The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-11
From AustraIIa,
From the Ne,p Orleans Picay,sne, November 8.
a From Texas.

From Texas.
BY the steamship Louisiana, Capt Smith, which
arrived at this port this morning, have received
dates from Galveston to the goth ult
The Ciuilian of that date gives the following ac-
count Of an accident in the bay:
"Capt. Win. Long, bound from this city to Dou.
BILE bay, on Upper Galveston bay, on his sloop
War Eagle. with one Of his negro boys, was cap.
sized on Wednesday of last week, and remained
four nights and three and half days or the hull
Of the sloop, without food or water. The negro
boy became derious for want Of food or water,
and died after two days in the arms of the cactain
Capt Long was finally taken off the wreck by Mr..
Marley, Who lives near Double Bayou. The sloop
was taken in tow the Liverpool, but there proved
to be no ropes on board strong enough to hold
her, 90 that she was left, two miles from shore,
abreast of the mouth OF Double Bayou"
The Nescs learns from private source, on well
as from the Beacon, that the subscriptions to the
railroad stock have succeeded well in Houston. II
ia said that 100000 have been taken by indivi-
duals in Houston, besides the 5000. 600 by the cor
poration. The Beacon says that almost every man
subscribes, and adds that the merchants oil that
cityiwill order the iron on their own credit. The
Beacon says further that "the gas has all exploded,
and action, manly, energetic action, 10 the watch
word. In less than twelve months we will have all
the northwest Brazos Fifty miles nearer to us than
it now is, if railroads will do it.'' @5s
- The Nesrs says that the steamer Washington
arrived there on the oath, from Cincinnati, with
eighty or q hundred bales of cotton. The Trinity
10 said to be in fine navigable order.
Inc same paper mas lnIOrmaCOu from several
parts of Texas. both east and west, that the injury
TO the cotton by the dry rot will be very serious
In many places the crop is cut short more than
one -half
The Victoria AaOoea,e learns from the Hon. D.
NJ. Stapp that the government has been engaged
for some time in opening roads from Austin to the
military posts on Red river, and along the north
western border of Texas and that in future it 10
determined to supply these posts through lndi-
anola. Heretofore they have been supplied by way
OF Fort Smith, on the Arkansas Siver.
The advocate also learns that the Legislature
will be called together in December of January.
The Harrisburg Railroad Company are prose-
cutting their enterprise with tho -rnost cornmcpda.
BILE zeal. On the 2sth the barqne Island City ar.
rived a. Galveston from Boston, having locomo-
man named McGofin was killed recently in
Grinals county by Monroe Black, upon very
slight provocation The difficulty arose on the re-
iusal Of McGofiin to loan bis wagon to Black, as
he had use for II. Some words passed between
them, when Black drew pistol and shot him.
Ha fled, and at the last account had not been ar
rested Black, we understand. has been insane
for come time past, but was supposed to have re-
covered his reason. n (,
The Houston Telegraph says that Mr.. Henry Van
Buren, Of that city has purchased at the North the
machinery for cotton-rope factory, which will
be put in operation in the course OF the eneuing
winter. The machinery will be driven by steam.
and is capable Of consuming thirty bales Of cotton
per week, making 900 pounds Of rope per day.
The following paragraph 10 from the San Antonio
Ledger: 800 assg
1--WE understand that our late fellow citizen, DR..
Lucan s. Duvai, 20 much esteemed amongst ne,
now surgeon of Captain Shaw's company Of Texas
Mounted Rangers, was compelled. in personal de-
ment. United Statcs army. We also learn that
the officers in charge OF the company, as well as
the officer in command of Fort Mcintosh, entirely
exculpate DR.. DuvaI, and have forwarded written
to the commanding officer Of
the department of the same. Persons DESTROYS Of
viewing the letter by which are apprized of this
information can do so by calling at the Ledger
Office" ~
The Palestine Adrocate says the Hon. Isaac
Pack Slate Senator from that county, is spoken
of as candidate for Lieutenant Governor ut tho
next election. The same paper gives an intima
ton, quito plain, too, that a man named Gaylord
was erode upon raiP' in that town recently, and
after receiving coat Of some sort was escorted
out Of town. We also learn from the Adpocate that
Silas Durham, and l.. w. b. Phillips, commit
ted for horse stealing, broke out of the Jail Of that
county on the 9th instant, and have not since been
heard from.
The Matagorda Tribune says that the Colorado
ia the route, and persons wishing to settle, or
having occasion to visit the beautiful country along
its banks, will find comfortable, cheap, and ex-
peditious conveyance on the steamer, via Mata
gorda.
The San Antonio Western I&zan says that ru.
has reached that city that two of the citizens,
who were driving in some mules from Monclova,
were murdered on the Alamo river by the Indians.
The Austin City Gazette is out in long article
against Mr.. Secrctary Conrad's letter, refusing to
recognise the companies OF Rangers recently call
I'd into service by Governor Bell. lie remarks are
by no means complimentary to the judgment or |
agacity Of the Secretary of War.
FoR LsERiA.---T elegant new barque Joseph |
Maxwell, Captain Terrell, is now taking in cargo
or Monrovia, having been chartered by the Anne
ican Colonization Society for the purpose OF taking
migrants to the land Of their forefnthers. She |
will leave here probably to day certainly to- |
morrow, for Wilmington, North Carolina, where |
AIKEN on board. OF these, thirty four are from
south Carolina, and the rest from North Carolina.
They are generally composed Of families, and |