The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-28
Late from Texas.

By the arrival here last night. of the steamship
Portland, Captain Place, from Lavsea via Galveston,
having left The latter port the 18th inst, We have
Galveston papers to the 18th. inclusive.
1t is with infinite that record the death Of
the 9TH instant OF cholera that fell disease having
made its appearance in that city under its gravest
type, carrying of very large number Of its inhAbik
ants.
The Cipilian, of the 18th instant has the following
In reference to election movements in Texas:-
We assured on good authority that Colonel n.
Bell has concluded to become candidate for the Once
Of Governor and not for Representative in Congress-
The race for Congress to be narrowed
down to Judges Pilsbury and Williamson In the
present aspect of the question there be doubt
any nomination will be made by the convention a.
tempted to be held ut Washington. Too small NUM-
Der OF counties are represented in that body to give
validity to q nomination The recOmmendsti0a
Of the convention Of of the candidates already in
the field might assist him but the nomination Of
would scarcely be- received with favor by the
people Of the district.
The Hon. James Webb is also candidate for Go
The San Antonio Tsran. of the Goth April stated
that there had been upwards of hundred deaths from
cholera up to that time Only few of the names
sven. Among them notice that OF Mr. Lucien NJ.
Trucheart from Galveston. report comes by way OF
Lava,a, that Mrs. Shelton also late Of Galveston, y
dead
Bessrs. M. Cronican and E. Wilcox and Mr. NJ r.
Mallom formerly Sheriff of Bexar county, also died a
Mr. James Campbell 1t is stated in the Western Tes
has recently arrived ut San Antonio from the RE
Grande some thirty miles above Presdo at the point
where three companies of u troops station
ed and reports that everything Is prosperous and the
country healthy No cholera has reached that high
on the Rio Gran9e The spot selected for the en-
campment Is represented as q beautiful and healthy
location.
The Victoria 4drocote the following extract from
private letter from San Antonio.
News from the ella says that there Is q largo party
ofmen there digging god and that they find in great
abundance.
The .adrscae says the Galveston News, does not
youch for the correctness Of tho abeve but gold 10
to be found the ella, many believe the truth q
the matter will BIZ established by the emigrsno
travelling that way to California.
The American bark Isabella, Capt Isaac Preble, AZ
Bath Me- arrived off Galveston on the 7th inst In bal
last with one hundred and thirty emgrants from
TOrquay Devonshre. Eng6nd-having had u passage
OF fifty days. These emixrants mechanics and far
and to the State with the Intention Of SET
On their arrival they found the defunct Aad
they themselves were In much embarrassment how to
act The Netcs suggests that the citizens OF Galveston
devise Of aordng relief TO the English
emigrabts.
The C.riisn denies the authenticity of the report
going the round of tho papers, that Texas is afflicted
with the plague Of locusts There few insects
about Austin. perfectly harmless, which gave rise to
the unfounded rumor about locusts.
The Portland ports that the yacht arrived at Cal
weston Sunday morning, ut A Nj. She passed the
steamer Fanny Sunday, the 18th inst. at p. NJ,
seventy miles east Of Galveston and steamship Globe
on Monday the 14th. At noon.
The Nlontauk arrived Mt Galveston on Sunday 18th
inst, eighteen days from New York; on the 9th lost
man overheard.
PASSENGERS THE PoRTLAND.-Mrs. Axton and chds
Mrs. Cumminger Mrs Borden j. q. W heeler and lady;
Mrs. Graves, Mir. Glascock and lady; MIR. Reed and
lady; Messrs Ingram. Richardson, Farson. Morrsi
Chalmers. Herbert, Michon, Cavanagh Bllow, Andy,
Penny Reilly. Waggrandt Boseman Desidy, Fisher,
HOtcbkiss, Greene, Allen, Gordon, Sanford, Veddee,
Ewing, and ten on deck.