New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-14

The mail between Brownsville ana Mo
Grapde City had been discontinued for the present. 'no
mail rider refusing 10 perform the dulles =,
The Charleston Ne1cS gives the following
statement Of the season and crops throughout tue "n
ern part Of the State; 4, tho uo,er
counties between the Trinity and Brazos wnca We ~,
snme have extended TO other parts OF the stare
accounts of crops still continue encouraging "o' "
parts Of the country ,., .-a than double
The quantity of wheat u pfoeaoy moio WIN"
what il has ever before been. al tho
The cane throughout Brazoria county anu on an w.,
plantations of Old Caney and Coloraoo, 900.
be superior 10 anything ever before seen: ~
he frost the ousny OF sugar will be fuzzy TWICE. tue
amount Of any previous year. .., A. 1900,
THE pant cane is said 20 be better than tue rao0n,
as the latter was injured more oy tne .,s;r e
mast crop, says the Monument surpasses anything we
have had for yesrs which will probably reduee the price
Of pork 10 cents and perhaps to 2l2 per pound IT'S
expected that the price of corn VIII De aIow az % OF
nj least 37l2 cents per bushe all o'er the country
The u. S. Marshal at Galveston has re-
ceived notice from Judge Watrous to adjourn the Fed
eral Court from the first Monday In July to the first
Monday In January next, that being the commence
inert of the next regular term
The Huntsville Item advertises a reward
of one hundred dollars for the apprehension and de
livery of Juan Leora convict for stealing from
Brownsville, who made his escape rsm the penitentiary
on the 18th ult
The Indian chief Colita, who was con-
dered the oldest nbabitan of Texas died at the Cush
alta village on the Trinity River, recently. The Ncs
gives the following account of him:
Colta is admitted by AL to have been OF greater an
dquity than any other person In Texas he was very
old and consdered TO be among the Oldest OF all the 10
dams in Texas some thirty years ago, or when ne was
first known 10 the earliest coloniss brought mere oy
Stephen Austin. 1t is believed by those VINO have
known him longest, that his could not be m1ch, II
any, below hundred and twenty years. Inc NE OF
this chief traced back through all the revolutions and
vicsitudes which he Witnessed and In many OF which
he participated, would probably furnish more valuable
history Of Texas in early times than ever has or ever
will be written. II cannot but produce feeling OF re,
gret 10 reflect that 10 the death Of Coita has perhed
the last surviving wne's and repository OF vast num-
her of interesting events OF this country Tor the last cen
fury. To whom now will the historian look, or 10 what
records he have recourse TO supply the early rem'
niscences of Coltai
A man named Bacon, who was sentenced
to fifteen years Imprisonment in the pententary tor
killing William Nibs some two years since In Fort Benz
County escaped from the jail at Houston on the 18th
ut and made good his escape 1t seems that Bacon
had been furnished with TOOLS and had picked the lock
OF his chains When the Deputy Sheriff, Mr. Shepherd,
took him bis breakfast, he rushed out. MI Cart
wright bad a horse In waiting upon which he sprang
and made Off Shepherd drew pistol and threatened
TO shoot him If he did not stop. Cartwright Immediate
ly drew six shooter and told Shepherd he would shot
him it he shot Bacon, whereupon Shepherd quietly
permitted him TO escape.
The officers and hands of the steamer
Nick Hill have returned 10 Galveston after getting up as
far Porers Bluff on the Trinity where tney leit Tue
steamer The freight destined for Dallas but the
low stage of the water rendered tmposbe TO proceed
farther Indeed get far as Porters Bluff required
the utmost ezerODs, the river above Magnolia oeng
DISTRACTED by RATS of considerable extent which had
10 be cut away The distance from Magnolia 70 Port
ers Bluff estimated at three hundred and fifty miles,
was made ia thirteen days. Capt Mccormick conslt'
ers the river above Magnolia rather better than below
after the RATS removed as there are no rock
shoals whatever 10 the upper Trinity.
The Legislature of Texas, at It's last SEES
sion passed law authorizing the several Counties OF
the State 10 establish woTkhouses The Isdidpola But
tR publishes this law IN full and appears to be OF oPn-
ion that very necessary In that County The Editor
says: "Not week passes bat some outrage Is COM
mted with impunty for the want OF some prison or
proper authority to punish In consequence the people
have to take the law into their hands In one case
the cuprt was duched in the bay and ordered TO leave
in another twelve lathes administered with hint
that If the thief was found again at lndanola he would
fare worse; and since then other cases have arisen.