New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-13

By the arrival this morning OF the ste am
ship Mexico, Capt. Place, we have received later
papers from the interior OF Texas. We learn from
m, Austin state Gazette of the 22d ult that the
Railroad Convention assembled IN that city on the
Monday evening previous, and was organized oy the
annointment Of Hon. Jon. w. Dancy, OF Fayette
County, President ana Dir. Lucius u Ciopton, Oh
Smith County, Secretary
The Convention being organized the members
of the two Houses Of the Legislature, and citizens
present from various parts OF the State not members
Of the Conventions were invited TO take seats and
participate In its deliberations.
The Gazette saws that its proceedings were charec-
terized by much spirit, and that much valuable in
formation statistical and otherwise has been elected
in the discussions. The Convention held its ses-
sions every evening in the Rep sentative Hall, and
speeches were made by the President and bv Col
Paine, /. A. Paschal, E. Jones Rivers, Gen. James
Davis, Memucan Hunt, o. c. Hartley, and others.
On Tuesday evening, the Sth, Committee was
appointed to report resolutions for the action OF the
Convention This Committee consisted Of Hon.
Henry NJ. Lawson, of Rusk Hon. David c. Dick
son, Of Crimes Hon. w G. w. lowers, OF Ander-
son Hon. o. Evans and Judge L. A. Paschal Of
Bexa H. L Gnsted OF Robee T Ta9o b. M a
Fannin b. ]. Lewis, of San Augustine Hon. l.. b.
Camp, OF Upshur Hon. o. C. Hartley, OF G alveston
Hon u. Williams Eddy, of Jasper and Hon. Roos.
II. Lane of FanDin.
On THURSDAY, Judge Paschal, from the above
Committee, and in behalf Of the chairman, read a
long and very able report. advocating the pohcy Oh
the States embarklng IN an extensive scare o hsei
vate corporations in the construction OF raufoans,
plank roads, &c. The gist OF the report may De
gathered from the following resolutions win winch
IL closed
Rsored That the Legislature of the State Of Texas be
requested 10 set apart 50 00O eco as an internal improve
nent fund to be lent by the State in AID of such enter
Uses IF internal improve en as may undeak by
any chartered company in this state 'ns IS m dd o. Ga
nails Iayigabe streams railroads ana plank roaus IN e
IntHner proposed IN this report. $500
Resolued That the Legislature be also requested to DE-
nsis OO acres land for each and every mule
of fully executed TINS State, ana 10
certificates for the whenever any company Snail
have completed five miles OF sad railroads.
RESOLVED Tha, the Legislature be also requested 70
chatter any company for the construction OF raioaa
raising through the of State to Ell Paso,
teservIng the privilege of tapping said road at point
and further that slibera donation IN land be made In aid
The renort and resolutions were discussed by
Mtssrs Dickson, lowers, Paschal, Hartley, Hunt,
and Gen DAVIS the two first named gentlemen sta
ting that thew dill not attend the sttiDgs OF the Com
miitee and could not give their assent to me report
and resolutions. The Committee then had leave to
withdraw the report and resolutions to be reconsid-
cred and reported to a subsequent meeting.
There has been severe frost and ice IN MANY parts
of Texai. At Lagrange, on the 22d ult there was
severe storm.
The Cotton crops in the Red River Counties turn
out much better than at first calculated upon.
The Northern Standard mentions some farms IN ked
River County, on which the Cotton crop will ave-
rage bale to the acre, and some tracts OF land which
VIII yield much more.
The cotton crop in the neighborhood of Richmond,
on the Brazos, this season, is said to be the best
that has ever been raised in that vicinity Some OF
them have more than they can gather. A planter
from the neighborhood informs the editor of TIE
Telegraph should the season be favorable, his hands
would not be able to gather the whole of this crop
before the list of March
The Red Land Herald says the cotton crop of San
Augustine County is nearly all gathered, and Will
amount to less than a-half crop.
Several hundred bushels Of upland rice, saws The
Houston Telegraph, have been raised this year by
Mr.. DOugheIty, near the borders OF Henderson
County, averaging about thirty bushels to the acre.
One OF the negro thieves, named Gibson, who was
arrested in company with Everett, at San Antonio,
on the charge OF abducting Gen. Gordons negroes
from Wharton County, was sentenced to ten years
imprisonment in the Penitentiary at the last term Of
the District Court for Wharton County
Everett was also convicted, but made his escape
the night after his conviction, and is still at large
His handouts were not well secured by the black
smith, and he slipped his hands through them, and
then broke open the doors of the jail
IN. O. Pic, Dec. 4.