Texas National Register. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 50, Ed. 1, Wednesday, December 24, 1845 Page: 3 of 4
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Frtmtkc Concordia (La.) Intelligencer.
UNION OF THE ATLANTIC AND
MISSISSIPPI.
The distance direct from Charleston
loNatches is ahout seven hundred miles.
There is already completed and now in
operation a continuous line of railroad
of more than half thai distance: ihe road
we are in for mod will be completed to
Montgomery Alabama within a short
period."'
Mnnioromorv is. in n direct line less
can whale ships with less cost than un-
der the present system.
The distance by the route from Char-
leston to the Pacific could be accomplish
ed in some sixty or seventy hours thus
performing a trip now requiring long
months of toil and dangerous exposure
thai must bo undergone to communicate
by sea with our Oregon settlements or the
Pacific squadron.
Why it is a scheme that Government
should at once seize upon and accomplish
and open up for her citizens a highway
rf
lhan 300 miles from Naiehes; ihe route which will give them control of the com
13 through a connlrv which requires not merce of ihe splendid East an J her tho
on t font of heavy work; no rock 10 blast ' pOWer lo force all ihe world I" peace and
no mountains to level no mora-ses to jp mPans C)f marching on to glorious
fill it is thrnneh a region which must at prosperity.
no lotii period hence possess a rural or .
pastoral opitlalion of gral density fo- Mineral Riches of Virginia. Biiu-
il is nnaiirpassed in health by anv por- miimu coal occurs at intervals over ihe
tion of the earth a fine stock and sheep ... f thirty-five miles from South An-
conntry and contain" some lands of hVr- j n!1 rjver near it? mouth lo the Appo-
tililV ' mait'ix. In some places ihe coal seam is
The four counties in Alabama through fnriy.one feel thick. Tt is found i-i nliun-
which it will pass covering this route d;ince within fifjeen miles of Richmond
possss now a population of 100.000. a jn Henrico in Chesterfield in Gooch-
rpgion of industry enterprise and wealth land in Powhatan on .lames River and
now dependednt" entirely on ihe single nM 1( Tuckahoe. Al Midlothian pit
pettv market offered bv Mobile. j jM Chesterfield county a shaft has been
The rouie intersects ceutrallv and t sunjt sVen hundred and twenty feet be-
crosses the cotton region emphatically low ihe surface and a. sam of fine coal
has been penetrated eleven feet. Iron is
found in abundance in various parts of
the State. There are seven mines of it
in Spotlsvlvnnia near the junction of
the Rappahannock and Rnpidnn rivers.
Of gold mines generally less valuable
than iron there are twelve in Goochland
fifteen in Orange eleven in Culpepper
twentv-six in Rpnttsvlvnnia ; ten in Staf-
ford and six in Fauquier. Total gold
iiiiues. eigh'v. There are also five eop-
per mines in Fauquier. The mineral
resources of Virginia are irulv extensive
le. Warrant on. Times.
Three Kinds of Poor. In this earth-
ly world the poor are of three descrip-
tions namely: the Lord's poor the de-
vil's poor and the poor devils. As a
general thing the Lord takes care of his
poor and the devil takes care of his; but
the poor devils have to lookout for them-
selves. The Knoxville Register announces the
marriage in Jefferson county Tenn. of
Mr. Frederick Pulse aged .one hundred
and two years lo Mis Dorcas Mannon
aged thirty-four.
An Athenian who was lame in one foot
enjoining the army being laughed at by
the soldiery on account of bis lameness
said "I am here to fight not to run."
A proverb saith "Labor w-ile the day
lasts lor the night cometh when no man
can work." There were no printers when
that was written !
BMlSOXIC jvotics.
thrntfrmrrjrwn of the South h" tflaU'j
of Smith Carolina Georgia Alabama
Mississippi and ifcxtendrd out to I x-
as that -onion of Louisiana which holds
her garden hinds -the valleys of the Mis-
- '- . . -.
sisstopi Tennessee Onnchiln blaeK
and Rod rivers. Why. it would be an -ther
Father of Rivers or rather an uou
Stream intersecting th "0 Father of
Wa'ers and. blessing a region nl.i.t
as great in extent as that he blesses.
Theaeeomplishmentofthis grand -chenie
ofinternal improvement would do away
with all necessuy fr the Jong l";l.M" and yaluab!
J-liT'lilUIH. .i-7j- ..- . - ivT- . .s-Ji-
ilfcfcuha would Tie no longer th key of the?
'' WSP'f -in'' he.hand t.f a foreign foe site
SmiJd do us but lillie ham. wlfil- a line
of dangerous const navigation jh... ear
fifteen hundred miles would be avoided ;
he reefs "f Florida would rn longer be a
bugbear for freight. passengs. & : for
theimmediate and adjacent regions of
the South would eek this channel of
transportation and New Orleans herself
might mnn readily at less cost receive
through it tvr merchandise from the East.
If extended to Texas and through to
the rich tntendencies of rnmaulipas
Ceahnila. and Durango. striking the Gull
of California at Mazstlan near its mouth
it would render unnecessary the enor-
mous expense v quired to perfect a canal
across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec or
Darien Tin undertaking that is even now
in success problematical.
Communication with the Pacific being
thus opened an old dream of the early
navigatois would tie accomplished a
direct passage to the regions of" Golden
Cathay and the Orient Ind" would Jbe
lenerl.
op
The whole route is entirely and per
fectlv practrcable and passes every foot
through regions of fatness to be filled one
day and not distant with a dense thri-
ving and enterprising population. Mr.
Whitney's scheme proposing a railroad
lo Oregon was laughed at derided but
it must and will be accomplished.
fl.ir seheme is fir more practicable
CfI!VG JURORS.
Some comjOal scenes ocTSrrjn New
York daily irrtlie attempt to get a jnrl
Jo lrv rollv Bodtne. Men are. seized
publicly and edified into the Court Room
iinder a penally of twenty-five dollars
for non-aitendance. The Sun of that
city notices ihe following as an occur-
tence which happened on Wednesday :
Having given chase to and captured
a pooi Dutchman in Chatham street the
Sheriff exhibited his authority and ask-
f d Aiynheer's nsn.e which the latter icfu-
i ?ih k give. " You won t tell vour name
hey?" 4 IScx" san! ihe Dutchman.
' Then you .-hall go to Court." "'Mine
Goi !" said Mynheer "I've not done
nothin" and off he bolu d up Chatham
street the officer close on his heels.
The chase c ntinued up East Broadway
Division street G-and street &c cries
of stop thief" stop him" catch him"
saluting them on every hand. The
Dutchman reached his home a little gro-
cery near the Dry Dock and seizing a
'meat axe ran lo the door to meet the
officer whom he warned not to enter his
castle. After a little parley he was
made to undei stand the object of the
chase and found himself liable lo twen-tv-five
dollars fine for resisting the She-
riff! He had been only three months in
the country.
JIB regular "Grand Annual communica-
Ja- linn ufilit' Gr.iml Lodire of the Rcpub-
ic of Texns" will convene at ilu Citv of
A U.liii on the .second Monday- twefili day of
January next in anconlance with the .-ecuiid
sj'ctinn of the first cliaptur of the " Constitu-
tion of i lie Grand Lodge of the Republic of
Texas."
MOSES JOHNSON.
D n. 94::50:-3t GrnH Secreiarv.
. IVotfce.
PV virtue of an ordor fo iur dirrrti-d by
SJ? the Hon. Probate Court of Rnbertsoii
county at the May term thereof requiring so
mm It of the real estate of A. W. Cooke de-
eCMs: .J nj? mvy be nee"scjrv to pjiv flie debts
due ngiiiiist saidystate notice is lipre.hy i.
vMi.-fnit nn the first Tuesday in Fehninry
o5r4 ''''H 'nos p fo safe nt the court bonne
in the town of FrrinkiiifT.?n tfelrdnlenjjae;
hiid one bibor of hind Jyinff on tho Trinity
in t fie m foresaid ennhtv; the hendriffhtof said.
A. W. Cooke deceased nn a credit of twelve
moiit' s; purchaser giving bond with annrov-
ed secunty. M. A. MITCHEL.
Administrator bonis von on estate of A. W.
Cooke decM. -50::3t Dec. 24
IV. S. RECTOR
Attorney at Law
HAYING located himself at the city of
Austin announces to his acquaintance!
and the public generally that he will in con-
nection with the business ..of his profession
also attend strictly to the obtaining? of patents
for lands from the General Land Office for
those who may call on him and for the fol-
lowing moderate prices:
Patent for one league of land $5 00
for more than a league propor-
tionally thereto.
For less than one league t $3 00
Postage on letters of business must be paid
by the orderer.
For his business habits and trustworthy
character reference is made to the following
reutfetnen of bis acquaintance : Esqs. Sul-
I liviin and lleriidou of Fort Bend co.; Col.
White of Austin county; Col. M. C. Rogers
of Montgomery co.; Hon. Win. Menefee of
Colorado co.; Capt. Crisman of fllilam ; W.
Thompson and Joseph Lee Esq. of the city
of Austin. ly::49 Dec. 17
LOOK AT TIKES !
np HE undersigned has on hand a large
- assortment of
PRY f.OODS GROCERIES & HARDWARE
which she wishes to sell entire by wholesale or
by ntaii consisting in part of tin; following
y'l'A : a good as-ori incut of Calicoes Domes-
tics coarse and fine brogan Shoes ready made
Clothing and oilier articles too numerous-to.
mention all of which are fresh and assorted.
Any person wis ing to purchase will please
caii at her storehouse in Bastrop and exam-
ine her stock as she is determined lo sell very
low being desirous to wind up and settle her
buMiiess.
CATHARINE SCIINEIDRE.
Bastrop Dec. 13 IS45. 49:::3i
lry Giooiis Groceries &c.
rpiJEuiidcriijiied respectfully informs the
-- citizens of Travis and the adjoining
counties that he is now opening in the city
of Austin at the store formerly occupied by
A. Russell &Co4icornerof Congress A uenue
and Pican street-a lare uul well assorted
stock of Dry Gnnds and Groceries which ho
will sell on very .moderate terrr.s for Cash
Cotton or (fnuniVri'duct!lr " -
fiH iind Mrf11fiir TTt " elsewhere.
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Austin Nor. 1 5f 1845. v ' aS-tf- &
liOSt
fll HE dieeharuo of William B. Twitlv from
- the company of L. P. Lo'-khart Texas
army dated snm-ime in TS37. Notice i
lieri'bv iriven that if no in'el'ifrence is receiv-
ed of the same within sixtv days application
will be made to the War Department for a
duplicate.
JACOB TT. DRTNK HOUSE
Administrator of W. B. Twitty's pstate.
Austin. Dec. 20 1845. 2m::50 -
American Women. -M. de Tocque-
ville speakinffof American woman says:
. "A- for tnvs If. I do not hesitate to avow.
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more fp.-ismU mi ll rosppcts ava win. pay. that although the" woman ot Ihe United
Distune' fnm Charleston to Natches 00 States are confined within the narrow cir-
! cle of domestic life and their situations
620 are in some respects of extreme depend-
I e ce I have no here seen woman occu-
450 pyino- a loftier position ; and if I were ask-
! ed now I am drawing to a close of this
1 770 work in which 1 have spoken of so many
Road completed and tn operation or I Varn ritv and CTrow ntr strenath
- m rm m . mj a k.- m w - a. - - k k - -
UU: -J? ' ' i .J" u- :i . i
mile?.
Natche? lo ihe Rio Gra de
Rio Grande t. Mazatlan at mouth
Gulf of California.
Total.
nearly so.
Leavinir unfint5l'pT. ' .:
To Sandwich Islands from Ma-
zatlan.
- To China from Mazatlan.
1370
3000
8000
nication the. transportation of troopg
tore? munitions of war for land or na-
val purposes we could give protection
o ibe large and increasing fleet of Amt-
ofthat people ought to be attributed I
should reply lo the superiority of their
women
Louis Philippe has bestowed le grand
cordon of ihe Legion f Honor upon the
Bev of Tunis Gen. Coletti (Prime Mi
nister ofKiug Oiho) and Mehetnet Ali
The vasst trade of ihe Pacific would
n.m krnitnli thf Ciiliftirnia lertninus of
. t !?. - i- ..rCmn.i 'I'li'i.w. iirflliP fircl OlUJ)l!lU
theroad; anu navingwcimy wrcuinmu . m gji j -v ..- .-j . .........
upon wnom me uonor nas ueeii conier-
retl. Mehemet Ah is about to visit Mar-
seilles and Toulon and it is thought he
maj extend his visit to Paris.
I ost.
MARK B. DYKE'S discharcrp for three
months services in Cant. Michael Cost-
ley's company in 18-76. Notice is herehy
riven that unless infetirenee of it is received
atthp Department of War within three months
npnlicatioa will he made for a ilnplientp of the
same. DAVID AYRES.
Dec. 24 50:.2m
OTICK TO TKAYELLER.
rcnilE nndersi:npd havinir purchased the
-- larire and comfortahle huilrliriir former-
ly occupied hy W. W. Thompson as a Ta-
vern would respectfully inform the public
that lie will be ready at all times to accommo-
date those who may call upon him in a satis-
factory manner and upon reasonable terms.
If steady attention and a determination to
do every thinjf in his power to please will
avail any thing the undersigned conceives
his portion of patronage will be flattering and'
profitable.
FRANCES DIETERICH.
N. B: TIip stables attached are safe and
well furnished. F. D.
Austin Dec. 17th. 1845. 49 tf.
Treasury Department )
Austin Dec. 10 1845.
IOTICE is hereby given to purchasers of
Austin City Lots and out Lots that the
act approved January 2'2d 1845 extending
the time for the payment of the instalments
due on sid Lots will expire on the 22d Ja-
nuary 1846. and unless payment is made by
that time the amounts already paid will be
forfeited.
J. A. GREER
Dec. 1740 SecV of Traur?
0
Stfa'ft'rft- Sfla'
..... . r- -w-J--T -
FROM the undersigned nt Aus-
tin on t1 e 9thinst.an American
sorrel Torse of medium size and
about eight years old round and
strong i uilt quite wide in the breast and
quick in saddle or harness with a small star in
the forehead and a little dim of sight in the
left eye ; no other marks recollected. Ten
dollars reward will he given for his delivery to
the owner and all reasonable expenses paid ;
or ten dollars for information that will lead to
his recovery. WM. CUSTARD.
Dec. 17 tf::49
IiOsi Certificates.
THE following certificates have been lost
viz : one for the hendright of Win. P.
Brashear third of a league 2d class No'.-
630 issued by the Board of Commissioners for
Brazoria county. One for bounty land of
same person 640 acres No. 3854 issued
June 4th IS3S. Also one for bounty land
issued May 28 183B to Richard E. Brashear
for 1920 acres No. 3622. One for donation
land of same peTiTtH issued May 38 I83S
No. 246 foi 640 acres. Notice i hereby gi-
ven that application for duplicates will be
made to the proper authorities if not found
within 60 days.
W. C. BRASHEAR
Administrator of W. P. Brashear.
Dec. 17.
2in
JLost.
FgnllE following Land Certificates viz:
- One. for ihe heau-nght ot J. II. McLeod.
third of a league 1st Class No. 26 issued by
the Board of Land Commissioners of Brazo
ria county in the spring of 1838; and one)
for the head-right of J. fe. D. Bvrom leagt
and labor- 1st Class No. ri5 issued by the-
said Boards at the same time. The suhscrii
her ussigneeof these claims will make a pi
plication for' duplicate Certificates in the tu
and manner prescribed by law.-
ANSON JONES.
Nov. 22 1835. 9w 46
Lost Certificate
rPOUNTY land certificate No. 2192 orj
640 acres issued to John Nnfand.ini
February 1838 signed hy Barnard E. Bef
Sec y of War. Nonce is hereby given thj
if no information is received of said certifies
within 60 days application will be made j
IIV w - - ar priv
Nov. 15 452m
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