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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-11-18
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The hero oil the following sketch was
native OF kentucky "' '''her was
farmer OF moderate circumstances living =
few miles from Lou'sv'lle. who managed.
by great labor and scrupn'o"s economy, to
give his 'Avorite ana nrss'born an excellent
education. embracing the degree OF doctor
Of medicine. foung M~neiee WAS remark J.
able. from the earliest period OF his 'nteI'
lecfuai "e'eioPheh', Tor Nh intense anu
burning ambition, such ~ could brook no
rival IN Whatever no undertook; "nl'e 'he
GLORIOUS giiss OF magn'ticent brain Snd
mighty physical constitution seemed to
furnish the surest guarantees Tor the ulti.
mate reality OF his every nope ny Prod'.
gous exertions. day and night, he stood
foremost !" an MS glasses ~ conrge' ana
graduated WI" y" ec'"' 'h"' Unsecured tue
lame OF MS eompe"'ofs' 20 '"st inc ',s'"g
s!ar ol MS genius met win no "ove'se snocs
to hurl naway IRON Ito appropriate ana "a
disnt orbit. Imagination can scarce ass
sign = limit to :he splsndor II might have
attained. but unfortunately a hostile col
lision at the very commencement oi It's ca
|
ofh's darkest passion, nnd PROJECT the course
Of his ambition alta dangerous tangent from
the circle OF peaceful lie
lie had a young and beautiful sister, VINO
was scdaced and betrayed by fashionable
villain in Louisville, one James Murray.
a layer, and universally regarded as the
mos, desperately brave duelllst that ken>
tacky-the land so pfod'gsl OF heroes
ever producsd.
While the father and mother OF the ru>
med gir were weeping tears oi despair,
John, then only twenty years of age, armed
himself and proceeded IN search OF his ems
envy. Ne found him ia the court house
Immcdiatel, after al adJ"urumen', and with
cut altering word x''scked aud he'aborcd
hun d,.sduliy with a eowh,de, Murray,
on hl- part. fought like II tiend. but in vain /;
iot ,b, fiery despctailoo o( d.rcc and con
centrs,ed wrath appeared to have given
Young Men~'cc the strength VI dozen
men. Tie blinded his enemy with quick
and cou",less blows, dashed from h's ha"'
every pistol the other succeeded III draw'us
from his pocket, snd iageiISted IN" '''i he
MAS literally covered with blo"d.
challenec was 'he consequence ven
-tce accepted on these conditions; ihat
the meeting should take place ut certain
'pot the ensuing morning, directly "'te,
sun rise. Three pistols we're t" be l'saeo
each foe should TAX" one and ar, u,
turns At mark ten PAGES distant ""o'
ever hit nearest the c'ntle should 'he" ave
In. lear
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-11-18

DrArrur,L "ErlrAss. The SAD Dis
ego tCalliornin) Herald publishes the fol.
lowing. written urou young man Who wss
accidentally shot:
.Aerc lies he body Of Jecm, liSnbsIeI
who wss accidentally shot
on the bank OF the pacss rlvef
tya young man
he was accidentally sho, with one o: The
large ccl,'s revolver with no stopper for the
cocl, to res. on il was ono Of the old fashion
Kind brass mounted and Of such 10 the
Kingdom OF heaven.
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WAR WOULD JomN WEsiss SAy!--A
eaarnideent cathedral 10 ahoat being erected
in Washington BY the Meshodists. II 4
70 be one Of the mcst costly and elegantly
SnishsA church sdihees m Inc continent.
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A lady adv.stisss in The Loados Iinss
for the address Of another lady. vltA vhoa
shs was 1t school more tAas tusasy ysaes
ago, that shs may rstass = ~ sh ssesel'
fellow the half crown Which ~ nv tte~
,As school, room. sad he al Of which esr.
thsps her coascissse.
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4 Poon Wox,>'s GH.r,rupr. - }

4 PooR WoN,>'s GRsr,srpg. 49, Nlf.
Cough, in one OF his ora'ions before IA
British audience, related the following Incl
dent. We dvub. whether from any Of the
beautiful ard costly gifts, Of which Mr.
Cough has been made the recipient, from
admirers of his geniu. and philsn'hrophy,
any one has more deeply touched his heart
than this testimonial OF the poor Edinburgh
woman. Said he:
"Whilc in Edinburg, lately, a woman
with two children called upon me. and.
though very poor, Insisted that | should
accept present OF white handkerchief,
saying--'while you wipo the sweat from
your brow, when Won are speaking IN this
canse. let it remind YOU that you have dried
the tears Of my house.
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tsrnaturaI dread before the lightning OF his
burning blue eye, Il 10 impossible to cay
snt at least, whatever might have been ths
cause. . remarkable change passed owe,
hs features. His cheek grew pall;d, hi.
pale lip quivsrsd. bis hand shook--he fred
The ball merely grased Msnefes's LEFT tom.
pie, without injury.
Then the second reloaded the pistol
and placed il in tho hand Of Menefse, and
the parties again assumed their proper pc
sitions. The youthful avsnge, Of his sister =
shame waited not an instant He was in
too great hurry to finish his work for
suspense. Quick 40 the fash Of a sunbeam
he levelled his weapon and fred With
the roar OF the explosion, without sigh or
grosn. Murray dropped dead in his tracks.
HE right eye had been shot out
MeDetee fled the country, and settled IN
Conway county, Arkansas Esrceior.h
the whole current Of his thoughts and pas
sions appeared to be changed. The earth
quake Of mortal wrath. which had burst
up from the profound abyssea Of his soul,
had ploughed up new passage for the
march OF ambitions passage stained with
ineffaceable bloc1 Before, his heart had
burned with unquenchable enthusiasm to
excel in knowledge, in variety, depth, and
extent Of attainment now he coveted
superiority only in desperate deeds--the
cloudy achievements Of brute bravery. Nor,
to say the truth. could he have selected IL
more appropriate field in the wide world
for belligerent purposes than Arkansaa then
afforded. Political strife then ragged with
incredible fury. No man could be lead,
er. either in the parties Of the State or 10
those of n county, unless he stood ready ut
all times to defend his principles at the
point Of the bowie knife or muzzle Of the
pistol. To enumera,e all the duels fought
by the opposing chiefs Of the different fac,
tons during that sanguinary era would
stagger belief. faint idea Of this barbar.
Gus state of things may DO conceived from
the astonishing fact that Arkansas has
never to this day, had = Senator or Rep>
resentativc in the councils Of the nation
who has not once, il no more, perilled his
life on the so called " field OF honor" Hon.
orsble duels, however, formed scarcely a
,i,hing of the comba,s waged. Riots af>
trays, and deadly rencountres by chance
medley, were Of weekly, and sometimes
daily occurrence. DR., Meneiee took hand
in all, and yet escaped from each without
a scar, till his very name grew to he thing
of terror, ut the sound Of which even brave
men tfemblcd And thus he had reached
the fate OF his now false, aud at last fatal
u,ubitiou A IA fnmous fighter" he WAS
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upon the CORY GROUND. looked up with \
smile. and gasped in dying voice:
PHILIPPE, YOU are king Of Conway nov,
for yos have killed the Fighting Doctor"
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-11-18
rAorrso RAILROAD CONTRACT.

or The following is from the Austin
State Times. Of the morning Of tho Alb
instant:
The doings in regard to this matter have
assumed varied forms. The following il a
brief history Of the transactions in relation
thereto:
On the 2lA Of October, Mr.. Geo. Han.
cock placed in the hands Of James II. Gay.
mond. State Treasurer, a certificate Of
twenty four thousand shares 10 the Sussex
Iron Company. at el2 so per share,
amounting to three hundred thousand dol.
lars. On the 2sth Oct, arrived a report of
the Sussex Iron Company. exhibiting the
condition Of that corporation, accompanied
by An official communication from Rod
man NJ. Price. Governor Of the State OF N.
Jersey, certifying to the correctness Of the
exhibit, the solvency Of the company, and
the par value Of the stock. Geo. NJ. Dallas
Tx Vice President of the y. s.. and Chan.
cellor Kent, OF New York, both gave Ger
,fcates, corroboraiing Gov. Price's, and
expressing opinions that the stock was at
par, aud fully satisfied the requisition Of the
10Th section of the act for the construction
OF the Mississippi and Pacific Railroad
However, previous to the arrival Of these
evidences of the value Of the stock, Mr..
R,vmond o.ve Gov pen.e An informal no.
,;, ~, r.,.,,;o, film .,,cL and s,h.
uit,ed the papers to HIM for his cons'dera
ton: and we understood from good authority
that the Governor declared they would not
.ns,,o, q, tho os,h If October NJ,
H.,,o,d ,o,;sed tho Governo, officially
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E,c.llorcy ,be Govsruo, Addressed a
,or,,,,,ic.,i,n IN Mr. RAYMOND the State
r,o.srr., /, ,l;cb he gave AN on;nion thst
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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-11-18
HosroN, Sept. 3, 1901.

"Mr. ------; Dear Sir.---i ours Of the
3ls, of August, aud post marked the ish
September, is at hand, and in reply. II you
will take horse and wagon and peddle
cigars. you can do MS we'll as ! told yoa
| made some seven hundred dollars in seven
last year. Yours, truly.
-. llvRlMorSr.'
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-11-18

Acsrls, Saturday Night,

November !. 1854
Since going to lress The State Treasurer.
James II. RAYMOND, notified the Governor
officially Of the reception of depoois OF
three hundred thousand dollars on the part
Of X. J. Walker aud associates. For the
information of our readers the corres, .ld-
euce is gwen;
CSrCrrtvs orrtcy,
Anstin, irsas November rs 1881
SiR-lt has become my duty, officially,
to inquire OF you whether Messrs. X. }.
Walker, r. Butler King, ~ 7. Johnson,
J. 4. Greer, ". G. Lacy, Ssml A. Maver-
lex, Geo. Hancock. John Hancock, James
II. Raymond. James Il. Shaw, William II.
Bourland, u. +. Bee, John ". Harris, Matt.
Ward, Leonard Randall, J rinckncy Hen.
dcrson, and +. B. Nichols. who entered
into contract with the Governor OF this
State, on the 3lst day Of August last, 10
cons,ruc, the Mississippi and Pacific ka'i'
road, under the provisions OF an act to
provide Tor the construction Of The Miss's>
sppi and Pacific Railroad approved De
csnnber 2lst, 1861. have deposited with
YOU 40 the Treasurer OF the State Of Texas.
three hundred thousand dollars in gold OF
silver, or evidences Of debt 81 the State Of
Texas, or other good par stochs. ~ .
guarantee that fify miles OF more OF said
shall be constructed and in complete order
for business within the term Of eighteen
months from the date Of said contract, in
accordance with the provisions Of the l2'h
section Of said act, and Tie ,evps Of lbs
-. =
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Tmv OLpssr lSuAHirASr DRAp.--Ihs
Wasr.a.on lvisgi~is) Wing says: Easter,
a negro woman, the property Of Mira. r.
Carter. near Upperville, in fauquisr county,
died en- tho l7th July, having attained tho
sse Of one hundred and forty years This
d cne n the most remarkable eases Of
longevity On record.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-11-18

ArvwAv N kaNsAs---An sHrxy occur
red in Kansas Territory. Tuesday week
last, that resulted, it il feared, fatally to two
citizens Of ths. Territory. The difficulty
was between two kensuckians and several
persons from Platte county, about cis''n.
The matter WAS lcit to y third party 10 set
tie. who dso.ied in favor Of the kensuck'
ians. When the deeision was proclaimed,
tbs Pate county claimants, headed by one
Burgess, attacked tho other party and cut
them I'M with knives, In such \ manner
that no hopes arc entertained Of their ~
covsry. The Governor had Ne parties
arrested At once. n. U. Delta.
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On The evening Of the same day an Ex-
ira WAS issued from the sxme office. Of
which the suhjoined is copy;
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-08
y octru
Winter Sermon.

Thou dwelest in warm and cheerful home,
Thy root in vain the winter tempest lashcs:
While hou,elcs. wrctchcs round thy mansion
roam,
On whose unsheltcrcd head the torrent
splashcs.
Thy board is loaded with the richest meats,
Ger which thine eyes in stated languor
wander;
Many might live on what thy mastifi' eats,
Or feast on fragments which thy servants
squander.
Thy limbs arc mutled from the piercing
blast
When from thy ireside corner thou dost
sally;
Many have scarce rag about them cast,
With which the frosty brcczes toy and
daily
Thou hast soft smiles to greet thy kiss oflove
When thy light step rcsourds within The
portal
Some have no friend save Him who dwells g.
boNe,
No sweet communion with fellow mortal.
Thou slcepest soundly on thy costly bed
Lulled by the power of lu1uries uunum-
bered;
Some pillow on \ stone AN sching head,
Never again to wake when they have
slumUercd.
1 hen think Of those, who, formed of kin
dred clay,
Depend upon the doles thy bounty scattcrs;
And God will hear them for thy welfare prav-
They are his children though in rags and
tattcrs
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formation of multitude of small fish
(all facsimies Of each other) with which
it was well filed.
II took it on board, 1--WE were occupy
ing a small vessel which we had pur-
chased for surveying purposes,) and when
| opened the bag . took thercfrom oigh-
teen more of the young fishes. precisely
alike in size. shape. and color, the first |
had accidentally extracted The mother
was very large round her centre and of
n very dark brown color, approaching
about the back and on the fius black
color, and remarkably vigorous fish
The young which took from her were
in shape, have as to rotundity, perfect
miniatures of the mother, formed like
ne, and of the same general proportions
except that the old one was much broad
or and wider between tho top Of the dor
sal and ventral fins, in proportion to her
length, than the young were As to the
color they were, in all respects, like tue
mother though the shades were many
degrees lighter. They had, too, the
same peculiar month, the same position
and shape Of the fins, and the same eyes
and gills, aud there cannot remain in the
mind of any one who sees the fish in the
same state that / did single doubt that
these young were the offspring of the
fish from whose body | took them, and
that this species Of fish gives birth to her
young alive and perfectly formed. and
adapted to seek its own livelihood in the
water The number of young in the
bag was nineteen, aud every Que as brisk
and lively, and as much at home in
bucket of salt water as if they had been
for months accustomed to il
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NUMBER AZ.

sound of the bells of this city. He was
literally educat cd, and adopted the pro.
fession Of clergyman from choice,
taste, and the prompting Of habits be-
got in his infancy. lie was one Of tho
bright particular stars of the Episcopal
church of the United States, till he a.
dopted the creed Of the Church Of
Rome
Bishop Ives was sclfconvicted of
what he believed to be erroneous opin.
ions and suffered himself to be con-
vinced Of, ana converted to, the dogmss
Of the church of Rome. In doing this.
he made infinite sacrifices of interest,
pleasure, and the delights of that socic-
ty, with which ho had all the days Of
his life mingled For the act he perpe.
trated, he is alone accountable to AL
mighty God and himself, and that church
which he voluntarily abandoned That
church has published against him the
ban of accommodation and ostracisa.
ton, as it had a right to do and there
the matter legitimately should end
Y \. Alias.
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The NEGROES OF JAMAIcA.-Jam-
aica, as it is, under the favorite British
policy Of Manunission, is thus pre-
sented by Bishop Kip, in letter
published in the Churchman, dated at
kingston-where the steamer on which
he embarked for California stopped"to
coal" " The Streets" the Bishop
says, "are crowded with the mos.
wretched looking negroes to be secn
on the face Of the earth. Lazy, shift
less, and diseased, they will not work
since the Manumiss;on act has freed
them. Even coaling the steamer is
done by women. About hundred
march on board in line with tubs on
their heads, (tuos and coal together
weighing about so pounds, } and with a
wild song empty them into the hold.
The men work day and then live on
it week. The depth Of degradation
to which the negro population has sunk,
is, We are told, indescribable. Tho
inhabitants Of Sodom were pure COM
pared with them. Once said
gentleman to ME, 'you did not see an
untidy negro in the streets. Now,
look at them y pointing to group of
squalid wrctchcs. This is the unvary.
Ing testimony of all the residents l
have seem"
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thereby hangs a provcrb. The weav-
ing of Penelope's web is, at this day, a
proverbial phrase for the doing of deed
that is never flushed Penelope was
pressed to select second husband from
the many princcly suitors for her hand
She promised to think Of the matter, az
ter she had woven n shroud for the aged
hero. Laertcs. Her trick to prolong
the weaving of the shroud is thus de.
scribed by herself During the day, |
wove the large web, but by night, when
the torches were lit. / unrayelled 1t.
Thus, for three years, I kept clear of
the suitors but when the fourth year
came, they found mo out, through the
connivance Of my maid.servants-caro.
less creatures land they gave me
scoding. Then l finished the shroud.
though against my will, aud by compul-
SION
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JUsTUs COBB, Publisher,
BY whom all kinds of Book and Job Print
IL & will be done on favorable terms.
Law of NeWspapers.

|. Subscribers who do not give express no.
tice TO the contrary, are considered as wish
ing to continue their subscription.
ii. If subscribers order the discontinuance
OF their papers, the publisher may continue
to send them till all that is due be paid
Ill. II subscribers neglect or refuse TO take
their papers from the office to which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their pa
pers discontinued.
~. If subscribers move 10 other places
without informing the publisher, and the pa
per is sent to the foymcr direction, they are
held responsible.
V. The courts have decided that refusing
10 take n paper from the office, or removing
and leaving it uncallcd for, is prina f,cie ey-
i1encc of Intentional fraud
VI. Postmaster ncglectng to inform n
publisher when his paper is not taken from
the office, makes himself liable for the sub
scription price.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-08

The EXTINCT AMERICAN RACE
Amidst the plains of North America
some powerful nation, which has dis
appeared, constructed circular, square.
and octagonal fortifcations: walls, 5000
tolses in length ; tumuli, from 700 to
500 feet in diameter, and 40 feet in
height, sometimes round, sometimes
with several stories, and containing
thousands of skeletons, the remains
Of men less slender and more squat
than the present inhabitants of those
countries. On vast space of ground
on the Lower Orinoco, as well as on
the banks Of the Casiquiare, and be-
tween the sources of the Es5eouibo
and the Rio Brace, there are rocks of
granite covered with symbolic figures.
These sculptures denote that the extinct
generations belonged to nations differ
ent from those which now inhabit the
same region.-HumJold's Travels.
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Viviparous Fish.

Among the many recent aud rich Dc.
velopmcnts of California, not one, per-
hals has been more unexpected 10 the
scientific world than that of the extra
ordinary fishes discovered by Passed
Midshipman Alouzo c. Jackson, in San
Salita bay. A notice of them will be
found in the November number Of the
American journal of Science, written
by Professor Louis Agassiz.
We give the account of his discovery in
his own words. He says, in his letter
to Professor Agassiz.
"On the 9TH of June, I rose early in
the morning for the purpose Of taking Il
mess Of fish for breakfast, pulled to the
usual place, baited with crabs, and com
menced fishing, the wind blowing too
strong for profitable angling; nevcrthe-
less, on the first or second casts. | fast
ened the two fishes, male aud female, that
| write about, and such were their live
liness and strength that they endangered
my slight trout rod |, however, sue
ceeded in baggiug both, though in half
an hours subsequent work l got not
even a nibblc from either this or any
other species of fish. determined to
change the bait, to put upon my hook a
portion of the fish already caught, and
cut for that purpose into the largest of
the two, when, what was my surprise to
see coming from the opening thus made
small fshl This at first supposed to be
prey which this fish had swallowed but
on further opening the fish, | was vastly
astonished to find, next to the back of
tho fish, aud slightly attached to it,
long, very light, violet bag, so clear and
so transparent that could already dis.
tinguish through it, tho shape, color aud
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-08

MEANING OF IIoMERlc NAMEs.-The
following is from recent lecture on
"The Women of Homer" by Prof. E.
North, of Hamilton College ;-"Homer's
idea Of what contributes to a woman's
praise. is limited at in the names by
which his heroines are designated.
These names are not given to keep alive
a grandmother's memory nor because
they are musical or fashionable nor
because hovolists have clothed them
with a fictitious charm but for the
sake of their significance. Andromacho,
when interpreted, means 'the hero's bat
tle-prize : Thoano, the heavenly mind.
ed : Areta, the sought-for; : Calianas-
sa, ruling by beauty Hecamcdo, the
far-thoughted Euryclea, tho widely.
praised Iphimedea, the strong-think-
err Polyxena, the very hospitable >
Nausicaa, the ship-gaited,' lin sllusion
to her easy and graceful movements J
Penelope, the web-unrayeller,' - and