The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-24
Further from Texas.
Leaving deficiency not yet collected,

From the New Orleans Picnyune. April al
government train arrived at San Antonio from
the military post on the Concho, in charge of Lieut.
Mecklin. The Western Texan SAYS
We learn that some mistake was made in locating
the post on the Concho being in the open prairie,
ten or fifteen miles from wood, and that an order
will probably be issued for its removal ten miles this
side of its present locality. Another train arrived
yesterday from Fort Mason, and another is expected
here from Concho to-day.
The frost on the night Of the 10Th ult., nearly
destroyed the cotton many of the plantations near
Richmond. The corn is also cut off in many
sections
The Houston Telegraph has been informed by q
gentleman residing in Washington county, that
siderable alarm has been excited in that county
lately, owing to the conduct of the negroes on
several plantations They have been nsolent, and
in many instances have made serious threats There
unusual number Of runaways in the bottom
of the Brazos, and several horses have been stolen
1t Is supposed by runaways. Fears entertained
that some negro thieves abolition agents have
been attempting to instgatc the negroes to abandon
their masters. One or two crimes of a henous
character have been committed in that county by
negroes.
The Mormon shave lately been making some con
verts in Texas.
The Washington Lone Star gives the Sollowin.,
account OF a ,iolcnt tornado -
On Friday night, the 18th ut.. the settlements in
the lower part of this county visited with ~
tornado, both violent aud destructive. The town
and neighborhood of Chapel Hill appear to have
experienced the effects of the emles;uous breath Of
the storm in greater degree than any other neigh
borhood we have heard from, though considerable
damage was done to several farms in other portions
of the county At Chapel Hill the frame of i.
large ware-room the property OF Messrs. Ruthvei
Il McDade, which had Just been removed from War
rem and put up, was blown down aud much injured.
The iron bolts Of the door shutters of store house
were snapped in twain by tho Irresistible force of the
tempest, with as much case rs CHI I'D could break u
broom-straw; aud Lightning rod which was ad-
justed to another store house, was in an instant.
doubled down to the shape Of fsh.hook. On the
fam of Mr. 1largroye, in the vicinity of Chapel
Hill, the damage was very serious; about eight hum
dred panncls of fence and an out house being blown
down. There other farms III that neirhbor-
hood damaged, but to what extent we have not
learned.
The Crops.
The Madison U.a) Journal, of late date. savs.-
The weather has rot been so favora bic as could be
desired for the past week. Cole rains and a chilling
a,mcsp here have been altogether so fequcnt Cot
ton has been suffering from those causes. An in
sect, which first made its appearance among US last
year, and very destructive to corn is eating un
the crop just planted with great rapidly. It il
called the cbinch bug, from the dsagreeable odor IL
tmts, and is destructive to the caterpillar
is to cotton. On many plantations the entire eron
has been destroyed, and the experience of last vea
proves that il il almost useless to re.plapt Wa ara
told that il has been common in Virginia for the
last twenty years, and the only way TO get rid Of
them is to strip the stalk of its leaves Here thew
generally kin The plant when it is but few iuch$s
in height.