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Board to detect Fraudulent Certificates il
Peters Colony.

This Board completed their labors at Sherman,
GraysOn county, on Saturday evening last. The
law under which they acted limited them to twelve
weeks to investigate certificates, after giving tho re
quircd notice. This timo expired on Saturday last,
tho Board having by severe labor concluded the in
v0stgaton in the time required. We feel constrain-
Cd to say that the Commissioners have throughout.
discharged their duties faithfully, efficiently and
honestly ncd have fully justified the confidence re-
posed in them by the Governor in their appointment
Good and meritorous claims have doubtless, il some
instances been rejected because the proof required
by law to establish them, not at hand, but tho
parties in such have their remedy by appeal to
the District courts. when they will have timo and
opportunity to avail themselves Of proof not to
be had. We feel confident however, that the grcat
mass Of tho claims rejected fraudulent and have
been rghtfully condemned.
The Commissioners have made out their report To
the Governor, giving list of the rejected certif-
Gates. We are indebted to E. P. Nicholson, ESQ.,.
of the Commissioners, for the following abstract,
taken from the report, showing the number Of GER
tifcates issued in each county in the Colony since
Fob. 1855, the number approved, together with the
number of acres issued and approved in each county,
and the total number Of rejected as follows
statements made from report of Commits.
siOnors to the General Land Office.
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Agricultural Society.

We ore glad to learn that tho enterprising and in
tellgent farmers Of Ellis county have formed an
agricultural and Mechanical Assoeaton-John H.
Singleton, president and W. W. Parks, secretary
The secisty viii hold to annual mir At tie
fir ground near Waxahachie, commencing on Tdurs-
day the 10th Sept, and continue three days. They
offer premiums ranging from so cents to $40, and
amounting in the aggregate to about $3.50 for the
best specimens of manufactures of the loom, en-
broidery, and needle-work Of all kinds, copper and
tin ware cabinet-work, fruits grains, cereals, &c.,
farming implements, poultry, horses, cattle, and
other stock, &C., &c.
Our neighbors in Ellis have gone to work in this
important matter with their usual spirit and liberai-
ty We hope they will carry it out and not fail in
well doing The farmers of this county organi.
zipg n similar society. and we hope that spirit of
emulation will be aroused not only between them and
the farmers of Ellis, but between the farmers of
cry county in Northern Texas. We hope soon to see
every county in Northern Texas with well organic
ed agricultural society Certainly there is no country
needing such institutions more than this.
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District Attorney.

Tie irns published in to-days paper indicate that
}. g Johnson, So, is elected District Attorney, OF
this ~ iicial District. We have no objection to
.hs ycr,iat which the people have rendered in this
g-,o w. were tho ardent friend of Jno. c. Mccoy,
and believed that he had superior claims to the Of
re-. he was in this country "iirst," when 1t Was
sinos, 80 waste bowling wilderness" He has pass
81 thr5ugh and endured all the harlships and Vi
-i.y;tc les Of the early settlement OF this frontier
,rag aout his long residence he has been often tried
aud never found wanting. lie has proved himself a
trua man and gentleman. For nearly three years
Ar has bc,n District Attorney Of this D'trict' anu
l71 grT1''u HrursviS of the abest. most honest
sai gs9 mt officers in the State. We regret his de-
-rcscet it a. the defeat of friend, and as q
most f,ithfui public officer. Col. Mccoy was pre-
vcnte By the arduous duties Of his office from can
ye4sp~ tire District his opponents have convnsscd
Il. tat lie md lis friends have the proud consolation
Of knowing TINT throughout the canvass, he stopped
to 10 low or dishonorable act to gain votes Without
doubling iieqnnlfcations of his successor, We hope
fo slyy mike as able and faithful representative Of
ii,e sta,e q, Cob Mccoy has made.
g~ The official vote for District Attorney will not
he rctetycl from oil the counties until next week.
We give summary Of the vote between Mccoy and
Robinson s far rs heard from, as follows:
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Arnocrors Mrnprn.-A few days ago the body Of
a aau was found partially buried, about ten miles
above Mckinney, on the Preston road. lie had evil
IDENTIFY been murdered-a hole dug In the ground
with an Ak and his body put in, leaving one arm er-
posed above the surface which lei TO the discovery
Ills body was in state Of nudity. The body was
disinterred and an inquest was hold by the Coroner
The inqucs, elected the fact that some eight days
previously, some droyers with cattle had camped
near the House Of gentleman, residing close to the
place where the body discovered, that noise as
Of quarrel was heard at the camp in the night, and
that afterwards in the night, one Of the drovcrs
came to the house and borrowed an axe. The MUIR
dcrcd man was doubtless of the droyers, and. is
supposed to have been ki' led by the man who bOr-
rowe the axe. The names Of none Of the parties are
known. The body had been dead some eight days
when found
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B1Ixx.r, Texas. Aug. 4, 1855.
Der Hraid The "a Of August Tasssi of
quietly in cur town, and 60 shos you what the
GOOD ,eople ofths frontier think Of judicial noin-
nations by paTiy conventions, l refer you 20 the
ofEeial retnTns hereto annexed, Your article u
tue Herald Of july 2ilh Was generally read, and
the Independents there shown has gained you
numerous friends in this region and their friend
ship l. proven ny subscribing and iaylng ioI
your paper, szPss' to send you an additional
list ID next mail,
below i. a return Of the vote at this place. 4
preeinet az Camp Cooper is yet 10 be heard hom,
though il will not affect The result,
I. Scr CsisT Jasfi0s sup, courf-Wheeler W,
10, A,,eeiuir Jusiies-liell, l0i; buckley, III
Rsr Affsrrsv Decentralization, Ito.
Fsr CsaRirsllsr-J0lihs, III,
~, SAT- TSsasursr-Randoiph, liz,
For Dirsriei Anerssy-Mecoy, 81 scattering
"a, s,ss and bradshaw receiving about an e.
w r, Ssss,yVr y.aas Di''"''--swlnd'll'' % :
I.uekel, Is, n,. -
Fsr Chef Ja,iies Young Cs.-"eekmaa, g
IIarmanson, 80. The latter not eana'.Ns'
Csuaiy Clerk-Burkett, 40. Sheriff.. -
King, IS; Langstou, a5, Trsasusr-Geo Fish.
s,. as, Medlan, As. Dia. Ciak-J. A. Thomp
SON, as; johnson, Is. assessor end Collector
Pranse, Id2; scattering, s, Co, comlai,,isHers
MARTIN Bowers. - Handy, John Peeler and
A. j. Edwards. CsroRsr-M ID. King, 81; scat
tering, IL. Justices efihs Peace, Pre-. No. L.
VIM. Burkett and Solomon Miller. CoHsias!e-
John Wheat,
If the sm,inder Of the State has done rs we'll
as little Young, there will be no danger hereaf.
ter Of the Democratic party being elique-rid.
den.
There 10 no news OF importance here. The
Overland Mail Company are periecting their ar
rangements for running tho stages, and there
will 10 no doubt OF their coming up to time. On
this section the company have an energetic and
enterprising Superintendent in Mr.. Bates. There
will 10 no falling on his part. WICHITA.
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% We are informed that report Is currently
circulated in Tarrant county. that the editor Of this
r,ps, ,carsi, the day after the late election that
%. a,3 yotcd against Judge Buckley from personal
atoms alone, and that he was alarmed, least
hs should be defeated. Those who have read the
'Igr,l' must know that this statement has no foun-
daliou Whatever in truth. We voted against Judge
Buckley from principlo-,o testify our opposition 10
iali.tl iominations. So far from reyrsttins or be-
Ing uueasy about his defeat, shall most heartily
rejoice h, it. We hardly supposed chat our position
as IN .,tcr OF sufficient Importance to warrant it
being u,ipably misreprcsentei after the election
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ANOTHER IIoMroIDB.-At the election at Paris, La
mar county difficulty occurred between two men,
named Roswell and Casleberry, which resulted in the
death OF the latter. The deceased was stabbed in
FIVE different places by Roswell before he fell lie
had not even pocket knife with which to defend
himself. A man named Warren was triei AS an ac-
conslice. II Was proved that he struck Castlcberry
several times with his fist after hc was MORALLY
wounded. Both Roswell and Warren were recogniz-
cd to appear at District Court in bond Of $1,000
each Roswell in default Of bail WAS sent to jill at
Bonham. Castleberry survived three days.
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II whether Judge Bell is elected or not, the

q Whether Judge Bell is elected or not, the vote
will show that thousands of the Democracy have re-
fused to make it political question, and have voted
fer and against Bucky irrespective of party nomi-
nation. In the counties where party lines were al
WAYS drawn closely than elsewhere, Judge Bell
Gets large majorities. The democracy of Bastrop,
Galveston, Cherokee, Dallas and others that we
might name. have been pre-sminently distinguished
for their devotion to principle and for an efficient
eanination Bastrop gave Run nels nearly 200 maj !.
S.Iseston nearly 800 Cherokee 100 and Dallas
iv 2OO.-Bastrop now gives Bell $50 or 300 maj,
Galveston $50 or 300, Cherokee 175 to 200 and Dali
las over 100. The vote Of these sterling democratic
counties tells the tale and shows the abhorrance Of
thc reopie to the doctrine Of judicial nomination.
We krar Of numbers q democrats Fho intended 70
tina f,r Bsil bot vefsi fT Buckley, believing him
il Is r Yerseee Ia n hilst roaHy d0abtless ~
"a a7ainst him en- acc7auf = tds charges brcf5f
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roi.l No. acres saved 70 State,

Total No. acres saved 70 otate, ioo'sVo
From this. Il will be s.en that 25,9iO acres only
have been approved, and is9'soo acres nave oeen
rejected, and tina, amount saved to the State. The
lands covered by this are worth from to oS per
acre. and putting it at tho present gov crnment price
lis PR acre, It will show saving to the state o.
sis5,900. 1t will then be seen that the lators OF
this Board have not been in van and that those who
FIRST agitated this matter and called the attention OF
the Legislature to the necessity Of appointing tri-
bunal to investigate the claims, among whom We are
proud to number Ourself, have done the State some
service.
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81 One Of the most exciting political contests
that has ever occurred, is now going on between
Judge Douglas and Mr. Lincoln, in Illinois, for Uni
ted States Senator. Lincoln is the nominee of the
Republicans and Douglas the anti-Lecompton candi-
date. Both gentlemen canvassing the State. =
The ''lttle giant is fighting like lion at bay. 1t
is understood, or said that all the influence Of the
national administration is brought to bear against
him-Mr Buchanan refusing to forgive him for his
sin in the Lecompton matter, or to listen to any
terms of compromise. Lincoln seems to be an out
an out abolitionists, and has declared the stump
that he would not object to a negro marrying his
daughter The course of Judge Douglass in the last
Congress-his factious opposition to the adminisra
ton on the admission of Kanzas, meets our unsual-
6cd disapprobation, but as between him and Lincoln
our sympathiss all with Douglass. With all his
faults he has noble intellect and noble qualities
Ho has committed grave error, but towers as far
above Lincoln the Expresses rise above the Cypress
knees
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90 Tic proceedings OF "a meeting Of the bar Of Wax
.b,,hi, on the occasion Of the death Of Gen. Z. II.
T48a.,r. will be found in another column The 'ri-
bate d, his worth as a mason, from WaIahaehie
Lotto, No. 90, will appear in our next
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EA UsIox SUNDAY ScHooL-was organized at
Fort Worth on the 18th ult-. and already numbers
some so persons who attend The officers are r. 8.
Mann, Superintendent, d. c. Dade, Vice Supt,
Vim. Mounts, sec'y., Vim. g. Rogers, Librarian.
We are requested to return the thanks Of the off,
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ESJaiEs iss,s.a has asespssl an Is,i,s,isa 81
NJ. klles-slissns n f.isains. % ailsess them an
the political topics % The day ~sllas thee sAish
ensfessei the attention II last cengTes The lash
inst Is appuislsl for The speech. - a Il
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~ private letter from Maj. Ncghbcr-, super
viAn.; agent for Texas Indians, Informs us that the
Indians IN the Reserves arc improving in every res
rceG They have made Gno crops, amply sufficient
flr their subsistence, The Reserves, he says, are
now in q more healthy condition than ever. L. H.
Cooibs, ate Of this county, is engaged by the Gov
ernmsn N teaching the young Indian ideas how to
saoot Ho is succeeding as well with his school rs
colll be expected Tho government has made liber-
81 gppron ,iation. for their education.
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~ we will give the oni,ial vote Of the election
,- aniy ind other officers in the counties OF this
..r,,, as soon as they are received. seni them on.
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~ wSare pleased to observe that our friend Dr.
Js. H. Spindells, was elected surveyor Of Young
uisr;, by handsome majority nj the late election
ne pr san excellent craftsman, and his qualihea-
cus both for field and ofice-work not surpassed.
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~ - ss-,n, H.. 10 slt-'si Di,,ris, A,,sr.
nsy Ia The oh D''fis'. ever h-sk>a sni Dc Armaas
~ large majority,
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The Result.

Il is too early TO determine the result in the
State. Every member in the State Democrat
ic ticket, with the exception Of Constantine
w. Buckley is elected, being without opposi.
ton. Should the latter be defeated il will
simply be, us has been.well remarked, the de-
feat Of C. w. Buckley. The Democratic
party and its great cause, remain unmoved in
The hearts and wishes Of the people OF Texas.
Charges OF n serious nature having been pre-
ferred against Judge Buckley, these have in
nuenced the votes Of many worthy and hon
est democrats. We can have nothing TO say
where they did not refuse him their votes be-
cause he WINS the nominee OF Democratic
Convention, but because they conscientousy
believed him to be guilty Of moral turpitude.
We believe there were many of the good and
the true who thus voted, and TO them we say,
that while we have differed in opinion in re-
gard to the merit Of the charges, we still en-
tend TO them the hand Of warm and fraternal
union, believing that we have all acted from
sincere and patriotic motives.
The above from thcaAustin Gazette siaee the cleo
ton is sensible, and sounds refreshing, ceming as it
does from journal, that has for months past been
trying to hector it democrats for the unpardon-
able sin of supporting Judge Bell. The Gazette
anil all those who have been trying to crowd Judge
Buckley down the peoples threats, have learned hJ
this time of what stuff the people of Texas are made
The above extract indicates that the editor has be
come n wiser and saddcr man.
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Gbt pallas 9sralS.
a, AFIMFn a swiNpkli =, rs'r.i'",
y. ". LATIMER. EpgrOR.
Dallas. Saturday. August IA. 1883,

q. Postmaster, throughout the State are
suiho rizedand respectfully requested to act
as cur Agents. They will be allowed the
usual commissions for all collections made for
90, dee.
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a D. McGinnis, is elected District Attorney, of
lbo "a Judicial District. over Rir White the Derao
cratic nosssass. Nj. MeGinnis i democrat above
,.prpach. sAo has f,gghl hard f5r he psstg, Int
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Official Vote of Collin County.

McKsyEY, Aug. IL, 1858.
W LAIrnrn-Dear Sir:-The following is the
OFF ;ia! vote of Collin county, to-wit:
Syprerle JBdge-whecler. Ss7
assoeiate .. Buckley, 362
Bell $40
,s,sornsv CseaeYa.-Grahsm, S71
Ccagtrciirr--Johnss 81
Tft74 greT Randolph, o1s
Di,lricf storney-Easton, IA
McCoy. IA
Rcbip.on y04
Brad.hay So
yssaf R,prsse. tuiire--J. Bacus, 32i 4 Berry,
tls ]. wilson 1s4; 7. Scott, 100; W. A. Brown, 2o2
.SaxrfF-J d. Doak. 5s5; I. I. Bradley. AIS.
corafy clsrk-B Henry, e45sJ. F. Stewart. 4fs.
csi,f Jp fiee-J J. Harrison, 500 -. B. wilmOth,
sl2; staieup. IS
JS-,esssq and Collector John Mckinney, 996; D..
ingram, ssi. W. Thorn, 49,; W. Nelson, SO O..
stroi'isr, ~.
cassts Treaprsr--M n Parish. 500; s L. Jen-
ksBH. 49,
csysfy Con ufssioners-GeOrge Fitzhngb. John
Hsnrv. &. Y. Mckinney and W. feary elected
Trst,et Of the Peace, Precfnef No IL. L. Love
,,-. no: Z. III Martin, l5s VIZ. y srapT, i82
Total eoss a the count. t5s
hssf ycsr.' -
n "a. ios
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e Gen. Hgsssizs zas % sdasc4s sas fesfis Of
'Fs1sssiss, - Feiili.sS ,ses.ss .Fs err a
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.
81 The soliossng ie.ter was write" BY JUICY
Reagan to Maj. Marshall chairman of the Demo-
cratic Central Committee few days before the cleo
ton. We entertain great respect for the opinions Of
Judge r. and seldom differ with him. But we part
company with him the question of judicial nomi-
nations. We apprchcnd the Judge was slightly
mistaken i'm his estimate of the vote in the East
Letter of John H. Reagan.
n PALESTINE, Texas, July 81, 1858.
4 D,ar Sir Your note of the 25th inst
has Just reached me, at this place, invitingI
Inc TO be with the Democracy at their rally in
your city, on this evening.
N If had been at Anderson and received
your note in time, it would have afforded me
great pleasure to be with you on this occasion!
Il In Kentucky, in NewaY DIRK, in TENNESSEE
and wherever the opposition believe themselves
lin the majority, they hold it right in principle
md practice TO call conventions and nominate
ltheir candidatcsfo for all offices, Federal and,
Estate, and whether Executive, Legislative, !
Judicial or Ministerial, from Governor to cons
stable of beat, and from Wdge Of the SUI
Ipreme Court to Justice Of the Peace. And
vet in Texas, and wherever they are in the
minority they hold conventions to be an
uuUTiuStlEeUt VI tut iis'iIo " thS PeoP'ej III"
Ia denial of the right 81 private judgment,
and at bes. pretend ~ them intolerable
sfOr any other purpose u the nomination Of
candidates for purely political offices This
Ibeing VIGOROUSLY so Is occasion for the great
er regret that any 4npnf Democratic friends
should forget the great landmarks Of Democ.
racy and yield to the seductive sophistres of
their political adversaries in any contest, for
any office. Democrats must learn TO surren-
der their private judgments to the Judgment
Of the conventions Of the party, or prepare,
themselves, sooner or later, to see their prin-,
Eciples OVERRIDE, and all the wild vagaries Of
the opposition substituted az the principles of
political action, for our State. Buckley will
get large majority in the east
1t would have given me great pleasure to-
return my thanks in person, to the Democrat
cy Of Travis, for the honor of this invitation,
and to have assured them that in this, as in.
all former contests, my heart is with them.
| Very truly and respectfully.
JOHN H. REAGAN. +.
Major John Marshall, Chairman State
Committee, Austin, Texas.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
A HEAD
OF
AAEA GLOSSY ElAAAs
Completely Preserved
no THE GREATEST AGE

And who that is gray would not have it re-
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bled with s%crOfula, scald head, or other erup-
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Prof. Woods Hair Restorative will do all this,
sec circular and the following.
ANN AHBoR, November ), 1858.
PRGF. o. ]. WooD-Dear Sir: l have heard
much said OF the wonderful effects of your Hair
Restorative. but having been SO often cheated
by quackcry and quack nostrums, hair dyes,
&C. was disposed to place your Restorative in
the same category with the thousand and one
loudly trumpetrd quack remedies. until | met
you i'll Lawrance county some months since,
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by my good wife, whose hair had become very
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upon, and entirely over the head: she continues
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acknowledgements

In his speech at Winchester on the 9TH
instant, Senator Douglas thus alluded to
the day of small things with him:
"There is no spot in this vast globe
which fills me with such emotions as
when l come to this place and recognize
the faces Of my old an good friends who
now surround me and bid me welcome
twenty-five years ago l entered this.
town on foot, with my coat upon my
arm, without an acquaintance in a thou
sand miles, and without knowing where
1 could get money to pay a weeks board.
Here I made the first six dollars [ ever
earned in my life, and obtained the first
regular occupaSen that I ever pursued.
For the first time in my life then felt
thatthe responsibilities of manhood were
upon me, although 1 was under age, for
I had mono to advise with and knew no
one upon whom 1 had a right to call for
assistance or for friendship. Here 1
found the then settlers of the country
my friends-my first start in life was
taken here, not only as a private citizen
but my first election to public Office by
the people was conferred upon me by
hose whom I am now addressing, and
by their fathers. 4 quarter of a centu
ry has passed, and that pcnniless boy
stands before you with his heart full and
gushing with the sentiments which such
associations and reccollections necessari-
~ inspire"
Mr., Douglas seems to manifest a more
conciliatory spirit tow ards his Democrat
10 Opponents than he did in this first
speeches; so we infer from such accounts
of his meeting as we see. During one
his recent speeches some one Interrupt
ted him with the remark-"these are
the principles of the Douglas Democrats
in reply to which Mr.. D. uttered t e
following admirable sentiment:
"Mr friend-you will pardon me for
telling you that there is no such term
in tho Democratic vocabulary as Doug
las Democrats. Let there be no divi-
sion in our ranks-no such distinction
as Douglas Democrats, or Buchanan
Democrats, or any other peculiar kind
of Democrats. Let US retain the old
name of Democrat, and under that name
recognize all men as good Democrats
who stand firmly by the principles and
organization of the party, and support
its regular nominations. Let US have
no divisions in our ranks on account Of
past differences, but treating byegones
as byegoncs let the party be a unit in
the accomplishment of the great mission
which it has to perform"