Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-05-16
Items from the New Orleans Picayune.
From Texas.

By the arrival Yesterday of the U. s. Mail
steamship Louisiana, Capt. Lawless, we
have Galveston dates to the 28th ult., and
Brownsville dates to the 2ith ult.
The anniversary of the battle of San ia
cinto was celebrated at Richmond, on the
Brazos, by a-grand ball and supper, at
which 800 persons were present.
A startling report had reached Browns
vile that at Roma, on the BIO Grande,
some persons, being displeased with certain
revenue restrictions in regard to carrying
hides to the Mexican side, mounted swiv
el gun on the Texan bank of the river, and
fired it at the Mexican guard opposite,
wounding several. Orders Were despatch
ed to Camargo by tie Me-z-ssssls, for re-
inforcement of $50 men.
The San Augustine Herald says that Gen.
Houston and Gen. Rusk had arrived in that
town, and that the former spoke of not re-
turning to the Senate.
The Brazos river is still orerhowing and
/ the river rising In many places the over
flow extends through the bottoms for many
miles. Considerable injury to the crops is
now deemed inevitable. Similar informa-
ton is had concerning the Trinity and Col
orado. The heavy and long-continued
rains are the cause.
In Western Texas the crops, both ofcorn
and cotton, are in forward state, and there
is every probability of an unusually large
yield this year.
The members of the Order of Odd Eel
lows in Brownsville were TO celebrate the
thirty-second anniversary of the order on
the 26th ult.
Capt. G. X. Lewis, who was lately arres-
ted at Matamoras by the Mexican authori-
ties, effected his escape from prison on the
| 10th ult. 1t was rumored that he was to
be taken to Victoria for trial; and as the cap
tain has many enemies among the MeM-
cans-he was, though still quite young, a
Mier prisoner and veteran Texan ranger
he concluded that it was best to get home
as soon as possible.
The recently quiet and orderly city of
San Antonio has again become the scene
of lawless acts. Among the principal des-
peradoes IS one George Vincent, alias
'Little Red" well known on the frontiers
as desperate character.
BY the resignation of Judge Beard, of
the Eleventh Texas Judicial District, the
citizens of FL Passo county are left with
out any legal tribunal to adjudicate their
civil rights or to punish criminals.
On late trip of the steamer Mentoria
from Brownsville to Brazos Santiago, a
mammoth fish, weighing 5Ol4 pounds, was
caught with an ordinary hook and line.
Rio Grande city is steadily improving,
although business is dull, as the Mexican
authorities, on the opposite bank of the riv-
er, are most rigidly enforcing their system
of duties.
Two runaway slaves were caught a few
days since in the Brazos Bottom. They
were ensconced on log, completely sur
rounded by water, and could not get to the
high land. They had not tasted food fol
four days.
: An assassination was committed in Bren.
: ham, Washington county, on the night o.
: the 18th inst. A Mr. Neal Bowen, whilst
, in a grocery with two other gentlemen, was
shot down with rifle by some unknown
{ hand, and died the next morning. The in
dividual who perpetrated this murderou;
deed shot him through the window of the
grocery, and was seen to mount his horse
and ride off. Suspicion rests on certain in
dividuals, on whom, should the least cir
0 cumstantal evidence fall, an excitemen
e will be created that will not be stayed unit
/, blood has freely flown.