The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-28

Late Texas Novvs.
Galveston papers to the lit instant have been re-
Senator n. Pease has been unanimously nominated
NJ Lewis has also been nominated by the democracy Of
Washington county for the Office
The health Of IndAnola il excellent The Bletin says
there has been but death there for three mouths and
that was engrant colored boy Indianola has popu
lation Of about fifteen hundred.
IL supposed that Capt John B. Tucker late of the
steamer Guadaloupe, has been drowned He left Calves
ton ON SUNDAY evening" January ID in sail boat called
the Stampede. In company with seaman whose name
was Frank johnson That night severe norther came
out and is supposed the boat capszed and drfed to
sea- Inc brownsville Flag states that boat bearing the
name oil stampede, has been found Padres Island
The circumstances seem to leave hope for the missing
persons Capt Tucker left young and amiable wife,
who Is now at her fathers, in Victoria
Mr. sargdoD, of Grimes county was killed by an OK
The candidates spoken Of for Congress- Eastern Texas
are:-Hon L. ID. Evans, OF Harrison Hon. w. G. w Jow
ers of Anderson s. Walker ESQ OF Nacog doches and
Hon NJ. y. Roberts, of Shelby
The Western Team proposes that convention Of editors
and be held at some central point the ensuing
spring and summer to establish uniform charges and
union among the fraternity.
at Galveston with llS immigrants Of whom forty
slaves They will locate in Colorado, De Witt, and Con
strongs theatrical company performing a. Austin
at last advices.
Hon. Ebenezer Allen has written to the Northern stan
ddd that the capital necessary for the construction Of
the Galveston and Red River Railroad has been secured
but adds that much depends the people of Texas and
The Tyler (mith county, Telegraph states that Col W.
w. Morris has been elected Judge of the Sixth Judicial
district
Nearly all the cases OF smallpox at Austin says the
American have recovered and there is danger OF
the disease spreading.
The Ne'cs says "A requisite has been made by the
Governor of Arkansas the Governor Of tas State for
Col A. E. Thornton, who is citizen of this place
where he has lived for the last three years highly
respected and esteemed by all who have been
with him. The officers sent from Arkansas to arrest
Col. Thornton are now here This re1uisition as We
charC of turpr tha
time Col held the Office OF Fiscal Receiver of the State
Bank OF Arkansas while that institution liquidation
six or eight years Such charge is heard here by
the friends of Col T. with much pain and SURPRISE
as he has been esteemed among q gentleman of
member of the church. The statement is made by some
profess to be informed that the accusation originated
IN feeling Of bitter party hostility Col T. having been
Tor several years prominent man in of the two
wings Of the democratic party Of Arkansas.
The Neos gives the latest Items from the legislature
the limits of his colony, and which year or two ago
threatened civil between the old grantees and new
locators has become law those titles being all con-
frmd.
Appropriation Of two hundred and forty thousand
collars has been made for Of our rivers
to have $3 500 EACH and other rivers smaller amounts
The Apportionment bill has become law BY the Gov
ernor not having returned ii within five days. 1t differs
but slightly from the bill of last session.
The Austin american says Of 1t The act leaves
chance for increased representation under the oonstu
ton. New counties cannot be provided for. The
additional number of members will add to the
expenditures OF the state and retard the transaction OF
business When an attempt shall be made to equaze
representaton-o take from counties and add to
othersto make the number Of electors composing
toria and representative districts gseaterthen will
come of fierce struggle in which much sectional feeling
will be engendered and it viii be impossible to effect
these objects without changing the present State const
The Auditorial Board which was closed in September,
1881 has been reopcned till the lat Of September 1868
The Internal Improvement bill failed.
The bill setting apart two millions for school fund
was passed but the bill loaning this fund to railroad
- n Ct:
The Galveston and Houston Railroad charter passed
both branches Of the legislature finally the Sd inst 1t
Anderson Of New York and VIM NJ Tuck Of Galveston.
bill has passed the House. and gone to the Senate,
putting all the railroads chartered the footing in
regard donations land 1t gives each and all sixteen
sections of land per mile
The american from which copy the following letter,
Gays the rancho Of San Ignaco is ortyve miles below
Laredo and has for years been subjected Indian dep
relations The persons killed were respectable citizens
LAREDO, Jan rs, 1853.
Since my last news has Just been received that party
of ndians-about twentycrossed the Nueces below Fort
Ewel and took the direction Of the saador whore they
passed on Saturday morning the 22d inst, and about
midday they arrived at San gnacio, and killed, within
fifteen hundred yards of the rancho two men, called
severely wounded and took Off youth of about six
teen years old The names of the two latter have not
been able 10 find out. The Indians took all they could
get at from San gnacio and then went to Salvador Gael
lars rancho and took all the animals he had there but
killed nobody. The moment the information came here,
CueIlar went voluntarily to guide them-eonseq uently
hopes are entertained that the savages may st meet
their well merited chastiscment Capt Shaw and his
party still absent and doubtless will the Indians
than before he gets back. There several
Indian here, but the only injury done to date
the Sus ss KIN ana asa the
ae crop Of Bssor. sosnty for the last wa.
Of moasses at $l38 GOO There about 81 900 in
vested in the county in sugar making There stl
some thousands Of acres Of the very sugar and cotton
lands to be sold in the county which priced at from
three to dollars acre.
men has been created in the towns this side Of the
Rio Grande opposite FL Paso, BY the discovery Of
very valuable siver mines on the eastern slope of the
mountains, about sixty miles northeast Of Donna Ana
The found in immense quantities directly the
surface Of the ground and several tons Of it already
been ga hered and transported mules TO Magonsve
and smelted The rich that the silver Is extract
ed readily by melting it with log Ere of pine
Lead ore also found in extensive yens trayersng the
rocks in every direction. Wo are informed that
of of lead similar to that obtained tho lead
mines near aena can be gathered the surface of the
ground on the mountains east of I'll Paso. There is
large hill the silver mines that might with proprety
be styled the lead mountain it to be immense
mass OF galena or lead ore. If mny believe the
counts Of persons who have visited these mnes they
must be far extensive and valuable than any of the
mines in Illinois or Wisconsin
Thousands Of emgrants settling In the countios
the upper portion Of the Trinity and the roads between
the Trinity ana Brazos literally lined with emigrant
wagons. The road between Dallas and Waco Is so
thoroughly beaten by the numerous emigrant wagons
that it resembles Of the great tulnpes in the East
States. Many Of the cnigrants from MI tsouri
and Illinois, and they intend to settle in the northern
countless where they raise wheat and other grains
similar 10 those that are cultivated In the
States The emigrants who commenced the culture of
wheat in those counties few years ago. hs7s raised
fine crops any that raised in Missouri Illinois,
and the lest wheat land be purchased for fifty
cents acre. may reasonably expect that the far
Of this section will in few years. be enabled TO
flour for al the Gotten and sugar growing coun
ties in the States.
FOREIGN CoNsUL.--Ienry Ambrosio has been
recognized the President Consul of tho Kingdom Of
Sardinia for the port Of New York.