The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-02-11
NEWS By LAST NIoHrs MAUI.

uates rom New Orleans up to tho 9Th inst.
The latest adrices from the East state that
& battle hsdb eea,fsssAs-bet~se Abe Rsssisps
and Turkish ar,nics, near Kalafat. and the lat.
ter gained tho victory.
The Turks had attsckcd the Russian camp
Kalaiat. and taken II by storm. putting
twenty-five hundred Russians to The sword.
gaining a brilliant victory. A body Of
eighteen thousand Russian troops were sent
to reinforce those in tho camp. but they were
compelled TO retreat.
Tho Turks had also gained sevc,ai other all
vantages over the Russians ON the Danube.
The reports Of the defeat OF the Turks In
Asia wcrc fully confirmed by the latest adyi-
ces.
Turkey bad accepted the proposition OF tho
-Four Powers, as regarded the opening Of
negotiations, hut no definite proceedings had
yet been taken.
PAIEsr MEpicSE ApyEirIsExrxrs.---Wc
have recently received several c-ommunicotisriiSf
from persons abroad, rendering usxtf301 hikdi
of patent medicine advertisement u bficss
far less than our regular adyc4fl systeS. Ill
OF which we have rcspcctfuliy@S 6Nfned ly6b-
fishing, and must contiguc s6ldo 10, unless
such persons VIII pay d. flioaf BE{nae amount
which our mercantile friends AID others, who
advertise BY the YEA 80 paying. Like eve.
~ Other Glass, We hare alilr prices and it would
no unj,tst, unfair, dishonest. on our part, to dc.
'yiatc ff6ta them for patent medicine vendors,
and at&the Same time make our patrons at
homes With whom our interests arc identified.
pay full prices. IL we dcyiatc at NIL ffom our
terms The deviation must be in favor Of those
who take an interest in our welfare, and not
these who are already reaping fortunes Off Of
tho sales Of their medicines through the press
at half price and who do not care tho outside
shadow of a dime for our paper, farther than
Its use toward advancing their pccuniary af.
lars. We have adopted prices by which
We can live, and it would give us pleasure to
publish all of our correspondents advertise.
mcnts at those prices; but we cannot consent
that our paper should bc instrumental In pro-
moting their interests md at tho same time
weakening our own. Our terms arc NJ fair
for ono as tho other, and because some have
thought proper 10 adopt more than ono price
thereby furnishing n knife to cut their own
throats-it IL no Legitimate reason that We
When we want any of their medi.
cine we always pay the set price, and VIC OK.
poet them to do likwisc in advertising.
CouLpS'T CoNr IRA few days since, a set
OF lazy, strolling nctors--a class who arc of
earthly benefit either to themselves or their
country-arriycd in our town aud Immediate.
" set to work posting on the street corners
large, iiaming hand bills, which announced In
terms every variety Of lodgerdemain.
gymnastics, balancing of plates, dancing, sing.
ing, and everything else ever thought of by
man, besides q great deal hat few ever dream
and which is never performed, save on pa.
per. Well, tho time, when they were to as.
tonish tho natives, arrived, and with 1t, came
our good natured, polite, agreeable, obliging
and fascinating friend, "thc constable" who,
though out.gencralcd once, was not to be
caught mapping 2 second time. Said "~consta-
bie,' held between his dexter finger aud thumb
a strip OF paper, which, to all intents and pur.
poses, bore upon it authoritative demands, or,
IN othor words, giving said ground and lofty
tupblers to understand that they could not
make an exhibition Of their extraordinary and
unparalleled fats, until the small sum Of s2l
was Forthcoming. Now, this was n triek that
was moi announced sin the bills" They i'm.
portaned most pitifhily, but it was of no avail
Tho constable was immoycable, aud the re-
suit was that tho "strollers," being sorcly dis.
appointed at not finding some folks as green
as others, We're compelled to "shiit scenes"
and stroll on.
81" The San Antonio Western Texan SAYS
chat evidences arc not wanting 10 show the
superiority of the San Antonio route To III
Paso over every other. These evidences are
daily accommodating. Ashort time since sIcssrs.
j X. Sweet & Go. Sott 4 train from that place,
numbering seycnty.four carts and sixteen wsg.
ons, carrying $4,000 lbs. freight. They were
mostly loaded with government, stores and lad
advanced beyond Turkey Creek, when las,
heard nom, which was about fncen days ago.
They are now probably about three hundred
fn'ieS nom that place.
isy- The liasirop Advertiser says that an.
other paper Is 10 be established a, I.oekhar,.
The press aad materials arc now ON their way
from New Work.
iAvAeN-nC Commercial states that ,he
e iAVaes Navigation Company wil open. du
ring the ensuing year, a ship ci,snavl SAITH
large TO atisaIt II the psssssr of the
class scsses Tho same paper says
40 ,ar, of the channel dag ,hteagh Gst
has has given ~sy " alel up