The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-26
THE UNION.


BY the arrival at New Orleans ON The 18th instant OF
the steamer Pampero from Galveston letters have been
received 10 the 18th.
The San Antonio Ledger OF the 80 instant SAYS
The agents OF the San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Rail.
road Company induslriousy prosecuting their labors
IN procuring subscriptions IN land Within two days they
nave procured SUBSCRIPTIONS 10 about so 900 acres its
present cash value
The News learns from a gentleman lust from Corpus
Ihils hat they nave had abundant rains the Nueees
and no Grsnde In all that region the crops are very
ne and IN many places have suffered rather from excess
OF ram than from drought
friend writes 10 the Journal from Cincinnati, Walker
county, under date July I'd
" There have been through this section OF country few
sieht oui partial showers Some neighborhoods have
Jared pretty well, some have had light shower two,
while The greater portion have not had a sufficient rain
wet the ground hall an inch, and all suffering
much ana OF course many neghboIhoods worse-thefe
having been no ram IN some places for eight weeks and
hothoe IMAM one or Two good showers during that time
al any one point near here One dollar per busheD is
being freely offered Tor corn but that heard of has
oeen engaged al hai price great portion OF our wants
VIII nave TO be supplied from New Orleans and the price
VIII Countless he governed by whatever the cost and
charges from tha, pom, may be. do not know OF a
oushel to be sold anywhere here. Cotton is suffer
ing IN some neghborhoods but not generally TO any great
extent The country continues healthy. Our river has
been rising for the last two days, thereby proving that
there have been rains above"
The Trinity Advocate says that a horrid occurrence
TOOK place IN that town the evening OF the 24th ult
young man by the name OF William Steelman dis
"a
respectable citizen, Jesse Tate, inoensve and peace
able young the only support and comfort of an aged
widowed mother. Steelman slightly intoxicated al
the time, and fired without the least prOyocaon what
ever, there having been no previous difficulty between
the two individuals Mr.. Tate was yet alive, but his
wound IS pronounced mortal; hundred shot were
lodged IN his face, putting his eyes entirely out. Steel
man was arrested and carried before Justice Radcliffe and
held 10 bail in the OF 200; failing to give bonds
be was sent TO jail, where he ssaely confined.
by communication from Roma correspondent in the
BROWNSVILLE Sentinel, he q
ars IN the valley OF the Rio Grande is extremely deplora
Die he represents the Indians ranging at will over the
whole country, plunderng, numbering and ravagng In
one incursion. from Laredo to Roma, they had killed
eight men The depredatons of the Indians not the
only evils to which they are compelled 10 submit Armed
bands OF Mexicans from Mexico, are roaming the
country Selling and carrying off such large numbers of
horses and cattle that the vast number which formerly
pasured IN the forests and prares between the Nueces
and the Rio Grande has become materially lessened
Some Americans, in conveying goods up the river, had
landed them sandbar, for the purpose Of reshppng
them N small! boats when they were pounced upon and
seized by the vgilant Mexican authorities The Sentinel
says that Brownsville is terribly infested with thieves
burgaries and ihefls being of nightly occurrence
The steamer Tom Brown, Capt Tyner, whilst on her
river she intended to driven the beach,
about twelve miles east OF Bolivar Point, on Wednesday
morning. the 18th ultmo. and became total wreck; the
boilers and machinery, which were new, were saved
This boat belonged 10 Captain E. +. Tyner and ]. b.
Reed, esq. of Victoria. The entire loss is estimated
about 81 500.
The Western Texan of the goth ultimo has the follow.
ing account:
"On Friday nigh, last man was stabbed, whose name
we did not learn. On Saturday night gentleman by
the of Korne stabbed in the back by an I'M
known assassin"
On the subject of the crops the Civilian says
Although we have had but little in Galveston for
the two months last past fine showers have visited nearly
every portion OF the interior from which we have
accounts. The crop somewhat injured from
dry weather at critical period in the formation OF the
gram but cotton promises well, and full crop is con-
hdently expected"
The coaon-worn has made its appearance in the vi
cnity OF Victoria and Lavaca.
We learn that the steamship Mexico has sustained no
damage and will probably be got aoat in short time.
grounded may be formed from the fact that she had
30 inches Of steam and both anchors out and had her
head to the wind, yet could not keep from dragging.
The William Penn, which sunk in the gale, has
been raised She was not much injured.
The INDIAN CoMMIssIoN--We learn from the Western
and Temple, United States Indian commissioners for
Texas and New Mexico preparing 10 leave for WASH
ington city, with view 10 closing the business OF the
commission. The of their departure, before con
sumnang the important duties assigned them is given
in the following paragraph, which extract from the
Texans article on the subject
This step their part, learn, has proceeded from
the acts OF the last Congress, in emitting TO increase the
appropriation granted at previous session, which omis
sion disabes them from executing all the purposes
tempated by the act creating the commission and from
the recent reorganization oil the Indian department, by
which the powers heretofore exercised by commissioner
in the formation OF treaties with the Indians have been
transferred TO Indian agents and officers of the Indian bu
In this unexpected state OF the case the commits
sioners deem their resignation be the only proper
course for them 10 pursue"