The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-21
Late Intelligence from Texas.

The yellow fever is ihe decline in Galveston. The
three days erages each day. while for the pre-
vous four days the but five per day. How
feel assured that the epidemic is the Decline
and we hepe our reports will show its termination in
week two The weather is at the present
time favorable OF the ceahs for the past few days
larger portion than usual have occurred other dis
than the yellow fever.
In Houston, however, there was abatement OF the
sickness. correspoE dent Of the Nccs writing from
Houston the 5th saysI did most fondly hope that
by this mail should have the privilege of advising you
Of the eecne OF the epidemic in our city This, howe
is not my priy age learn that the number of in
erments sterday seven nearly large number
day since the disease first broke out learn from
reliable that there i decline in the number of
cases aud that the disease yields readily to
medical treatment, that in another week may
hope TO be able to report encoursg ging abatement"
Among the recent deaths in Houston the names
Of the Rev Mr. Cameron editor of the Wesleyan Banner
Mr.. q. H. Moore, merchant; Mrs Garrett and Others
The fever still fingered at Indanola though it
principally confined to emigrants and strangers. The
Board Of Health sixteen deaths for the nine days
ending October The total number of deaths from
August 80 to Octobea5 sixty eight.
The fever had broken Lavacca and from the 23d
ut TO the I'd inst there / ad been fourteen deaths.
We glad to laern from the NeuceS Valley of the Goth
ult that Corpus Christi continues to eujoy excellent
health for which thar place is justly noted One
Of yellow fever has however, proved ia tai there and that
Mira Webster, who had iast returned nom the North
and doubt contracted the disease at New Orleans
on the that city Mrs. w. died on 18th
ult. 1he Infection aid not spread. There has been
other in trIus Christi,
Information ms been received in Galveston that =
named Sinz has been arrested in South Caroline,
with ing murdered, about ten
men, named s.neon Bateuan and Matthew Jolt in oafyas
county. se arrested the affidavit OF Edmurd
Bettnger, ~ GONZALES, who Is now in south Carolina
I'm the 2ish ule. the battalion of ffth Infantry rem
Phantom h ip,.sed through austin. oe tor poass
the lio GYauds frontier. The bitt.3os un3cr
mand Of ut Col G. A. Waite, lAcs,. Col Fifth apiantry
lrchb Taylor Assistant surgeoa and cospcsed of
the following companies ;1omtany X, Bvt. Mai y. p.
Ru>sell Company +, capt J. C. Robinson Company q,
second iJeut. Samuel Archer Company Il Lieut., Benia
min Niamte The troops were all in good health and in
fine condition.
The iaa.yieop says Mai N.aighhors passed. Though
Aust2 few days since ,os for Waco snd Fort Gra-
harA o business in connection with his ONCE He had
lately returned from the Concho where he met some
banis Of Camanches The Csmanche chief shanaco and
his band at Fort Chadoourne the 4h OF Septem
beT and / ad been there for ten days Yellow Wolf,
kets~e ana other principal chiefs at tho crossing
- he Cancbo and intended Joining Shanaco within few
| dayS The Camanches express strong desire TO be
peaceable. They have chosen country of the
tributaries o tie Rc Fork of the Colorado and request
permission be allowed to remain st that point They
are uet because they have Of the
tenton Of the government to provide for them Game Is
fat disappearing and starvation Is hard by locaten
| in sepa ate district annuiie from the government in
proysion, &c, will be necessary to keep them quiet
man well know 10 Montgomery county by the sne
Of T. Oliver, escaped from the Jail and dehed the She
| and bis posse 20 recapture him. party was raised
arrest him and he drawing pistol TO ere upon
| them he was shot down, and died Immediately.
| William Chambers, respected citizen of Fort Bend
county. late OF Alabama committed suicide by drowning
himself in the Brazos river near Richmond IN the lh
ut while under the influence Of mania pota The body
was recovered ON the 1Ith and Inferred With Masonic
| bcnors, the deceased having been a Mason
The following items are from the San Antonio Leer OF
| the 18th ult -
Major Neghbors is under the impression that the NUN
her OF ndan at the present time cannot exceed 10 900
they have been estimated higa 20 COO but since
hat time New Mexico has been disnembered and disease
and starvation have done their work No less than 40
| Of the lower Camapches died ifom cholera.
| In the distribution among the Indian tribes, Mao
Neghsors takes Fort Ghsdbourne and Its vcipSre Col
Ill., Fort asknsp, and assumes charge Of the tribes