Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-09-27
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rom 1"r"s.--Thc steam packc, CO.
brings lis the houston TeIenranh 80 en,' ,,'
9TH inst w '"c
he elections had taken pIoce TIL,
i"'cgraph states that in Houston thew wore
% G2llMuCIed ~ hishly- -crediialIe ,na..ar
.nougtl huch excitement DrevnIeiI 'rb.,
i"'i"M lne Is The result in that 'conutv.-Enr
rrtsi!rni Lamar, GO; Wilson. 20
ior zee Burncf, t2.i: i,or,o,
~: h""c' TO- Whole number of votes nnl'
.c" III III" county. 13!; at these were n,iIcd
IN 'hr city of Houston. 5:,5,
!" 'ir;'%"rin, Hon. II. VI har,nn WAS c,.c
,,' H'm"'"r. IN: al. john \. Wharton and
't.' i''" Is /: '""h, R"pr, sentative 10
it Congress. Col. I.amIr ann, J,,I.,. ~,
nrt received ovcrwhcInino m,;.,r;,;o
Iai county III
M">"!cy Baker MS elected: 30 C,,oro..
t'"m Galveston county, bv u nnior;,r -, -
Nor's over Col. Lynch, " va
'"!. Ni"r'''"n,c had returned from ,Lo
N">; lie states INA, tl,, N,,y;c,us v.,,,
'!''" visit q '!r bay "i Corpus Christi. ro-
'''" ~ :! very FrcrlpIlntr nIunncr. I,;vin,
;i'p"' l'D barrels of -four, anal rl,c hn;Inro'
!h" "'hcr apparatus "in steam cn"i,,c. ,n.
thf"n''N rcA, upon The beach IN. lo,ter
was probably intended for the mines in rho
'n'cr'"r"i Mexico. I'h" l'pans had ;,Il rc.
'n'n"h I" HE Rt" Gr"n,!c. Tra.ino r,r-
''"S OF MrNr"i!> were almost daily ;irriying
al b''Hh' from Laredo and other s,yilemcnI'
~ tue km Gr"nde. They. however
hron:s'i hni ''t'!c specie the trade coD.i,,;nr
rhH'ii! III ne rNrhhhg" oi horses. S,innr,rJ
i:"'.'. lot tobacco and ririous :r,;.,,, c
"I"''"""'ii%r. Ammunition and fire arms
"i every de- cripiinn were frcc;v cvch,n,I
tr.,fl,.
b"Zar. Ill" t;inanrhr. had ar;,in hrnl o.,
III" treaty recently made with the Ncx;cans
and within 81 f." weeks pasr eou,,ni,,oJ
many drrr",!h;i"uS in the vicinity of pr.s;
,!iodc kiu Grand,..
\ Srihirnian, recently arrived Mt Hons
'"i' iin'i' III" Last. stated thai The ,rnirr
"'ii!' "i'i'S w'h !hc handful Of AIcy,c,nS
AT N"r"-dorh"s, had euIircIy ceased. nnI
complete tranquility was restored in ,h,t
section.
line unianchcs. according tot, Tele-
graph of The lst had made several at,,rks
upon The frontier settlements. bur had hon,,
Il, i"a'cd in every skirsnis!, that had ,,kcm
place, and il was snrpnscd they wonll
soon hc iirrd Of hosliliiics.
company OF young men had rcccn,,v
returned from an exploring cXpri;iiou IN
,iS ,,i rt.'"i near TIE mouth of the San Baba.
!" "'ii'Nt'i tiit' course Ui tiiai StrCnn, IN
the distance "i 10 miles above lis iur,ton
with the Colorado. They represent tho
country as among the finest they had ever
S'rn. They ionnd some specimens of
gold and silver inthc mountains. and sta,e
thar the section in the ncighhorhooh of
sandy closely resembles the gold region OF
Georgia.
We learn from the captain Of the Colum-
bin that there had bceu Il severe storm NJ
Galveston. which had raised The water n -
greater height riinn il has been siuc. ,hn
Si"rn, "iOciohcr last. The wind sill, nroo
vailed IN the same quarter when hc lctt
and II was feared that the island wonII
again b" flooded.
Mr.. w. -. Durham. native Of NorC,,,,
county, England. died al Houston. ON Tho
26'h August. aged > years He was nm
anlnhir y"ing gentleman and hal acquired
considerable distinction in The war of iudc.
pcnhrncc.
The young republic appears TO in very
hou;iSh'nG condition, and her troubles viii,