The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-17

by the arrival Of the steamer Mexico, Captain
Place, have Galveston dates TO the 9th instant,
and Indianola to the 4th.
At the election for city officers in Galveston. II.
Stuart was chosen for mayor.
Corn planting has been commenced, and in
some sections completed in the interior of the
State, and preparations for planting cotton are
being made. The amount Of land in cultivation,
In Texas, the present year, will probably exceed
c-third in extent that Of any previous season
The people Of Washington county are in favor
of extending the Harrisburg railroad TO the BraEos
river. The town Of Huntsville has been incorpo-
rated
Col. Loriug, of the rifle regiment, arrived at In.
danola on the let instant, the United States
transport steamer Fashion, with company G, of
that regiment, and their horscs-Licut. Elliott,
commanding. The colonel left on the I'd for the
frontier.
The State apportionment bill did not pass, being
sent 90 the Governor just ten minutes before the
Legislature adjourned. He declined signing IT be-
cause it was unequal in its distribution and there.
fore unconstitutional. An extra session, it is
thought, will be necessary.
The internal improvement bill, nppropratng
about three hundred thousand dollars. failed to
pass the Legislature because Of the amendments
made in the House, TO which the Senate refused
TO agree. committee OF compromise, from both
branches, was appointed to amend the BILL but
they never met
An engineer corps, composed OF Col. johnson,
chief engineer; Mcssrs. Grand aud Schlciker. rs
sstants; Pchousy and Martin, and eighteen chain
carriers, oxcmen, &c, have lcft San Antonio in
two divisions, TO survey two routes for the rail.
road TO the coast TO the east and the other
90 the west OF MatagOrda bay. The president Of
the road and two of tho directors accompany the
engineers, and complete examination will bc
made Of the points suitable for railroad tcrmi-
nus the coast.
The Indians continue their dcprcdations along
the Rio Grande and Nucces, and even within fifty
miles of San Antonio. On the evening OF the 2lst
ultlmo party Of them, fifteen in number, charged
on some fourteen Mexicans and Americans, who
were out running wild horses, near San Antonio,
killed Ronaldo Navarro, a citizen OF that place,
wounded another and drove of all but six Of their
horses. The last courier in from Laredo reported
several Mexicans killed by Indians Two hundred
OF the hitter warriors, reported encampcd at
Lake Espantoza, near the junction of the LcOna nd
NucCcs rivers, and about twenty five miles above
the station, where the six companies of mounted
rihemen arc 10 be stationed. The Indians design
making the above point their hcadqua ricrs for some
time, and small parties continually sallying
forth for the purpose of rapinc and murder.
On the 10th ult the Mexican who had been for
elk years prisoner with the Comanches came
into Bellovllc opposite Guerrero. and reported
party of Indians, from whom he had escaped, in
the neighborhood. In twenty minutes the active
aud efficient commanding officer, Lieutenant G..
II. Tyler, comp ny &, ID dragons, started party
under an old and wcil-tficd soldier, Corporal
Stranger They struck the trail, following it until
dark, when they came on the Indians, thirteen in
number, cntrenched in a ravinc in front of chap.
paral. The corporal instantly ordered and led the