New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-08
Texas Items.

CRops.-THe Houston TELEGRAPH, OF the
2jth July says The accounts OF the effects OF the
drouth are becoming daily more dScourdgIng In
nearly all of the counties east of the Colorado the
droun has been so severe that scarcely one thlrdoi
a crop OF corn viii be made. The WheN crop IN
the northern counties has also been shortened to
great extent. The weather has been 50 dry that
sweet potatoes could not he planted We have every
reason TO fear that there will not be sufficient
quantity of oreadstufs raised III the country for
domestic consumption. 1nore are few sections of
the country where rams have fallen IN abundance
kut IN others no rains have fallen for three months
We have not known so extensive and disastrous a
drouh to prevail IN Texas during th" last itteen
wears. IL Is not little singular that The western pcT
uon.of the State which has generally suffered the
most from drouihs. has tins year suffered less than
any other portion. The crops on The Guadalupe and
san Antonio are >ald 10 be good
The LOrGc0 Cfruffrrld}, OF the ltth INST, states
that the WobW worm y dong great damage 10 the
growing cotton IN the region ABOVE mat town. Ihai
paper says. Wherever the rams nave been most
abundant, the worms have appeared IN greai mum
bcrs. Places where there has been but little rain
have SO far escaped
CoAsrNtsE AND INLAND NAvIGArIoN.-Col. Ii. l..
Kinney has entered INTO a contract with Nj Belden,
>aluria.to deepen the channel clear through, from
MataeoTda Ia Corpus Christi BAY, distance of some
one hundred and MY miles. There are several shell
reefs and fats, making IN all probably DIST ny' OF
ten or twelve miles ihat VIII nave 10 De uftdStd,
though there Is now channel sufficient Tor small
boats and sleeps to run. The contract requires
permanent channel OF . Zee, ali The way THIS lmpor-
ucly Al hi own expense and is completion Will
give good inland steamboat navigation more than
hall the whole distance from Galveston 20 Corpus
thrlsu.
ENCOUNTER WITH lNmAN>.-Capt Wallace, Of he
Rangers, has had another encounter with party of
Indians. near the NueceS ylvcr. The Captain mad
upwards OF thirty men. and the Indians but ten out
owlng To the nature OF The ground he could not get
sufficiently near them 10 DO much execution. Oac
lnclan was wounded, bul none killed. II. the sad
dies, camp eQuipagc, rac>. ances, shields etc. were
taken BY Cap. ". The horses O. the Indians were
run of among the mustangs 10y TIE Indians. who
were herclng them, and none were taken. Among
the camp cQulpagc was found a leather pouch, con-
tanning many letters and some newspapers. the prln
clIa part OF winch were directed 10 different persons
III LarCCo. and NAKED 10 Corpus ChrSil there
also one shni and one Summer coat. with bullet
hoe through ihe right breast. These are 10 douol
ARTICLES taken from the Iall rider between Corpus
tnr>u and Laredo. Who was recently murdered by
the lnCianS.
PoLlrIc>.-Thc canvass between Howard aud Nc
Lcod has lost meme O. lis bitterness. They do NJ; aF
pear 20 be now travelling III company lae ga ''eSion
Macs Dem admits thai ii Epperson gets the full
Wang vote, ms beating Greer ard Bell not lmpoS-
Slble The charge OF dlSunion or secession iccilng
Is bttcrN lepcitd BY any candidate against whom II
>'madc and The course u South Carona i>Siroagly
concerned on all hands. TO pay the state deo,, a,
~ scaled value appears 10 DC the general popular
belng.
MELANCHOLY TRAGEplE> the ll,h instant
ulle rom Austin. negro STABBED Nj Ba-
kcr and ms WIFE causing tie instant death OF The lat
Ter. Tie negro had stopped al III. iakcfs 10 inquire
The NAY 10 a eChbor's rouse. The FANNY being -
breakfast he invited ~ ahChiul after they
done. which he cld. \ Col Robertson passing. re-
COen.zt0 The nIgf0 a. "a runaway, and he aud Mr.
Baker tied hlm The negro ~ ,ceeGed IN cut.lnr
himself iCCse WITH l.rce pU.chersniiC. Nj. Baker
itts mrtec to re-t,v hmm when he commenced sab
bins ham with hi> Sniie, asid Mr. Baker seeing her
husband IN DANCE. ran 20 his rebel and MAS herself
>tdcttG. Tiert no nope tor AT. Bakers TeSoy-
erv. Ik,> tragedy makes SIX children orphans. \o
one beng pres. hut the children. the negro molni-
~ his horse and fed. The citizens soon assemble.
anC started III pursuit We learn ;hai he was traSo1
10 ihlS VClIl,Y.
Nj. SaluCas AskeW. OVcr>eer Of DR. PEBBLES, IN
ire reg htofhood OF Wdshin son. while aeinp
10 whp servant c,T!. Mas attacked and sia0Ceu
TWICE ioitC hear; oy negro man. Dr. pcel,e>. who
wSS present >e ztO lodGed Win and srlcs 10 me-
gro over tee hrac when he WAS himself attacked
anc wcu'o have teen klAC4 bus FOR the interference
az Cthtr negroes Ef. PeChie> inme bsirN SUM
non.I tht citseE>. who fairly and lm"arutiV Z e
he NEGRO ana sentenced hl'n 20 te hlns Ae v..s Il
idNCrNS servant Western TeX..4. Jliy l..
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