The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-17

The Galveston New. Of die asll .lt. says.

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Mi, urssly. who. with other gentlemen passed
1oaxs our CITY on ihsr way TO FL Psso. time since
mas now retained We understand from him that the
sonrany proceeded only 10 Waco. having found that !
va, impossible ior Them 10 back the time prescribed
II they proceeded the whole way They, however for
analely obtained all the information they want ed rea-
I'VE 10 the route from various and perfectly reliable
sources aud rssRed that the III Psso route has over
wheming advantages every other for the Pacific rail-
road and will report accordingly The main ,ruek Of the
Dad they will proposs Will proceed from the Missssip-
pi IN nearly due direction FL Paso in about III
latitude OF 80 deg crossing Red river Shreveport
with two branches from nearly the point in the To-
terror OF State, the Fulton and the other TO
some point coast.
The Southwestern Americas states that Bull Creek
about eight miles above Austin, bed OF hydraulic &c.
nent has been found, abou three feet thick Overland By
stratum OF limestone foot IN thickness. la close
proximity is said TO be bed OF coal. a.-
The Colorado valley as high as Austin, and probably
above, has been visited with refreshing rains OF late
The Houston Telegraph OF the Isl inst says:
The Brazos river Is sui navigabe far Washing
loD but Is slowly falling. The steamer William Penn is
still running in The river
Col Clute forwarding the work on the telegraph line
between this city and Galveston with commendable
.sy. The holes have been dug for the posts as far
Harrisburg and be expects 10 have the posts erected
few days six miles on the line towards Galveston. The
distance iron Houston Virginia Point by this route is
forty two and half miles. -
Recent accounts from Moncoya indicate that several
powerful bands OF Cumanches and MsssaleIos have
moved from The western borders OF Texas 10 the country
between the Rio Grande and Bolson de Mapm and they
Businesses to the Mexican settlements far south
as San Luis Poos and west TO durango. III we may
believe the statements of the Mexicanr these Indians
muster upwards III two thousand warriors and two
Of their parties often scattered space of
country five hundred miles long an two three hundred
wide. They have destroyed several Furnishing settle
menis, and in some instances have ventnred directly
into the streets OF large towns, and carried pop
ery 10 an immense value. They have recently bcome
bold that supposed they led by renee AIDE white
men The Nexcans imagine that nearly all The Indians
OF Texas have been let loose upon them, and that their
country will soon be overrun by these savages.
Ii is singular fact that the region sources OF
the Colorado and Nueces that few years since was
lhroDged with savages is almost deserted and the
few Indian trails that found there evince that very
few indians reside in that section. Many of the
frontier settlers had supposed that The Indians that FORM
eIy resided there had nohwad the frontiers OF
Missouri, 10 follow the herds OF buffalo that have re-
moved 10 that region, but the emigraDtS who have av.
esed that region state that the Indians are less nnme-
in northern Texas than hey were four or We
years II appears evident therefore, that they have
emgrated TO Me xico, and resorng the herds
and focks OF the Mexicans for the food they formerly
obtained from the vast herds of buffalo and wild deer OF
the praires OF Texas
The San Antonio Ledger OF the al ult has The fol-
lowing Items:
Captain B. Wood. the late efficient comm ssary
leaves US for his post The Concha Major Beger, in
addition 10 his dulles OF quareImaster assumes those oil
commissary.
Mr.. Mullen, the Solado, is succeeding admirably in
the culture OF tobacco.
Two gentlemen are in this town with capital Of
$500 900 10 invest in cotton mandatory in the neigh
borhood of San Antonio.
The San Antonio Western Texan OF The 81 umo
says:
The train OF Messrs. Mayer Il Co arrived this week
They would have made it in thirty had not been for
delays