New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-20
The WILD CATTLE or TgxAs.-The Houston
Telegraph publishes the following interesting sketch Of
The Wild Cattle OF that State

lEE " LII N L. VI lENAS.-Inc HOusf
Telegraph publishes the following interesting sketch Of
the Wild Cattle OF that State
Tho sa..l,rs vrto have recen,- n,red rcar -.
zo-ces OF the san Gabriel and Br,shy ind tho corurr
well stocked with singular breed of wild cattle Large
droves these cattle are found only on the san
Gabriel! Leung and otte! tributaries Of Little River but
also or tee san Saba the LiaIa and many tributaries OF
.ha Inner Colorado, fsT above the setemen:s Thev
r in form color and HABITS from all the varieties Of
domestic cattle in Tezas Tney are invariably OF dark
brown color with snsht tnee OF dusky yellow on :he
Tin Of the nose and the belly Their horns are reara-
by large and stand cut slra hi from the head Although
these cattle generally much larger than the domestic
cattle they more fleet and nn5lc and when pursued
oen rp horses that essy outrurtre buffalo; thcv
seldom venture FAR ou n:o ;e pra.es br.. are general
K found in or the forests ta skirt th streams in
that section Their meat is Of an excellent tavor and
"a preerred by the setters 10 the the domestic
cai.e is said that their fat Is so hard and compact
thai il will not melt in the hottest days @: summer and
the candles formed wiz It are lar superior those that
are formed with The taliow OF other cattle
Some persons have supposed that il is possible these
cattle are distinct race indigenous to America and the
immense skeletons OF species of fossil OK wh straight
horns that often found in he beds the Brazos and
Colorado would to strengthen this opinion But
a these cattle are now found only in the vicinity OF the
old Missions uuca PROBABLE dat they the
desccndas of tie cattle Introduced 81 the eEriy Span
i.h elveutureTs Ia said that SPECIES of wild cate
drirc froU all lae domestic breeds of the Eastern
continent j. ioGnd IN tne Sandwich Islands but 4, is
well a.certsned that this breed derived fran toe co.
rnesic cattle that LEFT those Islands by Vaucou-
yer These cattle are 80 wit that they only be
CAUGHT alive by entrap ping them IN disguised pits Tne
celebraiei boianst Douglass, while in OF
,bose Islands fell into Of these pits and Was -ored
death bv wild bull. who had been thus eutrs OpeG Sc
versl attempts have been made by settlers the
Gabriel To does.icate the wild in that section but
,hey have thus far been unsuccessful A they far
superior 10 the domestic cattle OF the country only
in size strength ana agility but also in tayOr Of their
meat and he density OF their fat they might If DO
mesca.ed become valuable acquisition 10 the agrcui-
,urisls of tnis country
THE TELEGRAPH "A communication in the In
tellisencer mentions invention by which. with sin
pie wire communications be Through the Tel
eqraph with much rapidly the rapid writer
write. And one dot and one mark can be arranged
in such combinations TO represent the entire alphabet
and the numerals This improvement will certainly rem.
der the cheapest and simple Inc OF Telegraph per-
f,clly effective for all purposes OF communication Il Is
added .ha been entered the patent
right of the Improvement; but it made by one
of the Telegraphic company in their benefit
and will he attached 10 heir Ies without lA.;her c.
pensc TO them.
AuER1cAy Tract Soc1ErY.-We learn that the
5000 left this socev = the late Daniel Waldo OF Wor
ccster has beea received by uc society in Boston and
transferred 20 the NewYur. Society be appropriated
as follows 5000 20 .: xended IN tbc eriutUus dis
;riucn of books aud by cUlporsurs soarne at
tn, West and South West end tue remaining S3GGJ for
foreign distribution, viz cr Russia $780, the Armen-
sns $500: Missions OF A. T. G. F NJ. in China, $500
Msdura 500 Ceyion $500 aud for the Tract and Book
Society at Toulouse and the American Swiss Committee
at Geneva $500. Boston Traveller.
ACCIDENT AND DEATH ~ THE MiSEs.-We e un-
ders;and that Wednesday last. named Bra
hany vas riding ou OF Mines lIay woods Mil Creek
coiery upon the piece OF the coupling fell upon
the back Of his head causing his instant death.
Miners Journal.
SINGULAR AccIDESr--Yesterday while lady
was walking along Great ST. atncsst near tho PostOt-
fee an icci= c from Of the houses striking her on
the head She bed prutuseiy and was insensble Tor
some time. The confusion is of serious nature
Montreal Pilot, l2h.