The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-30

the of her death. The Coroner doubtless
tsated the matter but did not obtain the verdict OF the
Jury. "
From Texas.
A large number of German emgrants have lately
passed up to the German settlements on tins river,
and quite a number of them still at lndauoIa,
waiting for transportation. They nte!lJ-
gent and wealthy body Of emigtants We rejoice
to see such coming into our State. Victoria Adv
Major SPague and Leutenants Turnly and
Roy arrived here in tor.yeight days from FL Pdso
or franklin The Boundary Commission w.5e
met al Live Oak Creek on their way to Fl Paso-
all well. Several of our citizens VINO went ont and
returned with Major SPrague, speak in the highest
terms OF his energy, vigilance AMI gentemaniy
dem amor on the road Western Texan.
COLONIES OF INDIANS AND NEGROES ON THE
MEXICAN FRoNTlER.-WId Cat has made a
treaty with Mexico. Full permission is given to
the Ind ans OF the United States to settle in Mexico
Wild Cat IS made Justice of the Peace or
rather Governor. Lands are given to them, and
they are to become Mexican citizens with all the
rights which belong to that condition. They are
to be distributed on the frontier and to repeI the
Camanches The Western Texan copies long
article from the La Patria, of SaIdIIo, which sets
forth the plan fully. II is supposed they will
furnish better protection than that provided by the
United States
THE PEARCE BILL-The Austin State Gazette
gives the official return of the vote. Several
counties did -ot report. The vote was, yeas $3.50,
nays 1866.
We learn from the Galveston Newa that Capt.
!, Murray. OF ,hn schooner Hornet died on the 1,u
instant, the second day rul ll.m New Orleans,
!. hound to Matagoda. His disease was the cholera
e The mate anchored the H---~ says the News this
sili OF Vrlasco, and went on shore for medicine
for another man who was ou board who was sup
posed to be yjng Of the same complaint.
~ The Houston Telegraph informs lis that Judge
,seph P. Poriis died suddenly the Old Capitol in
son, on the % nit He had only arrived in
b two days previous,
The BraZos river ia still very low though the
Colorado is swollen, in some places to the over.
flowing Of It's ban s. The Brazos Star says thai
five thousand dollars, jldiciousIy expended upon
the Brazos river, would make lsuPerior, regard,
constant navigation, to two-tuird- Of the Southern
rivers.
The Civilian has information that Gov. Bell will
not be a candidate for reelection, but will run fo
Representative to Congress. Hon. George W
Smythe Ey-Gov. Wood, Lieut., Governor Greer
Senator Wallace Senator Pease, and Mr.. kauf
man, are named as candidates for Governor OF III,
State.
Senators Gage, Grimes, WaDlar,, Ward, anc
Messrs Williams, GiIle,, and J, ". Henderson
are spoken of as candidates for Lieut. Governor.
Congress
WAsmSGToN, Dec 20, 1850
The SENATE was not in session to-day.
HoUsE.-Mr. Ninton, of Ohio, stated that Mr.
Miller who had been returned as a representative
for the State of Iowa, present and mOvrl
thar he take his seat, He was accordingly sworI
in.
Mr. Potter moved that the House resolve itsel
irtE pt the LglDp which
tved but the House subsequently resolved ltsel
into committee of the whole, when various revO
lutionary claims were taken mp.
The debate on the bill founded on the application
of the heirs of the late Col Stone for remuneratio
of services performed by him during the revou
tiOnary war, occupied the attention Of the commit
tee for some time 1t supported by Messr
Bowie and Evans, of Maryland, and Mr.. CrOwel
of Ohio, who commended that the claim was a mer
toruus one; recapjtulated his services. and shove
that an application had been made by Col. Sion,
in 1909, and that he Secretary Of War agreed {
grant him q pension from that dale, which
refused to accept The claim, at present mad
therefore, came thus recommended, and was a mel
question as to time.
Mr. DANIEL Of North Carolina, considered II
act Of Congress, regulating the granting of pension
as conclusive, which required that certain cerlIf
Gates m st be produced by parties making appHC
ton.
A motion being made that the bill be not agree
to, it was lost by majority of one,
A bill granting remuneration on buildings b.
longing to Col Wiet, which were Destroy
during the revolutionary taken up, an
after about an hours discussion, motion that it
not agreed to, was carried.
Two other bills for pensions to individual
were disposed of by the committee, and on Il
rising of the House, that granting remunerahr
to Colonel Stone ordered to be laid t
table.
A bill for granting the right of way through t
States of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, then
troduced and read first and second time.
A communication from the Commissioner
j. Public Buildings was received and ordered to
printed; after which the House djourned till No
day next.
In the hurry of transmitting the report of vest
days proceedings, the speech of Mr.. Green,
Missouri, was inadvertently attributed to
Grinnell, of Massachusetts, and that of Mr.. Cong
Of New York, to Mr.. Walden.