Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-02-19
From the Picayune'
LATEST FROM TEXAS.

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Yesterday morning we mentioned
the arrival of the Neptune. A haSty
glance satisfied us there was no news
of importance. We have full files of
Galveston, Houston and Austin pa
perS, and give all the interesting items
we have been able TO discover.
The dates from the capitol of the
republic are TO the Goth ult. Business
was slowly progressing, and Congress
was expect5c to adjourn about the
| first of next month.
A letter of the Goth published in the
Galveston Civilian. says the direct
tax law and the bill TO regulate exc
cutiohs are now under discussion, and
will probably take up much time.
The same letter says--"some little
difficulties have so far delayed the
passage Of the tariff bill, but you may
be positive that in all material points
it will be as high as the scale publish
ed.
1'heexchequer bill has been printed
and forwarded to the different collec
tors of customs. 1t authorizes an issue
of 100000 in exchequcr bills, and re-
quires the payment of all dues accru-
lug to the Government after the first
of February, TO b. made in these bills:
gold or silver; 50 that, IN case the new
ia IF Dies rot become law, and re-
ceiv; publicity BY that time, duties
will have to be collected in par funds,
acco ding to the old, which, we take
lit, will fail Father heavily.
The following are the provisions OF
the tariff bill, 10 come up on It's third
reading before the House of Repre-
Sentatives on the 2lSt:
Liquors, same rate as by the present
law, payable in par funds.
| Non enumerated articles, Is per CT,
ad valoreIn.
Flour 81 per bbi.
Corn ard corn meal, 20 cents per
bushel.
Oat., Is cents for 80 lbs; olher
Igrain Is per cent, ad valorem.
Salt, 10 cents per busheI.
| Coffee, 2 cents per ID.
Brown sugar, cent per Id; Loaf 5
cents; Havana, 2 cents.
Teas, all kinds, Is cents per ID.
Pepper, 5 cents per ID.
Spices, 80 cents per Id.
Candles-sperm, 10 cents; talIow A
cents per ID.
Oil, 80 ceents per gallon.
Tobacco, 80 per cent, advalorem,
Cigars-Spanish, S. per thousand;
American: So.
Butter, 6 cents per Id.
Lard and cheese, 8 cents per ID.
Chocolate, 3 cents per ID.
| Bacon, beefand pork, S. per l0Olbs.
Peas and beans so cents per busnel.
Rice, cents per Id.
Fruits, 80 per cent, ad valorem.
Vinegar, 10 cents per gallon.
Soap, 3 cents per Id.
! Porcelain, crockery and tinware, so
per cent ad valorem.
Boots and shoes 25 per cent
Clothing, 80 per cent.
Hardware, Is per cent.
Chairs, 80 per cent.
Saddlery, 80 per cent.
The bill levies a tonnage duty OF 60
cents per ION on sail vessels, and 80 on
steamers.
! 1t is generally presumed that no ci-
fort will be made in Coz gress this SIS
sion to remove the seat OF Government.
The editor Of the Houston Iele-
E graph has been Informed by Mr. r. M.
Forbes, of Brazoria, that in the we r
1910 he rails d on one acre of ground
at Columbia Landing, sixty bushels OF
corn, fourteen hundred pumpkins, and
thirty bushels Of potatoes, re,ervng an
area of Is feet square in the centre OF
the patch, which was dcv I'd 10 gar
dening purposes. This was on soil
which had received no Improvement
on its natural con lition except the
mere ploughing of it, and no extra
care in tillage. A great country, that
Texas.
We learn from the Galveston Adj
vertiser that the general committee
appointed for the defence Of the city
have instructed The Committee OF
Ways and Means to contact with
Me.srs. Mckinney g. Williams Opro-
; Gu e, with the lea,t possible delay, two
; Paixhani guns, with The necessary shot
for the more efficient defence of the
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