The Arkansas banner., 1849-05-08
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By lhe asssvsI of tse sfea rslip Palmetto. Csr9 enifh. we have papefs from Galvesioa of Friday iast. but we ptesame fhe boat leie on Sunday 0E Moadsy. Prem the cisiliAa Of the 3eth inss., Me esIl several intesestiAg issas,-- sicsguss.
 4 letter tsom heavy planter la krsxoris eounty so commercial house here, written on Monday morning, speaks Of heavy frost ia that region she nigAl previous. greatly njarng the growing ection. cane. and eofn. it says the extent Of the damage could noi then be aseefiained.
 The Teiegraph states that whIte fscsi ccenred al Houston on the night of the 18th inss. The next mcraing the rOofs, l==eee, Sc. Ae. Inc appearances ol being covered with sBow. We fear that the eropsef the coast haze suffered.
 The Western FexAn reports the return fo San An. tonio of Lieais- Bryan and MickIer. ToPog- apheai The oops which 10 have been staIsohed there, are noi al the PEexdio. aeecnRi of the aRpfodae- live soil. Sxhich appears to yield nothing for the nOarishmeai or shelter oi either man beast. The camp has beea essabhshej for the present al the Pss0 de los Justss, near the Eagle Pass The party of engineers, the way in, met many goiG hanteTs oa their way 10 Caligornia. Most ef them go by San Fernando and thence throagh iO Nszaiian.
 The San Antonio paper continues 10 mention the almost daily departure of parties from that city sOt the gold regioA
 Capt H. J. ofFutt. for some years citizen of Gal weston Island died last night al the Tremen house, of dIopsy, He was a native ot Kentucky, but went to Mexico 10 Assist the patriots in the revolt from Spain. He resided al the city of Mexico al the time of the breaking out Of the Texan fevo!u- ton, and was expelled fsoR the nstioa in conse- qaence of his sympathy with the people Of ihis country. His life was one of macy and strange veissitases and AAv~ntare., ard his history. taify written would rival in interest many tales of 6eton He was A man of integrity and anbounded hospital ity and kindness of heart
 Harvey kendrek, Esq, an old Texan, well known in The West, died few days since, al his residence in Ma'agofda rounty, sged hi'y-seveaI The Western Texan reports the death of Mir. F s. BreedeA oI La Grsnge, from cholera, st San An tonic No other mention IS made oi cholera at that place.
 4 Mexican, residing on the Alamo side of ths river San Anionic was killed few Dights sinee by a blow upon the head ffom a stone, thrown by some person unknown.
 A gentleman who arrived here by land ffon CamaTgo reports that the cholera IS prevailing tS a considerable extebt in all that region of Mexico Al Monterey it has proved quite taai; but We have TO information ss 10 the number oi deaths. Mr James Conger, late cf Houston, died on the kic Grande a short time since, from the effects of cho era as was believed though the attack of that dis ease had been checked upon hiTn.
 1 The Galveston News ct the l7th has ihe follow ing article on the recent frost: # The weather on Sunday and Sunday night wa! about as cold and aai;e uncomfortable any wc haze had during the winter. We understand Ina some of the ieRderest vegetables ot our garden: slightly hipped with the fIoSi, and fears art entertained that the cane Tn Fosny places IS ruined We seriously in apprehension that fuller sc' counts will confifn worst fears on the subject \ gentleman arrived from Virginia Point state thai there hoar frost al That place lAsi night An old settler of Texas says that it is nineteen years since he las knoWn such severity of cold a this of ihe year Vegetation then kIlle, by frost on the 18th of April