New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-21
TEXAS.

Rv the arrival Of the steamship Mexico have Calves
ton papers Of the eth inst and number of our exchanges
from tie interior ot Texas
new election for municipal officers is to take place in
Galveston on the 9Th inst the election held some weeks
since having been declared Illegal
The Crian learns that the Catholics about to erect
College la Galveston OF sufficient dimensions and with
ample endowmens to make it an institution OF the highest
order.
The same paper learns that Runnels who killed Hans
borough lat summer in Houston has been tried at Mont
gomcTy Circuit Court and acquitted
The GoIrtsi0H Mars of the eth inst. says;
1T is the opinion OF well informed merchants OF this
city that the receipts of cotton at this port now remaining
of the present crop viii be least $4,000 bales There is
said 10 be large amount Of cotton yet to come IN from the
Upper Colorado and Bazos and from some other parts OF
the country and the arrivals will probably continue TIL
July The total receipts ut this port are expected to be
about 10000 bales Up 20 the present time the excess
recent, over those Of last year to the same time Is '-
hales rs shown bv the report of boswell Hill X Co The
shipments other ports OF Texas last year were about
10000 bales and the increase at those ports Is equal to
bales The amount 10 New Orleans from Eastern
Texas bv way OF Red River is generally supposed to be
equal the amount shipped from our own ports which will
make our entire crop over 100000 bales
The Ll0p Pioneer learns that Mr. Jones who resided
near the Navsoto in Rodgers Prairie Grimes County was
found shot in his own house short time since IL IS sup
posed that the deed perpetraed by some one OF ms own
family rs he had not been good terms with his wife and
other. of them for time. The accused parties II Is
said been arrested and required to give ban Tor their
Brazoa County appears be ina prosperous condition
financially Ihe Planter says the Countyis out of debt and
Will have the State and county taxes for the purpose OF
erecting the county buildings. which are TO go up mmed
aely and to be equal to any similar building, in Texas
Lieut. Whiting, Of the Typographical Engineers left
Austin on the ut with small party to make survey
Of the Colorado River from that city to the mouth
The Directors of the Houston and Austin Railroad The
HoUSfoH IHgFm say coheHi,le h''InS ur Iotu
-hed and running the Brazos at arren by the
m. Iadianoia Betin says thai quite a valuable settle
uent j. opening the side Of the mouth OF the Guada
lime extending along the river and Espru Santo Bay The
land is laid to be fine, fresh water abundant plenty OF TIM
Der and excellent grass
The same paper says the beef shipping business will be
~ IN. o. Pcayune, 18th
rp The father of the wild man recently discOy
cred in the neehborhood of Florence Alabama went after
his son and took him home to Knox County Tenn Ih
Florence Gazette OF April thus describe, the interview OF
the father and From the description As well a. from
information received through letter rom our own'men
Mr. j J. Craig the old satisfied that Il was ms son.
and although poor feeble and beneath the weight Of
sixty wears he 81 out for the purpose 'i unng ana re-
claiming If possible his deluded son lie arrived ID Tor
ence Oh Wclu, sday morning last nearly exhausted IRON
fatigue and excitement We were Pre'en "heh the Viu
man was tod Of the finding and ctpture OF hi, and the
recital caused him 10 weep Ike child We voluntarily
offered him aid, and IN company win the Oh man 20
rrg W II Uavs. and 4 i. Medley, set out for BAN
bridge at the foot Of Muscle Shoals where young Gorng
was Stationed On arriving the Old man fastened 10 Wherg
vouug Goring standing he offered INN ms htni ana
asked him ii be- knew him. The glZed at hun and
answered he did and called him father while the old man
again wept H. heart would break lHey meh nan
long private conversation. and after some persuasion the
oor iurtuuafr man agreed 90 return home wh ms father
W. came 10 town in company with the father ana son aud
the Young gave very interesting history o MS ne
and tie cause which induced hun To withdraw rom the
world and seek the ,ecusion Of the woods lie sad that
o.. he worked for would pay him, and the world gen
rav lad treated him badly. and being naturally melan
cLov and retiring. had concluded - smut hsth our rom
the world lie regretted his conduct and said he juld
long before lie caught buf was ashamed
Of the tattered garments he clad IN lie says MS mind
was never impaired but LIE always summed society and
had an involuntary shrinking ~ the approach OF man and
th, feeling had grown on hun during MS via adventures
in the wood, H. COMPANY with MS father ne leii Tor home
,,.lav morning and we trust he viii his aged
mother and other relations who now anxously looking
for lis coming
ry The HopkinsriRe (Ky) Argus records another of
r,,r,'s doiugs a few weeks since. George Morrow a
blacksmith residing this county being AZ the time under
the influence of liquor, ordered ms son Harvey youth
about L years OF age t. leave Ms mouse Inc son MOI
Going ont iureda the father seized his gun pushed
- -; ont II The door Instantly tired az him. -4e whole
charge entering his forehead taxing on the entre upper
nart OF hi, head scattering his brains in most horrible
manner The murderer taken and lodged IN the county
al 10 await trial Morrow Is man Biiy years Of age and
has a wife and several children
~ Hon John r. RediHg, who has been appointed
Naval Storekeeper at the Portsmouth. \. H. kittery
ward is al present OF the editors OF the HarerhW s
I,,cau paper whnh he established twenty year:
ago For four he represented the Grafton District IN
Congress Judge Redng Is native OF Portsmouth our OF
which his father sailed shpmaster in the flourish
ing DAYS of that beautiful town lie served part OF his
apprentceshp the printing business with Charles Iurel
~ portsmouth and completed il in the office Of the lat,
Gov HILL Of Concord whose sister he married TOR his mrs
wife. He Is personal friend OF Gen Pierce.
~ The new town Of Nahant, Mass, organized OIL
the 9TH inst Ii contains only about thirty voters of whom
fifteen were chosen town officers aud conoes lhe Prin
| VA for hog reeve.