New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-19
Yurther from Texas.


southern Mail yesterday, tsks the following inter
..ins items Of iutegeres regarding the state and lie
,ro,pec,,, with ltte later peVs from the wichita
COD oiggers and toe parties Of overland enisrsn"
s.s.ug throUga Texas on their way 10 the Mines
sEATE or CONTINENTAL puolc meeting held IN
Al. tovb OF Marshal tne Z3in tit adopted Eesou'
toos rocOmmeodstOIy OF Convention ~ Austin olf'
pz the ensuing session VI toe Legislature, 10 tsAs NJ
confederation Ihe question OF the removal Of IT, 80
o. Government ir'Sn Austin. On ais point me IiDt
k0s,HS Ser has tne following fe-f' ar en. -, -
ID mat the removal Of The seat Of 4nhrh' rom
lsssio viii Inevitably lead 70 divs'n on 'S ole'T'
sod ss the AsSiczn poPuiaon 10 ias' - I,I IT,
ipg, there 10 reason 70 spDrehend tnHt 1hS 1910
Syision will become rec III state a. mus enc ger
lbe serviie Institutions IN tho Eastern o'si.n lne'e
tears entirely without i)4hd-ob' "a. 'DVy az
probADly esGFQcrard Ia the eastern c2ebuos !. -
.as.t that o-gsrcs the most serious sttsuaon Oh our
ep1srs ana we uast 10 will be acted upon wiz Rat
elaboration snd csution that 1t deserves.
The Hfqt,efQl BqA1a IA az article Recommending
thsl town AZ to- future seat ~ Government DIVIDES
ne state into three sectious-West Of the Brszos-
East Of the Trnity-5,tveen the broz and Iiiti.J
Il PAso The san Antonio Hts'Tn Z ran has IT,"
further part usrH II received there fron II
p.so: o. the upper or COncnO route the California
ENTRANTS who Ter vita Cap. Thompson net tn 10
thcUlti1s Whatever, except toOse Incident - route
.nicb I'D never before been tTAye.ef, lDr Oh The
asin NEE, with sAy oostructDns by way q me LeOls
md 80 M0rss Mr. Gardner, who le't our city come
months siIce tor l. pasp, weot through Ia H. dsys liz
oonp snOn having lett hin a. sne head Of the Leons he
travelled the whole distance from that p0iGs Aorc He
zss attacked by small party Of Indians tbs only In
disos the rOuts-@hJfn, toT-yer, hs man
wed 10 escape.
All accounts concur IN representing tae country IL
the negbDorbood OF FL Paio, sOOunccs "a pleasant
nsle,y snd delicious fruits 6fspes and peaches u q
vsiy 'uyenor quality said q b. very sDun1Ant
lnOugn the vnt ge was over when tns tram rescnoo
thu Psss there scarcity Of the former. Toe ~
bsotsns appeared be ho.pitsbe and knd, soo even
invited tins soldiers % gather whs,ever grapes they de-
sired. There ar also sPples aud p~srs II g'cd
qDsliy.
are sald 70 be sca-Cs In tns RIO Grand3 Valley -
The post ~ E PssO must necessarily be suPphedffOm
his point oT ihe next year or t~c ais "uI produce
tbs necessity Of some three or four rama during the en-
spiDg year
The yes,ern T.14E has also the following 10 relation
70 other California emigrsnts CspL Ben GreysOn had
died at san Francisco after extraordinary run u
good luck lie old settler IN Texas aud SCI cd
through the Mexican Tbs report oi Tue uisssa
OF Muen and bis party Oh their route - Caiiof
MA has proved untrue letter hsd been received
from himself announcing tn sale arrival u bis parry
~ San francisco.
PASSPORTS There has been consife's II excite
ment prevailing On the Mexican side Of the ryer aGd
% some sxten, on toe American says the B,OnRsris
to9 o. Oct "a on the subject OF the 10 eht ORDER re-
60 vsd by tne authorities of M.tsmOrOs from the Con
sr1l Government OF Mexico 10 entJTce the P-tsporl
Law requiring all pc sons coming Ii o. on ie4vog the
Moxiosn territory 10 psy ~ fors passport Inis Is"
bss .. Ia existence for some time bat has not teen
enforced la TACT Il has been treated rs obsolete -
This attempt will prove f,ilure.
NAVIGATION OF THE RIO GRAEOE--THE Duty or
CoNGkrss There are lew things, says the seine pa
per of greater interest 10 the Government Of ths Uni
led stsIe. than the improvement OF the navigation
ths RIO Grundo Our treaty with MoScO OBiig.s Ds 10
resrain the varOus trb-s Of lndi.ns within Dor
der, from Nssres.i upon that public. TIE trou
bles vito these tribes have not yet begun Some faint
symptoms Of disturbances have, 1t isuue been mali
tested portions OF Mexico have been visited by the.e
kaaI 81
ve,y ostshins OF Brownsville yet there mas been
any general movement concert OF action among
them--Ibis will come la Tune.
IL has been 90 ia every part of country and will
eostnuo 10 De the same, while the lodisn character
mains unchanged small outlay by the Government
you render the river Davs great distance stove
Laredo indeed to- If not above the Psso del NOTte ard
would thus fur ish cheap, sale aud cOmmodiOus
10 the heart OF the Indian country tor men, subs.sBoe
and oil munitions war, beside route to that extent
toward California and the Intermediate points between
the Gull 1T Mexico aud tho Pacific which would tie
spsedy led up with hardy and enerprising pioneers
Tn would DO tho route too, by which all this Northern
Meyicsn States would be supplied with toe pro iucts
o, American tkil and Industry returning to US millions
of the dollars of sold d silver which are ANNUALLY
mined in these sections Of Mexico vast trade H.
WOOL hides and other products OF these regions wOu ID
ind their way 20 market aud would add al almost IL
csJculsble amount to the business Of our country
1HE NV CRY or BROwNsvtLLg-Ei Ban Pablic0
Of Matamofos Ia an article on the growth and advan
ages OF the houfshng new city Of Browsvrle, says
Tnis new city on the RIO Bravo, and opposite Mats
moros and which scarcely numbers XisIence Of
hurteen months, has already taken pOsitOn among
commercial msr,s of the second order
The port OF Brszos 81 Jsgo is al ali times TO be seen
full Of vessels With rich csrgoes destn ior Browns
Vile, and there 10 weekly steamship arriving from
New Orleans, carrying the United States mail We
know from reliable sources tina, tor ore year the I'm
pOrtAtiOns into Brownsville have been 81 100000 ysTds
Of cotton sooos the value 81 000O0 there sno doubt
whatever that these goods have not been consumed H.
Brownsville, nor is there a doubt 10 their having
been introduced csndesiiney into our country. II
these goods had paid the moderate duty Of two cents
per yard our national treasury would have received
into his golfers ell 32 600 instead whereof the amount
received Ia this marine Custom House, 10 scarcely
$4,000 The prosperity and Improvement OF Browns
Vile. due TO the protection received by lis com
from the liberal institutions OF the Government
OF the United States and tha teuscity Of our Genera
Congress. In maintaining prohiboIy and other laws
opposed TO the true interest OF Mexico.
large meeting was held lately at BroWpsvile Tor
the purpose OF Learning the views OF Col Howard,
member Of Congress elect the general subjects 81
interest the vslloy Of the Rio Grande The Col eX.
pressed hmsel in favor of the gres, Psc dc Railroad
OF & line of msils,eam9rs from Neworleanf 70 tue
mouth OF Rio Grende aud Of the Improvement Of the
lsttsr river and also In favor of the Tariff VI sio
Col. n. will represent most important district.
WICHITA GOLD HUNrKks-A gentleman who re.
Gently arrived from the Red River says the Houston
SIa, hss Informed We that about three hundred men
are slll at the Wichita Mountsns engaged in mining
tits said that the mineral they first mstook for gold
aust was yeilo" mica OUT they nave lOund otnef min
erals that are valuable. Whist these minerals are Is
not stated, but IL 10 supposed that they quicksilver
Mr.. Kendall mentions In hs Santa Fe sketches that
Carlos the guide, and Brenol ltalsn, found spe
clmeDs of quicksilver that very Iich aud they
deserted the company In these Mountains Possibly
they deserted because they intended To raise accompany
10 WORK the mines
NKwspArxA MArrKAs A portion of the AmGIooG
FIG OF Brownsville 10 to be converted into Spanish
paper 90 that the Msxcsns ever the River may read
ana understand. Toe FesfvH T,iGH OF San Antonio
has entered upon s second volume is the pioneer
~ the Press in this former Wilderness Of West"rE
Texas. The establishment of toe T,,ds Uier at ssh
Augustine has been sold 20 Messrs. f F Benion aud
fHee. Tie publication Of the psper will BE- cont lGed
under The name and devoted 10 the politics
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