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JAS. II. RAYMOND,
Secretary Of The C0aveAlioR.
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,

AUSTIN, lEXAs, JULY s, 1915.
SIR: Theundersigned, Charge d'Adairps
Of the United States, has the honor tc ac-
kno wedge the receipt of your note Of the
9th instant, transmitting G. certified copy Of
the ordinance adopted by the Convention
Of Texas, accepting the proposals, condi-
lions, and guarantees contained in the first
and second sections Of the Joint resolution
Of the Congress Of the United States for the
admission OF Texas as States Cf the Union.
This ordinance shall be Immediately for
warded by special message TO ;he Presi-
dent Of the United States, who will receive
it with the qualification its dignity and ina
portGnce are so well calculated to produce
in every patriotic heart Texas has thus
manifested to the world, with anuRanimi.
ty unparalleled in the disposition Of deba-
ted political question, her preference Of an
association with the Republican States
composing the Federal Union, ever all the
advantages, real Or imaginary, that were
held ou! 10 her as separate nation. With
a discrimination quckened by her contact.
with foreign influences, she has learned I'M
her battle-lleds, and in her civil expert
enCC, the necessity of union among the vO-
taries Of freedom; and IN voluntarily agree
ing to take her place hereafter as Il soVer-
! eign member Of the American Coniedcra-
cy, che has paid a tribute to the cause Of
popular government which will command
the admiration Of the world.
From the date Of this ordinance Texas
will have acquired q right to the protection
Of tie United States; and the undersigned
is happy to inform you that the President Of
the United STATES has taken steps to ahoru
this protection in the most effective manner
| against future MeXicanor or Indian invasion.
That the deliberations Of the Convention,
thus far distinguished by camncss an ! pru-
dence, may produce a Constitution for
Texas as perfect as her trials in the CchieV-
mont Of her Independence and liberty
have been great and triumphant, is the sim
cere hope both Of tie Government and the |
People Of the United States; to the express
sion Of which the undersigned begs leave
to add the satisfaction with which he sub !
scribes himself with sentiments Of great
regard for yourself and the honorab ody
over which you preside, your very obedi~
ent servant, A. J. DONELSON.
TO the Hon. THos. J. RUsK,
President Qfhe CoAUeatioR, Ho,o in session.
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DEATH BY CARBONIC ACID GAS.

On Saturday morning last, the Cd inst,
MIR. ABEL HALL, of this town, in as
cending the well of Mr.. John Arbuckle
lin which he was working was struck
with the damp about Is feet from the bot
tom, lost his balance on The bucket, and
fell. The dlarn1 was given and in few
minutes the large portion of our citizens
were on the spot. A short time elapsed
before anyCdefnite plan could be adopted
to get himout of'the well. A. lighted can
die attempted to be let down was 'extin-
guished by the damp before It descended
90 feet, catWas then tied and let down
which was bought 'out alive--water in
the mean time was thrown down. ME-
Owen Stein, ayoung man of this place,
volunteered to run the risk, he was (alter
being properly secured with a rope) let
down to the ,bottom oflhe " ell, The felt the
damp about " feet from the bottotn,l
which, we are'iniormed, is e. feet deep,
he fastened a rope around the body Of
Hall-afler Stein was taken out the body
Of Hall was draw n up. lie was dead
His skull was desperately fractured and
he otherwise bruised. we will not un-
dartake to describe the feeling that pre-
vailed during the trying iand heartrend-
ing scene. Thesdeceased was an,indus-
trous honest man, about SOyeaqs old, has
left widow Gndttwo or three echildren to
lament his fate.
He was buried on Sunday morning, at
tended by the '"CarroEton Guards" fof
which company he.was a member) togtth-
er with the largest collection cofpeople we
ever witnessed:on a funeral occasion in
this place,
Every thing was done by THE citizens
of the town to alleviate the family of the
deceased that their circumstances reuuif-
ed. Verify, 'Tn the midst IF lie ,pe are
IN deoth"
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CONNENTION Room,

AUSTIN, TEXAS, July 7, l845.
Sir; BY order Of the Convention, have
the honor herewith to transmit to your EX-
ceIency the enclosed copy of resolution
adopted by the honorable Convention this
day. Very respectfully your EXceilency's
most ObedIent servant,
TllOS. J. RUSK, President.
His EXCellenCy A. J. DoNELsoN,
Charge G9Daires 9fihe United States.
Resolution relative to the Introduction Of
the United States forces into Texas.
Be il resoioed by The Deputies Of The Peo-
pie in Convention assembled, That the Pres
ident Of the United States OF America is
hereby authorized and requested TO ocCu-
py aud establish posts without delay upon
the frontier and exposed positions Of this
Republic, and TO introduce, for such pur-
pose and defence Of the territory and peo-
pie Of Texas, such forces as may be neces-
sary and advisable for the same,
Adopted in Convention, at the city OF
Aastin, Republic Of Texas, July 9TH, 1915.
THOS. ]. RUSK, PRESIDENT
Attest JAS. II. RAYMOND,
Secretary of the Convention.
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THE AVE OF HARRISON.

The editor Of tre Southern Christian Ad-
vocOte has given'o very pleasant sketch OF
his Journey from Charleston, TO auendThe
lateconventon at louisville. Passing over
the former part of his iourney,--we viii
accompany him on the trip from CinenD6tl
to Louisville, on the mail route--the only
object which attracted the travellers attcn-
ton being the grave Of General Harrison.
He says Of that sacred spot:
'I was but little inclined to sight seeing
on the passage to Louisville. One object |
desired to.see. 1t was the residence and
grave Of Harrson--they are one in interest
at least. 80 accomplish this object with
more certainty, ascended the upper deck
at once, and waited with eagerinterest our
approach to the melancholy place, in which
was buried, in en- unfortunate hour the
hopes of agreat whose sutlrages
had raised him to the most exalted stations
of honornnd responsibility known among
men. As we neared the place, dearto so
many hearts, and rendered sacred by so
many associations, there was very striking
manifestation Of veryCommon prevailing
interst--and the grave--the hoUse--pass-
ed from lip to lip DIS these objects broke up
on the sight Of Tue earnest spectators. ST.
IentIy the crowd of travellers had gathered
Eto those uarts Of the boat from which the
FIRST, least ebstmcted and latest views OF
the home and the resting place Of the hon
orcd man might be had. The stiffness Of a
deep and absorbing sentiment seemed to
pcrvcde every bosom--they gazed in ST.
lence, or spoke in Whispers. In descend
ing the river the grave stands prominently
: in view, as it does until the whole scene i:
$ lost to the sightin the windinEs or1he riv
- er. Thehouse standson a much lowerspo
J, than the grave, and is not fairly seen Unit
: right ahrest Of it, Itis,a fair and comel
+ mansion, not splendid, bat sufficient 10
- one whose true residence ia in the hearts {
i his counvymen, Thegrave stands on I'll
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|o present myseB beforethe people for office.
u 9PlRe MGt j shall stand in need faH The
-vr1ernaI'ad ecn get. / ca., therefore,
'co1lPe1ted 10 ask your perajsseoR to mcke
P@0l'c NE true secret ofthe dealh Of Tecun,-
'1sh'GHd the Slayer thereof / hope this will
'P~ you toRo public Inconvenience. / am, as
e0er' y0Er friend aud messmate,
LEWIS FIGG.
10 this letter Treceived the folIowing
prompt reply
GREAT-CRossTNGs, JUNE 6, '1845.
MY DEAR FIGG: Your note qftkc LIST inst,
-sOas received By ne his moraing-I hasten
40 reply after declaring in ell sincerity,
my detighm heariag opce more f'om my Old
.J'aehd d'aW HaesSmaie, ,oW sag, {4geH re-
mem berthe Circumstances Of thai eUe HHtdy
on tohtch ltcuBSeh a0ns stain. ,No'o hrt
am no loage''e candidate for YRbiic office,
and having retired 10 The shades cf priVate
ilYe, ihaUe no cause 10 regret yoar making
6aoWn to The pHLtic The reai Y'ecumseh kit
Ter. 4 surely ongh to rest satisfied aah
'ohat the REPUTATION 9fH has done Jor ne,
ana am aoto 'ottjRg that you should rccpaU
me advantages .jr,m ii you can THE giris
Deg 10 be remembered to you, Gua IRE toouid
6e pleased 10 seeyou al the Great- Crossings.
Yours truly, r. N. JOHNSON
,''Some of my friends though would bo
a breach of confidence in me to publish this
letter--learing it mightta so considered, |
submitted the question to my old friend,
John Pope, Tho adVised me that it could
not be considered in that light; even if i'll
was, that the Colonel ought to be the last
man in the world to complain of breach
of confidence"
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DREADFUL FIREs.-A Matanzas, Cuba.
on the Goth OF June, fire broke out which
DESTROYED nearly four squares in the richest
Partoi thecIty. Sixty houses with mostnf
theIrcontentswere destroyed. Loss $780,
0oo' On the 22d ult. the mill of Samuel
Weaver Of Unity, Westmoreand county,
t'nnsyIvania, with grain, flour, &c. was
destroyed. 'On the 21st ult. during a thun-
der storm, the barn of David Zeller, ESQ,
lourmIeston Ilagerstown, Maryland, was
struck with lightning and consumed; with
one thousand bushels of wheat, sixty tons
Of hay, COW, threshing machine, six set
Of gears, 81. Loss $4,000. On Friday
night last, lhedweling of Frenchman in
Strasburgh, Stark county, o., whose name
we have no! learned, was DESTROYED tg fire
with its contents, the family barely etsca-
ping with their night clothes. Al Roclles-
ter, New York, on the 10th pt. from t~en-
ty to twenty-five houses were destroyed
loFs 0,000-- Ohio B4Posaerg-
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in the following, from The New YOA

in the following, from The New YOiA
zetie, but well deserVed
LET US ALoNE.--This is the motto with
which the new State OF Florida, with its
twenty thousand white inhabitants, cOnIes
lnIoihe Union, and forthwith its GOVeTnur
proceeds, in accordance with the spirit
winch adopted such Unetto, to read a lee
ture to the,elher States of the ceDfederarv
upon the extent to which this nevg .,,e,nter
'ot the family will submit 10 the goVernn,eDt
and Interference of its elder sisters. ThA-a
is degree OF cool impertinence in this
%holeproceedjng which issufhcientIy ANU
sing, and certainly lhe motto of the State
and the Message Of its Governor assimiIate
beunFialIy together.
The origin Of the motto has led DO so,pr
discussion we observe, the Floridlan ascri-
bIng it to the French Manufacturers at Ly-
ons; bat we ere tempted to agree with the
Tallahassee Sentinel, which gives it much
older date. 1t was the frantic exclamation
oil an "unclean spirit" to@ar Saviour, aud
occurs in Mark, ist Chapter, 24dh verse:
''2l. And they went into Carpanaum.
and stlalShtwayon the sebbatll-day he en-
tered into the synagogue and taught.
"'29. and they were astonisaed at his
doctrine: for he taught them as one sha,
had authority, and not as the soribes.
"23. And there was in the synagogue a
man wlthan uncleanspiris and hecried out
''24. Saying, LET Cs ALONE what have
we to do with thee, thou Jesusof Nazareth.
art thou come 10 destroy us!"
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UNCONQUEREB VERMONT.

The Wing State Convention which re-.
Gently assembled at Montpelier and nsmi-
mated the present able and faithful State
officers torre-eiecton, passed the following
resolutions
Reso!ued, That the Wings of Vermont
maintain, as their great principles, tariff
lorrevenue to defray the necessary expen-
dI9eres of Government, discriminating
Wlth,special reference TO fre protection of
the domestic enterprise and labor of our
'country--a weEreguuted nations! cur
rehcy-"-a distribution of the proceeds of
the sales Of the pubiic lands anong The
states--a single term for the Presidency
q reform OF the Executive usurpation--
end, generally, an administration ,of the
Federal Government that Shall be national
ana constentin its policy, GndeficiemanE
eronomicein It's execution.
Resolved, That the unfortunate result oF
the late Presidential election gives nopuuss
ai dependency and inactivity 10 tthe
Wings; but, on the contrary inrppLs epew
patriotic citizen no tirmer resolution and
more watchful vigilance; and, in review
ing the contest, we are proud of she pIin-
ctples we iprotessed, end of the manner
IN which Vermont sustained them,
Res0Ivea, FhGtR tariff with dtscrimtua-
tonfor REVENUE lis decidedly opposed TO
protection, and that all the pretencesdf
cur political opponents that they are in ia
vorot discriminating duties, are calculated
to deceiveand mislead.
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EMIGRATION TO OREG ON AND, CAL
IFORNIA,

An interesting letter in the Providence
Journal from o writer who was lately in
independence, Missouri, says thar about
5000 'emigrants were there, or about
there, "who do not disgeise the fact, that
their ultimate destination is Upper CALI
fornia, and they gothere under the full
persuasion that it is, sooner or later, to
come under the egis of the stars and
stripes; and they will enter the territory
with dispositions ready to aid in the ao-
conIplishment OF that eyent!"--Ciucinaa
Gazette.
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lFrom he Ohio State Journnl.
A REBUKE WELL DESERVED.

The new State Of Florida comes into the
Union'in a manner calculated TO win her
few friends, 4'erpttuatstuvery isengrail-
ed upon and secured by the Constitution,
takingpven from the Legislature tseIf,tke
power to abolish slavery within the G~ils
of the State. Her Governor conanen-
ces his labors By bitter denunciationsUt the
policy thathas done so much for tha'coun-
try, and instead OF seeking the good will,
seems tocourt the enmilyGf the free States
by his insulting allusioRs to several tnat-
tes. To crown aIL she adopts as her mot
to "LET Us ALONE" after having been res
cued from ibe boqs and the 'savages at an
imaNnse outlay of money and lite, all oI
which the Union has had to provide. I'm.
der such circumstances we cannot consid'
ser the keen satirical rebuke administered
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NEW HAGERSToWN ACADEMY

We havereceived the Catalogue of the
officers and students Of this institution. -
It is located incur ownocounty, and in the
popuIous township of Orange. James
Matthews, A. B., Principal, and Richard
Merrill, assistant Teacher.
The number ofetudents in,the male de-
partment from July, 1914, to July, 1845,
were'79.
The female department has Miss Jane
Indy as,pFincjpal teacher. Tire number
of Pupfe amounted 10 45. The affairs Of
the'institution are reported to bein pros
porous condition. Success 10 education ana
Schools Of every Kind! .sTo ~enLghteah
understanding ,iTprOVes and eaLarges The
heart"
We have an Academy in this place
(CarOllton0 Mr.. John Row, graduate
of Jefferson College, is teacher We hope
ere long, 10 have the heartfelt satisfaction
Of issuing talogue.ofour. academy, ant
If so, the gentleman who sent us the on,
above referred 70 oshall be remembered.
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From The New York Tribune.
PARTY PRESCRIPTION

We, Of the present generation, whose
earlier years were not passed amid the
coruptions which Burr and his conductors
early implanted in the politics of this State,
before they were transphnted in 1929 to
the wider sphere of the Union, have little
idea of the comparative purity and peace
which prevailed under different auspices.
There are whole counties in which gem
uine office seekcr--thatis,a a man wanting
On office mainly for what he could make
out OF it,---had not been known Ior twen-
ty years prior to the election Of Jackson. -
Aud now where is the township, the school
district, which this pestiterous brood has
not polluted! Notmerely the genteel loaf
ora who are smc to geta living somehow
from Ihe proceeds OF other mems industry
bat oCe useful though ignorant and in
ceNpctent persons, who ought to be serv
: ing tlrir country atwood-sawnp and earth
= movelng, are -rjtlcn hy the base itch 10
office. and 60 around with petitions whic
> they could not write, soliciting signature
to iortily their claims. The whelo land
, corrupted, poisoned by office ecebng.-
f Notorious gamblers, pugIIists and rowdic
net only ask for, but obtrin mostrcspons
6le stations; while patient, ploddmg indu
,ry s discoanlenanced and contemned.-
! Erery yearleveals lower depths 0iths fat
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WOOL.
We copy the following from theSt. Lou

We copy the following from the.St. Lou
is Republican of July H8.
We were not aw are, until within a djav
or two, that wool constituted AN iinuor-
tantitem'o Of Eport1Fom thisycity. .Ageu-
'aemanwho is engaged in the purchase on
asternacoount, Iiniormslus lnat wilhina
Jew weeks, about S25,00O worth of wodl
has beenpurchased in this matketfor ship
ment, The principal supply has been
brought from Illinois and the Upper Mis-
sissipPi, and is regarded byiudges esaoF
good quality. We are also inlormed thst
"a large portonofthis spring'srlipping has
not yepcome forward. The amount 10 be
brought in will probably more than eoudI
the quantity which has appeared lin che
'mahlet. In Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois.
a large number Of farmers are turning
their attention to theraising of sheep.-
They have found them tothriveweii, and
1T is now al,nostcertein that this will form
one ot,our staple articles of export The
increase thisyear.has very largely exceed
ed that Of any former year.
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elevated summit of lovely hill within a
small enclosure. may just attemptto de-
scribe the scene, or the feelings ltinspired
in nv own and the breastof others. ba-
red my head to the vehement sun and
fierce wind while passing the grave OF the
lamented Harrison, and thought Of the
strange Providence that called him hence
at period sofuH of interest tothe destiny
Of this great and growing nation. God is
just; all his works are donein righteousness
and truth. / ielrthis--and turned from the
scene have SO family described, satisfied
that submission to God is no less the duty
of the christian than it is of the politician" "
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B1RNEY AND BtRNEYISM.

WereGer our readers to an article oil our
FIRST page, concerning the course of James
G. BHney and his friends in the late ever
memorable Presidential election. We ask
our readers toreed hewhole article them
selves, and If any of You have Wing
neighbor who has been carried away by
the false end hypocritical notions of phi
lanthropy professed and practiced by Bir-
ney, Btity, & Co., let him read it. Let
every Hfan read it. Tt tells the whole sto-
ry. Horace Greedy, the editor ofthe New
York TribUue, and writer Of tho article, IS
'hinseNsnrnt slavery man, d good Wing,
and pneot the best writers in the country.
But read the article.
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AT the Supreme Court lorCrawford coun-
ty, Ohio, lastweek, THOMAS GOODMAN, ESQ.
oIlhis town, was examined and admitted
TO practice es an Atorneytnd CounseIlorat
Law in the several'eoHrts Of this State
sCGatoR Repository.
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&~FCAGEB j. McNUrTY, The defaulting
Clerk OF the House of Representatives, lis
still at large. He arrived at Mt. Vernon
few days ago from Washington, ,wlIers
he had beenon trial, and DAY OR two df-
terwards made speech at ii Grand .Ju6i-
lee OF the DEMocRAcY of Old Knox, lin mo-
nor Of the liberatonsof Z. w. Dortl-GIr-
6aAa CRisen.
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TO the WHO'S OF CARROLL
COUNTY.
FELLOW-CITIZENS:

The undersigned, in pursu-
ance of their duty as your Central Com
muiee, ana in view Of the importance Of
the coming Annual Election, think proper
to call upon you to assemble atthe Court
House, in Carrolton,
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29th inst. and their Delegates meetin New
Philadelphia on the 30th, to make their
county nominations.
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Robert NJ. Forbes. il. L.'Rattimer,
Sam. Lusk, John M. Lewis,
Jno. Caldwell, James Scott,
Jose Antonio Navarro, Archibald McNeill,
Geo. M. Brown, A. C. Horton.
Gustavus A. Everts, Israel Standefer,
LemueI Dale Evans, jos. L. Hogg,
]. B. Miller, Chas. S. Taylor,
r. E. B. Taylor, David Gage,
J. S. Mayfeld, Henry S. Jewett,
r. Bache, Cavitt Armstrong,
James Love, James Bower,
VIM. L. Hunter, Albert H. Latimer,
John D. Davidson, Wn. c. Young,
isaac Parker, ]. P. Henderson,
r U. Lumpkin, Nicholas Il. Darnell,
Francis Mofre, sen., Emery Rains,
Isaac w Brashear, A. W. 0. Hicks,
Alexander McGowan, Jas. NJ. Burroughs;
Isaac Van Zant, Fl. L. Kinney,
5. HoIond, VIM. l.. Ca2neau,
Edward Clark, A. s. Cunningham,
Geo. Y. Smyth, Abner S. Lipsconb,
James Armstrong, John Hemphill,
Francis W. White, Van r. Irion,
James Davis.
Attest: JAMES II. RAYMOND,
Secrefcry Qfhe Congentioa.
Adopted, July'4lh, 1876
City OF AUSTIN, REPUBLIC OF TEXAS,
July ;, l8I5.
] certify the foregoing is correct copy
Of the ordinance as adopted and signed by
the members Of the Conventionon yester-
day, July 4, 1915.
JAS. II. RAYMOND,
Secretary The Convention.
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Om Saturday, the 9th day
OF AVEasG paext,

AT O'Clock, en- maSse, to nominate candi-
dates for the various Offices to be filed at
our approaching Annual Election. If the
people of any of the Townships prefer
meeting in Township capacity toappoint
delegates to the Convention, to be holden
en- the 9Th, they will meet in the Town
ship for that purpose on Saturday, the I'd
day OF August, at such place as may suit
their oWnyeonvenence,
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June %, iI8B.

tOIFOur next Court of Pleas sits
in'this place on Monday nez.t, the lIthinsl.
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DT-The Wings Of Tuscarawas county
will hold their Township meetings on the