New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-19
TEXAS.
From TA< ~ O. D,ita, Jay r. ,.
Rv the steamship Charles Morgan, which arrived this
mornno we have dates from Galveston 10 the 9TH INST,

Morning we have dates from Galveston TO the 9th nst
ard our exchanges from the interior. .,.
TTe rairestos N.rs in sroakag of rairoai5 says;
.Re !. rnder-ood t!at the reilroah charters nre las
f.Irg ont ard that we have got 10 come back to the
original ground which originally adopted. Ie1as must
bud her rniToads by State means and the great Pacc
road us be built II ALL by the General Cos ernmen
rumor is in circulation in san Antonio that band oil
robbers from Mexico IS preparing 30 make descent on
the settlements on the San Antonio River.
Mr. shepherd of Galveston has been highly successful
in his experiments for producing oil from cotton SEED
One hundred pounds of seed yields from twelve to f
teen pounds Of oil which when properly clarified equal
TO sweet oil machinery and is superior to ordinary
lamp OIL while it can be sold at one-haf or one-thd the
cost Of either. -
The exrress rider from Fort Merrill reports that the
Nueots had been unusually hgh so much SO as TO eope
those living in the valley 10 desert their houses ana move
back on the high lands Considerable loss ana damage
has been sustained By those living along the stream An
drew Simmons and Mr. OIiara, bis brothsrn-la| % nsd
their houses swept OF, and were both drowned inc
body Of Simmons had been recovered
The ship Gdersleeve, of 900 iuns, had arVed al
Galveston from Connecticut.
The silver mines north Of San Antonio continue to at
tract attention. The Ierda of the 29th-ult says;
"The COMPANY whom We noticed last week as having
gone up the country 10 examine some silver mines have
returned ard reported very fayoraby There IL no doubt
but what silver could be found there in abundance II the
mines rightly worked
The Jt1dn has the following:
"We have q leaf Of the Tara or Taxa root grown
in the garden Of james h. Lee which measured ten eet
and half in circumference and three feet four inches IN
diameter one way and two feet inches the other. II
is potato from the Sandwich Islands and Is SAID to
be delicious fruit The leaf is surely a curiosity"
The editor The 1craa has recently visited the ranehos
in the vicinity of Sin Antonio and he speaks OF the crops
Of cotton tobacco and IN highly encour
aging terns He says:
" In many places in The immediate vicinity of the river
may be fields of from 10 10 800 acres OF corn and
most of these fields may be called forests OF corn Tor
tIuy astonishing 10 what immense growth this veg
etabe nttans would hardly dare 10 go into descrp
ton of the hight and the extraordinary SIZE for fear
m n hl lint x-a pra
this far however and say that il has been our good lot
during the last eight years TO visit different parts OF
twenty of the United States and for sueh extent OF
country have never equaed producing corn
To those honay think that are exaggeratng, all we
have TO say is, come and see.
And although We speak of the crops the vicinity OF
the San Antonio stil the may be said OF the capa-
bities OF the land the CiboO, Salado and Medina
Rivers ana also Of the land the immense number OF
branches creeks &c, which into these streams on
between these rivers with but few exceptions is of equal
richness and still not ieh part OF IT is under cult
walton at the present time.
Nov when we consider the manner in which these
crops that now growing are cultivated, We may al
most say that they the spontaneous productions OF the
ear;h Many of these fields of powed out but
during the season, and some Of them hoe Is not
seen in during the growth OF the crop.
Ihe STATE If10eS gives account OF the murder a0d
supposed robbery of stranger Austin. The clothes
OF the murdered man have been identified by Mr. lSre-
mond as some sold by him to man going through with
drove of horses. He had but eye, and his general
description answers that of man known as " French
Fred" lie had been trading in Mexican horses long
while. Mr. b. says lie bad "A large sum of money. The
general opinion is that he killed and robbed by per
sons in his company.
Tie State Times says that Black, the who murdered
another and robbed Thos Harrison ESD the highway
il Falls County short time since, and who was pursued
BY Harrison and others TO the Trinity disposed OF as
follows They pursued to crossing OF the river, which he
attempted cross but had been prevented by the ferry
man. who Lad heard of the murder. MIR. H. horse was
discovered hched 10 thcket-Black had taken the bot
tom on foot He tried TO escape by flight, but was shot
dead on the spot.
An effort is being made in Brazora to raise sum Of
money for the widow of the murdered Batchedcr ol
Boston. -
The Plqnf,r, speaking of the Brazos River says:
THE river commenced falling yesterday morning: 50
that all fears of general overflow not at an end We
presume that but little damage has been done 10 the plan
aiics along the river but fear that coming so late
in the season il will much sickness during the