The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-12
From the Richmond Enquire
Things In Texas.


Late rains have given very promising appearance to
the crops OF Texas. Large tracts OF the finest sugar
lands have been recently found in Liberty county When
the fully maued It frequently attans the height
OF fifteen sixteen feet.
The democratic convention for the eastern district OF
Texas Qa,e Mr.. Kaumans) has nominated Richard
Scuy for Congress. There are, however, three other
democratic candidates in the field
Col G. w. Hockey, veteran OF the Texas revolution,
died al Corpus Christi on the 9th ulumo. AT the battle
of San Jacnto he commanded the artillery and acted as
aid TO General Houston He was, successfully, secre
ary OF war, secretary OF the navy, commander OF ord
nance and IN 1912 commissioner TO Mexico TO nego-
tate treaty which, IL then thought, Mexico would
make on favorable terms. He from Philadelphia,
and said 10 have been klnsman oil the ilustrous Ste
phen Decatur
the following terms OF the Indians who visited that city
a short time since, and delivered up the Mexican and
American prisoners whom they had captured among the
settlements:
1.-The Indians who visited our city last week, and de-
vered up the prisoners mentioned in last, after
ceivng various presents from the Indian agent, Judge
Rollins, took their departure last Friday, under the
charge Of Commissioned Rogers, apparently highly graf
flied with their VISIT and certainly very proiuse IN their
promises of adherng 10 their treaty"
The Western Texan of the 10Th ult has communl-
cation from a New Braunfes correspondent, which
gives the following exciting particulars OF recent resort
10 lynch law IN that city We make The following ex'
tract from the letter, which is dated June 18th
"An incident of rather singulary serious character
took place here the Sd inst German OF the name
of Wersdoerfer well known IN thus and the surrounding
in irons, and in confinement in courthouse As Gus
tomary, this Wersdoerfer conspicuous IN the suits
tried at our last district court, and particularly IN a
suit brough against him by the State for stealing horses
on the Clboe. the property OF Mr. Peuyman. His guilt
seems have been clearly proved but from reasons not
easily to be defined, two OF the jurors dlsapproved OF
awarding any punishment The consequences was, that
the old offender, depredalor, and thief was allowed once
more 10 prowl large, to the infinite danger OF the
community and the Indignation OF every well-meanng
citizen
"As was to have been ioreseen by every thinking
from the UNPUBLISHED catalogue OF crimes which this
has committed, his offences would not stop here He
made attack, Tor tning cause, upon unpro.
teced woman, ia the absence OF her husband, with a
pistol loaded with cut-ba lead, and discharged the
tents which took effect in the head and upper part OF the
body. This done, he absconded. This took place on
the "a instant, about mile from town, His own dwell
ling IL about twelve miles distant in the Santa Clara set
Element
ION report OF this cowardly and unprovoked act
having reached this place. general state OF excitement
ensued and energetic steps taken for his capture.
With this INTENT the officers, with few citizens, went IN
search OF him, and succeeded in bringing him back the
evening after the deed was committed The first stopping
place arriving the smiths shop, where he was Sc
cured in the most effective manner lie was then con-
veyed to the courthouse, and there fastened, with a
guard of six around him The want OF Jail, &c,
presented obstacles to keeping him in custody until the
next term Of the court No fixed plan seems TO have
been adopted but the determined feeling to keep him fast
unanimous The streets noisy with the dis
cussion of this subject until late hour, when the above
mentioned act of the prisoner being shot dead through
the window from without in the immediate presence OF
his guard, caused some reaction on the subject"