New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-16
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nss with ,so bales cotton and ne sloop Rsee with gov
ernnen, stores into the government wharf where they
fDed and IL Is thought both are very r. s'eAy injured
Several other small crafts were driven ashore oo received
no serious injury
At IAvscathe new house Of Dr. Nichols was blown down
breaking the legs Of deraneed MAJ The soop Fashion
wrecked
The Democratic Convention 'o- the Eastern District met
Tyler on the s5th ult ana the eth Geo >nytha
ESQ., was on the twenty h:h biliot, nominated for
Congress The Convention adopted he haAI2"se pax
form.
Gen Garland Vas IN San Ant ino on the s,'h III M
Ledger says he has been appointed me comm md OF s
New Mexico Military Department
Hon Voney r. Howard arrived &. his home 10 san AUTO
MO on the seth ut TIE ledger learns tia, he viii soon
proceed to California 20 the duties o. the once to
which he has recently been appointed
We notice that during the recent Visit OF Col JACK hays 20
San An'onio several old Texans aud hrs comrades IN arms
rendered him an entertainment which on account Of want
Of time. he vss obhse to decline.
We learn from The LEDGER that within ten of twelve days
less than thirty head Of horses have been stolen from
citizens residing IN the neiehbcrhood Of San Antonio
The Legcr SAYS the culture OF Tobacco IS oegnnS to AZ
tract the attention Of the planters ia Western Texas EH
perment have been made within the last two years when
give every favorable evidence Of the successful growth
and cultivation Of this valuable product Specimens have
been raised that compare favorahly in point OF quAy
favor and texture, with the best IT Havana.
The town of Dallas is rapidly increasing IN size popus
ton and business.
We notice that parties Of sdventursrs repairing from
several parts Of the the gold dggngs the Upper
Colorado party LEFT Port Lavaca aud one efe ludSnoa
few days ago for the FL Dorado. The Laracd Com
agerciaL of II 30th ult, say;
The late discovery OF gold on the Colorado River
Hsmions valley has already Greeted quite STIR among
the people There from 300 20 400 persons al work
the mines and we learn that they are averaging IRON -
20 slO per day EACH and some few OF them have already
succeeded in gathering much 1850 or $4,000 worth
of gold The tide of emigration has already turned It's
in that direction. and large number OF persons ara
daily pouring into the mines in search OF the precious dust
Quite number farmers in the vicinity OF ockhsrt and
San Marcos left their crops and started for the gold
regions The merchant too, well as the digg r Is up
Al doing and trying profit by the discovery OF this
FL Dorado in Texas for they have already sent forward
large quantity of merchandise 10 the mines number OF
our own town people have e within the past few days for
the dcgins and Others repairing leave in few days
some taking with them pick washpans &c, while 9th
ers are taking provisions 20 feed the hungry.
gentleman direct from the mines informs US that the
country from HamitOns Valley around has been explored
for hundred miles and that rich deposits OF gold have
been found in every direction II - stated bypersons who
have been in California, that the gold mines on the Coora
do are equally as rich as the best California mines
The Laraca Commercial of the 30th ult in noticing the
business, healthy location and improvements OF the place
says:
Of cotton to this date have nearly doubled the ship
mens of last year and great quantities OF cotton are still
in the Interior. most experienced merchants estimate
cotton trade for this year at twenty thousand bales az
least From the vast immigration coming into country
is said that Lavaca win ship next year three times the
amount Of this year The goods forwarded through this
place to the interior largely exceed thousand barrels
which 10 erect buildings for dwellings, stores, &c.
The IadiaaoLa BHhda learns that it is in contemplation
organize Episcopal congregation in that place with
minister 10 labor there and At Lavaca and Victoria.
The Bulletin of the Sd inst gives very favorable ac
count Of the business and health Of lndanoa That paper
saws:
We have never seen things look brighter in Indianoa
than sc this time The arrivals Of wagon and cotton
during the month have been greater than ever before
known at the The receipt OF cotton and the
sale of goods planters and interior merchants have IN
creased very greatly.
Our hotels literally crowded with strangers, and
travel still Increasing
The most perfect health prevails Indeed we do not
know Of a of sickness in town and most OF the doc
tors are starting for the gold regions.
Gen Harvey and Lieut.. Stevens, L. :. Typographical
Engineers were in lndnola at last accounts The latter
supersedes Capt Mcclellan in the survey ct the bay aud
coast. the Captain having been ordered TO Oregon.
The schooner VIM. H. Hazard 81 days from New York
has arrived.
The brig Virginia, Cooper master, consigned Maj Bah.
bit arrived FRIDAY, 81 days from Baltimore and sailed
again to-day.
The Houston Telegraph of the Goth u has the following
paragraph:
We have been informed that controversy has arisen
between the Surveyors Of BeXar Co and those OF Miam
in relation the the Clear Fork of the Brazos
and Palo PmO number of surveys have been made on
those streams by the Surveyor Of the Milan Land District
but he has been noned That the BeXar Laud District
includes those streams and probably further surveys
will be made until the difficulty Is adjusted
company OF about sixty emgrans will start in two or
three weeks from Richmond for California Mr. Rockwell
formerly Of this city and who spent three or four in
California accompanies the party with his family. They
will 20 by Fl Paso and the ella Ar Rockwell intends
drive large number OF cattle from this section. lie says
cattle which he purchase here for eight ten dollars
vi sell readily in California for fifty or sixty.
The Trinity and Brazos Rivers were nearly az Low water
mark few days ago and unless the rains that fell Sat
wday and Sunday last have raised them navigation will be-
suspended.