The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-26


The steamship Yachs sPt Ihorps,n, arrived at
New Orleans on the 10Th inst brought news from
Galveston to the 18th uls'sao.
The Ncirs says thore Is much giokness in middle
and western Toxas, though 4 = gencra1y ague and
fever, and not often fatal
On the 9th inst Mrs Eimonson, the wife Of DR..
4. Bdmonson, dentist Of Galveston. died in her
bed her husabnd being entirely unconsco Of the
dreadful calamity that had befalen lin, until he
awoke in the morning end bekeld the ifeless corpse
BY his side. Mrs. Edmonson had boon afflicted With
the tcothache tor some time, and hsd been accus-
toned to find relief in the use or cNiagofosm admin
istered by her husband. 1t is believed that she
afflicted with the pain in the night, and being un-
willing to wake her husband. procured tho Galore
fern and administered it hersein such excess as to
cause her death.
correspondent Of the .Nefcs. vino has been
travelling through the State says thss the crep OF
oorn is IMMENSE, and the cotton crop never gave
better promise at this season OF tae yesr lie does
not think the amount of Iand planted 70 cotton Is AS
large IS il was last year All the other crsps look
well, and give promise Of 81 bGndans scvest
Texas is supposed 10 contain population Of 3O0.-
600 souls having about 30 900 persons over twenty
years of ago, who neither read aor write.
The Western 7eran says the food IN ne San In
tonic, occasonea by three days Of heavy rain Ia the
last week Of July, was Two feet higher than the
overflow Of last spring. which did SO much damage.
II swept away several public ana private bridges,
bath houses fences, etc. Buildings toe bridges
were also washed down
The pcstmasters on the route between Houston
partmelt at Washington City, recon nsnding the
establishing of daily mali between these two
points.
The editor Of the Te1an Advocate learns that Of
fcrs have been made deliver corn to contra ,tors
for government surplus a. san Antonio, al twenty
five cents per busbei
A msn named Samuel Compton, was hillod by
man by the name Of Goss, al Cameron, recently,
with pistol
Escn of the following religious concentrations in
Texas have under their auspices the Institutions OF
Learning located fo,le Ss.Metho aists ~ Ruters
VIZ ana Marshall; Presbyter % ) } at Hunts
SiHs Goliaa and Fre6ouia; Epsoopslians, at An.
field.
Two hundred Sunday school teachers are much
wanted, immediately, in Texas. They would find
good employ mept. snd wages equal 10 that which
Is paid in any part of the United States.
The Brownsville Rio Brdco has the following
paTagraph:-
Santiago, on Monday last, an old man. we'd kn0 mn
by the name of Spanish Peter who has been in
the employ of the Qaartermaster this frontier
ever since the commencement of the war. and who
had endeared himself to the officers OF the depart
mont by his fidelity and integrity was killed by q
man named Thibeautt. who struck hin, on the head
with a stick fracturing his skull, and causing his
death instantaleously Alas, poor Peter! never
the earth rest lightly upon him. Thibeautt has
been arrested, and is in jail to wait his trial
We therefore refrain from making any further com.
ments upon this sad occurrence"
The RIO Braro, speaking Of the election in
brownsville, charges that large number of illegal
votes were poled. The whole number polled in
Brownsville is stated 70 be 9l3; whereas, this paper
says the legal votes could not have exceeded Ola;
making 2e9, nearly one third of the whole vote,
Illegal.