The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-02-08


ltLINoI< LrGIsI ,rrnr-Gov. Frenc.
sent a message to the Illinois Legislature
oh the >tt Tie represents the accruin.
revenue as more than sufficient to meet h,
cnrrcut demands of the treasury. The pub.
lie debt OF the State and the canal deb,
makes the entire debts sl5.G21 500 Tb.
un.old cana. lands are expected to realize
: DUn 0Oo Tie i IN favor of Homestead
exemptions declares against all bank char
tiers recommends the acceptance Of lio
brook 4 Co.'S conditional surrender Of
charter to build the Central Railroad, and
is disposal 10 the company thai, offers tho
best terms. lie speaks iavorably Of the
tomprdmife measures. aud saws that hcy
will he faithful, observed aud obeycd, ~
the only means OF restoring aud preserving
harmony, by the people Of Illinois.
ENrorrtoN At Brow NsyiLLr.-fhe fol.
lowing Is 4 paragraph from the Brownsville
Sentinel of the lst inst,
Howard Slaughter, and the two Men.
cans, who were severally convicted of muf.
der at the late session Of the Dis,ric, Cont
and sentenced to be hung on Friday as,
were accordingly executed They all con.
fcssed their guilt on the scatlold, and repent
cd the crime they had committed ns
Rev Mr. Chamberlain, of the prc,hy.
rian Church. ut the request of Slaughter,
made an expressive PRAYER in behalf Of th.
prisoner, and the officiating priest Of ID.
Roman Catholic church, addressed the mal'
tludc in Spanish and English, expressing
the deep sorrow and regret Of the culpfln
for their offences against the laws Of the
country. The last word OF Howard
Slaughter were" Bcrarc Of Liquor for II
has brought me 10 this
Another great robbery Of specie tran
has been committed on the ls,hmus. betwesn
Panama and Cruces. Five mules, belong
ing to Nessrs. /aehrisson 4 Nelson's spect
train, which left Panama on the 22d With
large amount of gold dus, brought hy he
Oregon. were stolen on the night of the ..ha
Three of the mules had been found, IM
other two had not been heard OIL The tm
pirc City was nj thagres when the Georea
left, waiting for further particulars. 1m
extent OF the robbery was not known; ba' I
il the other two mules were robbed. wh'ea
is altogether probable, tho amour. cannS |
be les than $500 900,
Mr.. McCurdy, late Lieut. Govencr
Connecticut, aud recently appointed Mius
ter to Austria, sailed IN the Baltic on
Wednesday, the slh, for Vienna, via Lon
don aud Paris. This would indicate III"
the recent passage at arms between !. ne'
alicr llulsemann aud the Hon. Danlc' Wce
stcr. has not had the effect of susnend'0s
diplomatic intcrcorse between the two coan'
tries.
The Washington Monument has nov
reached the height of eighty feet above 'H
surface. thirty-eight Of which have oe''
raised during the past year. a, m eSPfA.
Of $4,000 per foot. \ number oil s''t'
from different States aud societies have
ready been inserted in the column ana y.
ny others are On the ground, ready
placed IN the wall rs the work ad'an''
Sentence Of fifteen years lmpr'sonn,e.~
aud hard labor has been pronounced
Plus | \ against several parties con'Vuu
Of burning coufcssionals during the y"
public
! In the Legislature Of New York.
Smith. Of Suffolk county, has Offered
ries OF resolutions respecting Bil''s"
prcssions in Central America.