New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-19
The Gcruinn. In Texas.

Correspondence Of the Journal Of commerce.
NEw.BeAUxFELs, (Texes) March % lsi-
This seems purely a German town. although
thr are several artisans merchants, lawyers and doc
tors Who are Amer ans. The tOwnis settled by, and
i mostly under the influence Of the German company
and Mss sort Of German noolcmah 10Y siayoI-a 'ey
ue man The site Of the cts Is beautiful ON the west
bank of the Guadalupe and Comd rivers 80 their juno
ton The banks a; this point are elevated though the
town IS the valley properly, and beautiful ridge Of
rolling land along IN the Tor miles, comm ana
ing scenery Of the country, town and river, where
there already several out otown residences occu
pied by the upper ten .
The Comal called By many the most beautiful little
riser IN Texs. rises about three miles above, and Is
augmented tributaries gushing through the bed til
~ magnitude reaching the Guadalupe : astonish-
ing II must be twenty feet wide with a. pin OF nVe
feet The Messrs TOrToy are building Hour, corn and
saw mills on the margin Of the river close TO the town
and a. they the first m the held VII MAKE fortune
by the oPcroiion-or. at any rate add TO maj already
made Il seems almost a pity that the Transparent
cry.failikc Comal should be turned TO such base
use The bed Of the seems 10 be sort OF soap
stone. very soft while the banks below the surface are
Limestone The water IS very hmy (ss are all The
MYERS IN this sectOn) still IL seems perfectly healthy
and j. estimated by the adjacent scttcrs as superior
Fsh--perch. cat trout and those Of other names are
abuncantly taken
The Guadalupe rises many miles above supposed 3lJ
near the head OF the Rio Grundc IN the noun
tsns and j. clear. handsome stream but subject 20
great dimnuton and OverlOws IL l. believed that II
will BE- navigsed with the assistance OF slack water iu
lew years up this point az least Tor portion oil tlt
vear-the COna OF tell always supplying ~ quota
Inc town is 20 unlike any Texas made that had seen
that on r- reaching the elevation from the river which
aves fall view. 10 appeared 20 me that was out 81
my own country. There are the mud novels. with
thatched roofs, and earth aoOr-he little neat wnitc
rastcred cottages made OF stone aO win uc thtichcu
roof made OF long prairie grass-ihe little buildings
with room made OF sort Of ulcs. stuck INTO the
earth close enough together TO make the mud adhere
with which they completely piastcred The door,
inside OF different materials, but mostly Of suspend
"a cloth OF some kind. Windows they nave none, -
Cepf from hole left in the side of the house
Inc German women usually SIT out Of doors, even 10
do their sewing They do all the gardening and often
az much ncld-wOrk the men. ] saw one WON m
ICES than thrtyhvc years old, who was called from the
sDadewhcre with her two girls she was hard at YORK
with their peculiar stye OF short dres-iO cftt rtan
her husband and friends with song, accompany NJ
herself on the piano II she has much credit IN the
hed At the piano. her accomplishments are such as
few of AmerIC an women can boast Hers was Il
cottage Of the better class, with Little window glass
and air of tldness about H. Indeed there IS pre-
vaing neatness about the whole complexion OF the
town AMI few fine foreign style dwellings Almost
every little hovel or cottage has small patch OF ground
highly cultivated fenced in with brush 10 is wonder
u how experience has taught these people TO love and
cherish their stnted lot OF ground where you can see
them morning noon and evening carefully pluckng
every weed and nursing with mothers care the peep
ing yegetatiOn-measuring with nice precision that
matured and calculating the lew dimes that II viii
bring when ready for market.
How different the Texans With them it is thought
Of no account 10 raise garden stuff and very seldom
do you lind IL IN the country With them II Is hog
aud homony' with rude log house, often entirely
open 70 the winds and ram have stayed at a plant
sTs" who had i've hundred head OF cattle IN the yard
snd in sight, with probably three hundred ranging,
whose house made OF logs badly spiced OF dove
tslcd-any being OF suicen distance apart 20 adj
nit Of easyangress and egress I'll under fifteen years
The house diUiied INTO one room. The cooking
done out OF doors With fifty cows and calves, not
pound OF butter spoonful OF milk on the table
" Twas no account" This man. IN section, would
DC called worth $4,000 But lis their wsy--thcy like
A. grow fat and yellow.
The German companies continue emigration from
their country this fast possible Notwithstanding
their pecuniury troubles which have caused great
herrassment 20 all parties, there being now many pro
tested bills short time back the whole Grant
fhrcaiened but recent law OF the Legislature has
given them years longer fulfil the contract Of in
Producing the required number Of emisrants and has
ratified the claims of the married cmigrants 20 biO
each and 320 10 the unmarried. Onehali Of this
amount goes 10 the German Emigration Company
The religion OF the Germans here is the Lutheran;
much 80 that am told there are scarcely dozen
Catholics in the place. The inhabitants quiet pru.
dent and industrious mostly although there Is some
complaint by Americans OF losing cattle all OF which j.
charged upon the Dutch Yours, n.