New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-26
TEXAS.
From The N. U. Crescent, I'D

From The N. U. Crescent, l71.
The steamship Yacht, Capt. Thompson,
which arrived yesterday brought us news from Gal.
weston to the 18th uimo
The NttoS says that there is much sick
meas In Middle and Western Texas though 1t Is gen.
orally seue and fever, and not often fatal
On the 9th inst, Mrs. EdmonsOn, the
wife OF DR.. Eomonson, dentist OF Galveston, died
IN her bed her husband being entirely unconscious of
the dreadful calamity that bad be!allen him. until he
awohe In the morning and beheld the hfeess corpse by
his siee hrs. Edmonson bad pe. afflicted with the
fooihache tor some time, aud bad been accustomed to
ind relief II the use OF chlOroorm Administered by her
husband Iii believed that WAS sfOted with the
pain IN the night and being unwilling wake her hus
bso procured the cbloroform and administered II her.
self In such excess az to cause Der death
A correspondent of The Netcs. who has
been travelling through the State says that the crop
corn immense and the cotton crop never gave
promise at this OF the year. He does not think
the amount Of land planted In cotton is large II
was lsst year Al the other crops look WELL and give
promise OF nn abundant harvest
Texas Is supposed 10 contain a popula-
zion of 10000 souls having about 10000 persons over
twenty yeers Of age who neither read write.
Tie Weslern 1erdn says the flood in
the san Antonio occssioned by three days Of heavy
rain n the ast week Of July was two feet higher than
the overflow Of last Rpring which did so much damage.
1t swept awsy several public and pdy.te bridges bath
houses, fences &C. Buildings near the bridges we're
also washed down.
The postmasters on the route between
Hou.ton aud Austin have all written the Post Office De-
pNtment Washington City, recommending the estab
llshug OF dsily mali between these two poiots.
The Editor of The Terdn Adrocate
learcs that offers have been made TO deliver corn 10
Contractors for Government supplies at San Antonio,
at twepty-hye ceLt per bushel
A man named Samuel Compton was
killed by auan by tho Of Goss at Cameron, re.
Gently, With pistol.
Each of the following religious denomi.
nations In Texas have under their aus pieces the nsu-
lions oil RAINING located follows Methodisrs, at
kutersviie and Marshall; Pres 0vterians %. 81 At
Huntsville, GUsd and FredopiA; Episcopsiaps at An
derson and Cumberland Presb, terians al Dangerfed
Two hundred Sunday School Teachers
are much waited immediate y In Texas They would
find good employ and wages yuai 10 what 10 paid
in any part OF the United Sta,es
The Bro,onsr,tle Rio Brdro has the fol-
lowing paragraph During the election at Brazos san.
taeo, on piouosy isst an OLD we'll known by tue
nsnie W spanish refer, who has been 10 the employ
Oh INC master on this frontier ever since the
IN o' VI me war, and who had endeared him
sen 20 .ne octioi toe Department! By his ddelty and
integrity, was Mneo oy man named rhIbesutt who
struck MIN 90 the head With stick frscturiog h1 skull
and causing bis death iostsnunen.l ~. h
beon aie,.."' s re now In Jail to await his trial
The RIO Bravo, speaking of the election
la Brownsvule charges tia, large ppmhsr of ana,
yotes polled. Thswhoe punbe, onuoS o1 iusa
vile 10 state to be 9l3 whereas tbI. pSoer ss ~ Ia
gal votes could NOT have exceeded 6lamsS;y' eoo y,
nearly one third Of she whole vote illegal $50 "