The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-08-05
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She died in a few days. The children
kept their seats, and the horse after run
ming hundred yards, discngagcd him
self from the buggy, and the children
were nnhurt-Rnsk Enquu,r.
"OrR FOREIGN RELATIONS" From the
Londonderry (lreland) Sentinel, May
2sth, 1883:
D,ed--On the 81 instant, Mrs Hemp
HILL 81 Straw, near Northumberland, in
her slth year. She was the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr. VIM Mcfarland, of I.cardan,
who married Maria, eldcs, daughter OF
the late Mr. Andrew Buchanan, Of Tat
tyreagh, near Omagh, and was first cous.
in TO the Hon James Buchanan. now
Prcsiden, Of America
~ The Houston Telegraph Of the
23rd ult., says:
The first Bale of cotton this season, we
are informed, went TO Galveston last
night, from the plantation of Col camp
belt, of Braxoria county. Our informant
was no, sure of the name. but thought II
was Campbell He may have been mis-
taken IN that but not IN the cotton
There were Isl intermcuts in New
Orleans during the week ending on the
sGih ult, Of which twenty-five died of
yellow fever; eight of these occurred in
the Charity hospital. The report. com
pared with that of the previous week,
shows a total increase Of iorty-onc
deaths -. South Western
1t is reported that in reference to the
proposal of the British Government, that
some arrangement hc entered into be
tween ~ and the United states to have
the true character of vessels a, sea de
termincd, in order to prevent piracy or
abuse of the flag, the Administration
does not see how any arrangement can hc
made without compromising the primer
pie Of inviolability Of the tiag. and sub
lecting rs to greater evils than those
which it is proposed to prevent
INTERESTING To ruosr VINO" BoggD kossvrir.
MIR. kssse,h, the Hungarian. wrote letter 10
a member If the British Parliament. dated Pitts
burgh, January %, 1852 which has just found
the hight II commences.
Dg,R SIR. Nou have 40 donbt heard Of the
reception | net with in America. Thy hare
bored me rdh Triumphant eafrso and mrifafIons
and addresses: bm By submitting 10 hn annoying
,s,,t Of ma MISSION | had the opportunity Of
drawing their attention to their foreign policy
Cisreland P.d1ldeaier.
Tur P.ciffr K,ns,p.--A severe legal fight
is going on. between Ions ]. Niglail and
others against Jeptha Fowlkts and Others
about tho railroad pnrcha-e AT the last adNr
eos, the leaders of both parties werc under ar
rest for contempt Of court
A road WAS never yet built IN a court Of chan
ccry.-An,fm Ldclige,or
The Bastrop Advertiser mentions a dii.
fculty between Nv John G. /. Hill and
Mr. Frank shepherd. on Walnut Greek,
twelve miles west ot Bastrop. shepherd
was dangerously stabbed ia the shoulder.
Hin left. It was u quarrel about stock.
The l.avacca Herald informs the people
of the interior, that il there Is AN epidem-
ic At that point, wagoncrs ncced not
come nearer than six miles from the town,
the railroad being ready to accommodate
,licr ior that distance
Returns from fiiccn counties Ia Ken.
lucky. according to the Louisville Iomr-
nal. Of the 9th inst, make the aggregate
number of hogs over six months old 4,3,
37l, against d2s l2i in the same counties
last year. and ,75, 335 year before las,
NANGrp. On Friday last the slave boy
Godfrey, aged ahou, fourteen years, was
hanged in Mobile for cruelty numbering,
with u Ratchet, white boy five years
old The murder was committed in April
1851
Judge Perkins of the Supreme Court Of
Indiana, having decided that 1t IL c,nsti-
rational to tax the people for the building
of school houses but unconstitutional to
impose taxes for the support Of schools.
the public schools of the Sat, have been
closed
The failure to lay the Topographic cable
across the Atlantic is finally ascdrtaincd.
The ships have abandoned the attempt,
and one has returned Ia land
Vrsrvirs AT last accounts, Yes nvius
had ceased to hc in cruption--at least,
only a thin stream # lava flowed from IT.
and the volcano had resumed its ordinary
appearance.
The State Gazette says that 400 600
will grade and tie the railroad from Brcn-
ham to Austin. and have II ready for the
iron 10y the next Legislature - Hdsfrop Id
refiissr.
NoyrL MopE OF lSvoKiyG RMS. AT Bo-
MA, the native Algcrincs, angry at no rain
falling. seized half dozen Marahouts,
and plunged the holy men into the sea,
keeping them in the bath until a shower
came. 1t actually began To pour down
ut once.
The upper Missippi opposite 81, l.oais
has risen nine feet ON the 2lst ult., and
was rising at the rate Of three feet IN
twenty.tour hours. Such heavy food
is of unusual occurrence al this season of
the year.
Successful. according to the Vii
mington Republican, Mr. J b Roberts the
American tragcdian, met with the most
brilliant success in Englnad having made
during his theatrical campaign about
$4,000
FRAZER RIVER Gorp.- The Canadian
press, express apprehension that the DIS
covcry Of the metallic richness oi the
Frazer river country will cndangcr Brit
ish supremacy in that quarter.
6lO0 bales Of cotton were shipped from In
danoa las, year, over tie Powder Horn
wharves. The other ircights have been IN a