New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-29
Later from Texas-The Climate-Denth of
Lieut.. Col. uoffman. &c.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.


Conpus CHRISTI, TExAs, Nov. % 1915.
|, is precisely - o'clock NJ. l say precisely, in
order to impress you with the idea that speak au
thoritativey My old watch always ran well, and it
has not lost its reputation by coming TO Texas but
then have laid it the shelf, out OF respect 10 the
Time Master General. Did you ever hear Of such
an Office before lventure to say you never did
Well We have one here. The Time Master Gen
eral takes an obserg alton once week on the SUM-
in order TO correct time, and nasmuch as the sky Is
most of the time overcast with clouds, he Is neces
sarily kept very busy watching for old Sol or
rather for old Time and when he fails 10 catch q
glimpse of him, we have no time at ali, or else all
sorts of time Recccnty he has caught light of him
and we have now from his head quarters what may
be called neic time. The gun has just been fired by
this aeu time therefore feel safe in using The word
precisely. | am so bundled up with over coats and
c,oahs that can hardly write. Do not be astonlsh
ed 81 the terms Orer coats and ci02kS, and Imagine
thai have got hold OF wrong words, Tor can as
sure sou that these the most necessary articles
of dress in this climate. Iou can hardly believe
that they requisite in the Sunny South In the
land of CoBC, Cotton and N'ggcrS. Were You
here, YOU would have bolh " Faith aud Works :
You would soon come to the conclusion that per-
son suffers more from cold in this climate, than he
does al the North What is called tie rainy season
sets in about the 9TH OF November, and The weather
is the most unpleasant uncomfortable ana cheeriess
tina, YOU can possibly imagine, What appear to me
TO be the worst feature in the IS that this foul
weather plays al kind of freaks without the slight
est apparent cause. One day the Thermometer
stands at Sc in the shade OF your tent, and as you
look ut yourself covered with huge drops OF perspi
ration, You get touch OF the Blues. and fancy
YOU are fast fading away from all earthly things
Even while thinking of your gradually roasting con-
.l;,;c of hn nj nj a m
cool breeze springs up, Precipitation Is checked,
and in less than six hours the mercury tails 80 or
iO9, and you arc favored with a fierce bleak north
caster blowing and whistliDg through your tent cords
like hurricane, accompanied by driving torrents OF
rain All the old coats, cOaks ana Mexican blankets
that YOU can pile your mortal frame. without danger
OF breaking It's ai supports are brought INTO requlsl
tion and with your hands in Your pockets you NOPE
about looking like loaer than soldier. Alter
standing around the cooks fire until your smoky eyes
have shed many tears they would in case you mad
heard OF the death OF all your poor relations until you
have become thoroughly soakcd from Read to foot win
the RAIN and until the cook has hit your shns some two
or three times with the fire poker you make up your
mind 10 do2c away your troubles and sneak on 10 bed
By the that you have fairly resigned yourself to the
care OF old Morpheus aud have begun 10 dream of pleas
lands your tent by some means, has been converted
into capital shower BATH and your bed into bathing
tub and if YOU do fancy the latter you have only 10
lump out OF bed and you will reap all the benefits OF the
former mode Bathing costs you nothing in Texas and
you have it when you wish. and when you do not
weather clears oil fine again What renders them so
extremely unpleasant, is The sutdenness with which
they come on, the great change of temperature. the
strong chilling winds and their being accompanied with
ncessRnt rain They afford just what Gail mean aud
dirty weather All the old odds and ends OF thunder
hail snow seet and rain storms that have happened
since the Hood were they collected together could not
equal one of the Texas aor,hers rustyo may never
experience one ofthcm Should you and live through It,
then will set you down for three score and ten
see by the census that old Gotham is walking ahead
finely Oaly 81 900 inhabitants Well DONE New ork-
ers can lie their for spell without fear OF the
Bostongns running away with all the Western produce
New York will always grow. whether It's population Is
willing or not Nature has done every thing for its bene
tit, and has so situated it, with reference 10 the great
channels OF communication that no power oil lis own
can resist its growing impulses. 1t Is 10 be hoped now
ever that they will remain inactive and allow their
nechbors to divert away that trade which naturally
flows to their City Southern New York must be tapped
and this can only be accomplished by completing the N
Y L. f. Railroad This will drain immense section
and will give New.York mighty impulse. Your City
influences the whole Union. Even here within oVo miles
OF New Orleans every thing is referred 10 New ork as
the great trade and the great source OF news
A New Orleans paper is sight here and seldom
hear them inquired for. Gotham is the source OF all
o.! interest
That merciless unrelenting tyrant whose strong
none shake off and whose dcspotic sway al! must
sooner or later acknowledge has been amongst us and
taken OF the choicest of number. Lieut. Colonel
Hoffman OF the eth Regr. l. 5. Infantry departed this
lite on Wednesday, the Goth inst The deceased was an
officer the old school, and learnt the first rudiuents of
his profession in late contest with Great Britain
The country has lost jealous and gallant defender and
the army has been shorn Of of its brightest orna
meu,s and his family has been deprived OF kind hus
band generous father and rm friend All mourn his
loss Yours truly.