New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-20
YSgE SOUTHERN MAIL.

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II FROM TrxAs.-By the Alabama, Capt, Windle.
H. bich arrived yesserdaywc have Galveston papers OF
|Sbc 6h three days later than by the New-York, and
lous,on papers OF the Sd Majors Chase and Ogden OF
khc L. Engineer corps, had arrived TO make atnorougd
kurvcy OF the whole coast OF Texas An education meet
hnr was held Galveston the Sd inst 81 which The
kysten ofpubic schools in the I'd Municipality OF this
Eity was recommended for adoption by the Convention
60 meet 81 Houston. Gen. Daniel undoubtedly elected
Lieut. Governor of Texas By large majority.
Emgrauts in large numbers were dsiIy stai',ns -
Gonzales. The German settlement near Scsu.H "as
bapidly improving Corn. pork, ana othe, Pfost'e
were abundant aud the cmgrants were nigny E"'ueo
10 tind them so cheap. Beef ives worm onIy 10
cents Der po1nd and pork to ). Corn was % ccnts
busbcI Rcxsr il flour. .shipg. and exhibits greater
evidence Of prosperity than during the war Inc
trsdo with the Mexcans was reviyins The HoHs'
on star .,vs Col Hayes has recently returned from
~ sx,edi,jon to the Rio Grande. lie escaped for one
yo days on the bank of the Rio trande opposite the
r,asidio The Mexican Commaudant a: thar post made
,tferopt To rnocs: him aud small detachment OF hs
INN crossed the and purchased some provisions OF
hhe Mexicsns on The opposite bank. lie met with no
o.tie Indisus his rouc, and saw no traces oi them
sbctweeu Bexsr and Presidio
H.nd ~ IL, vicinity desiroUs That Texas should eN
lend s government over them as they receive Ve "f
|gno proiecon from their own government hea'nsIthe
l. ves repo,,ed OIL the frontier, that Gen Tay-
Eo bsA ordered two companies Of Dragons TO take pos
of Inc TOW n and hold until farther orders Ihe
|iS;s- says that .ho
tstce Government could scarcely be regarded by the
MEXICAN Government greater cause OF offence than
+ the establishment OF post al Corpus Christi ,o.,,
From Rio DE JAxEIRo-The bark Lydia Ann
ivcd a, Charleston on tho 18Th from Rio with tlc
nj hf formal do Comn-co O! that place TO the 2lst NOV
L Inclusive and the Rio Mercantile olraGot the l0u O
that month The papers contain no news oil moment
Il L,MENrABLE CATAsTRoPHE.-On the night OF
the 27th t the house Of Antonio Barry ON the bank OF
the bayou Lafsurche, opposite Ihioodau%Fie' tooH nfe
Il shortly after the family retired TO rest
Il The mother of the family however, soon awaken
ed By the heat that burned her hand which was uncev-
Il rcd-sbe saw the fire was about communicating l. the
I bed and quickly awakened her husband who rusncd 10
10 another room his three LITTLE daughters out nc
was too ste their noskcto bar and bed were IN lanes
he pulled them from the bed and put them out OF the
house In another there slept three OF his sons
the eldest awkening the fire. and jumped out OF the
window into the yard but recoectng ms orotnera ne
determined 10 save them perish with them. He rush
ed into the chanberbe seized his two brothers, who
were stiil asleep, and saved their lives
The lf,;e girls call their Uncle. VINO lived
.buu:an rpent their rcsdencc As they proceed
ed their finger nails OF from the effect OF the burns
aud the high weeds and grass acerated celr sh @ ey
passed They AT length arrived az tne mouse atu Otg
rcd their unce-who yet ignorant oi the accident
70 give them something 10 alleviate the pain oil Their
bu1os The father then fired his gum (Which he had
saved) rs signal Of Distress but looking around and
not seeing his daughters and in the excitement auo ago
ny the moment remembering his own han6s had
rescued them from tho dcvourns element rushed AMID
tho flames and smoke TO see II they were sun there ana
was seriously before ne could retracc his steps
Two of the 3rs have since died of their burns the
third il is hardly expected can i've. IA. ". De'a'
Loss OF THE STEAMER LUDA.-The steamboat
gla Choan which arrived yesterday reports that on the
morning of the sh between and O'Clock while i!oat
ing Gown. ew miles below Plaquemine, she came in
contact with the LHQ striking her on the iarboard side
the engines and caused her 10 sink almost inme
daicly. There were no lives lost y o. Bul lO'h.
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPa.-The Telegraph is now
complete aud in working order between Philadelphia
aud Ibis ciy. The agents OF INC Company took their
stafn at the Couit House Saturday, but found that
:he wires OF the line were somewhere out OF working
order A messenger was Immediately despatched 10
ascertain the cause and ii has since been ascertaned
that they had been severed Mt place called Nor
ranyia Being speedily put in order correspondence
Vas opened this morning the depot in Philadelphia
and the line appesrs 10 he in perfect order Nir
Morse was here himself and personally sipefntended
the spondence. lie returns to-day TO orK 10
make arrangements for the completion oithe l'uc
Steam express up fcom New York last eyenius
with the for.ln news 10 be communicated to Phiia by
the Tecpraph-whch however was then not IN order.
Newark Adv
The RIVER AND THE EAruER.-Last evening
n, dark there feet water in the channel aud rising
Thrnug hOut the whole OF yesterday, we hed steady
warm rain i; begun to ta before daylight and st the
time we write 40 7. " still continues We suppose
Wa are now safe proclamiug 10 all the world that
[fittsbugh Com Jour. I7rh.
CUTTER WooDBuRY-This cutter win leave very
soon for Galveston and there be engaged Tor some time
in making a survey OF the harbors bays inIci= ~. OF
tse coast of Texas Major Ogden, ot the L : Topo
crnphicI Engineers left for Texas few days sinee aud
''' ''' IN o. Det 10Th
SrGY OF A FLoop-The beavers in the Missouri
hny, raised their dams several feet higher than usual
which leads many fear that flood is approaching
Ia We regret to learn that Mr.. Foot Of Yer
NOM has been confined bis lodgings several days By
severe ndisPostion. mat intel.
~ 4 young man by the name of orrin was
murdered at Lexington Ky. few days since, by man
named Shelby.