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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

Ones Of tho Atlantic and Pacific Rail Read
Company.

220 BROADWAY, NV YORK, Apr'i !, 81.
H.ngwfru is transmitted to YOU copy
Of resolution. nnauimo1sl = adopted b, the
Executive Committee Of this company --
Rcsoirod, That an assessment aud call
of one per cert. IN addition to one~'en'h
OF one per cent, heretofore assessed and
paid. be aud the same is hereby made upon
the shares held by stockholders IN the At
lan,ic and Pacific Railroad Company, pay
able a. follows, to wit one fourth on the
2O,h day Of May next; one fourth on The
lst day OF July next; one fourth on The
ls day OF Sep,ember next, aud the res
naming fourth on the Is, day OF December
next, Mt the office Of the company, IN the
city OF New York. 20 Caleb ;. woodruff,
Secretary of the Executive Committee, or
to the Treasurer OF the company.
Re,oirsd, That all payments made, or
that may be made, on or before the first
Monday of April, 1884. Of the one halt OF
one per cent. embraced in said call the
payable, shall be taken and credited IA 81
much paid on the present call aud assess
meut oil one per cent. and that SAID call
and assessment c. onc>half OF one per
cent, be, and 10 hereby revoked and annull'
ed in all other respects whatsoever the
above call of one per cent being hereby
substituted therefor
The object Of this call is to enable the
company to secure the charters and dona-
tons OF land to the extent Of IL 500 acres
per mile OF road, granted by the Act OF the
I.yialn,vsa of the State of Texas, on the
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Ohaec Of tho Atlantic and Pacific Il X
Company.

NEW DIRK, Way i-th 1871
Notwithstanding the reported posIpone>
men, OF the time for receiving proposals,
we believe, by Geographic dispatch recelv-
ed this ia, from Austin, tina. the contract
for the State Charter has been awarded to
us, or, at least, that our receiving that con
tract is rendered certain.
By order of the Executive Committee,
e. :. Woodruff, Secretary.
In publishing these documents it is nee>
essary to state that we do 1t under the
strongest protest from Col. ". X d. Ward
who alleges that it is private document,
belonging to the company, and that its pub
LEGATION at this time may produce mischief.
Col. Mills who is nst from New York
states tina, the New York company ware
printing them BY thousands aud d'stribu-
ting them broadcast over the country
Having obtained the copy in fair manner,
we have concluded 10 exercise our own dis
cretion in the premises, We print an nde
pendent paper, controlled by no men nor
set Of men; we play second fiddle " to
nobody, and NJ we were not consulted as
to the propriety OF keeping the secrets OF
any company, we cannot be legitlmately
governed in our editorial discretion AS to
what we shall or shall not publish
What is there in these circulars which
forbids their publication ! II the matters
set forth in them are true, they furnish the
strongest reasons to induce the Governor to
give this New York company the conuac,
for building the Pacific road. The publ,
cation would inspire public confidence in
the construct lion OF our roads not only here
nj home, but thseug hon. the Union. This
company asserts that i, has purchased the
charters OF four Of our principal roads, two
Of which go to ri Psso. placing ii in their
power TO prevent any other company from
taking the Pacific contract. without their
sanction. They assert tina, they have sbun.
dant capital, are ready to make the depos>
il Of $500 900. and to 40 ahead al once In
the vigorous prosecution Of the work.
What more could the Governor OF Texas
ask what more could the people Of our
State desirs' II this company sustain the
position they say they do IL they arc mon
Of capital and not men Of straw the
publication of these circulars will do them
and our interests no harm and, Il their
position is false Que, the sooner il 10 known
the better.
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But how the money "a. 10 b. -.
or for what purpose il was n h'as't
they have never deemed II pr..i... ~
believe 10 the word.) 10 di.clos. ~,
have been acting wi,hou, Nv L.. H.,
seem to consider th%ms-lve; 49,. W
life. The Stockholders hsv. ..s ~
called together TO pass By Law. As
government Of their Director, -. W u
ce'ss any Information a" to the ,..,,'. y
which their property was managed I !" e .
agents. Their property has Be-, A's
ened to be sold by their agsn,s. h, n's,.
mands for money were not oom,J,'rH N
aud these demands for MONEY H." Hwy sa,
for H. w w
VIVA. labor has been dom. a,
posed to be done on the Road. /, :. Pc e
rectors. "
The survey from hi. plac. II IL,
WAS made under the loulsian. and : 'a
charter, and WAS paid for by .ub..,;'s's
The Irishmen aud wheel barrov ~
under that charter. and will be p,a %s'
pose, by tina. company. Then 4, W
purpose is money wAn..dl "C,. .'f
News was telegrsphed to =, .h' s'o''
contract made by Mcss,s, Mn
another person" for building d MIL. hi" Ia'
it turns out that the New YotL 49, w
made that contract. ''
II is rnmored, that six or ssv.,
ago. the charter WAS sold to tho NJ, w..
company at Austin, for fo,, ~, ~.
thousand dollars. tSsy siOOOoo, "
nilIiounires arc said to have pock.,.d !"
hundred thousand Of that as-Ar.k ,,..
Now it Tiers was sale Of the .h,.Ts
10. whose benefit wac II sold WI, I.'
could have arisen from letting Il, ,a,a
holders kno = Of the artanvr,s,, \ !.
was for their benefit Has IL f.., =.
beer carefully concealed IRON H..
Have not many of them sacriScsd ,A.,
stock by sapposlug ths, i, was Of q, nn,,
Have no, some Of .hc Director, asA A..
friends pro'ltcd by these ,acri6es,l W.
was the stock advertised for sss a .Ao.
time ago, without any sale W. |. !,
drive the stockholders to relinqvieA..,,
Why is forfeiture Of II nav sdye,.i..,
Do the Director. not know That Tier h,,.
no power to declare u forfeiture usd., Il.
charter Would they drive The lev VII,
We, hold to "A reliuquishmenti Il il tn.
that the stockholders now own s,sea i q,
New York company for three time, d,
amour, OF their subscriptions Tia. i,
.tork has been issued TO them, and il NO,
IN the hands of the President. with d.
knowledge Of the Directors, and IL, /,
fact is carcfmiy concealed from ,h.s
Can the Directors OF the detunct Wss,.,
Il X. Company declare Ii. stock Of i.
stockholders OF the New York comu1
forfeited We ask for information Al.
would be glad to get it,
In conclusion | propose a meeting
the stockholders to hear from their ar,s.
a report OF their proceedings for tue 4,
three y.nis. We can then decide ehsiss
we will agree to be sold out We q,
also then find aut what has been paid Z
us and who is To have the money.
II this is not answered, | NAV propos;
a ter more questions.
ONE or me SrocknoLprn
jane 81, 1854.
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MUaDEa.--Ihs Lockhart Crexas) Clar.
ion gives the particulars Of the murder OF
a man named James Tomerlin by VIM, "
Montgomery, about three miles west oil
that place. The deceased was riding along
the road, in company with his son, when
10 was wnylaid and shot from ambush by
Montgomery, who also snapped a cap a,
young Tomerlin. Montgomery was hound
over in the small sum Of two thousand dol
lars for bic appearance Al tho District
Court When will murders cease. under
such IN administration Of the lawsi
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Mn. EpiroR
see IN the last papers an advertisement
that # five per cen, is not paid 10y next
MONDAY the stock of the deiaultipg Stocks
holders in the Western K X. Company will
be declared forfeited For what purpose is
the money wanted Rumor saws for the
naymant of Col. Ward d Mr. Hall for
their late trip to New York eau hsfdl,
believe that Col. Ward would clam or even
receive pay from the Western Il 4 Com.
many Tor services rendered to the New
Nork Company. lie went on as one OF
the Directors ct that company. Why did
Mr. Hall go on ; What did he do We
have corps of engineers here bu, who
have sent them Are they working for the
Western Raj, Road Company Rumor
SAYS that company has been sold, stock
lock. aud barrel to the New Workers that
this sale WAS effected las, winter at Austin
II SO, VIVA, could Mr. Hall have effected in
New York What did he effect! Is u
no, fair that one should know for what
purpose his money ia 10 be used before he
ps,si,l Do the Directors propose raising
between five or six thousand dollars more
10 be divided out between Themselves aud
then disbsnd wi,hou, rendering any &C.
count Of their stewardship to the company
Ihl. may sound strangely to some gen
,lemen IA and nbou, Marshall who have
been lately dressed mp in little brief au-
,hority. But strange rs it may seem 10
them the company - composed OF the
Stockholders and the Directors are merely
their SERVANTS. II the New York company
owns the Charter aud has owned il for the
Inst .ix months, would like TO know from
whom they derived their title II they
bought it TO whom have they paid the mo.
ney, II the price has been paid in stock
who has it II the stock 10 Of any value
why has the fact been concealed from the
owners OF it, Il the Western H. X. Con-.
pany is not to build the Road why are
they called on for inslsllments! II the
stock has already been issued, the former
Stockholders Of the Western Rail Road
company are now Stockholders in the New
York company. What RICH, then have the
Directors OF the Western Il. X. Co, to as.
ucss their stock : Why are the Stockhold.
ers not informed o; the value OF their stock
so that they may not he swndled out Of it
by those who do know'
believe the p. @tsent assessment, to be
perfectly illegal aud that the payment can.
not be enforced. II so it is ex.ortion and
should not be submitted TO. Can you give
the community any information on the sub
j-c,i apply to you because the Court
Journal says Mum" Is the word and that
IL all the doings OF our distinguished fiuan-
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

Was Nkws NY rmx AaAess
English and French sccossts =
The east must be received VIII 49,
ef allowance. In fact The Access. .sb
ed remind " very mseh Of w.
Statea 4 person who saw Z
lean aceosnts would have =
we're 10 he fill tide Of vtssssy; ..
Vista, Csrro Cosdo &C.. were ~
ssat victories according 70 sh'n 49,
30 with The English and F'sne9
Of the war With The cssr. - -
Il was rspsstsd thae ~ =
taken BY 81 Charles Nses .
turns out Il hss not beee - ~. ~
The reported attack Of sh 49,
anon the fortress Of Guetsewsse.
The ca.lle .b4, protects ~ h"03
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OF \ few weeks ago we had u man
among u, whose business consisted IN
vending patent soaps, IA. poison. &c, on
the streets. He WAS a second edition OF
ths rs,or strap man, aud for Wit aud humor
had few equals Where he came from no
ofe knew, aud where he was going to seems
ed ]. matter of like indifference. lie went
rom here to Henderson and from thence
to Nacogdoches We CLEAN as much from
the papers, II we are to credi! the inse'ii
gencer, he fell desperately in love with our
neighbor Of the Flag This is his usual
form Of introduction A." Ny dearly bcley-
ed ugly brother, am TOLD ycu are the ed
tor of the Flag. Permit me to introduce
myself am Brother Heard. Pres.den, Of
the ugly Club, aud Grand Worthy Patti
arch OF the A. 10. 4. G.. H. \. society
Your appearance, sir, is ravish'og to my
sight aud let me assure YOU that II will give
me great pleasure 10 introduce YOU and to
make YOU eonyersant with the N, steries OF
our veneraled aud beloved order, Come
up to night and Join us. You will find the
initiation delightful beautiful to the sight,
pleasant to the smell. ard elegantly tasted
Our contemporary Of the Chronicle says
bat little abou, him. We expect Brother
Heard ha. been after him. Armstrong OF
the ln,elliecncer, we understand hid h'm>
.alf
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0T Our articles In relation to the Rail,
road have occupied 90 much Of the space
psually devoted 10 nsws, that we arc rather
bshiad In that respect. We pssssms the.
ssr paper will ncs L~, to The most Of our
tsadss'. none the lsss interesting on that
account
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0ollDlDe Ut TIE Lake.

Those DESTROYS Of subscribing to this
object. can find subscription lists in the
hsads Of Msssrs. 4. =. N. Johnson, G.. G.
Gessg. q. ". Viviop, and at the lsepubli,
~ saies. A. the ihts have to be return.
r. ~ the 4th Of July, it is importan. thai.
- 1ssf thu Laks Improvement should
sst Qs4 ~itAoss dsIsy. There is to
ts ) ;rsnd celebration Al Jefferson on tho
Fourth. SIS
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

We publish below circulars emina,lns
from the New York Pacific Railroad Com
pany, which were addressed by Col, {. G.
Mills, together with letter which he had
w,itten from New York to both Of the pa
pefs Of this place FOR publication. The
editor OF the Meridian, ito whom the letter
and circulars were scui under cnvelopel for
reasons hes, known to himself or acting
under the control Of other, Ia authority
not only declined Publishing them. but
never gave us the slightest 'n,imasion OF
their existence. Cob Mill. arrived at home
few dsys ago aud after personal inter-
view with US, di.sovered the reason why
We had made no men,ion Of his letter. lie
then made application to the editor Of The
Meridian to return him the letter aud
circular IN question. Mr iIelhy refused 10
do so. taking the strange ground tina, these
papers belonged solc, TO him; and, mas,
much as he had made rule. tina, no com :
munications addressed 10 the editor were
to be returned, he should retain them. At
the solicitation OF Col Mills we accompan.
led him to the Meridian office. aud had q
personal interview with Nr. ilelby, in
which he affirmed the same conclusions.
Col. Mills asAed him to show US the letter,
which be did |, commenced about AS fol
lows: "fo tho editor. of The Marshall
Meridian and Texas Republican, Gcnile>
men" After perusing il. we discovered
that the lime had gone by when it should
have been published. Afer some ether
conversation In which we expressed our
surprise a, bis course, and the trea,men, We
bad received he finally agreed to part with
the circular In this. Mr.. Holby commit,
ted singular blunder, The letter itself
contained nothing of importance; but the
circular, on the contrary. contains facts and
statements the publication Of which his
railroad friends were anxious to suppress
Be, to the circulars
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Auy rsssoa who may have served on TIC
1uviesihis u Terrible, cruising in the Gulf OF
Msxise, d1S.ng The year 1883, will render a
hvor ny communicating the fact TO the sdito,
n this paper. Evidence Of service IL required
~ opo Of the company to peffee. head. right
certificate. ~ Our exchanges will please no.
ice.
!. ~ W. r. l. Smsth, Of Tasrani Hopkins couniy
' - aseAssia1d a1pat u the kspaihican.
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OF We understand tha, new paper is
abou, to be started at GAINESVILLE, Texas,
to be called the Weekly Messenger. The
establishment is said to be'owned by Messrs
Morrel, Wright, Lahsacr, and Hopkins.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

", have received the June oumbcr OF
Putnam. Magazine. As usual II contains
An inviting table of contents. There are
sixteen different articles in the number be'
fore Us, besides editorial notes on the liter
AZURE Of the day, iinc rr,s. and books re-
ceiyed.
The June number OF the Tcmp'Sr's Mag
azinc is ~ interesting as its predecessors
This magazine is doing good work In the
noble cause Of temperance, and OF course
we wish il every success.
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~ The following quotations sIs taken
s(1Athg piessune OF the 10Th ipaL They
spps1s 49, notice Of the cotton market
for Tie ~ npdjse ~ the 10Th mat
d. S'.s',a. ! H. sss w "a 70
Atddiitss ,is:s nsi kf.:f:; lola
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or The editor of the Caddo Gazette
in his issue of Saturday last, beasts OF re
cei,iug ripe peach.
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or We have received ~ 6rst and tae.
ond numbers OF tho Ceutfal Texan. .nrhr
lished At Anderson. Grimes county, i
BY I'd 4 x. D. Va" Hoo, Thspss
u Of sspos-reyd size. tastsfally etllea ..
sad we'll edited May the psepris be
Asish hasvest from their labor. ,Tgss
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1T Persons Indebted TO the Texas Republic
can, can remit the money by mail al our risk,
taxing the receipt Of the Postmaster tina, 1t has
been thus forwarded.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

OF The summer has commenced In reg
ulsr earnest. Daring tho last week va
have had weather, which, for intensity oil
heat, would not do discrsdit 10 July OF
August We RECALLED oursslf on Tussday
by reading the advertisement Of an les
Cream saloon, published in . city paper.
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W. H. Ksises Is y candidate for Justice Of 'hr
Peace iu Naf.hsll Beat, No $. At the next August
lection
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.JcAs y Anderson is n candidate fof Jsi',ef y me
Fears In ,lsrhall Heat, No at the ensuing August
election
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JsAs r. conssH iss csni date fn tsasso, asd
Ceilseto, OF Harrison county, u, tllc ensuing Augus,
slecsion.
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LATEST NEWS.
NOTICE

lhose indebted 10 the Republican office fos Sub
mIipt,ons Advertising VI job Wofh. vii do as gree
f-vw by srtsImg up.
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Jaaa ~ Hender on h a candidate tot Tie Office OF
Dss,td CioA 81 ia'rison county al the ensuing Az
ros. rictiion.
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ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
GstlI<r W,isea IN Candidate Tor lh- Office ef A'
sssscs and Collector of Jases for Harmon county at
'i,e ensuing August election.
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Eishats S, heil,r "a sndtdssv lor Aasessof ard
Collector Of Taxes TOT liauh,n county at tic ensu.
.nr August rieetion.
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Z. n fori !. candidate or the Office Of pisifioi
Clark Of Harrison county. q, the ensuing rl.c'rpn
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FOR CONSTABLE.
4, " Slater ia a candidate for tonsishl~ IN Mar
sh.ll N.a. No. 5. a The ensuing Auant election.
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We are authorised Ia snnosrcs the unine oi q.
kaky,ok the p,ssent incumbent iut r-el.ction 70
,fr ul,cs Of Clsrk Of the County Court at the ensu
tne Aufust election,
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-12
FURTHHR NEWS FROM EUROPE
HALIFAY, Thursday, May II, 1854.
BY THE c 4 N A ID 4.

HALIFAY, Thursday, May II, 1884.
The Canada spoke on the 3Oth of April at 6I a. NJ,
steamship Europa from Newly bound in to verpool
same day at 9a5 A. NJ spoke City of Manchester, from
Philadelphia for Liverpool
The steamship Washington sailed from Southampton for
NewYork on the goth ult with $50 passengers and 800
tuns Of cargo.
Twelve Russian merchantmen had been captured by
British cruisers
DEGREES in the Journal dc 81. Petersburg contain no.
ce from the Russian Minister of Finance, allowing Eng
sh and French vessels six weeks from the 18Th April 10
escape from Russian ports in the Black Sea- and SIX weeks
from Nav TO leave the Baltic ports The enemies prop
erty in neutral bottoms will be regarded as nvoabe ana
may be imported. Subjects of neutral powers on ooad
the enemies ships will not be molested.
French imperial decree allows Russian ships which
were in pors in the Baltic and White Seas before May H.
10 unload and return unmoested TO Russian or neutral
ports.
Six of the twelve Russian merchant ships captured oy
British cruisers had arrived in England There crews
were liberated parole not 10 serve against Eheahu o
France.
ON the Goth ulmo a sharp combat took place before
Kolsat Twenty squadrons of Russians with SIX guns
were making reconnaissance of the Turkish lines, when
be Turks sailed with regiments OF regulars and
some Bayouks and and after combat OF three
hours duration obliged the Russians TO retreat with loss
Of 500 men.
Cmer Pasha was at Shumla concentrating las loreeS
apparen,ly for defensive measures only
The Russians were still fortifyng themselves IN the Do
b,udschs. They he'd not crossed Trajans Wall IheF
s.ren0th in the Dobrudscha is about $4,000 men.
Tho forces before Kaefat were withdrawn toward hra
joya. ,..,.;.,, : a
II was rumored at Vienna that Prince PaskeWitcn n'a
o,aored tho evacuation Of Lesser Waiachia Ihis' II
true was regarded as concession to retain the ia'oF Oh
Austria. . ..,....;0. q.
change in the plans of Russian operations
The Sultan had offered command TO Abdel Nader "a.
The EXPULSION of the G.Neks from Turkey confines theH
stores and dwellings, III which some arms were 'o"
been seized and G. oSed mp. ,,s.-
From Hambu oh the esd April it is reporel !l'A %
Charles Nap had formed his feet in three divisions 90
sa TO be within reach Of each other The first division was
sent in til direction Of Livona, near the ports 0 ro@na
The second off Riga and third at the entrance "a -. ,
Of Finland, near sweaborg where the hu'4h "'V' sun
keep close. -. co,,la,d
On the Goth the aeet was off Gusiorsan' ''''ia"'
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-12
GREAT BRITAIN.

Wednesday, tie 26h April being appointed as day Of
humiliation and prayer all business suspended Tie
London Times publishes four pages of sermons delivered
on the occasion.
Parliament reassembled on the 2h April. In the House
Of Lords long debate ensued respecting the recent burn
ing Of Tuchum Kaleh.
The EaIl Of Hardwick taxed the Government with hav-
ing denied tie circumstance when in fact il was true
The Earl Of Clarendon made long explanation. and
laid before the House dispatch from the British Admiral
contradcting the Russians published account
The Earl Of Ellenborough took occasion to mention
that tie Russians have twenty-five Crcassian forts but
have destroyed only six.
In the Commons long debate on the Universities was
the principal feature.
The American Consul has determined to send from Lon
don TO NewYork eight seamen of the clpperhp Sover-
egn Of the Sens for trial for muny The relatives of the
prisoners have petoned Lord Pamcrston prevent the
removal Of the prisoners to America
The Scotch Lord Cockbun is dead.