New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-20
TEXAS.

By the arrival of the steamship Texas, Capt.
Lawcss we have received dates from Galveston 10 the
7;h inst.
There was a fire in the town Of Washington,
on the Brazos on the 2ith ult, by which the printing
Office of The Teas Range and other property was de-
strrycd The Lone SCR aysthe DANES were dscovereu
In The Rar1er oa.ce about o'clock a IL, ami spTead
veiS rapidly Three houses were destroyed, wnen an
orortrne shower arrested the frc, otherwise haI he
town might have beer, burned IL Is suspected that the
fire wac tie work of incend.aries \ letter from MI
Lancaster the proprietor Of Tie Ranger - the editor
OF The GdrcoH Ncs states that the paper VIII soon oe
rcesiablished in better sly than ever. ,
TIE Netrs gives the following account OF a bail
given TO the citizens OF Galveston by Capt Lawiess Of
the steamship Texas: \ ball was given by CAM, Law
les on heard of his steamship the Texas on Tuesday
night which was attended by larger company thanWc
have ever before witnessed IN this city. II Is estimated
bv several That the number could not be lees than I'VE
hundred. The supper tables EXTENDED nearly lhe entire
length Of the spacious csbin, and were completey
loaded down with Injuries IN great variety anu prOid
sion The aii's were in the ir-t instance seated anl
we observed tina, they hled tables entirely throughout
the whole cxtcrt After the ladies had retired 70 the
MINER saloon The gentlemen did more ample justice TO
lie rich prou,on spread before theul-ior ther mum
bcrs were sufficient - MI the tables two or three uns
in 6UccessoE-duTDg which time champagne oottlcs
were cmptied with rspiiiy which we never before
Finally, after al he'd fcasted the gong gave notice for
clearing away the tai les 10 make room Tor the merry
dance In lew minutes all was IN readlhc-s ana the
mu,ic commenced But even the spacious saloons OF
the Texas could not accommodate cotlions TOR one,
fourth part OF the company present However many oil
the 'marred folks and We among them, retired NJ an
eery hour to make room for the rest The music and
dancing continued, we learn, till an hour or two past
midnight
we have never known any entertainment to give
more universal a,fsction. All appeared 70 participate
in tho pleasures OF the evening This party was gwen 70
conmemoa tho advent vi this new steamer into our
tradethe finest ia-test and largest boat un loubtedy
that ever the harbors OF the State whose name
she bears MAY her future career be ne pr)spcrou
under her accomplished and popular commander a. Its
commencement has been suspicious e our citizcn'
The following items are copied from Tie cal
rcstOn Nrs of the 18th inst. This morning young
man named VIM. c. Stow, recently from Buffalo, " T.,
while be was handling pistol accidentally discharged
IT, the ball entering his head u,t above his c eye aud
passing is believed into the region OF the BRAIN He
+ yetave but it is supposed he cannot survive long
He had buta few days since purchased an Oyster Saloon
which he keeping 1T the time Of the fatal accident
He has been in this cry but few weeks and is quite
stranger He received the most prompt attention from
several of our Physicians and others.
Adiscovery OF badly mu,ila,ed dead body was made
last Friday, and il at first believed that horrid
murder had been committed. The body was Ound
partially buried under the powder house, the head
ann and one leg being wanting and the breast having
been opened Tie head, arm and leg, were afterwards
found buried in another place near by Upon further
examination, on Saturday the body was Identified by
Dr. Hurlbut as that Of a German who had died IN the
Hospital day or two before The presumption is that
he disnierred for the purpose OF dissection or Ot
posi- mOfttf1 eNhIlntlOn out by WHOM II not khOWn
The new schooner Gen. Pierce, Captain Follett, ar
rived in port, on Friday last from the Brazos River,
with ia bses of cotton consigned TO J. Shackeord,
ten barrels Of moasses to r. 81 D. 6. Mills, and nine
barrels OF pccans to L. B. Nichols & Co.
AuOil German onigraHt vessel came to II. H. Wi
liam WIN r. day before ye-terday-ihe brig WsnJerer,
Cap- Rachen fory nine days from Bremen with about
100 passengers, all Of whom are in good health, and
will lrccoed TO the interior forthwith. This vessel Is
consl ned 20 +. kaufman Co.
They have mutual insurance company at
Indiarola which shows a dividend of thirty three per
the capital stock for the first quarter of it,
gtniZaiior.
Tie san AntoHio Ledger, of the 25th ult, has
the following items
MURDER OF An lNDrAS-Monday week at Quihi q
smi German sCt;lem Mt twenty I'VE miles west of
Fredcrcksburg Delaware Indian was brutaly muir
dGed. II seems thar three years ago party OF
Can anches had killed German family The Delaware
Las long been ia the employ OF the United States
Interpreter 4 German woman however, pointed him
out connected with the former outrage. crowd
collected shot the poor friendly indian Cd his head
aLd tied him by biz feet - Wild horse. The affair il
outrageous.