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rapidlp, but were for the most
! part small.
THE Waco Examiner is very
explicit in its language. Itsays
the Houston, Age lies. Very
properly this concise language
grows out of a discussion about
hot coffee. We shall now look
for coffee and pistols for two.
ADvIcEs from Chihuahua,
Mexico, states that the remnant
of Victoria's band has been
committing all manner of dep
relations near that town. From
twenty to thirty men, women
and children have already been
murdered.
CHINESE trade with the Uni
ted States is increasing rapidly
in the line ofcotton.piece goods
and many other articles. With
the Texas and Pacific road
completed to the Pacific, Texas
should supply China with a
good many articles.
THE Georgetown Record has
a new editor who introduces
himself to the public and defines
his platform. He is ready to
receive all gifts, and will give
no puhs unless they are paid
for. He propose conducting
business OIL strictly business
principles.
THERE never was chapter
of political economy condensed
like the following: "The west
exports nearly 200, 100000 BUSH
els of wheat which it ought to
grind into flour; the south ex-
ports nearly 5000, 900, 900 worth
of cotton which 1t ought to
weave into CLOTH"
CARTHAGE, Mo-, was visited
by cyclone on the 9th inst;
a large number Of buildings
were blown down and several
persons were killed. The town
of Marshfeld which was des-
troyed last summer, was also
visited by the storm and the
northern part of it was blown
down again.
a STATEMENT having been
published in the New York
Times to the effect that Gov.
Roberts had favored a division
of the state. The governor in
dignantly denies having done so
and cites-his messages in proof
of the assertion. Gov. Roberts
urges the immediate building of
a new state house.
GEN. GRANTS income at pres
ent is $1,000 a year. Citizens
of St. Louis remember the time
when the interest on this sum
would have made him happy.
For a man who has retired from
active life and has married off
his family advantageously a
seven thousand dollar income is
no SLOUGH. Grant should stay
at home and enjoy his good
fortune.
THE harvest year will be one
of unprecedented success in
Texas, good grain crop has been
grown all over the state and our
crop of cotton will bring us over
S5o,ooo,ooo. Land is abund-
ant and cheap, new railroads
are being built and now is the
time for immigrants to seek
homes. A crop can be raised
in Texas with less labor than in
any other state in the union.
]. ]. GOODNIGHT has arrived
at Corsicana from Kentucky.
He is a brother of Rev. T. NJ.
Goodnight, the leader of the
qualification band at Corsicana,
about a year ago. Rev. Good
night is now confined in a luna
tic asylum at Cincinnati, and
most of his followers have aban-
doned his faith, having conclud-
ed that the doctrine is erroneous
and not to be depended on.
CONGRESS assembled on Mon
day and exactly at IL o'clock
the speaker called the house to
order, and the chaplain, Rev.
Mr.. Harrison offered prayer.
The usual preliminaries were
gone through with after which
the presidents message was
read. In the senate the first
business transacted was the
reading Of the credentials of
James Pugh, elected to fill the
uneXpired term of Houston, of
Alabama.
ACCORDING to the Houston
Post the managers OF the NJ, K. |
and T. railroad mean business
and propose building the Texas
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