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DABLY ©AILVSSTOINimM.C II * II R. FRENCH, EDITORS-TUA6DAY, D£C£MB£lt 7, 1841.53* Pexsoi.s who ilo hoi wish io subscribe regu arly for this paper can purchase coptcs at the ;ub-lication oflice. on the Strain!, in the building form-t-lrlv occupied by .Vv^srs Cu»c Davis. Price 12 i-2 cents.Our City Charter.—Several attempts have hern rtadc to get up a meeting for the purpose of considering this important que*tion, but as yet nothing has been done. What is the cause of this supine-ness? Daily, nay almost hourlv wn hear complaints of the unequal operation of the present charter. anJ yet the very persons, the citizens, in whose power it is to alter, amend or abolish the same, appear to be totally indifferent upon th * subject We are tired of hearing so much talk without see ng anythingdone; but we will always hold v.nseltfs m readiness to aid any reasonable* project that may be suggested. io hare the thing attended to whilst Congress is m session.We understand that the fleet will put to sea today or to-morrow We fear that their cruisc wil/ be a short one, but they have our best wis fi,. their success. Commodore M^oro will command i i personTh* splendid houses that were once in that section of our city have been removed and tho magnificent* wharf that gave promise of immeose business has gone to tack and ruin and now serves to keep warm the shivering limbs of the lonely inhabitants of Sockarap.. But times are altered; trades unfeeling tradesUsurp the lanl,” arid the unfortunates vrlio ve$ud their :inory in 1 in that pof.ion of our ciiy when til* v were selling a1, immensely high paces, nvw frtl that th-y !ia- .• thrown away the subs;ance io grasp a’, the shr.Jow.Our market is now p.'entifully SJpplied with beef, perk, veal nod mutton of the first q,»aiiy. Wild game, fish c., arc in abundance, and ‘lotsand got*' j of ‘vegetables.’We shall give a slight sketch oi a scoie that oc-^ cured in thii city a short timf' since, in wiictl an individual wha ;s known by th^roubri^ucl of l,Fool Kiilci'1 will hoM a prominent place.Our Wharves an.1 harbor are full of vessels from ail parti- of the world, and“The cry is, slil! th-ycomc.If a '\ry large buiine«$ i* riot dune by our mer chants this season, it will not be for want ot GoolsCap! John Crown !us taken command of the Steamer Vict**rhA convention if Editors IkiI*' -h lul.l ::i tlu- Uni-IP I ,'«l:IIO( :it t-m* In ill ' If-.'T.i.in i' • vi i
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Galvestonian
Galveston, Texas, US
Tue, Dec 07, 1841
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