The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-09
HOUSTON. TYxAS. Dec. Z. l84H.

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Military Indulgence - Professional Men The
Wsathe-Potit,cs- Emigration Np Towss
--BSu~as, &C., &c.
Since my last, under date LIST instant, nothing Of
much interest has tTansplred in this region. The
shocking bad weather still continues; footpaths
and roads are almost impossible.
-Four companies of the Second Dragons, COM
manded by Lieutenant Colonel Fauntleroy, passed
through here a few days since, en- route for
Austin On the day they started, 1t ralned a
perfect deluge, and the weather has continued
bad ever since. General Twiggs left, several
days afterwards, In the stage. with his aids !;
but, owing 10 the bad state of weather aud
roads, he did not get SO far as Austin He is,
served, in my hearing, that he suffered more in his
short trlP, Than he would during five years In
Mexico. The General, immediate " on his return,
lett Galveston In the steamer Tor New Orleans.
The city is abundantly supplied Numerically
with physicians and lawyers. The former had
busy time during the past season the latter are
complaining of dull times and no fees The medi-
cal faculty and the bar weak in point of talent.
or anything like adventures, that 1t Is difficult to
make up letter that will interest you or your
readers.
So far, we have had very unpleasant winter
continued rains and bad weather. For several
days, severe norther has been blowing, accom-
panied by heavy rain and sleet. The trees, yes
telday, were covered with iclcles.. Owing to
I so mudT ta Wns% s
out Is obliged to be provided with mud boots drawn
over his pants: the sidewalks not being generally
paved, II IS like wading through soft mud ankle
deep. The mud, however, soon dries up after
it stops raining but sometimes it rains for forty
days and forty nights.
We have several saw.mllls, which furnish lum-
her sufficient for the demand, at $l5 per M.
M Both timber and bricks are inferior. An
enterprlsing Yankee is attempting to make stone
ware, and will probably be successful. An iron
foundry IS Just established, which will do well:
one at Galveston is dong good business.
This is decidedly one of the most monotonous
places that you can imagine rarely an occurrence
dlsurbs the daily routine of things-seing goods,
buying cotton, grumbiing at bad roads, low prices,
NC, are pretty much the engrossng subjects of con-
versatlon. We had little excitement at the cleo.
ton, it being the first time the denzens had voted
as wings and democrats. The Taylor men aston
ished the natives, and General Houston by this
time has discovered that there are more than SIX
wings in Texas.
Two vessels, within few days, have arrived at
Galveston (several more expeced) from Hamburg,
with 2O4 emgrants they came on their own ac-
count, and will settle in the interior of the State
Judging from their appearance they will constitute
very desirable accession to our population. A
part of them have arrived here in the steamer S.
M. Wl'hams; others will go by the "Yacht" to-
Port Lavaca or Indian Point. BY the by, your
correspondent from the latter place has been rather
romancing in his late letter to you. l merely
remind him to tell the truth, the whole truth, Nc,
IN his next
Nothing had been heard from COL Hays at San
Antoine on the 2Slh ult You may remember that
he started some time back, with party of so men,
to explore a route to chihuahua: fears are enter
tanned for their safety.
There are some four or five new tewns started
on the Texas side OF the Rio Grande-mere mush-
rooms--Just such as Corpus Christi was and is
but without capital, as Uncle Sam Is no longer
banker The many accounts you read, of great
dongs and Intentions at Corpus Christi, are all
pufls, pufls
Cash capital is very much wanted in this CITY,
those forming the mercantile community brought
little or no means to this country and have always
been pressed: as their business increases, their
wants keen pace. Money freely commands from
to s per cent per month"; with good security: de-
mand much greater than the supply. If any of your
readers have few thousand dollars unemployed,
will guarantee them the former rates, and salts
factory security.
In my next will endeavor to give you short
sketch of some of our leading men-ther origin,
progress, success, &c.