New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-11
LATER FROM TEXAS.
From the NO. Picaylne d

by the arrival Yesterday of the steamship
Pampero, Capt. Wells we have received papers from
Galveston TO the 29th ult
Late rains throughout the country have greatly
oenehiie0 the crops. They generally have
very promising appearance. However, IN Houston.
walker and Montgomery counties. the drought still
be made.
gentleman writing from Livingston. Polk Co..
says mat the writer after traverSlng nearly the
whole of Liberty Co. found large tracts of the finest
sugar lands He says he has recently seen cane on
them fully SIX feet hight. and when II Is fully ma
tured It frequently aitalns the hight of fifteen
teen feet
The Pampero lately made the quickest trip ever
made between NeW-Orlsans and Galveston. she
made the run in precisely IS hours.
The political canvass continues very exciting
throughout the State. Gen. Chambers, a candidate
Tor Governor. has Just issued an address. The Gen
eral saws he Is Democrat. His address contains
the following passage IN relation 10 Internal In
proyements:
Il have gwen 10 this subject a great deal Of a.en-
ton and reflection. and am satisfied that an eXpen-
dure OF one hundred and fifty thousand dollars upon
each OF our principal rivers would accomplish the
great object proposed, and that the saving in trans
poratlon, and from loss of time and the gain IN the
increased productions of the country, which would
result would more than return those expenditures in
single year IN the augmented wealth Of the couG-
try
The Democratic Convention for the Eastern Dis
trict OF Texas-that recently represented by Mr..
kautman-met at Henderson on the 9th inst and
Democratic candidates III the field
We learn from the Texas papers that Col. g w.
Hockey died at Corpus Christi on the 9th UT. Thus,
says the Galveston Journal has departed another OF
the veterans of the Texas revolution. Col. Hockey
native of Philadelphia, but resided for some
time IN Tennessee, from which State he went 10
Texas some time IN 1885. He was IN the battle OF
san Jaclncto, where he commandedthe artillery. and
acted as and TO Gen Houston. tie was Secretary OF
War during part OF Gen. HouStOn's first and second
administrations.
During Lamar's administration he also acted as
Secretary of the Navy, and was, for several years,
Commander of Ordnance. In conjunction with Col.
Samuel VI. Williams. IN 1912 or lSi3, he went 10
Mexico. as commissioner, 10 negotiate a treaty,
which II was then understood the Government OF
Mexico was disposed to make. such as would be &C
cepiable 10 Texas. Since his return from that mis-
sion Col Hockey has lived a retired life. The Tex
as papers say that during all his important public
services as wei as throughout his whole private
lie in Texas. Col. Hockey has sustained repdta-
ton not only above reproach, but commanding The
respect and admiration OF All men OF all parties.
His conduct. under all circumstances, has been
governed by the h ghes and most scrupiou> sense of
honor and of duty He has died a he has lived, with
ont an enemy among his numerous acqNantanceS.
He was burned in the cemetery which Gen. Taylor
laid of during the time the army was encampet at
Corpus Christi 1t Is stated that he was klnsman oil
the illustrous stephen Decatur.
The san Ant0ni0 LedgT of the 18th ult speaks IN
the following terms of the Indians who visited that
city short time since and delivered pthe Mexican
and American prisoners whom they had captured
The Indians who visited our city last week, and
delivered up the prisoners mentioned IN our last a.
ter receiving various presents from the Indian Agent
Judge Rollins. took their departure last Friday, I'M
der The charge Of Commissioner Rogers, apparently
highly grallfed with their visit, ana certainty very
rrofuSe N then promises OF adherng 10 their treaty
The Western Teran of the 10Th ult has commu-
nicaion from New-BraInfeis correspondent, winch
gives The following exciting particulars OF recent
resort 10 Lynch law IN that city. We make the io
loving extract from the letter which Is dated June .
An incident of rather slngudrly serious char-
acter took place here on he 81 inst. German or
the name OF WerSdoorer well known IN thlS ana
tie surrounding Counties rs an old offender. was
shot dead while bound III irons, and IN conhnement
In our Court house. As customary. this WerS ioert-
er conspicuous in the suits tired at our last Dis
tTct Court, and more particularly IN SUIT brought
against HIM by the state for stealing horses Oh the
Chole, the property of Mr. Penynan. His gllt
seemed to be clearly proved. but from reasons not
easily TO be defined two Of the Jurors dsapproved OF
awarding any punishment. The consequence was
that the old offender, dcpredator and thief was al
lowed once more TO pToWl al large 70 the lnhhlte
aapRe y ef ihieeafiiTig: citizen
.. IS was TO have been fOreseen by every thinking
mind, from the unpunlShed catalogue OF crimes
which this man has committed, his ofenseS Would
not stop here. lie made an attack. for some trllng
cause. upon an unprotected woman IN the absence
Of her husband, with a pistol loaded with cn'.Oar
lead, and discharged the contents which looN eiect
III the head and upper part OF the BODY Ms cone.
he abscOnded. This took place on the u ms ABOUT
mile from town. His own dwelling IS about Twelve
miles distant In the Santa Clara settlement.
"On report of this cOwardly and unproF okeI ar'
having reached this place general state OF exr'e-
meut onSued and energetic steps were taken Tor h>
capture With this intent. the officers win ie"
citizens. went IN search of Inn. anu succeeded Ia
brnc ing hun back the evening after tie deed was
committed. The first stopping place on arriving was
the smiths shop, where he was secured IN the most
effective manner lie was then conveyed 10 the
Courthouse and there fastened. w,h ,uard OF SIX
men around him Tie want Of Jail. &c, pres nted
obstacles TO keeping him N custody until the next
term OF the Court. No fixed plan seemsto have been
adopted but the determined feeling TO keep him last
was unanimous. The streets were noisy with the
discussion of this subject until late hour when the
fact of the prisoner beng shot dead
through The window from without in the immediate
presence of his guard, caused some reaction on the
subject