The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-08-27

cncc to our commercial column that Texas has
tho homer this year Of sending to New Orleans
the iifst bale of new cotton, and DEWITT, onr
sister county, the honor Of growing It. II was
raised on the plantation Of Judge WaiIort, and
arrived ut New Orleans on the 9th inst. w,
had hoped that this honor would DO con
'crrcd ON Gonzales, she having shipped a bal,
to lndanola, on the goth July, but IL appear,
that We were doomed TO n sad disappointment
We'll, we give il up.
PuniIC ExANiNATioN.--lt will bc sccn nv n,
advertisement in another column. that nm OK
animation of the Students of Gonzales Collcv,
Will take place OIL Friday, tho I'd of septenbc,
next.
e-3" The Music room. which is to bc con
ncctcd with the Academy. is progressing rap
idly. II is being built of brick, tho walls mr.,
nearly finished, and the whole will he compile
ted in few days
Held TO BAu--wc learn that the trial o
Mr. Robcrtson for killing Mr.. Harris, of Sc
gum took place few days since in that town
and that Mr.. II. was required to give bond il,
tho sum Of $4,000 for his appearance nj th,
next term of the District Court.
stS From the annual return of license tax
collected by II. Mitchell, Assessor and Collec
tor oil Gonzales county, the amount Of NOR
chandizc received in this town, from 81 LIST Nav
1882 to 3lst May, 1853, is Si4o,7ol co. Til,
license tax on this, and on retail liquor shops
billiard tables, pcdlcrs, theatrical performances
NC, amounts TO S575 o. The stock of Mcr
chandizc, by the next annual assessment, will
nearly double tho present amount
TnE ArSriN MAm--By the following letter
received by our Post Master n few DAYS since,
it will be seen that the days for the departure
OF the Austin mail from Gonzales, have been
changed from Saturdays to Tuesdays The
days of arrival remain as hcretolorc-F FRIDAYS {:
INSrEcroRs Orr,cE, y. q. D.,
Washington, Aug, ., 1853.
Sir-lclow YOU will find schedule for route
No. 62s6, which is somewhat different from
the one you say YOU have in your Office The
contractors must run by this schedule or il vii
be your duty TO report them.
Very Respectfully,
JUN 0AkFoRD, Chief Clerk.
Route No. G2s6 from Austin to Gonzales:
Contrac, time or arrival, u. NJ, Friday.
OF departure, O \. NJ, Tuesday
FoR run SrHINGs.--Bcaumon Soda ant
Hunts Sulphur Wei. do NOT, il appears, hold
out sufficient inducements for some of our citi
zens to remain at home. They must go to the
country--to the Sour Springs where, we
suppose, they can not only rusticatc 10 their
hearts content but enjoy some of the scect
as well rs the b'ttcT realities oi liic Oar friend,
the Corpora" was iii the crowd, fall of life
AMI fun. Rght-about, face -maroh' Quick
step Corporal"
GrN. NJ H. LANAR.--Wc, among others NOT
long since published ,umor that this diS,in.
g'liShca Texan was dead Wv are PLEASED to
aa,o It IN oar power to contradict the state.
ment \ gentleman just from his residence
~ Richmond says tina; the old General IS not,
dead; hn,, on tl,c contrary, has recently taken
to himself beautiful Young wife. thus az.
counts Tot hi, reported death
~" We ,sus through, the Austin Gazette
Tia, ,lc Hon VIM EIcld., o, Liberty. ,l,c Hon
u u Ruonels ~ bowie. and the lion n. r.
lsey, II Welt, vinNkyly te candidates ioy tl,c
Stca6c,,lop 81 the next House o. Representa-
tvs.
Ie' Sorwtas Eoatu flsv Argus, mum,
'Ns - 'ius sNy,iich, Agricultural Io,,s,,,l \.
$50" tes'ye VS. Is 3 pa,}t.i,,i ,.s.,bly n