New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-24
Texas.
Texas.
Gen. Teyl0r-HAis State Contention and #his 0rseH-

Gen. TeyloT-Hhie State CONTENTION and HkiS OrscH-
The Crops, &c. &c.
A mass meeting Of the friends Of Gen. TAYLOR
was held at Galveston on the 9Th inst. Col. Nc
Kinney in the Chair. Resolutions we're adopted
in favor Of the Philadelphia nominations and aP-
pointing Delegates 70 Convention 10 be held al
Huntsville on the third Monday in July Tor the Pur'
pose Of nominating Taylor aud Fillmore electors
The Vhigs az Texas are 70 have m organ az iast'
The uroapectus OF a new weekly wing p9per, 70 De
published In Marshall, Harrison county % ec an VIC
Teros 6ciesnes, has appeared. W INC" "' ia '''''
"" III ~ counties OF the state have been
visited with heavy rains, and the rivers Lnat part OF
the state the last dates were very nsn; ne eor.S
,n y,s Of the sth inst speaking Of Western Texas.
ssvs the rains have been but partially dfused over the
country, and some sections are SUI psrcned Win
drouth &C. Al Gonzales. Tor instance, the fields are
literally burnt up With drouth. and the corn 10 many
places il completely scared and dry We happy 10
earn however that the crops Of corn and cotton in the
Western counles are generally excellent and that
larger quantity Of bresdstus will be raised there this
year than in any season since the revolution
The same paper has the following in relation to the
cotton crop
Cotton picking viii bo some two or three weeks earlier
than usual. Te have just heard from several large
planters OF the BrazOs, who expect that their good
pckcrs VIII BE- able 20 gather 200 lbs each day by the
jth inst The crop is not only forward bur as far as
we can learn viii prove 20 be remarkably good one
unless lt worm tuonl MAKO It's appearance ~ .-if
however. canno, learn that single cotton field has
been visited by this great destroyer Of our Southern
staple. II Is now about the time that il usually com
It's ravaees Should the balance OF the season
continue favorable the crop Of this State will greatly
exceed that OF last year
The TerGs JiOn published at San Augustine says
vein of iron orc which Is said TO be neXhausube has
been discovered in Cass Co The contains % per
cent Of iron. An enerprising citizen of the eoun-
ty Mr. hosh, adds the UROR il about TO establish eX
tensve iron works.
According 70 the Houston Telegraph in consequence
Of toe low prices Of grains and cotton, the farmers in
Western Texas turning their attention 70 the rear
ing of sheen thousands of Mexican sheep, says the
Teberaph have recently been driven into our West
ern settlements from the Rio Grsnde, and several large
hock have been brought 10 the counties along the Bra
zos II il estimated that more than 10000 sheep have
been driven into Texas this year. The average increase
OF sheep is about SEVENTH one in term OF I'VE years.
A mixed Mormon and German settlement, OF a town
called Zodiac in the Pierdenaes. four miles from FIRE.
dercksburg IL represented being in highly pros
porous condition. The Mormons number near 200 an
though they have been al the place but about twelve
months have already built saw and grist Mill and
forty frame dwelling houses. Several turning lathes
and other kinds Of machinery, moved by water power
nave been erected They have all kinds OF mechanics
who make everything they want. They have inclosed
about 1000 large part Of which Is cultivated IN
gardens.
Major Neighbors had arrived at Austin from Torrey
trading house and reported the Indians all .uiet