The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-27
News fs0m Texas.

We received late rs the lth inst.
We copy h. following intere sting items -
The Galveston Ctritan Of the 18th inst contains
letter from Secretary Conrad to v. II. Howard Esq,
representative for Texas written in reply letter
popDciDg that the Governor had called three companies
Of rangers Mr. Conrad says In rePlv have the honor
to state that recent ptelge has received
the Eighth Military Department, aad It present sd
ved have reason to believe that the services OF
these are st all necessary FOE the OF
the iDhsbi ants Of Texas against the Indians must
The refore decline TO authorize the OF these troops
deem proper TO add that volunteer comps
MES thus organized without ths sanction aud contrary
to the judgment Of the authorities properly CD gad With
the defence OF the country have tendency 70
ie and rather TO sndanger the peace Of the frontier
Il an 10 preserve it."
18th, from New York, met severe storm on the 3oth
Eeptember and suffered damage causing consdera-
BILE injury to the cargo and lose Of deck load
The Austin Gazette ssys:A very distressing casualty
occurred this city ON Sunday evening last. Mr.
Dawson Miss Mary Bowes the latter twelve
thirteen ysars Of age, and daughter OF Mrs. Bowle Of
this city, in attempting to ford the Colorado two miles
below the city, both osned, supposed The
bodies have not yet been found
Lieut. W. r Street, y 8. A., recently committed sui
eide at Fort McI<svtt, Texas.
The San Antonio Ledger has the following from the
Mexican Boundary SurveyA letter from Com missioner
Pino sillages. July OH. announces the completion
the 1s u the suvsy Of Gna river BY recent letters
from Major Emory 1t appears that the survey of the
Rio Grapde has progressed far down Presido del
Norte where Major now Is, and that Lieut. Mckler,
who engaged in surveying the river down ward from
Eagle Pass (Which is believe about 500 miles bsow
the Preside del Norte) had completed the survey Of
ascut 1856 miles when in consequence Of the di
cult portion Of the rresAo del Norte and
Eagle Pass he was ordered to work upwards until be
should meet M8jor Els downward parties, when they
would Oil resume work below the Pass and continue to
parties have probably arrived at I'll Pao before this
time.
Seguin q legitimate coffee plant His good lady
detected flee grain 10 the act OF prouipg and placed
in the earth The little tree IL Rb feet
high and covered with yellow blossoms and pods OF the
latter of which are some nearly mstured. IL is yet
but two old and the only beso we'd upon this
tropical stranger has been to screen 1t from rude north
We see tho names of Col Asa NJ Lewis Colonel NJ I
johnson and Hon. Geo. w Smythe, spoken of as caui
dates for Governor Of the State
The vote for Attorney General of the State is fol-
lows For jennings 10 900 for ssyles 0a2; for Ham
ton. GAS. Counties yet TO hear from Bowie Harris
Henderson,, Milan, Nucces, Polk Shelby and Titus
We find the following in the San Antonio Ledger Of the
18th iDstA report reached San Patrico the 9th u
that fortytwo Indians attacked small body of Mexicsn
day or tso previous at mustang pen, some twenty
ezicans and the Corpus Christi and mail carrier
The lndaDs had sorae fifty horses in their possession
The Brazoa Delta says :-on the 2osh September. 1852
fifteen hands picked cotton Major Moors's plantation
and averaged 800 pounds to the hand The pick.
cIs were Phil 100 pounds; Harriet 672 Calvin d57
correspondent. Of the Indanola Buliia from Gonza.
les county says we are picking the best crop ocoton
that has been raised in the county many Of the
formers boast that they viii pick 600 pounds of cotton
per acre The average crop in the county will not be less
than SEQ pounds per acre.
made buried trip around the county and visited
thirty plantations According to the inor which
have been able 10 collect crops this county will be
far better than in ony other portion of Texas Our COT
ton planters will make at least hale TO tina acre
Sugar never looked better The prospect for tbs
large crop Of sugsr which ever been made ia this
country Is almost certain
The Nacodoches Chronicle Of the 4th inst says-Snce
our last Issue baye ped hurried visit 10 Cherokee
county and must take occasion again to auds 10 the
abuDdant crops everywhere made The cotton Is iHe,
and turning out well.
In the Brazoria Planter of the 18th we find the follow
ing:-The hoBes of the Indians seem 10 haze broken
out afresh Every mali from the West brings acsouugs
Of tome depredeuens
The lighthouse In the Of ere,tion at the Msa-
gorda Pass is completed with the exception OF the amp
apparatus, which is expected from New iork inms.
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