Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-02-19

various parts OF the republic. In Bur
net, county, between the Trinity and
Neches; the country abounds with this
ore. AT some future day this may be
a source of great national income.
A bill is before Congress, and will
probably become a law, requiring
postm asters 10 receive nothing but
Specific real Simon Pure-or ex'
chequer bills, which is tantamount
thereto, in payment for postage, from
and after the first day of Mach next.
The Supreme court has unanimous
ly declared the several acts organizing
counties for judicial purposes unconst'-
tuiional.
In the Austin S ntinel of the 10Th
uItimo is published ii "Iecommenda-
ton" Of the President, Of the observ-
ance OF tn next anniversary of the
Independence OF Texas Qhe %. Of
March) "as a day of devotional exer-
else, by spending all temporal avo-
cations, and appropriatlng tho day TO
religious and christian worship"
The GaIve ton Advertiser says the
prospects of that city are highly fat
terng. The amount OF cot OIL brought
to thai markct this sea,on has been
very large, and the cry is "stiIl it
comes" The merchants have done a
very lair fall and winters business, and
are now rep'eniShing their stocks pre-
paratory to tie spring trade.
The same paper states that the bust
mes: prosperity of Houston is not the
only feature in IFS good fortune. The
morals of the pl ce, we are informed,
are rapidly improving. A neat and
commodious Presbyterian church has
b Ell erected, which is supplied with
preaching every Sabbath. The Rev.
w. Y. Allen is the stated supply of
the Presbyterian congregation, and
pr ,ches regularity in the chulch.
A bill has lately passed congress, it
is staei by the Houston Telegraph,
authorizing companies to be form d,
with the ordinary privileges of corpo'
rations, for the purpose ofwo king any
of the mines of the republc-such
companies 10 consist of three or more
persons, and the proceeds of the mines
| I'd Quoting five per cent. for the Gov
ornmenD to b. granted to the company
that may discover and work any mine.
Ii is said that several valuable silver
mines have already been discovered
on the lands owred by Individuals re-
siding in S veral of the western coun-
ties; out, as by the present laws the
mines are reserved for the republic,
the individuals owning the lands are
unwilling to work the mines, or even
to djvulge the secret oil their location.
! The law will therefore he of double
advantag :; first, by stimulating pri-
vale enterprise to The benefit of ind.
vduaIs; and secondly, by opening to
the Government new source of
revenue.
Colonel Montague, the county sur
vevor of Fannin, accompanied oy a
| friend, arrived at Austin recently, from
Warren, the county seat of that coun,
Ity. They took a course through the
wood, direced by the compass, and
find this place to be little west ofsouth
of Fannin.-The gentlemen came by
the way of Birds Fort, on the west
fork of Trinity, which is due forth
! from Austin, and about thirty miles
from the direct route of Warren. They
found all at the Fort, about thirty in
number, in good health and condition.
They had lost one man, Of the rame of
Rattln. a few days before. He with
two others, had gone out on some bu-
stress, but had become careless, and
were cutting down tree for bear,
entirely sofr tier guard, when they
were attacked by some Indians, and
! he was kllled.
The Texas papers advise the cap
ture OF the Mexican vessels which re-
Gently sailed from New York. The
following is from the Galveston Ad-
vertlser:-
TIE New York papers state that the
ownership to them is to be wholly
transferred to Mexico until their arri-
val in that country, inaSmuch as all
the purchase money has not been Yet
paid. This mayb very true, but there
seems 10 be great probability that 1t is
mere pretext to secure their safe ar
rival at Vera Cruz. 1t is acknowledge
ed that Mexico has paid S36,OOo upon
them, and this interest beng enough
TO cover one of the Number, 1t would