New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-21
Infer from Texas.

The steamers Palmetto from Galveston and tho
Globe from the Brszos, have arrived at New Orleans
with later news from Texas The steamer 3 NJ WI
Ilsms Capt H. Bald sin, with ll2 hhds OF sugar end
$50 bbls moasses was driven ashore on The beach
near Galveston on the 5ih mat. and was totally
wrecked. There no passengers on board and no
lives lost The oal loss of the vessel and cargo IL
estimated at about l6OOO-mosi OF which is probably
covered by insurance. Capt Baldwin was chief owner
Of the vessel
Capt Arnold. u. S. A. Intends to establish military
depot at Houston.
fhe prospect of tho crop is represented to be
uncomnonly fine So every part of the state from
which we have accounts.
rise of twenty ieet hss taken place 10 the Brszos
River and there 10 every probability that the nsviss
ton for steamboats, will remain open until June, at
least.
The San Antonio WesieR Tcr0a OF the 22j ut says
Pour gentlemen arrived In town sst evening in four
or Ave days from Preside del Rio Grande They were
a part Of = company that leit Corpus Christi six or
seven weeks since for California, about the time Mr.
Peoples left We learn that this company were more
than month the road between Corpus Christ aud
the Preside, and that they suffered much for want OF
water and provisions and that the road In many places
was found 10 be almost impossible One OF this party
OF four Mr. Coote Of Msssschusetts was accidentally
wounded by shot gun while on the Rio 1irande, and
was brought to this city to obtain medical aid
From the paper extract the following items
Monk KmLrNo-Oo Thursday night 22d of March a
few angry words having passed between Mr Howell II.
Bigham and Benjsmin Likins, In this city, the latter
drew pistol and commenced INJECTING blows with
the barrel Of IL upon the head of Mr. bigham, who
being himself unsrmed, except with small pocket
kne closed In with his antagonist and gave him sew
esa slight wounds upon tho neck. Capt Coleman
being present rushed between the combstsnis,
endeavoring TO separate them, but moment Al
ter a pistol was fred by another Individual pres
ent-a Mr.. Gillespie, a friend OF Likins-simed
with the intention OF king Bighsm. The ball missed
Bishsu, but passed through the right arm of Captain
Coleman, nflctng severe wound. and then lodging
IN the head OF Mr. Likns killing him on the spot The
affair invest gted the next day by the proper au
thorites Gillespie confessng the part he bad taken in
A. but managed to make his escape on horseback be-
fore the examination was closed, and has not bean
heard Of since.
pears that Mr.. Bigham had acted from the commence.
mont OF the difficulty in sefdeienco, and he there
fore fully and unqushnedy discharged.
CHoLKRA AT MArAaosos.-The BrorNsvine F'4s
of the 9th lost says 10 with deep feelings OF graft
ncation that that the cholera has within
the last few days nearly disappeared from our neigh
boring city Mstsmoros There are few places that have
suffered so severely from the dreadful scOurge The
number OF deaths Ia computed at about thousand
which 10 about twenty tive per cert OF the population
Under the obituary head Of the Flag We snnOunc
ed the death OF the following persons 90 the o,h OF
March, John Kinney, native of Bristol Bucks county,
Pa on the 2ist Samuel ONeale, nsuve OF Florida
and John Burns Of the state Of NewNork, both
officers on the steamer Tom Mckinney, on which
they died ON the 10Th, Richard schuyler, OF West
Troy. N. Y. aged - on the SSi jane +. wife OF
J. w. Powers on the 3lst Margsre,ts pssinc, and Oh
the % April Mrs. Mary Anne Devine' the former the
daughter the latter the wife Of Thouss Devioe on
the eesh March p P. schuyler, Of West Troy, n. N. .
and on the eth Robert X Graham ofoNorth Argyle
Washington county, NY
TosAcco The American Consul a, Msismoros has
received Official advices from Mr.. Clifford American
Minister at Mexico that tobacco introduced into Mex
60 under American occupation, would be allowed
gaiss the same ss other mereh~ndse As s1srsniieo
BY the Treaty and ns, orders 10 that enec1 hsa nen
tssued Nevertheless the Mexican suthorihes at Msts
dscfne acting IN the matter II 10 true they have
taken an account OF the obseco in store there but they
state that they have no order 20 allow 10 De removed
FaoN Cosrvs CHusrt AND LAvAcA-The GalrsstoR
Rs~s Of the 9th says; The steamship Fanny arrived
today from the above ports. We regret 10 learn OF
accounts of the eholers at Lsvecs We are informed
that the number OF desths amount Abou; twelve
hut ~ was thought 90 be Sbstipg There had been one
case Of cholera st 81 Josepos Island brought here by
ths Fsnay AT Corpus Christi there had been no cases
of cholera The Essex Mining aud Trading Company
nnmheriss thirty enc leit Corpus Christ; the sls
for California Trade 10 exceedingly dull at Corpus
Christi, In consequence of The eholers ON the Rio
0rsnde.
s.ve This sferaoon for Houston where they hope TO
procure mues or horses for their overland route to
California -
ha~. determned 40 learn 10 take passage 10 Port
Iavsca, and thence 10 San Antonio.
TYR Committeas OF Invest CATION 10
sit daring and 10 report a. the next ses'n
have been appointed by the Assembly In saeh sreS'
pumeers asare employment and fees ior lst &c
uumber OF its Members Committees hsve been sp
pointed on tnexpendures for the Geological survey
and Natural History OF the State 10 look inio the s1ss
of usion College snd other Committees too nnner-
-. a, r,snton- lRrcbester Advertiser.
The sother Committees too numerous to men
tion.' amount to oHS There were but three Com
mittees appointed beside the Committee % exam
inc the Treasurers accounts, which the "a" re
ouirss, wig, The Committee IN regard 70 the va
tara History, which cannot De engSseu ','o'g Susn
,hi,tv davs. the Committee in regard 10 Union
CoIlese. which can dispatch its business IN bort
nisht: and the Comnittee IN regard to Assess
nenss, which is limited to twenty days. Inc Loco
Foco press must be hard pushed when II has re-
courss 70 these silly exaggersron''
(Nbsny Evening Jeprnh.