Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-02-07
FROM TEXAS.

The steamship New York, Capt. Phillips, ar.
rived last evening 36 hours from Galveston. We
have received by her Galveston papers to the 10Th,
Houston papers to the Sth and Corpus Christi to
the 7lh inst.
Tho arrivals from Toxas are now so regular
and so frequent, and it having become an integral
portion of the Union brt little is left 10 chronicle
by any of the arrivals.
We notice that the Circus Of Howes & Mabie
is doing, Us it deserves 10 do, first rate business in
Galveston.
pz.,,. 7 ..n, c----l-r Al a
United States, says the Houston Telegraph, have
suggested that the public lands Of Texas should
u, the earliest period practicable be ceded 10 the
United States and as consideration for this ces.
sion the United States should assume the payment
of the public debt Of Texas. This arrangement
would doubtless be extremely agreeable 10 the
brokers, who, taking advantage Of the necessities
of the unfortunate soldiers OF Texas, purchased
their Texas money at eight or ten cents on The dol
lar; but we doubt whether the Government of tho
United States or that Of Texas would be doing
Justice to the truly meritorious creditors of Texas
by this arrangement.
The editor then goes into long argument to
show The injustice If the proposition.
CuMANcHEs.-The horses stolen from tho settle.
ment few miles below Bastrop about two months
since, were lately brought to Torrey's Trading.
house by a party Of Cumanches. They we're in.
recognized by some persons at the Trad.
ing. house. The Cumanches admitted that they
had stolen them from the Colorado. When they
we're reproached for violating the treaty. they de.
MED that they had made treaty with the people
Of the Colorado; and said they had only made
treaty with the people on the Brazos!
The minority Of Gen. James p. Henderson. for
Governor Of the State, is very large. The Hous.
ton Telegraph Claims the election for Lieutenant
Governor for Gen. Darnell. The Corpus Christi
Gazette says that il has gone in favor Of Col. Al
bert e. Horton.
A detachment Of the I'd Dragons left Corpus
Christi on the 9th instant, under the command Of
Lieut.. Steele. accompanied, by Lieut.. Gray, Of
the Corpus Christi Rangers, for the purpose of
affording protection to party Of traders, which
left there day or two previously. A requistion
had been made to Gen. Taylor for detachment
to protect tho traders asairss body OF Cumo nchos
which were lying in wait for them about Is
leagues from this place. Lieut.. Steele had orders
to bring in the Cumanches, as prisoners, il they
in any way molested the traders.
On the same day, the 7th, Corpus Christi was
visited by small party of Indians of The Tonkewa
warriors and IL squaws. They came
from the banks Of tho St. Marks, and brought with
hem few bear and buck.skins for traffic. OF
III the specimens Of savage life, says the editor Of
he Gazette, it has been our fortune 10 see, these
ronkewas are the most unprepossessing. The
lescipIes of Lavaler, Gaul and Spurzhem would
20 inclined TO give these 'prairie beau,ies''a wide
,erth. Among their chronological bumps, the
most prominent are acquisitirsness and pho.eatiu.
'ess-pIundering you frs, and eating you after.
Yards.
The "Army Theatre" was to have opened at
;orpus Cristi on the night of the Slh Instant
The play was to be "The Wife" and the farce
The Loan Of a Lover"
Touching matters in Mexico, the editor of the
;orpus Christi Gazette has seen letter from a
Gentleman at Matamoras, of the date Of Decem.
er 24th, which says:-
Gen. Arissa rests quiet, 10 eco, perhaps. what
uccess attends General Paredes. In this mart oil
he conutry, the people are in fasor ef peace, and