The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-28


vasY l.Arx FanS T=xas,<4By ,hs arrival isss
night =. o'clock. OF The las, raansns steamship
Galveston. aspta.a wsight, va hare u:issI.en
nics we do noi Ind line OF Of memsnt
IN any Of the p.Psrs before US Tos report tina, Major
is conradcted by the agent of the latter tribe who says
they were killed by the guard while attempting to es
cape We have no account OF further Indian depreda-
tons the frontier.-N o. Pieayane, Dec. II.
4 LIFE IN CORPUS CHnIsTr-A New Orleans cor
respondent Of the Charleston Courier writing under
date of the 18th instant says 81 have just seen letter
from officer Of the u. army at Corpus Christi which
gives dreadful picture OF the state OF affairs there He
says tee place is crowded with outlaws, thieves and
murderers who daily commit robbery and murder with
sna follow the army to prev on the
poor soldiers; that w men, one belonging to the II
the other the and Artillery, recently muir
dered and others have been drugged and robbed that
the country being dispute there civil officers,
and that much chagrin felt that General Taylor has
TAX steps 10 discover the murderers and to put
end the depiorable condition OF affairs The writer
says has excited some surprise that General Tay Tor
has not proclaimed martial law but according his
lief it is not of rmness lack of feeling for
his command that the General has acted but because
he is feered by the Department at Washington which
has already given sufficient proof Of its utter incapable
ty The writer goes TO represent the situation OF the
army truly deplorabe. He says that while by day
the suffer from the sultry heat at night they
nearly persisted with cold that the tents provided them
worthless, and protection against the drench.
ing rains that sentery and catarrhal fever have made
sad havoc among the tr that onehiId of them
tire sick list and not fifth have escaped sick
ness altogether. Much nurmuring he says, is now
heard the Al the hardships endured
Only wood enough for cooking purposes is supplied by
the Quarermaster being allowed for camp fires,
the poor devils have to sit shverng with cold in their
wet tents. when not duty drill while and
coursde is hurried 10 his final resting place
Truly this is state of things OF which had idea,
especially as the ne paper ~ have been constantly stat
I'M, that the army in hno health. Some measures
should be at adopted remedy the evils
Of 1t to be hoped the situation OF the at Corpus
Christi will be brought to the notice Of Congress and if
the facts are as stated which fully believe, that
81 l,r;. ,.,k~
answerable."
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN COLUMBUS, GEoRGIA.-On
the 10Th inst, fire broke out about IL O'Clock. In
the sorehouse Of Messrs. Bsugh Mitchell the up
per part OF Broad street. and few doors below Banks
corner, and spread thence and down the street until
nearly the whole square fronting Broad street and
bound south by Randolph street. east by Oglehorpe
et and north by Bry street, laid in ruins ex
ceptng that portion Oglethorpe street north OF j. B.
Wells restaurat. The printing Office OF the Columbus
Times was destroyed but We understand that the presses
and some OF the materials saved. The St Mays
Bank in ras but time was afforded to every
ce Of its contents and most Of the goods in the stores
removed at short distance from the place where
the fire orr mated II is not possible estimate the
extent OF the loss which has been experienced by this
calamity The streets are full of goods end We trust
that the actual loss will be comparatively trihng. Yet
at this particularly when most of the stores
full OF goods, and many will have their business
broken up, tcere must necessarily be much suffering
We regret to state that OF active and worthy
members OF the Fire department, MIR. Josiah Prangtn
nearly killed by the falling of a wall upon him,
while he was in the act Of lighting lamp. Both his
Thighs fractured and his head somewhat bruised
but his more vita! parts are uninjured leading c the
hope that the accident will not prove fatal The follow
ing the oil the principal the build
Tags which have been burnt with rough estimate OF
their value:-John Banks two stores, value 81 900;
Hosey iioistead, Charleston, one store, SO 600;
Gather, Wetumpka, do So 600, John Warren,
do So 000 John g. Winter and banking house
fully insured SO 900; General Nc oougal IS Is stores
$50 600 (rent OF which brings the interest 500 OO0
Randall Jones, two stores. 5000 Thomas Morris and
Colonel jones, two stores, So 600 A. H. Bell Co lost
about $1,000 worth of goods Ezekiel Lichton $1,000
j. NJ Tarbox Co covered by insurance, $4,000 L. J.
Davis insured 81 900, sufficient all loss Mitch
ell Baugh total loss $40 to IL 600; Wesson Booher
loss covered by insurance The total loss in buildings
viii, exceed 100000 and may reach to $3.50 000 We
gratifed to learn that the Bank Of St. Marys build
ing not entirely destroyed. The front only
was burntthe Cashiers and vault being entirely
fire proof resisedthe devourng element The business
OF the Bank will be continued at the place. The
from. buildings belonging to Mr.. Winner, fully in
sured in the Equitable Office in New York.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REwARD.-A handful,
dated Cedar Bluff, Dec. 3, ane signed "Wm. Stall
ngs" reached US few days since, Offering the above
reward for the apprehension OF Samuel s. Hinton fo-
the murder Of Sandford Stangs, Sheriff OF Cherokee
county Ala. The had arrested Hinton, under
when Hinton, watching his opportunity, shot him dead
with pistol, at the same time woundng Mr. A. q Whit
whose recovery still doubtful. In the confusion Hin
ton escaped Hinton is lawyer by profession, about
from FIVE feet five inches five eight inches high
heavy set, weighing about $50 100 pounds has dark
hair and il is believed blue eyes, and swarthy complex
ion and about 35 SO years old he quick spoken
courteous in his and always approaches
quaintance With smile on his ace.Monfeomery (.7!a
.3dpegtiser, Dec 10.
Qr;- The Right Hon. Mr. Pakenham spent Christ