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which he has since sworn out of jris fart Sy wach for the man that so mysteriously disappeared from Baltimore! Atte city of Austin they are making no company to go in the Santa Beef gale, “They expect to carry out about one handred thousand dollars’ worth of pools. From Galveston, a company will agari relocate land. Pardons wishing Inna to elect can have it done by a compiany of gentlemen that see Well qualified wid who had to mole a thorough examination of lands to the Western part of the Re public found you the morning papers of this sty, let they continuothing of startling’ squaresty thore are theee daily papers pub juhal at Us place—where they do not pinmad more than once a month, You wil hear Teome soon again and more with Yours, Sivyn v. Torsvo%, Texas, May 7, 1840. Kilitor of the Advertiser:—L arrived seterday of this place from Galveston, Ty Issaud shut His city contains about tw oionnd inhabianta, some five handovel june buildings, end one hundred of brick, ‘The court hovet ta small frame building —alsi a log jail, The situation for a city s not very good; the soil being dark diny looking okay; 101s built on a prairie, wl who ittains, I is almost impossible to get lost or the mud. This place bins the mpiralion of being sickly, and TE have no doubt it is so, for its location is such, that all would come to the same condi sion Hr is sickly and the citizens cannot sly otherwise. ‘There are some tolerable god frame buildings. I suppose there we som 20 or BO stores, and alout the sui mumtier of caffe housin, of more p roperly speaking grog shops. Op Mon diy @ great many persons were in atten d hnce at court in this place, which con venced “ite session. ” noticed on the ‘onl A. B. Shelby, formerly of Brandon, your state. There appears to be can ‘re raise business before wha court. At let you will say so when I inform you ‘ion the’ Uarria county docket (Haus. Wait in this county) no less than fourteen Mooled appearance cases, involving in war, mm an average, bf alent $1000 col! This will do pretty well for a new out. Mt present, (and I understand it fine ! ‘Ways been so) Houston is a very disor derly place. There is more fighting and sealing going on than in any other part file Republic. A great many thefts hae been perpetrated of hire, and to aver wm extent Wit the citizens nightly guard He erty, ut notwith a tending ad “their Vigilante, ind valance thigving'is highly omg on. Pha 'jailts now full of eelprits, awl a grunt mimber of them have been in confisement for some time; they will be trl at the present term of the court, Fenw Col, Ward tower, who has just retired feomy Austins Ife says all is erat that place. All the officers of the ‘steral (Mexico) party are now at Austin, have offered their services to this wove riment t hat it is believed will not be accepted at present. ‘The President has relered the drafting of every man, to be on jness when calledp upon for service, ‘t should be necessary. Prom present “ins of the times, it is thought the Mexic “ane Hie given out the idea of invading. ‘hit Republic. 1 have conversed with several officers and they say there is 10 ‘ingen to be apprehended except for the dine. ‘The treasury notes of the Republic are coming of very finle value. They pass Ace for one that is, five dollars of treasury loss re only equal to one doline of specie s Louisiana paper. A liege mnment any $00,000, has been re-issued in the rourse o the last month. Persons that have Money to spare, could make fortunes by lying np this payee, for there can hardly be doubt of the Republic paying the in terest annually. All Kinds of Prades, corn, dry goods! and groceries are quite plenty at this price all for good money—sell reasonably nial for a new country. Aw ta buying and, it can be had at almost any price i “good money. A great number of per sons havev offered me land, located in w rich ie Grilovpan of the country, for'at from hoiea th ‘0 81 per acre. Thousands of op titles to disputalize, can be had at 7, 50 cents per sere—and this land- is Te weetion to your Mississipp? Inne, 818 the finest country in the world for Hoek Missing, ny MM Sorry to say there aren grat mng sarang loafers and gamblers about teen H but the citizens say they are des great 9 ‘o drive them off. There is a rich number of fights among the loafers yee ese ood every morning the jy, * ltice is crowded’ with these gen tle ‘send you some Houston papers, but YOU Will n ot iad any thing of importance ‘ther. As the steam ship New York leaves Greaton 'omorrow, I hive net time to Ni young fully ogewhould wish, but the Neptune will sail about the 10h Bahall to you a few tines by her. * T expect to visit the ifTerout paria ot ‘Ne counte + Paboll keep you adviced of t ie Sod things in the Singls Stay Ro. SU, Yours, Albany OF TRY SEVEIAL STATES AND DERRITO RIES, Maine was so calied, ae early as 1032, from Maine in Prince, of which Henrietta Marie, quwen of England, was at what time Acree New Hampshire was the name given to the territory conveyed by the Plymund Company to Capt. Coln Mason, by patent, Nov. 7th 1820, with reference to the pat enter,who was governor of Portsmouthy in Hampshire, Bigsland, Vermont was xo ented by the inhabit wals to their duelarntin of indepenience, January 16th, 1777, Iron Ereneh werd mont, green mountain, Massachusetts waa vo ended, from the Massachusetts Bay. all that Can the Massachusetts trite of Mians in the neigh borhood of Boston. ‘The tribe is thought to have derived its n name from the Blue Mite of Milton. And learing? says Roger Williams, “that the Massachusette was so called from the Blue Mille.” Rhode Island was so called, in VA in reference to the Island of Rhodes, in the Mediteranean, Connecticut was so called from the Indian name of ita principle river, Connecticut is no Moheakannean word, signifying dong river. New York was so called in 1064, in ref erenit to the Duke of York and Albany, to whom This taretory was granted by the King of England, New Jersy was sh Alled in 1654, from the Island of Jersey, on the cause of Bratce the resistace of the family of sir Ger Carteret, to whom this territory we gran ted. Pennsylvania was so called in 1681, af ter William Penn. Delware was so called in 1708, from Delaware Bay on which it lies, auh tole i ts name from Lord De Le War, who died in this bay. Maryland was 80 called in honor of Flanrietta Marieth, queen of charles 1, in his patent to Lord Baltimore, June 39, 1 18382. Virginia was so called in 1584, ater Elizabeth, the virgin queen of Boglan. Catalina was so ended by the French in 1561, in honor of King Charles IX of Frince, Georgia was a0 *alled in 1789, in hon or of King George I, Alabama was so caulied in 1807, from, its principle river, Mississippi was so ended in 1800, from its western lnnistry. Mississippi 19 sail to denote the whole rivery—i, as the river formed by the union of ini Louixiina Was so called in honor of Louis XIV of France. “Fennesare: also ratte! in 1795, from its principal river, The word Tennassee is said to signify armpted spoon, Kentucky was so called in 1702, from its principle river, AMtonois was so called in YRO9, from its principal river, the ward is said to Fig: uily He river of mien Tadiana was so called in 1809, from the American Indians, Ohio was called in 1802, from its south ern boundary. Missouri was called in 1824, from its principle river, Mechigan was so ended in 1804, from the lake on its border, Arkansas was so called in 1819, from its principal river Parida was so called by Joan Ponce de Leon in 1572, because it was discover ed or Buster Sunday,—in Spanish, Pas cua Maria. Columbia was so called in reference to Columbus, Wisconsin was so called from its princi pal river. Iowa is so called from its principal river, 7 Oregon ia socated from its principal river. —New Haven Palladium. The Ginneral’s cider barrel is gating pretty low, and the sour stall is ranging very dregey. The oil fellar, “jotiney alone, is sitting over it, with his last mug and giving i the lass tilt, How slow it, nits Alona, alas! the mig of his bitter ness ieat length fall. ‘These drews are his last portion, A hard end, indeed! [Great Western,
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Lexington Union
Lexington, Mississippi, US
Sat, Jun 06, 1840
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