Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-07-20
Later from Texas.

Later from Texas.
The Galveston Civilian of the st inst. saws:
The expedition gotten up by Gen. Rusk, for Ell
Paso, had not left Fort Graham at the last &C
counts. MIR. Greedy, OF Boston, has returned.-
Gov. Payne is sick at Waco, his recovery doubt
full. Gen. Rusk was expected at Fort Graham in
a day or two. Gen. Clark will go through 10 Ell
Paso. Maj. Neighbors employed EN- Shaw as
guide for the expedition.
The News contains the following paragraph res
pecting this expedition:
We understand that the company Proceeded onlv
to Waco, having found that it was impossible for
them 10 get back in the time prescribed. If thev
proceeded the whole way. They, however. fortII.
nately obtained oil the information they wanted
relative TO the route, from various and perfectly
reliable sources, and are satisfied that the Ell PaSo
route has overwhelming advantages over every
other, for the Pacific railroad, and will report ac-
cordlngy. The main trunk of the road they will
propose, will proceed from the Mississippi in nearly
due west direction to FL Paso in about the lati-
tude OF thirty-two degrees, crossing Red River
near Shreveport.
The Trinity and Brazos rivers still continue nav
igable.
Mr.. Chas. J. Mitchell, editor of the Victoria Ad-
vocate, died at Lavaca on the eth ul.. from inju
ries received in attempting 10 dive from the wharf
where it was too shallow.
Col. May, U. S. A, with his lady, had arrived
at Galveston, and from thence proceeded to San
Antonio.
The San Antonio Ledger says Mr.. Mullen, on
the Salodo, is succeeding admirably in the Gull
,ure of tobacco.
The Houston Telegraph speaks thus discourage
ingly of railroad enterprise in Texas:
Two years have nearly elapsed since the railroad
mania broke outH and loi not single mile of rail-
road has been completed, except the Harrisburg
Railroad Company, which was chartered eight
years ago. The Galveston, or rather the Houston
and Red River Railrosd Company, is The only one
chartered by the Legislature, two years ago, that
has actually commenced work.
The Victoria Advocate, of the Goth ult., says:
Lieut.. J. c. Ives, U. S. Typographical cngi-
neers, with Mr.. Hugh Campbell. as principal as
slstant Astronomer, and DR.. c. Kennedy us PhySi-
clan and Naturalist, passed through this place on
Tuesday last, on their way 10 San Antonio These
gentlemen are connected with Lieut.. Whipple'S
Pacihc Railway surveying party, and will leave
San Antonio for Albuquerque, in New Mexico, in
order to mas that point cardinal astronomical
station i'll the survey. Lieut.. Whipple and party
will soon leave Fort Smith, Ark, and ioin Lieut.
Ives at Albuquerque.
The Galveston News says, of the gold in Texas:
Many persons have still great confidence that
abundance of gold will yet be found in Texas
and much is anticipated from the Gran Guiriva
expedition.
The Houston Telegraph says:
ait is a singular fact that the region near the
sources Of the Colorado and Nueces that a few
years since was thronged with Savages, is now al
most deserted, and the few Indian trails that are
found there eyince that very few Indians now re-
side IN that section. 1t appears evident that they
have emigrated to Mexico, and are now lesorting
to the herds and tlocks of the Mexcans, for the
food that they formerly obtained from the vast
herds OF buffalo and wild deer Of the praires of
Texas"
The same paper, of the LIST inst, says:
"Col. Clute is pushing forward the work on the
Telegraph line, between this city AMI Galveston,
with COmmedahle He
wire Tor distance of ninety miles, and the lnstru-
ments have arrived for some four five StctionS.
lie thinks the Telegraph will be in operation be-
tween Houston and Galveston in a month";
CRoPs IN TExAs.-The Galveston News SAYS:
"Gentlemen from different parts of the country
inform US, that the crops generally present favor
aole appearance. The impression appears 10 be
hat the corn crop will turn ont fair average one,
taking the whole State through, though in some
neghborhoods it has been cut off by the drought.
The cotton crop, it is believed, will be full an av-
erage one, unless cut off by some of the many
casualties to which it is subject to late in the sea-
son."
The Gonzales Inquirer, OF the 25th ult, says:
II is now pretty generally admitted that the cot
Ion and ccrn crops of this county will be remaIka-
bly, good.
The Bastrop Advertiser, OF the 25th, saws that
| during the previous week there had been great
abundance OF rain, too much robably. for those of
the farmers who ale in the grass. The cropS are
Just rs good as they need be.
The State Gazette, of the 25th, says the editor
was gratited, recent trip Though the counties
of Basirop, Fayette and Washington, 10 observe
the crops present most encouraging prospect.
| The lndianola Bulletin, of the 2Sth ult., SAYS:
During the past week we have had numerous
refreshing showers, repleniShing the cSterns and
reViving vegetation. Crops are said tU promise
well in the interior. An abundant yield of corn,
sugar cane and cotton, is expected.