The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-07

twenty seven roads up to The LIST of Septemberlast
ie $S2,5 $50 63. The total expenditure ION ali
.nc roads constructed and commenced in the State
10 probably about 500 900 900
The number of passengers carried on TWENTY
one roads were 7G6l $50; miles travelled with
passengers, 1892 847 667. The increase on eighteen
roads was, passengers, Asst 0s7 miles travelled,
50 1858 $780,. Tons of freight carried on twenty one
roads. 2060, 379 Increase on seventeen .roads. {
81 100 TONS Persons injured in life and limb, by
accident. on twenty six roads, 256 of whom were
Killed lbs. Increase on last year on twenty five
roads, 69 killed, a injured 2.
ITEMS From TExAs.-Texas dates, published in
The New Orleans Picayune, are to the "a b ult
!, The San Antonio Ledger says that tender of
inc land reserved by the Common Council of that
ely ior an arsenal site, has been transmitted to
washington. It lie an elevated and healthy To-
hio rive. aFf-rs - ,-' -.
The emigration to Western Texas ia imnen,e
at the present time Not less than five hundred
Germans have passed through New BraunfeIs
within the past week or. two. San Antonio is now
hied with emigrant strangers in pursuit OF foca-
tions.{ IS a5sB III ls5 sl e =
The Marshall Republican of the 10th saws On
the 18th the President of the Texas and Louisiana
Railroad Company, with several ofour most prom
inent citizens, met Professor Tonrnadre the topo.
graphical engineer of the Vicksbutg and Shrepe-
port Railroad Company, and agreed in adjusting
the starting point of said road at latitude % de-
grees and 80 minutes north, on the Texas bounda-
~, the same being eighteen and "A half miles east
of Marshall IS E31 ii a3f $3.50
The Victoria advocate says that The Directory of
the San Antonio and Gulf Railroad have fixed upon
saluria as the Gulf terminus, although they have
determined to commence operations at Port
Lavaca.. s r.,
The Leon Pioneer says books of subscription TO
the Galveston and Red River Railroad Company
have been opened in Robertson county, and in one
day $4,000 was subscribed, and the amount was
rapidly increasing u 1880. Iss,,..,.-:
The Lone Star states large quantities of cotton
are being deposited at different points on the
Brazos river for transportation.
1t is proposed to establish female college at
Huntsville, to be under the care of the Texas Con-
ference of the Methodist Church South. as ~
| The Houston Telegraph says the late rains have
raised all the principal streams 90 that they are
again navigabe, and it is probable that they
will remain in navigable condition until late in
the spring.
The Indianola Bulletin of the 22d says that Cap
tain Mcclellan, of the United States Topographic
cal Engineers, would in few days commence a
survey Of the Matagorda bay and the pass, and ex.
poets under his orders to make full examination
of both. He will, it is understood, make observa-
tions as to the practicabilty of improving and
deepening the bar at the pass-a desideratum ear
nestly to be desired. - -
i, We learn from the San Antonio Ledger that the
quartermaster's depot for Western Texas is to be
removed from San Antonio and fixed for the fu-
ture at Indianola. ~