The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-21
FURTHER FROM TExAs.--The Texas Nof;ouo

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The plaintiff having failed to prove his case nonsu
was moved tor. The Court ruled accordingly.
FURTHER FROM TExAs.--The Texas National
Register of the 3lst nlt, commenting on the decree
issued by the Mexican Government the 4th of June
last calling upon all the children of the Mexican
nation to defend her national independence
by the usurpaton of Texas" says: Texas overcame
the of the Mexican nation with too little trouble in
1886 to dread with their children in is45 We
buried their fathers at San Jacino, but will give
their children grave on the Rio Grande"
We have learned with pleasure that several new
settlements have recently been formed the western
and northern frontier, and that they rapidly improv
ing settlement has been formed within the last two
three months high upon the San Gabriel the old
Towacannee fort about fifty miles north of Austin
Twenty thirty families located near this fort
and it is expected that forty fifty will settle there
during the Another settlement been formed
on the Medina twenty miles above Castrove, and ten
OF ni,esn are nov located At that point The
large crops OF corn wheat, potatoes and culinary
vegetables in abundance castroyille is rapidly i'm.
this place capable Of bearing arms, and they
gularly mustered and drilled every month. They have
large fields Of corn wheat and hemp under cultivation
Although most Of the settlers Europeans they have
enjoyed excellent health, and are generally delighted
number Of Mescsn families from he Rio rapas
remove to BeXar county and settle in the vicinity
of Castrovle and along the Medina.-Houston Star.
5fh inst.
We indebted to gentlemen Of this city .for the
following extract Of letter received by him from
Pensacola, dated The 18th inst
The French brig Mercurie has just arrived from Vera
Cruz bringing dates Of the 27th ult No war had been
ceclaaed at that time but the Americans all leav
There is another brig just coming in. She is supposed
to be the Porpoise.
nothing additional by the p as she is. believe direct
from Norfolk Va.
slider good authority that will not be declared
present The letter above quoted in measure con-
firms that authority. But that it will ultimately be de.
clared we have no sort Of doubt The recent nstruc
tions to the Mexican departments published in this
paper and private information which have satisfy
us OF the fact-Mobie Herald and Tribune, Aug Is.
The special Committee on Finance in the Texas Con-
venton have reported estimate Of expenditures for
the support of the new State Government. They put
the amount at $4450O allowing the Governor annual
salary of $4,000, Secretary Of State, Treasurer and
Comptroller, $1,000 each, three Supreme Judges $4,000
$500 District Attorneys 5000 EACH sixty Legislators So
per day each and mileage, Clerks and Chspains the
Judiciary at s3oO and the Legislative at $40 600 The
committee do not include the expenses OF tha Land
Office believing it should be made to dcfray Its own
expenses The estimated revenue is SAT 492 So By in
crcasing the present tax land of l0th Of per cent
to 10th ct per cent, the revenue would amount to
more prompt and efficient collection Of tayea, Is recon-
| mended
New ROUTE FOR raE NAL 10 EUROPE. will
be recolected that law passed by the last Con.
gross granting to the Post Office Department authorize
to employ steamers to carry the mails to European
ports. The Wdsaneton Union says that q proposition
Gently been su omitted 10 the Postmaster ;enaraI
TO take another route than the usual by way Of New
fonndand, &c. and adds, that the from which IL
emanats is Of the most respectable character The pro-
sent between the ports Of New York or Norfolk and
Lisbon The arguments urged in favor of it are-rst
that Lisbon Is the nearest and direct
Western European port second that disaster
harbos offered, without deviation of course
at the Azores situated in the very track and about mid
voyage, where deposits of Goals be made at Fayal
to be taken n If needed and third that less dan
ger if any, of ice. The Union remarks" The friends
OF the proposition therefore, nfcr-frs that the ais
will the Atlantic with greater speed and security
At all seasons them secondly that these mails can be
distributed at the Lisbon General Post Office for their
different destinations, TO be Immediately sent for by
steamers to Gibraltar Cadix the Mediterranean ports to
smyrna Egypt to India and thence to China: BY land
France and beyond; and thirdly, that this
ence will reach the aforementioned places many days
from America to England France for be 1t observed
letters which mailed in England 60 to the enume-
rated countries via Lisbon, where mails regularly
made up and taken by steamers to those ports.
urged besides that the situation of Lisbon from
whence railroad Is to be made with all des
to the frontier of SPAIN and probably at early
future day to Madrid ITSELF and perhaps beyond ought
to be selected as the most convenient point of general
rendezvous ny travellers to all parts Of Europe Asia,
walls OF steamers to and from England, France, and
SPAIN and to and from the ports of the Mediterranean,
nc &c II Is said, too that this increased intercourse
with Portugal would necessarily give abundance Of
freight both the outward aud inward passage and
hence revive the Dropping commerce between the two
countries; which not necessary to the
long established and direct trade, which will continue,
without interruption, between Engaad france, and the
United States Its friends alege that there doubt
that these American steam packets would be subject TO
higher port charges other expenses in the port of
Lisbon than paid by steam packets oil other nations
hut that all would be treated in every respect alike
Baltimore .4merican, fig 1o
DREADFUL ACCIDENT RIPLEY, OHIo.-On the
18th instant, most fearful disaster happened with
in mile Of this place The middle boiler of three in
bed Of the steam Touring mill of Pangburn Kerr
exploded just as the engineer letting the steam
start the engine, by which two of them the
engineer, instantly killed. and four others badly
wounded. Three Of the wounded died within a
few hours the fourth still survives with slight homes of
his recovery The engine house and stack were entire
W demolished by the explosion; and the exploding boil
projected to the distance OF twenty or thirty wards
rhe destruction Of life and property s completk All
who in the engine house the time were killed
except the above mentioned and little bow,
and thirty orphan children left by the deceased collec
lively mourn the careessness criminal parsimony OF
continuing 10 use worn out boilers that has made them
such. The names of the killed and wounded are
Joseph Sewers, engineer, William Boggs John Hugh.
John Moore and Barney Bartholomew Samuel lar
tholomew and son, wounded
The Matches Miss Courier q the 9Th inst states
hat on Tuesday evening last dispute arose abouta
game OF tenplns, which being played between Mr.
frame ana Mr. Wickwire of vidaia La opposite this
Ivy which ended in the death Of Crane, Wickwire
naying struck him on the head with one Of the balls
MickWire wa ,aken into custody and examined before
1ucBe curry, WHO relee-rd him on hcu of $1,000