions. He states that
although a large number of the wrecks are
premeditated and inteulioual, and although
the wrecking business is regarded as quasi
piracy, the captains of the wrecked ves-
sels, and the wrecking merchants or con-
uignees, individually and collectively, are ge-
nerally the guilty parties. Every captain, he
says, has the selection of the consignee of the
wrecked cargo; and every captain who fre-
quents the coast, knows that he can sell the
consignment for from $500 to $5,000, accord-
to its value. The consignee makes I rom
$5,000 to $10,000 upon a cargo worth $100,-
000, giving him a large margin for negotia-
ting with the captain fdr the consignment; and
although the wrecking merchant generally
has the controlling interest in these wrecking
vessels, as well as the power of selecting the
captains, and consequently interested in ob-
taining the largest award of salvage possible,
he is at the same time the consignee of the
owners of the cargo, receiving large commis-
missions upon the supposition that he labors
for their benefit, and protects their interest
from unjust and exorbitant salvage and ex-
penses.
The Washington Monument.—We learn
from the National Intelligencer, that the lofty
obelisk has already attained a height of some
hundred and twenty feet of its destined
five hundred feet, containing about six mil-
lions of cubic feet of solid masonry; and, by
derived from continued individual con-
on as last as
a structure.
?&
" 1
from
'Triangle,
by mail two
years
Home Items.
Murder.— Some few days past a man was
killed on the road from Corpus Cliristi to this
place, near a ranch beyond the Arroyo Col-
orado. On the receipt of the news our ener-
getic Sheriil immediately repaired to the scene
of the outrage, arrested all the men at the
rancho and brought them into town,where
they are now undergoing an investigation.—
Nueces Valley.
Spring in Texas.—Already we can discry
unmistakable evidences of the rapid approach
of this delightful division of the year—this
season of song and poetry. The only blossom
is beginning to adorn many of our fruit trees.
The tender grass is peering forth in our
Praries. The feathered songster chirps a
merrier tune. The cattle which annually be-
ake themselves to the bottom lands to seek
protection from the piercing norther have
come forth tobrouse upon the prairie, to enjoy
the genial rays ofthe sun and crop the tender
blades of grass.—Houston Telegraph.
Every body with us is busy gardening, and
eating the produce thereof. Lettuce, Cabbage
Radishes, and other et cetra are abundant.
The green grass fs springing up over the
prairies, and the swelling buds of the trees in-
dicate the approach of Early Spring.— Victo-
ria Advocate.
San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Rail-
road.—-By reference to an another column of
our paper, it will be seen that the "San Amo-
nio and Mexican Gulf Railroad Company,"
have decided to put the first sixty miles of
their road, including the bridge over the
Guadalupe river near Clinton, under immedi-
ate contract. Sealed proposals will be recived
at the office of the Company in this city until
th® ficst ot AyfrtV -posliiio, fur-grueling anil
bridging the above portion ol the road, and distress, many dying from yellow fever,
also for the >ies requisite for that distance.
Then will commence the war of shovels and
grubbing machines upon our virgin soil. We
are also gratified to state, that under the judi-
cious and effective management ot the officers
of the Company, its financial condition and
resources, are ample, available, and more than
adequate for the completion ofthe great en-
terprise in which they have embarked. We
are confident, that the entire portion ofthe
road from Port Lavaca, to the Guadalupe
river, will be ready to receive the cross ties
and rails by next Christmas.—mark our pro-
phecy—more anon.—San Antonio Ledger.
Indianola.—It is a matter of astonishment
to one but occasionally visiting Indianola, to
note the extraordinary rapid growth of that
town. Spaces which were vacant, when last.
seen, are covered with substantial and even
elegmt buildings; and in fact everywhere
striking evidences meet the eye of extraordi-
nary improvement. The streets, too, are lively
and busy as a young city's ; and a motley as-
semblage of wagons, carts, carriages and
drays on land, and schooners,. sloops, and
steam-boats and steam-ships on the water,
with merchants and fast moving clerks, noisy
stevedores and warehousemen, are unmista-
kable indications of an energetic prosperity.
not easily to be stayed in its onward progress.
— Victoria Advocate.
Cotton is declining in this market.
The Claytou-Bulwer Treaty.
Baltimore. Feb. 11.—Senator Mason, chair-
man ol the Committee on Foreign Relations,
reported the following resolution to-day.
Resolved, That it is the opinion of the
Senate, that the declaration on the part of
the English Minister, and the reply thereto
by the Secretary of State, as preliminary to
the exchange of ratifications of the treaty
concluded at Washington betweeu England
and America, on the 19th of Aprilc 1850, im-
ports nothing more than the admission upon
the part of the two Governments, or their
functionaries at the time ol such exchange,
that nothing contained in the treaty is to be
considered as affecting the. title or existing
rights of England to the English settlements
in Honduras Bay; and, in the committee's
opinion, no measures are necessary to be tak-
en on the part of the Senate regarding said
declaration and reply."
Texas Creditors.
Mr. Houston spoke in opposition to the bill
to pay the Texas creditors.
Mr. Batiger's Nomination.
The Senate wrere in executive session upon
Mr Badger's nomination.
House.
The House to-day passed the Army Ap-
propriation bill.
Mr. Letcher.
Mr. Letcher has arrived in Washingfon.
Steamship Fanny.
New York, Feb. 11.—The steamship Fan
asa ~
had
nv. from New Orlean
SÓTTT. TTie piresemgers
was at Rio December
suffered great
The Democratic Review.—The N. York
Herald concludes a long notice of the last
number of the hbove monthly, in this wise :
"The organ and oracle of 'Young America'
closes the terrible work of this double number
in a dissertation on "Political Religion—the
Brownson Order and Catholicity," Plainly
the object of this fiery onslaught is the exter-
mination of the Catholic church, root and
branch, in the United States. But our pa-
tience, our endurance and our charity are
here exhausted. We close the book and
cross ourselves, or turn back to the genial and
welcome face of Mr. Bennett, to exorcise the
evil spirits we have around us. We feel, af-
ter skimming over the two hundred pages of
this rabid democracy, as if awakened trom
some horrible dream, beset at every step with
Jacobins and scenes of blood, and guillotines
in full play, and "cannibal feats," and savage
fillibusteroes, glowering iu the darkness,
bearded to the waist and armed to the teeth!
waiting but the signal for downright murder!
But what says the church to this fearful he-
retical organ of 'Young America?' Let
Archbishop Hughes, father of the faithful,
look to it."
Secret Societies. — If, independent of
these individual delinquencies which occur
in all human associations, religious or other
wise, the combined influence, the united ex-
ample of secret societies tends to good and not
to evil, then they are worthy of public appro-
bation and support. Could the out-door re-
yilers ot Masonry and Odd Fellowship look in
upon tiie secret doings of these celebrated so-
cieties, fhey would there behold no rowdyism,
no drunkeness, no card-shuffling, no faro-
ticking, no billiard-betting—nothing of the
kind ; but every act and every word, though
privately spoken and privately performed,
having, or aiming to have, an open and
avowed influence for whatever is considered
moral and good, Being such, these benevo-
lent orders deserve every encouragement, and
they do receive encouragement throughout
the civilized world.—Lagrange Monument
Humbugs.—The people of Texas are des-
be hum bussed a great many times
. showmen, and quae
class. Such persons failing to pa
Circassia.
It is reported that the Circassians had de-
stroyed the Russian blockading fleet upon the
Caspian sea.
Vice President King.
Col. King arrived at Havana on the 6th.
His health was improving.
Cottschalk's Concert.
New York, Feb. 12.—Gottschalk's concert
last evening was highly successful.
U. S. Supreme Court.
It is understood that Mr. Micon, of New
Orleans, has been nominated lor the vacancy
on the Supreme Court Bench.
Envoy to Pern.
John Randolph Clay has been appointed
Envoy Extraordinary to Peru.
Second Controller.
John Brodhead has been confirmed second
Comptroller of the Treasnry, vice Phelps,
resigned.
Steamboat Sunk.
Louisville. Feb. 12.—The steamboat Mem
phis w5s sunk yesterday, five miles above
Madison, by running inro a bank.
River Inte lligence.
Cincinnati, Feb. 12.—The river has fallen
3 feet 6 inches during the last 24 hours.
Weather warm.
Pittsburg, Feb. 12.—There is now scant
8 feet water in the channel, and (he river still
fallinff.
The President Elect.—In his recent
letter to the Board ol Aldermen of Boston
Gen. Pierce observes that the courtesies ex-
tended to him by her citizens he attributes to
no persoeal claims upon their regard, but to
"that principle which is uppermost in our
hearts." the basis of whieh is''the sacredness
ot the Union." He adds that he looks with
confidence for the support of patriotic men of
whatever party, in his endeavors to support
the "union of the States," and the "supremacy
ofthe laws."
These sentiments would seem to indicate an
intention on the part of the President to ex-
clude from his Cabinet both Buffalo and Nash-
ville Conventionists.
We hope that the President elect will act
up to the spirit of his professions. If he repu-
diates the disunion elemen's which surround
him, and form a Cabinet of patriotic and con-
servative men, who are not crazed with abo-
lition or secession, he will deserve the confi-
dence and the support of patriotic and conser-
vative men in the country at large. If he
pursue a different course.and surround himself
wilh Fire-eaters and Abolitionists; he will find
the conservative and Union-loving spirit ot the
masses roused against him ; and he will soon
be the object of a strong and ardent opposi-
tion.— Washington Republic.
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Congresional Election.—In another co-
lumn will be found a communication.from Jas-
per county, calling on Richard S. Walker,
to become a candidate for Congress.
This is the third call from as many different
counties, on Mr. Walker, to permit his name
to be used as a candidate for that office, which
has appeared in this paper, besides numerous
solicitations from other sources. Mr. Walk-
er's chances for getting the nomination are, in
our estimation, decidedly better than those of
piny other gentleman whose name we have
neard mentioned in connection with the mat-
ter. and we are glad to see our fellow-citizens
of Jasper county eulisted in his behalf. We
have taken pains, during the fitting of the
Lodge at this place, to learn from the
from different sections of
IB
this important subject, and
Art. 21st was amended by adding the fol-
lowing clause:—
"And the Lodge, nearest to the place where
the new Lodge is prayed to be constituted,
shall be requested also to vouch that the
Brethren/iominatcd in the petition lor Master
and Wardens, are lully qualified to confer
properly in due and ancient form, the three
degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft
and Master Mason."
The following resolutions were adopted:—
Resolved—That in the opinion of this
M. W. Grand Lodge, the officers of Lodges,
under Dispensation, should not be installed,
and that said Lodges are not entitled to a
representation, or even vote in the Grand
Lodge, and cannot elect officers, but may re-
commend Brethren as officers to the Grand
Lodge.
Resolved, That in all other respects, the
rights, duties, and privileges of Lodges under
Dispensation and under Charter are the same,
and that both can equally receive members
by application; can try, suspend, or expel,
any offending member, and can grant demits.
Resolved, That it shall be the duty of
each subordinate Lodge, to report to each
Grand Annual Communication, the number
of children of deceased, or indigent Masons
within the jurisdiction of said Lodge, which
have been educated at its expense, in whole,
or in part; also, the amount expended during
the Masonic year for the above purpose
ether in the payment of tuition, erection of
suitable buildings, or purchase of necessary
apparatus; which report shall be signed by
the Secretary, and countersigned by the three
principal officers.
Resolved, That there shall be annually ap-
propriated for the purpose of education, to be
distributed among such subordinate Lodges,
pro rata, as shall present a report according
to the amount expended by each, as specified
in the 1st resolution, the amount remaining
in the Treasury, after paying current expen-
«*0*- nnd npprxrpialkfnsfj CXCtpTlng iHG Slim Ol
of $1000, which shall nol he subject to distri-
bution. but shall remain in the Treasury as
a current fund.
Resolved 3, That the M. W. Grand Mas
ter shall appoint a standing committee on ed
ucation, whose duty shall be to examine the
raports of such Lodges, and determine the
amounts to be paid to each, and it shall be the
duty of the G. T. to pay to each subordinate
Lodge the amount so specified.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be
required, immediately after the close of this
present Grand Annual Communication, to
have 3000 copies of the Constitution of the
Grand Lodge, together with all the resolu
tions of this Grand Lodge, now in force,
printed and distributed among the various
Lodges in the State, in proportion to the
number of members in each Lodge, and a
sufficient amount be appropriated toeflectthe
object of this resolution.
Various other matters of interest to the
cralt were disposed of, but we believe that
all requiring immediate noiice have been men-
tioned. The eniire proceedings will be issued
as soon as practicable, and mailed to the sub-
ordinate Lodges. The 3000 constitutions or-
dered to be printed are to be mailed to the
Lodges in proportion to their numbers, so
that every Mason in the State, who isa mem-
ber of a Lodge, will be furnished with a
copy. The following is a list, ot the officers
of the Grand Lodge for the current year:
M. W., A. Neill, of Segutn, G. Master.
R. W., F. B. Sexton, San Augustine, D G M
" J. F. Taylor, of Marshall, S G W
" W. P. Brittain, of Rusk, J G W
" E. B. Nichols, of Galveston, G Treas
" A. S. Rnthven, of Houston, G. Sec'y
" J. C McGonigal, ) ^ r. ^ ^.
of Matagorda, 5 D-D-G-M. 1st. Dis
" J. B. McMahon. of) t{
Lockhart, £
" A. M. M. Upshan. )
ol Chappell Hill, $
'• S G Newton, St Antonio "
" Travis G. Broocks, > ;{
San Augustine, \
" J H Rodgers, Jefferson, "
" John Shea, of Houston. "
" A KEllett, Clarksville "
" E A McClure. Palestine 11
" W. S Glass, Victoria •'
H Chamberlain, of
Brownsville.
" Rev J H Stribling,
Gonzales, and Rev.
A H Shanks, Rusk
" T M Hardeman, of
Prairie Lea. & J K
Hollando! Marshall
" P. C. Price, Leona, G Stand. Bearer
" J M Clough, Marshall, G Orator.
" W. P. Rutledge, of > n D
Washington, ^ « Sword Bearer
T S Anderson, Austin, G S Deacon.
" J F Williams, Rusk, G. J. "
" W A Dallas, Inde-
pendence,
" T H Brennan, Jas-
per, and W C Hen
ry, of Rusk,
George E Hunter,
of Rusk,
2d "
3d "
4th "
5th "
6th "
7th "
8th "
9th "
10th"
11th
G. Chaplains.
G. Marshals.
G. Pursuivant.
W
:l
G. Stewards.
G. Tyler.
Supposed Loss op Capt. Tucker.—We
are pained to announce the belief, now confi-
dently entertained here, that Capt. John B.
Tucker, formerly of St. Joseph's Island, and
late of the steamer Guadalupe, has been
drowned. He, with one seaman, whose name
was "Frank Johnson," left here on Sunday
evening, January 2d, in the sail boat Stampe-
do, and has not since been heard of. That
night a severe norther came out, and it is sup^
that the boat capsized and drifted to
in the Brownsville
a
Cold Weather.—At Cambridge, on Thurs-
day morning, ihe 27th Jan,, the mercury fell
to zero ; at Quebec. 011 the same day at 8
a. m. it was thirty degrees below and at Mon-
treal twenty below.
Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler, wife of ex Pre«%
dent Tyler, has published in the Richmond'
Enquirer a letter in reply to the recent ad-
dress ofthe Duchess of Sutherland and other
English ladies.
Morbid Curiosity— The sheriff was besie-
ged in all sorts of ways for orders to r-ee the
executions of Saul and Houftett in N. York
on Friday. A correspondent says that the
number of " deputies" was greatly increasedr
but not sufficiently to gratily all apolicanta,*
and that fifty dollars apiece had been offered
for these orders. Ugh! Sucha taste. We do
not envy the man his mind's companionship
that is willing to give fifty dollars to see two
lellow-beings go through the struggles and
contortions ol a violent death.—Baltimore
Argus.
Division of Crops.
One of the great causes of drawback ore
uthern indust-y, has long and properly beea
ascribed to the fact that the South in its agri-
cultural pursuits vtas too much confined to
the production ot cotton. T .e consequence
ol th¡3 course is to glut the market with one
great staple, thus reducing the price, and to
depend 011 the Western States for corn, wheat
meat arid other produce, and on the North
for manufactured goods and farming imple-
ments. For many years past, wise men have
labored to correct this evil, and induce the
South, by a division of crops and pursuits, to
become more independaut by producing these
various supplies at home. Georgia, the model
State ofthe South, has nobly set the exam-
ple. and is now doing much by manufactures
and internal improvements to shake off her
former thraldom to the North and West.—
South Carolina is following in her wake, and
has awakened a new spirit among her people.
Alabama and Missisippi, too. are coming into
the great measures and throughout our
beloved section ofthe Union we see the ball
in motion.
The door is open to Texas. As yet we
have relied exclusively on the North and East
for great staple supplies th^t we should pro-
duce at home. Oor flour bacon, mess beef,
and a multitude of Western productions have
been received through New Orleans, and on
tne coast we consume large amounts of west-
ern potatoes, onions, oats, corn, soap, candles
and a great number of articles, which can and
should be produced at home. Even our
sugar, which is grown extensively on the
Colorado, Caney, Bernard and Brazos, has
been mainly purchased in New Orleans.
Formerly this was the result of necessity
from the newness and unsettled condition of
Texas. Now it is not so.
Texas is capable of producing all the arti-
cles named and many others at home in prolific
abundance. We have a good country for
corn, oats, meats, potatoes, onions, rye and
fruits, throughout the Stale; much the larger
portion is cotton country ; a great extent of
the State is good lor wheat; the coast for sugar
and the whole Slate for live stock. That
the country North ol a line some 150 mile*
from the coast is a superior grain growing
country admits of no doubt: by actual trial it
is an established fact; the same region is un-
surpassed as a sheep, cattle and horse grow-
ing country, and for water power to drive
machinery.—Draw a line from the Nueces
by San Antonio and Austin to the North-
eastern line of the State, and we shall be in
the centre of a vast scope of fertile lauds sus-
ceptible of growing cotton, small grain, pork,
beef, horses, vegetables, and of driving ma-
chinery by unlimited and unfailing water
power, to an extent and a perfection that is
united in no o her section of country in the
United States; and no part of the world, in
our opinion is more healthy, its altitude
adapts it to the production of crops arid fruits
not lound in the same latitude elesewhere.
At the present time, through that beautiful
portion of the State, corn can be bought in any
quantity at 30 cents per bushel; the crop w
immense. In Williamson county, even now,
excelleiit wheat is abundant at $1 50 per
bushel, and there is a superior flouring mill at
Georgetown lor its manufacture.
Had we a railroad or other cheap method
of transportation from there to Galveston and
Matagorda Bays corn could be shipped to N.
Orleans and compete with the western article
and very soon wheat, rye and oats would bear
exportation. Such a country, producing the
raw cotton and wool, cheap breadstufls and
possessing such vast water power, must with
an industrious population, speedily reach a
high degree of improvement and wealth;
manufactures must spring up, and heavy
amounts of produce be exported. Then, and
not until then, will the balance of trade be in
our favor ; then will the coast receive their
flour, pork and beef from the centre ; and the
centre its sugar, Molasses, lumber fish and
salt from the coast, and the millions that now
go abroad for these articles will be disbursed
within our State, and Texas will be as she
should be to fulfill her true destiny, a great
State.
Then we cannot too earnestly urge upon our
fellow-ciuzens the necessity and paramount
obligation ot dividing their crops, producing
everything possible at home; of encouraging
the growth of breadstuff*; the encouragement
of manufactures and railroads and every other
measure calculated to render us truly an in-
dependent people. We were astonished at
the hotels in both Austin and San Antonio, to
find westero Dacon on the tables. Think of it.
A hog is grown iu Missouri, fed on corn till be
is too or three years old; butchered and
hauled from 10 to 60 miles to the river; then
sold and shipped 1300 miles to New Orleans;
taxed with storage and commissions, then sold
at a profit to the Texas merchant, shipped at
high freights to Galveston, Lavaca, or India-
nola, sold to the hotel keeper in Austin and
hauled by wagon 150 to 200 miles and dished
out to his boarders, while immediately around
Austin, (at the farthest 30 miles,) hogs can
be prod uced with cheapness and as good bacon
made in any other couotry. This is sober
truth and a single instance. On the other
hand, we were glad to see at San Marcos,
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