The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-31
From The Ner Orleans Picayine.
From TrYaa

By the arrival Of the steamship Globe, Captain
Talbot, we have received papers from Brownsville
OF the 10TH and from Galveston of the 18th instant
Ibose from the former place contain no news.
In Galveston, the 10Th instant, fire took
place which at one time caused some apprehension,
but luckily did no great damage, although three
houses were destroyed. They were, however, OF
but little value, and have long been abandoned by
any regular occupants.
No returns of the vote at the August election
were received from ten counties of Texas About
twenty thousand votes were returned. Judging
from the vote returned there are now about thirty
thousand voters in Texas exclusive of Santa Fe.
Soop Bazoria the beach below Velasco,
about the LIST instant, through the ignorance and
drunkenness OF the hands in charge. She is not
much DANA ged, and WILL il is believed, be got off
without great difficulty
The Western Isrdn says the citizens of San An
tonic are busy making improvements. After a
while they will have as many churches Calves
ton or Houston. The district court of Bexar
county has before il very large number of crim-
nal cases, but the greatest number of the accused
are transient persons. The position of San Anto-
MO has made it place of resort for reckless men,
whose conduct has tended to give the place a repu-
tation by no means desirable. From a slight ac-
quaintance with some of the residents of that city,
We can bear testimony in their behalf moral
and law. abiding people.
The San Antonio Ledger says:
''On Saturday last dead body was found above
the city, near the head of the river. He reeog-
missed as a Prussian who had been in Col. John
ston's corps OF surveyors. He had been on Friday
evening 90 the camp of the Mexican Boundary
Commission, seeking employment. When found /,
II was supposed that he had been dead for twenty
four hours. load of buckshot had been die
charged into his shoulders, head, and neck, which
appeared TO have occRsioned his death Immediately
Who was the perpetrator Of this foul deed has not
"a yet been ascertained."
The election for State officers as we learn from
the correspondence Of the Nelos has resulted as fol-
lows:
attorney General, E. Allen. Comptroller, j. b
Shaw. State Treasurer, Raymond. District At
t0rneys, McGonigal, First district; Green, Second
district; Crosby, Third district; Peterson. Fourth
district; Walker. Fifth district; Fields Sixth dis
Tict; Branch, Seventh district Young Eighth dis
trict; Buford Ninth district; Gass Tenth district;
Howard, Twelfth district. Todd has boon elected
Judge in the Eighth district, and Arrin gton in the
Eleventh district"
There IL negro woman IA Walker county one
hundred and ten years Of age.
The Texas Monument describes a singing worm
which has been noticed within a few weeks in the
vicinity Of Black Jack springs II ia sluggish, has
great many feet, aud looks like little bunch of
cotton. The lives Of persons stung by it were for
time, supposed to be in danger. The pain is said
10 be intense
letter from Mr.. Mckinney, member Of the lie.
gisature from Galveston, 10 his constituents pub
hshed in the Ciuiiian and Netcs announces his re-
signaton, n the event Of their voting against the
acceptance Of the Boundary bill lie has been
strongly in favor Of tho measure, and considers that
II his views differ from those Of the majority in bis
county his place in the Legislature should be filled
by some one more acceptabe.