Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-03-09

HoUsroN CTs1as) Jan'y. 80, 1899.


AAAA-ANlIf A 49, ~--t i W A-farH
10 iks E8lors eide Cslumbus Dsmoerai,
The commissioners Tor The location OF ihs
seat Of G07snmeni have bssn elected by both
houses Of Congress. The Senate elected lbs
Hoa. Msssrs A. G. Horton Of Masaeorda, aud
Nv Burion Of NasOgdOches ;-,hs House Of
Representatives, elected Hon. Mesas William
AIsnsfee Of Colorado. Louis P. Cooke Of Bra
zona, and Isaac Campbell Of San Augustine.
The Commissioners will proceed ia tie discharge
Of their duiies seon after The adjournment Of
Congress.
The bill Introduced BY he Hon. Isaac Parker.
from Hous.On comfy. TO suppress gambling,
which Is an excellent bin, and The provisions Of
which are wise dnd salulary, and well calculated
10 promote The object which The honorable mover
had in view. was, on Thursday evening, the l7lh
Jaaaafy. passed with oaly one dissenting voice
IN act % establish Chamber Of Commerce
IN The city Of Houston, was read assconi time.
on Thursdsyievening l7th INST and refined 10
the committee on The jsdieiaiy.
An act 10 incorporate the towns Of Ruletsylllo
and La Grange has been passed.
An acl to incorporate the Texas Fur Comma.
ny, was read and laid on tho table Cor the pre-.
sent.
an act supplementary 10 an aci, enIitled an act
10 authorize the President 10 negotiate loan Tor
hve millions Of dollars, which has been returned
~ tho Senate with amendments, which were
read and adopted.
The committee 0n The Judiciary, to whom was
referred the bill entitled an act for The suppression
Of ducling, made report Friday morning. The
ISM INST favorable 10 the adoption Of the original
Bal, which IS an excellent one, and well calculated
70 elect the important object which the bIA mas
IN view: The report was accepted, and The bill
ordered to be engtossed Tor third and fnaI read
ing, with only one dissenting voice This looks
.sL ler our young Republic. II is provided in
the bill, that any person guilty Of being engaged
y duel as principal OF second, shall be in
eligible to any office Of honor OF profit, or be
entitled 70 vote al any election IN lhe Republic. |
The City is full Of persons from al parts Of the
world. Il Is thought there are eight thousand
souls hero al present Of this number no, more i
Than half can be considered citizens, and even |
that half are not very Permanent II Is said that /
one hundred buildings df respectable character
arc now IN progress in this place. and that. moi.
wiihsianding il has been decided that ihs sea, Of
Government cannot remain here, this circum.
stance does not appear TO rciard in the leas, de.
gree tho prosperity Of this place. have no in.
terest IN Houston, aud have always been, and still
am inlmical 70 / as the seat of Government i
= destined without Il to be great commercial
CITY. The state Of society here Is rapidly i'm.
proving many intelligent and accomplished 10. /
dies have lately nude this their abidsnr pIace. and
hsy, you know arc In certain sense, tho salt Of
he earth, and will save even the most corrupt
mass from moral puirifac.ion. There are here Al
present, two Presbyterian minister's ono Eplsso.
'al two Meikodists, NIL men Of pioly, intelli.
'enco and eduraiion The congregations on The
abba,h are urge and attentive. A Sunday school
N operation. The city have recently erected
very comfortable and spacious house far sem.
nary Of learning Il is in contemplation soon
erect church edifce in this place The new
iank Of the Republ which !. il expected Con.
,ress will charter, will be located here for he
lreseEt.
Congress adjourned on the 24,h ins,. 10 NEE
tho city Of Austin, the now seat Of Govern
nen', on tho second Monday ia Noycmbsf.
That point u "all the rage Al present; many Of
ne most respectable families Of ,hi, place will
migrate to Austin. Il will doubtless be plea.
'ant place. Yours respectfully. J.B.