New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-18
From Texas.

Fr.. "e Ne- lr'-sl. f.csyar- .h
BY the arrival yesterday Of the steamship Pa
metlo. Capt. Smith, We have received Galveston
papers % the 5,h inst.
Mr. j. p j. O Bnen, an officer well known for his
gallant exploits A. Buena Vista. died 0l the 3Oth
ult at Indiana a, Of Cholera.
Capt Clarke = engaged in building steam sa"
mill at W allace : l. aniing miles above the mouth
Of the Trinity. On the east bank This mil s now
shout ready u be raised the engine, boilers and
machinery are all on the spot, AMI the NIL wal
probably 20 into operation by the middle OF May
4 good srist mill will be connected with IT, The
buildings Will be- ninety feet long by twenty-six
wide, and Will ran one slab saw, and nom i've q
twelve board saws, according u the size OF the logs
The ate rains have again caused quite ireshet
in the BrazOs.
\ negro man was shot on Spring Creek a few
DAYS since while out hunting cattle. Seven buck
shot struck him. but the wounds are not considered
mortal Whether be was shot by accident or IN
mere wantOnness is not known. A man and boy
were running from the place just after he was
wounded. and sniuves,lgsiion VIII be made 10 dc
tect the parties implicated.
The steamboat w ashington Capt. Hatfield. Ell
Washington on an eight foot use the 18TH ult ioi
the Upper Brazos passed over Hidaleo and Nun
soas Shoals and went up to Munson 5 distance
about 50 miles She took IL 2lj bales cotton, but
finding the river had fallen one foot during the
The planters not ex pectlng a boat in their waters
had their cotton al home They viii be prepared
al another rise 70 have their cotton hauled 70 NE
river Great rejocines were had that comnuhi
cation had been opened with the Cat andm future
they viii depend upon getting their cotton 70 mar
ket bv the natural channel instead Of the od va!
OF hauling.
The Houston TelegrGJk o. the an INST. has ue
following concerning the eq1inocila storm
The equInoctial storm made rs regular 'Isita
ton n this section Ii Was preceded oy "nile
frost the morning OF the 27tn inst when on the
following night was followed by 8 severe thunder
storm. On the night o. the 2j,h INST aoold drenci
inc rain Sc; in. which continued untl the middle OF
the forenoon OF the 27ih inst, accompanied BY Sc
Dorther. The quantity Of rain that lei durhs
this storm was about three inches.
The Galveston papers learn from Corpus inns :
that the Indians CONTINUE % commit Their usprecA
lions II spite Of the two companies stationed
there, and several con p4uies OF L. , troops h-he'
up the Nueces. Their pl.Ages are COMMITTED up
on travellers and the neighboring ranches Inc "a
pldity OF Their cescents and retreats IS sucn az
generally renders pursuit fruitless report vas
circulated Gnd believed 70 be true. that q small
schooner name unknown had been wrecked II
the late storm on Padre Island. She hsd severa
families On board, and the bodies were reported Z
have been Ouad on toe besch
The ArtesIan vel Is stu progressing II CORPUS
Christi. and M Cooper who IS suPerIatencin< ihs
WORK expresses strong hopes Of finding water
soon. BE hss been delayed 4 great Gesl b. qulck
sands, bat . how penetrating a stratum Of hAEd
tenacious blue cay.
Tne CorPAs ChrisfI Star. which has been sus
pended Tor some TINE Is soon 10 be revived under
the name OF the Nuocss VqAsv