The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-10-28
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From Texas.

by the arrival yesterday oil the steam
ship Galveston, We have received papers
from the city of Galveston to the 18th inst.
We find no news Of much Importance.
Arrangements have been made TO ship
beeves extensively from lndianola to New
Orleans. MIR. Cunningham, who is now en-
gagged in the business, expects to pay the
Western stock raisers twenty-five thousand
dollars for cattle this year-so says the Vic
toria Advocate.
The citizens Of Indianola, says the same
authority, ilumined their houses OIL receiving
intelligence OF the passage OF the Pearce bill.
Nineteen twentletls Ol them are in favor of
the proposition.
The Civilian proposes to make a very
novel use of tine money 10 be rect ived from
the United States. 1t thinks that after pay
lug oil the debt of Texas three millions will
remain. THIS sum is to be received in L. S.
Bonds bearing five per cent. interest, which
will yield a revenue OF $4,000 pc; annum
more than sufficient 10 pay the whole ex-
pensess of the State Government. This
would enable Texas 10 do what no other
State has done-aboish all taxes.
In regard to the crops III Texas the Civilian
says:
Cotton picking was never more productive
anywhere than il has been in Texas OF late.
The bo!s are almost all mature and open,
and the quantity picked out daily to the
hand is greater than we have ever known be-
fore in Texas. Two hundred pounds Is look
ed upon as a small days work, and the
amounts picked in some cases are almost in
credible. We regret 10 add that this state OF
things cannot long continue, as the whole
crop will probably be picked out the present
month. The yield is from third to "a hall
less than usual, though i'll IL few cases full
crops have been made.
The accounts of the sugar crop on the
Lower Brazos and Caney rather discour-
aging. The cane Oh most plantations has
ripened only three or four feet high, and III
some instances it is hardly worth cutting
Scarcel y half a crop will be made this year.
The Victoria Advocate Of the 10th inst.
gives some awful accounts Of Indian depre-
datlons in that vicinity. They came within
twenty miles of Victoria, and after stealing
4 horses. and committing an outrage upon a le-
male too shocking and horrible To contem-
plate, much less describe, they succeeded in
getting off with their plumber without moles-
tation or harm.
| They came. as we ourselves mentioned in
our paper Of yesterday, within two miles OF
the dwelling Of German by the name OF
Thomas living about eight miles from La
mar, and captured two of his daughters, who
had gone out for the purpose OF driving up
cattle. One they succeeded in carrying OFT.
The other, about fifteen years of age, having
suffered severely from their brutal and shock
ing outrages, was left in state too awful to
describe, much lacerated and bruised She
was found the next morning by u Mr.. Fox,
who was out hunting cattle, who carried her
TO the nearest house where she was kindly
taken care of. The Indians then proceeded
TO the residence of Mr.. Perry OIL the San
Antonio river, from whom they stole three
horses. They then paid visit to MIR. Tom
Connor's rancho, where they stole ninety
head OF herses, the property Of MIR. Wei
der.