Richmond semi-weekly times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 184?-1853, 1852-01-06
LATER FROM TEXAS.

BY the arrival this morning OF the steamship louisa
ma, CAPITA Lawess, we have received Galvsston
papers Of the 23d inst
We learn from the Houston Telegraph that man
named kagsdaie shot down a tearnstsr pamsd Smith
while sitting at his camp fire near Bastrop abod ten
days since. The two brothers OF the Murdered man
Immediately pursued Ragsdale and captured him.
The citizens the neg hborhood assembled the next
morning, exam ned the pfisoner and condemned him
to be hung. Mr.. Smith had died in the meantime A
rope was fastened 10 a branch oil a zee, and Rags
dale was hung up unll lite eainct. The mur-
derer doubtless merited his iae but his executioners
cannot be excused for taking The Jaw into their own
hands.
The Austin State Gazette oflhe 18th instant says
the vote in the Senate the day before, the motion
10 refer the memorial OF ] w kng to the Committee
public deb, is regarded a-ssttllng The question that
there will be departure by the Legislature from
the o Value ascertoned and liked by the report
Of the Auditor and Comptroller.
A letter OF the II h nom Austin says that on that
day he house had passed to third reading, bill
which originated nthe Senate, and which makes il
the duty OF the Comptroller To proceed Immediately
to tae City oil Washington and draw the tive millions
OF stocks which have been deposited there, in the
in the treasury }, this State separate section OF
the b provide4 that the Comptroller shall at the sa me
time draw the two hundred and fifty ihousa nd dollars
OF interest die the 1t of January KIT on said five
millions of sock An effort was made in toe House
to amend he bill SO as require The Comptroller 10
advertise and sell million OF The stock at the
City OF Washington, but it failed by decisive vote
b4entitled An act to encourage internal i'm
proverents in the State of Texas" has been intro
duced 10 the Legislature: This bill provides that two
miIDns and halt OF dollars be sci apart perpet-
ua Imernal improvement fund. tor the construction OF
raroads, and the clearing out and making navigable
rivers, provided the sum, any par thereof, shall
be under the control of the State not otherwise appro
Iprated the first day OF August next.
1t provides also that whenever any railroad compa-
ny shall have fully rganzed and completed ten miles
OF their road, any such company shall be en-
titled TO loan from The State, oil the fund set apart
Tor internal Improvements, and for every ten milea
completed third OF the prov ding it be not more
than $4,000 per mic, shall be aside for the use Of
the company.
Also, ou the completion of any such railroad in sec.
tons OF ten miles the Commissioner OF the General
Land Office shall issue to the company land scrip to
the amount Of 5000 acres for every mile of railroad
comp eed; one fourth of which lands shall be aena-
ted by the company IN six years, one fourth in eight
years fourth 10 ten years and the eemaioing fourth
in twelve years.
The bill in addition, provides for the improvem Mt
OF Ssbine, Trinity, Brazos, Color do, San Antonio
and Gandalupe rivers, and Soda Lake.
The bill mus! be submitted to the people on the first
Monday of August next. notwithstanding this how.
ever, il meets with much opposition M Q. Pic.