The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-24
Erom Texna

BY the steamship Globe, Capt. Moncrieff we
have papers from all parts OF Texas-the latest
dates from Galveston being the llth inst.
The Victoria Aduocate says that the late dry
weather has been quite beneficial to the cotton crops
in that region, which had begun to suffer from the
rain Cotton picking Is now going on extensively.
The fields Of sugar cane look we'll and promise large
yield.
Of sickness EXISTS at Houston. In some GASES
learn that whole families down The Star is silent
upon the subject; but the Presbyterian ssys:-In
last spoke of the weather having been remarkably
hot. which afterwards learned, tha cause Of
quite a number OF violent attacks of fever, many of
which proved fatal.
letter to the editors of the Victoria Advocate dated
at San Antonio August a. states that few days pre-
vous Lieut. Brown, Of Capt Crump's company Of
Texas Rangers, with about thirty men, had fight
with about the same number of Lipan Indians, who
had stolen some horses from the Rangers camp. Ten
Lipans killed. about lbs head Of horses and mules
taken and the Texans returned without the loss
Of man.
The Civilian of the 18th inst mas the following re-
marks upon Col Hays's expedition to Chihuahua -
of the expedition Of Col HAYS with 100 armed men, to
chihuahua had something to 90 with the mysterious
Buffalo hunt. Snoh Is not the fact. The object
Of the expedition is to mark out and open
good road for commercial purposes in order to
draw the chihuahua trade into Bexar. Colonel
Hays left to leave San Antonio de Bexa about
the 9th ult with some twenty Of the citizens Of
Bexar and about forty Rangers from Captain High
smiths company, to explore the route The expenses
of the party are borne by the merchants Of Bexar.
The success of this undertaking, which we do not
doubt and Of others which will follow it, will result
unless we are greatly mistaken, in complete change
of the route Of the erland trade to Mexico. The
distance from San Antonio to chihuahua is not one
third that of the route travelled from Missouri
The Huntsville Banner mentions the report OF
murder in Tyler county 1t stated according to the
Banner, that Jackson and James Cheshire, and their
half. brother. got into fight with by the
Of Pullam, which ended in the killing of the latter
The fight occurred the bank Of the Nsches, which
was witnessed by some others on he opposite bank.
When the fight ended, the Cheshire party
to throw Pulam in the river, and leave. Search
made In the water for Pullam who found the day
after-his throat cut, and his and both bit
of. Jackson Cheshire has since been appr-hended.
large reward has been offered for the apprehe nsion
Of the others.
public meeting has been held in Jackson county,
the subject Of land titles and the late apportion
ment law. Another meeting, on the same subjects, is
to be held at Texsns, during the next term OF the
District Court to determine what steps most pro-
per to be pursued in the premises.
We copy from the Houston STAR OF the 9th inst the
two following paragraphs -
Cor1oy WonM-We regret to state that the cotton
worm has made its appearance on several plantations
on the lower Brazos An intelligent planter has in
formed that the worm commenced Its about
two weeks since Little injury has yet been done but
fears entertained that the ravages of this de-
structve insect will increase to alarming extent
The crops in the vicinity Of Matagorda said have
suffered more from the worm than those ON the
Brazos
SuGAR CRoP.-The season has been unusually favora-
BILE to the sugar planters The the whole line
Of the Brazos and most of the LIMITATIONS the
Caney and Colorado, Is remarkably promising The
late beat down the several plantations,
but the weather has been favorable since and 1t has
recovered the effects Of the Storm and is growing
finely. The crop Of sugar this season, will probably
be at least one third larger than that of last year
The total amount Of cotton exported from Texas
during the year ending the 3lst of August, 1S4S
1927 bales. not including that which reached this
by the Red river.-N. o. Picayune. Sept 10.