New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-01
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The o. S. Boundary Commission left Indanoa
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 4th 5h,
and 9th inst. The ComlDlaai0uer, Hon, j. h b At.
lett Lieut. Col. McCIeIaD U. S. Army, Astono.
mer; Lieut.. Whippe, Asslstant Astronomer, and
DR.. Webb, Secretary TO the Commission efE on
Friday. The first portion OF the company, uader
the superintendence of j Prioean and j. Bull,
Esq, started on Tuesday morning, with the lnten'
tiou OF surveying the route 10 San Antonio.
The heslth OF the party 10 generally good One
death occurred from sun stroke on the 28fb ult.
The naue OF the deoessed as Sullivan. He was
aborer, and his family, We believe, resides in
Philadelphia
The citizens of Indianoa gave the ofiicere OF the
boundary commission aupper before thsir de-
parture. Mr. ChsreB Mason presided Pres-
dent and Capt uiius Pratt as Vice Presideur
About $50 persons were prssent.
The Texas Synod of the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian Church adjourned ct ut Dangerfeld,
Titus county, as to include the first Sabbath in
November next
The Btezos Synod OF She Cumberland Presby.
tsrian Church adjourned to meet at the city of
Auatin, 40 as to nclade the frss Sabbath in No
vember next.
Some of the passengers = h. arrived at Houston,
from Austin, report that eighteen horses were
stolen from the vicinity OF Austin lately, by In
dams. They were stolen jGss es sne Legislature
was about to adjourn, aud the editor OF the Ieie-
graph intimates that possibly they were borrowed
by "lobby members
On the 4th inst LeQs Garnett, Smith and Bry
an, of the U 8. Typographical Engineers, arrived
at San Antonio. Texas, WIN q party OF forty men,
after an absence Of three months and hall, dur
ing which they wera eng n Q 10 an examination OF
the Rio GrRnde River, from PteEldio del Norta
down to some distance beoT the mouth OF tho Sin
Pedro-over 400 miles by the meanderlngs OF the
river Reow San Carlos the,e are no settlements
on the Rio Grande the land arthe riveris broken
into frightul ravipes, and the surrounding country
ia sterile and rugged in the extreme. The river,
80 far as examined by the party, presents no taol'
Iies for nsvg alton and 1t is doubtful If human en-
terprise and ingenuity ever usRe it so. Che
othcers aad were Ill the enjoyment OF ezcsl,
lent health although experiencing = pretty rough
time in gheir explorations in the wilderness.
pa,ly of Waco Indians came down 20 AusEo,
within two or three miles OF the city, and stole ait
the horses they could lay hands on. A company of
dragons were sent after them.
The people of Dallas aud seferal adjoining Coun-
sies have org nized q Board OF Commissioners 10
raise fnuda TO remove the Instructions Ia she
Trinity River between Porror'g B ugs and the ianc-
ton of Elm and WeAt forks, distance by the
river of about 100 milea fhs cost is es'lmatod at
So 600 OF S., 600. Some $4,000 have already been
expended.
When sbese distractions are removed, the per
mRnent navigation of the river for light draft
steemboats, except in very los @ater, VIII be Sc
cured AS these Counties &c lend on GRyest n tor
their supplies, her aid I'd counted on.
The Colorado River Raft Commissioners are re-
ceving proposals to remove tics Raft aud other OBJ
struotions One person oRers TO do the work f}r
$4,000
A smal atesu at, pur hased 10y Nessrs Powell
& Brigham, Of Mat gordi, IL sooa expected oQt
rom Pittsburg Shs is to oe placed above tlera's,