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CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, SATURDAY. APRIL 11, 1857.
NO. 14
late Cimes,
j General Walker and Sir Robejf
McCIui'c.
The British Naval officers stationed ofl
Brevities.
J. I'atton Anderson Las been appointed
Governor of Washington. lie was a dele-
M rUBUSHED IV^BT SATURDAY, OS PECAN STREET,
(OPPOSITE THOMAS FREEMAN'S STORE.)
BY JOHN S. FORD & CO.
* TERMS:
Three Dollars, payable, invariably, in advance.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
our senior found it necessary, in self-vindi- j Female Temperance Oratoi
1 cation, to meet old issues. This was unkind j On Tuesday night the Cumberland Fres-
if not indecorous on the part of the editor; byterian Church was, at an early hour,
alluded to He could only extenuate such a | thronged to hear a temperance lecture by a : San Juan del Norte have thrown many obsta- j ?"atc fl0m tliat territory, and is a brother of
i recourse by the pica of a weak cause, or a ! female disciple of Father Mathew. The ad- j cles in the way of (ion. Walker. On the ; of our former townsman, T. Seott Anderson.
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' A rad. but beautiful ami touching scene was
exhibited at tlie accident at the Du I'a^re bridge.
I desire to force the Times from the principles | dress, by previous appointment, was to have j 11th February I8o7, by order of Sir llob't j Samuel Medary, formerly editor of the j
which had already been announced as its ! been made at half-post seven ; but from some j ±icLlure, the first lieutenant of the man-of- j Ohio Statesman has boen appointed Governor it came, it was dis overed to proceed from the en-
: nnntrnllin<r noliov If the latter our nei rh-1 cause was postponed until the impatience ol j war Esk went on board the Nicaraguan schr-! of Minnesota Territory. Medary has always K1"e:ls lt'*\-v fu,"ffrgeii i",he w'!lter- 1 llc waves
controlling policy, ii toe uuri, uui i . . , . , • i i i j i e n • I , . l!le> rolled and surited over the sunken engine.
bor has had "his labor for his pains." Such ! audience induced a violent stamping upon , ot-war uranada, and demanded ol Captain been a consistent, powerful and uncompro- swayed the bell, which alone with the smoke-
snares might catch wood-cocks, but not ex- the floor. Finally, Col. Brown, with a grace j Fayssoux upon what authority he displayed ' nlis;n„ Democrat, and his paper wasunques-! VlZ
Aksocnckmsnts.—For State offices, §10; for
County officers, $5.
-25 00 j reader.
It 27 00 | . . . ,
CO will be to advance objects of legitimate pub-
" 31 00 ]jc enterprise, to impart to distant patrons a
more familiar knowledge of Texas, and to
perienced incumbents of the editorial tripoa. uuu gauiunij' «■ — . -— c — —■« j uonaoiy tno amest party journal in me j raised from tlie water, the engineer was found iu h
\fter what has already been said, it is un- the fair lecturer to the altar and introduced 1on board the Esk and show his eommis- Buckeye State. He is a Marylander by • s,andin? posture, with his stiff, cold, icy hand
necessary to add that the Times will be so her to the company. With modest embara,s- j «ion- These demands were accompanied birth. * j ^'.'^^rkness he hid'distve^'SSriloul
; conducted as to avoid giving the slightest of- j ment, Mrs. flewees commenced her remarks.*1 rc"ts ol being bred into in case of j 1;_ j talker has rcccivcd the appointment ^ c,0lldi,i°" °,( tl,e- lrain; ,l'"! had sprang to avert
" 23 00 1 fence to th 2 most delicately organized party by alluding to the vast importance o! the :l,on con'P "ncc- JPl- ,JJS®0US inj ^ wen* : 0f Governor of Kansas. "There is nothing 'train with the precious freight of lifeand'property,
Its chief aim, as heretofore stated, subject. She complimented Texas generally, j on oar e s ' under piotest, and wron" ab^ut that " Air W is a true-blood- i went down, and during the dreary ni^htthe engine
' and the r Uhuje of Austin especially, upon j ™th the assurance that nothing save his in- | e(] iiin>'and wiH be the fireteIected j ^ ^
the good order and morality of the peacei.il ; &' «* numerical strength and in metal j ^ g fnm th(J s]ave gtate of Kan. j ^ midnight,s,
inhabitants. She was agreeably surprised at j prewMitcu him froui repelling the execution ; gag «\ow by St Paul the work
WEDNESDAY ..APRIL 8, 1857. (
ii^>Mr. F M. Gibson, formerly the edi-
tor of a paper at Richmond, Texas, has be-
come associate editor of the Austin state
Times. In his "Salutatory" we notice Mr.
Gibson announces his determination to es-
chew politics. We hope this is tjpt to be
considered as an intimation that the Ameri-
can Party is to lose the valuable aid of the
Times—a paper that enjoys so large a pa-
tronage among the members of that party,
aadoae that is capable of wielding so great
an influence."—San Antonio Herald.
The above brief notice of our connection
with die Times, has been vouchsafed by the
learned editor of the San Antonio Herald,
Hie seems to deprecate anything like a
change in the complexion of our paper. Now,
during the last exeiting campaign, it so hap-
pened that the senior and present junior of
the Times entertained very honest party differ-
ences of opinion. Though both were gentle-
men of the highest order of talent, immense
communicate to home subscribers. the new- such a happy condition of things in the sunny i of" tfle outrage.
"leaned from numerous exchanges. In a word j clime of green prairies and wild flowers.— j The remaining incidents are copied from
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£OCS !
every care will be taken to make the Times
an useful and interesting family newspaper.
G.
The Comet.
We have never observed this lonely trav-
eler through pathless fields of air, without
being inspired with disagreeable sensations.
Notwithstanding the fiery brightness of the
celestial rover, there is an air of savage
gloom pervading its features, which justifies
the conclusion that some dark purpose of ven-
geance is meditated.
dred years has the old sinner been far away
from human sight, concocting and perfecting
his dire schemes of mischief. Now the se-
cret animosity moving the itinerant vagabond
bravely on !"
1
Flour is quoted in the Baltimore City j
price eurrcnt at S5 87 @ 8<3 12. With the
is elong-ited, and his eyes, like the melan-
choly orbs of an orphan calf in a barren pas-
For some three hun- ture' are bent uPoa the Sround> thcn teniPcr"
anee has cause to rejoice in hopes of the en-
tire overthrow of King Alcohol's reign.
In feeling strains she exhorted her own
sex to commit, not their happiness to the un-
has transpired. It seems that some" years | steady hands of the i^briate. Drunken hus-
ago the earth accidentally, in achieving one j bands were a terror to wives, the wide world
But, notwitlistanding the ostensibly temper- \ l'ieayune
ate habits of the citizens of the Metropolitan j Capt. Fayssoux then went on board the
village, immense quantities of ardent spirits I Esk, and was received at the gangway by Sir finest wheat growing country in the world,
must be consumed here. How else conld so ! K_°bert McOlure, and had a long conversation j and an abundance of good mills, the people
many crocery keepers be supported ? When ! ■ mi' ,r0"'~ 1 ''le *'30'f ^ which, he . 0f Texas are compelled to pay more than j
, f.5 J„ r says, he could see a strong prejudice. Among1 , , . i
the liquor seller walked the streets with a other things, he was accused of having once d°uble these PnceS on 30 aVcra2° throuShout,
smiling countenance, high head and stiff col- j taken English property. Capt. F. said that tbe year-
lar, he was doing a rum business as sure as j if he had done so, it had not been recognized : One Tom B. Walker, of Louisville, Ky,
death and the taxes. But when his visage ! as su®h > J1® d,,.ubt®d ,ts belnS true, and drank, some days ago, on a wager, sixty-one
that he would like tor Sir Robert to see his ■ , c , . , . , „
journal, written at the time, and then he | J-^sses of lager beer, between the hours of|
would be satisfied that he had been misin- ® and
formed. Sir llobert said lie would like to ! It is rumored that Senator Slidell of Lou- j
see it, and that it would satisfy hiin ; also . isiana will be appointed Minister to France. I
said if he heard of Capt. F. taking any En- i rri j \ t. i.
glish property, he would treat him as a pirate. ~ *
Capt. F. replied that he would take anything
in these waters that was in any way assisting
the enemy. After some more conversation,
Sir Robert said he was satisfied that he (Capt
The Huntington county (Ind.) bank has!
failed.
S those rttt, for .Ttete <m .t. i glo e.coptio. to tho I)U, git Iotk. bgfor the pros-
to promote the functions of digestion, she ■ rule, from the dames of the Mormon seraglio
annually performs, turned her back upon her j to those of the christian fireside. She would
_ . savage neighbor. Sir Comet, who is said to ! feel just as safe in an asylum of the insane as
influence and unimpeachable go^ ,ooks' ll. he as vain as he is violent and vindictive, be-: in the drunkard's presence. She thought
80 turned out ia the progress of event8 that | cau)e highly incensed at the apparent dis- j groceries were inappropriately named. These
neither had produced any marvellous rev0" j C1urtesy° and < bottled his wrath to keep it! sin^s of iniquity in the elegant phraseology
lotion in the political hemisphere, cor ac- hwann untij the feal fal day of retribution : the day, were sometimes called doggeries;
I Should arrive. In the excitement of passion j but the respectable dogs of the city never go
he vowed he would be avenged for the unin-1 there. The faithful long-eared quadruped
amount of this world's goods, suf-
ficiently enormous to drive from our pillows
"nature's swfcet restorer, balmy sleep." On
the contrary, according to our mutual expe-
rience, a reliance upon the liberality of par-
ty for the support of a newspaper, exhibited
about as much verdancy as would angling in
the cisterns of Austin for speckled trout.—
True, the subscription lists of the Times dis-
closes a long margin of names; but these
are of subscribers as varied in their views as
the bright hues of the evening rainbow. The
fact i , air Knight of the Herald, the Times
is more a favorite as a family news-carrier
ent, and that he would like to meet him as if
no'hing had occurred.
The next day Sir Robert went to Riras
and called on Gen. Walker. When he en-
tered the room the General was seated with
his back to the door ; he turned half round
to see who his visitor was. Sir Robert says,
"being so near you. General, I thought I
would come up and see you."
Walker did not rise, nor did he ask Sir
Robert to take a seat, but in his peculiar
measured tone of voice said : "Yes ; I hope
you have come to apologize for that affair of
tentional insult. That he would grind Madam ; occasionally followed his thirsty master to
Earth into dust—pulverize her—reduce her | those resorts, but was too refined to enter the
to impalpable powder. This interesting ope- i unhallowed temple. Offer him the accursed j the schooner." This reception rather aston-
ration, acejrding to the philosophy dreamed j beverage and he would shrink from it ,as 'shed S'r llobcn, a"d he made no reply. Af
ofbv Dr Cummin" is to beaccoinHUhed on I would the prince of darkness from the smell ! 01 j ong pause, e General said "lour
ot by Ur. humming, is to De accoin j nsnta on j f , . j coi.duct, sir, to Captain Fayssoux was unbe-
the thirteenth of next June. New those who : of hoi) water. Truly they were not dogger- f cominp; an Englishman and a British officer.
can find a safe place on this occasion, may j 'es- ^en sinned agiinst the noble temper- j I shall make such a representatian of it to
beboid a "rand si"ht. Outsiders, however, | ance animal when they called them such.— : your government as will cause an investiga-
Much more in a similar stiain was advanced ] t'on and insure an explanation." Where-
| upon Sir Robert expressed his sincere regret
i xr /. „ t ' at the occurrence, assuring the General that
looks like he might be a terrible fellow m the Now, for one, we cannot say we much ad- I nQ offcnce wag int„nde(]j ^ he ha(j nQ
will do well not to approach too near the i
scene of conflict. Sir Christopher Cornet ; by the lecturer of the evening.
i phrensy of passion. Little boys and girls I mire tliese displays of female oratory. In intention to insult.
t it ever can be, as a political organ. Es- j ghou]<] gtiiy at home or get on the fence. j good sooth, weare opposed to them to/o calo. j After having made such explanations as
peeially is it in Chat character, the idol of the j That the'prophecy of the Dr. will be lite- j Had as soon see our little sister riding a . were deemed satisfactory to the General, he | been -destroyed by fire. Every
ladies,God bless them. The people of Aus- j rajj fulfilled there cannot be an earthly or a | Welsh donkey bare-back to parish church.— j was asked to take a chair, and the convert- ■ house in the town was burned.
t l ~ . mm m I t I > ■ l> f 11 ltn<\n I ll M .. CC * - _ I
Mr. Wheeler, the American Minister at |
Nicaragua has resigned his po ition.
There was a rumor at Panama that Messrs. J
Morse and Bowling ha J demanded their pass-
ports in consequence of the refusal of that i
Government to arrange the existing rnisun- j
derstanding between it and the United States, j
Concha, (the bloody,) it is reported is j
shortly to b.' superceded as Governor Gener-
al of Cuba.
Hon. Jas. B. Clay, (Son of Henry Clay,)
ha- declined the position of Minister to Ber-
lin, tendered to him by Mr. Buchanan
The new editor of the Union, (the Gov-
ernment Organ,) Hon. John Appleton, is ly-
ing dangerously ill at Washington. It is
said that he contemplates retiring from the
position which he has assumed.
Lord Napier, the new British Minister, has
arrived at Washington.
The London Era says that Fanny Fern is
the coarsest woman that ever made niouey
by describing bed room life.
The town of Jacksonport, (Ark.,) ha«
business
tin have been sailing upon an ocean, so sha-1 coa et]y doubt. The termination of the ca-
keli by party storms, as to have been render-1 reer tys globe of ours has often been pre-
ed perfectly sea-sick, from a perpetual agita- dieted before. It is impossible for philoso-
tion of the waves. Any little speck in the
political sky is contemplated with trembling
solicitude. While, cultivating the olive-
b'ranch with assiduous care, we would erad>-the sear and yellow leaf," we have
cato every germinating seed of the ap- j roame(j over y0ur grassy surface and along
your shady walks. We have bathed and
phy to be so repeatedly wrong. "Adieu—a
heart-warm fond adieu," mother earth ! From
Brevet Major General David E. Twiggs
Women have no business uron the stump,1 tion turned upon the present state of affaire
i • 0 ,i c • ! in Central America, neutrals. &c. The Gen-
unless it is for the purpose of escaping the , eral „ave hjm perniission tQ take a a) j has been assigned to the command in Texas.
horns of an enraged bull, c ince the prnin- ; British subjects that were on the Isthmus, ' Gen. Wool assumes the command of the De-
tive days of Eve, there have risen and flour- who did not belong to the army. j partment of the East—liBadquartcrs at Trov,
ished many apron gender lecturers; but the j When he sailed this morning (the 19th,) ! N. Y.
midnight's hour, and o'er the world
A veil of darkness spread,
The stars were hid behind t'.e clouds,
The moon's pale light had fled ;
Deserted were the herjths at home—
The loved ones were asleep,
Nor little dream'd the morrow's sun,
Should waken them—to weep.
Swifter by far than Arab steed
Onward the steam-car rolls,
Carrying away from friends and home,
A priceless freight of souls—
Or bearing to that sacred spot
The wanderer o'er the earth,
Who'd sigh'd for years to greet again
The land that gave him birth.
High hopes and beating hearts were there,
And strength and lu3ty health—
The poor who strive 'gainst adverse fate—
The rich who roll iu wealth—
The f>ood, the bad—the young, the old—
The gentle and the fair,
Were journeying on, nor little thonght
The angel Death was there!
Hovering around the festive board-
Lurking iu Pleasure's bowers—
Creeping where youth and beauty dwell—
There to assert thy powers—
Waving thy wand o'er gilded hall,-
And poor man's lowly cot—
Gathering each second hecatombs—
Death—where are ye not?
The soldier on the battle-field
Will court thy cold embrace ;
The sailor on the heaving deep
Will dare thee to thy face—
And ye will turn and linger 'round
Some mother's cradled joy,
And lay thy icy hand upon
Some father's darling boy 1
Oh, ye have cull'd rich trophies, Death,
And pluck'd the garden's pride,
And garnered many a noble form,
Vt'hn at his pott had died—
But he whose dirge the mad waves sing,
Whose requiem is the wind,
Died as the hero dies, and left
No braver heart behind.
Auslin, April 1857.
joyous youth until our "way of life has fallen whole catalogue does not present a solitary | he took with him some dozen passengers for j Thc p h rei(]ents at IIavana have jn.
. u:,.u —:—a 4.l~ „i—1 Panama and Punta Arenas, the majority of i
whom were English subjects of the African !vited L;lulavtine t0 makc that cit? llis f'uture
name which has enjoyed the shortest twi
light of renown. God never created the |
beautiful creatures to figure upon such a thea-
fished in your limpid streams, and pluckcd | ,re- Their sweet voices were never modula- j
the say flowers blooming upon their luxuriant I te<l to sway and cont rol the passions of list-
banks. We have felt the kiss of wanton ze- ening multitudes. They violate every femi-
nine propriety, when they assume the speak-
could be their invisible dwelling place. We
have marvelled at the surpassing beauty of
your maidens, the magnificence of your
mountains, and the deep blue of the spacious
with f.inale delicacy—that brightest jewel
in the crown of lovely woman.
pie of discord from southern soil. We have
foes enough, God knows, in northern lati-
tudes. How can we expect to triumph over
these, if we cherish in our own ranks the
spirit of agitation and disaffection ? In the | phyrs as they sportively fanned your venera
kamble judgment of the junior of the Times, i ble cheeks and wondered where in the world j er's rostrum. The position is inconsistent
every victory which the north may be destin-
ed to schieve, upon the slave question, will
owe it laurels to insane and suicidal divisions
iu,the sunny soutb.
Too long has the policy of silence in rela-
tion to our institutions been commended by
eminent statesmen, devoted to its mainten-! In fact, since our earliest recollection we can-
anee. Fanaticism has grown bold and wax-1 not remember a day which we did not pass
ed strong in consequence of our apparent J upon your gentle bosom, dear mother earth !
timidity in the discussion of the exciting to-' If, after your departure, revered maternal
pic. No matter how delicate a measure may j ancestor, we can bury you decently, be as-
be there will always be found those who are [ sured that the last sad tribute of respect,
r«ldy and determined to make it the burden j shall not be denied your memory. And now
of public controversy. To anticipate an ex- J kind parent, ere your last sand runs out, we
ception to the general rule in this case would j solicit a lock of your hair, as a cherished
be as absurd as to think of adding to the ef-; souvenir of the happy days enjoyed in tiie
fnlgenee of the mid-day sun by the glimmer- society of your very polite
ing light of the feeble taper. Every consid-
race from the island of Jamaica.
j home.
I The notorious Capt. llynders has been ap-
Kcius and Gleanings. j p0;ntej Marshall for the eastern dis-
BrcriMONd. Several visitors from Rich- Jtrict of New York
mond give glowing accounts of its increasing j
prosperity. Some line new buildings, public j The number of ,ctters uncal,eJ for in the
and private, have already been constructed, Idead office at ^ash,ngton ls ^ree millions,
while many others are in progress of erection, i The iQCOme of the Government through this
The election for the sheriffalty of the county chan,,el 13 S1-0'000 annually
April Twenty-first.—According to no-
, . , tiee published in the True Issue, the anni-
, u , sky> llke ™ Unf0!ded bla"ket SPrCad °Ver j versary of the battle of San Jacinto will be
institutions been commended by j you, to keep you froni catching pneumonia. by thc cadets of Professor For.
shey's Academy. The following is the pro-
gramme :
Exercises to commence at half-past tea A.
M.
Presentation of flag by Miss A. Forbes.
Reception of flag by Wm. II. Russell.
Military Exercises,
Music.
L. F. Price, Esq., Orator of the Day.
Music.
Oration by Wm. L. Thornton.
Music. |
Oration by J. E. Hoskins.
Music.
COLLATION.
An Address on "Military Education."
Music.
eration of safety and experience prompts us
to meet the issue presented. If thc energe-
tic language once used by Clayton of Geor-
gia, could be appropriate in any case, it cer-
tainly is in this. Where men are warranted
by the clear teachings of scripture, and en-
joined by duty to maintain their dearest i
rights, well may they exclaim—"he
dallies is a dastard, and
damned."
and courteous
tenants, a majority of whom would willingly
take the Times as a sort of vailn mecuum,
were it not for the fact that our type is so
soon to be knocked into pi.
"Farewell, and whenever you welcome the hours
resulted in the city as follows: Jauies Roper,
seventy-five; R A. Bell, thirty live; and E.
AV alker, fifteen. The contest seems, from in-
telligence received, to be between Roper and
\\ alker. Thc trial of John Barnett, charged
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with the murder of William Lowther, will
transpire, unless farther continued, in June
next.
Thieves Siiot.—The Gonzales Inquirer
The appropriation by the last Congress to
the Congres-ional Globe amounted to the
enormous sum of §138,326 72.
A negro belonging to Judsp Stamps at-
tempted to kill his overseer at Rock Island a
few days ago.
It is proposed to erect a monument over
the remains of Andy Walker and Capt. G. R.
Lewis, who died within twenty four hours of
learns that two thieves, in the attempt ol the each other, and are buried side-by-side at
Little Graves.
There's many an empty cradle,
There's many a vacant bed,
There's many a lonely bosom,
Whose joy and life has ?ed ;
For thick iu every grave-yard
The little hillocks lie—
And t vvry hillock n-prtaents
An anile! in the sky.
larceny of horses from some Germans in Sau
Antonio, a few nLhts since, were shot and
killed on the spot. A few more examples of
the same sort would tend infinitely more to
the suppression of crime than the present
lax administration of criminal law.
Spring Fights.—The same paper also re-
j cords the commencement of the Spring
Col. Guildart, of Austin, is invited to de-1
| fights in the town of Gonzales. A backward
Then remember the friend who welcomed them liver the address on "Military Education."
season is this in that ilk
Corpus Christi.
Robert Galer, a bar-keeper of the Tremont
House, Galveston, committed suicide by cut-
ting his throat on the 20th u!t.
Maj. Ben. McCulloch has been tendered
the appointment of Governor of Utah, but
declines. Brigham Young is to be removed
—this is certain—but he swears vengeance
on his successor.
The Rev. C. Braun, of Houston, has been
too,"
The Ten Lost Tribes.—The Boston
that | Journal notices at length a succe-sful u.is-
he who doubts is j sionary establishment among the Affghans,
j \yliQ are believed by many to be a portion of
J the Ten Tribes of Israel. They claim des-
Tbe truth is, neither party can greatly' from King Saul through a grandson
named Affghan. Their legends describe the
capture of "the ark of the covenant by the
c_ it. Krnad land mas boast of its carlv or- j Philistines, the anointing of *_jul by Samuel, ( ^
|n the broad lan<* ay do pa y i ^ of pav;j anii Goliah, and other j not to be outdone by his competitor, caused
jpro. If t thousand an one glowing u- eventg gcripturo history, which they claim i the following to be cut on his tablet, which
(Binaries, blaring from hill and valley in our I ag the;r own 1
favored land are not sufficient to enlighten the '
puffer from the withdrawal of our sfcoet from
the political arena, when almost every village
Col. Guildart has not informed his friends j Removal of Judge heeler.—From ; bound over in thc sum of 82,400 at Houston i
in this vicinity whether he accepts the prof- i Ranger it appears that Judge Wheeler to answer the charge of an indecent assault
fercd invitation. I ',as removed to Independence, Washington
T , , ; T~ . ,. icounty. The editor justly congratulates the
fcjg^lii a church-yard near London, arc the ! .. .. , . J J ^ ,,
,,,, . , ,r, ~ , , !citizens or Washington upon the agreeable
following epitaphs. 1 he first reads— ... , . ° . 1 " ,
"II r I li acquisition to their society. Ihe Judge is
| not only an able jurist, but an estimable,
| polished gentleman. We wish him every
ere i lie
Snug as a bug
In a rug."
A man dying afterwards, and determined happiness in his new residence.
Berwick B.\y Route.—The Gal. News
! stands near that of his former rival—
What have the fcolish fellows been about;
public mind upon the subject of political - these many years ? Did'nt they know j
economy, dark indeed must be the intellec- ^ worjj was t USy 0n the hunt after them ?
tual faculties of our people. In our estima- j gomc [,ave provecL they were in Amcrica and
tion, the existing want of a proper apprecia-, j,wj ]jnown as Indians, while others have
_ • a • M A?_1 : p ^
"Here I lies,
A little snugger
Than that other bugger."
records the arrival of the steamship Galves-
| ton, by way of Berwick Bay. The approach
i of the steamship was announced by the salute
■ of thirty-two guns commemorating the opea-
lage of a new channel of trade to the oity and
; State. The Galveston had to ascend Bayou
| Bocuf eight miles to the railroad, which,
Embalming Little Negroes.—The Ual
4- ' , , :nflnpnt;,l iournals devoted , l veston News speaks of a recent experiment, e,?ht ,Hlles to the railroad, which,
fion of good and influential journa s de dvanced theones qUite as plausible, when j emba]mhl„ a Hule ne„ro in t!,c w J j however, will bo completed to Berwick Bay
to party objects, is owing to the great aug- ^ .n Asia M th<j ^ keepin„ sJ. cmba.min, nej.ro, the island |.
MMtorion of their numbers. Diminish the ^ ^ bab] laUj,hin? at tbe mistakes of
gfHTftfjf1 of tbis class of newspapers, and tbe
balance no doubt will be more valued and
better sustained.
In 4a6 n#p, however, of an expressed de-
the learned. The preachers smelt them out
as they would a good dinner.
#®*An exchange says a lady in Peters
city. The editor, however, does not say by the 20th inst., when the Directory of the
whether the wooly-hcaded specimen of mor- Railroad Company and a deputation from
tality was a living juvenile, or a dcfunct New Orleans v.'ill visit thc oity. Among the
relic of humanity. Probably the people of passengers cn the Galveston, appear the
Galveston killed their subject for the benefit names of R. McCoUough and \V. R. Scurry,
of science, and then spiced, i]ia savory JG^fAmong the graduates of the 31eilical
remains to preserve them from decomposition j College at Philadelphia arc Otic 1 .> Moore, ot
termination tQ rpfrain from the discussion of! burg, Va., recently gave birth to a child with
local politics, if neighboring cotemporary two tongues. \\ e will bet our Sunday gn-
Beems unwillin" that the senior should enjoy I to-meeting hat against a fretful porcupine's It would certainly hare been better than to j Virginia, and Lucy M, Pctersilla, of North
i party strife. In a recent quill, that that juvenile, when large enough, have embalmed the subject ere the vital j Carolina. Great Jove ! what names for fair
any repose from party
controversy upon a subject entirely different,
wears aprons.
spark was extinct, unless it was deformed. pill rollers.
upon two of his female pupils.
The Senate of Pennsylvania have con- >
dernned the decision of the Supreme Court in 1
the Dred Seott case, by a strict party vote, j
Gen. Quitman is confined to his bed bv J
serious illness, thc result of a fall from his
horse, some months ago.
The incomc of Win. S. Astor, of New
\Tork is S3000 per day.
A strong effort was made to sccure the
appointment of Gen. M. B. Lamar, of Texas,
as Governor of Kansas. It is not stated
whether iie solicited thc position.
The entire loss of the British army in the
Crimea, according to official data was 30,SOI
out of 82,901 men landed at that point.
The number of emigrants who have arrived
at New York, so far this year, is 10,984!
against 5,22.3 last year.
Geo. Capway, a Chippewa chiof, has gone
to Nicaragua to join Walker's forces.
Senator Sumner has sailed for Europe. !
The Spanish Government derives from the
Havana lotteries an annual revenue of one j
million of dollars.
The Sfew Senate.
The folovrinjr is a list of the members who will
constitute the United States Senate for the nest
two years, and to whom the appointments of the
new President are to be submitted for coulirma-
tion :
President John C. Breckenridgre
Secretary Asbury Dickson
Number of members 02
Democrats in lloman; Republicans in small
caps: Americans in italics.
Alabama.—Clement C. Clay, jr 1859
Bptijurnin Fitzpatrick 1861
Arkansas—Win. IC. Sebastian 1859
Robert W. Johnson Ifitil
Coxxecticct—Lafayette S. Foster 1801
James I ixox- 18g1
California—Wm- M. Gwinn 18C1
David C. Broderick 1863
Delaware—Martin w. Bates 1859
James A. Bayard 1863
Florida—David L. Yulee 1861
Stephen R. Mallory 18g3
Geo gia—Robert Toomj,s j859
Alfred iverson.;"";;;;;";;;;";;";18Bi
Indiana—-Graham x Fitth lRGl
-Jesse D. Bright 18fi'^
Illinois Stephen \ Douglass 1859
Lyman Tiu-mbcll js61
Iowa—George W. Jones 1859
James Harlas isfil
Kentucky Jnhn B. Thnmvuon 1859
J"hn J. Crittenden 1861
Lolisiaxi J. p. Benjamin 1859
•John Slidell 1861
Maine—Wm. Pitt Fessexden 1859
Hannibal Hamlin 1863
Massachusetts—Henry Wilson 1s39
Chas. Sumner |S<!3
Maryland—James A. Prarce 1861
A nthnny Kennedy 1861
Wisconsin—Chas Dl-rrf.e 1861
Jas. R. Doolittle 1853
Michigan—Charles E. Stuart 1859
Z. Chandler ] "63
Mississippi—Albert G. Brown 1859
Jefferson Davis 1863
Missouri—James Green 1861
Trusten Polk 1863
Xew Hampshire—John P. Hale 1859
James Bell 1861
New York—Wm. h. Seward 1861
Preston Kino 1863
New Jersey—Wm Wright ^..1859
R. Thompson 1863
N. CAronNA—David S- Reid 1859
Asa Biggs 1861
Ohio—George E. Pugh -.1871
Benj. F. Wade 1863
Pennsylvania—Wm Bigler 1861
Simon Cameron- 1863
R. Island—Philip Allen 1859
Jas. S. Simmons 1863
S.Carolina—Josiah J. Evans 1859
A. P. Butler 1861
TkSNESSEE—I elm Be'l 1859
A Democrat 1863
Texas—Sum Houston 1859
Thoi. J. Rn?k 1863
Vermont—Jacob Coi.lamer 1801
Solomon Foot 1863
Virginia—R-M. T. Hunter 1859
James M. Mason 1863
recapitulation.
Democrats 3V
Republicans 20
Americans 5
[From the Xew Orleans Delta.]
Letter from Col. Tltns.
Gkkytowx, March 4th, 1857.
Dear Sir :—Doubtless you are aware from
other sources of thc cause of my imprison-
ment, in thc hands of the English. I arrived
here on my way to Aspinwall and San Juan
del Sur, by one of the steamers of the Tran-
sit Company, under the control of Col. Lock-
ridge, General Walker's agent here,'which he
had brought down the river for repairs. We
had scarcely landed when we were surround-
ed by three boats of the English, filled with
armed men. The officer in command in-
formed Col. Lockridge, that he required him
j to draw his men np into line, so that he conld
see for himself whether there were any
English subjects engaged in the unlawful ex-
pedition up the river, and if they wanted
protection from the Fnglish fleet, &c.
j Col. Lockridge immediately called his men
; for the purpose, as related, but (under pro-
te.' t) from so vile and outrageous an insult,
on thc rights of men, that it brought forth
from the lips of every American freeman,
* * " Oh my country !• 1 blush
! for thee."
The precepts of the immortal Washington,
thc father of our groat republic, that have
been instilled in the heart of every American
were keenly remembered, and when he in-
formed Col. Lockridge of hie orders to seize
the steamers J. N. Scotland Rescue, the pas-
sions of every individual were excited, for
well he knew that 400 of our countrymen
were sixty miles np the river, surrounded by
thc enemy, without provisions and were- de-
pending upon the sterner to return with
supplies. I replied to Capt. De Horsey with
all the venom of my nature; he openly
t hreatened my arrest, by saying that he would
take me aboard of his ship, and have me flog-
ged and punished, if I did not immediately
hush my mouth. I responded in the lan-
guage of a wounded and oppressed American,
and it was impossible for me to believe that it
was reality.
Has America—proud America!—ceased to
exist ? and have her counsels become so cor-
rupt under the rule of Tierce, Marey and
Vanderbilt, that they will barter American
freedom for their own self-aggrandizement?
To the Am erica n J>eople I appeal, in the
name of our sacredConstitution and the pre-
cepts of our institutions, to call for the rights
of her citizens, and from sueli^ outrageous
insults from the hands of the fiuzlish cox-
combs that infest this coast. Alasf would to
God, that I had cevcr witnessed such a dis-
grace !
They seized the two steamers, and made
them fast alongside of their men of-war, and
as I was proceeding across the harbor, under
the American flag, an armedi boat filled with
men and with a six-pound gun'upon its bows,
commanded me to stop, when a midshipman
oidered me aboard of the ^un-boat as a prison-
er, I refused, under the most solemn protest,
against the right of such an act; but I was
threatened by him in the most insulting
language and forced aboard, when I was taken
on board the corvette Cossack, where I was
accosted in the most brutal manner before
the entire c-rew, both officers and men, when
1 was told that I had insulted an English
officer by name Capt. J. Wm. Cockburn,
whom he would loaru me to respect, and that
he would try me i'or it, as he was the only
law and authority known here. I was imme-
diately disarmed, and thrust below by Capt.
«J. Win. Cockburn among the sailors, when a
sentinel was placed over me with strict orders,
&c., and I for the first time felt that I was a
prisoner in the hands of my enemies. And
.♦'or what? For not submitting to tho bully-
ism and insulting language of an English
officer. How long will this continue? I
live in hopes, for I well kaow that a change
in our national affiiirs takes placc to-day
when every American will rejoice at the final
adieu of the outragors of our liberty. Win L
Marey & Co. I shall bear the insult with
patience and fortitude and wait for the result
Well do I know that my cause has many
friends in my native land, who will not quietly
submit to such an outrage upon American
liberty at the hands of English oppressors
and tyrants. I had just beeu informed that
the sloop of-war Saratoga was coming over the
bar, when I was ordered into the cabin of
Capt. Cockburn, and told that I was no
longer detained See what the presence of
oue of our men-of-war will do. I have no
time to write as I would wL-h. Suffice it to
say that the San Juan river will soon be open
Our men are in good spirits, and anxious to
join Gen. Walker.
Yours, &c., II. T. TITUS
A Fortune at one Jump!
Swan & Co., of Atlanta, Ga., after enrich-
ing^ people in New Orleans, Mobile,
\ lcksburg, Wetumpka and scores cf other
places—have commenced disbursing their
Frizes in this quarter of tbe world.
Ckss -4 drawn j„ Atlan'a, Ga., on
Thursday, the 10th inst., has materially con-
tributed to the happioess and prosperity cf
one oi our most popular and most rcspectcd
citizens, who held one quarter of Ticket No.
' Y . v the c;lPltal prize of §50,000.
\\ e also learn that Messrs. Swan & Co., with
their usual promptness, have written to their
ageut, at this place, who sold thc prize, to
know when and where the holder wishes pay-
ment to be made. Xow is the tune for people
who want money to take hold of an opJor-
tunity, for thc prizes having taken this dnec-
tion, will, we have no doubt, continue to
come, and their Agent here, as well as Swan
& Co., arc prepared to fill all ordere, either
by mail or in person, for Tickets iu the
magnificent schemes which are offered, and
which will be drawn every Saturday.
, Swan & Co., by their promptness in pay-
I ing 1 nzes, by their known responsibility, and
| hist, not least, by their courteous, gentlemanly
! bearing, have placed themselves high in the
j conhdence and esteem of all throughout the
j country ■ and when persons invent in their
j Lotteries, they feel confident of having all
they ask—fair play. °
U e behove the name of the fortunate
older ot Sli.oOO is no secret, but do not
fed authorized to publish it in our columns.
L olumlnis (.l//.sx.) Democrat.
Total 62
j Most of the new members have been sworn into
; office
i "Contested.
A pew in St. John's Church, New York,
recently sold for 87,500.
I '
\ The receipts of the Houston and Central
: ' ,sinec September 2'i, are stated at
■ b oOi•.
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