The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-10-14

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d.v Amounted, of directors tor the Niehs'
L.,c. shreveport, and Texas Railroad, o"'
inc to the fact Of majority Of the stock
not being represented. me eiee"on We"
no.tponed unit, last Monday. The Kegs,
Ter understands that the work on the foso
is progressing az rapidly as the means Oh
the company will admit oi.--S. western
The New Orleans board Of underwriters
( Give notice tina. the insurance compa''e,
all not hereafter be responsible Tor loss OF
property by theft during or subsequent 10
any fire. nor pay rent on burnt or damaged
bulldogs While rebuilding OF repairing
Tho New York Herald asserts that NJ
Sonle has succeeded IN purchasing tuba
but il ia merely one of Benefits "asiound' .
INC Developments tina, wants truth Tor
foundation.
The Savannah Georgian reports twenty
eiph, yellow fever in,erment' during Tue
23d aud 9th ult, most OF them cases
which had been lingering several days. ihe
Georgian says that the disease Is rapidly
abating.
p,rrssuea. Sept y - The Dispatch
issues an extra this afternoon, and gives "a
deaths OF cholera yesterday.
prrrspuRg. Sept - . p. n,--lhere
have been 60 deaths of cholera TO day, aud
there i. NO abatement in the disease visible
as vet. The total number Tor eight days
since the commencement. OF The epidemic
is 500
, MoSrooanRy, A, sept y $3.50 he
yellow fever has made it, appearance at this
mace and there has been fge cases and
, one death here from the disease since the
25th. Much excitement aud alarm prevail
among the citizens on the subject.
BAYOU SARA.--We regret to learn that
Eve or six deaths lronl yellow fever recently
occurred at Bayou Sara.
Nesps.ian Fills, who had South Awe>
rican mission under President lylers Nd
, ministration, is to be the editor OF the con
| ,rmpla,ed Know Nothing paper in Wash
. iugion.
| raf. valued at between hiieen aad
twenty thousand dollars, broke 20 pieces
and MAS lost while in tow Of a steamer on
Loug1sland Sound, during the late storm
Miss Jennie Beard, beautiful aud high.
Is respectsble ,cuug lady OF Bristol Wayne
3 county. Ohio, hung herself to n cherry tree
, with a chain, lately. Size was disappointed
Q in a love affair.
. The postmaster general has appointed
. Mrs Jemima Walow postmistress at Free
dom. Carroll county, Ala., 10 place of John
Wallow, deceased
1t appears from the returns Of The assess
ors. that in 81 counties 10 Indiana, there are
II. l6s S33 hogs, being an increase over last
year OF ss,317. Add to this the excess
in Kentucky. aud we have an excess in two
. States Of near 900 900 head
The Louisville Courier, OF the 23d ult.,
: saws the river at that point is at a stand,
q, and il ia IN about the same condition at
& Cincinnati IN the canal there are barely
d. two feet water. aud boats drawing over two
d., feet ARE not permit "a enter the locks
u We learn that tho Is association has
been broken up, caused by several of the
o pilots flying the track, taking shear, anC
6 r"nninr fos $500 n'o"h
5 The New York Express says /; has sci
/ dom seen the time when there were more
men aud boys out of employment than
there are jus, now.
\ watch was lately sent by mail from
Pensacola, Florida. to Bangor, Maine, to he
repaired and sent back again by the same
convey.nce--and the whole expense was
2 a. 49, laaa th.,, tl.
price asked for the Same repairs at Pensa
cola
According to DcBows Review, the total
population OF the Island o' Cuba is 900.
OOO--yiz: whites, 50l .9Ns free co!ercd.
I .1G.6i1; slaves, 330, 100
Efforts are being made, TO secure the
construction OF bridge over the Ohio river
to connect Cincinnati and Covington. An
efficient board oi directors have been ap
pointed, the right of was granted, aud the
requisite amount Of stock taken.
The postmaster at liolllusiou, Mssa, and
his clerk, were arrested on the 10Th ult
on the charge Of opening letter addressed
To another party.
The New York sun was recently printed
on paper imported from France, which it
SAYS was OF better quality than is usually
used, and that, after paying 80 per cent.
duty, per cent. additional charges, cost OF
carriage, insurance, etc, IT costs no more
than the paper used by the publishers in
this county.
A dispatch states that Captain Smith, OF
the brig Julia Noulton, was arrested in New
York, on the ooh ull, charged by the mate
with bringing 6l6 negroes from Africa and
landing them ia Cuba VIM G. Valentine
was also arrested, charged with furnishing
supplies for the trsde,
Rrp Rtvra-'rhe river is at very low
stage and falling. The boats take but lit,
tie or no cotton, and yet they meet with
considerable detention. - Democrat.
The Shreveport Democrat ct Thursday
says
"Oar citizens were aroused by the cry
OF fire on Friday last. about . O'Clock A
NJ, caused by the partial burning OF a
small frame house in the rear Of Bears
t confectionery, on Texas -'reet No doub,
the work of AN incsndiary.
( We learn from memorandum at the
bottom Of the steamer Ali1as NANTES.
.ha, the steamer Union has quit the trade
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