The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-17


by thu arrival Of the Mexico. Capt Place We
the 9TH
AT the election for city officers Galveston, Stuart
chosen for Mayor: William Sergeant, Clerk and
Assessor; N 3. nll Marshal and street COMMISSIONER
Hoyt arbor Master; Peter Deibrel Inspector OF Ves
scls Patrick. Lufkin and Wilson, Port Wardens; John
Dc Young Surveyor; J. IL Bennett. Treasurer.
There prospects Of good navigation continuing In
the Trinity and Brazos rivers for time The Nechcs
and Sabine nsvgahe order, and the Colorado I'M
proving The quantity from the Trinity
this year viii be double that tho There 1000
bales Its mouth large quantity at every landing and
much from Braaos river The people of chcro
and adjoining counties disposed to trade with
instead of Shreveport their former shipping
point Corn is high in the Trinity valley; probably owing
the immense immigration The price Is from dol
lar to dollar and fifty cents bushel.
Corn planting has been commenced and In some
tons completed in tho interior Of tho State and prepare
tons for planting cotton being made The amount of
land in cultivation in Texas the present year viii pro-
badly exceed onehrd in extent that of any previous
season.
The people of Washington county In favor of ex.
tending the Harrisburg Railroad to the Brazos river.
The town OF Huntsville has been incorporated
Col Loring of the Rife Regiment arrived at Indanola
the LIST inst tho IT, s. transport steamer Fashion,
with Company G, Of that regiment, and the- horses,
The State apportlonment bill did not pass being sent
adjourned He DEFINED signing it because il Vas une
q,iA in It's distribution and therefore unconstitutional
An extra session 1t is thought, will DO necessary
The internal Improvement bill appropriatng about
three hundred Thousand dollars failed to pass the Legs
iaurc because Of the amendments made in the House, to
which the Senate refsedto agree committee Of COM
promise, from both branches appointed to amend
the bill. hut they mover met.
Tho Garesfon Noes complains of tho irrcgulary OF the
mails between Galveston and Austin for several months
Overlooking with passengers tho We found thi
the defect almost universally In Texas mail stages
An engineer corps composed Of Colonel johnson, chief
engineer Messrs. Grand and Schleiker assistants !;
Pehousy and Martin and eighteen chain carriers axemen
&C. have left san Antonio IN two DIVISIONS 10 survey TWO
for the railroad to the cossone to the east and
the other to tho west of Mstagorda Bay The president
Of the road and two OF the directors accompany tho
gneers and complete examination will DO made Of the
points suitable for q railroad terminus the coast.
The Indians continue their depredaton' along the Rio
Antonio On the evening Of the q ut party Of them
fifteen in number charged some fourteen Mexicans
and Americans who out running wild horses near
San Antonio, killed Ronnldo Navarro, citizen of that
place wounded another and drove of nil but six of their
horses Tho last courier in from Laredo reported several
Mexicans killed by Indians Two hundred Of the latter
warriors reported encampcd at Lake Espantoza
the junction Of the Leona and Nucces rivers and
about tweny mioa above the station where the Elk
companies Of mounted rfemen TO be stationed The
Indians design making the above point their head quar-
for time and small parties continually sally
ing forth for the purpose Of rapne and murder.
On the 10th ult, the Mexican who had been for six
years prisoner with the Camanches came into Belle
VILE opposite Guerrero and reported party Of Indians
from whom he had escaped. in the neighborho0d In
twenty minutes the active aud efficient commanding off,
Ger Lieut. c. IL. Tyler. company Q, Second drsgoons
started party Under nm old and wctred soldier Corpo
raj Stranger They struck the trail, following 1t until
dark when they the Indians thirteen in number
entrenched in ruginc in front Of chaparral The Cor
poral instantly ordered led tho charge, which
done calamity. killing four Of the Indians the others
escaping in the chapar The troops also captured thr
teen horses and two shields
On the 18th ut company of mounted riHemen Capt.
Jones commanding passed through Victoria their
to Fort Merrill the Nueces river where they TO be
permanently stationed
The steamboat designed to run between Matagorda Bay
and Corpus Chrsty Is soon expected out there.
s!:emshir the " Rnysnrr -.rchased ~ Major Kerr
Of lavaca. expressly for the .syata aid NGY Orleans
| trade, hss begun her trips
| On the 18th ult man named Colln killed another
nsmed Finch IN the streets Of jasper in sefdefence Tho
sheriff Of Caldwell county, Geo II Steiner has been
Guy while hunting with him In the woods in Gonzales
county, China Cove Post Office Ono Wilson seri-
ously wounded Duke the I'D ut in ARRAY in
| Houston. man named Jas. T. Jordan late of Maury
county Tenn committed suicide ut Lagrange the 21t
ut Two men. named lneraham and Carnilc. got to
quarreEg recently in Harrison county and both we're
Killed.
The Austin South Western .aneregn states that the Go
vernon did not think proper to sign the apporonment
bull OF the Legislature and thinks extra session will be
necessary to make new apportionmcnt.
The wings Austin have held meeting for the pur-
po, OF the party and appointing delegates to
the National Convention. At the last National ConYsn-
ton the wings of Texas not represented by deeg-
ton hey determined sneak for themselves
The Fctors .7droate of the 2sth ult says yegeta-
ton IS already far advanced in this ncighborhood Some
people here have peas fiji for table use Captap Reid has
over hundred acres OF born fully eight inches high and
has near fifty acres ofcoton which ho is scrapng,
MI Navarro, OF San Antonio while out with others Is
was killed by party Of indians.
iFrom the Houston telegraph March a
We learn from the san Antonio Ledger that Mr.
Navarro was killed on the 9th ut while sitting at his
hre at the Chacon water hole fifteen twenty miles
west Of the Medina Iis companions reported that the
party Of Indians consisted ii about fifteen warriors The
idc al furnishes the following particulars concerning
the deprtdons OF the savagcs the Nueces and Rio
Grandc:-
Nr Cannon the express rider between this city ana
Fort Ringgod via Fort Merrill arrived two days since
his In in ei0 daur
ports that he found his way out at Los Bburas',
three Mexican bodies ell bearing the evident marks Of
Indian brutality. He says that while he WAS at Roma
on the Rio Grand report came in that Mexicans
had been murdered at at place called Cebolas by
another party Of Indians by the name Of Alfonso Ran
das at new place he was opening, about twenty
miles above Roma.
Mexican who had been prisoner of the Indians for
about six years entered the Rancho OF Rcdman about
the 10th instant and reported that there Indians
at place called Los Baneosn about fifteen miles from
pursuit under command of Sergeant stanger from COM
pany on the next day They found their encampment
and the Indians ready to mount and depart fight en-
suedhe Indians not recognizing their asailants and
them to be Mcxicans for short time showed
determined resistance few shots from the dragons
showed the sayages what they had to contend with
they soon yelled out Americans Six shooters - and
fled with marked precipitoucy. not however without
ferng tire loss OF three their brayest warriors who
were let dead on the battle ground The Indians num-
bered about fifteen.
The same Mexican reports that there .. that time
~ purity VI -Vo lnuan3 cNcanped NJ Lake Espantosa.
near the junction Of the Lcona and Nuece rivers and
about twenty-five miles above he station designated in
previous number where the six companies Of mounted
ri!iemcn were TO be Stationed The Mexican further
ported that the indians designed making the above point
their head quarters for time and that small parties
we're continually saying forth for the purpose OF rapiue
and murder
Late from FL Pnso.
From the y. y. Pic3yupe. March lOl
We are indebted to Mr. r w. Chandler who arrived |
here on the Mexico for late interesting from ii
Paso which place he left the 10th ult Ic~amc TO
San Antonio in sixteen days in company with Captain
H. Ssillnsn the Santa Pc mail contractor and Captain
Easton aud Lieut. Adams u. :. Army. They had good
grass fine weather. apd plenty Of water the route
Mr. Chandler states that the Indisns have been very
troublesome since the removs OF the troops from FL Paso