The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-17
From Texas.

IRON the New Orleans Delta March
BY the steamship Alabama, Capt. Windle, which
arrived at this port yesterday, SO hours from Gal
veston have received files of Texan papers from
which we make up the following summary ofnews =
The people Of Corpus Christi have great objections TO
the movement Of the army to the Rio Grande and thew
have even gone so far to question the right of the
the river besides which they have been guilty Of GER
tain other outrages, objectionable in civilized commu-
Gazette - The contemplated removal f the troops has
created poetic fever, which nothing but low diet and
quietness will cure Eleven cases of this contagious
disease in one day God help u.s."
They have the " first drummer in Europe, and tho
Swiss bell ringers at their theatres and are doing H.
veral plays with great eeiat.
The same paper states that the morning of the 10th
man named Hiram Ackley was found dead in Front
street The deceased came BY his death from drunken
discharged soldier supposed to have formerly be.
iongsd 20 the 9Th regiment Of infantry Of the Army Of
near the residence OF Mesrs Aubrey and Kinney ON the
2ot nut ult. He was man of Incorporate habits.
hIoras are MAKING at Galveston to sink Artesisn
coed. 80 my W." su@
MIR Snyder has been elected Mayor of Galveston, hav
ing received liz votes out of 259-Mr Allen the former
Mnyor, having but CO. A, C. Crawford and Oscar Var
ssh were elected Aldermen in the LIST ward-ons tie
the ID ward J. Jones, w. c. Byrne and A Oa3c;ar
elected in the Sd ward. " ''
L.rss FROM AusrIs The bill for delivering to the
Sntea states the public property named in the Joint
Resolutions passed the Senate without oppoaon and
was was probably acted on in the Lover House on
troller Auditor and Treasurer was ordered 10 bs hel
Inc election OF our u. : Senators took plsce on the
1oth only one ballotng had and the fol 10 wing
was the result -Gen Rusk received 10 votes &c raj
Houston 90, and were scattering votes Expresses
were Immediately despatched to them with their com
missions, and they will doubtless repair to the cv Of
Washington without delay. - -
The candidates tor the Lower House of from
tne western Congressional District, are-CoI VIM g.
Cook, (lste Collector) Bexar county; Colonel 8 NJ
williams, Galveston county Hon T. Pillsbury Brazo.
ria county, Gen. j. NJ. Lewis Montgomery county Cen
Meggnson do; Gen. Thos. j. Green Brazoria countv.
Hon H. NJ. Williamson, Washington county, is also
The Hon. J. Hemphill as Chief Justice Abnsr Linz.
COMB and Hon. X T. Wheeler have been appointed and
confirmed as Associate Judges of Supreme Court Of
Texas.- Gaireston Ns,cs, March, ..
Aney are about commencing the erection OF Lyceum
letter from Austin, Of the a2d Feb published in the
C.riiian says: -
The mass of the Legislature is disposed TO refund no
duties paid before the 10th nst relinauish anv
incurred ngoods in store before that from what
ever country they have come unless perhaps they
may be cancelled BY rc-shipment conformabiy with
former laws under which they imported Thew are
,o, as lar as have sscerained, well inclined to- give
fesl 70 any collectors who may be laid liable 10 sut
cSg tnem duty to their own government. The pro-
ceeongs OF the Legislature ha We as Of M
1 "npe On revenue or other matters
the Srnn una Morse are running for Treasurer and
no cnmn whi probably win. Shaw will probably have
known Who ,i 10, me COMPREHENSIVE. II 10 not yet
e. VINO VIII be Secretary Of State -
q, isLAsp LOT roN.-The Sea Island cotton salad -
- sosePh lsand, by Capt. James w Bvrno n No
~ good judges to be Of an excellsnt anai;tv
Inc adaptation Of the islands and The $500 qusi
this staple, be considered as al " 20
10 The degree OF Doctor OF Med,c;r. ,,,. -
ferred upon forty sir gentlemen by the Msdcs, S,
Of Ohio at Cincinnatti, last week s"' "oisBs