New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-03
Iafer from Texas.

Bv the arrival on Monday OF the steam
ship Meteor Capt. Forbes, we have received papers
from Galveston TO the 18th ul..
rise In the Brazos River has been caused by
heavy rains. -.
Texas. Ice an inch thick was formed at Galveston.
The sugar cane II BraZos County was mlch Injured
by the frost.
The MatagOrda Tribune states that the ihury N
that region ls less than was expected. IL saws; we
learned last evening BY q gentleman from Wharton
and CaLey that all the standing cane has not been
mate rally injured, and that the sugar crop IS tut-
ing ou abundanily. Many Of the planters indeed IN
those sections nearly or quite through grinding
The subsequent fine weather has afforded them an
onportuni,y TO drive their work Col Hawkins has
already tuned out 500 hogsheads Col. Horton mas
nearly completed With about the same quantity, and
Col Henry Jones will probably make 2JO hogsheads.
The Houston Telegraph says II Is reported on
the frontier that the Cananches were agan pre-
psriDg to attack the settlements on the Rio Grande
The body Of Robert Holmes, master Of the sch.
Sophia, v as lately found on the beach, at ST. Jo'
seph's Island. The coroner's jury returned yer-
DICT OF accidentally drowned.
The Galveston CiiiidR has accounts from Austin
to the 18th inst.
An Internal Improvement bill is before the Lesis-
latuIe, providing for the assistance. on the part OF
the Stale, OF Railroad Companies, ami the improve
ment OF the navigation Of rivers. II seems prop
able that some law the subject will oe adopted, but
as yettheTe seems 10 De 10 definite arrangement oil
the details.
Many other matters Of interest are under consld.
Grafton, but III such shape as affords no means OF
Judging as 10 the fnal disposition which viii be
made ofthem
The bill authorizing the Controller 10 proceed TO
Washirs ton TO receive the indemnity, or that por-
ton OF the same due the State, has passed 10 third
re aiding by vote Of 50 yeas and 10 nays
An Austin letter writer says that ne caniidIy De-
eyes that the records Of the A1Jutant Generals OIL
fee VIII show that there have been issued from InaI
Office alone bounty land certificates TO more Pc sons
for certain services, than there ever were soldiers Ia
the army and more issued By the Land once y clI-
izens than there are voters IN the STATE lneIe
have Teen, since the organization Of the AdluIant
Generals Department. SIX hundred and forty -nve
thousand hundred and sixty acres OF land scp
issued % administrators deceased soldiers estates
alone, and an equal amount TO tnelr neIs or Iheil
agents, and ye. The cry Is SUI they come" =.
N o Pic2ygRe, Dee %
J. NJ. Jones of Galveston, publishes correspond
ence between himself and Powers the sc0!p'or'
which passed at Florence IL June last, on the SUD-
lec. OF marble statue for the conte PLATED sIa'e
Ca2tol-a statue euabematic of The state and en-
bracIns in design the glorious and romantic ms
tory OF its early career.
Mr.. Powers, for want OF sufficient information 10
relation to the history, arms, the institutions IAI
peculiar productions Of thai state, expresses us
d1ffidence in his ability TO furnish proper desigh'
but thinks the state might be Represented o. s~So