New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-28
TEXAS.
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BY the arrival the steamship l1ousisns yes,eruy
from Galveston we have papers from the interior OF texas
ofater dates than before received but nothing later rom
Galveston
The Western Teran says that ARRAY occurred be-
tween two citizens Antonio the I'd inst ana seve
raj shots fired one of which struck Mt r. r. wal
pole who was engaged in conversation with one the par
Ties at the time in the breast passing entirely through The
BODY killing him instantly. Mr. Wspoe was about hity
wears of age and resident Of Aberdeen MISS where ne
leaves a family mourn his untimely death
!e Sgn Aatonto LS6ge, Of the .th says ,-,,,n. FIR
tbe / Army under the charge OF Lieut.. Garasche ar
rived and encamped at the SaadO on Monday morning s
They remained day and were sent on to be distributed
among several of frontier posts There were OUT tee
or four Americans among them-the rest foreigners.
The Tictoria Adrocate of the 9th inst says The drede
machine is performing wonders in the removal OF ms 90
structions IN the bay Gainpper bar between Lavaca
and Indspola has been deepened to thirteen feet ct wa
and the machine is now employed upon tne osr az
Indianoa. In few weeks our Port Lavsca renHs WIN
have continuous channel from their wharves To Pass "a
bao of sufficient depth for the navigation OF the largest
vessels coming into Matagorda Bay
The state GG.tHe understands that MAJOR H. >esu,
bors has been engaged by the Texas emigration ana %
COMPANY 10 locate and survey their lands in Peters Cot
ony and that he has instructions from the Company NOT 70
interfere in any manner with any location OF M
for colonist or an assignee of the same. MAJOR ~ mas
gone TO the colony upon the discharge OF ms due
The Bra-oria Planter says that upward ct goo barrels oil
oasses have been saved from the wreck OF the steamboat
Archer together with the engines wlihout damage me
cabin and cabin furniture, rigging CHAINS anchors &c,
have also been saved The cargo lost consists OF some gov
barrels noasSes % hOgshead OF sugar ana ~ Daes oi
cotton The wreck was finally abandoned on the 9TH inst
We learn from The M1tagorda I't5nne that the con,
structon of steamboat for the Colorado River trade
has already been commenced The keel has been laid some
lew miles below Lagrange. The Tribune says;
The new boat is TO be constructed on prncPhs oe,r
ADAPTED the trade than any heretofore enageu on e
river il is TO be of light draft and calculated Tor irelSht
alone Bv dispensing with the unnecessary and cunbous
cabins and upper works peculiar to passenger ooas on e
large rivers il is confidently believed that steamer Oh lne
~. L.. strief1 Al ~
15inche with all its machinery and apparatus on board
is the intention of the propreors to have the boat IN the
trade by the lst of October next ,,,,u, mn 4,
The Iaroc1 Commercial learns that Capita VI" nan o'
Austin has established line of stages to run semi weekly
between Austin and layaca.
The Nueccs Valley published at Corpus 'hrsu vi 'ho
9th inst has the following paragraphs
The increase of trade TO this point cannot better esteu
than by visit to St Josephs Island "a trip, by the way
which has s charms One year ago four schooners WIN
an occasional visitor composed carriers now there are
fourteen or sixteen in the regular trade between Arkansas
and New Orleans. ,.,,
we informed that properly constructed steamlghter
shifted TO draught of three feet water Will reaeh mere III
sixvdavs The lighter act from her build as towoo
in and out of Arkansas River ,.:
Two Young leopard cats recently caught IN ulls vi
cni,v bv a couple Of Mexicans. The men were riding
when they discovered the varments and putting spurs 10
their horses soon caught up and with the as'o alone cap
7ie Wauston TGcgroDh of the 18th inst furnishes the
following paragraphs, . 4, .
Mr. Lacy, who has obtained charter Tor the cosruc
v ON Saturday last lie informed Us that the survey OF
the route would be prosecuted Immediately ne 'tes uat
the engineers who surveyed the route rom VesVn 10
virginia point found that scarcely any grading wou oe
rcouired near the coast The land Is so lever ana m uu
the cross ties NAV be laid directly upon the surface anu
shallow ditch which he made readily Wiih plough;
viii answer TO turn the water from the road lie appeared
10 be quite anguine of the success OF ms Prc anu con
sders that will become the main trunk for three or four
,rt roads extending into the interior One will extend
eastward towards Huntsville, another norhward towards
Henderson and towards Austin, and the Harrisburg Kan
road will perhaps be extended in the direction Oh MAR
ton thus concentrating at Galveston the business VI hs
richest panng sections OF the state.
The weather for the last four or hve weeks mas p"h 50
dry, that the planters near the coast have been com
melted in MANY cases suspend planting Inc ground Is
10 hard that breaks up Jumps and cannot be puverzed
cisrtl 70 enable the seed 10 sprOut The roads are IN
excellent condition and many OF the planters prefer 20 use
their teams 10 haul their cotton to market rather tn
plough ground that Is almost as hard as a. 'o "'H i
stone o.,-.. r -
ton the Messengers who started from New Orleans for
Galveston on the louisiana was the aged father oil our
fellow citizen A. ). RuthyeD, Esq Sad TO relate wleh
ihe steamer was within few hours san OF uaVesOn'
the eyed man down by the fatigue OF long journey
from Edinburgh scotland expired His affeconate son and
his lady were anxiousy awaiting his arrival Their grief
NAV be better imagined than described when the steamer
arrived with the InOurnfu intelligence OF his death
Although the four steamers have 0een running almost
constantly in the Brazos for the last three months but
small norton of the cotton has yet been taken down the
river These steamers have generally returned TO the
mouth of the river with full eght, but they coud not
carry the cotton the landings as fast as was brought
in II is said that there several thousand Daies sun y
ING at the landings below Washington