New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-10
TEXAS.

Galveston papers of the 30th of November,
and Houston of the 27h bring FIVE days later news than
the previous dates.
Messrs. Harrison and Morgan intend to run
four steamers tie Mexico, Louisiana Texas and Perse
verence between New Orleans aud Galveston forming
a line OF mail boats twice each week.
The locomotive for the Harrisburg Railroad
received serious injury while in lighter which was
driven with great violence against the bark Island City
during n storm The bark was also injured
four-hOrse stage route is 10 be established
between Huntsville and Ccrtreville.
Ex-Governor George T. Moore has raised an
average Of 20 bushels OF per acre, IRON lOO acess
in Polk County
Frors the Galveston New. Of Nov. 80
SPIRITUAL RAPrISGs.-Withmt the last month
large number Of young people IN this city have been
initiated into the mysteries OF spiritual rappgs and II
has become common as ~ be pgactlscd almost
everywhere, eycuin public bar-rooms Tables are made
20 about, and all sorts Of ridiculous questions
answered by raps
ACCIDENTAL DEArH-While the steamship
Texas was lying anchor of Maagora bar last Fri lay
waiting for opportunity 20 facly several
the passengers emufed themselves with shooting II por
poises, &c gentleman was engaged in reload.ng a
hne rife in the upper saloon Of the boat and accidentally
touched the hair trigger. causing instant discharge
the rife The ball struck state.room door, passing
through oblquey into the stater0om IL then passed.
through the bulkhoad partition into the adjoining
siste-room, and also through looking glass; hanging
against the partition; and then struck named
Shotwel, who reading in reclining posture in the
berth, passing into his lett temple, and coming cut g,
the back Of his head Ills lie III instant the ball
wen, through the brain These facts have been given
Us by gentleman who ws- present Mr.. ShStwell we
understand, from Tennessee, ami native OF New
York He was mason by trade.
CoRPUs CHRisTI.-We are pleased To see
TIE arrival OF Col H. L. Kinney, the extensive land
holdes in and about Corpus Christi which place e
assuming quite al important character in Western Tex
The town itself IS being rapidly built up with ine
and substantial DWELLING and the country is acquiring
industrious and wealthy population; aad thai
the Government depo, for supplying the western from
tier with provisions and forage has been established
there any surplus OF provisions will be readily dis
posed OF to the army, which has always given i'm
petus 10 towns where IL has been established; there
fore We may expect 10 see still greater Improvements
shortly.
The country in the neighborhood OF Corpus Christi
has been described 20 o. most fertile and uxurisnt
character and az the tune most picturesque Gnd
every Turn. The town is sifusted high eminence
from the bay The atmosphere pure, coming from the
gulf
From the Houston Telegraph u Nov -
YELLOW FEVER AT IyDIAyoLA-We learn
from the LavGca Commercial that the yellow fever and
the ship fever prevailing e, Indianola Tne Com
nercia Gays the number Of deaths averaged from four
20 six day.
About th.ee weeks since, Mr. Liitle, OF Chapel Hill
visited lndianols, and lis way horae was taken sick
he however proceeded his joarney, and died at
Chsppen Hill day or two after bic arrival The phy.i
clans nouneed his disease 70 be yellow fever ATTEND
ed by black yot As Ir. Little, his retsrn passed
through Houston report got abroad that the yellow
fever had broken out here This report we need ha-iy
say, Is entirely urfJund:d not case OF this disease or
che similar TO Il, has occurred here.