Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-03-31
THAT TExAs CHAPTER.


understanding, we make no comments.
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THAT TEXAS CHAPTER.
l. The Texas Almanac for 1858 was compiled and
published by RrcHARDsos d Co., Of the Galveston
News, said RICHARDSON having years ago held the
rod of preceptor in our Edgefed Male Academy, and
whom many of US hi pups) still recall to mind with
feelings of respect and esteem.
2. The said Almanac ia now before US nbounding in
information, statistical, historical biographical and
local, pertaining to the past and present Of Texas
3. And We proceed to excerpt therefrom such items
as We can find room for
4. If We observe no method in serving them up, it
is because our friends Of the Almanac have not done
80 before us.
5. Texas has 43,STS,s47 acres of land, valued at
s6l,s63,2o2; so valued for purposes of taxation.
6. Texas has 1927 negro slaves, 1ss,s55 horses,
and 1,elo,7Oo CATTLE
7. Texas permitstbe selling of yinous and other
liquors under bond for good behaviour and $3.50 per
annum license-taI in every instance.
8. If husband or wife die in Texas the aurvivor
continues in the use of the community property (if
not subject to debit having only to furnish tho Chief
Justice of the county with inventory of said prop
erty; and this whether there minors in the case
or not
g. The legal rate or interest in Texas Is per cent
Parties may agreo upon any rate as high as II per
cent. When more is reserved no interest Gun be
recovered.
TO- Bear are said to abound in many parts of Texas,
but not considered profitable, being very dsstruc-
tive to corn and hogs.
II. There are one hundred and sixteen counties in
the State of Texas.
H. "Every species of soil adapted to every species
of production may be found in this State," is the
Almanac's very general remark.
13. The health of Texas is generally pretty fair,
except yellow fever hero and there upon the coast,
and occasional chills and fevers in tho interior.
H. Transportaton,o of produce and goods is ganer-
ally effected by o1-teums.
Is. Texas is fine country for stock Of oil kinds.
1t costs thero to raise COW than it does here
to raise chicken. Sheep are raised with abundant
success. Mr.. KENDALL, of New Orleans Pcayune men,
ory has been very lucky in experiments upon tho
woolly family.
IL. Water is plentiful enough in some parts o!
the country, but in many localities recourse to csterns
must be had scarcity of wator is Of the greatest
objections to To1as.
II. Artesian wells have been triod with success.
49, Texas is liberal in her public institutions and
their endowment
70. She has established Lunatic Asylum at cost
of $50 00O an Asylum for tho Blind ut ,o00 and
m Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb at $4,000. Also
100000 acres of public land have been set apart TO-
words the support Of each Of these charitable instu
tions.
20. The slave population increased in To1as, from
ss,16l in 1850 to 1927 in 1856.
2l. The Mcthodists appear to be the most numerous
denomination.
%. The ports of Texas are not very good The BAR
shift, and the best one of them has only depth o
| from 10 to l3 feet of water. This is the Galveston
bar.
80. Texas hos been exceedingly liberal in eneourag
ing railroad enterprises having applied an immense
quantity of her public lands in this way.
o. Housroy was twice President of Texas in he
Jones once
Is. The gubernatorial seat, since her admission
into the Union, has been successfully filed by Hen
derson, Wood, Bell twice, Pease twice, Runnells.
26. Houston and Rusk have been the United State
Senator's. Henderson is now Senator.
81. The salary of the Governor is $4,000, of th'
Judges Of the Supreme Court the same.
2S. Terion is preferred to 7eran in denotng
citizen of Texas.
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20. Congress has appropriated 100000 to build
ing Custom House at Galveston; also $4,000 t
increase the defences Of Galveston harbor
30. Rusk was South Caronnn by BIRTH so wer'
Travis, Wharton and other prominent Texans Th
gallant BOnham, the hero of the Alamo, was Caro-
lnian both by birth and education.
81. Galveston ia the largeat town in Texas ant
numbers some 5000 inhabitants. Itcontains eight OF
ten churches. The Catholic Cathedral cost abou
$40, 900. The new Episcopal Church will cost $50,
oOo. There are also Methodist, Baptist, and other
Churches all handsome eiiGces. St. Mary's College
tho Convent, tho Galveston Institute, and the Gull
weston Female Seminary, the institutions Of learn
ing in this young city.
80. We observe that the estimate Of tho cotton.
yield per acre seldom exceeds 500 lbs in the Seed
counties at 10 or Is bushels to the acre. but in
Of tho northern counties trenty and twenty five
bushels per acre is uncommon yield.
80. And, to conclude, Texas has q Psnitentary, in
which her convicts manufacture woolen and cotton
goods on an extensive scale.