The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-18

brought by the Galveston which we published In last
evening edition. give the following from the mall:
Austin Is said to be ST. adily improving They have
there excellent schools for males and femsestne
former under the Of Mr. Fsnning the
latter Of Miss Trask They appear sanguiAe in the
ticpation that Austin may yet be the head OF navga
tion on the Colorado The people interested" says
the Democrat have set themselves to work in spirit
that guarantees the speedy removal of every obstruc
tion as far as this point" lAustin)
We take the following, In reference to wool growing
in Texas from the Galveston News, of the 3lst ult
Three thousand five hundred sheep, belonging o ex-
President Anson Jones' passed through segun on the
25th ult. They were Ia charge of Mexican shepherds
on their way to Dr. Joness farm in Washington ooun
ty, tor which he had them purchased in Mexico. II
treated with ordinary care think the doctor may
reasonably expect to realise handsome profit his
investment Woolsrowing is evidently destined to
become in few ysars one o. the b mesy ssna
cislly adapted to sheep raising
The Western Ttran of the 2eth ult states that the
mail from Port Lavaca was lost in the Guadalupe river
on the 22d. The mail was small one.
The Western Teran announces the intelligence that
Capt Willsey Of Brownsville whose wife was abducted
by the Indians from his rancho, some fifteen miles from
that place. has been fortunate enough to md her at
German settlement west Of Castrovle. She had made
her escape from the Jndans her back was much lace
rated by the whip other instrument OF casti
cation. - . -
Bonham Adrers of the 18th inst says that recently
nearly every day has brought its train Of mounted
through that place. on their way to the Wichita
Mountains and that men enough to organize q new
county will be searching every nook among them before
the rains set in Report says that the party Of Mr.
Montague now IN the are ga.hsrng goiS MI
Montague himself on what we consider reliable au-
thority.
The Houston Telegraph of the I'd inst says that it is
happy learn that the citizens of Washington county
who had formed league to ferret out and punish the
persons in that section pcaed with the gang Of
gro thieves have agreed to undergo Judicial trial 1t
was at first intended to apply Lynch law to them
Messrs. Grsssmeyer and Carter have commenced ope-
rations the Colorado raft agrseaby to the PROPOSE
lions submitted to the late convention Hopes are en-
terned that the navigation of the river will be open
ed before next winter.
large and fourshing Indian village has lately been
established on the Brazos, about two hundred miles
above the frontier settlements About 400 hundred ia
miles have settled at this point and most of them
engaged In agricultural employments. These Indians
remarkably friendly to the whites, and are under
the superintendence of Major Neghbors Their chiefs
have reay adhered to the treaty that was made year
or two since and have restrained their warriors from
engaging in any forsys upon the frontier settlers
The Corpus Christi Star, the 2Sth ult has the fol-
lowing On Friday of last week Mr. Dryer left here
for Laredo with several wagons loaded with merchan-
disc, taking with him small escort from the Rangers
ON Sunday night an express arrived from him, sta
ting that he beseiged at the arroyo San Fernando
by party Of fifty or sixty indians, and requesting as
sistsnce, A detachment of fifteen men, under COM
mand Of Lieut. Rankin started tor his relief early the
next day.
gives some further particulars Of the arrest and punish
ment of the Negro thieves who have caused SO much
excitement in that region OF late In addition the
facts, which have already published, 1t appears
that when Short, the prisoner, lately brought from
Natchez, taken to BRENNAN, he was examined be-
sion He vulged the Of many citizens living In
Fsyette and Houston Cos as implicated, with large
short another of the clan was taken BRENNAN,
about weeks since, and report says was execnted
according to the direction Of Judge Lynch They state
that Absalom Bostwick who was killed at La Grange
by Gen MayGeld, guilty of some Of the blacklist
deeds on record That he engaged In establishing
countereting apparatus large scale in one Of the
western counties and that he had laid plot to have
two gentlemen named Taylor and Ledbetter living near
Round Top in Fayette county In order
for tbar0 f hess vi aims
named Mclaughlin, taken about two weeks since,
and suffered the death of malefactor, Ruters
vile. He confessed to crimes OF the deepest stain
said he was such an old and hardened offender that
there hope for hm-his prayer nor any others,
would be Of avail He purchaseds bible and prayer
book to presented to his children with the request
that he wished them to be raised by some honest man
There Is chain Of desperate villains better organized
than that Of Murrels extending from the Rio Grande
to Mssouri and the only efectua way to break them
up is for the citizens to commence war OF extermna-
ton. We have no doubt that many lonely traveller
has been murdered and robbed by this clan for 1t sp
pears that their creed is to do any thing for money
THr Posr Orrrcr DrrIcULrIEs IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The following letters from the Post Once Department
are reply letters from the counsel Of the Postmas
ter Sparta who arrested for refusal to deliver
said letter without the authority OF the ut
p. o. DEPARTMENT, APPOINTMENT OFFICE
sn-In answer to yours Of the 10th you are inform
ed that attempts have been made In Congress to pass
laws to prevent the circulation Of what was termed
passed The Postmaster General Is therefore, power
less in the matter, and must leave the whole subject
TO the discretion Of postmasters under the authority
Of the State government
FITZ HENRY WARREN,
Second Assistant p. NJ General.
To SIMPSON Bono, Esq.
r. O. DEPARTMENT, July 80, 1s49
DEAR Sra Yours Of the It'll inst, informing me Of
your imprisonment by the authority Of South Carolina
for declining to deliver letter which you held as
Postmaster, to any one but the person to whom the
same addressed or to his order daily received
As the matter stands 1t would seem to involve
question law and possibly, alconict Of Jurisdiction
proper to be settled by the legal tribunals. 1t has
therefore been referred to the Attorney General Of the
United States who will to you the proper
course to be taken on the subject.
J. COLLAMER, Postmaster General.
To Gro. w. ii. Lroe, Esq