New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-27
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Iess sramp and says Thai he came % bNstOn on the
Al inst being then Lieut. smith OF the Uuied states
Nay" Next he Lieut. &. Hunter. Lieut.
smith patronizcd the fremont Lieut. Hunter the Re-
we're Al livery stable he obtained fine drive with
da.hiug currcle and pair representation that he
wished buy span OF carriage horses At the United
States Hotel he obtained SIMILAR attention, and reward
ed the parties for their kindness by telling them
pretty tough yWns Al q tailoring csia1 i-hm~nt be
wa measured tor Navy uniform at hardware store
De- purchased gun. dirk SC add paid for them .u A
I'D check which ~ course was nth nothing The
store keeper however gave lim so for IT, the dlf-
ference octween the amount OF the b and that re- the
check The Journal farther relates tho dOngs o. th.s
worthy.
Subsequently this. lie the store o. Henry
Gray Co - ndis-t saying hat be- wished purchase
some sHo worm % stores Tor ihe on .er- OF ne Navy
but Al Us tine he concluded bargain he ags.n
called ana d"fns Ac"rFer-aNon win son o. Mr. q az,
length said that be- wished 10 pay friend So bu'
INK that sum by nm, would request loan ~ IT, Offering
ne young man check on the Bunker HI. Bank FOR that
lie vas told tina, their ready funds had u., been depo.
iied and was referred 10 Mr Gray who Al hat moment
entering he store lie made the application %
HIM bat received reply hat The had not he amount by
hlm, but hat ms ifeud' would probably accept the
check The fellow cooly remarked that he d" never
thought ofthai," and Immediately i~ii The store
On sunday last he heard from ~ the L. ) Hotel
being quite un~eil. having registered his Lieut.
l. Taylor Tue Information having reacLed the ears Of
the police officers app. Buiman and PhbrcS ca I'D ~
the hO'. and upon inquiry cited 10 his chamber
where he Vas found lying npcn his bed with female
attendant tanning and bathing his temples.
Mr. Capp upon asking Of me attendant TO the nature
II hc stase was Tod that Cholera and that being
much worse than he 10 the morning, his physcia
had cent for III had been visited the day before by
physician who found that he had an attack Of cholera
mOfbus
Mr. Capp then addressed him. saying that he appeared
quite lli but be wanted hm 70 give up DIRK which he
bedcOthes hs Identical drk and gave u to the officer To-
gcher with the other articles which he had obtained The
officer then asked hm for that $40 bat told that
gone. Seeing hl- gold ach upon the table he
asked he would give hat security for the payment Of
the money, 10 which he consented
de tlen asked officer request Mr. Reid to cali
him. which h. was told could not be done on that day. as
he lived out Of town Then" said be- have hm call TO-
morrow The officers then lefl the house.
scarcely had half hour elapsed when Mr.. CaIp re-
cev.d word nat The phy,cian had been in and upon 90
M 10 the L.euienHns chamber found nsntle-s The
rascal had taken to his heels notwithstanding me severe
The same night he was traced By officer Sarkwesther to
house IS Cambrdee-st where. buta few moments before
The officer arrived, he mad pledged god ring for 81 From
hi. place he followed to The Hanover House. where
The next morning he called at store Of Mr. Chamber.
LAIN Bucksiones where he made contract for 40 casks
of whisky aegi IL 10 be for the Use OF the Navy
He is next beard Of from Long Wharf, where he hired
large pessureboa saying that he belonged to mo irgale
Princeton and party Of ms iello" Officers We're 70 &C
company HIM fishing eNcursion from the Navy ara
The captain Of the proceeded 10 The yard In his boat
having his customer ON board who on ms arrival At the
wharf bade the captain wait n few moments ann
went ashore TINS was about - .sioch' VI ana l,
captain waited until nearly P NJ bat The heulensn'
failed iO return
seas (harestOwu horse aud chase, SAYING mat he
wished 10 20 Lynn Beach. He was subsequently, heard
from at Chelsea Beach, and also at Lynn but he man
aged 10 eude the vigilance o NE The oncefs lie Is de-
.crbed feet IL inches high dark hair and eyes sle n
der built swartny complexion, dressed IN irock coat
aud panIaOOns black satin vest and black slra" nat ali
new.
FROM TDHAs-ADDIrIoNAL.-T Ga'rcston
Cr0n has the following in relation to the Texas Gold
Mines We have account Of Company from Red
River County and the Upper Trinity Counties having
gone to the Washington Mountains in search Of gold.
mas recently learned, from gentleman from Hen
dersOn County that considerable number of this
Company have returned and report that gold Is 10 be-
found ia those mountains in abundance Many Of them
have gone back to the mines, and taken with them
large forces from their plantations.
Ia the town Of Rusk Mr. Rufus Gambler was shot
cad by Gen Joseph l.. IIogg on the 10th u-the dit
hcuty proceeding from ma old grudgc.
PRoCREss IN HOusTON.-1he Mercantile AfrVfisr
says "Thc rates OF freight and passage between his
and the city OF Galveston hsve been reduced some p
per cent. This 10 IN accordance with q with of the
resident stockholders in this city. External influence
however prevented the Directors from acting until this
late day Wharfage Is next TO be reduced abolished
and the city having removed every obstruction TO
free trade can rely upon the support and trade of the
country, without fear OF disappointment Beside
these good moves the city has completed ten miles
of road in various directions, and has succeeded in
draining thirty miles Of the prairie road thereby
greatly improving the avenues leading 10 the city
fouHd lees difficult construct roads than suppos
ed and rothing remains but for us To preserve,
TRADE or BFxAR-'lhe H0usf0H Iagrdph says the
trade between Bexar and the frontier settlements Of
Mexico has been considerable diminished by the Indian
forays and by the traders 1T the towns below Laredo
but this loss has been than pcnsation by the
trade with the army Many Of the posts on the from
tier west of the Colorado, furnished with goOds
and stores through BexaT. Provisions also furnish
ed TO the posts by the citizens of that town Hence
extensive and lucrative trade has sprung up between
and the frontier posts and settlements 1t is said that
more than two hundred persons are almost constantly
engaged in the transportation OF goods and military
from the to BeNar, and from this town 10
the frontier posts
ANOTHER EXPLORING PARrY-lt is said that party
of Typographical Engineers has been sent out by,Gen
Harvey 10 explore the route to II Psso by the head oil
san saba. According to the representations OF Major
Neghbors this the and beet route To the up
per valley OF the Rio GIande and although Govern
ncnt trains have been the route recommended
10y Lieut. Whiting Col Harvey considered that 1t was
important that the relative advantages OF each route
should be sscertained before the military road IS com
menced The Houston Telegraph has been informed 10y
gentleman from New Brauntels that the route by the
san Saba designated by Major Neighbors is about
sixty miles than the route by Las Morss 1t Is
also better furnished with water and good grazing