The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-31
FsGn hIcvvnsvall.. Texas

F t..e n. orleans Delta Aug %
We yesterday bad the pleasure OF conversation
with Mr. j. M. Conrad, eoitor OF the Brow i.sville
ftdg, who arrived III the Yacut. He iuorHs US that
bisin.s' il locking up again at Brownsville aud
along the frontier. Property winch Was ut u very
low STANDARD last year at this time, fast i'm
proving, and increasing III yalue. The best feeling
exit, bet"eeD our people on thus side OF the river
ara the Mexicaps along the frontier. The bad feet
mRs which spIaDg from the CarvslI movement
are b. ing last eiaced, and they nov live together
quite barmonloasly There ale numGer If Improve
n.ents gong on in Browns VILE. Inc JeJuits are
erecting magnificent nuunery and college com.
biued, which vii be a beautiful edifce when com
pl.ted-one which no city III the uaiverse need be
ashamed OF, ana which will be no less useful than
ornamental, There is talk OF on the frontier
betee zen Mexico and the United Ssares, and 40 war
like pr paIations being made by the former. Col.
Cruz, the military commandant at Matamoras Is
winning golden opnions among citizens, Tor his
sterling integrity and the genllenanly suavlty with
which ne administers tue duties Of bSsoice. He ls
undoubtedly, not only the bravest but one of the
most honorable officers OF the Mexican army.
Mr.. G. states that III consequence Of the Immense
quantities of the various productions Of Iexico
which have, heretofore, oeen sInuggled into toe
United States, from Mexico such IA cattle horses
muies, hides, and various other articles MIR Ste pnen
Power Collector vi Customs, has placed q corps,
called Revenue Rangers, consisting of twelve or
twenty men, mounted, along tue river, from the
mouth I, Laredo, for the purpose OF preventing
frauds upon The customs, and sezlng the sInnyglee
properly Wherever Inc NlhOOHl VI tuls move.
nent viii lie apparent, when take in1o dera-
ton the eactj that there are thousands OK mules
yearly brought from Mexico aud driven to the int
ricr tor sale one ;enIh part OF which never pay
cent OF cuty ana the Import duty on horse or
mule is tOul dollars per head.
The authorities Oh the Mexican side are carrying
into enec! the decree OF Santa Anna ordering q Sc
ques'ratou Of all Firearms or other warlike weapons,
found In possession 81 private individuals. La TINS
they little fast FIR since the promul eaton of
has altered 81 8 y "a ulto,V he
nfati.ants of the frontier States t. retain the arms
Ia their possession, for their protection against the
iBcursiOns Of the lDdaDs-so say our last Mexican
xChanses.
Ti.y have just sot through with their elections on
The Ro Grabce Now m eectinu the Rio Ciribde
is 10, like election anywhere else There il great
RIO ilarty bttwt,n The 40 Grande elections and
The ieros 81 the rsal houses o. I TX aud Lancaster
York and Lancaster jrng To the breeze the banners
~ the white AID rcd roses aDd bene itn thee In
sJirtrg c1lsrs rrht u!aniuly cODte u1ed Tor merry
III rlsrds throne. The Rio Grsnde politicians nave
adopted the reo ana blu. -enblems Of love and ii
del sDd never were they more inappropriateiy
used and for two weeks preceding election there
j. nts house. csfrIsge wagon. horse, mule, steam
boat, ia al ya~f BOAT, BARRON, ,r other object tat
l. not hung, from roof To founddton fcym stem to
tern or from bead to foo+, with either blue RIB "a
Or muslin, or red ribbon or musiD aad every man
woman or child you meet no after what their con-
dltion sports blue red rosette; aud the greasers
make you Imagine, rom the col rs they wear, III It
yOu ale IN hOSc nuge CirCuSi SURROUNDED by Gowns,
for they unfortunately mount both the blue and
the rcd When they 80 TO the polls they have
red and bue tickets, printed in red aud blue
ink, aid the clerks IL the election write the
.uf1ragan's name iD red or blue ink, ard which
ever party gets beat have the blues for at least two
weeks Afterwards, aid the noses Of the yctors are
generally tiDged with red. The excitement during
there elections IL mmen se bit, strange tn say,
though all wear six.shooters, you never hear of any
ore being injured. They are decidedly conservative
in the use Of fire arms
The election resulted in favor Of the blues-(,
order party-bu. we donb, whether either can La,
claim to great amount Of order Scany received
d large majority for Congress Bell ard Lewis
but Mr. G. Gays that he has no doubt that Governor
Bell IL eected TO Congress from the Western dis
trct
Heretofore, on the Rio Grande, II has been thu
practice " w parties u slaussie 0yw large auu