The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-07

The Huntsville Item of the l4th instant says, a
meeting was held in that place the preceding week
committee was appointed to draw up resolutions,
which, being presented, were found to approve OF
the Pearce Bill, &c; but after warm discussion a
motion for adjournment was carried by A To ~
and nothing was done. II appears that the meet
ing could not approve the Pearce BILL and preferred
to do nothing rather than express an opinion
against it,
The Comptroller submitted complete statement
Of the public debt of Texas to the Legislature at ita
recent session, from which appears that the whole
amount, as adjusted in accordance with existing
laws, allowing for all which has not been handed
in for funding, does not exceed seven millions Of
dollars.
The Legislature, at the recent extra session,
passed bill by which the county courts in that
State, are authorized and required to issue uncon-
dtional certificates in all to bona de claim
ants, where the party applicant has previously OBJ
tanned conditional one, and makes the same proof
that has been required in all such under the
constitution and laws Of the Republic or the State
of Texas.
The Galveston Civilian says that merchandise of
greater bulk and value had probably been received
at that port within the previous fortnight than du
ring any corresponding period heretofore. The
market had become pretty bare, but Is now more
fully supplied than it has been for long time
We learn from the Telegraph that gang ofthieves
have lately stolen horses, mules and cattle from the
vicinity of Houston to the value of about s. 900.
These animals were mostly taken to Brazoria or
Matagorda and sold. Two persons suspected have
The latter is said to have good character, but the
former has long been suspected for villany. They
are both in chains in Brazoria
The crops of corn in the vicinity of San Antonio
and New Braunfels said to be moro abundant
than they have been for many years before
A gentleman just from the Trinity states that
that river is now rising. It is expected that the
steamer Galveston, which has been undergoing re-
pairs will soon be able to resume her trips that
stream. The planters, he says, are looking for a
very considerable improvement in that trade be-
yond what it has ever before been.
The Cipilian says that the accounts of the cotton
crop in Texas continue very favorable. 1t is not
expected that the yield will be very full one; but
it good, and will probably pay better than heavy
crop, causing an over supply
The Netcs has the following:
owe are sorry to learn that the late continued
dry weather is doing material injury to the upland
cotton of the west But so far as the crop has ma
tured, no season has been better for picking than
the present has been. The cotton on the bottom
lands is not yet suffering from the drought, and
the prospect is that the crop will generally be much
better than last year"
The San Antonio Ledger of the 9th instant is the
first paper, according to the Galveston Ciuiiidn,
received from that city, for the past six months,
without giving news of Indian murders and new
Indian depredations. This number says it is now
nearly two weeks since any such depredations have
been perpetrated in that neighborhood. This fact
ought to be recorded The Ledger is at loss to
determine whether this respite is owing to their
having become stated with plumber, or TO the in
tense heat of the season, whether they are only
making preparations for further and more devas-
tating forays upon the frontier.
The merchants at Bexar, when they received
news that Captain French, of California notoriety,
had swinded them, sent an express TO overtake
him; but it was ascertained that he had trav-
eed at the rate of about twenty miles day, and
when our informant left Bexar the merchants had
given up all hopes of overakpg him on this side OF
the Rio Grande. He was probably in Mexico be-
fore the express riders reached the Pecos.
b. E. Tarver has retired from the Journal the
Wing paper in Galveston
The Huntsville Item says the question before
the people Texas now is, "Pearce or War"
Colonel Walton, from New Orleans, arrived in
Houston on Sunday evening, the 18th instant, and
Immediately took post coach for Austin.
The San Antonio Ledger Gays that a neat and
tasteful enclosure around the graves of the lamented
Walker and Gillespie has been completed.-N o.
Picayune, 9Th ut