The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-04
Interesting from Texas.

DISTINGUISHED EMlGRANTs-THE INDIANS.
lfrom the n .. PicaJ une. Dec 30
By the arrival here yesterday OF the steam hip Gal
weston, Capt Crane from Galveston the 10th instant
we have received the keps and the Cieian aud other
papers from the interior Of IN. state.
The News Of the 10th inst has been assured that Mr.
Gilard whose plantation Is sbout five miles from
Liberty has made ten hogshesds of excellent ssgar,
weighing twelve hundred pounds each from three
Of land Who can brsg over this?
Among the emigrauts that have lately arrived In
weston DR. Florian Noerdes recently Minister of
interior OF the Government Of Bavaria and Baden dur
ing the brief career of it's republican existence The
NeUs he is by lady (born on tess
Arnansperg daughter OF the Prissier Minister OF
the Kingdom of Bavaria) and his brother Major
Francis Moerdes late Of the ls Regiment Of Dragons
OF fsd.z. DR. Moerdes and his associates have been
PEELED to leave that country on account of their
political opinions but they not alone for there
aso many thousands who are under the necessity of
expaI1ston Dr Moerdes believes that at least from
some thnty TO forty thousand families viii BIZ Induced
to smigrate to America from the same cause They
will generally embrace the wealthy aud better
educated portion OF the German population.
The information from Ssnta Ee, that the inhabitants
had taken preliminary tteps to organize territorial
government, had caused the greatest excitement at
austin Many we're for marching aimed force
tther and putting down the ebes they termed
The Austin Gas.e advises delay until the receipt of
the President Message, and at all events that the
Texans sbcud not preciptate q crisis conpl,cste
matters by violence 10 stli reiteratss detern alton
TO have santa Fe, ard says
Rather than surrender to the usurpation Of the
general gover nnlsnt inch Of blood terri
tory let every human babitation In saua Es De level
led to the earth ana IL the necessity OF the
quiree II, be buried beneath the ruins"
We take the following from the San Antonio Wssern
Teaan, Of the LIST instant
I'VE are informed by hir Riley, who lives Camp
Lincoln, on the Secs that about two o'clock. the
morning of the 22d ut. OF the seutries at that
camp ured at q man whs seemed tn be dressed
American. and was esspassng within the lines the
guard turned out Immediately, aud found that rope
bso been cut TO which three horses were attached
About hour after II the dfagpons (the fsrrer
aud cksmith OF the station was thot through the
heart with ball at the distance Of only fes rods
from his tent aud within the lines us vbois c..nn
was then srcpsed, y beng dark nothing could be
none In the morning it found that the dragoon
had be- shot from under cover Of a small bush
by the guide Of the camp found at the distance of
mile the track Of eight fupposed "a be luoaus
th.se Immediately followed by officer I'd ten
men two days journey 20 tho mountains, when the
tracks Of all THE eight men indicated that they had
scattered IN different directions, the party then
turned being able to trace them further. On the
pisht when the occurrences above stated took place
travellers the camp lost two horses and
horses we're taken from Dhauis, o small Village two
miles distant.
"a gentleman who left Eagle Pass ,he 2i,h ult
reports that numerous indian signs had been In
that neighborhood. party which had been out me
ten before In search OF stray cattle, hat be-u run
In by the indians IL Is said that trails crossing the
road between the and the Rie 0rands ndics
suppose many BOO, n shall hear OF tbeir
depredations the lover RE Grabde tor some tine
back the Mexican territory beyond Eagle Psss mas been
visited by many parties OF the sassxes Salinas,
trader ho frequently purchased here, vas killed
about the .0tb ut near San Fernando. The Meficans
in pursuing party of Indians sted too OF theis
number and found upon them some frssh sealPs