The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-16

FROM TEXAS The steamship Palmetto, Capt.
Smith, arrived yesterday, bringing the Texas mail =
There Is nothing of Importance In the news. We ex-
tract from the papers all of interest that can find
The Austin Democrat Of the 2sth ult rays -
The remains Of S. II Walker reached town Day be-
fore Yesterday when minute guns fred and pro-
cession formed in the following order nrst the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Governor and suite
both branches of the Legislature distinguished citizens
and strangers generally The procession moved TO the
church, where eulogy was pronounced upon tns ae.
we're then laid in state In the Representative Hall The
remains left for San Antonio to-day.
From the paper, learn that Col VIM. q. Cook,
Adiutan General of the state died the Gath ut at
the residence OF his father in law ia Guadaloupe coun-
ty Also, that German named Wrinkler, was shock
ogly mutilst, while engaged in firing the cannon on
The occasion of the arrival of the gallant Walkers
mains. The gun had become heated, and the men at
the vent removing his hand, the charge ignitod and
Wrinkler much mi ured that he was not expec
ted TO recover.
public Getting has been held in Victoria at which
resolutions passed urging upon the general and
State governments the expedi.ncy and necessity Of
opening military and wagon road from Lone Point, on
Matsgorda Bay, to Chihuahua Passo del Norte' ana
Santa Fe along the route indicated by Captain Catet
A. @ NJ u ! A.
General Wood, the Governor of Texas, was insu-
grrated on the 2lse ult His address on the occasion
was short and contains nothing OF any genera
his declaration that as the executive ohc-r OF the
State i will be his effort to aid aud assist the present
OF the nationa Government In Its general
policy aud especially in continued vigorous pfosecu-
ton Of the against our common enemy as the only
means of securing lasting and honorable peacs.-New
ORLEANS Mercury, Jan. 7.
Loss OF THE STEAMER G. COM R.-Capt. Hay
good, who came passenger on the steamer Rio
rsnde from opelousa. states that on Monday isst at
4 o'clock PM when thirteen miles below Washington,
In the Bayou Catapla suag, and sunk In about
20 feet water Boat total lives ost-s portion
Of her cargo saved N. o. Mercury, Jan I.
MANUFACTURES The Laurence Courier gives
the statistics of that town, for January, 1913.
The population Is now 9i9, of which $3.50 are Ameri.
cans 2l3o Irish, - English, French, WEIGH,
SCOTCH Italian, German and 10 coiored. Inc new
mill of the Bay State Wooen Co Ia nearly ready to com
mence work having started for the grinding cards
on the lst Jan Tns mill s 400 feet long ASH vide and
stories high The machine shop, sc IL 99s feet long
the central portion ~ by 50 feet stories high the re-
east aud west 475 feet each is 40 feet wide
stories high mostly, though some portions are divided
into stories wings the 40 feet long, stories
high The cotton mill built for the Atlantic Company
il $40 feet by o. and stories In height and mill Is
90 be built year of the eams Dimensions The ma
chine shop of this company 400 feet by ca four stories
high aud the foundry 1914 feet by 90 Application Is TO
bs made to tho Legislature in few days for railroad
from lawrence to Gsorg atown, to conneos with the
Nswburyport Railroad to that place The Essex COM
pany whlch has now 100 hands employed on NAOMI
merry, will in future employ 100