New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-05

malignant FORM have been prevailing for one or tw
months In several Of the middle counnea
CHOLERA on IHE CoLoRADo.-Ihe WashIHSioa Lon
Sar IL informed by Mr. George Hancock, OF Austin, thai
the cholera Is spreading It's fearful rsvsges In Bastrop
and Webbers Prairie citizen OF Basno Loaf, oy this
d.esse, six negroes in one or two day;
TIE c,ord AdeOedte learns that the cholera or some
thing equally stal prev sing along tne uuhoaoupe
In Dewitt and Gonzales Counties.
We learn from The NBeces Tally OF the 24th OF April
that few days previous difhcuiiy occurred az ror'
Merrill, between some sporting men and numotr Of
the troops stationed there and that one or two soldiers
n ere killed or uortslly wounded The difficulty orig.
ipsted in Misunderstanding about betting.
The same paper states that fifteen OF the Rines had
deserted. Having been detailed for some particular
and equipments. Ii Is supposed they have gone to
Mexico. IN. .. Delta, 2Ith May.
MOVEMENTS OF FLrBusTIERs-TRe IHdiaHOa BEl
lin of the 2Nh says: awe understand that Gen Con
zales and Col Wheat of Carsvajss liberang army
rived in lndsnola to-day on the Mexico. Wonder II
this movement means anything in particular y
TIE STEAMER MAJOR HARRfs-7Ae BZlLtin Of the
from Corpus Christi on Tuesday We regret to learn
I'll she draws water than was supposed. and Is
not adapted to the trade for which she was designed
and will have 10 abandon IT, Her future course not
fully determine ed upon.
T'yxAs ELECTIONS IN ArGUsr-On the first Monday
of August next the people Of Texas have to elect the
following officers For the State an Attorney General,
a Controller, Treasurer, and an Attorney for each
Clerk, and four Commissoners Sheriff. an Assessor
and Collector County Treasurer two Justices and
Constable for each precinct
For Treasurer and Controller, Raymond and Shaw,
the present incumbents, will doubtless be reelected
without any serious opposition. For Attorney General
Mr. A. j. Hamilton Of Austin is the most prominent can
didate.
So says The Indi0nolG Bullein
CoRPrs CHRISTI FAIR.-The Houston Telegraph of
the 2lst says: The + air at Corpus Christi was at
tended by about two thousand perfons. large num-
Der of Meycans were present from TamsuhPas and
Coshuila The took place the first week Of the
Fair. Several horses from Western Texas, and some
Mexico put the track but the latter were soon
distsnced BY their competitors. great many mules
and horses were offered for SALE Good mules were
rated at from $40 to so; some choice mules were
rated 500 and upward Cattle sold at prices
re ging at from s. to IS %.
Large quantities of goods for the Mexican market
were sold 10 the numerous Mexican dealers who were
present We regret to state that several fatal rencon
tres occurred toward the close OF the Fair Among the
persons of distinction who were present were Gen.
Harvey Gov. Bell, Gen Carsvaja, Col. Kinney and
Judge Webb Dr. Ford, Jack Everett, Capt. Andy
Walker and other revolutionary leaders OF the late ex
petition against Matamoros, were at the Fair The
Mexicans appeared to be highly delighted with the ex-
hbition"
SUICIDE OR LYYcHIvG-We take the following am.
bsuCus paragraph from The Houston Beacon We
published last week account of the murder of Ger
Crockett The Trinity hdcoodte after giving account
Of the murder Gays that the murderer feeling the full
weight Of his guilt slipped of from the guard into the
woods and after confessipg himself TO large postosk
tree hung hiqso Of its limbs, first taking the
precautiOn to tie his hands bchtad hin ~
The CRoPs-The papers throughout the interior
speak fsyorably OF the prospects for hne crops.
r. o. Crescent 9Th ut