The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-16

o. hsssschusetts to whoa hts always open.
In all his dinner parties Lee had proportion o. clsr
gymen.
INTERESTING FROM rExAs.-Cy TIE arrival here yes
terday morning O. the steamship Galveston CANAAN
Crane, from Galveston the 4th instant we have re-
CT we'd the Coian and Ca-ee OF that port to the date
OF her departure, inclusive.
The Legislature hau been much occupied with the
Santa Ne question resolution had been In troduccd,
propo ipg that 3 copmittee OF the two houses. ous
from the Senate and two {. ON the House should be-
selected TO go on to Washington City and ascertain the
feelings OF the general te subject Of
SAINTS re, and also TO elicit the probability OF the 60
nment POI ch pg the territory &c. Is said that
the government will through the Legislature, assume
open, Fl. rs and decided sand; and will take such
acton upon the subject will show that what Texa1
hes won by the swsrd can only be wretsd from her by
On the 2sth ult the court house and jail and all the
public records in Jasper cocYy we're burned. 1t was
fgppoeed to have been done by Mr. Williams whom
Judge Poberts liau Imprisoned for ome offence during
court He has been arrested on suspicion. The value
OF the property considerable and the difficulties
end dangers resulting IRON the law suits may be i'm
Tenae. IT is supposed to be a. least 100000.
large bed Oh lake o. s3lt Aas BEEN Uncovered about
sixty miles northwest o. Georgetown aud ninety miles
from Austia. The salt Is remarkably pure. Thirty
kettles ana salt pans aIe already or1ered for drying
On the 18th inst ,nt tt steam propeller Jerry Smith,
employed as lighter IN Lavaca aud Matlsolda Gays,
in couj ctou with the New O.,esus packets burt
her steam chimney. fc3liiog the engineer John KIM
nell bsuIy tbatle died in three hours and also In
jprng fireman muou that no hopes entertained
of HIS recovery AT the time OF the accident the Jerry
Smith was bound for LaVaca, and IL occurred when
bCtu detained VI the latter point two account
OF heavy weather No othe. person hurt aud very
Timing uaHote Wa sus.sptu III the ~ooo "ork 81 tns
vessel none by the hall. She hau no passengers on
boald, we Understand.
We take the following extract Of a letter from tho
Calves ON Ciriiian OF the 9th pltimo
BRA4oaiA Country, Nov &c, 1S49.
This is busy season in oui county; all classes and
Connexions OF men have active employment, and every
seems Industrious Mechanics are in great de-
MAJ "a: lcn brick wood work In preTe51;
VIC, ,il en- ale few and wages high.
Ia HI q
plaute- who this section makes ecarcs half crop
while IA the lower plrt OF the county the result has
been much vofEe. The notion begins to pleva, gene
rally that sugar Is remuneIsting and certain
crop than cotton has proved The planter struggles
sugar Gsens 10 be naturally adapted to both Our
soil and climste The experience of the last feor
viz :1s46, AZ sS, 's9-has demonstrated this fact
ard it 70 probable tba; QUE the ext years
viii be likewise favorable crop years for
There a'e several very fine eu;ar houses IN the
you will sc3roe hrd one in hupdted. Inc y'eu this
| year is hardly so gieos n, was obtained 1873. Still
the result Is very Profitable In no Other branch OF
agriculture do investments pay GO large Dividend a,
| the sugar planter receives.
IIetuboinsd is from the Houston Telegraph, OF the
! och uit:
rir James Simmop, arrived in town Thu sdsy,
on his return igom FL Paio lie came through from
thai place 10 FIede1icksburg IN COM any With only
two men NO hottie indaus "eie seen on their rou O..
4 They came through VI twenty one days. Mr. Simmons
vssd %,S s,n The "sss, All hgh
reported that the Coternmer. tain on the route from
San Antonio TO ~ faso We de- rcd several weeks,
owing TO the ry condit GA OF the ptsiiies Many Of
the niyiauts who ssteG ut I'll Paso pleased WITH
the couHny, anu teyersl sse engaged Ia mercantile
/ but,ness.
The late accounts from FL raso fesm Chihuahra,
snG non Santa lie, oil repre- cut that tie Aplcies
have bee ome hostile 20 TIE Americans end the con-
bint tribes iron the Oagauoe moanta,us east o. II
Paso to the mou, OF the Gila river, ratchny for
opportunities to sveuge os the loss OF many
OF their warriors who Lfye alen ~ S,apy ski piS0@
with the ~nligisuts The Kioway1 o. No.thegu Texas
are probably aho acting with the Apacoss. Ten or
Twelve OF The sdisns we're killed SOME weeks s'nee be-
low FL psto, by Texan e-uigrsnts this has
perattd all the Dinds ia that section.
These spgiug IN tie mountain ch aias around Chi.
husbua have slo been exasperated to i.ighuul ex-
tent by the Wholesale bG,chsres perpos By me.
icsos under the sanction OF the STATE goveroneats OF
! Cbibuskpa aud Durango Tho.e ct Santa fs have
craacscd and several OF the Warriors slain by the
u 5 tooPs there is IA well known thai when nosti.
hiies have once commenced with Indians, they eau
never be Tacihee unleSs subduea by defeat peace
IL pu1eha by them 20. Loo, OF their
waIiois. Thee IDdisns have lost many warriors
thPt AZ is by probable that they will accept
any presents that the government val be disposed to
grant 20 purchate peace. There appears 70 be al
pei these by frce to 10, peace The forces
row ON the borderl Of the Apache country made.
quste for this purpose The military ndess at
Santa have been PEELED TO call for volunteers 20
resist the nvssions eft the savsges there. aud the
forces al III Paso have hitherto been able only
on The defensive. The government should AZ
send nm overwhelming force dr. Getty uto the lndi,a
country, and then they may he induced TO sue for
peace without fling a gnu " this predatory war ~
continued much longer, bundseds Of emisrant, may
fall unoer the tomabawks aud scapug knives OF these
pefhdious ssvsges -Neio Orisaas Pieayune, Dee 7.
Arrival TIE STEAMsHIF ALsrAnA AT New OzS
LrANs. ThoAf tH.GfFg - 4 he Steamship Alabama Cars
right sr,vrd last nirg from Ch81rss which port
che lett the 10Th ult she brings $500 900 ia gold
Cost sro TIE pat.er gers whose names given beow
Died. on load the Alabama the 81 last ia lat.
n y. long ~ as 20 w Mr.. TIessott Of ilino.
st Louis . or 20 yesII ofage MIR H. was ~ previous
30 bis departure isom California aud aivied by
his trends not TO undertake TIE Journey. Ills effects
are la the kanGs @ Mr. VIM q. Davis
Lfat Of PassenG pr S.edB,Ship .7iGbaud-N. s.
Howetd v @. Bussen, n. Smith n. +. Cook. ny. VIII
toD l.. n. ComeD, W. u. Fo.sy.h. 4 McCugrv, NJ.
BIoun, @. G.shaD, II. EGs-ld II W. Erggs \. ycile
q. Ciomvell A. ksser L. = Noot W Lask r Me-
Ifurhhn, ". l.. Lonse, a. /. MepcT ]. s McCosnicS,
W. Nsltoo. Abfahsms. n. L smi'b. o. HightOp, O.
Luyrar }. S1ndey WIN. Toos aud son. T. q. =. Var
itn, q. w. Hurlin. Netgel J. l. Nolanu W. y bland
w &. Davis, hsc Stopt, ID. Hia,ou ". Hautlsy X.
A. Eepneft Mr. Doubleday, W. Woif. ID. McCad.iu,
u. Wilson and lady, " T. Davis A. NJ g. Friedly s.
Nhkinfon. $ HHIrJnpn y. Storch, J. s. Welsh, II.
mitchell Z. Hughes J u Lang, " 4 Casey, VI Riley,
X. Fleming y. Moorua ". II Eutlsr } Maune,
r Stevenson, s. II D.lier, p Hughes. Frssy =.
W. EIunt }. 3 Lester, q W. Lee, Robert Wilson. w.
s. Tosell W totisr. W. Simmons. A s Neelsud
A Harris, y Z. NaTsr, O. w. Miller, J. Mailer
thsrlsl tihcl, W. D. Kellogg, G.. w. Kellogg, Joeeph
DGley.-N. o. Delta. De. o.
Discovery % CoCNrErrs,r Goo CoIS At New Or
The Ner OiiCa aus D,ia the IN inst s1ys -
few days tvoc two respectable yoJDr men wese pr.