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VOLUME FOR 1853.
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eas3ca 60 solicit ffosa single sibzUslbess aud elois.
whose subscriptions expire, a coassnu4nco of ,l,eb
cfroufaginR ~ssnisi,, foF aaethev ypas.
80 rutFiNG AND HuMHvu.
fhs c~ssseetcr of "GAAHAas MAaAxot~ 4 loo
weh estss eltei, among rcalsrs cf al c,asscs. a.
senstef setcssary the eStgasaaaa, setglanls,,os
whseh hsa hesons NE susnsaoa s,oek Ia ,sade "a
every Obscure AMI reckless al,eetaser. a uci a. az
works stsess naef,s sisu,itl ~iasllte the,f ssas5bshess
70 ssss'ssep the s,3S add ssektRas tTesssss
rORAnAA MIST STAND uN FAlA ox gfS
OWN MERITS
Tue nganten. 81 its issst<ss aaua sl.r psess ~ she
tnaa,d seAaes Asc osaateusly rstnsi a,s.s. a. II r.,
aeors aeiue sad ~cHsiehey tSsaa saw IN Isnste sas
20 sasse ~s have the sOsA fr a fGs ssssasaas& 81
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EXCHANGED.

GuICHARD would respectfully announce to
~ = the citizens Of Gonzales county, that he has
opened his New House on ST. James street, known
Of Liquors, both Foreign aud American, win be
found. Attentive bor.keepers win be In constant
attendance, and nothing shall be spared 70 satisfy
oil who may favor him with n call. Having been
ut great expense in fitting up this establishment,
inferior to none in this country, would most re.
specially solicit cash customers.
Gonzales. Dec. IL. isS3-ff
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Notice.

fnANfEL b. RIDER wishes 10 Give potico u
- the citizens Of the county Of Gonzales. State
OF Texas, and to tall the world besides" that he
WI cross at his Ferry all citizens Of said county
A. ID. 1854.
He also returns thanks to said community for
the liberal patronage heretofore given him at said
Ferry and Ills Mill, situated two hundred yards
above the Ferry, and contracts to grind for custom.
ers as heretofore, and to keep Gin hand for sale, a
good article Of Corn Jfeak.
Gonzales, January 2i, tsh4-34y
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UASlLTuN horSt. BsosHus4, Nae YaSk
IA cos>se 90 zssa ssssEh-AFs VAN WHINE
segusetss - - Hsle.st steesL has sskep Ne stst4
teev ie~2 Ans htscd Z 80 sAA Ss& tsvass W.
tee. tstts ets, saa fssftasv tbfpaehsust. IRE.
~sns VISITED New Yea ~ SD ne rSsasassss
kseN n ~ sss Il e6sak shs gyse3sas al "a.
50 VIII tRs 94Qt ~ : tesHf4t Aea = tAars-
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NAottp respectfully iafaFsa the sliiscns al
w Vensales aph a1aioisR counties that ~
y nov p~repsratte eNrcaie ln a ncsi and vesknaan.
hkq manner, All w0fk 10 BIZ ZINE W hsssias@
tisps testccksd snd tpreA 10 shoot Chess ss,i
tirutks eiat gaa< Altered ~ frsvtes0a on sas ia6si
.mrfutei irneipk, la,sas lscsxSes snd safety
tsuatds .itol - estp ct sHy ueaAs. Eyrts lessrsp,
h0a - ssass - tstoss nssste sa8 t~efaifssl on the
s.estea Hessee. ttHp .uasastAtely IA tae fcAy vi
Us a.ahs 1ssrhy St9e
t.anAaaAA talalaa u iAsa-sl
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DEWITTrS BERRY.

TsHIS Ferry Is situated South Of and adjoin.
= ing the town OF Gonzales. about Q half
mile from the Court Hoass vhsrs thsrs y N "a
NEW BOAT,
calculated 70 cross Wagons Of the iArrss die and
stock Of al kinds, and on the direct road leading
70 al the following places from Gonzales up and
down the west side Of the Guadalupe River, va
San Antonio, Helena, Yorktown, Clinton, In De-
Witt county, and to the Cibolo, Santa Clan, Coiet-
70 and 70 all parts Of the Sandies. T
The distance 20 Victoria, by crossing At this FER
y, aud going down the west side Of the Guada.
Iupc to Bennett's ferry and recrossing, Is short
ened eight miles.
Persons going TO any Of said places can getahe
necessary directions at the Ferry. &1*
Corn for salo a, the Ferry.
Nor 20. G. @. DxvVffT
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Bakery. Beer and CHAR shop.

mSRtsn ;ssra5. Csaea nsa eas nsss astss saa.
81 stsntfy oa hsa4 Al@A ; rssa sftke II On
Eats esane1s<nifqs aad spaa Al sAAt@&AA ~ fssaa
Nog akfts 81 sasssfy Agnsf~
AptsteTssE HsssfnnAKn
f~sf45ssss NrtaA<s IA tatsA8
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L. III. WOODS.

WHOLESALE n RETAIL DEALER IN YISE
WAIUHES, JEWELLERY d. FANCY 0OODS,
n oST respectfully announces to the citizens of
Ivn ladianola, and his friends generally, that ho
has taken the store under the Masonic Hall, where
every thing in his line will be found, az cheap rs IN
any southern market. Not a single article will DO
sold without a full guarantee which will enable tho
purchaser to buy with confidence.
His assortment is complete, and hc hopes to be
encouraged sufficient to justify him in keeping q full
supply to all seasons.
A WORD TO THE TRADE.
He has and will keep a general assortment Of
Watchmakers tools and materials, nil Of the best
quality. Time pieces of all kinds repaired aud war
ranted for twelve months, or no charge made.
ENGRAVING done neatly.
Indianola, Jan. {, l863-iy
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So pronounced By Tie entire Pyss Of the
United Stafssi
Godey's Laay's Book for 1854.
oath YEAR
ONE HUNDRED PAGES
Of reading each monfh, By ne best american auttoss.
A NEW AND THRILLING STORY,
Certainly the most intepsely Interesting one ever
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THE TRIALS OF A NEEDLE WOMAN I:
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will be commenced IN the January number.
THE ONLY COLORED FASHIONS
Upon which any reliance can be placed, received
fcHcsn Ladies' by our Y Fashion Editor" with
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DRnss MAxro.-Ow monthly description Of
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ENBRoipERy.-An Infinite variety in every No.
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with descriptions how to make them. All kinds Of
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Every new pattern g any portion Of a lady,s dress,
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Music.-Threc dollars worth IL given every ycnr
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SPLENDID ErEEL LINE AND MEzz0rrsT ENoRAvIS0s
In every number. They arc always to be found In
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Godey's Lady's Book contains precisely that, for
which you would have to take Mt least three other
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TERMS.
Ono copy ono year, 8
Five " and ! to the pcrs'n scnd'g club 10
Eleven " I" /" ~
Address, l.. a. Cooley,
lib Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA.
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You are referred 60 tle annexed letter Coz facts
1881. la l. 5. CoVsracs. New Yotk-pear Sir
Twelve nsaRtht ago l bought a halEsiotiai Gaa &c
Near fsia Extraction, antfA neighbrar ~ miae, Judge
VIM Aenctse, IN this county, bad q negrp Noaaan
that Sas baFrt On her foot, ~faaflcsa wears asa. that
eysSi month would bseak on, and san. -, that she
vss sa ensste cripple, iie sen, 10 me Coz ms loS
Of salyc | lci hsrn have Il; he ap.l.eB n aud h
bss made a peftscl cury, - that slse / nax 1 hand
s>s8ni sad ~ea. and she isdee .as- hc viii sl~ats
kccp the saise 90 kaisd I have utNl sko sslse ,n
Hy iseat, and haf e gel I wealA nas le si,h.
va, 4 fSt ans psssS u the wotd tkAse been tAe
csa-e 81 sessysi 81 my nsFhi~sss lrssng Il Aaa
AZ that have tried Il arr NsH Nssfssvf sish Il. Asd
~ they oul ma be slshoat a A pessh,s,g "a
Hsss, ~ thc na,ss ~ a l. tiilelaaud. f.,a, ifhs5.
u rssuais, Gastsss fsx4S krss tll me alssat n
Ard 1 sa prll sstss&ed ~sh n
la~ls w Y. cRtsWrlI.~
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ARzETTls JUNO CORDIAL. on pEocarA.
- rvEE LixIR-Hunt 4 Ponton have succccdcd
In getting some Of the genuine articlasfrom New
York This Preparation has long boo Inru,snS
being tho only remedy for Barrennessl ~
and as a remedy for all Complainp ~ en1htee ~
subject TO. For sale by
10y HUNIEk p0STON&s
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Gonzales, semp.cmber 10, 1858.
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A CoUSTIC OIL FOR DEAFNESS.-A certain
IA care. For sale, Wholesale and retail, by
l0--ly HUNT d PoNT0N.
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a tOMsToCk'S EAST INDIA HAIR.DYE. the
only sure coloring for the hair and whiskers.
For salc by l~io-lyl HUNT PoNToN.
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tho way from New York. q fresh lot of the
genuine OIL OF TANNIN, the most inyal.
liable Preparation ever discovered for keeping Har.
meas from cracking, and for preserving leather in
sorm: Boots and shoes, harness, &c, will
last three times as long by the use of this as with.
For sale by
o--y HUNT & PONToN.
Butte record., 1854-07-22

IHE RCssIANs At NARNA N lS29.-
Fafua l. situated ca a gentle slope a
short di-tancc lrcm the shores Of the
Black 5 a, and three or four miles to
tile : uth OF tie range Of hills, between
which and the town The unfortunate
Russ % arnv WIS encamped during The
war Of the year ls29. I say uniot:an-
ate, and all viii agree with in if th u
take into consideration a f ct which
write on und ,ubted aath0-.tv When
the Russians invaded furke7 10 l52s
they lost $4,000 men by -ickress alone,
ay want OF necessaries eff lie, aa3 neg
! ctlag the commissariat d-p4rtne
50.G03 Russians died on tie pll'ns Of
Turkey, not one man cf hon was killed
in battle. for tn hsir advance was not re-.
sisted by By the Turks. In I'll next
year (l6%9) the Rassionz los. 1000
men between the Pru,h aaI t1s city Of
Adriasople. Some Of th Sc. however.
were legitimately slain in battle. When
they arrived at Adrainople tae troops
were IN So wretcled u condition from
sickness and want Of fool, thst not 1000
men were able to bear arms how many
thousand Of horses and mules persisted
in these two years Is not known Ths
Turkish Goveannent was totally igaor-
ant Of this deplorable state Of af4irs Al
Acra.naIle till some time alerward,
When the Intelligence came too late. IF
'hs Rurks had had have known what
was gong on, not one single Russian
F3iiid nave seea his native land again
evea as il was, ont Of 10000 men uot
5000 ever recrossed the Ru-sian frontier
alive Carsoa's Ifars's a 1rmeni4.
Butte record., 1854-07-22

GoLD BEATING.-0i all metallic sub
stances upon which man exercises his
manufacturing ingenuity. there Is pro5a-
bly, none which admits Of being wrought
10 so extraordinary q degree oi fneness
as gold. The process Of beating gold j.
very nice as well as egrioas operation.
One of the most important preliminary
steps to this process, Is to alloy the gold
for il i found that a minute per cent
age Of silver and copper is necessary in
order to impart 10 il sufficient nal ca
blity The gold and It's ALLOWS are mel
ted together, and sre then IA ulded in o
iDgots, which arr fat'ened ont BY heavy
rollers, into thin sheet, about our times
as thick as ordinary printing paper
These 'hin sheets are then divided INTO
pieces Of about an inch square, and one
hundred and ffty Of these pieces are IN
terleave1 with as many ve'um leaves,
four inches square, and are tn % braten
with a heavy hammer until the sol3 has
exp nded to the size of lhe v,lan. The
pieces of god are then quartered, nd
after being ntrrleaved with SIX hundred
pieces Of gold beaters' sk.n (Which is a
very toash membrane procured fin the
intrstines Of the oxl are PACK d one up
on each other, and ars again satlecte
to a more careful beating, with li-lter
hamm r, until the gold has again expan-
d,d as f.r as Its envelope wi,l almt--
Thi, process Of dividing aud hammering
Is rep ated several times uatil finally q
gold leaf l. produced, which is bat about
one eiehteea-ihousaud h 81 am inch IN
thickness Tnas fer few gniueas. a
large room might be earpetel wltA gold
Butte record., 1854-07-22

Az INTERESTING 1NcIDEyT.-A cor
respondent Of the Greenfield Repu5lic.
relates the following interestin instance
of maternal affection in an animal:
A few days since, Mr.. Joel Rice Of
Conway, discovered on a tree, what he
supposed TO be a crows nest. But on
examination, he found, instead Of a
brood OF unhedged corn pullers, litter
Of flying squirrels. Not a little pleased
with lis booty, he thought It fine op-
portunity 10 secure an acceptable pres
ent to his children. Having descended
from the tree, be stood al the foot, con-
templating HIS prize, when the old one
made her appearance, A mothers te-
merity, when hel offspring are in dan
ger, knows no limits. She jumped up
on his hat, crawled down to his hand.
seized one Of her young ones. and en-
deavored to take it away For a mo-
ment, Alr. r. resisted her claim vet
only for moment. Sympathy for a
parents agony made an appeal and was
successful his better feelings triumph
ed, and the dam gathering into her fur
~ folds little one, sought new home
for her family. After a short time she
returned, and then again, till she had
taken them all away"
Butte record., 1854-07-22

NEW UIsc0vEBGEs ~ NINEvEH AND
NulRop in a r'port recently Issued
by the London Assyrian Excavation So
ciety, relative 20 The progress Of their
gent. Mr. Lotus in Babylonia, 1t Is
stated lh4ta new palace has been discov-
eral at Niaeveh, which Is by far the
most magnificent structure hitherto found
monr the ruins Of that ancient capital
is wa Is are covered with fine sculptures
very rooH and passage being devoted
- -ep rate subject These sculptures
are the clefs d'auers Of Assyriaa art
But a ea.t Of the lace, i0clu3i 2 two
or three huaared scnlftured slabs, has
as yet beea explored. On one Of these
slabs Is p presented. in bas relief, city
surrounded bv double wall Above tie
vario bull in-s in the city rises A tenn
pie. whose second story IS pported BY
pillars which have their bass on the
backs Of lions and human head d bulls.
Another scene represents a lion hunt
The king is in the asst Of striking lance
into a lion which Is sprin1ing at Liz
chariot, while seven others, pierced bv
many arrows, are lying dead and dying
on the ground. On another slab IS the
Of bridge with three
pointed arches, and on stu another one
Is depicted a park, with an open gate,
through which the king NAV be seen at
a distance, hunting lions. The palace is
ascertained by the Inscriptions found
within il, 10 have belonged to the son
Of Esar Haddon.
Butte record., 1854-07-22

] he New \ ork correspondent Of the
Charleston Courier lately ATTENDED the
yeariy meeting Of he Quaker denomina-
uoa assembled in that city. II .ys:
"ihe meeting house was throar d,
aud such an array Of brilliant dresses
and spring-style bonneis I never saw
| thought, as l sat there and counted
bow few young people present would
initiate the costume and emulate the
yirtu o. their Quaker associates. that
She sect was fast dying out. Rachel
Barker preached; and She Is certainly
one Of the most remarkable women OF
her time. She spoke of the deser,ion Of
youn. people from their ranks, and al
tributed it mostly TO their caildi-h fond
ness Tor dress, music, and al the little
.iiyolties Of life. Size vas par icularlg
revere upon or fashionable churches.
and said tLat some of the 81 uctures
called by courtesy places Of worship were
10 better than play-aouses-tn4t they
were all vanity fairs. In the private
B sin-Ss meeting, held vest rday after
noon, the mus cal question was debated,
and believe it was decided, that. if g.
@ ,aker gentleman marie "a lacy not Of
Quaker q scent. 1t IS allowable for her
10 have piaao in the house. Some Of
tae hard" " Quakars, who fear tAey
will be ;urned out Of meeting, are with
holding q II dues until they are sure OF
their Z ulsi1n
Butte record., 1854-07-22

A FRENCH SUIcIDE.-A horrible case
Of suicide is related in the Paris Jour-
nails. On Sunday afternoon last, and
just as large crowd was issuin. from
the Hippodrome, a respectfully dressed
young man, standing upon the top of
the Arc-de- -Trlomphe, drew all the eyes
around him. by shouting garei or, look
out there below. He then took off his
hat, placed in it q purse Of money, and
the next instant jumped from the giddy
height. The second platform brought
him up stunned for a moment bat re-
covering his strength and sense, again
shouting gare,, he made a second leap.
lie fen to the pavement near soldier,
crushed and liieless, and his body was
at once taken TO that show case of sui
eide and murder, the Morgue. There
must have been FIVE thousand persons
present when this horrible scene was
enacted.
Butte record., 1854-07-22

Mss CooPER on WonaN's RI6Hrs -
The following charming p s~a.e IS from
d" Rural Hou ;, b. Mss ooper. cauzh
ter Of the late J T naimore Cooper -
( 1t so beautifully expresses the seuti-
ments Of all women # pure feelings ana
correct psi ciPles, that it should b.
" IDLY circulated
eve Americas women Ger ainlv owe
E debt Of gratitude to our co1ntrymeu
for Their Kindness and consideration of
Us generally Gallaatry may ot always
take a graceful form in this part Of the
world, aud mere fatte~v N Y be wosth
as little here a elsewhere tut the-a Is
= glow OF generous f IN tow ls wa
men in the hearts of r.os- Afne iean
men. whsci Is ti1hv han @ahr 10 tbem
as na N AMI s nliviluls. 5. IN np
aunty is she prot efio1 ci.en % wo-
mans h. plessns = more f'll and free
in no country IS the assistance she
receives from the stronger arm SO goner-
al-and nowhere does her weakness meet
with more forbearance and coasi1eFa-
ton. Under such circumst noes, 1t
must be woman,s own fiul5 if she be mol
thoroughly respected also. The position
accord, i to her is favorable i remains
for her to fill il in 4 manner worthy her
own sex, gratefully, kindly. and simply !;
with truth and modesty of heart and
life unwayering fd slity os feeling and
principe, with patience, cheeriulness
and sweetness Of temper-no unfit re
turn to those who smooth the daily path
for her"
Butte record., 1854-07-22
For rueRao-d.
THE BLUES.


Didsi ihou ever have. pray,
A Of o. The hines say
Wasn't il delightful,
Psrbzpz z ba frigatial,
T. have al he ligh-s barniDg b,ne?
A ndl'iaa d devils
-gi-h fantastic rave!s,
TIotseobiirs snd ghosts, 100.
u thick H'.ruing hosts TOO
All dancing sad praae.ag sud pointing a. you
The devils III crianIsz.
EeoouHtins your sihliug,
And aughias and yelling
Your fortune fo7eteiling,
Predicting may hsp- you'd be Lua-i
Or be lynched By jury,
Or fools in their fury.
Or be drow "a. OF shot
Or some other kind lot;
In youF ear wbzta rich ain Is suag:
You plange meath he bed clothes,
You cover your head cloes.
You hide from the light
70 be rid o. tAe -isbi-
But alas The poor eTort IS vain. -
Yog see The blue lights siiiI-
The fantastic sprites -tin
Don't leave Eoa, ftr why
1hey ere ali in yoar eye
And the devils are au il yo-r train
Red Bluffs, July 1851
Butte record., 1854-07-22

LETTER FROM Col. BEYToy.-Col
Benton has addressed a letter to his
constituents, giving the reason why he
did not propose amendments to the Ne.
braska bin providing for commissioners
to mark out and make where necessa-
ry) a common road from Missouri TO
California, the nearest and best way
to treat with the Indians for unmolested
travel upon ito extinguish Indian IL
Ties along the route-to grant pre-emp-
ton rights 10 the settlers wherever the
title was extinguished-and to establish
mails upon it-with a margin for tele-
graph wires, and for camping ground
The action Of the House Is cutting off all
amendments. was the only reason why
Mr.. Benton did not propose these amend
ments, which would have had Tor their
object the establishment of the central
route for the Pacific railroad.
Butte record., 1854-07-22

The Boston Medical and Surgical
journal recommends for choleraic attacks
prescription, which being translated,
reads as follows: Laudanum, two
drachms, two teaspoonfnl } spirits Of
camphor, one drachm sweet tincture Of
rhubarb, four drachms; aqua ammonia,
.hartshorn, half drachm oil OF pep
permint, fifteen drops. Take a tea
spoonful in hot sweetened water every
fifteen minutes, to allay the vomiting
and pains.