The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-09
Texas Items

Texas Items.
tremendous gale took place at Galveston on the
22d inst, commencing about A. NJ, from the north
west, moderatng towards the evening The NeWs
says
The large new store of Messrs. ST. Cyr & Co. had
its metal roof partially blown of. The new wharf
Of Mr. Parsons, at which several vessels were lying
was carried away, and some two hundred tons OF
railroad iron, now belonging to the Harrisburg com
pany, and other merchandise, lying on the wharf.
was precpitated into the water. Those interested
have been actively employed in recovering the pro
perry, and it is presumed that none will be lost.
The steamer Farmer was blown sternwards on the
flats, where she has since remained az the low water
consequent on the norther left her nearly high and
We also learn that this violent gale extended 70
the head OF the bay, the schooner Jenny Lind being
compelled to throw some seventeen bales OF cotton
overheard We are anticipating to hear Of losses on
the Gulf
The News understands that Colonel Kinney has
recently sold onehalf Of his interest in the town Of
Corpus Christi for the sum OF 100000:
A strange mortality has been prevailing In Polk
county for several weeks, some calling it black
tongue, others Typhoid pneumonia. The following
are the names Of those who died near Cold Springs
alone
Rev. Vernon B. Lea, brother-inlaw of Gen. Sam
Houston; ]. w. Glover, sonin-law Of II. Hoffman;
- Elliser, - Graves "a new conner y also Mr..
GraveS daughter and two negroes; Mrs. Rankin,
bod seen Gen. Washington; Mrs. Frankey Hubert,
twenty-three; Ann McComb aged HabN Jkhisp Ander,
daughter Of Sam1 McComb Jane Ainsworth, aged
about twenty four, lately married John Saunders,
who kept small store at Cold Springs for some
Galveston or Houston merchants; Mrs. Butler
widow Of Charles Butler, deceased VIM. Fans
brough, who kept doggery at Cold Springs Isaac
n. Williams, at Johnsons Bluff
The Ne7cs says:-The steamers on the Brazos and
Trinity are actively moving now, and our produce
market promises to become more active than it has
been for some time There are about 900 bales of
cotton at the mouth of the Brazos awaiting reship
ment; and the arrivals from the Trinity, in town and
at the mouth, amount TO about 5, 900 bales.
Store business was active during the week.
Weather has been rough and stormy the fore part
OF this week, interfering with the regular despatch
OF mails via Houston; roads are extremely bad and
transportation OF produce in the lower parts Of the
State is impractcabe.
On the afternoon Of the 22d, as Capt. Miller, of the
schooner ]. G. Mcneil, OF Galveston, and two men
were passing from the wharf at Port Lavaca to the
vessel in the yaw, one Of the men fe overheard and
was drowned
Mr.. Charles M. Dreamer, constable of Indianola.
died on the 2Jth from wounds received by the hands
OF Davis, an Italian, now in jail awaiting his trial
The lndianola Bulletin mentions counterfeits on
the State Bank of Louisiana being in circulation in
Texas. They are dated January 80, 1850, s. j. Pc.
tiers, President.
The Bulletin denies that any Indignation meeting
TOOK place at lndlanola as reported in consequence
OF a change in thClanding place Of Harris 4 Morgan's
steamers. The best reason is that they have not
made the change.
The Supreme Court has decided the long contested
lndianola land title, which embraced a very large
area OF that important port in favor of S. A. White
thus defeating the old claim of De Leon.