The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-16

lying at Powder Hem, a.A the brig Virginia, in tAs
At kvaca, the new house Of Dr. Nichols was blown
down, breaking the legs Of dersnged man The sioop
Fashion was wrecked.
The Democratic Convention for the Eastern District
met at Tyler the 26th u and on ths 9th George W.
Smyhe, Esq, WAS the twenty eighth ballot nominated
for Congress- The convention adopted the Baltimore
On the subject of the weather and crops 6nd the
following paragraphs -,
The weather very at present. with occasional
showers and cold nights. The spring far has been
yery backward and may look for late crops Of corn
and cotton, 70 say nothing Of garden trucf-Hu"1"e
Mr. Bsnnetts sugar cane is doing finely, and promsesa
better yield than in any previous year; =.
DR. Thos r Cooke also informs us that his cane crop
never looked better at any previous season than at pre-
sent Victoria Advocate, april 80.
We have had abundant rains since our ast-crops
look remarkably wen-Indianola Bulletin, May 3.
Gen. Garland was in San Antonio on the 2Sth ult.
The Ledger says he has been appointed to the command
of The New Mexico Military Department
The Hon volney E. Howard arrived at his home in San
Antonio the 26th ut The Ledger thinks that he will
proceed to California; to the duties of the
Office to which he has recently been appointed.
We notice that during the recent visit Of Col Jack
Hayes to San Antonio several old Texans and his
rades in arms, rendered him ertanment which,
account of want of time, he obliged to decline.
We learn from the Ledger that within ten or twelve
days less than thirty head Of horses have been
len from citizens residing In the neghborhood Of San
Antonio
The Ledger says the culture tobacco ia beginning to
attract the attention Of the planters in Western Texas
EXPERIMENTS have been made within the last two years
which give very favorable evidence of the successful
growth and cultivation Of this valuable product Spec
have been raised that compare avoraby in point
Of quality, favor and texture with the best Of Havana
The town Of Dallas Is rapidly increasing ia size popu
We shipped year approaching nins thousand bales
shipments Of last year and as great quantities Of cotton
still in the interior most experienced merchants
estimate cotton trade for this year at twenty thou
sand bales at least From the vast immigration coming
into country, it is said that Lavaca will ship next
year three times the amount Of this year The goods
forwarded through this place to the interior largely
coed one thousand barrels per week. If now, what
viii trade be wheo railroad to San Antonio is
completely Every day informs of persons buying lots
which to erect buildings for dwellings, stores, &C.
The InGidnold Bulletin learns that it is in contsmpa-
ton organize Episcopal congregation in that place,
with minister to labor there, and at Lavaca and
| Victoria.
The Bulletin Of the Sd inst gives very favorable
count of the business and health of Iadanoa. That
we have never seen things look brighter in Ind
than at this time. The arrivals Of wagons and cotton
during the month have been greater than before
known the The receipt of cotton, and
the sales Of goods to planters and interior merchants
have increa sed very greatly.
We glad to see many country merchants buying
goods in Indianoa, who never traded here before.
Our hotels literally crowded with strangers and
The most perfect health prevails. Indeed we do not
know of case of sickness in town and most of the
doctors are starting for the gold regions.
Gen. Harvey and Lieut.. Stevens o. S. TopograB hical
Engineers in lndanola at last accounts The latter
supersedes CAPT Mcclellan r the survey the bay and
coast, the captain having been ordered to Oregon.
The Indiano,a Bulletin Of the Sd inst has the follow
ing paragraphs -
During the last six weeks, the amount of travel
stages lines and the New Orleans steamers has we'll
nigh doubled The gold excitement probably
of this.
The schooner VIM. II Hazard, .hirtyone days from
New York, has arrived
The brig Virginia, Cooper master Consigned TO Major
Babbit arrived Friday, twenty days from Balti
more, and sailed again to day.
The Houston Telegraph Of the 2eh ult has the following
paragraph
We have been informed that controversy has arisen
between the surveyors Of Bexar county and those of
Mam in relation to the surveys the Clear Fork OF the
Brazos and Palo Pinto number of surveys have been
made those streams by the surveyor OF the Milan Land
district but he has been notified that the Bexar land dis
trct includes those streams and probably further
surveys will be made until the difficulty is adjusted
company of about sixty emigrants will start in
three weeks from Richmond for California Mr. Rockwell
formerly of this city who spent three four Cali
fornia ompanes the party with his family They will
by FL Paso and the ella Mr. Rockwell Intends drive
large munger of cattle from this section He says cat
tie which he purchase here for eight dollars
will sell readily in California for fifty or sixty
The Trinity and Brazos rivers nearly water
mark few days ago. and unless the rains that fell
Saturday and Sunday last have raised them navigation
win be suspended The steamers Jack Hays and Wash
ington are above Cincinnati, the Trinity, and the
steamer VIM Penn was few days since above San Felipe