The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-28
Texas News.

Texas News.
The sugar crop of Brazoria county for tho h.,
year was 5000 hogsheads, valued at e95s as0
WIN ~ UOU barrels OF molasses at SI36,000 There
are about So 500, 900 invested in the connt,- -
sugar making. There are still some thousands Of
acres of the very best sugar and cotton lands 70 he
sold In the county which are priced at from three
to seven dollars an acre.
The Houston Register of the lItb saws.
Threat excitement has been created in the towns
on this side Of the Rio Grande opposite N pace
by the discovery of some very Valuable silver
mines on the eastern slope Of the mountains. abont
sixty miles northeast of Donna Anna The ore is
found IN immense quantities directly on the sur
lace OF the ground, and several tons of II have 81
ready been gathered and transported on mules 70
Magofnnsvle and smelted. The ore is so rich
that the silver Is extracted readily bv incline II
with a common log fire of pine Lead ore is also
found in extensive veins, traversing the rocks in
every direction. Weare informed that tbonsards
OF tons OF lead ore Similar to that obtained at the
lead mines near Galena, can be gathered on The
surface OF the ground, on the mountains east of FL
Paso. There Is large hill near the silver mines
that might with propriety be STYLED the Ina9
mountain, as 1t seems to be an immense mass of
Galena or lead ore. If may believe the accounts
OF persons who have visited these mines they must
be Tar more extensive and valuable than anv I'M
mines in Illinois or Wisconsin,
An Indignation meeting has been held at In
danola on account of the determination of Messrs
harris q Morgan to change the landing place of
their steamers from Indianola to DecroW's Point
at the mouth of Matagorda Bay.
The San Antonio and Gulf Railroad is to have a
depot in Port Lavaca.
Thousands of emigrants are settling in the
counties on the upper portion of the Trinity. and
the roads between the Trinity and Brazos are lit
orally lined with emigrant wagons. The road be.
tween Dallas and Waco is so thoroughly beaten bv
the numerous emlgrant wagons that il resembles
one OF the great turnpikes in the Eastern States.
many OF the emigrants from Missouri and n.
hnols, and they intend to settle in the nortberp
counties, where they can raise wheat and other
grains similar to those that are cultivated in the
Northwestern States. The emigrants who COM
mehced the culture of wheat in those counties
lew years ago have raised fine crops as anv that
are raised in Missouri Illinois; and as the best
wheat land can be purchased for fifty cents an
acre one may reasonably expect that the farmers
OF TINS section will in few years be enabled to
furnish flour for all the cotton and sugar growing
counties in the States.
The agents of the Natchez and Galveston tele
graph line are In Texas endeavoring to raise sub
soriptions. The line is to be run from Natchez to
Natchitoches. Shreveport, Houston and Galveston.
Mr.. Cady, the agent for the telegraph line from
this city to Opelousas and Texas has already been
In the State for the same purpose. He EXPECTS 10
complete the line to Opelousas in a few months
The engineers of the San Antonio and Gulf rail-
road were at last dates encamped at Chocolate
Bayou, prospecting" the continuation of the
route towards Indianola.
The man who is supposed TO have assassnated
Mr.. McMullen in San Antonio, has been captured
atCorpus Cristi.-N. o. Picayune