Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-18

GALVESTON, Texas, Jan 81, 1910.
JAMES GoRDoN BENNETT, ESQ.
Dear Sir-I promised, when i last wrote, that /
would give YOU a brief account of how we are Jog
sing along ia this country.
Today the weather is extremely cold. For the
'ast a hours have had a regular norther, keen
and bitter direct from the Rocky Mountains. The
scarcity of wood there being but three trees the
island, 80 by 10 miles wide, is the of great
suffering among poor families and new Corners: The
changes are very sudden in this latitude For at
least ten days previous to this last change, the wind
blew from the south, bland mild, and delightful
The improvements that have been made upen this
heretofore bleak aud desolate isle, nothing in
comparison TO what now making. Much finer
and larger buildings going up. The population
of Galveston is at least $780, and increasing daily.
The average number of arrivals for the last three
months, have been 300 persons per week. The
three splendid steam ships plying between this place
and New Orleans. average i20 trip; and that is
every week Al this rate the Southern states are
in danger of being dcpopuafed. All this lis indie
pendent ofthe immense emigration flowing in high
er up the country, by way of the Red River What
all this porte ds, is not difficult to tell; il requires
no prophetic eye 10 predict that Mexico, in ten
fifteen years, viii be in the hands Of the AngoSax
on race, and perhaps the whole Western continent.
Our Congress is in session at the seat of gov
eminent, Getty Of Austn,) but like that ancient
body OF the United States, they move along at a
snaI's pace.
The Cotton crop on the Brassos has proved equal
to the most sanguine expectations. As an instance
of the fertility Of the soil in that region, plant
here the other day who had GO balcs-each 550lbs
raised with the labor Of only five negroes. A good
male negro raise twelve bales clear, besides his
proportion of corn, &C. The planters generally
holding on and very little cotton has been shipped
from either the Brassos or this place.
II may interest you to know what kind Of society
we have in this place. As for female society, the
life and light of every city, we make out middling
show. Here and there stranger might perhaps
come across pretty face and fine form. We can
boast of about 100 married, single, and widowed that
are passablc We have a ball every fortnight, and
ha fun nntN ArtsI nuiI nntn inf af Al
church they very devout and jealous.
Business is lively, and demand commensurate with
the heavy stock Of goods on hand. Our harbor pre-
sents cnlivened appearance from the number Of
vessels in il. The British Sloop of War " Pilot
from BaTbadoc, via Jamaica. is off our harbor with
dispatches. IL is said from the British Government
To the Texan Government, the purport OF which -
unknown yet. ] am fearful that there may be
leaguing together between the Mexican and
British Governments; at least the British Govern
ment will not submit To the slave trade, IL she can
help il, il is rumored that several cargoes have
been ashore during the past three months. If
this j. acceptable, and receive token OF its beng
such. will write you again INDOOR.
FAsHToSABLE ISrELLIeEScr.-Weh have receiv-
ed full account Of a splendid Fancy Ball, Bal
Costume, to be given bya highly respectable Irish
washerw oman, Mrs. O'Doghcrty, ofDogherty Place,
Of Dogberty Avenue II will take place ON the 9th
inst This ball is given to bring out her two SPLEEN
splendid drawing, exhibiting these two fine young
women engaged at the washing tub, hard at work, in
preparation for the ball. Tomorrow or next day we
shall be enabled Co astonsh the town with the full
account, including the engraving. These elegant
young wasbcrwomen viii, in twenty years, become
the leaders of fashionable society in New York
After many of those who occupy the splendid
palaces up town. shall have broken and gone to the
devil, they viii be owned by these young women :
husbands and children. This is the natural progress
OF arstocracy and rank ia this republican city.
O.. Tnr BAT CosruMr, corner Of Ninth street,
is making very rapid progress Money Is now
scarce. worth per cen, month, yet dresses and
doublets raised at - per cent
STILL ANOTHER INDIAN MuRDrR.-A train of
twelve Government wagons. on their way 10 Garey's
Ferry, Florida, were fired into by some Indians
One man and twelve mules were killed. The Indians
stole every valuable the wagons contained
The Bloodhounds lately received from Cuba, have
been subjected e. MANY experiments, the results of
which have been very satisfactory. They follow a
trail twent you hours old with rapidity and acoura
cy Some of them 10 be employed by the troops
now securing the country between the mouths Of the
Wacsssassa and SuwaDncc rivers, Micaoopy, &c.
TnE SrRiNs CoAEe.--Broadway yesterday was
splendid with beautiful women, dressed in the gay
est costumes. The weather was truly delicious
the air soft and balny-and the whole horizon bright
and happy.