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LATE FROM HAvASA.-The Georgia brings news from
Havana to the l instant. Every thing quiet Five
six Cafonians left in prison for violating Spanish
laws drawing their bowe-knves and revolvers and commit
ting other indecences numerous mention. The Cap
tain General has determined make example of such
characters who have long been permitted to disgrace the
of America Americans permitted go shore
freely and treated with respect and kindness whenever they
merited it-Ne,D York Mirror.
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The Marlborough Cotton Factory, owned by M. TowS-
SEND, and located Bennettsve (S o. consumed
by fire the als, umo. So rapid the progress of the
flames that part Of the hands had to jump from the second
story windows BY grea. e1erion the house, dwelling
and cotton. house were saved. Loss S22, 900.
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UNITED STATES MINT.

The Philadelphia American has received from EDWARD c.
DALE Eq Treasurer United States Mint the annexed
scs relative to the operations Of the Mint for the year just
closed will be observed that the receipts of gold been
very largeS33 600 in the aggregate-of which amount
California contributed SAL 900, average of upwards
Of 50, ,500 900 month. The coinage in the period
amounts to S2s AL, of which the gold coinage was
Sa7756 AS So silver coinage s4OseOo and the copper
coinage, S7,94s At. .E
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ls5O--otal silver depos.tes ............ S42s 600
The deposites for the month of December, from
California, are about t............... .S4, 500, 900
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ing huge the Ohio and that sole reliance
the perfect uninterrupted action Of crippled
chnery No cooking had been done, and slight ration Of
crackers and tongue all the reeshment obtained during
the day. The mpuden cowadly servants of the ship
skulked and it difficult obtain glass Of water.
OF us n the cabin however, sove to keep up the spirits
OF various parties and the ladies' manifested much for
tude in resisting the idea Of ultimate danger The prom
nen feeling in the breast Of oil that Of anxious SUSPENSE
and not Of dread.
So passed the empesuous night Of the 23J during which
noticed thathe Ohio had evidently become unsteady
and that she certainly buried 10 the trough Of the sea-
waowng without the control power Of control by the
helmsman Weared had been by watching all the 22d,
went TO my about o'clock, and bracng myself
my trunk against the side Of the bertbs slept until daylight
When returned to the upper saloon found crowded with
anxious faces and when spoke usual in cheering
to the ladies' telling them that all would be WE'LL and that the
increased rolling Of the ship doubtless only by the
abated wind, was taken aside and informed in whisper
that the had been freeing the ship from all night
and hat the rising food within her mbers had exn guished
the fires in the furnaces beneath the boilers confess that
was for instant appalled, but only for instant.
thank God for the hopeful temper which made my soul
bound from danger, and in iwinkng reDerved my spirit
felt that such ship well provided and that with
crew so numerous song and energetic she c,ud not be
left to sink beneath the In hour the
that the water still gained and 10 few minutes the gallant
Schenck appeared in the c,bn, and with firm but serious
face, announced that he could get sufficient work.
notwithstanding the awful peril Of condition There
o. silence and broke Il by excsiming that,
he had 10 his service TO free his ship he had passen-
gers in his cabin who ready her. "S" sad
be promptly, your and example will have the best
effect y and Immediately band Of fifteen twenty rushed
up the companion wsy, and scramblng along the rocking
deck we'll could advanced towards the places where
expected 6nd the pumps In action. Yet what was
surprise when we learned that there were s least four feet
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Class No. 3, for 1851. -.|'I ~"
To be drawn at Alexandria, Va Sasrdsy JAN 49, 1881
7s number louery-l4 drawn bailots.
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could crowd the ship, which now, at soci
aton well according to the judgment Of captain,
directed towards Norfolk Virginia. An observation in the
morning and at showed be about s5 miles distant
from Cape Henry but by the aid of wind and
before nghtfal well in under the lee Of the land, in
smooth water. After dark the wind again freshened to
brisk. ugly gae with dirty and lowering sky and 10 my
first watch of two hours for bang water feared that we
might again be forced to say to-" the officer of the deck
found necessary strip the ship of canvass After mid
night, however drew closer land the wind esscned,
and when came deck in my second watch, at a. m
found the sky clear silver with brilliant moon and
mutudes Of At fouI went below and bed for the
first time in four nights and slept delightfully."- until heard il
announced that the lighthouse visible and four pilot
boats in sight About o'clock we got inside the Capes;
but Il was not until time after that stanch fellow
citizen relieved at the buckets by issuing the following
"THURsDAY DECEMBER 26-l0A. M.
The organization of volunteers for the safety of the ship
Ohio hereby banded after The term those duty
shall The pilot has charge Of the and she saved
You entitled the thanks passengers OF owners
vessel and of the families othose who would have been
lost but tor Last ALL you ever entitled to respect
Tor having proved yourselves to be men, who without tear
saw t"e'r danger and promptly oysrssme t1ow.pn
This organizarion which had been wisely made and
seadfaslIy preserved by Gen. Howard uohesatngy pro
nounce TO have been together with the skill aud vigilance Of
Schenck the chief Of saving the vessel and do
HESITATE therefore, as one of the survivors of that apparently
doomed band to offer him thus publicly the humble need Of
my gratitude and praise These remarks in manner i'm
pugn the wise discretion and efficiency Of the commander
the vessel but only show, according to his opinion the
services by which his fine ship saved when
longer available, and when risk had thrown the
ask Of efficient action into the hands Of organ xed numbers
rather than into those of enlightened seamanship
No man could have behaved CALAMITY or directed
wisely than Schenck but had he undertaken bis voy-
age this vessel with few passengers would be lying
oundered at the bottom of the Atlantic was curious to
estimate the quantity Of water discharged in one Of our
wo-hour wsches and according TO my calculation with
liberal deduction am convinced that the period indicated,
we freed the ship, with single bucket of fully 25O0 gallons
During the whole period Of abors dschag d. accord
ing to the opinion Of one Of the officers wafer enough tohave
sunk her sr times ' st4t
shall close this rough snd has,y narrative with re-
Elections upon the manner in which The lives Of the officers
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log for it Ebdge Gerry, Fisher Ames Theodore tdgewck
who is be presumed understood their dues well
at least those who make greater petensions now. find
aso there the of Elias Boudno the father and first
President Of the American Bible Society, stainless name
in generation Of Christian statesmen who did honor to the
in which they lived believe that this law, which they
passed. has been free from abuse in practice any other
that could be passed on the snbe-t.
When the constitution adopted and when this act
passed in 93, slavery not confined the Souh it
dfuscd the northern country as,-spnseIybut
still among 1t existed in Connecticut and though there
many in this meeting older than myself yet have
here in New Haven slave sold execution at the post
for debt Many of substantial farmers owned families
Of slavesand remnants Of the may he found in
Of country towus lowering around the esides Of
the families which heir fathers belonged-hodng il
the very hearhstones with family affection f in
the days which have alluded slave bad escaped from
this State to neghborng State have doub.
that the willingly avaied himself of the Of 1893
What would then have been the feelings of in Connec.
cut had persons been found here base enough tell these
slaves their masters throsto resist tosthe death
that ures would probably disregard the obligations Of
oath If they brought sl-aud any rate, crown
OF maryrdom awaited them il they should die by the gal
lows Does any believe that sturdy would
have brooked such interference compacently than
southern brethren do
Immediate emancipation, loudly demanded in
quarters, never the policy which Connecticut adopt
e, even IN reference the few slaves had among
we never passed Law 10 emancipae one who was born
save say never for the Of the General Assembly two
declaring that slavery shoud no longer exist here
was out mere flourish Of philanthropy, after slavery had
Pacucay eeased-he cheapest way imaginable Of making
known our hostility 10 the system We did indeed MANY
years ago. pass laws that the children Of slaves born after
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SP L E N DID SCHE MES
FOR JANUARY 1851. 1".

j. w. mAuRY & CO., Managers.
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IxpoarAxce OF REsNe AHiE 70 DEsrisE
R,p,cuLr.--I know Of no principle which
!. il Of more Importance to fs IN the minds
Of young people, tina" that Of the most dc.
t,.r,niued resistance 10 the encsoac's"enta OF
r;d;rule. Give up the world. and to IT,
ridicuie with which the world enforces is do
mirion, every question Of manner aud sp.
pearnnce; il Is to toss courage and hrmncss
n tho winds. 10 combat with the maXs apon
.nch subjects ~ these. Hut learn from
your carries, days 10 inssv your principles
sas;ns. the pe,ils Of rhicals. N"a esa no
more exercise YOUR reason, II you live IN
sousasut dread Of laughter. than you ca" en-.
ioy yoss lie Il yon arr in constant terror o.
death. II yos think Il right 70 diner 'rc'"
the times, aud to make stand Tor any valo.
aide point OF morals. do II. however rustic.
however antiqsated. however pedansic i
may appear do Il. mol for incidence, but ~
r;nasly and gvAndly ---as man who woFr
soul OF his own In his bosom. aud did not
whit I'LL il was bsrathesl Into him by The
breath 81 fashion. Let men call sou n'e;'n.
4 YOU know yca are just; hyPccr'tlcs'' "
you are honestly religion pssillansn'o's,
Il you feel that you are Arm. Resistance
Soon converts unpsinsivled vii isso ss"esFe
r..,, LET: and no after tinse can tear from yos
those feelings which every man carries w'M.
in him who has mace nooss and ssccss...'
cscrsion IN virsuous cause --Ossnet "''"~'
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/ whose hands the helm Of our State govern.
men, may he safely entrusted. In doing
this. | iiud no difficulty IN my own MIND.
in settling upon mn individual whos- past
services and ability. moral worth, aud po.
Itical orthodoxy and integrity. cntitle hin,
to receive this distinguished need At ths
hands Of his fellow. citizens.
Mai. Spcarman Holland. Of panola corn.
+ ,y, is gentleman whose character 10 well
md favorably known throughout The limits
Of the State Of Texas He has b~en 4
citizen Of Texas for many years. and u In
no small degree identified with her political
history. lie WIS member Of the Con.
vcn,on that framed our State Constitution;
aud he has, moreover. represented the eoun-
lies Of Harrison aud Pamela for several
sessions as Senator in our state Legisla.
,urc, ~ which capacity he nhly and faith
ialle discharged his duty to his ccnstitu.
ents. with much honor aud credit 10 him.
self. He is. md ever has been. a staunch
Democrat Of the IeiIcrsonan school; and
during the p escu, period Of ny citation and
excitement on the subject Of slavery. hs
has not hcsitat,d 10 identify himself with
,hose who seek to preserve and protect one
al our cherished institutions. impcrilesl, N
II has been. and still IL. by the faaaticsi
zeal Of Northern aboii,ionstx, aud The sis-
pidity mot to say corruv,ien) Of the short.
sighted politicians Of the South. Tie II, iu
short. calculated to sdorn any station to
which tie votes Of bis fellow. cisisens wight
elevate hi,a. and an well assursA Mt h
Il the ardent desire Of large nsabes II
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rhs Little Girl ana tAs Rain.

81 tlust III a
"o''e. ~. ' ..;'.,,.. .. an .,r,y no, To
''os'"s GUY Wv =. "' 49,. sha IL, Ind ma
MAKE y We" 20 '."'" '.a ..w !, i
twice pe'o's' NV /" '"'''' "
raining mar" 's"'"
~ hope You WI not DC unhappy ~,
dear" said her mother - "''"k ! m''''. ,
tho tears upon Your cnceSs, WI, "s -,
say il is little "'"s' 10, "' """''.s ~,
children seem great I" 'he"' nut "" vs.
you will be patient, and wait p'easa"'y '''
good weather r.,
Mother, Won have tod me NAV WOW
knows everything. and thai he T" "'"n,
good. Then he certainly must KNOW ~" .1'
there Is but one SATURDAY, afternoon W ,"s
week, md that i Is all the time nave 70 pa,
with my little friends. Ito must h"" ,'', ""'
il has raincd now these 'hfee ""'''",s :,
when ] wish ." "nch !" go "proA" "n ~.
can he not mako u SUNSHINE ""'"'''' ~
plenses
"Wc cannot understand all the ways o.
God, my child; hut the Bib" tells US ne -
wise and good. Look out int" your niue
garden aud see how happy inc r"se""o'
a1v 10 catch the s"'t rain ~ the'r "os""s,
and how thc violets IN up the'. swec. '"eeS
to meet Il, and rs the drop '"'.s "'" 'ne
quiet xircam how il s''"n'es WI" g'"""rS'
and gratitude. The cattle w''' ",'nN a. ,"s
stream and he refreshed sn'.'d !" 'e "''
ed up, they would bc sr"n.'ed' "'" ~ s's
the green grasa to grow brow" an" o'e'
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Selected poetrp.


Two .lsrk-eyrl maids, Al shut Of day,
,,a.,. al ,.;.
..,t b.,,,. ,.. s.;,
Bripc flowers, they sang. hiring flowers unblown
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.h .... -. r.. H., f-.uJ
Cl,.c -oS,ly. fon,lly. while yc wcer,
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M - a.. -,
Al NAL. III. ,,,,vc vhcr, vjo,,i. htle
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-02-01

The 1sW Thsatzss Of xsaAea.
The nominal schools Of vice and profit
gacy IL London are the low theatres, where
abandoned nctors dance the most disgusting
ballets, vitiatc the love Of music by comic
songs Of the worst tendency, and perform
dramas. fArces. and tragedies. which con
vey to the audience infamous lessons in all
the crimes that aillict aud isnpovcrish socic-
~. The persons that attend these penny
thcntrca ase. for the most part. the juvenile
children Of the poor, varying between the
ages Of eight aud twenty. the great majority
being boys unable to read and write. We
had oiten heard OF these achcrontic .bodes.
hut scarcely credited the rumors Of even
witnesses o! these deplornble performances,
ill we visited then, ourselves.
The first OF these theatres. situated IN n
district gorgcd with vicious population,
opened with comic song, by a person who
represented the character Of II tipsy bcggar.
man, raising roars Of laughter at the ex.
pcnse of tcctotalism. tic described the
| JOYS Of drunkenness, its Independence and
nanliress, and was joined in the chorus by
several hundred boys. who formed eight
tcn,hs Of the audience. Another trent was
given to abuse the saints. who were -epre.
scntcd as vn,ious "clubs Of knavcs; F"
while 10 men Of property. and property it,
self, was impu,ed-ceriainly in very droll
manncr--thc graud cause OF the su'lcflngs
of the poor. This performance was follow
ed b, the most disgusting dances; but the
/ /. a "A IN,
stances Of hawker of fish and a country
man in London, how easy II is fo9 youth
to steal, 10 deceive the legal authorities, to
get an innocent man arrested. while the true
culprit dccamps to the pawnbroker with the
spoil.
IN our second attempt to ascertain the
tendency Of these performances, aud the
class OF persons by whom they are com
monty trcqnentcd, we icand greater Num-
her Of actors, gaudier scenery, and the
musical performances were IN better taste
This also opened .;:!; comic songs in favor
Of prostitution, aud in ridicule OF wives,
families, and husbands. 4 little DO, was
then made to pu; himself into every attitude
that shocks gond sense and the moral feel
ings; and. after the exhibition OF a female
.;ncer No olC.n.,vely hulEnrrayed as it was
,,,ss;,,l, II, c,,c.,v,. !, ,l.v was acted lhat
axh;h;,ed nj, the ,rcnrhe,ics and shifts of !,
dishonest family, chuchlng, at the toll and
priyations Of the industrious poor.
10 the laird instance the theatre was
vorcbousc on the hanks of the Thames.
I,.,. ~. no,,ced - mucb larper number OF
y,,n, urls and sailors. with n few persons
Of color. amounting altogether to about
ION .rho .,e,, m,;,,;,v however. were
havs bc,wccn ten md eighteen wears OF
n,,' la,;,,,.y ,n,c,r,ur,. of helm. eth.
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Tarrant, Dec. ~, lss'O.


Mn. Enron:
The time il rnpisIly drawing nigh when
il will become tho responsible daty d ths
qualified vo.crs IL Texas u determine
whom they will have n preside over them
In the gni,ernatorisl chair. af,er tho term
far which oar present Executive holls h's
yssie. shall have expired; aud i l'el'ooves
~. n patriotic citizens. aud having The
prosperity aud welfare II our mach he.
luv.l State at heart. 10 IL astiv, In ntsirF
that We may he able TO select from among
the many worthy and tAlested citizens ~
nor State, one Ia every way deserving that
hiuh station, sud thereby ffustrats ths
schemc. and d;sspi'oint tlse ex?~ctatlncs q
anprineitled asassosses asd dssgslng pol.
itixianA
ne will he. hryead : dnsbt, nasy
s,njrs for N osles q - mech hcns's
aud dignity A. that d Governor u Texas
aud apprelscnd that astc Z asmh+r 81
tAoss who will h endsavorirg n arRe thels
prrtcnsiSns 70 thst distinguished cilIes srsi
ti.~ir fellow. citizens, arr attrsly unwestAy
" their tsuaG and eoaadeaee. ana aaeterAi
II n.crs dian op~ paint q vku. - -
high and responsible station.
u<lrr warm ad,nissr xnd spFeevss a.
The eostss psssued BY his Exse1snc{, 81
II. He'll. d~Nns The alarmiag essal. y
slave+y agitation. ~ ! tAaak ~ - "a
posed u psessns hlnsslf eseess - peae
n Ttxas = ! eaaatdale - se-e1eel
thsrv 4 10 80 - whem I WeaM ne51
.S..,fi,llv I'D v;lijaaty ytsl4 -
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MIS- { l. /. !. A y y
shsu HAYS ana his Dail.y Race.

Some forty years ago. The managers OF a
race course near Brownsville. on the Mo-
nongahela, published n notice of a race. one
mile heats. on particular day, for purse
OF 500, " free for anything rsh four icgs
and hair on 4 man in the neishborhood,
named iiays, had a hnll that he wa, in the
habit of riding TO mill with his bag OF corn
and he determine" 10 enter him for the race.
lie said nothing about il 10 amy one, but he
rode him around the truck n NUN er OF
times. on several moonlight nights. until
the bull had the hang OF tho ground pretty
well, and would keep the right course. He
rode with spurs which the bull considered
particularly disa.feeable So mncll so that
he always beloved when they were applied
to his sides.
On the morning Of the race HAYS came
upon the ground "on horseback, on bis
bull. Instead Of a saddle, he had dried
oN.hidc the bead part Of which, with the
horns still on. he had placed on the bnl',
rumr. lie carried "A short tin hou, in his
hand. lie rode to the judges stand and Of
iered to enter his bull Tor the 'ncc; but the
owners Of tho horses that were entered oh.
jccted Hays appealed to the terms OF the
notice. insisting that his butt had =" ionr legs
and hair on" and that therefore he had a
riyht to enter bim Aiier good deal OF
cussiu aud ,liscnssin.' the judges dcrlar
cd Themselves compelled to decide that the
bull had the right to run, aud he was euter.
ed accordingly.
When the time for starting arrived, the
LII ,..I ~. Lxr.u, taot their plaeps The
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pied rs boarding houses, No. 1877 aud I3
the former owned by Mr. Maunscl White
aud occupied by Mrs. Souter; and the lat
ter occupied BY Mrs. Purcell. Both wer
mechanics boarding houses, and PARTIAL
/ insured. Two houses of ill.fa,nc, uoa
/ these, were also burned
In the rear Of Dr. Clapp's church, tn
Pelican House stretching from Union 4
Gravicr street, was entirely dctroyed. !
was owned by Jacob Barker, and occnpie'
by Mcssrs. Moore a -. The Pelican
was insured. The large commission. nousc
occupied by Henderson. P,alc, and Others
the 81. Charles Hotel. was burned Thu
buildings between that aud Carondcle
street were saved with difficulty. TIL,
dwelling house owned by Mr.. l.yaI. ant
occupied by Mr.. Mcnsing. dentist. situated
mt No. lsO Carondclet street. was ronsum
ed. as was also paint shop adjoining.
Among the buildings destroyed, we have
also to mention three houses on Caronds
let street, represented b. Nos. III, lib
and l75. owned BY Mr. u. r. French
These houses were insured. One Of them
was occupied by Dury 4 Philips, painters
the others BY families.
The residence Of William Barry, who
keeps the Crescent Restaurant, on st
Charles street, adds another to the list Of
destroyed buildings. II was sit .ated al
No. 81 Hcvia street. No. 10 Hcyix street
was also greatly injured.
The splendid private residences Of Mr.
Samuel ]. Peters and Mr.. Savillchouvrc
on Corondclct street. caught several times
aud were in great danger, so also was the
fine row, known Ms Corondelet Row; hui
at this point in the progress of the conIla-
grafton, The force Of the fire department
had been ludicously distributed, so as very
ehec,nally TO arrest the extension Of the
flames, in spite Of the high wind.
Great numbers of thieves were busy AT
the fire The arrests Of them numbered
thirty.six nj dark. last evening. We no
liccd no less than dozen, in our line OF
march, on their way to prison.
The loss hy this fire will amount to more
than half u million, Of which about one ball
was insured. The insurance on the St
Charles was only sl05,O 900. of which $40,
900 were taken in the Sun Mutual. Mcssrs.
Nudge & Wilson had policy Of $4,000
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