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CALAIS July l2-sailsd, bark Religsns Liberia dtsp
LAMBERT. Philadelpha.
DEAL July l5Arrivsd ship Roslin Castle tBr, Guthrie
New York for London
Sailed 18th, bark Cyprus Br Parker from London.
Baltimore.
DUNDEE. July l4-Arrivsd bark Iugs (Nor, Olsen. New
York
DUBLIN, July l4-ssiled. ship Jumas (Br Garvn. Dss
ware Breskwster
| DusKiRK. July 15-Arrvsd, bark Transit (BD. Owen
| New York.
| Sailed 18th. banks Harry Buschman (Br, Card. New
York: ALMA Nor). Johanseu Baltimore
ll-Arrived bark Victoria (Hor, Taarvis
New York.
GRiasBY. July l3Arrved bark Nevada (B, Foster, S.
vannah.
! Huanillos
HAMBURG, July 14-Sailed barks Lydia Psschau Ger
Bremers Wilmington. NC; sorriddersn CNor, Petersen
Richmond Va before reported sailed 4th; Corolan Ger
Won Bremen. Baltimore.
IPSWICH July 14-Arrived ship Marion fBr) Tey Bal
timore.
LIvKRrooL. July 15ssiied, Adrstie (Br, Jen
nings New York via Queenstown ship Success Hchborn
Savannah
LONDON, July I4-Arvod, banks Mabel (Br. Grimths
Ball River; 18th, Kate Carnie (isr Wilson. Boston.
Sailed 18th. ship Dagmar Nor) Bait Now York.
LONDONDERRY July H-Saed, banks Erato (Nor). This.
New York; 18th. Scotia (Br), smeitxer. Pictoa. Ms.
LISBON. July 7Saed Fortuna (Nor), Larsen, New
York.
MovLx, July I5--Arrivsd steamer Ethiopia (Br Camp
bell New York for Glasgow.
NEwRY. July 14-sailed, bark Robinson DR. Breon,
New York
Oronro to July l5-sailsd brig Evviva (Br). Marvin,
Brunswick
PLYMOUTH, July lS-Sailed bark Crown Jewel (Br),
Frits. Philadelphia.
PoRr SAID July 5-Arrived brig Felicia GtsD Castil-
lsno, New York.
QUEENSTOWN July 13-Arrived banks skudesnaes Nor),
Petersen, New York; l4th Paseidon (No Jansen. do;
Amor (Nor. Nielsen. do; s del Boschetto QtsD Pere-
gallo. do Magnns Lagaboser Nor Sorensen do VERONA
Nor) Petersen Go: Pater Aus, Daimondi, do; Svsnen
Nor). Olsen. Now Oresns Nenuphar tBr Carr. Balti-
moro 18TH bark Emmanuel (Nor, Samue,sen New York.
ROTTERDAM, July l5-Arrivod Regulus or), Holte,
New York
Cleared 14sh bark Para Dutch, Stuit Boston.
RouEN, July 14-Arrved, steamer Bythoville (Br),
Bacon, Now York.
RocHEFoRr July l4-Arrived bark Serrano (Br Edgett,
New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, July 15-Arrived steamer Rhen GER,
FRANKIE. New York for Bromen (and proceeded
ST. MALo. July ls-Sailed, bark Union (Nop. Thorsen.
Philadelphia.
ST NAzAIRE. July A-Arrved, ship julius tIer Msent-
sen, Baltimore
TARIFA. July Passed bark venerapda Qtal Polio
New York for Marseillos
TRIESTE, July s-Arrivsd. brig (Aus) Persch New
York.
wHrrxHAvRs July l4-sailed. bark Nor CNor, Rsndvg.
New York.
LONDON, July l5-stsamsr Zeal CBr Court from New
York June II for Barceona put Gibraltar 14th
with her crank shaft broken.
WEATHER ON THE ENGLISH COAST.
HoLYHRAD July 15-Wind NNE. gentle; barometer
29ssl
LIVERPOOL, July l5-Wind light and variable
LIZARD. July 15-Wind WNW, light; fine
PLyxourH, July l5-Cslm: cloudy; barometer 90 70.
ScILLY, July 15-Wind NV moderate; barometer 80
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wthstanding the fact that the new law takes effect

PENALTIES FOR USING
81 observe. continued the Attorney General. that
Mr. Palmer. in his communication to the Mutual Life
Insurance Company, intimates that the new law may
substantially have abolished the penalties for usury
But am clearly Of the belief that his view is unten
able The act quoted the section which it proposed
to amend it proposed to amend it, and
it clearly amended and proposed to amend
only that one section. The remaining Sec
tions which contain the provisions for pen
alties not intended to be amended and were
consequently not quoted. and the constitutional
arrcle referring TO this matter certainly never
meant that they should be under such circumstances
i am perfectly clear in my belief that the same
penalties for usury remain and will remain In
1880 under the ldw which were imposed under
the law proposed to be amended
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SPOKEN.

Ship Portlaw tBr,. Anderson from Cardiff for Monte
vidso. Nav ~. lat n. Ion "a.
ship Dryad tBr Evans, from New York for Sydney,
NSW. June 8. lat 70 N. Ion 33 w.
Ship Ida (Ger Fenneko from Cork for Baltimore June
- no lat, &c
Bark Magnat (Nor) Paust. from Tonsborg for Phadel
phia, July rs, OF Sandy Hook.
Bark Carrie Humphrey Grozer, from Adelaide for Lon
don. June 2, lat 20 =. Ion u Il.
Bark Isle OF tho south Br Watts from Singapore
Boston. May %, OF Cape Good Hope.
Bark JAS Ward, from Savannah for Now York, July
15 40 miles EsF Of the Highlands
Bark Peps tGer from Rio orlando do Sui for Boston,
July ~. Is miles Sc Of Barnegat.
Brig Fido 1ta from Msrseilles for Philadelphia, July
10 - miles ) of the Highlands of Navcsnk.
Brig Liberty from Mstsnzas for Boston July H. Absc-
bearing w by q Is miles
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LABOR TROUBLES IN THE WEST.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. July 16, 1879
delegation OF cabinet makers will go to Grand
Rapids. Mich, tomorrow to discuss questions Of
work and wages.
A special despatch TO the Inter-Orcdn from Rock
Island ILL.,, says the hands Of most OF the large
mills there struck yesterday, but acompronise was
effected last night by the terms of which they
to 90 to work this morning Instead Of doing
this. however. they sent delegation of about two
hundred men TO Moline and compelled the employees
the two mills there to stop work II is reported
that the mills hands at Davenport will be forced to
join the strike tomorrow.
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NELL Br Andersen, from 81 John, NIB for Galwsy s,a
bound ".
20 Steamer Erin Obj. from Liverpool which arrived r
lon 80 passed ship s. Burns iro@ S Ssw
forna Br do for London same day A 80 lou As A.
bark Mandsr9 sr from bound Ns
for Liverpool
PASSED THROUGH HELL GATE.
BOUND SOUTH.
schr Arson stinsou, Nickerson, Windsor Ms for New
schr Wellington. Phillips. Bangor for New York. with
schr Koret, Durham Gardiner. Me. for New York;
sehr Palestine Lewis GardnsI Nc for New York with
sehr Rienz Mayo Sullivan Me- for Now York, with lsth
sehr G Z Sears, Sears. Lubec Me- for New York.
schr Minauss. Jones, Ke1nebec for New York O..
schr Edward Everett, Jones. Rockport, No, for New
asssy New r.
sshr Bsyss New Hsss1 for New aSrf
sshr Herriekson, Martin, Port Jefferson for New
Steamer Certes Bennett Now York for Halifax Ms and
steamer Tillie Ewing. New York for New London and
Brig Tarifa Brown, New York for Csrth.ssna land
brig Zsno Or, Babott. New York for Halifax. Ms.
schr Cumminger tBr, Code New York for St Johns,
sehr ia Hudson Smith, New York for Boston:
schr Adam Bowiby Hall. New York for Narragsnscst
Pier
schr Alice Scranton Wright. New York for Bradford
Conn.
Schr Julia Elizabeth, Smith Hoboken for Dover, NH.
.schr David Carrie Hoboken for Portland Conn,
schrJ V Wellington. Rich Weshawken for Gardiner
Ne.
schr Francis Coffin Hamilton, Weehawkon tor Boston
Schr & ID Fiske, Fiske, Weehaw ken for Boston.
schr J G Collyer. Fox Weehawksn for boston.
schr Ario Psrdee, Shropshire Amboy for Providence
Schr Marcena Munson. Dayton, Amboy tor Providence
Schr Hickman, Adams. Port johnson for Dover.
Scr Louis alsh. ODonnell, Port John for Newport
sch George Whistler. Jr, Burgess Port johnson for
Providence.
Schr NJ Woodruff Horton. Port johnson for Prov-
dence
Schr Flight, Sears Port johnson for Providence.
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AMERICAN PORTS.

ALEXANDRIA, July 14-Arrived, steamer Il knight,
New York schr Abbott Dovcrcu ueogstown tsnd sailed
for Fall Rivcr)
Sailed steamer John Gibson HewYork schr Townsend,
Bostons
Passed down-Bark Nicola from Georgetown for Bangor
BOTTOM, July 14Arrivsd schrs Fanny Flat, Warren.
Port johnson; kochsko, Brown, kendout.
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DAVID p, PATTERSON.

David p. Patterson, of the firm of Patterson &
Purdy. druggists, this city. died at his home in
Hillsdale. Bergen county, Nj. yesterday of con-
sumption. Mr.. Patterson projected the railroad
from Hackensack. N. j.. to Spring Valley, and was
its president till receiver suspended him. He was
also of the OF tho New Jersey and New
York Railroad. Deceased was forty five years old
and a native Of this city.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

OTTAWA July pa lighthouse has been erected and
In operation Elm Tree Point Petit Rocher, county Of
Gloucester New Brunswick since oath OF May last lat
Al ~ ~ N. Ion It's ~ IS W. II Is fixed white light ee
waited 10 feet above high water mark aud should be
NNE round by to by e. distance Of IL miles.
The tower wooden structure ri feet high from
base to lantern. and is painted white.
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SAVINGS BANKS PROSPEROUS.

ALBANY, N. Y, July Is. 1879.
Indications from the reports OF savings banks thus
far received at the Bank Department. and advices
from the banks that have not as yet reported for
July / show that the business for the past six
months OF the year has been unusually prosperous.
Many of the banks show an increase IN deposits.
Indications of prosperity have not been so marked
Is at present any time during the past three years.
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MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
BALTIMORE, July Is, 1875

BALTIMORE, July Is, 1879.
The Executive Committee of the Republican state
Committee have issued call for Republican State
Convention, to meet In Baltimore September H. to
nominate candidates for Governor, Comptroller aud
Clerk OF tho Court of Appeals
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NEW HAMPSHIRE ANTIQUARIANs.
CoNroocooK. Julx 15. 1s7

CoNroocooK. July Is. 1879.
The SEVENTEEN annual meeting of the New Hamp-
shire Antiquarian Society held here to-day. Rev.
silas Kitchen. OF Windsor, Conn. the president in
the chair. prominent feature of the exercises
was address by Clark ellison. of Worcester. Mass
Secession in New Hampshire in IT'S" delivered
III the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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SAILED.

Steamers Corsica (Br) for Brisol Wyoming OBJ. Liver
pool Humboldt (Br, do; Andes Br, Port Prince. &c
Wyanokc Richmond &c; bsrks Ymer (Nor). Queenstow
Enigma (Br. Cork briggs Maria Frisar dtaD. Prsens;
Princess Beatrice DBL Port Prince; Belsaxo <Spl Bar
celona; Eliza Thompson st Pierre
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WHALEMEN.

Sailed from Now London July Is, schr Della Hodgkns
Miner Cumberland Inlet.
spoken-jaiy 4o lou 20 TO- bark Lagods Lewis.
Of NIB.
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BELOW.
CLEARED.

Shin Juletrae (Norl Erickson from Dublin June 2.
Ship Livingstone (Ger), from Bremen.
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SHIPPING NEWS
OCEAN STEAMERS.


ATEs OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR TIKI
MONTHS JULY AND AUGUST.
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July IS.

New YORK. July l5-Noon
Tue Western Union time ball fell correctly to-day.
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HERALD YACHT WEATHER OBSERvA-
TONS
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-18


Tng "O-d Hickory" wagon is the
best constru, ted and finished fam aud
freight wagon now in market, Lesides
having the very important and long
needed valuable improvement, = cotton
frame or cotton bed, two inches thick
and eight inches wide, with two sets
OF side boards twelve inches wide each,
making the bed two feet eight inches
deep, il desired, with u capacity for
holding thirty bushels of corn in the
shnck. This wagon Is manufactured
and placed in the market by the ia
nous firm b. +. Avery & ) In', of Lou
isVille, Kentucky. IS the iiIest, best
finished aud most durable wagon now
manufactured, and to be sold It cery
l0ac prices will issue written guar
antee to every purchaser, that it is
equal if not superior TO any strictly
first class wagon in the market snd will
fully warrant the same rs long as any
first class wagon is warranted. l have
Just received the first car load OF these
wagons and most respectfully invite all
and every one to call at my store, in
Piatt's building on Pecan street, to
examine the same and convince them
selves If the above statement ia correct
and prices not remarkable low.
Respectfully,
au2ld1,-W4t Il. III. GERHARD.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-18

A GENTLEMAN recently from BeltoI
states that it is very dry throughout
the county unless rains have fallen
there during the past forty-eight hours.
The prospects for rain was very en-
couraging however. Wednesday light
showers fell along the route from here
to Salsdo and it is hoped the rain OF
yesterday reached that portion of the
country. There Is narrow belt of
country along the north line of Bell
county, which was visited by the
severe hail storm IN June, OF which
much was said through the press st the
time, where there is an entire absence
of crops. The crops are fair average
Wheat yielded from 19 to %
bushels per acre, while the corn
crop Is turning cut from % to so BUSH
els, and cotton from a fourth to q half
bale per scse. Enough corn will be
raised in the couAty to supply the con-
sumers. Ii is now selling at so cents
per bushel. The town of Bolton is
improving very fast. Many new COM
ers have located there recently and
many substantial and comely buildings,
residences and storehouses, are being
rapidly carried toward completion.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Rail-
rosd, il lie confidently believed, will
reach there within the next year.
Governor Roberts,s administration is
squaTely endorsed, and Msxey is their
man for United States Senator. Very
few Greenbackers IN the county.
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THE TEXAS Iona HORNS. - There
came near being great row up at the
market house yesterday between
Ernest Krohn and man just from st.
Louis. The latter approached Krohn
and asked him to let him look at his
meat. Krobn is very polite fellow,
and he showed all his beef, when the
st. Louis fellow proposed to pay him
one cent pound for the lot. Krohn
retorted by proposing to pay three
cents for all such meat "a he would
deliver him. The s.. Louis man still
insisted on paying the one cent a
pound for all of Krohh's beef, and
Krohn could not stand his presence
any longer. He had pair of horns
taken from Llano steer, killed in
1852. They measure something less
than twenty feet from tip to tip, and
they were beautifully polished, and
the head piece uniting them was mag
nihcently bronzed and lettered In gold,
and were Krohn's only weapons. The
Sc. Louis man, fresh from Short-Horn
markets and a short-horn himself,
looked with indignation at these evil
dences of Mexican depravity, but
when Krohn bumped himself up In
regular Texas style and gave dig at
the st. Louis man with these awful
horns, the end WAS told. The st.
L7uis man was no more. He was
gone. The long horns were masters of
the field. Tue wonder Is what became
of Meinzer. A streak was seen going
athwart the heavens towards st.
Louis. The 'ong-horns did it. Krohn,
it is supposed, just conjured the steer
of 1859 into life again, and he went
tossing, and the kilograms of this
morning will probably report that q
revolution has broken ont in Dix
ie's favort q land.
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How hu,r lhe angels sre to-da, |.

A London letter says; "The ex-
Empress OF France is said to be one of
the richest widows In England. In &c
dition to her Hungarian estate she has
castle in Spain and nice place in
Switzerland. Bat hard cash IS what
comes mo useful to dethroned soVer-
eigns who hope to return, and Of this
the Empress has long had abundance.
1t ia estimsted in Paris that she is worth
at least a million sterling. Only re-
Gently she sold large block of house
property in the Rue d'Alba, IN Paris,
and NJ. Rouher's house, well known
political centre at the corner of the
Iihue de fElysee, WAS hers, in her own
right, and was sold last year for el5,
600. The death Of the Prince adds to
her property, since he left to her con-
siderable amount of landed property in
Italy, as we'll as the Toulouse property,
bequeathed to him by the grisly Gener
al who had been tquerry to the Prince
when he toddled about the corridors OF
the Tuilerles nearly three feet high and
weighted with The mi nature un;-
firm of 8 colonel IN the Gent Garde.
This vast property was nc incunbrance
to the Empress whilst yet she had a son
to live and scheme for. 1t was drained
pretty freely by the B.nspartist organs
of the press In France. The Ogdre and
the Pays were Law SHY supported by
the Empress, and she also drew hand
some checks in favor of the reduction
Of the GaulOis The need for keeping
these fires warm is now dead. The
Empress is not likely to keep newspa-
pers alive 10 work for her good cousin
Jerome"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-18

FINE Stock SALE DURING THE
CAPITAL STATE FAIR.-Col. A. w.
Moore, OF Bastrop, one OF the most
noted fine stock breeders Of Texas adj
vertises that he will sell, on the
thiruetk day OF October, at the
grounds of the Capital Stats Fair As
sociation, at Austin. twelve head high
grade Short. Horn bulls; also i've head
Of thoroughbred Short-Horn bulls of
fashionable families, all registered in
the American Short-Horn Herd Book.
He will also sell four head of thorough
bred Rebel and Socks colts. Persons
interested IN stockraising will not fail
to be on hand and secure some Of these
valuable animals. They have all been
raised in Texas, and are thus one hun
dred per cent. more valuable than
stock Just introduced into the State
from elsewhere. No risks viii
be run in making investments
in such animals. since they
ere not subject to accllmation. Another
fact that should Be borne n mind IL
that the stock sold By 3 gentleman Of
Col. Nooress reputation Is fully up 70
al that il sid Of il. This il The be-
ginning Of ; series Of sales 1t Austin.
that in few sesre viii bring 70 The
CapStsi State Pair all the fac stock
breeders Of Texas. But resd Col
Noore's advertisement il another col,
umn.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-18

Ram AND CRoPs AND GRAss.-The
refreahing rain has fallen, and parched
earth has once more been cooled and
given power to produce vegetation.
Not moment should be lost in taking
every advantage Of the blessing. Grass,
1t is trne, will spring up again, and the
hills and valleys will be clothed with
verdure, but not long hence come
blightinR froste, and the careful farm.
er will see the necessity of st once
OF planting grain for winter pastures.
The grain and forage crops
have been shorter than ever be-
fore, and unleAs every advantage is
taken Of the occasion, q vast deal of
farm stock must die for want Of food.
Large fields Of wheat should be planted
as early "a possible. that they may
make good winter pastures. Barley aud
rye also produce excellent winter graz
ing, and those who have small patches
OF ground would do better probably
to plant these grains alone. Fall gar
dens should be prepared. and exten-
sire turnip patches may be cultivated
with the best Of results. What We
wish to impress upon people who have
ground that will raise crops is that
they must be vigilsnt. By being 30
much money may be saved and abun-
dsnt and good food be provided for
the farm and home stock.
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Doiag. at the Blind Asylum

Last Monday evening DIR. Rainey
celebrated, by a most agreeable enter
tainment, the reunion of his little blind
charges. About fifty pupils returned
the first day and no better evidence of
the Dockr's kind and efficient care
could bs ven than this prompt and
full retI He expects the school to
number neSrly "a hundred In few
weeks. The new buildings, consisting
of school-room, two intlrmaries,
Workshop, refractory, bathrooms,
e C were thrown open for inspection.
Upon every thing could he seen
the stamp of watchful, loving care.
Along one side OF the sehool-room
were placed shelves for the books
which so many sensitive fingers are to
trace; a tier Of comfortable, low desks
were ranged down the other side.
Upon the walls were suspended dis
sected maps with mountain and valley,
land and water most accurately carved
upon its wooden surface. Sight can
give no better idea of the broad land
than the touch of trained fingers upon
those maps. NsaI the door stood g
carved globe; at the end of the room
was a closet for the reception of sur
plus books. The machinery in the
workshop had not been put in Or
der, hut 1t seemed substantial and
suitable. The irfirmar,es are we'll ven
tilsted and supplied with bath tubs.
The refractory was the most eagerly
sought point about 10 o'clock, at which
time all partook of bountiful supper.
Nothing that could add to the COM
fort OF health of the inmates seems to
have been forgotten. In the dancing
room mirth reigned supreme, sanctioned
by the gracious approval of Governor
Roberts. DIR. Raney seems specially
fitted for his position.
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A REVOLUTIONARY LETTER FROM
AN OLD TEXAN. The following let
ter, literally copied from the original
before US, is consigned to the care OF
the State Historian. IL may, some
dsy, have an actual value. Ii is writ
ten on coarse fooIscsp. and was sealed
with wafer. In opening it several
words were obliterRted, but the dis.
j united production should be pre-
served James Smith, who subscribes
himself '.your unfortunate son." sd.
dressed the paper to his father, t.en II
citizen of Dyer county. Tennessee,
Spring Mount postofiice. David
Crocketts home WAS only few miles
from this postcffice. The letters gen
nineness cannot he questioned, and
James Smith, if living, is, we suppose,
entitled to pension. He writes:
TEXAS. July the l0.h., 1896.
Dear Father i now take my pen in
hand 10 let you know that we are all
well at this time and hope when this
reaches you il will find you all IN the
same sts,e Of health our time will he
out the lS day Of August and then if
We have good luck We will return home
bu, expect We will have fight before
that time. There is about 1000 mexi-
cans ON tbs Colorado river aud the
Texesn army is retreatine until the
small compnies that are coming in can
| goin them aud then we will give them
a rIund from what we can learn the
volunteers that will be here in the
| C .urse OF three wet ks and what IS here
| will make the name army about $500
J men ana then think il we have fight
We can fan them out very easy our com
| pany and Capt. Turner'S still remain on
| gslverson island for the purpose Of
guarding the prisoners that are here
which is sbou: $50 men besides the
officers and Glen. don Cos Ab0u' wee k
ago there was a company Of cavalry W
on the cOpono river and they dlacoV-
cred vessel making ashore and they
| concealed themselves until the vessel
landed aud this men came ashore To get
water and while they was ASHORE Our
men charged upon them and took them
and the vessel and while they was
there two more come up and they
them they were boarded with provision
for the me- Xicans.
l cant give you any description of
the country for have not bin of the
is ant on This islant We get aplenty to
eat and that of the best of beef we get
bacon onced a week our sugar and cof-
fee is drawn every morning l have
seen grapes as large here as large as a
patriige egg it will poster you to read
this letter / expect for there is 80 much
going on that cant write more than
half that | want To.
July the 10th 1896
Your unfortunate son
JAS SMITH