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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15

We publish in another column. the re-
port Of Mons. ToaRSApSs, gentleman
Who surveyed the Road from Niekshu'g to
the Texas line. and who was employed To
survey the route from the line 10 Marshall
lie has completed the task, As "'li he seen
and has furnished an estimate OF the ees'
Of the Road.
Mr. T. is fully satisfied not only Of The
prseticsbIltv Of the vhol- route, but that
the entire road can he built ut a much iess
COS, than almost any other road OF sl"'''af
extent IN the United States. Nr. !. Is =
scientific gentleman, which ,. evidenced
hy the ninaieness and completeness OF the
profile and map of the road which he has
furnished. H.. opinions are. therefore en-
titled to weight. He expresses the conf
den, opinion, that the people of North
Louisiana will Il, once enter upon the
prosecution Of this grea, cnierptike, aud
will pursue it rapidly to completion.
When this is done. or 50 soon as the road
from the Mis.is.ippi to the Texas line .hali
b. under contract, It will be the p"hcF 81
Texas to make arrangements As 'Pe"u'''
a. possible, to carry the road to ~ f"so'
Then we viii have continuous '''e """'
tha ,dan,ic to this point. This will give
ths Dad a preponderance over all others
as s great rout. destined to connect the
Atlantic aud Pacific oceans. NM, "hoh
,ss sse INTO consideration, that itis a con
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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15

OF "tncls Joe's" pigs, chickens, tur
keys, ducks. and other good things, ar.
s,ill the subjects Of discussion at the Plant
ers' Hotel. Uncle joe" We are told, has
made arrangements for several fine COWS,
and intends having plenty Of the bes.
milk in fsw dsys Glad to hear il,
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15

or Those Of our citizens who have me
houses, will please notice the advertise
uent Of Joseph Euc', 10 Camp street
lie has a fine assortment fpape' hans'ng'
and upholstery goods
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15

o. he pea at.fal Ard ns,fyet,ss fempe'
snss A,Jres. Ie'isrses l., tslads spflcgs.
essas. on die lsl ~ sAnaarv, ~ 7 J
P.deea, EsQr. We yegfsi iAat IT, le"g'h
prevents Us rom Publishing I II te Re.
prhhean. We have 40 Jous, iha' i VII
|. deemed wor,sy Of seiag prinied ~ =
mere darAi.le fogn than 81 tia column of
a nawsIagsr.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15

or We bad the pleasure a ie~ DAYS ago
Of seeing Mr. J g. perrNao, Of the house
OF Nessrs e.. Yale. jr.. & Co., ~ NJ ga
tine stree g.. New Ofienus This house wee
believe get. q hrEo portion ai The tnde VI
this section. ltla one of To- most elegant
and extensive Establishments n ihs cii} and
merit. .ne popularity b has hnd the good
fortune 60 obtain SEQ their card. Ga The
second eolun,n oil the fourth page.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15

nsxnos. guit5fs, aecordeoos, &c &c.
il6pld Ut fnil TO sal at Henry Parsons
4 ;a,,p st.ecl, New Oeleans. He has 8 lot
|a2f ths most superor AID elegant musical
b4srhsnshze Persons vi.iilng ths ciIf
WIN Fud IN ,his house Mr. Nyers, whose
fsrsonnanrs on the ACCORDION delighted
cur e.tzeaa 80 mach sbo9. tsn jcaf'
6gu
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15

IMPORTANT 70 N,Ny-We understand
that the Secretary Of the interior, has re-.
ceivcd from the Governor Of Virginia, under
the broad seal Of the State, document
aulb"n'ica'iug the full And complete relin
quishment to the lin,.d States OF all claim
on the par, of the State to lands ON which
Virginia land warrants have heretofore been
issued. ln lieu thereof, a. soon ~ the ne.
cessarv Preparations can be completed.
scrip viii be used BY the Department ol the
Interior VA Iufri.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15

r.... auA Louisiana baiifoae-
GrxtlrMrN: a..
ia nm, .uance Of yeur resolutions al 'h'
lo,h o December lat. ! have III oe Wv
n,,lninars survey of the railroad nom w
Stat. In. al Louisiana to Nar'h III, ana
now have the honor to report to 90" '"'
result. accompanied with Proh'e a"'
map. =
liter having made the reconnaissance 81
the ground. between the two above men
toned points. we commenced our 'h'''"
mental nperatious ou the 3lst oi December
las, AT the terminus oil the Nichsbnrs,
shreveport. and Texas railroad.
From that point, the line hearing \ -"
d.p. ". runs through tlhson's plantation
l.sytnp h,. house and cotton gu To she lrn'
and h.. continued about two miles to low
Lo,,,p south OF Powel's house, where 1t
l.romes nctr, saiy to defect on the Not'h
.,d. IN order Ia avoid higher ridge.
From that point the line rnnS \ ~ dee'
"A Ia, distance Of mile lilo. where we
chance our courar 10 :. - deg w. pnrsn
;.,. ,l,ut direction | nile aud uutIi We
strike the margin al Eng Spring swamp
where We again d. fleet uufthwafd, running
pnrpll. vita -aid swamp about five u'le-
From this last mentioned point, III order to
ascend steep It'll, presenting Itself almost
at rirh, angie, tu our lac, It became nee
.ssar, to d,,mte un the south side, com
prIllny rs to run : - deg " for nnll Il
mile. where We charge TO y - deg. w,
and coutinuc that brailug for : miles.
Here wc are compelled 10 make another
detection Ia consequence OF the g'"nn"
gradually rising from Tvs TO ihree per
ccit
Tbi. line runs : is deg. " as far rs Dr.
Evans, a distance oi some three miles
about tNn thirds Of mile from the end
nf our line We NAH, the last hugle, IA order
to enter south Common street
he zen 9Th OF the road Is 2o} mules, and
,nns over highly favorable ground. tie
maximum of the grade not being over -
feet tn a uile, and the curved Tue not eN
rrrdne ID per cent Of the total dI-'arc'.
tor more special information 'our at
trnttnu i. m,i,rd tp the following table aud
accompanying profile aud map
,aor<r OF WORK ,Np Cosr.
cjrsrue the tra,k at s9ooa milr. ter . : 40, =.
mlIs. 49,, 10 w.
trui- q cuhlr tnri .N'' "
fG ,,i ' S,'',, ,s ,s',. zach a,S3y g.
s.9'' ,.p' '''''' coon O
St,r4u Annlrr.l linral f.@t # trr.tlr WORK,
Sta hpHt f.f etnp "
Eng reuue c,ivu. and other o""'lneeh ., a.
sizes, w.
ruHl co.' Of iAn grad nc. masonry, ~" '''I-' -
'' 3 '.-i g. m..r '' s,''.,- 800,
,..n,,.., s,.,t., f,r An lr. 5000 oc
80. 4 Ma. o., .ai- ID liar. nile 10 8, ~
-. IT,, l..s ia h, lo. 2slulr
''' 900" N 't - ~. ~ ol3 q,
H
80, '''' so o,
p.rr'aua. rails. chair 'pk an mn ,,,.,o
Der '''' laying '''' ''''N ~ '''' '''''' -
'rnpl l.-, VI NE .u.cr'rurmrc. IL ~ E"
N'r"s' o''' yea mule. . 90 20
norfvr ro~-H .Np CARS
rvora"ansr- 'eromo',"s eighteen tons ,-o,o d.
r.'.', ut - - ''' ,,sop in1 a.,
1,,at-I Ftirs fu..nc, . tons. cwpiya
/" -'''' zach .-...,a,,,,.. ''''' ~
a s-"r,.h
l,o1srt la,r. -,.h. 61o1
len sisH Nlr'l-i pla form caf' at '"' ,..., N
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15

/ Thur.day evenings mail, which was quite
di.,,,on,ment The Shreveport South
Western. however, has dates to 'he ''h'
from which We gather several interesting
items
The democrat, of New Orlenns caicu'
l,te on having two.ihirds OF the next Leg
i.laiur.. The Governor aud Lieutenant
Governor are democrats. THIS VIII do
pretty well.
Hon. WA K. King, the Vice President
elect. il. in Cuba. where he intends remain
log during the winter, Tor the benefit OF bis
health
Trlerraphir dispatches from Boston da.
ted last Thursday. state that The tram at
car. ON the Boston aud Name railway vas
a, that dae thrown of the track, near Va
dover. aud several persons injured SOME
fatally among the passengers were ten
eral Pierce. his lady. aui q son aged ten
wears The latter Wa instantly Killed, ana
NJ. Pierce severely, but not fatally Injured.
The General escaped VITA only slight uJu'
~ to has person
IN. I.o,,.ln,,re of North Carolina ha.
elected SANDER, Judge Of the supreme
court The motion ia elect ! uli"d ta'es
senator was postponed tud, lipli"ly. The
bill Tor ,r,trctng the state was passed.
Mr. Cas- has introduced into the senate
on the 3Olh nlt. a resolution r,latlsa 20 the
establishment Of au Encl.h colouy in Cen.
,..l ,,.,ic, and rnltup an the President
a., i.,,,,,,,t,op ON Tin, subject The r.so.
t.,,.,, ,.,s .Jnoi,d
lh' '"N'''"'''' '''''''' "''
fosth's''f' n'Ne u" ''-'' -
postage Oh ''.'"f' 'e''' Wv N'''''''''"'' n h'.'
That ',t'fs r H'UT " "'
'"' ! '''''''''e ,.,y,..,. 49,,
l.s. .t..n.h.,t o,l,er. th.m.elye, place
them in the nn.tntiice. The public i, in
d'h,,d t. the perseverance, "l Cot :. w
'Ah'N-' '' 'n' ''''' ~ ''"'n " 800,
''n I ass d'cl'u"' 10 "'"''' %" '''''
st ihe p'"int "I ih' ''i''S''" III" ''''' :"
Gen. JACKSON, nj "'Ni"ei"n on '"' ~"
INST The mN'al'"n Was tn'' ""r''u ''
aud accepted 10y senator ~ "S'"s''
-, f\HE- ne ''' - 'l''' '''' " ~ ''
I.,. T.. e.., d,.,,,,, d,,. u
unnicipali,y the American -cctinn al the
city.J tho vot. Wa. W hreu.~. zoos. for
license, I@o3 second Instruct ''' w
"'f'p"", ,',.'o to~o rLi,,, d,.,,ir,
,oi u''''.,...l,,, S,,ni,,3. t,rr,nans
Nc.l no license, 2ji; license. 1904
Fourth district, tlaini rtt"--nlN'dp'rnla-
Toml-ior no lceRse, 1892 for heens"
3ool'
ms v"'H was tn''a"e" " "''''' ''''
question whether or ''' u''o"'- '"'t'
were to b" licensed ih's" "a''' where
these houses eNN' give wv '' So WV
The Washington CORES l'n"''" ~ Wv
hafi'N"n "ute'' s''''N wa
well disposed t"""'"S I' '"'l'''',
steam nav" "'"'l"'' ~" '"'' ''''''
wil be mate i'"A,"' " w ''''S ''''''', wv
P",Nn'E '' '"'"'' W =
OF c'Hcfr"' ''''''''
49, VI. -,....., ..,,o,.I ,i,.,sar, hours
u.-.t...l f.i.,3.
=. 49,.
''h'eH III WV '''''"' =
the city viii iird ID w 'elds, ESQ a. TIE
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15
A Remarkable Cure--S,yht 70 tho o ind


he Nuod,jock American furnishes ~
Interesting notice oi an experiment, mad,
by Dr.. Caldwell. IA Canada. few DAYS
ago Tina, paper sn,.a blind g'il manned
Sarah Ilanlrv. oi the township OF Nalatid",
WAS rr,tofed la sight almost instantaneous
". and then gnr, an 10 remark
II seems that -he Was born prcfccils
blind, and Is now tw.nt, ohe years ni age
Durmg thiS hong ilne. OF course, sb" had
not the ,llghtes, comprehension al the ap
p.sfanrc ot any objects more than she
could acquire from the sense at touch II
i. litl, wonderful therefore. that her feel
urs were excited when she ff-, brhrIi the
high, ni the sun. aud the sppeafancr oi all
toe thing. around her Our cn,rup,rafy
ssys, 10 drsciihs the SENSATIONS oi the
Young lldy when the fret We come rays at
Ii 1i entered her hitherto sishlless orhs,
would be- beyond our power. Ia an instant,
~, Il hy mage, the iira of material things
which she cherished Tor So many years,
through the sense OF feeling. were on'ombcd
II mcm"ry \ new aud bright world, full
ut wuuder and admiration terrible, be-
cause hitherto unknown in it, realized
hrauly and grandeur. arose before her
She looked and lrrmblcd she shook from
bead Ia loot like an aspen leaf aud unable
to utter word. she gazed ia Wild asten
l.hnent on the scene heot. her
=" When her emotion had somsoha, sub
sided, d. Caldwell inquired II she SAW him,
9 Yes. said she. So. YOU. On. how
white you book. Subsequently shs no
,ced a pair OF large candlesl'ek in the
room, and inquired wha. they were. Gu
being informed. she WAS ncredulous The
IDEAS whlch she had formed of u candle
stick. wrf. Tar different from those which
her new born sight conveyed, The can.
dle.,,cks were hrough, to her she handled
them. aud exclaimed, 'oh, yes. they are
caudes,icks; how bright they look. DR.,
Caldwell showed her hi. gold watch. aud
inquired il she knew what It was She M
swered in the negative, and on being IN
iotnrd. she said, w hat queer thing II Is (;
10th sides oi 1t are not alike We may
add tina, the Young lady's sight ia daily I'M
proving Ia strength and tina, she returned
to her home in Malahide lew days since,
rejoicing in the light of lie.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15

or oar ncighbor oi the Patriot, in his
last issue, again mounts has Bank hohhr
When the people think about creating such
institutions, the, will be- likely to say 50
util then the Legislature will be hki!
To let the mAiter rest.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-27
Hearing with the Teeth.

Many years ago, an old subscriber who
was entirely deaf, called at our office, and
with the help Of a slate which he always
carried with him; we were enabled to con-
verse with each other. In the course of
our interview, he remarked that for manv
years he had not been able to hear the
loudest thunder; but added that, to his
great surprise. few evenings before, he
was at the house of friend, and was seat
ed by the side of piano, his elbow resting
upon it, and. his teeth upon his thumb.
when he heard distinctly the tune which
the daughter Of his friend happened to be
playing. Again and again he tired the
experiment, and he could always hear
when the connection thus formed was kept
up, but could hear nothing whatever when
it was broken either by the removal of his
elbow from the piano, or by placing his
thumb upon any other portion of his face
From the character Of our informant we
have never had doubt of the truth of his
narrative-and we give it now chiefly as
suggestion, whether some simple. instru
ment cannot be framed, by means of which
deaf persons may be enabled to hear with
their teeth.-RicAmond, Ta, WatcAman
and Observer.
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Jerusalem and Rome.

Bayard Taylor, in his letter describing
the "Holy City," says of it:
Jerusalem, internally, gives no impress.
sion but that of filth. ruin, poverty and
degradation. There are two or three
streets in the western or higher portion OF
the city which are tolerably clean; but all
the others, to the very gates OF the Holy
Sepulchre, are channels of pestilence.
The Jewish Quarter which is the largest,
SO sickened and disguised me that ! should
rather go the whole round of the city walls
than pass through it a second time.
"Nowhere but in Rorne," writes Mr.
Thompson, shave | seen the body of the
people living in such poverty. such squal-
lor, and such detection. One looks al
most in vain for the respectable middle
classes. These are in prison, in exile. OF
have pershed on the scaffold or the field
of battle. Cardinals ride in unrivalled
state, but the streets are filled with sol.
diers, priests and beggars."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-27
Might Bio ooming Cereus.

The exhibition at the Horticulturalroons
last evening was attended by large num-
ber of our citizens, The cereus plants OF
Mrs. Buttles were renewed to the room in
the afternoon, and in the evening our OF
the magnificent blossoms opened to the
admiring gaze of the visitors. 1t is rare
thatso many blossoms appear at the same
time. They commence opening late in
the afternoon, are in their full glory at
midnight and gradually close after that
hour. That is the last Of them, as the same
flower is opened but once. It is impossi-
bic for us to attempt to describe this most
beautiful flower. II must be seen to be
appreciated. The plant is the most ugly.
ungainly looking thing in nature, and the
marvel is how so delicate and regal bios
som can possibly come from such a stalk.
When in their full glory last night the flow
ers were removed and placed in jars Of
alcohol for preservation.
Columbus Journal.
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State Board of EQUALIZATION.

Our readers generally will bear in mind
the provision Of the tax law of winter be-
fore last, establishing State Board of
Equalization. Each. Senatorial Districts
entitled to member of this BOARD, ,to be
chosen by the qualified voters of the dis.
trict, at the ensuing October election, and
every sixth year thereafter.
We call the attention of the Democracy
of our Senatorial district, to the necessity
of providing for the nomination Of can
didate Tor the State Board, for Franklin
and Pickaway. The time and mode OF
nomination are in the hands of the DEM
ocratic Central Committee. Whatey er is
done in relation TO this nomination should
be done soon.
1t may not be amiss to recite the duties
and other circumstances connected with
this Office.
The members Of the State Board OF E.
qualization shall meet at Columbus on the
first Monday OF November, 1858, and eve-
ry sixth year thereafter. Each member
shall take an oath or affirmation, that he
will to the best of his knowledge and abil-
ity, SO far as the duty devolves on him,
eqwazize The raluation Of real property a.
mong the seueraz counties and to,cns Of the
State according to the rules presented in
the tax law, which are as follows:
lst. They shall add to the aggregate
valuation Of the real property of every
county which they shall believe to be val.
ued below its true value in money. such
per centum, in each case, as will raise the
same to its true value in money.
Cd. They shall deduct from the aggre-
gate valuation of the real property Of every
county, which they shall believe to be val
Hued above its true value in money, such
per centum, in each case, as will reduce
the same to its true value in money.
Sd. II they shall believe that right and
justice require the valuation of the real
property ofany town or towns in any coun.
ty, or of the real property Of such county
not in towns, to be raised, or to be reduc-
ed, without raising or reducing the other
real property of such county, or without
raising or reducing it in the same ratio,
they may, in every such case, add to, or
take from he valuation of any one or more
Of such towns, or of property not in towns.
such per centum as they shall believe will
,aisc or reduce the same to its true value
in money.
/ 4th. They shall not reduce the aggre-
gate value of all the real property of the
State, as returned by the county auditors.
more than ten millions Of dollars.
9Th. Said board shall keep full record
of their proceedings and orders.
The compensation of each member oi
the Board as fixed by law, is three dollars
for each day he shall attend on the ses-
sions Of the Board, and three dollars in
addition for every twenty-five miles he
shall necessarily travel, in going TO and
from Columbus, to be paid out
of the State Treasury on the order of the
Auditor of State.-Statesman. u
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pzED WHILE DREsslNG FOR a BALL.
Miss Laura Shields who resided on Liber.
~ street, went up to her room on the even.
ing Of July 4lh TO dress for ball. to be
given at Union Hall, on Broadway. When
the gentleman came who was to accom-
p.ny her, she had not come down stairs.
h + mother called her, but she did not
come, though nearly an hour passed in
waiting iof her Al length her mother
went 10 the door and raped but no an,
swer was returned and she had locked the
doof. They then became alarmed and
forced the door, when Laura was found
lying on the floor, nearly dressed for the
ball, and desd. Shs sppeared 70 be in
perfect health in the evening al tea. She
was buried 10 the dress they found her in,
on Tuesday, Gin Atlas.
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Interesting Discovery at Old Pana-
ma, of Roman Coins, Nearly 1900
Years old, 49,. 49,

Years old.
/. IAN earthen vessel containing old copper
coins, was dog up about the middle Of
March, by some parties engaged in exca-
vating the ruins of Old Panama. The ed
itor Of the Panama Herald has examined
and thus describes them:
Il is evident that they are all OF Roman
origin, many Of them containing quite leg
IDLY the name of Maximinius, Diocletian,
and Constantine. BY this, therefore, we
have clue to their date. Who the Max
iminius was, we are not able to determine,
as there were many Emperors ofthat name
in the third and fourth centuries; but from
being associated with the coins Of Diocle-
|tian, it is perhaps possible that he was one
who ruled jointly with that Emperor, be-
tween the years A. D. 284 and 285. Dio-
cletian is well known as one of the most
violent prosecutors of the early Christians:
"Diocletian's fiery sword
Work'd busy as the lightning then was Alban
Engiand's first martyr"
Constantine is remarkable as having been
proclaimed Emperor at York in 3O6, by
the Roman Legions in Britain; and though
this title was not confirmed to him, he was
placed in full authority over Gaul, Spain,
and Britain. After having defeated all the
other aspirants for the throne, he at last
became sole Emperor of the Roman EN-
pire, and in 323 embraced Christianity
and removed the seat of government from
Rome to Constantinople.
The coins Of these three Emperors are
well known to antiquarans in Europe, and
are constantly found at the old Roman
stations, and sometimes in considerable
quantities. The most interesting question
is. how they found their way TO Old Pana.
ma? Perhaps some adventurer from Spain
brought them over with him-some old an
tiquarian, who carried with him to the new
world these relics of the old. Did they ev-
er fall into the hands of the Buccaneers,
who, finding them to be neither gold nor
silver, threw them away in disgust? or did
the owner, valaing them perhaps more-than
the riches that surrounded him, hide them
in the ground from the grasp Of the plum
derers? These questions must, we fear,
remain forever unanswered.
These are, we believe. the first Roman
coins that was ever discovered upon the
Continent Of America. and as SUCH and
from the locality in which they have been
brought to light, they will doubtless pos.
sess much interest in the eyes OF those Gu
rious in such matters, although their in
trinsic value is probably not worth more
than that ofthe old copper they contain
San Francisco. Herald.