The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-03-11

DAYS ago the " ashiugton star stated INA
Ovid f. Johnson had seen sentenced l"
the vofkhouse in tina, city Tor thirtt GAYS
Tor wing drunk IN the streets VIZ '"hn'
son was At one time an influential member
Of the democratic party IN PeuHsy lsanla,
and Attorney General OF the state, subse
auenfly h. edited paper at bf"""sfiiie' on
the Rio Grandc, and was one OF the iena
ers m the tatvAld movement against
Mexico some months ago he "e9t to
Washington t. take chafge OF the editorial
departmeut 81 the Democratic Review
m, Review died aud now It's editor sleeps
in the urave. The star says that The even
iur Mr. Johnson was taken to the guard
house, he was 80 weak ~ I" he nhhbie To
walk. and was carried M furniture wagon
On the morning Of the / llh the ~ofhhouse
gardener announced his death, ! ms IS
auother sad story. it"e "'""'
Yes. It is sad story. and one fall Of
mournial instruction. II presents another
of the countless victims Of alcohol But
for thl. moral pe.iilenre which Is sweeping
oil - msn, to uuilmeiy graves VIZ John
SON might have been one Of the first men IN
,h. country. is i, is, hc Gil. the drunk
ard. grave he goes to the to:nb without
iuend., with poverty Wretchedness. aud
ai.gace Is his companions What a"afn.
lnr to the young What a commentary
upon the legislation which lcgHl'he. the
evil Of HtoNicalion.
or The EDITOR OF the addo Gazette
carries h- tunduess for turkey and his ha-
tred OF bears into the regions oi metaphor.
In hi. comment on the Eastern question, he
expresses the hope that Il the war pros
Iongrd. RUSSIA may be thfa-hed to her
hear. : content. IL the mean time. ho"ev
e.. taking into consideration the decline IA
cotton, and the rise OF provisions, he sa's
tina, he ha- written a private note to the
car requesting airn To accept the proposed
terms Of peace \o doubt he Will do Il;
for we SEE bis the last accounts from Eu'
rope that the car was quito sick, aud had
resolved On a change OF ministers.
ADVANTAGES OF NuyrRrtstNG - Nes'rs.
\ Dung u johnson have rrqu stcd US 10
take out all their Advertisements except
The leading one Owing to low water
they have been unable to get up their ne"
stock aud the consequence was, that they
were boset wih customers -- some OF them
coming twenty aud thirty miles -caihaa Tor
articles which they have not had ~ store
Tor a month. but which have been adyer>
u-ed IN each regular issue OF our paper.
DE- ] sad that these calls Tad become
,.4no,tue. and mcotiousl, remarked that II
we didn't take on, hi. advertisements, he
would have to close up tor week or two
until hi, new stock arrives.
o. The Jefferson Ilcrai ha, entered
upon it, fourth year. The first number OF
the new volume comes out in an enlarged
form. and with a change OF propr'etnrs.
Ncs.rs. Noscley. Workman. n Co., are
superseded by Messr. W Z. Watson. a
Go The comuany. ia the new firm, We
understand to- bee Messrs &. |. Norris and
II + Baker. NJ. I. H. CLARK still cons
tinucs in the editorial chair We wish our
naiphbors success
.,,,..,;.,., ,l,tii March
....I,.... ,,,,.,ll no an, li,.o lamb
, a.. 60, d,.. nj March,
tin. ,ear. were "a bright and beautiful as
the mos, lovely of sprinv "a Thursday,
however, the weather changed we nave
had heavy rains, and it Is again turning
cold # the rims have been general, as
,.o a.. Inclined I, holi.ye. ~, will soon
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or This il the only country we have
ever been in. that the martin. make their
.,.,.oo.,,,,a l,fore cold weather ha. en-
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