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TKXAS.
E. H. CASHING, and Proprietor.
MONDAY
DFX. HO, 1861
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asT" II. K. MATTHKWa laa eawHpleie .or thr office
O-v M i! t>ha1 • ' '■*
#9- ia«ES W. WVNNls, Hm|. 1* a candidate fur
12L1 - *
| K iBKHT B < tWSfRR i* * d ndl <ate for rt~
el «.ll /« to the office «>!' Amssor « OiHje'tor.
Dec. 3. iw-t'*
To the Vatri-I «t the t'ilf mt Houston
I «ra tor tbe office of CDy Recoid«*
I eor.*i< e«he em e bti'h rifesrecUbte at.d reMKinstbte.
If elected lHuh •! nothing irornli- i.^peeta-
blllijr «!ir,u. from .i' ne of its responsibilities. nav-
,rt* heretfif-rc t> 'be recipient of favor; from my
feilow-ctt'zei.-., J" 1 e-msvlonisot having performed my
whole duty, I otter the i ast as guarante**
fiuum fnoxstMwtdl
or the
JaMK- W. iCOtl.
s.
...„ 653hh>'i
4(0 -
ZSO -
m -
162 -
1H0 •••
140 "•
l«o "
70 -
40 -
180 '
..._ 40 •
thk sugar crop.
The present want of commercial intercourse with
New Orleans ha- forced the peopl- of portion of
I ,.II the *ug r of their own HI ate for
* «npt>'r. Herotoi.e-e ihe hulk nrTexa* sugars tore
£,u«jil a market In New York. the 'inallty beingysach
aatotnake Itund-^lrabhtable here. Tbe necessity of
home consumption aud the shortness of the crop liai
na-l «N. rw1enc* f.. raise prices q*B t>ore those pre-
vs*l.ng in Nf* Orleans. It 16 noa* a matte-rot intttfeat-
t > know wbat pronation t.lia supoly win bear tothe
demand.
Wware tndeoted M-a commercial bou e lu this city,
whlct||u}3 iB*Je a^atiTast of the s-.gar plantatti.ii*
o. Brazoria afcl Port Rend counties tor a statement
of theproduce of those counties this year. It is as
fallows:.
tt. * D. 0. Mills.
Kyle A Terry
J.D. Waters - —:
K-t. A. Jack-so —
ChenaDjto PIatrta'ii'8
Or. Vmin ——
-
Mill- A Wurner. -
1 JonlMi— -
Dr. Gooiiieit -
Mm Wh irtoo -
J Caun>b"II —
* Otiir->n*>* Kro-. -
J. II II' ni.lon
•V. J. R v ,<
S g. Prrrv
JO.M.N-<*t
A. K. B entail. -
Mud.-O'
8.1*. Win- on -
J. Bate* —■•
.1. H. Moirii"
I,. Morr'-
ttawklii. -
tfln-plieM
Vatton
TVltnon — ...
Si rlrtjffflluw
S Powf
To this most be a.Mut «or the production rf W bar-
ton and Mata^onla comities about 1100 hhit*.. and of
Uherty, If onr rec«)lU'Ctloti serves us right, a\wtit 50
bh4 . We will accirdinsly put the production of the
State this year In round number* at SOW hhds.
Sow what part of th? State is dependent on this
for a mipply' If a Hue be drawn up the Trinity to the
upper r<ii< of Kilis county, and thence follow wed
the line dividlns the t bird from the fltlh Contrr'-sstonal
District,It will be jont about the eastern and north-
ern boundary of that portion o. the State that, will
<i e Texan uii*r this year. An Whet iwtn of th
State can get their Minar from IA>0W«na cheaper than
Now tiie po|Hjlation ••( the Pls J5?i^SSRw-
nraced is, as near as we can get at it«380,000, em-
bracing some 40,000 Mexican population in the
Western counties which will seek their supplies
from some other source. This will lea*# 260,000
to be supplied withTexas sugar, lor which we have
in roand numbers 3,500,0*0 lbs. of sugar, and
3,300,000 lbs. of molasses, in all 9,000,000 lbs ., or
34 6 lbs. for every inhabitant, white and black,
large ami email. This gives an ample supply and
renders all idea of a sug:>r famine unworthy of at-
tention. ,
We do not know whether the facts we have given
will entirely justify the high prices tltiit have been
pa d for sugar this year, nor do we care whether
they do or not. That is a matter for the buyer and
seller to settle, and we bav* no business with it.
The Obnrfit^N f C'sl. Terrs-
f i I
Satt;r<l«r « th «<?ue «l ih h-ino'S paid by the
city of Houston acrt tl«mlUuiyio «Hf- remains of the
l*t« Ol. Terrr. Th v il pl«y w n of rtie m-.-«t impo-
sing character. / r
The remains arrived by the train from Beaumont st
an arty htlr to Die morning and were taken chsrge
of by the Houston Dome ttuard. who as a guard of
koncr escorted tham to Academy HalL At 10 o'clock;
the w«p)c and mlHtsrj- began to assemble, bat co
large Was the proceeeloo that it was not felly formed
before balf-p«st It.
FhrateamaHotUnd L l*e, Na. 1. of which tb« dr.
ceased was a member. This was followed by
The body of the deceased, with twelve pall bearers.
Terry's hone lad by his Body Servant.
Bctatlves of the deceased.
Coiooel Moore'f Regiment ss Military Escort, pre-
ceded by the Regimental Band.
Houston Rome Guards
Houston TurneY KlHes, Lone £tar Rifles, and
detadunents from Nelron's Regimen?, and Cook's
Artillery, all under command ofLt. Col. Mamie.pre-
cede<9>y the Kepi-rental Band of Miahols's Regiment.
Soldiers of the Texas Revolution, Judiciary and Bar
Corporation of the city of Houston.
Hod. R. C. Campbell, Bnlogist.
Clergy.
Citiaens on foot and In carriages.
Captain Mechiing's Battery of Artillery.
Detachment from Ool.DeBray's Battalion compris-
ing Rlordana company, and a portion of M c -
Qreai's company.
Coi.f arson's Regiment of Cavalry
The procession was formed at Academy Hal!and
marciied to solemn music, and the Military With
anus reversed up Caroline street to MrKinny,
down McKinny to Main, and iown Main to Frank.
Ha, when the civic bodies and citir.ens filed into
thastreet In front of Perkins'Hall, filling tlieen-
tlsa street, whilst the ladies occnpiad and filled the
large Hall.
Here an eloquent or*y -r was offered by t'ne Urn .
Tbos. Castletou, from the balcony of the ball, followed
by a eulogy, by the Hon. R. C. Campbell, which for
eloquence, pfthm, and apprupilateness we liave never !
bei rd cquaHed. ;
'l'be procesnloa was thou formed again, and utarclied i
up TravU street to Lamar, and down Lamar totha |
'J ap nwuUjeyat. where the lameuted dead was left In )
ciiarge^lE^Bfctsonlc Fiaternitv, by whom it *• j
taken In a Special train over the Tap and Harrit-buM }
road to ih« plantation, u-.d tnrletl with Masonic!
honors. J
nnch. In Imlef, are thu o'it!lne< .>f tbe honors l til to j
th^ lamented Teiry. He died a* he would have
wished to die. and he was imrled with all the honors
an admiring n ultli uu<- of trieuds couid pay. No one
could do too much. Kvery nlore and office in town
j w*e closed, and no person was wanting i" respect for
t thedesd. Tke procession with the military, marcb-
■ lug by section.^, occupied twelve squares and streets,
. and w as, by far. the most Iniposlug ever seen in this
! *itare. Kvery soldier in the ranks oven seemed to vie
wltli Ills neighbor In circum«psctlott of bearing,and
in exhibiting the best of military appearance.
We are promised the eulogy for publication in
our next issue. Thousands who were in the city
who could not hear it jjs well as all the people
elsewhere will read it with interest. We are in-
formed a more extended acjouiA of the deceased
tban we have been able to give, as well as the ob-
sequies of Sstur.Iiy will he prepared ere long for
publication.
T*« SBian.aSTCK NowtHcr.—Our cottmporary
the News, of Saturday, undertakes to bolster up
the Sfcinpiaater nuisance to a certain eatgaUApd
says that the "sole object ^of issuing them] was
not /• make these chcr.ht circulate <i« money for the
■payment of iteits or the pu^ekase of pood*. \>at to
enable the people to o*' Confederate vntei for that,
purpote."
W e kuow not and (.are not win t the object of Issn*
Ing tbem was. It may have been laudable or not.
Tbe last use we have beard of them being put to l«
this of sustaining tbe Confederate currency. Doubt-
less the Government will be obliged to the sblnplnster
gentlemen for their accommodation. It Is character-
istic of them to devote themselres to the support of
the Government, and especially to Incw a fine of pro-
bably ten to a thou^aud times as much as they are
worth for tbe sake of enabling the people to use Con-
federate currensy. £ ~
Tbe News refers to a particular bouse. We do not
an l sliall not. Tbe News refers to similar naeaas of
Frem Sibley's ] igade
IfiikT l>«.vt8. it] fa or t*£ U*riA. \
J«0 Miies West S«n Ai onio.Dec.6.'*i.
1 *ic:is—*ox opoi.v .•
i.-aibrr 13 cobiaiu* au euiUrii ■'
Uome Blookaders." ia * hich tl*
rmy of New Mexico and At; una. rnvwl at t iis |
Army
.......
of tit# viz: Ton J^.Ocblltretj, Ai-i-de-
post ywterday aveninp. acco^J^d b^he following j their" stock, i a cor tested.■ audjhey are
public scorn, by the appellation of exork iupt,
Camp; Alex. M.Jackson, Ai^t.'ilA: Surgeon Ed-j extortionate oppressor* of the poor peopleat I tome,
war.. S. Covey. anJ'Voluntew Aids Ool. WilHs L. | >ud as heaping more harm and damage on tbe
Robards, and Oapt. Jos. B. l wyor. Tae escort of, eomuanity than the Mockaders of our harfeors,
Geu.3tbiey and Stiff Is comp-wi or special detach- , 0l>a)J tr- ^ tgte, A merchant myself, and lu
menu f.om Capt. VampbejlXCouipany of the 2nd f „ ' ^ vllh the sufferings ot .tr Confeder-
H<g'meut, and Oapt. Adams Oon>r>.uir ot tbe 3rd, ait i _ - •_ . -r.-A re.j, nrntmrt
under command of Lieut.Halv. ate ct entry, a friend ef and ever ready to prOMct
Ue j. Sibley la hastening on te take command if his i and shield the poor, aud suffering buaaaity fan-
army (which is «h route also to Sew Slexico ) TUe j erally. I feet equally sensibly aware, that When
mail which arrived here last evening from i.e-1 ia,; tke tocsin of war begun to ring its peals tbreugb-
glves us later newt from Col. Ba>l(«r*h c niiii uw.; out Uie lane, over our extensive p;-a.iries. hil£ and
Lieut. Hunter, one of his officers, was passenger op ' mounsains valleys, but few remained recreant to
Ute Stage, nelnforms me thafVoi. Bob* rts of tke l. thf.ir jiaty.aud at the appeal of our country's voice,
S. Monutel tittles, was iu co-uuiand oi ITort Craig pitimni wnfrallt of the imnendina
Baylor's scouts had penetrated wiihln ten uiiKs uf declaring to citueos generally.,of uie impending
ibis post, and repoit thet they an. eHlrenctiing tneiu- danger of our Northern foes tuvaning oar soil,to
selves to resist the a-lv„tice of Gen. allilei'a Anny. j rally and strain every nerve to provide meiD, and
jtumors also abound to the etteci that Coi.t)jnoy< subsistence for our Government, and make private
would relmorce Roberts, In fact that he had ordered ' collections to repel the enemy And to whom
all the troops In from Foils Onion, Defiance, Santa j Rlnong the masses, hut the trading conunanitv first
Mexico, a>e | spontaneous means, subscribed and advanced K
variously estimated at in.ui sliree t>> dve th u-and | :Ue Montgomery Government, impelling the hanks ;
men, half of whom are oat I?.#, regulars a'id 'he , to follow the popular movement, thereby setting
remainder volunteers j the wheel of tbe new rising Governmetii in moving !
Capt. Adams of ford s Mounted Riiles, lu coait.;«iui ; or<jei.v jjobody dares contest the patriotic an:or j
of this Post, receive^ an express a tew nays ago ictim ; . ,hl.t „# Cjtiiena
a reliable genilmian of UblhaaUua. s ye that Gen I aud devotion or that class or citizens.
Sumner ol the L'.B. Army, liad landed st Guaymas I withal, no other trade or profession is sulj !
. with rev en thousand men, aud that his objw i was to ; ject to the jealousy or calumny, envy of parties,
form n Jur.ctlou with Oan' y and Roberts, to meet ; than that very enterprising trading class of our
the Sihiey Brigade. This gentf uiaii al-o wriies 10} citizens. Whilst excluded from forelifn inter- |
Capt. Adanis, thai primitive arrangements have been | course by a home blockade, in order 10 provide
entered Into r>y the two Oovttmmenis, United States l|)8 (jn-kinj. n,cesa ries of ife they at great hazard
aud Mexii o, givli.g t*e tonne? ttuvemmeiit the ptlvi-i f ..p , ,. fi „ot H_Dm4iri„r,s
lege of marchtogtro*j Jnough Mexican territory to 1 lo. ing property and all, lit ut exped.tiocf.
Invade us o! Texas. ; braving the seas, the enemy, or overcoming the
Gen. Sibley will ne.rer allow old Ball Sumner to
reach our soil, with the b ild Texlans umle. bis 10111-
nnij.d he will make them thiilfe that we
" Oime as t^e winds come
W hen forests are remleil.
Come as the waves come
W tien Uuvles arc St rahdeii.
What a giorions sight, a whqfe army OI cavalry, ..ud
all 'lexiau cavalry. i can midline tne old fool 3, vin^
another siicii «u order as thebue'IseUed ov '.iu, ia eiy
in C'a Ifornia, <ilJ you se It? it Is picai of the man,
here U i to the best of luy r jollectiun:
>Pi;0lAL OllDER NO. —.
li>. ATKjU IKTKPS. Sail F*4.xet CO, I
■*—day,—, isai. i
No.Unlted Stales wjiolers will ever surreodei to
rebels. il. V. hDMNKR, Brig. G-VI.
'■ X it
?xia.4isaiaa K*>R W;k
a the Lynchburg Uepublicau dat
Val ey, W:im he :er, V,., D c. <1.
foil. i rp
* .-ere 1. sense «„irui.Bii
> otouiHc he low Martins'urg this
l ft Thurndi.v -■* Jacisoo ordered four piece
infantry to Martinsburg. loi ihe purpose of .
atroyiug Dim So. 5 on the Chesapeake nd (ttii
Canal, wiitcn aotilj very inutli incommode ii>, «.-
er.U
s-.ur«sy the -alt, ry t.-A -b-lr 1Ion «.Q l(l,u. ,
• . the tl* ei 10 dciu*'h: L !be call', iiui the eiiem> on 11
•s Ire upon tt.ein, wh. n tb<y w«re oh teed t i.
lh. i v,! ; our battely tb«>. ope->e>l lir.. no r. ,,,
fui . ><tempting >0 ddwaiiM trmu the r 1-t 1
'i f"?*'' ;<> nr" unti^ark, W! e the c a-dfr
'fc- night, bui commem-iijBring egHli. -«e>u •! . , . •
inn nli.s a •: - tM, ujpUl ibout 9 o\"e-' w.'en
^rtin>t !KW'U,>" *'"1 """ '
avISi w^teXJF,^.XfrMgli^ M e 1 ,.r Z
man , . Ooi. Ashbr's " J.t ,
^,',s'i*|W'": JJ • '"e other Which was urn- a Illgi.t
Tbls iUm w '! prt>rMb|ynffnf|, .
rtVer.a" d<"r'
, ^here was aaefhe,- smill force ordered from here
ia*< night low .Vds tl.e river, (Vft'sistinK of fotr
companies of i'/* STih repiitient and the two re
maining rif! • pp ces of Pendleton's f. .ei>. Tf.e
Yankees are n/w six mil j« !liis*«ide o! lien v
and ab.nr — -> • —
r seven t'uousa^id iisft
On the i'tli inTSt. the qjoted price, of sail l-j
Richmond ®25 p-r sa. t tor I iverpool. There
was little ofany kind lor sale in the mark't.
But it is our busine<s to impart information to tbe | helping the people and the Government adopted iu
people, and this we have done. There appears to other cities. If the editor knew what a curse the
j Richmond. Charleston, Augusta aud New Orleans
| shlnplastcrs haye proved to the people. It would have
be little prospect of sugar coming down for months
to come yet, nor do we think it will at all until the
next crop is far enough advanced to show what it
will do. However, this must, like other merchan-
dise. be regulated by the supply and demand.
Had the crop been a full one, throe-quarter^ of the
State would havo used Texas sugar, and !%>' con-
_ sumption would have been much larger to ibe Inhab-
itant, because then tbe price would have been much
lower than now, indeed very nearly on a par with
v Louisiana suget.
The production of this artie'e In Texas has not la-
crossed materially for ten years, because of the dis*
tance of the market, and the occasional loss of a crop
rendered It less profitable than cotton. We are In-
clined to think that the new order of things will have
a tendency to-Increase the cultivation of this crop
among us. The distance to a refining market wUl
be eo greatly increased that refining must be a profita.
business la our midit. Let but tbis be done, and
Texta alone will demand a production of fitteet^or
twenty thousand hhds. Besides this, we have already
shown, that for all practical purposes our commerce
must continue blockaded for years to come. Folong
as the war lasts, so long will T«xas havens commerce.
Sugar ia a profitable crop at 4 cents. In Louisiana it
Is profltattfe at 2 cents. But at fouf cents our planters
could supply nearly the whole of Texas, requiring1 at
toast 12.CO0 hhds. We trust more attention will be
[laid to this crop, and a larger territory than ever be-
fore devoted to It the approaching year.
IT~~pWe learn that the ladies will give a supper,
for the benefit of the sick soldiers, at Buekner'a
jesday night. The object is a laudable
;ree. From our knowledge of
fair, we feel warranted
gntertainmen t yet
Icity. Let
! omitted that allusion. We tail that paper that these
j shin plasters are worse than the Egyptian plagues,
j and no man who bas come irom among them to a
I country free from th'jm. but will denounce them as
J we have, aud do all in his powar to save his owivcmn-
! inublf.Jt jBWlsuch an Infliction.
| Wit Mft^beeH more than gratified since our last
I Issue by receiving tbe assurance of many of our busi-
j ness men that ther would back us up in on' warfare
I ou shlnplasters, Not less than twenty merchants have
declared to «s that they would not touch them. The
card of tbe market-men appears in to day's paper, de-
claitng that they will have no more to do with them,
and the general sentiment of the people appears to be
lu favor of sustaining theiaw at whatever inconveni-
ence it may put them to. More than on ; person who
haMssued them has repented of the evil and regrets
his action.
It ia all right, and a fsw days more will see
this irresponsible and worthless stuff altogether
removed from circulation. Already have we
heard of the best of tbe paper bein^ sold at 20 per
cent, diaooaot, aud we doubt if any quantity of
any of it could be told for Louisiana money for
better than 90 cents, unless it be to the issuers.
Let the nuisance die. We are inclined to think,
however, there is a speculation in someef this
paper before it dies. Let some one Invest $ 100 in
the responsible shinplasters, if there are any, and
save them till the courts get to running again. It
would not be strange if he could get a good prem-
ium for them from parties whose names are on
them rather than have them go before the grand
jury. % , *
Meanwhile our expedency cotemporary will do well
not to Attempt to excuse a plain violation of law.
It is bad enough to have people among us who vio-
late the laws without having a press subsidized to
their defence.
hraviUj} the «ea , the enemy, or overcoming
tedious and incommodious distances of land trans-
portation. and breaking through ail embarrass-
ments or impediments, which our "S-jionent tnee
to inierpose, though at highly Increased imposts
on fre'ght,advanced rate of insurance, and other.
Increased outlays, thns securing for thsir fellow
citizens the means and subsistencies which the
enemv attempts to excludc, and after succeeding
tointrodac" ttione vital mratig into our midst, at
the hazards and heavy outlay enumerated, wheo
oBering^the jaine for sale at enhaueed rates, likely
above those customary during former peace times,
a cry of indignation is raised, aud ihe.v are liable
to earn the opprobriums of unconscieucious. un-
charitable speculators on the public purse. Let
the p,-ice of coffee, , uling 13 cent* in prosperoun
former times, go up to dO cents, owing to a scarce
I tbluk hi* ordei will be a little chanced. ! will 1 supply, arid some speculators having bought up
wait tor It, satisfied ihal thfc 1 euilty will be ri.hi r | thtf gt,)Cij market, holding and offering it at the
latt r figure, a burst of indignation would so a ad
forth by a free press, In opposition to the enormity
of such usurpation. But. how, if the sct£pie pro-
posed to our Government, advancing ou the enure
cotton crop to our planters 18, nay IJ ceato, arid
our Government, for the benefit of Southern plan-
ters, would hold up or monopolise selling rates
00 rents, and obtain ft. would any philanthropist
spring np among us (interested as wo are) and
preach up against uch outrageous proceedings,
which would prove so highly detrimental to tbe
poor community abroad or at home, who his to
clothe themselves with dear manufactured cotton
apparel? And yet, the principle is the same, in-
the first case it is the individual, 111 the uth«r the
Government which monopolises. 6. M.
' iA;i it
On lt:S !
r. sidi in e
iot'a; !.{ tl. lUakemaii.
•ant. bvrbv K^v. Fan,er Pellx. jt >t. -
ra'tiir. In this 1 Itv, Vrs.C. 11. iv.'Mi.a
NEW AinEli'J'lSEiUENTS.
than anything i oaiU imagine. We will reac'i El
Paso by th 16. li, i will write you Irom ibem e. } o>i
uiay expi ct si irting uew> froin our .iruiy.
Tmi> , A.VllGO No. -i.
STOP TK£ MUBPDWE1? '
•T* ki | WHiL-lRf* KKWAKIi:' 1 11 „a.
"V lue a'-Mtve rcwanl^to am u«r..-, . f.
preliec.i-i ju SI li .(.-liver, i.i rhe jaii... L,, , v
t-Xas. ot Dav il B. Pontie., who ;;i ,r<1. re ' . i -sn)i .1
Ba laid 0.1 tl •• £U .lay of Dec ls>tl. nvai .is . \ ,
in the County ot l ava' a, Texas.
Tf■« said I'ont in is about li feet htgli, smn..:nR ean.
thin v>«a..e, ha- grey ew«. light llair. salldi . uU,
n-.rldoouiplexlon—(street n. his larilage. a.el alNju
•i^or 'IS } ol ase—ai tinier ex* <*s>ivt l\ polite
1 lie above reward w !l ^ jnid In CAS1!* I'm |«*h «tr
hverv .i.-above. My nddreas 1s llalletiavill,;. Lav«-i
e-'t''i.v.Texas C. BALtARD
December aft'1>. 1 sii 1. fwti-wtt
I florr. po!:dence lor t;.e TeMgnph j
Yaflpi), Dcc 26lh. Igfil.
CbtTOR T.M.J.0RAPH: Th^Ktune.- of war having
brought me 10 tbia point, I has-* concluded to scribble
ott a t*jw lines tor the 1 erusal of >o".r readers You
are already 11 was e that Col. Bates' Ueguuent Is ata! l>-ued
to this retl^n. tlol. B.nes is a who e-souled man. and
enjoys the confidence 01 his commanit Lieut Col.
Browu Is a'ao very oopulsr 41' tli officers are be-
loved by tb< ir men i^ind wb^b a rexlmept h ive cou-
firtem <? in ' h.-lr field officers, «iey can do rt". d.- of valor
ou tbe battle tield
Tbis is an Importan# polni
onr Stare. Here natuve re
teously for bis labor.
Tbe men composing this
native-born, am: 1 would na'
an,army cannot t>e t" uno.
own arms, and, as yet, tiav
them by the Uovcri ment. I
men, and bapov in c imp. Ti
guaroeii. Companies are stature 1 at every point that
an eu 'tiiv c-.titd land, Capt Vessey's cavalry com-
pany are ststlone.i st tbe uionth of the San Brr'ard.
'Japt. IHugi ley's company at'lh" Caney riv e r, C pt.
Ballow's at tfau i.nla Island. iCapt. RountreeV . ava'-
rv company, Capt Mosely's ijght artillery and Caats
ntit c
[iHaie I? the gaiden ot
planter ooim-
eglitient are nearly ail
!thar better material for
have furnished their
bad no clothing found
they are skillful maris-
1 coast is oow vigilantlv
gK>£rai,okui:k no. 3.
Capt. Perth's' cava By. Captf
on"s infantry are at Qsintan;.. i
ace. on the river. Capjl. Moselv'
companies are at t,b
C'apts Doughs and
a town opposite
'a light artillery
un'ler guns, but they
r. They are very an* -
st the aothorttles who
will see that thov have
drilled as i he f r-
Melton and ijorilon's Inianti
place. Capt. Perth
Harrison"
tbi'-pla'
company have oi.l
have men eiiousb 10
lou-' to procrre them,
are emi owcred to graut
them, if posiible. They
turned Kug ir Battery,
port ot oov. Ln
tialveston: but the
that the language used by t#
bv his enemies. I have of'A lie-,rd property owners
say that they would apply*.ih" torch Hi their
dwellings belore they woulj.see them shelter Hessian
Invaders; and the peome here, a* a g-nera! thing, be-
lieve this whs the substance of Governor l-uliboik's
i- tter,
The troop* h- re are reduce'! to lb* ue.-e-slly of
substituting c->rn for loftce. They h v<. no Tea. 1
trnst. those merchants who have sucb 'arjte slocks on
hand will not forget ^he soldiers on this co.ist.
To Lieut. If. 1*. Casev, of M^aelv ArtillervCompanv,
I am indebted for many tavf r*. He is chief drill offi-
cer of his company, and ihev show the skill of their
Instructor.
The scouts found a man who had been driven
ashore in an open boat a few d;.ys since on the
'beach, and as he could no^jgive a clear account of
himself he was sent to Sfivestoii to be delivered
to Gen. Hebert. Many believe him to be a traitor;
but the military investigation will, 110 doubt, de-
termine that question.
Nearly every person capable of doing military
duty in this district now stand ready to march to
auy point that may be Invaded, and the men of old
Brazoria will rally under that star
"Which shon'e so bright
When it braved the battle of San- Jacinto's
fight."
Yours for the war,
•siorx.
llkapwihtef.s, Iht Detachment i i
il'KlHK'a bf.GIMEMT, . >
Cmp AIOOH I.. Dec. 26. lool .J
The emu ma' ding offlcer snm unces the death of Col.
B. K. Teriy. a Texinn. He fell a few ilays since while |
gall.iDti> 'sailing a charge Mgicn-i the enemies of onr i
country. In an aruie like ours, where gallantry be- (
longs to all, it Is unnecessary to speak of this element j
in the character or the .leceased, although poa-esn.d .'
bv him In an eminent decree. i
In the death ot this gallant officer nm loh* has been j
^treai, aud is deeply felt, and pi rbaps the more so thst '
siu h a man should fall by tbe hands ■ f adversaries fo j
couiemptit'le as those against whom we are contend- '
Ina. Thrice honored be the memory of the gallant '
dead!
By otde', f W. P. BOGKH8.
It. 1). llAbtic, Lt. Col. Commanding.
It. and A'ljutunt.
%fp-K«~4^MMERCIAL
p'.eple believe i -
pernor Wexaggera ted
D OK NTOI.fN.
A 1-^RGfefiRAY HOKSK, about Ifi bauds L ab
\ . cnatie, wrUU a small bay spat uu«iec the
riu/it Hirtv. ttlho, ort wl'h & leather ha'iero" No
t noes on.
Bay HORrtK, about if, hauds I.|;l,, V< verv little
r. lute |p lorebaed, pialn saddle mm i.s. ,rauoe,t m,e
shoulder, rig>it hind ioot wblte.
ALSO.—A bail I far'a pacing HtKKKL TlOlfK «n
li?i?.1r{1, r'ot0 ,y; «« '•'• 'on:- "I teet'while,
neu! oil wlllia ieafber baiter "I
shoulder with OX. Am linorma
anove tlorsea will be than full.
trouble or expense In informiiu u
Horses will be repaid:
I Parsons'* Kevinieut i s-
1110b. filTTON, 'Minis' Bei ii, I'ouip l
JOf. FORTPOX. t Harris Couuiv. lexas
de(-30-wtwH.
I randed.
i concerulng tbj
xelve.1 and any
>r leturnlng -.a'-l
To !!i« Public.
\V' V- tl.e under.,tem-d Batchers and Vegetable Vei
dor-, of the city of Houston, will take no n o-
private tjlilnplaster- troui t his dat
•I. K.Bchrlni,
Geo. Baker,
H. f-cbultr,
Geo. Ueysor,
John Ob well,
IloosTo*. Dec. .10. l.v;i
John Furle.
Joseph Menkcl.
.I.C.Turner.
T. Froute.
1- Maekleuian.
Olris. Noimd,
J'. llaag,
Thomas FI tu t.
Jobu Me-kel.
City Election.
AN KLilCiloN will be held lu the rftyof H. u -
t !i on Monday the titb d.,y ot .latiuan', A. li
ISoi. for the following city officers, viz .- Mavor hi -
ri——uAl'tei lutn 1 rom t-acb.wn-.f
! r e op*ueu in earn ward, tfiid otio'i«^t
f «l JobnioB,ii
-*1-
ial Report
We have obtained the following extract from Col i
Johnson's official rijwit of the engagement ou the'
Allexluiiiy Mountains, on Vdduy last. We learu that I
the eneroy wer« piloted lu (be'r attack by a Virginia i
Tory:
CAMP AMEUHASY.DCC. 13,1851.
ColonelYesterday I sent out a scout who fell in i
with a column of tbe otttmy, killing some eight ;
or ten.
This morutug our pickets were driveu 111 about 4 A. !
M. I maue preparations to meet the eueuiv. Tbev j
appeared in force; not less than live thousand meii !
attacked our right and left. Ou the right there are;
nodetei Slve works. On tha-liill to the left we have
hastily thrown up a trench.
1 hud only abont tweiv? buudre.-f effective men.:
Four hundred of my men met the enemy on tbe right j
flauk, and after a severe contest, defeated them. Ou ;
the left tbe enemy attacked onr eutrenchmeuts. but |
failed to carry tbeni. They were met on both points
with the most determined heroism; and altera con-'
test,lasting from 7 a. m. until nearly 2 p. m., were re-,
pulsed with great loss.
Our victory has been complete, but dearly bought, i
We have lost several gallant. officers killed, aud j
many wounded. Among the killed are Capt-P. j
B. Anderson, Lee's Battery;Capt, Mollohan, Hans- i
borough's Battallion. Wounded, Capt Deshler, i
my A. A.A.G; Lieut.Col. Hansborough ; Lieut.;
W. P. Thompson, 31st Va. Regiment, and others ,'
Lieut. T. fatally, I Fear.
The enemy left a large number of killed and j
wounded on tbe field. They carried off a large j
number—some ten or twelve ambulance loads of
PKOIH'CK MARKET.
Observations under this head are iutendeo for th ae •
sending produce here for sale. We shall from time !
to time add such items as may be brought to our at- j
teutiou.
No material changes have occurred iu tbe produce [
market since last Monday. The stocks generally j
are light, and owing to t he wants of the troops, ready I
sales can be effected of almost any quantity. }
CORN—We still note large receipt? and sales at
60®6oc.
WOOL—Stock very light. Our quotations show j
tbe outside figures:
Mexican .10 ®lSi i
American, common 14 ©lGi j
Merino, unwashed 18 ®20
Carded is rolls 4r> ®50 !
LARD—We notice large receipts and sales at 15 ;
E 16c.
BACON— We still quote from salt* of the past
week at 163lTc.
PECAN8—A good ilemand at $i 50 it. $2 00 ^ j
bushel. '
MOLASSES—Texas, new crop, selling st j
! 37e.
j 81TGAR—We hear of some new, Texas, being re- I
i ceived, at 8c„ with a downward tendency. i
BUTTER—Receipts falling off. Demand is brisk, j
and we quote at 25® 30c.
; PEA NUTS—Are worth $i 50 f bushel.
I FLOUR—Stock good, receipts light, and-prlr.v j
I are still advancing. Sa'es past week give uatBe fol
I lowing figures: . ir |
; Common . $ $Sti 00 ,
Extra a- 6 75 ;
Extra Fancy : It j
Best Family 7 00 8—- ,
t DOMESTIC KERSEYS—We repeat what we
j said last week, that there is a demand here fer any
j amount of homespun at good prices,
j TURKEYS—Good demand at 80c.®$1.
! CHICKENS—Good demand at $'J 50<7:$2 75
; dozen.
i ROOTS, HERBS, &C— •
Beeswax, lb- - 30®— <1
Honey, strained, tier gallon 4>l 00®— j
Bone Set SO®-
Sage, fi B> MX&60 i
iloarhound S0@— t
Catnip. - .lOtS,— 1
Peppermint - — JtHi—
Virginia flnake Root. fiOfifr-
I
nEKUUANDlHR. . i
Market unsettled. Prices Irregular.
BACON SIDES—Unchanged.J6-
BACON SHOULDER?—Noue. I
HAMS—Texas. 33c.
BAGGING—None In market. i
CANDLES—Star, full weight. 30&60c.: ohor(w«i;ht, I
10®—c.; Adamantine, —@50c.; Sperm, -(frVOc. i
CHKKSE—Texas. 25@30c
COFFfcE—Scarce, at W^60.
Rll.'B—t'aro'lna I l^£12Sc.
CORN—65Wi70c. per bushel.
FLOOR.—None in market exceut Tenas, which sells
earliest convenience.
Signed,
K. JOHNSON,
Col. Commapdin
Col. C. Ii- STEVKN30N. A. A. Geo.
wounded.
Prisoners taken to-day state that the enemy had j at$- — $8 00 per «uck. Full supply.
5;OUO men, drawn from Huttonaville, Cheat Moun-! mR Mi™'_s-s a v
tain, and otlver places near the Cheat M ountain. | iK^N.-Keatied ba* 5 4@€-c. Horse sb,.e lo& li'.c,
I will forward a more detailed account at my , Hoo,^ u(^12 Slab, -H 7-c. Swedes M&ic. fferman
! Steel, Blister Sieel. 12®—c. Slab Steel. II
! ®Ii>*c. Nails, Wrought, IJSjC. Castings. Wt>>c. > *>.
! LARD.—1S@ 20c.
i LEAD.—None In nurkvt.
OILS—I^rrt. $.'(50013 75; Linseed. $3 0W8M 26.
! LIMK-S3 00; Cement. $5 a0fas$5 SO; Plaster
___ Paris $5.
... . „ _i PAINT-Snow White Zinc $10 50@SI2 00; do pure,
V*- • dfeU near Rooiivllle, in Brazos *11 fKV/f.n'2 tift* While i^mJ >Co l to 00^(9 50• Hn
county, at I o'clock Sunday morning, Dec.mber litb. „lre warranted tl. Swi 2 W
1861, aged twenty-two years, eleven months and 26 | m
ws. He waa a son of Captain K M.WIldtr, recently j POTATOES—New ct op, Irish, selllB. at $3 ft bushel;
of Hill county and formerly of Harrison county. At j ' '
the time of his death he was a member of Captain ; roi>K—r,-e i —iWSfir
Weir's company, 4th Texas carulry. Be had enli-ied i B«TT_Tf.r«- «c « ^ Ytvernool is.arse i <At
fortbewar. Hisolsease was pneumonia- wo* first at- _ «Ir « S^*iaoo a'' ^
tacked at camp n-ar Houston, and partially recover-J uurn 11 wind ,Zr taur tl 50- Puck ti oo
lug lie starttdhome with hi* father.and when arriving ( SpiKrrs — wVlskv ' a lvancimt Oliver's none
at>ir. Johnson a, near Boot ville. was taken with an-j " ' '
lapse aud bail to stop. Here.after suffering intensely o"?'
for eight days, he quietly cli«e<l b<B eyes tn death., 00f4'2 00. Brauiiy. American,SI OOi&fc 30; French.
-— •*OM i A Soldier's Heath
iocnt :k tbe Battle or Woodsokvillb.-Iu the
li ville Banner's account of the fight at Wood-
|e, (the one in which Col. Terry fell,) we
following incident related, to which we
eady alluded. „
pt. Waiker rode around the fence, just af-
rerry, he saw both ends of a musket be-
rked tree. The piece had just been di
Land its owner reloading. The Captain
kmoment that if he passed, he would in-
le shot. There was but o e recourse.
r* ',i, Pi,t0'' be directly on the , p^vsiclanR eonld do to arrest the disease, and prolong
ing where he supposed his bead was.— j ...... ... _ •.
er, JUrphal, Secretary, am 'l re -urer. As
aliaooltacl>w.«natstu/,••"
The pouS wl'l be opeu
eu by thepre-uilng office is :
In IVani No. 1, Rtuk House. Jam. s Burke presid<iif,
officer.
In Ward No.2. at Tf bln'sTeren la, Hubert Lockha't
prestdlng officer.
In Ward No. 3, at ,1 lie Court llnu-e. Jno. I). An
drews,
presiding officer,
lu Ward Mo. 4, at tbe Old Capl'ol, T. Jl. Baiiby,
prcs ding officer.
Tbe piesldlng office is will make their returns to the
Mayor within ten 'lavs alter theelection.
WM J. HUTCHINS,
Dec. 27-.1t Mayor.
To the Planter's of Texas.
The finishing and opening of th.< Texas and N.U
It. K, through to .sablne river, at Orange,having beeu
declared a mili ary necessity, this Company appeals
to those wh" have hands to artist It in saij w ,rk. sr.
every day of delay now may serioni-l> imbarrass tlii
Military Department.
We want
FIVE IllNOIlKI) NlCCltO .11KN,
At once, for wblch a good price will be paiduiouttily
in Confederate Honds anil Treasury Notes. Planters
sending a large force, and a competent party lo ovei*
see them, the company will naj u talr salarv to nald
pers'.n.
Transportation free on tbe roii'i tor men and iiro. i-
slous.
Kor pirtl til.irs st om e address the uu'lerslgned.
A. M.GKNTRY Pree't.
W W. MORRIS.
licu't. Sup't. T. &N.O. K.R.rv
HntistdhitDec Z'ird. IStil—wtwAexlw
V~WTI il.h- KUTS \VA.\TKl>*.-'Jnir.~.
<30) able-'oMlkd Men srer ceiieu ior thetecond
>«t'ua oi a Light Battery. (Mcsekv's L'ght Artil-
lery of Bates'Regiment, Velasco, Texas.) Tli!«Com-
pany Is musicre.1 into the Coniederate states service
fur tullvb months ; to be discharged on the 19th o'
:Octoner. Istii!. Lei each man equip himself w,tb a
revolver,cutlass, or the like,and a servkeable horse,
blankets, 4c..an-■! meet me at tbe "Hu^k"' In Houston,
on samtduy, 2Sth, xt 12 M.
N- E.—.Moat comfortable quarters will be furuiohe'f
at Velasco, None but ahie.-budud men need spply.
K. M. WAutU.
dcc2.V3t Moslev's Itntterv, C. S. A
"^"4>T1CK—We have opened an office Ir, 'louet-
i* where we will 1 c pleareil to attcni to the wan
of our trieuds. Coublgnmeuts oL I'HOVISION.-.
WOOL. Ac., will have our prompt attention i
See l^Giilveston lemaliit. open; Office in tlie corner
room over the store of Messrs. D^rli;:gA Meuln.n
T. H. MoMAIlA^. & GILBKjtT.
Hointon. Dec. IHth. I^l-dec20 w*
IOHT OR «TOI,KK.-A lalies 'ioi l open-f
j ksr.usn Watch an#4'n*is, no 2;.r>')4. \\ m. jl
)ii>on, Liverpool, initials j'. D on oack. Auv
(tiring Information tbat will lead to the r, coverv
tbe above, wili he hand^omeH r>. warded. Addre
Box P. O. 225. dec27-3t
BASTK0P MILITAEY {HSTITUrE.
rpHK Tenth Session wlK commence ou Mondav JBJ.
J.20, 1SI12. Sp"i ial attention given to the Military
Depart ment.. Institute charge, tll^. No extras.
December 27. 1-461. jwfw") K. T. P. ALLBN.
Cl'fiAR AND A WMKH—For sale bv
° dK .7-tw.'lt E. B. > lUIlOLS "A CO.
S^o
F°
'HlS,—Wool audCornsacks of l/'indee liaggina
tor sale by K H. NIUIlilLs 4 ou
dec27 tw3t
AGOOlf SKDONle-HAND PIANO for a le~on
favorable teinn by K. B. NICIIOLS A CO
dec27-tw3t
K RENT A Bnck Store oil (Vnnmirces'ree-k
II. D. TAYIAlii
Bourton. TifepSt 0i3; Mouorigahela SI 50@$2 30; Wbea'.
Kv-ryt-ung was done tb« the sk„, a,X kindness o, j
r tired at the same moment. Hisballcnt
. of the captain's bowle knife, ran roand
|s clothes, and infilcted a wound on ^is
The captain's shot leveled the Tan-
kraaderer. •
I STIl.lTOR'S NOTICE—Tlie undet-
ba .in* btig appointed a-itnlnlstnilor ol
i \\ iu. A a ad Susan K. Chandler, deceased, .
-iibtr .era, D*l, of fajette county P* ^Let hlsjMsenU awl mi
, ail per-orisho'diagctiltosags.iiial saH e -f lVT>ther Midlers of Ws
f by totlflcd to pt«stut the same wltbla
.re«cr!b u by taw. K B. CHANDLBK,
rjw Auni'rent. of Win. i.ifl K-Chaa-iler.
hi. ,.,v . ,.-- ?• , OOfiM 00: Burgundy. *1 ijt*i2 50: Caret, to ess
existence. Ills lath,r an . halt brother. Dr. Joseph , cnjnjpn, V«<A%1 50; Champaign, per basket, j.!-
McDon.ld, being-present, aiel his mother arrivinipi
short time before bis d^parftire, every kind attention
was gKeu Ihit tender sympathy and afteef ioc coold
olciate.
It Is great satisfaction 1« say to h's many surviving
f i lends that, during life and health be was s good uiau
and true, and in death a christian. He became a mem-
ber of tbe Methodl«t E. Chtacb South when about 15
years old. and liv.-d a meuilcr oi the saute up to his
death. a
.Let bis BarenU and manyjfrkHds,and especially bis
ment, weep not as thoae
without hope, for ttwagh Je has died, yet wUl he. live.
OQtin. IfMI U CltAWFOKD.
Owansvllle,Texsf, Dee. Si 1861. [twit
$20; Rum. Jamaica, tl StXdJo fs : New Bug'sni.
60c. Glii, He1 laud, in gla-o,, per down.
casks, p>r eallou. fi
Cordials, s'fo $1 00.
SUGAR—Tex s,8<£9c
MOLASSES—Per bbl. i'-j
1^t K MA I,K. —1,503 head of good SHEEP, for rysfi
or nem nes. r fj on Dr. J. C. BC TCIIKR. Hafn
btitg. dec.i3—iw 4 v. ' « .
Ct1X'I1 WAGKS will be pail for a house-seeper '
Tgoo'i L ia-ar;. r. nhonn<terstaud« the ose of a sev.
ing mact liie, the management of the c'llinar* ti.-pirl-
nient. and dairy. Anr persou v l.^)irj^ rb' -itnation
wil pl4a.se apply Immediately. a^Bh^reseiit bvu-e-
keejer. Sir:-. Rowlev, w!li ieavg^^^^H,t '•! Jan-.a'
Power Hi) , r.irt ft-n1(
t^TK \W UK<:
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