The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-20

THE GOLD FILLDs-MEING COMPANY-sEA SER.
PENT-MORE OE TILE aTORM ETC.

PENT-MoRE or TIE STORM, ETC.
Inc gold excitement appears TO DO on the increase.
hat party OF citizens of that place, some of whom ha
experience in the Csorn Mines recently returned froI
founo in the mountains between ths Lano and sa Ss
tone seventy eighty Eiles northwest Of Lockhart
bey found gold not only the surface but also by dig
gpH ard ihey brought back lursps valued at from
| my 10 one hundred and fifty liars.
It's but Justice to state that the highly favorable
count here given Is very fatty contraS,tea by others
ihe Victoria Advocate Is OF opinion that there /; more
henbug and speculation than gold in thess sjrie an
advises the public wait further be
| hunting " 90
The Austin State Case of the Both ult., Ans the fol-
A considerable excitement is prevailing throughout
Nestrn le' az on the subject of the gold discoveries
OBJ e1ve notices IN cur exchanges asking forma
The tDSec lbsr there is gold and ia great qua,t
on the tributaries Of the Colorado short distance above
ms CITY, we can NO longer entertain doubt for
spec neDs shown tn. beautiful chsra ,,er
we understand upon good authority, thst specien
has been found worth four collars and that one
operator in Two days obtained hundred dollars worth
OF gold. This ort have hesitation credtng
as II was brought b. geatenan OF und ,ubted vsacty
Inc mum Der o. persons at the nues Is consider
sbIe let down BY feiorts at Fl ON 200 to 500 of
whom are greatly encouraged BY their Persons
are hooking In to the mining district from all parts OF
the country and hall be surprised to hear Of
discoveries eqnsng in portsnce the golden stories of
1ahitrnia The lBdir noa Bulletin says Mr WIN NJ Var
ne oi mat towD WI secera persons rom Port Llvaca
aud elsewhere will soon i+svs for the mines by way
oonzhies Austin, &c The district OF country in which
gold has been found is aud easy Of
access from this city Our readers ruay rely upon it
that we wall give 'hem from time such nforma
ton on this subject aud such only be relied upon
as true We shall practice concealnent TO crafty
the aNafice OF specuatcrs undnly magnify the
tent Of the gold to misl.ad the un narv
Captain Southern Of ndiauoa received letter from
gentleman Of undouh,ct veracity, written from Hmil
tons Valley, in which the w,er Says at work
digging gold IN neighborlooi where here about
three hrnce persrns who with myself averaging
from FIVE TO sx collars per day, and the prospects
The Jefferson Herald of the 7th instant, contains the
following pa agrsrh:---
There Will be citing of those who favor Organising
an expedition 10 the II mutton diggings,n above Austin
IN this place at the Ahambra Hail. the evening OF
Saturday, 18th instant
All Interested will please attend company will posi-
tiyelv leave on or before the lst Of June 1858.
The editor OF the aatagorda Tribune considers Gov.
Bells election Congress from the Western district a.
unque,topabe, and ssys he wall receive heavy lori
ties in AL the mort popuous COUNTIES of the West
The Columbia Democra gives the following account Of
asea or ,ver recently in the Brazos river
On Friday lat several Of citizens had fun view
OF monster in answering the description of
the sta serpent roey say it from sixteen to
elhteep feet ocg with very large head resembling the
alligator The crcuiDte, of a body its head
was about twenty Ave or tsentysix inches and its mo
tons il the water siar to that OF the snake 1t
moved with Incredible Witness sometimes raising its
body out OF the water three or four feet A time When
mile below our town his enah eshp took resting SPELL
and was seen very plainly by gentleman living imme-
diael, on the river. There oe soubt that this
individual is either lnea descendant of the sea ser
pent or in way related to that mon strosity.
The Galveston Neacs gve ,he following results of the
heavy storm on the % inst
We have not yet been able 20 arrive at any probable
conjecture ms To the amount Of damage done by the
storm on Monday last The wind seems to have a pecu-
liar power zinc ard tin roofs for, believe IL car.
ried away nearly all Of them The zinc roof Of Benefits
bowling saloon taken off in entire sheet and
,nT1~n against me fremont House. on the opposite side
Of the street, with such violence break in about
half dozen windows exposing the large dining to
the torrents Of rain.
We trust the Damage steamers and vessels may
rot be e. eat at first heard The steamer Nep
tune has not lost trip III consequence and
sured that the Magnolia will make her intended trip up
the Trinity The injury to seine OF larger vessels has
Capt Mainland informs us that the storpa on Monday
pretty ct Pass Cavsllo. though serious
damage done.
The schooner Pacific with government. stores. which
had ju,t come in blown ashore De rows Point.
Schooner Hazard Capt. Austin of Neg York was
blown the point, but gotten off next day.
steamer Guadalupe had her chuneys and pilot house
blown of.
Most Of the houses were blown of their foundation.
and some blown down.
The Pacific will probably be gotten Off without serious
Weenrn that at Corpus Christi there was some damage
done but we only hear of two or three lighters having
capssed
The schooner Louisa went to the 4th bound for
New York.
The Columbia Democrat corn plains that every she'd
warehouse and every hing that looks like shelter from
the weather the hanks Of the Brazos, is filed with
cotton and mOlasse-, waiting TO ke taken way.
There no boats the Brszos fit to outside to
Galveston and consequently the produce accumuiaes at
the mouth
The Jefferson Herald says that case Of elopement re-
Gently occurred ip that town The parties Mr..
river who lives in the vicuity OF Jefferson, aud Miss
Rohn II appears that the young ladys friends did not
object to the match while thoe Of the gentleman siren
uLrsls opposed it So the evening niertoned the
young lady was retuILng from the ball, she met her
lover and ran off with him. Rumor says they went to
Marshall
The Nuoes Faley says. that the 27th ult, quiet,
harmless citizen Of that town. named Isaac Mason,
murdered at a Mexican iandango.
The Bro snsvlls correspondent, OF the Corpus Christi
esas) Nueo Valley whiting under date Of the I'D ult,
General Carsvsia and c,m panons continue under ar
rest in the military qua tes at this place. and day
as been appointed Tor the examination of their
The gentlemen last wear went his bonds for his
apl before the Court TO the charge
Of violating the neutrality lss have withdrawn their
security and am not ava that his friends have taken
steps his bonds Several of the principal
witnesses agant Maj Norton for the Reynoa scrape,
here and in Matamoras ready TO testify against the
accused is surmied that the arrested parties will be
Galv. ton and you may consider the Rey af
fair death blow to busteism the Rio Grande at
lea st for the present
by an ACT Of the last legislature Patrick C. shannon
Charles StillmaD and others, created corporate
and polite body, under the pame and style Of the
. Brownsville aud Rio Granee Railroad Comp my" the
road 10 commence from polot the Lsguna Madre
and to up dtwn the Rio Grande as he company
may detsrmine utdersiaoG .hst steps being taken
to Iae the atu; and the e-tmated cost is $500 900.
According to estimate have there will be net
profit OF 33a cent IN tho capital invested which
imagine should be quite an nducement TO capitalists.
You may be that during ex Governor Preto's
brief administration he consented that the town OF Mer
should self to the adjoining State Of Nuevo Leon,
ard tLis which 20 much dlssatsa ction,
has been anbued by the present legislature Of Tamau
lras, who has ordered as was informed last evening"
Tia body OF three hundred National Guards be organ
lied in Matamoras, and with alcalde from that city
march up to Mer, and if need be, compel that unruy
crowd to again become integral portion of the State
Our city is abou, 10 be orgaoized again under the
charter and at meeting held last evening f. b. Scar
borough, Esq, editor OF the american ldg and Judge
Rice Garland. nominated the former for Mayor,
and the latter for ChiefJustc ot Cameron county.
The river is in fine navigsble order and trade is inn
proving.
C0roDcrs Inqucsls
DEATH FROM APoPIExY PRODUCED INTFMPERAyCE.-
Coroner Wilhelm held inquest yesterday at the Four
tecnth ward station house the body of Albert Nets
cher whose death caused by excessive drinking,