The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-04-18

PUBLIC MEETING.
TurroR 81 YnE TrxAs RFrrELeAv
You will confer favor upon the citizens II
Harrison county. Il You viii call a Public
Meeting ire pecrve of party, with a view Ia
the expression Of opinion IN regard TO the
,ouY-e rur.ucd hy tie Free Press OF Omit
man, aad hs abolition letter writer JOINS l..
lfsNoss, 90 be held at the CogrihuuHe, on
Sa.uiiag the 18th Of April
MANY CITIZENS.
Il CT Tho present. Spring i. ono of the
most extraordinary, we presume on record.
Never, within oar recollection. has tho cold
weather been so intense and prolonged On
the morning Of the 5lh ice was to be seen
from u half TO three quarters OF an inch
thick. We have had scarcely n warm day
since. Ga Saturday last Il was exceedingly
cold FIRST we had DRILLING rain, and
finally The day wound up with snow
storm. Frost after frost has succeeded
The earth aud The woodlands have shed
suddenly their garniture OF green, with
which they were decked but short time
ago and present now tho appearance OF
mdswiater. Large sappiugs, and i, is be
licyed many OF the large hickorcs and fruit
trees are killed when did the like ever
occur before) Planters wear long faces.
Bat lew days ago, corn aud cotton was
up IN various places. and the gardens pre-
scented a cheering appearance. All have
been destroyed.
or The Now Ofieans Bee, 10 an article
on Mr.. IrnGrR's address. and in com
inendalon Of the oulhern Pacific Rail.
road says: Tor FIVE dollars paid in, be
the s,oekholder) receives the certificate Of
faH share Of one huudred dollars" DC.
II this be true the company has sold over
mn millions Of stock, aud instead OF hay
ing n million aud half Of dead rcigh,
it must amount to teeniy times tha, SUN,
or thirty millions Of doiiasi Now this is
the yeriest nonsense, aud the editor Of the
Bee ought TO have sense enough to know
It, 4 luli share is hundred dollars aud
the mere fact tha, the company calls for
but I've per cent. does not make that stock
lal paid We are aware that tho know,
ing ones" ia Texas have sustained the
opinion Of the Bee
AvoruEa NAN Suor.-D Friday or
Saturday last, young man by the name
OF WN Rrsr,ss was shot by another
yonnc man named Richard Boisseau, in
the vicinity Of El,san Fields in this coun>
iy. The weapon used was a douhle' barrel
shot gun. which seemed to have been hcavis
" charged. Several OF the shot struck
Respass'o horse, while he himself received
nine sho, in various parts OF his body
one passing entirely through bis abdomen,
one through his thigh, ono through his
hand, one in his arm, one in his chest, and
the others grazing bis person. His silos
ton Is critical Some hopes, however, are
entertained Of hi. recovery. Bosseau has
fei.
CT We have received tho February
nnmber Of the North British Review but
have not room 10 notice the interesting
articles contained in it. |: embraces n
pamphlet OF about 100 pages
or Tho Eastern ieAian" Is the title
Of paper recently started at San Angus
tine, Texas, GgoRGe ". ktNG, Esq. E1
ilor aud Proprietor. It i.a neat looking
paper. and gives evidence Of tsleal and in
da.Gy. We welcome it to our exchange
list.
or See the advertisement OF NJ De
MARcui. lie has jis, received beautiful
stock Of goods. which ough, to be seen.
or Mr.. J. Levy has large aud com,
ple,e stock OF goods. See his adyer-
iisemen.
\ SNAIL MATTER HE Washington
Star and the Washington Organ appear to
have become involved in discussion in 70
Ia,on to Judge L. d Evans. politics The
Star declares lha, he has renonnced the pro
scrip,ive doctrines Of Sam" and booked
himself with the pfesen, administration.
Tho Organ on the contrary asserts tina, he
il ~ good II. \. rs ever.
Tbs Judicial election Ia New Orleans
yesuited in favor Of the Know Nothing
candidates BY large msiofilies
1hs Mississippi rise' ia falling rapidly