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dollars.
ButDavid was scarcely rn.nll.nd as a '1.
,Ji,:i Rnlnmnn wm so rich as to make his ago em
phatically? 'the'g. Idea age, as 'silver, .was of little or no
valueofoecount'bf its abundance, and, tho prevalence of
gold. At the leastcalqulation then, , we may set Ins
vearlV income at twice the amounfof David's viz. 200
.O0tt000-whjch' reckoning out.the Jewish festivals and
SabbYlhs, w'otild amount to nearlya million per, day.
rr ' i.i ;wA initio ntihp T?rineh kinir tho'mod-
ri -Crocus comparer it!) this! ,' , , '
era
q?HE TE :L':EGR, A PH
i,' rEDITEDiJ3Y.TRANCIS MOORS, JR.
lImist'dni?SatKrdatiitMugust 4, 1838.:
- rti;.si
" TOR PRESIDENT, r ' 1 '
,-GBN?JMntAJBB'ATJB. IiAMARI".
Al 01 .FOR VICE .PRESIDENT,
'KrTh'c1 Editor beirigbsent thissweek, a friend has
politely fiuniiBeda few'ediioriala'rticles forihe present
I (rErnm smi3 intimations w have, received, we
Tear lhTat the-oppo'sition willresort to the unprincipled
method of' circulaling,unfounded rumors against Gen.
lirnar, at a period when it will be too late to counteract
.their baleful influence before the election will be over.
Such thing3 have been done, and emissaries were not
"wanting to give them circulation. We therofore for-
Svarntho peopIeTgatnsnchTmposiiious; if suchrwiprs
are'frue.'why are they not given to the pubiic' before?
"Why should they be held back until so late a .period,,
that the people could not nave urneio near oom siues
"of'the question? The reason's are obvious. If lime is
allowed the friend of Gen. Lamar are prepared to meet.
them on every question,
Cot- Honrox's CiaccLin. We haw only had time to bestow o
few moments on this document, and shall content nraelves for the
present with a few passing remarks; we may, however, recur to it
again. The largest portion of the circular is in defence ot his
course on the " Bill for the protecUon of too Frontier," the Uol.
indoes in a good deal of hypocritical cant about the constitution,
"that sacred document," and now we would ask him, if he did not
rncccpt of au officejn Violation of the 33d section of the 1st article
of th constitution 'Vjhat jaered dtctmaifl" w allnde to his ap-
' 'pomtmeStas asentSo'purehMe thePulasU. The. Col.appears,
norr&.-strickenatthe ides' of "placing 1$22,O0O of the people'
monev" in. the kands Vf a namefess Quarter master. ''The peo;
. ... - f . . . '. . ..
were bound to give; nothing more than what was inva-
riably given to each and every applicant similarly cir
cumstanced.' ' Whether the Board of (Jommissinniirfl tor
ihe' county of Brazoriuor Harrisburg were right in their,
interpre'lalion of the law, is a legal question herafter to
be decided by the'judiciary. I; however, incline to the
opinion inai uicy um uui-su'iu e.-. & ,.
catc. Auitirifwa's in the'habit,in such cases, of grant-
ing a leagueWer the1 colonization laws, and our, pre;
3entlav wasV'iri'.sorne mea'sure,predicated upon the old
laWS.'But be! the matter as it may, one thing is certain,
there 'was no intention 'on the part of either the .appli-
cant or'the commissioners.'to defraud the Government
of ojiS'dcrcof Jrnd;itJwas a. transaction. into which
neither'crime or uill (though error, may, have) en-
(r'iTTL'cn'nRliision.fwill sav. that1 if the wit orf.in-
Wenuity at man can twist or.torture this ipto crime, that
no man .is saie; nu luauci uunc,j.., ..,..--,
howeVor'dislrilefcsted'his acts.'he. riiust npthopeto es
cape theaspersions of theicalumniator.ir.iJt , the otner
charges' of the Civilian against General, Lamar .arc
equally false,J(und I doulttsrioiibuuhoy are,) he ..may,
fold his1 arms in security,) and .say, to. its editor 'cease
vinor pni. vnn hite arainsi afile." . , r. .
. " : 1'-, .k .f'TiMlion'j. rlnimiiKr licn-
eril Lamar s a'citiien of Harrisburg county; jveccrr
tainly claim hirdagu'a.citizenofourcoqnty, Jic has yot-
n'a'hftrRanU' enroled. his ,'namein a cava ry corps be
longing to'tiur cuunty,andwe lookuppii his absence as
'temporary' and.caused by..duties connected, wihjsl
office. ' ' " n a , u. ,w i i S
i , A CITIZEN OF BRAZOBXV
. One word 'more,, and we are done. The' Civil
f - t 1 - , . . , , ... -- iT," J
ian says,5'If General,LamarBis tnat law-amoing, j;u"
loving anu uisiniereaieu man "'t";" '"- V,t '. " J
TentlimTtorSwhydid'Heno(v(hepthfi,Cpmossion
ers of the county a which ho liVed,tetusett to, give uimj
land,'f&stc"' Xo this we' say;, the Commbsioners of'
"for the bestir
besti
(! ji ;1k.,- J i A I
uiviimD.musi
.- '(?'! ?M ..w1.Unl L.nnl nmrrir.il h ! nf TffrV thill? DD-
4 'l!z-'.lZ UVa Wannlff. AVld hRIft,WQ TTOaM ESfc blm. T0Uld
it net be fir LetteMo eipnd Some of'the people's money" in de-
rf.
.t
fence of the frontier,! rather than abandon "the people1- to die
.. - . T. ,, ' ill m.
tender mercies of'toe blooa uursry savages i ii woiuu xam um
the Col..is more 'regardful of "tke people's money" than "the peo-
1 nks blood." '
' Th'n recond charee. the CoL handles in a very handsome manner.
heTnanages'tofixhis speculation in thai Mammoth BankatfSO,
-OW.WsetdestheJmatter with these words. "This isifalse."
'Whatis false tJs it falsq thathe was one of the original share.
h'alden? That is the question. Hero we will introdace the com-
municatioh'of-an original shareholder.'' t t '
' To'tKe'Edlior of tke Telegraphy r s
,, Sir If Col.Horton dares to deny that.he .was
1A nnnof ihn orinnal Share-Holders in the MTetaS Rail
Tl-- y - - O - .
Road anil Na'VI2aTlUUautangmn(DyJ4)Icdgeni3- in-tU-paloof daty,slionldbsj;ompo3i(lif men ofobihtyfinnUess,
- 'self' to'kilence hinywilhthcraost irre'fragable,proof.'- psSioUsmand spdtlcss reputation; . If ourTTberties are jto be p're-
' He'iold his 'interest tohn K.'AllenI believe foHhe jeTred.'ina'otir'free'uUtitutions are destined to flourish, if the
-s sumof Twelve Thousand DoTars, or thereabouts, hssaid VavW'of iecufive",encroachments (are to be rolled back to their
Allen'told me.'i -i As'OKIoiNAL Shabehoedee. 'sonrce.'-'thSi'iidetd are'we to look to the, legislative department of
'wu j " , -ti .ri.iUi.iU.r.i.i TTa-will .
, Nowlwhat will Col.-Horton say'to thist'ls thisialsel 'He will
!find that ho'has BOt disposed of this, nutteras easy as he thought.
-a - The Iait charge is in relation to his conduct as the Reader cf Fan-1
7 ' ninrAdvance Guard. So far as we are concerned, we would ask
. -anlr"'two questions Did he Jgo to. Fannin's aid? T)id he pcrisli
-5n the atlemnt? No!no!! We are satisfied." We care not what
Parker says; arid the. last- persons sn earth to whose statements we
this county neverdid 'refuse ihini, aad
reasons, hemsver applied to them.TjiOLpJBffjnf
rnnnlloVL' that it tHat iimol if hadot'.appeared in, this
v.,. r,t, ,vnri,i tivillnmine the-SiindePGeiaeral'Lamar
in regard to hisWidenceJamlfho appliell iethe Com-,
mHsioners"of the county, in hwh 'he considered 'that
he had his residence. We, are sorry that the? Civilian
should resort to the like of this', vr6 were in hopes,that
its editor wouldnot say anything tha.t would 'excite-ieei-ingsthat
would survive the contest; and that after the'
election, we might haib him as ,a fellow-laborer 'in the
great cause' of 'our country's good" in despite of the
evil auspices attehd'anVits :natal;horur." We advise the
assembling of the congress of the country forsome lime
to come, and I shall vote accordingly incase of my
election.
Another grand.object will bel the improvement of the
nayigution of Red Fish Bar, ar.d the bar' at Clapper's
point, in Galveston Bay;:both of which require the im-
mediate altention'o'f congress also the public roads
leading frora'Houston to the different sections of the
'The presidential election is a matter,that concerns Ihe
DeoDle. ho'triie.and'l must be content with the.gentle-
man that the good sense of the citizens of the country
shall elect. ' ' ' ' . I -' ? '
i ,If there are anyother matters totbfe Snquiredjntot-I
Li'ii i Mi- S- Jll .s-i' . :1 . ..:,, Tn rUlinn
SUUll UU WIUlIl Hi Ull llIUCS lUlVC UJ ica wy w..
to them. u" ' ,
f fshali beat" home by the 10th of August.
.Respectfully, your obedient servant, j , .
i-'v.' i t W.N.,BRONAUGH.
1 j WhitdSiilpher Springs, July 29th, 183S ,
' Y I
Jiff. Editor I have just'seen a'numberof enquiries
propounued Dysome1- uniortunaie newspaper corres-
pondent,1 intended for publication in rone,, of j the
journals, of this city, 'and directing attention to. the
errors occasionally1 seen' in their- columns. .However
"i ti- -l.r I ?..i.r- i:-..i l- .u A
uesiraoie a reiurm in uus uurucuiuruiuv uu, tuts issu-
ci'ation for wliosc Benefit the article in question appears
to havebeendisignedcandonothing-toeSectiiU' Any
one who 'can tell B from a sheets foot should be able
lo account for the'appearance of mere typographical
errurs. ' , I I x
If errors destroying 'the' sense of correspondents'
productions occasionally ippear, they may be account-
ed Forin more" ways 'than oneTlbut inmost cases .thus:
persoiis Who fall into sudden fits oft the scribbling
mania, in their hastei to nail the few straggling ideas
ITitnn hltt tKp.m withal. "lire "rnrharli.ablv success-
L ! Iln'uift .- ok .h - . it
rur'.incommittinE-ihemwpaper'diSguisea'intTCharac-h
'r'i..i-.iL. . ii iL .: .1. ,i, ;jrJi-
lerS irtlUClUly lliuic pcuuiiaiij uicti uim biiail fciiu ly&aa
themselves. 'Printers are not- oYieh 'swamped' even
In trie worst Specimens of Chirography; yetahey.can
seldorrthoastofTnucJi acquaintance withjGreefc or
Cheroiceer&nu Ihe devil himself would not waste time
TIWZMnntZwTfmvTT&mmT'
, ,.,.. , tii will tolrn nlnre iTrT WednesJaT
..Kiolorlr.P. Al.at the caDitol square drill everraaT
ca,w1nvoTCe5tcdVat the Houston Houat7 .2oclickiP. M.
J tJ- -,!.,. W
1VAI.6. COOKE Captain.
., &....
144-11
aug. 4,
rer orur,
T Tl.VMEt.S.0. S.
. t. xi ....(- Hnvnmnrv.
r I1AKJSN up,byesuiJcnDer,in iuc U"J " """yij"
I :6nthe Saniatinto BoyJ on or'about the 30th dir of J
lfla't, a Negro Man who caUsmmseli aonn r.rwin, w -JT"
,J . ,,r. . u..i,j ..( s., i.Kru.tiiK-.nlmiit fire feet lit la- .
h.-Ihesayshe is'fwentifive jew of age, utfmall ie&TH
entreofhufdre head, and on Under the left eTe,-sMjnt,8
tb have been 'bccaaon'edbvt ndut'withAB, eugeu ipo,vgwsf,r
uBoutone'.
antlrqnite I
oountr. in
prove property pay charges and take him awkri ! 2'n
prqvcprup j (j ,R()BERT F.HDWELW-of
nouston, Augot'4th, 1333 ll44-jt fm i,.. i" --Mfno
SIX' Sflrfeybrs can find imrued'ate andconstaateiBrilojJBentj
In the county el San Patricio; on unplication Wag maiW
immediately. ( jNonqjothers need,appljr. but lactrtts riK'
the necessary quauncauons oi expenenco -uuu prui.u--
veyors
hnndred'aml .thirty P'uWfriHinftrSffias
i Kminlne,Toicei,leupowan inejwi oi . "
diton. 'The owner iseqde5te(rtotomfpHara;
,..: n.',lin.nKnnJ'hl
on.""r' auS.4 I44t - JNO.iBUCHAUAN.-ij
'uonntvsurvevnr.oi me.couinnHi m"-kmv t
' "CJalltiOIle "1 'i hji, IiK
ALL' persons are hereby cautioned! ngainstraaig jpror, jb,
t niiv manner having any ithin lo do .wi.th a , certaiij.piece
or Land ricrin issued in,my l.ivor, ('or services readvtu in thsj
ariny of .Texas ia ltitt, sigrfett bV-the iteb'retary f War e?9
UmefastwinteV.'" ,"' ' " ", V ' i-wj-
' fPL 'i.1,.1 .-rr.ll.1 a .a ;f?cii! at All rrtvnrrtlLlin)aChL.
luv script, unuucu w, -
Wrizhtfwhom 1 authorized 1
rr-Jm-nf-Wnr'a office for me
cliotEeinthatiofficefothe"6criptobeis3ueaoh.4,Ianrn8ttSeet
tain thatsaid'WrightUDtaiired the scrip,ibat ifheuid,he'Kt6i
art muter.to set it qui of Uii'Sei
i. I haviuer previously lerf'ttir-ai
totally unimpowcred by me in. any manner wnateTeJrWjQij.
pose"oflf. "As I have heard potbing ofsardJ,nfrishtrelatiT-l
the matter since he left his place last winter, I am indffceUW
believe, that hemay probaoiy try to dispose oi : otmuw-
lyjl feelit myduty to ptit,tbS piiblicbn their guird.'iCitinonl
beoSered for saleby-himor'any one'elser.f t injr sijfi)
' Richmoml, June 23,M83tfi H-3 .,TQjlASStlTJt .-
fcnt.'
e
11 anA irlVA- nvpr thft
tl
nirv. we it:i
i
some, coun-
A
"BWfgj.
"JFo New Orieaii!i.irfi -anL-fchji
' The'jchociner E'tIl.Y5.ant.1ADAJis)JIarterfi
intenideavondgtcr3ecypher d character less familiar
than either; , t " f' J ' '.t A y
Cmdidates for.literary Tame have it in their-pdwfer
to doj more( -themselves towards correcting 'the
complained of, than can ever be effected' by 'the
pdwfe
'evil
com;
TYPO.
!.
1H' now takingrwght, will posity elyaii op-ttjiiy
;ixu wi,"ftMyjf-"ir,t2e-, rT,r,T.. -. ...zl
tionsforeigfitcJbbinpa&etieers "' ;..
s" ApplyloUirtAttainifn'bonnJj'ortorr f'vp
t-i vv U ;fHARLt&BIGELOyyarain .St
ViF and comipltteirto thtf jf il orHarriaburg'eoifnty br.Woi.
"3--.-" xyi.
t nanas
tilmsJ-
.Liiansrq. hiimiiw "- - - -v. j,-,j
fo m.ln'iiami.uruenn, -rcau.jj ?e uciiiujri.-jyijiu
m :Ui.QfiAnnfinn..nrKi v3 lnuuceil to 11 ave
namcd' X-Hii'Geoge,Hffi btHerWlh
oV's save' him fre'ipapefsirSiiId
editor at once, to "fire a lee-gun?
contest. From all sections of the , country, we learn
that'General Lamar ;wilU"g(r,arhead;". in
tiesra are' told thattGrayson men are "like angel's vis-'
..1 ', ,," J!.l .:...J.I Uni, tl,A'
its, tew ana tar ceiwcen, auu via oiutcn,,; uvv. ,u
the CivilTanwill.not say or do anything farther' calcu-
lated to impair its future usefulness. '
Pnl' I?'W. TlniTo is'rbanested to become a' candidate for the
Senate for the district of Austin, Fort Bend and Colorada.
... main I vuxr-np.
i We"would hail widi plea3uro the election of such men as Col.
Bnnton to the senate.' Mucb.'rnuch indeed will. devolve upon that
bodyj'toitthecountry now looks to rescue her from the thraldom
aid jeopardy into' which she has beenthrown by executive 'Usurpa-
tion dnd encroachments. . Xht Senate, Vie Senate, the constitu
tional advisers, of. the president, the great check to restrain Liin
WonldpayJhe,shtoVattenfiohlxemSpartopc.m.n, One ?et, wnilst.presutenv.paraonea one Bmnn, a ciuzp n o. xeny
.thing.wVwM teU the editors oT.lbYBiiner (who bysso mnch stress coanwho'was condenmed to b. bung, for whomhe had acted.as
our government,' (and "more particularly .the Senile) for succor
and support; and on the other hand if the prospects of thisjinumt
.Repubficare' to be blighted, and the hopes of the jpatriotjto be
crushed, from the Senate- hall the last sortie will be made to the
rescue, andjhat arena will witness the expiring agonies of liberty.
. " r.
t foolish fellow in Montgomery .county, is reporting that'Bur-
nfet, whilst, president,-- pardoned one Smith, a citizen of ' Liberty
positor.jj,
, , ., ' For'thi Telegraph,
,Mr. Editor : If I ' could witness the repeal oT our
"Tariffand our-ComrfieVco aswell as presses unshackle'd;
and if I could 'witness a compleie organization of the
Militia, and one general muster of eastern' Texas, for
the suburbs ol iNacoguocnes, i snouia nave cunuueucu in
the otability of our,Republic.' As it would compell the
loafers that are swarmin? about rhe Custom Houses to
fro to work! the Cherokeea and their associate bands, to
returrrfrom whence they came, and the editors free to
correct tne extravagance anu .aouse oi jiuwwvuuuiuiv
Executive to the Constable, as well as from th& Com-
missioner, Generalof the 'Land Office to the Deputy
ONE OF THIS x'EUJrXiS.
nej
wh6
,A-I..twA mm, nnn nnfTK
r,'nm.rr MllKfiaril. Hr.'GeOrS
negro says hi Iias'beertruhaway, from hismaiter ftmifnthnd
that he lifed with MrVvifeMf, acdopbetiji.he.capacltjr
offcookjwrbetterjlthanjamniii anu icijinnipiaceunui
,"-5 i '
nrn-irfWr, nl Eiiid.Gp.oree a'nd'liufiliar'd
5 feet 6 inches high sayshe'is 23;yearl of agejfiik a small tear
o"n h j forehead,1 very black wareywhisl
'and'eaiae to .Texaibonti one ytartlnce'wilh MfrOwin Hig-
t t iang.4 a- Xr-,f JZ' ;yyuj.n-jf.
ssmU
eqxtii
Surveyor. 1
The London i Examiner has the'following remarks in
reference lo steam intercourse Between JGurope and
America: , '
Thn Amftrieans conclude that bv these voyages the
,'mi'ohtv Atlantic has. been' reduced to the dimensions of
a great Italic ; tne ew wont. -is piaueu iuo u3 oiu
with the Old, to "profit bjr her experience, to share'id
her sympamies, 10 pariiciiiaic iu ci nwwcwiuu.) -..
mnpnnirp. hhr cultivated-taste and refined feelings, with
out" the drawback of iristit'utiqns the legacy of ages of
oppressive, barbarism." Wc, too.'it is justly 'remarKed,
will' bo gainers io an equal exterit We will have, affit
werereebvered all the territory vrt OnUe lost in Amer-
ica7 peopled" with1 a race lhdehlified in language,! in ro-
ligionin geheral'habits, in pTirsuits, artdftriore thari all,
in Mood with ourselves. Th'e UhitetLStates.willi'secra
lo us only an .extension of Great-Britain an" interesting", j
but 'still, homely regidn 'for the1 future 'exploratiorl'of
summer tourists, iicoiiiuiuii wuguogo itijuuw "
facility of intercourse to beget common leeitngs, sym-
Dathies and attachments.
r - l i ! '
Thn M.ni; rfrmatf.i1 tnr.nrA fnritnRf'nro'ife'hrorJertT. na.V
charges and tatbhiin'airay.'oThe will b'ediiposedof jiccordib;
16 law.1 ', in r '-wir'mhuq'Jml t$si. rn
' P.S, Some of theprisonttfi irtjjaisjaysjnat ne Deionp to
same person near Washington .Texasam was id tbisjiill about.
Z.TL' i.: .: 6 '' :i5".-ntY0f(tlrfl JO-M
llTVIUUUilltlllli., fc -ftj - . - mT -
, I-. JHEWr GOOVS NE-WUOODS'l V '
fj. For Saib.at' thb AwdTio'ri -SFKe.!3
' '" Whiskey ' lj IioadoH PrfrUr nf ifr
' -Flo'uf- -f
' i aflee i
Sugai
Y
.f Ltmon.Syrjipnjotj,
hnKMInfn
zirY.i . .
'iWiupoBlwhat Parker ays).iiisuus:,fia4 die advance -guard have aavocaur.imsis.ia.se. t omiiu w jotuoubuu, u.,
l leomeJto'Fannin's, vasiistaace"pirk-(or sorHe' other1 hisorian), presented a petition to Burnet who refered it to the cabinet they
.... ?j ... X-"LiJfc..1 JLi'- Z.iiJ .11 J.,LTt'i.u nprmittaifhim lo ioirl the arm v: ho was inthe battle of San Jacinto,
ivinigniiiavesaia, -ai,uii iijjuuua "juuiu;, !,..
I.'iirrenTTJablrl lost,
-.nTfil r j.nnfiif.rattoiVc'
v ..'...-'- 1 i - . .. -i . . ,
-cfi irallandv.chaiTedtp.merescne.aad cutting their way through tho
,' It thickesLof the -,foeJ succeeded in. reaching our men1; with the aid
Jr ef their horses'Col., Fannin, was .enabled to pack on" his wounded
( ndi!nK8 gooa ms.retreii. J.nas was one uivision oiuib ibi-
tit '&( Un' aVmy saved by ,ahultq'rjtresoIu'e men, Too muchjpraiso
Jlt ''cannot b? girdnJto their,galiant leader' Thusght teaVewrit;
"' '"ten rareer oauane auTarxce guwa nTeAgonp io i auuii.o juu, anu
" ',(IC dtwTOUTiavetoanSeibettertthan,''Pfltkepnhis history ef.Texas
n.l lH'eionJraiei,c.i&e.-r,i.ji,-.J " "' i. "
The Lexcce(a.dLiboil pjQ..Cififian devotes Upwards dfi
-VJ? Ati uUMMkArT-aUit TiTtrnTiAr tn'trita sttiTiipc' Ytfn nm rlpnFt(4 t !
t irtbjsraiitaffordsevidanseuiatnothing worsecan bo Purged aganst
. i -, j , i ' " i .y.... -j.
i J uen. lamar," ana a BiBjKime imie weregrei uiiiiu euuur(.wuoso
.. s iimo might be .far idraTlrMfulljemployed,), should labor sb'sladi
") 1-7 iomly "to throw, nroand this traasicrioa the, color or gnilt-, Upon"
Ibis subject we corijiSen-Lamaj'sn'ducl altogether nnexcep?
if-t'tJ uoaabfetihaiiastakeness paius nerhaps than any otW individual
.104 -to suirSprbperfy; and we .thiokk passing sttango'thatthe bol-
a,tw nrniTn..l'f thonrinda of acres ehould bzzruuee hW. his
.. .-. r- l - . " 1 ".t . .ii .
solitary league arid labor.' Ourtosrespondent whoso corqmnnica
' ' ' tiotf will ba found below, places this transactioainaiit,andtpro-
per Dsht.and''effictaaily precludes all idea of guilt on the part of
. , KGco-Lamax. , ' f ' 1
-r a i" '. , Taithc Editors of the Telegraplu .
'" ""'Htn: I did not anticinate,tbat 1 slioufd so, far -Jiave
p .1', interested rnyseltin the "Presidential election as to have
N ,rcrabarkcdin'riewsnaper,controvcrsiesrbutiIdeemit an
' fact of nheer jusuco.to General (Lamar 'te'redeem, jus
'" character from thefWanton and foul aspersionswhjch
.- ihe editor of the Civilian has endeavored to cast .upon
, ! . - it, by Ins' rcmraks upon General Lamar's having! ob-
tained a corlificS&'fo'riaLeamie and Labor. I was.prc-
' ' h sent at the t;mo, (and as well as I recollect, was? one of
Lis witnesses.) He was not aware that he was entitled
r to more than a third of a league. I informed him that
the Baard'of Commissioners of our county gave a league
jiml labor to each "head of a family.' He was aaked
bv tho President of the Board if ho was a man of family
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7 , ( ncrepilCU in inoamriuaiiyc, uu iuuk. u.uuaui jnuu-
cd and the ccrtiticaiq was graniea. no sucn reasons
as the editor of the Civilian suggests influenced Ihe Com-
missioners in c'rantinff the certificate ; they paid no
Regard to the office that lie then had.j cr the one he as1
' Tired tor tiiev accorucu ronim noinini more, man wnai
v
behaved'well.-jind was consequently pardoned." Haw mnch mis-
chief might mis idle babbler, do, with his silly and' wicked reports f
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The honorable A. C. Horton arrived in town omTuesday even-
ing'Iast, but makes, we learn, only a short stay among as. Banner.
Yes! he has gone already tn his " winding way," electioneering.
Citizens or the east, you may expect him ere.long; .but when yon
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seemm, youwu. seetu.soa.y uaaauiMa tram uxonusu 91 ujo&u
the most of him, Burnet! for the honor of our country we are
proud to say, 'will remain .at home and submit his' claims to your
unbiassed judgment. In your descision, let us implore you to look
more'to.ACTS thaaproftjjib;i f
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', The Bantier calls the-publicatterition to CoLjHortpif s
"bircular'anS says-th'at "it udduces testimony in fa
vor of Col. JI.',' ..Hoiv.in favor of'Col. H.?' In favor of
hisifigTitingor gunning? ,But by wayof settling the
'matterlhe'BarinePadds,'"Parker in his history1 of Tex-
iwwill alsobefound'toxonerate' Col. Horton frorxtthe
charges preferred'against h'imi"1 Indeed does Parker
do thtF? Well, Coh, Horton ought to be very thankful.
Bat will his fellow citizens joiniParkcr.in the exonera-
tion?' -" ;
'l-Ti meeti
J ten, held (
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ofHdtif.
as unan-
IScdical JVotice.
itingof the Medical and Surgical Societj 1
Id on the first day of August, imlan t, it wi
imously resolved) 1 i . '
,rbatin.qrderto establish a uniform rate orcharg.ng among
'trTomedical nien of this cmmanity"arid prevent uriplcasat feel-
in duthVtfart of tho patients toward their physicians the
following code Of prices be 'established and published in ime
newspaper in this city. . , . , ,
a ,, Eatof Charges
Foa Pboessional Services it PAc-ncst'. '
When nr'fcalle'd'toTl patient thd charge far onevisit shall
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i" fdreverysncceeuirg.iwi, - , . ,
I 'After 9 o'clock P Al tbBjharstM for professioiial.viujs t hall
be doubled in all oases. ,
We hare conversed with an intelligent gentleman who has recently
been in scrcral'of the western and middle counties: he informs tu
"that Lamarand Burnet ixt-itt be generally supported in i those sec
tions,' and he entertains but little doubt of their election. Inrela-
tion to the vice-presidencyjhe says, that Hnftonwill be.'fran to tho
rulh" bv Burnet in Matacordi. that in some counues iforton will
'scarcely ceta'vote This is asit should be. iicre where both can
didates are known we fear nothing. Let not tho citizens of the
Vast be deceived byj fabjo stotomeat;; Burnctvill receive the largest
vote in tho west. , f ,
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' To the Edttorlof tTic TclcgraplL
Sir I have.had the honor to be anuouncedby our
papers as,a candidateito .represent Harrisburg countv
in the next eongress, and as tho election is near at
band, and I am nccessariy,absent from' the county, it
is pernaps proper mat 1 snouiu maKC Known mysenii-
ments to the electors relative to some o? the moat' im
portant objects 1 connected with the duty of the repre
sentative 01. me county. ,
.'- Tho first and most important of whjch is the'eontinu-
ance of-Hhe seat of government at tho city of Houston,
decidedly lhcimost central and eligible position for the
U3rWe are requested to'announce L'. J.'Pabkkk, of
this city Candidate lor Uor,oner tor mis iounty.
DIED In this city, on the 3Qth of' July, (u'lt.) after
a short illness, Mr. SL fanEmpN, of the tirm ot i. anei-
den & Cd. The deceased was aged about 52 years.
He was late from Westfield, Massachusetts. ' " ,
Forvifitsout ofthc''limltsofthecity,an 'extra charge of ?
nmiic'd.mngtheday.'ana-eJnernetiiisht.i ,, '
'For a visit orTcdnsultntian, the sum of3 JU shall be charged;,
' ForadvicenndprespripUonintheoEce, $5 00
if .. .r.rh fmnnrl.-incc as to rcnuirc the attinilanceof
t?. n. ,r,ir.h imnartance as to rcnuirc
the Dbvsician 'considerable length oftimean extra charge of
Si per nonr.suiui ue u - r- '
'I'or'Venese-ction-tlJ'extrni ' ,,
Fertile extractionio .a teoth $1 extra.
according tb-the danger rfnd difBculty attending the operation.
' la M1DWIFEKK ' ' r
For ordinary cases ofnatural labour, $W sball be charged.,,
In cases of difficult or preternatural labour an extra charge
is to be made proportionate 16 the danger and'dlfficuliy attend-
ing; the case. ' ' ' Jf ' ' '
-tm. .,.,'t Hi made to scvcfalindividuals ofthe same fam
ily a chargefor onlyfonejusit shall be mwle, , but an estracbargc
orsl lorprcscnoinjio' ui Huutuv..-.. - ., ,---
ded, hstwever, that when penons are not actual membtrs p, the
faoiiiy butt ttnly in thejemploy, thu deduction will not be
Formciiic'ines'fiirnished by the phyjician',achargeof 50cfor
every dose shall be'made. ' . ,r, ,
In all cases the physician will present his account lmmediitc-
ly on theidischarge of the patient nniTe'r his cie, arit in ca"e
it be not convenient' for the. patient to settle' hisi o,ccuUnti ho
shall be requested to give his note for the amount, a - f
incases where a definite, nmonnt'has Jnot been fixed by the
.-.,! J,;no if thp natient should, demur to the payment a re
ference mtybe made ta the. Jieteolcni 'Stirgt'col Society for
fSi"ned) HICHARD HENRYXEE'-H, M.,D.
i, Ml D. Pr'ss.'UJIcdicaland Suigicirt Society.
A. Ewivs
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Brandy . ,
Pin
'"Madeira WiiW!,
On Clarets "
ChamnBigne.
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Pickles
5 rf'BrB5mi "Hlfi
'Wrapping Patseiiorli
1 1 Ass'jd Cordiflliift t
rtwdelifiveAl1'" '
1 Cavea(iia.Tobac
Pr,'nr.!riee Carars iJ CaTfeBdii
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' Brown soap; , 1 t 1 y tj.
' ' x Canfectiondrj, 4c.c, v,s , ( "
ITXTS. a .n.rol n.oartrtrrit of Grdseries Liaurrand noiit-
t . JV S -1 ..! baI a a 'kAAlthlSl VSSdSmiSf Mt
ueepinsr aniciesu naau am. ir.u,o uu ,t.uuu ..., y.
rrSv.--.""'" v- ?:A c,,,r - 'arle. 4VH-tlU
ninilslinsr Until. ' ' "i
TBI following lots are' iof'sale!tareas&muiid ptieeTiz: Twfc
.t-rj nrKl.lr Vn'RR!lv!riHii tHannthi western aide bf Use 1 .1
square, fronting 250 .feet on Kqsk Jtreet ap4 llet, nsehei tM v
Srditli st. and thesamef.dimensioii on the Braxosk ti, Also tbajsW
tirejot Ko. 2 in blockNo. 3o"as marJed od the p&n Wflarfeirrxr
netsoldbythe 20Ui Inst, they willbebflbredon'TlBtdajrBtib-
lic salel'wimont reserve-rtrnu eaA: Dr f ..Hiii,. 4 ..
ang4, 1344h , 1 lOEORgE FUHBB, A CM.
nrxrHEREAS, I exefcuted-a pbwerof atttrney te one Lewhi
said power vested in him, and make all bis acts void, as it wis giv-
en when I was' tinder the' htflftence bfardent-splrhcr 1 n
ang. 4, . ?Jr -. -t a-twairta, nitiijjuq.
OFTVvEEN"tne! first aad twentieth rf.Dewmbe Jast 1837.
I... .iifiMta nf lnln himArttLiind elttht j acres f bozmtT
land, deposiir)dhy.,royseb" in'the hands of John'Sliigleisin Jf Kn-ta-ky,
then Of this'pla.cevdrawa'in favor bf 'the nndersiciied, la Or
aboutShe rlrstof D&embsrSS?. Half of. saidi certificate wta
transferre'dTC-'AWright; (which rwasatoted;1Upop.fthelb4ck;) to-
gethe"r with' rny'dischargeiromljtha seryice.of the rtipuBIic: Thk
r-1 rmmn,!! nmn, fmm fradinir for the said certificate', as I
have in no wis disposed! ofit iri any,otb.lrr manner than'abdve sti-
ted.(ang.S'''144atitl!', i " ' LEWiatBALLARP.
U.ilnnhiiiin- AI"TylH1.1(L'
w 't-t'f ci'r.TT, , 1 . t , t . .. .. ,
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Auctioneers, frenerai A.genur ommwnim- .asm xar-
'' J l&drdwe Merchants , mt
this o'DDortuHity of informing! their) ftiendl arid the
1?S
liHi'tJ
U ttrt twiJ' hnV Wtmnrivt tn.their'inew.and cetrimodl-
Sus b-alldirig!'(ilirectly qpposJte.jV.j'y- UookysV'bn Main St
..-. in nil' tholprnrians hrnncDesftarticul.'iV attention rraid to
surveyingofl'tracts 'of 'land 'and lotaValta, toihtaollirig of the
rimei-tnes ile'of house"'hold furniture;att?aleda inady part
df the'eity consignmentstha.nkfallf received. anOwrcnan
dize"forwarded,to.uny partof the republic. '. "
.;N,a,Astdre in tfclng'ReTV, alarge "ban iiithrf third stsjS.
ry of tlieuctIorf lna'rtf'drty-twfffeet byttvetity-BTe. and two
sinnll offie'es to rent Bfi reasooablo terms.': lr$ .fH.tV.
Ilon'fn.-nny. .tmiiwign'j 10 ; j jaj .,, - r . j.
-t,uiH,c, ftr jt.v.rt ..-"-
m . , ' ii-l Ll- r).ln wnAtwfi4 hjTwiIti tiit nrtltr
caww wa y . tt". . Trrr. .. . --, ; .
- T - .. . . '.' -TV ' 'Ji .tLU., J.Th.1 -Hrl all HH-
ttAH fn Min esam id mue Davuieuk wiwuiu uciaT.-iiMu uw-
. . TL li.il.t:-l -'IVk MnTlirini f)iTtP mrY
Sw JnfitA1 (
.- kav;tivSim raii&f&i.i estaEtj'ib present them.duly i
ticated within the timo pre3cnbed brlaw,L?rjejvUi be barred.
auff.3 ' "H44 tf ,g KtTHO.AtAS g.rWST,KK, adm'r
TVtirtUd ofleUura orjaUlttinisirationi-iaifajupn uitj etmw
ssHr .in.inkrtTinnriott iTapiafi Fiv the hnn.om.bie .tha court of
pSbata njand forhe, coriporaaxTObftnff'ftfts di-acted.
I shall cause to bf expod.al pablic 'salS fo the higmatbidder be-
forrthSVolfrr'h'duse dneVin this citjvat I2o'cjockon JVedncsday
we'6m,rSerffcmb'er, proxt. all) AenghtopUaiid mjerert ofthe 1
.ti r.ii., n;it iiacn.ised. m and to a Icajrue. of Una in tne
c-onuty,orRer.ug.o. . Ato 5 3 fHfclr.S J
audlhenunaing ,or wio .ciuanti " ,.- -townofRefugio
ind county aforesajdl-ip !'' JL'IW .,
rilBE Co-partnerihip heretofore pTlstmg unUerfirm of BfaWS, ,
hLovendge & Cojs .ihitday o6lted, Wrrf Brown hsrrraf
tiurbhased the entire interest ofJoh'ri'B.Lovtridge, and he bsrms;
L-.ru .X,n;n.-,n?n"or all Claim's orfHsflifvAatsoerer 4fanr
Sart oVponlonoT debt 6fdaei-oP the bto finn,ally auuiomJBi;
tiid BrownHo eblleet aU debt.an4 pay all dues. -,
The business wiuiniutara DB.cpnquc.Bu u c -, .. .
Brtwn & Co-uWrniBrown for self arid J C.'ShawJ A share of
custom isrespeqtfuUy-sofidted. A-e6wttat supply -of every de-
scription ofgVo&nei i wiH bB-ortJMd fftnsale at fair prices. Brotm
Lovridge' 66.'ajf leketi wiB ho redeemed tf ""iRpc
(mntteri. au05)-;H4-lC!c , M.BROWN.
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Cruger & Moore. Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 49, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 4, 1838, newspaper, August 4, 1838; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth48004/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.