The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-27
TEXAS

AS1As. Ano tesei Sonsaa1eu 20 rage, though with
diminished virulenee, the deaths for three d.v.
having averaged four per day The N,,, bo,w...
err thinks the diminution Il attributable sosav ), a.
greater scarcity Of subjects liable to receive the in
lection An affecting mortality had prevailed
among the Catholic clergy. whose duties required
them to visit and relieve the sick and suffering mem
bers of their Church. Out of nine only three sur
vived. Among the deaths in IndianoIa by fever.
we notice the nane Of Lieut. George c. Barber, o.
b a He had been but few weeks married 20 The
daughter of Major Babbitt.
The fever was still raging In Lavaca. The tota,
number OF deaths, up 70 the 18th instant were tvrn
| y-sesen- Among them we note the uames Of Dr
.a,ss moses johnson and Capt George w. Adams. The
totai number of deaths in Indianola to she ssr,e
| oa.s, were eighty seven.
| ne Austin Soathrestsrn American publisheu .
let'er nom Beltou, stating that some Ipdians ,a5e
.o on me settlements eight miles above Bel
Ton, On tne 18th uno, and stole twenty 4 ve horse
| a company Of fifteen men started In pursuif a.
,nen On tne Isl instant indian signs Ia said 10 In v
been seen In several plaees =, 's
ug0lge ulyen was tried at Palestine, before
tne District Court, for the murder of Thomas 4
Milan in May last, and acquitted The trial iss,sJ
two days. - '~ss01
The votes were counted upon the :,oh uIt,n,o 4,
Austin, for the election Of member OF Congress
suit, with the exception of Madison from y.b;ch =,
returns have been made. The returns frarn - -
ron, Hidslgo and Milan are unofficial. Reji -sn
scurry, 1911; Lewis, 305, Caruihers, 400 BiaIe
1,427. '-s' ''aA''
The Washington Ranger announces the de.,, ,s
Moses Evans, fauailiarly known as the Wild Mar of
the Woods, in his fortieth year.
little daughter OF Mr.. Rankin, editor of the
Benh1m Enquirer, was burned TO death recently by
her clothes taking Gre.
young man living in Bastrop county. named
Elbert Woford, came to his death ON the 5th inst
In sudden and singular manner Mr. Wosford
was running, when his foot meeting some impedi.
hent ne ieii 70 the ground. 1t supposed he must
have burst blood vessel he fell He lived about
twelve hours
The San Antonio Ledger, of the 9th instant savs
that Lieut.. McNutt, In command of the Ordnance
department OF that city has received an order from
| Col Craig, Chief ofthe Ordnance Department for
taking immediate measures for getting ready for
| Issue, three sixpounder bronze guns. and one
| t"eivepounder bronze howitZer, completely equip
pea with harness, caissons battery wagons travel
ing torses and suitable supply OF fixed amrnuni
ton This battery ia to be held subject TO the order
! OF Gen. Smith.
Inc same paper announces the arrival of several
companies of troops in that vicinity.
The companies of the 9Th Infantry which bad for
some time previous been encamped near san An.
tonic, left the sd inst for Ringaold Rarracts -,
| the Rio Grande The citizens gave them corr.
WASHINGTON ESws AND Gossrp-The Star. Of
Tuesday, hasthe following:
STABBIS0 OF A CoRPoRAL.-Last nioht n, ,e
| fray occurred between Midshipman aud q car.
poral OF Marines, near the Navy Yard in which
the latter was wounded by knife in the right eve
and LEFT hand narrowly escaping with his life Tfe
matter has gone no farther syet
A LONG CHASE AND NO GAmE.-A few aar.
| sir q n fr0r 4.
city in search of man, who, among other offences.
| was charged with forging adraft for e7Oo on some
| monied parties in that country. While here. he
received paper from home giving an account of
| the death By suicide OF the forger. He had been
| buried four, days whea the body was disiuterred
and identified his will was found which made over
| to the parties he had wronged, his property.
amounting to nearly enough to cover their losses.
james R. Jenkins, whose arrest at Oneida Cas-,
tie, New York, for the forgery of pension papers,
| we announced few days ago, has been indicted
in two cases, and is In prison, at Albany for the
| want of bail ia the sum OF 5000 90 900 In each
| case
| Major General Twiggs has been ordered b
telegraph, to proceed at once into the Cherokee
Nation which Is in the limits Of his military {div
son) command.
| THE CURRENT OPERATIONS or THE TREAsuay
| DEPARTMENT On yesterday the oath of October
there were OF ofTreasury Warrants entered on The
DOCKS Oh INC department.
| For the redemption OF stocks $40. .5eI q
| For Treasury Department cxciu.
siye OF stocks aSG1D a
| For the Interior Department AO70 4
| For the War Department. 3l'67o q
| For the Navy Department 63'6oS p
or n tne Customs 4,504
| There were covered into the Trca-
sury from the customs by de-
posts and payment of drafts ssY.sio s
| From lands 81 1ss 2
| Miscellaneous aea 4