New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-09
TEXAS


fror h y. o. Pcayune, FEB J.
BY the arrival of the steamship James l..
Day Cspt Talbot We have received dates from Calves
ten 90 tie 2eth ult.
From report in Tie Justin State Gazette,
we perceive that on the 18th ult tine Houses OF the
Legislature met n JOINT essou for the purpose OF elect
Ing L. : Senator Tor sN years, from The +th OF Aarch
next. Gen. sam. Houston WIS the only person nOmt
mated for that Cce snd king the vote, Il
tanned that he had received sixty ve vOes John Hemp
hill fourteen votes, and George " Suyih one vote.
Gen sam Houston was accordingly declared 10 be duly
elected.
The Select Committee in the House, to
when referred that portion Of the Governor mes
relating 10 Affairs the frontier, and the ranging
eomPsnies called out have made lucid report fney
fully sustan the Governor IN hs course and satslcto
My prove that addition 10 the troops the frontier
was mpeTsiively needed The report wa accompanied
by bill authorizing the payment OF the rangers by the
state and slso joint resolution for the prOcurene
Of the Reimbursement Of the state By the United STATES
The GG-os thinks there viii be difficulty in passing
both Gen Tarrent was the Chairman OF the COMMITTEE
A bill was introduced into the Senate on the
18th making provision for the payment OF the difference
beween the sealed and the face value OF the debts due
BY thelae Republic OF Texas in land at dry cents an
acre. After some discussion it indefinitely post
poned
There was a fine stage of water in the BrazOs
river the last accounts which TAe Lone Sar says s
likely 20 be permanent
Tie dustin AmeTicdn of the 10Th ult., reports
four cases of small pox in that city and vicinity.
The Female Academy at Seguin, with all the
furniture two pianos and chemical apparatus has been
totally destroyed by fire The loss Is supposed to be
about 5000
MIR McMullen, d Scotch gentleman, was muir
dered IN his bed in san Antonio tie night OF the Goth
ut The murderer entered the old mans chamber
u rough the floor, gagged and stabbed him the throat
IL IL supposed the object plumber trunks SC,
were broken open. some arrests were made On the
2lsi, hut nothing had been elected.
James III. burst and III. Clay Davis have Gu
.ltit a~siu-t
hlhbustisrmg forces.
Tie IndianOLa Balletia denies the report that
the suit Of De Leon sainst White Tor portion of the
town of IndiaHo!s hal been decided in favor OF the
former
The San antonio Ledger notices the arrival
in that tswn Of part Of the original attaches OF tho
boundary commission, consisting OF hessrs Pierce
Jones Thompson AID Lswscn Assistants; Major Bart.
division.
The Tietoria Adrocat says that a disease
considerably resembling bloody tux prevail 10 con.
siderable eSfeutin Victoria Lavaca De wiz aad Coma
le- COUNTIES.
Gen. Harvey snd portion of his staff arrived
a Corpus Christ on the l0h ulf
A correspondent Of The Nnec,s Vallsy SAYS
that the notorious Csaes under sorI Of ARES, a:
CsmsTgo.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of the State of
Tesss hss been n session Nacodoches recently aad
The following otcers were elected for The ensuing wear
NJ W. 4. Nsil, Seg4in, G. n r w F q ssxfon San
Augustine, d. q. NJ X. " J. =. Taylor Marshall : G.
W r w. w. Britain. Rusk J 6 ~; K W T. B.
Nchols, Houston, q. T. K. w A : Rlthvcu H1us,9n
G :
TL< ysgersOA Herald states that Mr.. u. ".
Douitt has be,n bed O. bail IN the sum OF s2O1O lr
~ appearance af the nexs term u tee Dstrt Court .
aHfweT The charge Of Ess!aEgtter upon the person Of
Andrew B42rt
The Marshall ReDEbi,sR Of the 18th inst pub
Eshes the report of M Togrnadre, Chief Enzaesr Oh
The Nlcssbufg and Shreveport Aslroed who w. EN-
80. =
Marshall he furnishes estimates Of the cost Il tie
rad and . fully satisfied q he pfscrcs5iirv OF ths en-
tire route, and that the road - bUif = les c1-g
tran NnOst any olh.r Of similar a.teuI IA tie Ultei
Stz,es.
The JeFsrsoE Herald thinks that il sppropria.
tons Ee made during TIE present session Of the ,rs
lAiuTe tor clearing Cut The rvers l Texas t.f Slis
Lake SHOULD cone fer liberal share More ire ,tr
passes through the AXE than sny u the rrers .,t
Twelve co1utes depend upon means Of getting 70
make.