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: ■ SM ANTONIO, TEIAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 14,1855.
professional Carfcs.
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A A. LEWISrtAStORJflET AND CODJiSELOR at
• tnr, 9u Antonio, Texas, will attend promntlv tn
all bnsinnaeatrasted to Ms care. ta_Office, dn srfuth
- - "«ce. ™-U
XBtk LEIGH, attorneys axdtjttcnsetjors
8aa Autooio Texaa, will practice in .the
of Be jar, Medina, Gillespie, OontiL Boa-
" and Gonzales counties, -and i* the Fed-
b Coartg at Aaatia. ,... - / . 7.]^
K KDWARDS, ATTORHET AljlD OQUXSELOR AT
l w, and COBeial Land Agent, San Antonio, Texas.
? Snamcss (ffarW.
LAC^HnHTNG.—J M. BDWETT t J. C. MOODY,
announce to their friends and the public, that the;
are bow prepared to do Blacksmithing on the shortest
notice. Shop on Solidad street, two doors north of Com-
merce, where they Will do jrdrk In their line of business
on as moderate terms for cash, aa can be had in the city.
"Horse-shoeing done with dispatch. 27-tf
RHCH, torown it Law iid Gsxn^i. Laxd
i7?* Pr^tj^>^poats, pantaloons, vesta, etc.
«|«li l and prompt attention to the collection of debts,
* sad So buying, selling aad locating lands, and to procnr-:
*g yatenta for landa in any portion of Western Teams.
, ATTORNEY AN C
at Law and Notory Public, Helena, Karnes Coun?
Texas, will practice in the Courts generally throughout
* ~ and attend promptly to business entrust-
Charles dusjont, qter scourer and rexova-
ter, East side of San Antonio JUrer, respectfully in-
forms the Ladies and Gentlemen of this City and vicinity,
that he remover every kind of spots and stains, cleans,
dyes, and renovates garments of every description. La-
dles dresses, shawls, man*ti]las-of silk or velvet, silk or
straw bonnets, table and sofli covers, carpets, etc., etc.,
cleanses and renovate* GenUem&a'a apparel, hats, cloaks,
and renovated in
^ . 12-ly ■ -
N. B.—-Mildew and all other stains taken from linnen.
.Residence—On Villita street. East of the San Antonio river,
t"
Y^JRPEVfE AND JOINER M. G. COTTON, RES
_V> pectfully announces to thepul
Tunc the Carpenter and J&lner bi
Western
■ad to his care
a distance.
37-ly
WABB1CK TBIfSTAIX.
D BOSON t TDNSTAIX, ATTORNEYS AND COBN-
aslor's at Law, will practice in the counties eofiati-
tuting the Fourth aad Second Judicial Districts, and in
the District courts of Coliad and Karnes counties, and
{■ the Supreme and Federal Courts at Austin.
Office on Trevino street, San Antonio, Tens. (20-1 v
DK. J. L. DAILET, RESIDENT DENTIST, takes plea-
sue in announcing to the citizens of Sah Antonio
•id vicinity, that h« has permanently locates in this c
and offers his professional services to all who may
«pon him. He has a complete supply of Instruments
land apparatus. Hisoffice is on PostofBce street, opposite
the store of Messrs. Groeslxteck It French. ? . 18-ly
All operations on the
, and
t which they were
teeth performed i
d warranted to a
le r^aired.
i performed in an improved
~ " > answer the pur-
_ . , ft- . ' j. G. K. MOECAK,^*. D.
DB8. R. S. k 6. M. MORGANS OFFICE on Fferes
street, leading down the river from Military Plaza,
•opposite Mr. |w i I ins store. We have both a good sup-
ply of Medicines and Instruments. Will attend to calls
*tany distance in the eounty, and hope by prompt at-
" " i te basiness-to meritashareof public patronage,
[organ Ctty Physician. Persons unable to pay a
T ffibe attended free of charge by calling at our
offiafcj,e^e>e one of us can be found at all hours. 18-tf
DR. K. KAPP'S WATER CURE, SISTEftDALE, COMAL
Texas. Enquire of C. J. Cook, San Antonio.
IY t LEWIS, Interpreters and translators of
English, French aad Spanish langiKges, San
i Texas; office of the "Bejareno," Mffitary Plaza.
HUSTON, ATTORNEY AND COCNSEXi)R AT.
J« Lew, San Antonio, Texas, will'at tend promptly to'
I to him. Bounty land Warrants
ieri, or the widows and orphans of sol-
t passible time, and upon the most reaso-
ty be found at all times at his office on
SoUdad Street. : ) . - 85-lj '
FJ. PRYOR, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
• Law, San Anteaio, Texas, will practice in the Dis-
F«'\
trict Courts'ef Bear,
lape. CaldweS,
XMeralandSni
Vostoffioe street,
tiroesbeeek k Y
Gillespie, Comal, Guada
and Karnes counties, and in the
ris at Austin, ggr Office—On'
the storehouse of Messrs.
16-ly:
ounces to the public, thathe stdl con
tef and Joiner bosjiiess at his shop on
Solidad street, in the basement of the Methodist Chnrcb,
where ho is prepared to execute all orders entrusted, to
his care with dispatch, and on reasonable terms as.
can.be afforded in Ilii^Matt li i inn considerably red
Ifom former r tes. Thankful for past favors, h* earnest-
ly soHcito a sure of public patronage.
fl J, GARNER, WOULD RESPECOTTLLX ANNOUNCE
V> to his bKuds and enstomers, that his >Watch-Mak-
ingLand Jewerly Establishment is on Commerce street,
Northwest corner of tiPMaih Plaza, one door West of J.
G. Tiall 4 Go's Tin Shop, wfcere he has just opened sotew
stock of Fashionable Jewelry. Watches and Jewelry re-
paired on short notice And on reasonable terms. 23-tf
CUSHMAN & CO., IMfORTEBS AND tJOBBERS OF
Fancy and Staple Dry Soods, No. $ Cortland street,
opjSJsite -National Hotel, New Y'ork, Don A Cushman,
Alonzo R. Cushman, John H. H. Cudhman.
A large assortment of Domestic Goods Constantly on
hand.—Messrs. C. A Co., will also keep a large and well
selected stock of goods especially adapted to the Mexi-
can market. june 6, '50
CROSBY CO., MANUFACTURERS, WHOLESALE
ana Retail dealers in Boots and Shoes, Hats and
Caps. Commerce Street, 3rd door from Main Plaza, San
Antonio, Texas. =>" ' *
DESMUKE & 6a., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEAL,
ere in Drugs Medicines and Stationery, Commerce St.
E JONES & CO„ WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEAL-
• er in General Merchandise, Dry Goods, Groceries,
Hardware,.Wooden Ware, Clothing, Ac.,-Ac.
THOXA3 bkxder. david ilmNDEt.
Furniture ware-room.—Messrs.- bender &
ALEXANDER, have opened a FURNITURE WARE-
ROOM, on Commerce street, in the old American Ex-
change, where they will have on hand a constant supply
of Fcrmti-re of every description, suiting the market of
San Antonio and Vtemity. They ariS also prepared to
Mamifaeture pnd 'Repair %pv article of Furniture thaj
may be orderedor entrusted to their care. The public are
respectfully invited to caltai^d examine their stock. 2-lt
/GENERAL AGENCY.-JOHN MALLOY,
VI €blieetion, Liqaidation and Settlement otC
Fit. davis, attorney andcocnselor at law
• Ma Antonio, Texas, will attend to all professional
business that maybe intrusted to him in the several Dis-
trict Courts of the Foutth Judicial District, and the
Suyemevand Federal Courts in Austiq- 47-Iy
W-
Frank eg an, attorney and counselor at
Law, and Genera} Land Agent, San Antonio, Texas.
Ail business entrusted to hhn will iccejve his strict and
prompt attention. tW Office—Opposite th Court
we. . - .. 3S-ly
Oh. noon an, aTtoksey and counselor at
• Law, Cfestroviile, Texas, wHlpiactice in the Distnct
Courts in the counties including the Fourth Judicial Dis-
trict, aad is also Notary Public for Medina county.
Business from a distance attended to promptly. 32-ly
Teste, win
Texas,
tion given to all bu
dJ-lv-
a
in General
COUNSELOR AT
Office—Main
8. a. skwtow.
_ I* NEWTON, ATTORNEYS AND couxselokt-
at La#, Ska Antonio, Texas, will practice In the
Texas Courts of the Fourth aad Seomd J udirial Districts
aad in the Supreme Court at Austin. Business entrusted
to their care, will be promptly and faithfully attended to.
They will also give their-prompt attention to the collec-
tion at all claims entrusted to their care, and will act as
Veaenl Land Agents, gf Office—East aide Main Plaza.
nnsssi i Boras. i. x. wilcox.
TJOWARD k WILCOX, ATTORNEYS AT IAW. SAN
XX Amtonio, Texas. jfJMw On Trevenlo Street.
TAMES
*P tornr
C. WBJSBS k MALCOLM G. ANDERSON. AT
Counselors at law, San Antonio, Texas,
promptly to all business confided to their
<clarge. Office West Ode of Main Plasa, next door
4s Auction room ef Geo. I). Gollamer, Esq. 18-ly
attorney and counselor
at Law, San AatoniOjTexas, will give an undivi-
ittention to practice. The securing of land titles^
Uinc, add payment of taxes upon lands,
Claims of soldier* or their heirs, upon the
Texas, or that aHf the United States,
Office^ Miiilary Plaza, near
-T-ly.
9HNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
law, Saa Antonfo, Texas, will practice in the Dis'
trict Courts of Bexar, Medina, Gillespie^ Coma>, Guada-
lupe, Karnes, Gonzales aad CaalweU counties, jnd in the
Federal aad Supreme Courts at Austin.
«T-ly
1 A"
Texas, will attend, proniptly to all
to his care. ,-v 9-1 v
J t. Graves, attorney and counselor at law,
■ Austin, Travis County, Texds, will practice in the.
J<istrWaadSupra e Courts of this State, and thb'Dis-
trictCourte of tike United States. W1B pay strict atten-
tionto investigating and perfecting Land Tit les; collect ing
of all elasnes of DeSte against the late SepuUic of Texas ;
aad debts of every ether iKsolptloa. 5-ly
TACOB WADER, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
fef Law, Ban Aatonio, Texas, will praettee in the District
Courts of the Fourth Judicial District, the Supreme and
Federal Courts at Austin, and will attend to all profes-
stoaal business entrusted to his care. ffijrOffice—On
CWasres street, two doors west of Vial's Tin shop, first
Ms aewt^ostorybuildteg. 17-ly
J a JOHNSON, M. d., OOKFICE, at ibs Dacc store,
9 Hbzxs, Ksana Couxrr. Term* Cash. 20 6m
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
1 tent, Helena, Karate
(n thbe District Courts of
a, Bexar, Medina. Comal, Gon
ecmnties, aad at the Federal and
Aastia and Galrestoo. Prompt at-
teattea givea to aB business from a distaaee. t-ly
i. traau,
Saa
r Antonio.
- v. risesal,
* Austin.
_ ' * nMlBUMG, ATTORNEYS AND COUN-
selorsatLaw, 8aa Aatonio aad Aastia, will practic*
i the Supreme aad Federal Courts at Austin and Gsl-
vsstaa, aad in the District Courts of the Second and
>iai* Distrista, aad in Gentiles aad Goliad, cf the
Teath District. They will pay special attootion to all
laad huslaeaa entrusted to toos. 39-ly
W.PfflPPS, ATTORNEY ANDCOCNSELORATLAW,
&
Teatb Judicial Districts, and in the
Courts at Austin aad Galrestoo.
I J. H. Brown aad J.
Agnst, Helena, Karate Coenty.
practice in lot Courts of the Fourth and
awl Federal
reus:—F.-F.
H. Darrah,
II L. 8. Owinn, Helena ; R. M. Forbes, Lavaca ;
K Curraa A Co., New Orleeas. t-Ijr
SAMUEL B. UUUCY, would respeetfuUy announce to
tbe citiseas of Karnesaad the nurroondingcountry,
that ha is now praeUriog as a Physician and Sumos,
aad Mb himself to Radioeaa to visit all who noav
hteterrtoas. He U a graduate of toe Medical
in Aogusta, Ga., aad has had several years
aad be hope* by Strict attention to his business
i a liberal share of public patronage. OB)or
Biers Bouse," Helena. 31-ly.
. c. vas Mtur.
!>. a. xirchxll.
bm
mt'
If; 'fe'-
\rjjg OKRUP ft. MITCHELL, ATTORNEYS AND
V Geuaeeiori at htm, Baa Antonio, Texas, will atthad
fte*«% to aUbastaesssateasted to their care. 37-ly
■Wrk T. HOUSTON, AnORNKy AND C
W at I«w, Saa Avtoaio, mas, will give
i for the
obi, £e.,.
San Antonio, Texas. '
REFERENCES. ■
Messrs. e. Jones & Co. UWt. 1 PasehalAStriblicg,
a GroesbeeckftFreneh, Hewitt & Newfon,
Vance ABro., Mer't. I Denison&Tunstull,
W Office North side Miluary Plaza, near the Coj
housed- IS
I Atfc'ys.
JTtlRARD Flitfi AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPA
VI of Philadelphia. O"Office—145 Che^nut Str
United States Hotel Building. - Authorized capital.
$300,000. Hon. -JOEL JONES, President. Hon. GEO:
W. WOODWARD. Vide" President. - , . *
DlftBCTORS.—-Mite. M. Swain. Thomas Craven. Wm. P.
Hacker, F. D. Sherman, Wna-C. Rudmap, H. A. Shackel-
ford. J. P. Steiner, JeremiaB Walker."Jno. McClufe, Paul
Thurlow, Wm. H. Sowers, Furman Sbeppard^ Jno. Att(-
pach, Jr. H. N. Bin-rough, 1'tiQip F. fcnyder. Bios. S.
Mitchell. Saiutiel Jones, 31. D. H.'R. Goggshall, Assist-
ant Secretnrv. Alfred B. Cillett, Secretary A-Treasurer.
GR0ESCEECK A FRENCH, Agents.
16-ly) San Anlonip.'Texa*.
f JJ.AKDINEK, GKEEN A CO., CLOIllINt; Al WHOLt-
vX S.VIX, No. 47 Broadway, New York. '®. G. A Co.,
will ahvay^Jieep on band a full and completeas^urtm^nl
of Hoady -Mad« Clothing, Shirts, and map's under wear, , ,
trr-tire vnnjtrof Team III 1. fnilUhmB. not fife lOtlnd. .til® OWtlCr of
'ully solicit an examination oCtheir
ALE AN'i, 1U.TA1L DEALER
ndKe, Dry Goods. Groceries, ke.
KOEs BEiuCA Al-KENChL WHOLk&rtLb AND RETAIL
Deajtrs in^Grocepes and Hardware, ijain PUia,
A BfcflRMAN-—WHOLESALE AND RtTl AlL D)iAi>-B.
VX. in Dry Goods,- Groteties,; Liquors, Faqcy Goods.
Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots, and Shoes, Cigarn, Station-
ery, tcc. PustofSce street opposite Groe-beeck fetrefich,
San jtntonio,.Texas, w 41-ly
JOHN M. GLVKN, DIALER IN SIAI LK AND FANCY
Goods, Groceries, Hardware and Cuttlsry, Ac., Ae.,
Helena, Karnes County, Texas.
JG. VIAf.L A CO., MANUFACTURERS OF T#f,
, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware. Main Plaza. .
WHOLESALE AND -RETAIL DEALER
Drugs and Medicines, Commerce Street.
T H. LYONS,
«| in ~
J fa. « D. BtLL, DEAuKKa.lN Jt-WU^IY,
, = _,VS.
Ware, Dismtind Goods, Watches, ^asons, Odd FlS-''
lows and Sons of Tcmperance- Jewels, Engravers, aad
Manufacturers of all articles. in their line, t®, Main
street, two doors easf of the Main I laza.'San Antonio. T
JC. HEBNltON, GENERAL LAND AGENT, SAN AN.
• toni<j„ Texas. Also, Geoerai Agent for John, H.
Herndon's Business.*
4-6m
JC3T1CE OF THE lEACi_—JOlliN ilAl.lAlV. .
of the Peace for the City of-San Antonio.
JUSTICE
Office-
North side of Military Plaza war the Court Hbute. He
will attend promptly to business in his official capacity,
and the collection 01 debts, foreign or domestic, or any
business entrusted to him. •
San Aatonio. August 24th, ISM. 46-flm
JULES POINSARD, BUILDER BY CONTBACT, FLORES
street, opposite A. Martinez. Has the hbnor of tot
forming the public, that he is prepared to undertake; at
moderate rates, such buildings as may be entrusted to
him, apd also interior and exterior decoration, Masonry,
Carpenter's and Cabinet work, Printing, Sculpture and
papering. Drafting, Architecture, and laying dff of gar-
dens attended to. Pise work at 91 75 per perch; and
also a, lot of parlor statutes for sale. 8-3m
JM. DEV1NK A CO., DEALERS IN DRUGS, FAINTS,
* Oils, Varttishes, Brushes, Window Glass, Putty,
Cooks and Stationery, fcc., Ac. Sign of* the Golden
Mortar. Main Plaza^San Antonio, Texas.
*!|cLEOD, MEUAY A G1RACD, Afictiodeers, Land and
Generiff -Agents, will attend to all business entrust-
ed to their care on rea.v>hable terms. MB" Office on South
West Corner of Main Plaza. JOHN D. McLBOB,
' 1 , R. P. KELLEV,
Mar 96, 1859 32-tf. F. GIRAUD.
Marburg a tos4j*, -44 iienyille, corner of
Chart re* street, New .Orleans, Importers of French,
Swiss wdlgepan Dry Goods,.at Wholesale. Keep con-
■ifaatly en hand a weu selected assortment of Silks, Tel-
vets, Ribbons, Hosieryj Muslins, Ginghams, Madras, aad
allkiads ot tBlk, Cotton and Woolen Goods, which they
?eft at manufacturers' prices. no6-ly
NEILSON, WvStDWEUr A CO.,
Richard Patrick ft Co., Importers and WhoMale
successors to
talc
Pis
Dealers in Foreign aad Domestic Hardware, Sups
tola and Heavy Goods, 2il Pearl street, New York.
Jouara Titun, Wolverhampton, England.
Joas Nbisos, Now Jeftey, *
Jkbexjah m wardwill,")
Walt** Km, J«.t * VNew York.
Jaxzb C. Patrick. ) 36*1
OWINGS ft RJCKHAN. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Dealers in Dry Gobds, Crockery pod Glass Ware,
Stftioaary aad ferfumery, Family Groeeries, sc., Ac.,
Helena, Karnes Coupty, Texas. T ' .
ers in Tin, Copper aad -Hieet-Iron Ware, Wholesale
and Retail, Main afreet, opposite Presbyterian Church,
San Antonio, Texas. . 41-ly
Richard burdsal^, at no. isq fulton street,
New York, will ressatn in Hew-York city till Janua-
ry, 1855. and wifl give his personal attention to the fill-
ing of all orders seat hint for tile purchase of all -kinds
of Merchandise, Farming Utensils, fee-, ke.
He thinks from his l^ut residence In Western Tfcxai,
he can AH the orders of bbfrieodsoeaareasonable terms
and aa much to tbdtr satiafaction as any other person.
New York. MaVch 2Sd, J«54. ,<l , 28-tf
R c. WBhtOKE A dj., impokl'KHd JLh'D 1'tALEKS
• of China, G&te and EkrthHware, K<f. 15, Water
street, near Old-SB* New York. N. W. BMRT1SS.
3. A. whit*.
8. f- wctb15r5.
SOUTHERN *. WHITE, RECEIVING, FORWARDING
and Contetissloa Merchaats, India nola,
vivaaccs made on shipments to our correspondents in
Sew Orleana aad Kew York.
Texas, liberal
loots f
18-ly
COUNSELOR
prompt at-
entrusted to Ms care. tSf Office
drst door from tbe corner of the
U-ly
TPHUNDER LIGHTNING! —LOOK OUT! —E. V. DALE
1 k J. II. MeNUTT, having bought^Messrs. Jordin A
nfM. H CLEVELAND, AITGftNEY AND COUNSELOR
W at Law, will practice in all the Counties of the
kh Judicial District, aat to tbe Supreme and Ked-
at Austin. ABbuatoesseatrustedtohim will
i to. W. H. C. is also Notary Public
d9-0B«>—Oa Flores street, oppo-
et, next door to Dealy's old stand,
Ste 9 lT'
ft CO., COMMISSION AND" FORWAD
" | Fort Lavaca, Texas, Wholesale and
pie aad Fancy Dry Goods, Shoe*,
Groeerir.-. Wines and IJ^aore. ly
Whitlock* Stock of Lightning ttod.< are prepared to pul
them up in Seguin, Ban Antonio, Gonzales, Loekhart oi
Austin, snd the surrounding country and we hereby res-
SKBBE^saseeg^BaHjSsssjsSEassBS^Ksa^s
PAINTING, GLAZING AND
PAPERHANG1NG—The undersigned beg to
inform tiie citizens ef San Antonio and
vicinity, that they have entered Into a copert-
nership, aad are prepared to do all work entrusted to
them with neetnon, promptness and dispatch. Particu-
lar attention wiH be givea to houae painting in all its
braaahas: aad tbmr trust by strict attaotion to busi-
neas, combined with moderate charges, to merit a share
of their1 patronage add support.
Bhop «a the Itoin fku, rear of Callaghaa's Store
C. CLEMENT.
April 2?. -lv. J BROWN.
SirMfOSlO TEXffl ■
ANCIENT RECORDS OF TEXAS
THE ARCHIVES OP BEXAR.
TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH,
FOk THE SAN ANTONIO TEXAN,
BY P. L. BUQUOR, ESQ.
CHAPTER V.
Various Municipal Regulations and Ordi-
nancesfor San Antonio in 1809.
5 CITY ORDINANCES FOR 1824. *
Considering the deplorable state of society
prevailing in this city, the want of cleanliness
of the streets and places, the filthiness of the
.ditchep and ruinous condition of the bridges,
Ac.*, occasioned by a complete disregard of
former regulations and ordinances,—therefore,
sueh abuses being highLy injurious to public
health, it has become of imperious necessity to
issue * new filiation of police and good gov-
ernment, for the purpose of putting an end
to sdch-fe'vite, and promoting the security and
comfort of the citisens. "•
Therefore^ the illustrious Ayuntamento has
resolved and decreed the following provisions,
the observanceof which is rendered obligatory.
1. All the inhabitants of this city, without
any distinction of class, shall have the streets
swept in front of- their premises and the
sweepings renwved Saturday, under a fine of
fifty cent& V
2. The ragulaitions heretofore existing for
cleaning the ditches and repairing the bridges,
shall coniinuerln force. - It is prohibited to
wash clothed, or their filth in tiie ditches un-
der a. fine of one dollar. The bridges Bhall
be sttbsUntiAlly built, and. have the same
breadtlnas the sheets.
Z. The Alcalde sliall make provisions for
keeping in good order the'squares and public
.ces, by calling upon citizens for that duty
Every person who keeps hogs, shall bay^
kept in pens. The'owners of any such
Is found in the streets shall, be fined in
sum" of one dollar. v,
5. Any ffersob wishing togive-a ball, shall
give Advice thereof to. the Alcalde of first
vote, under penality, of forfcitijig fifty cents.
The rjmsicians Who shall pl^y for such balls,
shall incur the 'same fine.
p. Any animal such as horses, dogs, hog=,.
or of arty other description laying dead in'
the streets.'shall be dragged out of town by
the owner- If the owner of such animal can-
front of whid) it may lay, shall-have it re-
moved within three hours, or shall forfeit
one dollar.
7. -Every perfKffl shall prevent filth or ob-
stacles obstructing free passage in- the streets,
to be deposited* in front of )>is premises, fn
day* time as well as at night, 'and sliall in
case'ciTn^gl«ct, be fined one dollar.
8. Any cartman whose aMrmftls or cart
should cause any damage to a bridge or a
corner house or a-street, shall have such dam-
age repaired at his own expense, within twen-
ty-four hours, under a fine of one dollar* or
if the damage is Such that it cannot be repair-
ed within that time, a delay hot exceeding
three days may be extended by the consent
of the prosecutor. • -
9. Any person who shall leap over a. wall
or fence, without the authorization of the
owner ef the premises, shall, besides making
good the damage, be fined ia a sum of six
dollars. *
1(L In the. same manner, any person who
shall steal fence rails or ether materials With
which enclosures are made, shall repare the
daibage caused, and what every other damage
occasioned by the opening -of the enclosure-!
under a fine of three dollars, and- such pen-
ality as required by law.
11- In the same manner, any person, wish-
ing to build a log or mud house, or run a fcrtce
fronting on t|>e street, shill make it known
to the Procurator, who will draw the line of
the premises, in order that the regularity of
the streets as laid out, may be preserved; it
remaining understood, that for want of com-
pliance to this provision, the ovner may be
compelled to tear down his buildings or fences.
12-^In view of a more perfect and strict
execution of the present provisions, the illus-
trious Ayuntamento, has been pleased to put
the four wards of this city under the speciaj
care of the several Regidores, as follows, to-
wit: For the ward of San Antonio de Vale-
ro, the Alcalde Vicente Gortare, for the North
w rdj Don LhCeano Navarro, for the South
Ward Don Francisco Thortillos, for the ward
of Laredo, Juan Jos€ Maria Escalera. The
illustrious Ayuntamento, has further been
leased to appoint Don Jesus del Toro, Den
fegtil Mufios, Don Melchior Leal and Don
Franbiaco BustiHa, to act u&der the Regidores
in their respective wards, with the denomina-
tion of"Ward Commissioners."
13. It shall be the duty of said Commis-
sioners. to see that no vagrants or people of
bad life introduce themselves into their wards,
in such case, they shall inform the Rcgidor
of the fact, who will report the same to the
constitutional Alcaldes.
14. The Ward Commissioners being con-
sidered tbe fathers of their wards shall endea-
vor, without however, penetrating into the
houses, to settle and conciliate such domes-
tic dissentions or quarrels as may come with-
in their notice, and -which so not to allow a
scandalous appearance, in which latter case,
they will give advice to their respective Re-
gidores. and these, to the Alcaldes.
15. In case of a conflagration, or any other
calamity of the kind, the commissioners shall
hasten to the spot and organize such assist-
r*
kf
ance as required. The author of any fire in
the prairie shall be fitted twenty-five dollars,
besides the penalty prescribed by law. Any
person who shall cut down any pecan or oth-
er wild fruit tree shall be dealt with in the
same manner.
16. Prohibited games being the ruin of the
familes, and the source of vice, the Regidores
and Ward Commissioners shall scrupulously
prevent the keeping of any such games in
their respective Wards. On notice of any of-
fence of the kind, the offenders shall be arrest-
ed and brought before the Alcalde, if at a con-
venient hour of the day, or put in jail until
the Alcalde sentences them to forfeit six dol-
lars, as well as the owner of the house in
which the game has been kept, and each and
every other person hiving Apart in the game
forfeit three dollars.
17. Any Citizen who shall harbor a strang-
er in his house, -boll immediately inform the
fact to the Commissioner at his respective
Ward, stating the place where such person
came from, the purpose of his travel, the name
of his associates &c. The Commissioner shall
report to the "Regidor, and he to the Alcaldes;
any such delinquent shall forfeit ten dol'arp.
18. Any person who having received in his
house fcrfy stolen goods or property of what
ever description shall not, within four hours,
inform against the robber, shall incur the
same penalty as the robber himself! if con-
victed of wilful omission, and independently of
the penalty awarded by law, shall he' fined
twenty-five dollars.
19. No one sliall harbor in his house any
member -of another family, and much less
servants,.either^male or female, belonging to
others, independently of the evils occasioned
by practices of the kind/ it causes a real ^pre-
judice to the masters of such servants, thus
deprived of their services. Any.person' who
shall fail to deliver mid servants to the Af*
ealdes .within two hours from the moment
when they .introduced themselves 1n 'their
houses, shall be fined three dollars.
20. Servants wishmgio pass from one mas-
ter to an other, shall give fifteen days notice
previous to. leaving him. in order that he re ay
secure, the service of Other persons. The ser-
vants may then look for an other master after
having obtained of the former a paper signed
by the Regidor or Commissioner of their res-
pective-ward and stating the amount of their
liabilities toward said master:
01 r"-rpn Trrhi*"* tofggftmt to hunt
or cattle, shall previously advise
the Alcalde, and on their return produce to
him sucfi animals as they liaVe captured, in
order'.that the marks and brands thereof, may
be ascertained; any infraction 'by this .provi-
sion shall be punished a fine of ten dollar*;
any person who shall go out hbntmg witfrbut
advice and shall' not exhibit the ears and
brands of the animals they miy have killed
in the fields, shall 'forfcit dontle the'above
specified amount
22. Any person who shall buy articles of
value, froqa suspicious persons, or shall reccive
such articles in pawn from any other person
but the owner thereof, shall be fined in a sum
of five dollars.
23. Any owner or driver of a trade of mules
introducing into the city a load of goods of
whatever descripti m, said goods not being
consigned to any particular, resident of the
qty, shall stay in the main squar^, and there
offer/their goods at public Sale for three days,
before they are allowed to sell at wholesale.
The Procurator remains in' charge of the ex-
ecution of this provision.
<4. The members of this garrison boing
subjected to the regulations of police and
good government, shall observe each and
every article of the present regulations, and
in case of infraction shall incur the-penalties
that are herein prescribed.
In view of the due observance of the above
ordinances and in ort^r that no one" may ar-
gue his ignprance, the same shall ^"publish-
ed in the form of proclamation at the usual
places. '
Given in the city of "San Fernando de Bex-
ar, the 1st day of February, 1823.
JOSE ANTO. SACUEDO;
GASPER FLORES. .
DISPOSITIONS FOR THE CELEBRA-
TION OF THE ANIVERSARY OF
MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE—1835.
The Patriotic Committee is? its meeting of
the 18.19, 20 and 21st instant has resolved
that the Public Celebration of the Anniver-
sary of Mexican Independence, shall take
place on the 16th of September next, in the
following manner:
1st At twelve o'clock in the night of the
15th of September, the solemnity of the fol-
lowing day shall be given ou^ with a general
ringing of bells, when the main guard and
that of the jail, will discharge their pieces,
drums will beat and bombs be fired off. The
band of the battaliofi of Morelos, previously
assembled utider the porch of the Govern-
ment Mansion, shall serenade while the bells
are ringing, and then march over the princi-
pal streets of the city. To give great solem-
nity to the display, all the citizcns without
distinction, are requested to assemble on the
Plaza, and form in a procession in rear of the
band.
2d. Id the night of the 15, the public houses
shall be illuminated, tbe Chief of Police shall
be requested far have the streets and squares
m perfect order for the ttorniftg of the 16th,
and the citizens, invited to adorn the front of
their houses and illuminate them in the
evening.
3d. The Military Governor shall be re-
quested to have a salute of artillery fired at
reveille on the 16th.
4th. The Civil and Military authorities.
Corporation and respectable citizens are, here-
by, requested to meet at the City Hall, at 9
o'clock Ai Mi, to proceed in procession to
Church and attend a Thanksgiving Mass.
5. The Areostatic Globe, which Don Jose
Maria De Los Rioshas generouslfg.offered to
make, shall be ready for its ascension at such
moment as may be most convenient, which
shall be made known to the public by the
ringing of a bell.
6. At four o'clock P. M., the. Public Offi
cers and citizens will meet in such placc as
hereafter appointed, for the purpose of pro-
menading around the place jointly with the
fair sex, whose attendence shall be required
by a special committee. The Political Cliief
and Military commander, are hereby respect-
fully required to lead the procession.
7. With the procession, a triumphal Car as
elegantly and richly adorned as possible, shall
carry a beautiful young girl dressed in' the ap-
parel of our native ancestors, and personify-
ing "America." - .
8. After the Procession, an original Op-
tion will be delivered by Don Refugio De La
Garza, under a temple erected for the occa-
sion. At the^ end of the oration, the troops
formed in rear of the procession/ shall fire a
general discharge of .musketry.
9. Two grand, balls shall lake place at
night, on both plazes, under the supervisions
of a special committee. The Ball on the Mili-
tary Plaza, shall be for the people and .soldiers.
10. On the morning of the 16th, a delega-
tion of (he. Committee ,shall wait on the au-
thorities and appeal to their philanthropy, for
a pardon in favor of prisoners confined for
slight offences.,
Signed by the Members of the Committee.
A true copy—Francisco de Kada.
.'Bexar, 21st August, 1835.
From the Galve*ton-Joaruai.
HISTORICAL SKETCHES
OP THE
Eearly River Commerce of Texas.
, _ NCMDER THREE. -
Some time in the year 1828, ,Capt Hfenry
Austin brought over, from New Orleans, the
first steamboat that' ever plied on the Rio
Grande. This beat was called the -'.Aerial."
Her draught of water w/us-wifficiently light to
admit of her m^lripy-«uccessful trips a con-
sideraUle distance above the mouth of the riv-
er. Her chief, and niost profitable employ-
ment, however, was in-taking freight up " to
Matapjoros, from iscss£l&*iri the oiSng, which
drew too #reat a draught of water to allow
them tpeross the bar and enter the liver.
Tjt><5 Aerial continued in'that trade, with
grmt profit to her owner, until she was per-
emptorily ordered to leave the Rio Grande by
the Mexican authorities, in the year 1830.
This singular and arbitary order was caus-
ed to be'issued in consequence of a petition
having been gotten' up and forwarded to the
Government, in which it was set forth that
the said steamboat. Aerial, was operating
greatly to the detriment of the most vital in-
terestof a large and respectable portion of the
honest and industrious citizens of -the States
ofTamaulipas andCoahuila and Texas,whose
business, and sole means of siippOrt, was, and
had been, for many years, the transportation,
on beasts of burthen, of merchandize and pro-
duce between Matamoros and the interior
cities, towns and villages of tliose States*!!
The petition was sifted by a large number
of citizens and public functionaries, and hum-
bly' prayed that "said steamboat, Aerial, be
promptly ordered to instantly leave the Rio
Grande "del Norte, and to never again at-
tempt to ply upon its waters,"
'On the receipt of this petition' the enlight-
ened Government of tie * Great Republic
■of Mexizo." acted with much promptness,in
complying with the humble request of the
public spirited and intelligent memorialists.
On leaving the Rio Grande, Capt. Austin
brought his steamer^into the Brazes; upon
which stream she plied for several months,
ascending as high • up as Bolivar, her Cap-
tain's place of residence.
From tbe Brazos river, the Aerial Was
brought into Galveston Bay, where she re-
mained, pretty constantly employed, in, the
lightering business from this harbor to Har-
risburg, Anahuac. Lynchburg^ New Wash-
ington and other points on ana Bear the Bay,
until she finally became unfit for service, and
was abandoned near Perkins1 Island, where
she went to pieces. Some fragments of her
hull could be plainly seen at as late a Bate as
the summer of 1S36. , , ,
The next steamer that entered the Brazos
was called the t:Cayuga." She was com-
manded by Capt William P. Harris, one of
the founders of Harrisburg, on Buffalo Bayou,
This boat, we believe, was brought into Gal-
veston Bay some time in the year 1833;
where she plied regularly—running as high
as Harrisburg, on the Bayou, and Anahuac,
on the Trinity river—until the following
year, when she was taken round from the
Bay into the Brazos river. .>•>'.
The Cayuga was the first steamboat that
succeeded in ascending the Brazos as far up
as "San Felipe. She mad* a trip to that place
early in 1834, and returned with a cargo of
cotton^ hide, &c.t without encountering any
serious.obstacle ; tbe river being ctfnsideraMy
swollen at the time.
When the Cayuga made her pioneer trip
up the Brazos river to San Felipe, Samuel G.
Powell, Esq., now a worthy citizen" of Gal-
veston, was on board of her, in the capacity
of a clerk< We do not remember the exact
length of time that this steamer remained in
the Brazos, buft believe she made several
trips to different points on that stream, be-
fore she returned to Galveston Bay.
The Cayuga was the steamer that brought
President Burnet and his Cabinet from Har-
risburg to the then uninhabited island of
Galveston, a few days prior to the burning
of that town by the Mexican army, in April,
1836, She also conveyed Col. James Mor-
gan and his small command—then stationed
on the east end of this island—to the Texian
camp, on Buffalo Bayou; arriving there the
next day after the great and decisive battle of
San Jacinto was fought.
This steamer c minued to ply on Galves-
ton Bay, the San Jacinto river and Buffalo
Bay'ou. until some time in 1837. We do not
remember, just now, what ultimately became
of her. WANDERER,
Galveston, May 20, 1355.
From DeBovr's Review for May.
THE COMMERCIAL SPjlftlT OF THE
' : ~' ageT*- " '*
But how sbaU I draw a picture of the copa-
m^rcial spirit of the age7 .Whither-can "vre
fly to escape from i/s presence 1
The "snowy concs" Sud green woods of
Oregon, tbe jungles of India, the canal? of
China, the sands of Coromandel, the gulches
of the Sierra, and the mountains of Africa
are witnesses of its adventures," failures and
successes. I know not that (here is a sea on
which our ships do not float, nor a wind that
does not unfmetjour flag, nor a haven, upon
earth, into wmSb our merchants do not send
their vessels, nor a nation on the globe with
which we do riot transact business. The
ings forth of our cominerce-have covcred*
Atlantic with our fails, and while the*great
powers of Europe are .. measuring" their
strength for mutdaFdestructioii, to gain aft
ascendency over tho little bright blue Medit-
erranean sea, it is ours to make the vast Pa-
cific an American "lake." .
The IVtstministgr Review rather piquant-
ly admits, thaf'cousin Jonathan does a vast
stroke of actual wtfrit in the practical way;
preparing the wilderness for the use oi man;
transforming things unowned into property,
and European pauperism into American pros1
perity." "A 'very resectable, useful-and
•valuable relative indeed," of his English un-
cle. "Altogether modei*p, and with a histo-
ry of only two short chapters—-Puritanism
and Revolution"—we are nevertheless "a re-
markable family of cousins-r^of singular, and
perhaps, the most expanding, noble, hiulti-
plying, 'go-a-bead' hutuajv cruatnre that ever
'•exploited" this terrestrial globe. f *
Hardly more settled than the halt of the ex-
ploring traveler, whose night's rest ishnrried
and feverish with onward thoughts for to-
morrow; oirr keen faculties"and energies arc
a)l set on 'progress'—working for times-that
aro not, but will be—for. a future that is tc
•beat all creation.'" - * •
Abd even the London Daily Nexcs finds
time amidst its pictures to say, 'To watch
the spirit of American commerce is to wit-
n ss r oue of the finest romance of our times."
The equator and the poles, "the mountain
passes and desert oases, the forest, lake and
waterfall, the sunny south and Arctic fnotrs
are as familiar to our traders and' explorers
as of any other nation. In traffic"ours are
the pearls of the .south, "with birds of bright
plumage," the gums and the sweets and the
apices arid teas, evep of "prussic bkie" of the
east, and the gold Snd silver arid gems of the
new world,' Our Salem - rivals the fame of
Hanse towns, and. of old Venice, .the bride-
p-oom- of the sea, that has been dead and
learsed many yearg. But tbe spirits of'the
Adriatic Queen have already witnessed the
nuptials of the beautiful Pacific with her
bridegroom of the Golden Gate. And'bril-
liant is the wedding, and nnmerous as the
stars will be the offspring when Santa Cfeus
sliafl come sailing in steam vessels, and rkim}*
on iron horses to^our the bonbons of both-
the east and west into her lap on Christmas
eve.
In sober reajity our merchant princes are
the aristocracy of Neptune; the lords of the
sea. Their scepter is the trident of the
floods, and occdn's waves are their baronial
acres. -
In our harbors we see. ships of the most
distant natiohs riding safely. Pactolian
streams literally flow into our lap; and we
are in a fair way to gain the* lion's share of
the weflthu>f the world. Many of our ships
carry the treasures of kings, or sufficient
wealth tb have founded an empire, or have
created a new dynasty. Every day-witness-
es something contributive to our resources
and mercantile power; when wc consider the
shipping Connected in the outlet of the St.
Lawrence, the TIddsoft; the Chcsepeake, the
Mississippi and San Francisco, and anticipate
the day, when our valleys and mountains,
from the northern lakes arid tnc eastern At-
lantic to the Pacific, shall be rcficulated by
riilroafe and filled with prosperous villages
and cities, farms and manufactories, and
bound into one web of affection and recipro-
cal advantage, and of Christian principle, we
carinOt refrain from uttering the great states-
men's prayer: that ire may ever be. one peo-
ple. ■with otic constitution and one destiny.
rWhat, but the urgencies of the commer-
cial spirit could have enacted tbe neutrality
laws now existing between ~*is and the bellig-
erent powers of Europe? -The treaties now
between-tli# United States and Russia, and
the other great nations, a/e an acknowledge-
ment- of the power of out commerce. The
njgagnitpde Of .our. cotmmerciar interests T in
not tfbfcf W set before yon in detail; The re-
port of- tcte .Secretary of the Treasury and. of
the Censns Bureau are in your bauds; our
Winkle from his sleep of ages, but have creat-
ed* an era in b story of new and terri-
ble thinking, 'where there was scarcity •
thought before. T1 a old order of society' is
disintegrating every where; everywhere endr-
ing, crumbling to pieces: The vast arnrfetol
Europe are but police forces to preserve order
among those' very refined and well-behaved
business
hrenlarg-
acd.the
tonnage and marioe transactions are equal to
the greatest,'and superior to that of ny other
nation, ^fth*'-perhapK - one exception." The
mightiness of -our. commercial interests, the
magnitude and extent of our. mercantile oper-
ations far surpass the expectations of our
forefathers, and just in the proportion of their
greatness is there danger jn them involving
our interests. But vast as our commercial
transactions, the spirit that is in them is still
progressive dnd aggressive. Ton know
that the great weight of a body Once in mo-
tion on an inclined plane increases its velocity
and that its progress is accelerated with ev-
ery revolution of the whetl. In proportion
then' to the magnitude of the commerce of
our nation, arid thfe ffumber arid power of the
variouiffacilities by which it can be Wicreas-
ed, will be the rapidity and force of the pro-
gress which it. makes. The spirit that broods
over the workshop, the plough, the loom, the
ledger and the bank, cry 6ift for progress;
there is a cry for the extension of the area of
trade, whether there is f. r tbe widening of
•'the area of freedom" or riot. In every mail
that brings the news that =ome improvement
has been made in ship-building, in agricul-
ture, in railroads, telegraphs and steamships,
or that some new port has been opened to
trade, some new mine discovered, or some in
v en tion made, by which el ements and things
already known can be turned to account; in
every breeze that fills the sails of the clipper
and in the lashing of the restless waves of the
great ocean at our gate, there is a loud voice
calling for progress, saying to us. from the
nations beyond, "come over and help lis"—
and we are going; wc have already gone.
Loo Ccoo and Niphon hay have saluted
American keels, and the waters of Jeddo it-
self have fondly embraced "the Lady Pierce."'
And one of the necessary rv-tilts of'this vast
increase of mercantile |nir>uii is a powerful
awakening of the human
Every improvement in mmiufacturihg, or
discovery in a<rrictiltura(chemistry, and t veiy
new channel that is opened trp for tTade, is a
stimulus to human activity. The whistle of
the steam car, and the click of the . telegraph
key have not only awakened oil Kip Van.
q'nickened;
is forsaken; the circle of knowlede
ed. The field of vision extended
mind awakened to the idea, to the _
to the actual effort of aehevement; iftd
world has yet to see what the prod act will
he on these git rions shores of the Pacific., bt
Anglg-SaxOh bkod warming and multiplying
|P Asiatic climate; The poetry,'the;^reamJ
ing enthusiasm ,of the, east, is here in living
contact with the eternal, activity and courage
of tne descendants of the followers of the
Odin religion; cohverted ' to Christianity.
Our blood'thrdngh Chmrtrell ahd itot&sf
runs up to the aspirants for Valhat ^be
AnglcSarton is here for the firsttinie since
the primeval emigrations from Asia west-,
ward,, .on a soil and under such stars and
sunshine, and in the face of such hiU« add
mountains and oceans, as have heretofore
identified with the developments Of orichtal
mind: Who ten tell what will be the proge-
ny of the blc-od of the heroes of Western Eu-
rope, flowing in the veins of freedom, under
the mighty stimulus of .republican institu-
tions, and warmed by a Syrian sim, and fan-
ned with breezes like those of the sacred
mountains 1 The generations to grow up
here under the ministry of life and jaf'thna
the ocean air and mountain sk«s: and watch-
ed over by such a galsxyofstars, and
ing-by springs like those of Siloa and J<
and wandering in valleys like those of4~
and Esdraelon, and gazing on mountains like
'Lebanon and Carmcl, raust^e generations dC
'cep and pious thinking-, and high and noble
larrttg ^ arid if 1 couM say it without inter-
rupting my thi%ad of discourse, I would say
positively" that there is no climate in lb"
or on the Meditem n -n e .ad to that of
State.--
POST OFFICE RULES.
The following'are some of the Rules of the
Post Office, which are not. generally known. i
A postage stamp cut from a stamped envel-
ope, cannot be used for postage: - _
A postmaster under nocircnmsta&ecft is al-
lowed to open a letter not addressed to him-
self. ;
Wheel fetters are missent it is notlairfol tit
charge for forwarding.
All newspapers haying wOrds written OB
orin them, are subject to letter postage* Ttf
entitle papers to be sent to bona fide sabocri-
bers at half a cfcnfc cachj a foil quarter's post-
age is required in advance. '
11 is-improper for deputy poitm&teratoro-
move the wrappers of jiublicJ documents
franked by mefubers of Congress.
No- paper, or other things except bills ar
receipt of publishers, can be sent in newspa-
per; without subjecting the whoLi to letter
pfifstagfc: , _ ,- ■
Subscribers 4o a weekly newspaper in
county of its publication, shall rcceive the
same free of.postage. >>'-
Bona fide subscribers to. a weekly paper
whose postoffice is in an adjoining county,are
allowed to receive papers published ia a cotn^
ty in which tbey live, free of postage.-
Any mart frith a peti on a cjcgjjjar, such
as date or anything of the kind, jfHkrtsit td
letter postoge. ■ x
Postmasters can make no deduction front
the established rate under any c'rcumstancffv
Post hiastfcrs are required to give notice to
a publisher or editor when a subscriber doe?
not take his paper from tbe office.
If they do not they become responsible for
the subscription price of the paper.
_San Antonio Zeitcng.—This free soil
organ has a cOlumn and a quarter dedk^ed
to the Gazette^ JI is tbe first aad we trust
the last time ife shall find this
print upon our table. In Loriisiitna, H wfi
come witliin the range of the Statutes, whicfe
provide for the imprisonment tor life or
infliction of the penalty of death upon any
person who shall "publish or distribute" men
works. He intimates that all the Gertnans
in Texas are as bitterly opposed to negr#
slavery as he is, and be has thfe impudence'
to defy us f;to strike at the root of the mat-
ter"—these are his words—"unless we stop
the immigration of the Germans." It Cer-
tainly becomes the Germans to disavow this
Organ: If we Could believe his asaer$6a6 to
be true, We could riot allow a Gertrian to
tread cat Soil: This beautiful and lovely
country, intended by its products Of Ootte*^
to be thc home of millions of our Southern
sons, and by its*position and resource*, cap*-;
b!e of wielding the sceptre of pOlitiral arid
commeVcial power in the South, is too pre-
cious a heritage to be despoiled it Uus tnfe
by abolitionists, arid that ix
too, to cOmo from foreighersf to
have tendered the fights of American citizens.
We hope to'Set the' law of Lot. fiiba re-
enacted in Texas, and carried into cxecution.-
—Gazette. . . :.*
a
Doings of Rcm im Owe Tear.—A record
in New York shows, that the deaths by Mu-
rium tremens and similar causes in Aat city,
for the last twelve months, was 150.'.Only
a portion of the deaths from intemperance ut
reported by physicians, who out of regard Ut
the feelings of families, generally report thenf
under the name of appoplexy. congestion of
the brain, etc. The most of those on record
are reported fVom coroner's inquests and hos-
pitals. " With this view of the case, the ISO
deaths above stated may be taken as tilt re-'
cord of o5U to 450 deaths during tho twelve
months. To these may be added a bnge por-
tion of those who are "found drowned," and
rc shall have from 500 to 60t) from intem-
perance every twelve months. B*rf thetc are
scores of accidcnts which occur while parties
are intoxicated, which are reported nndcr the
head of "casualties," which roust be added
to the above. During the twelte months in-
cluded in the above statement, many have Ad-
ieu and "fractured- the skull," broken the
neck, '-fallen oown stairs," ete . the addition
of which will form a large figure iri the sum
total. There Wffe hlnc" fntmivrs during the"
same time,'caused by rnro. and nearly tc#
thousand and five day -comwilmrntafor drone •
kehess; nearly a? maoy. arrests fi r ditsorderi#
and riotous conduct and assault u«d battery,-
and other offences against pnblic Anler. Tike
last qnai terlv report of the eVnef of pofiCe
gives over five thousand arrests, which are
changeable to intemperance. 1
Tbe lady whaput her fntr cloth in tltf
cradle and scrubbed the floor wHkbirb&fi
has'since joined the Mormons /
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San Antonio Texan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1855, newspaper, June 14, 1855; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth232653/m1/1/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.